An Improved Method of Hanging the Hind Body of Broughams and other Four Wheeled Vehicles and Two Wheeled Vehicles.
Year: 1888

page_text: An Improved Method of Hanging the Hind Body of Broughams and
other Four Wheeled Vehicles and Two Wheeled Vehicles.
I ALFRED MILES of Cheltenham, in the county of Gloucester, Carriage Builder,
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to secure great comfort to the occupants of a
Brougham or any vehicle by so hanging the body on a combination of the Cee side
springs and a cross spring connected at the front ends thereof that the usual jarring
motion is obviated.
For the purpose of my invention I attach a cross spring at its centre to the centre
of the hind-body-bottom-rail, or cross bar, or by a strap or bracket to the under
surface of bottom frame, and I form the ends of the cross spring with cup heads or
I attach double eyes for the attachment of the fore ends of the Cee springs, the upper
or bow ends of the Cee springs being connected by straps to the pump handles or
otherwise.
By thus connecting the Cee side springs to the cup or like ends of a cross
spring I obtain great ease of motion while travelling and I dispense with the usual
method of attaching the fore ends of the hind Cee springs directly to the body of a
Brougham or other four wheeled vehicle.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said A. Miles.

page_text: other Four Wheeled Vehicles and Two Wheeled Vehicles.
I ALFRED MILES of Cheltenham, in the county of Gloucester, Carriage Builder,
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
tatement :-
The object of this invention is to secure great comfort to the occupants of a
Brougham or any vehicle by so hanging the body on a combination of the Cee side
springs and a cross spring connected at the front ends thereof, that the usual jarring
motion is obviated.
For the purpose of my invention I attach a cross spring at its centre to the centre
of the hind-body-bottom-rail or cross bar, or by a strap or bracket to the under
surface of bottom frame and I form the ends of the cross spring with cup heads
or I attach double eyes for the attachment of the fore ends of the Cee springs the
upper or bow ends of the Cee springs being connected by straps to the pump handles
or otherwise.
By thus connecting the Cee side springs to the cup or like ends of a cross spring
I obtain great ease of motion while travelling and I dispense with the usual method
of attaching the fore ends of the hind Cee side springs directly to the body of a
Brougham or other four wheeled vehicle.
I have described the employment of the cross spring with cup heads to the hind
body of a carriage or a vehicle but it is applicable with certain modifications in the
mode of fixing to the front Carriage of a four wheeled vehicle, whereby the usual long
under perch can be dispensed with and the front under carriage have a full or partial
lock imparted to it.
The arrangement of transverse spring with cup heads to which Cee springs can be
connected is applicable for Dog Carts and other two wheeled vehicles.
The invention will be understood by the annexed drawing. A is a transverse spring
having cup heads B, B, the centre of said spring being clipped to a bracket (for its
attachment to the vehicle.
D, D, are Cee springs the ends E of which are secured between the cup heads B by
ordinary bolts.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is
The employment of a transverse spring having cup heads with Cee springs as
shown on the annexed drawing as and for the purpose or purposes described.
The 7th day of November 1888.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Alfred Miles.