IMPROVEMENTS IN SIDE LIGHT PARALLEL AUTOMATIC HEAD LANDAUS
Year: 1885

page_text: We, JOHN ROBERTSON and JAMES ROBERTSON both of 412 St Vincent Street
Glasgow in the County of Lanark, Coachmakers, do hereby declare the nature
of the said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SIDE LIGHT PARALLEL AUTOMATIC
HEAD LANDAUS" to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in side light parallel automatic head
landaus and it has principally for its object to fold the back part of the upper
structure of the carriage in the same way as the front part for which purpose the
ordinary joints and their accessories situated in the front part of the carriage frame
and used for folding the upper structure thereof are in duplicate adapted and
applied to the back part of the said frame. By this means the usual folding leather
covering for the said back parts and which is in many cases objectionable is or may
be dispensed with.
In carrying out the Invention the framework of the carriage instead of being
cut or divided in front of, is preferably divided at or towards the centre of the
door-way and the roof has a folding part the hinge of which is between the meeting
parts of the carriage frame and the back of the door-way, the said part therefore
folding forward when the carriage is being closed.
The sides of the upper structure behind the door are preferably made in panel or
venetian or they may be glazed or composed of leather or other covering substance,
the said sides however composed being binged at their rear parts so as when the
carriage is open to lie under the roof.
The driving seat has applied to it folding shutters of wood, leather, or other
material to close up or carry out the configuration of the boot when the front part
of the carriage roof is closed, and when the said part is open these shutters fold
either against the front or under side of the seat, or down on top of the boot, to
make room for the roof.

page_text: Improvements in Side Light Parallel Automatic Head Landaus.
We, JOHN ROBERTSON and JAMES ROBERTSON both of 412 St Vincent Street,
Glasgow in the County of Lanark Coachmakers do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Our invention relates to improvements in landaus and similar convertible carriages
and it has principally for its object to enable the back part of the upper structure
of the carriage to be folded in the same or in a similar way to that in which the front
part has been heretofore folded, and for this purpose the ordinary joints and their
accessories situated in the front part of the carriage frame and used for folding the
upper structure thereof are duplicated in and adapted to the back part of the said
frame. By this construction the folding leather covering for the said back part
hitherto used and which is in many cases objectionable can be dispensed with and
solid folding panelling, venetian, or the like substituted in lieu thereof.
Figures 1 and 2, are side elevations and figure 3 a plan of a carriage constructed
in accordance with our said invention Figure 1, showing the front and back parts
of the upper structure closed and figure 2, the like parts open.
In carrying out the invention the roof and framework of the carriage instead
of being cut or divided in front of, are preferably divided at or near the centre of
the door way as seen at A, figures 1 and 3 and the roof has a folding part B, the
hinges of which may be at C, the said part in that case, in opening the carriage,
folding towards the front as seen at figure 2, or the hinges C, may be on the back
part of the roof in which case the part B, in opening the carriage goes with the
said back part and folds forward in again closing the carriage. Under either mode
catches D, figure 3, preferably placed inside the part B, are employed to secure
the said part when the carriage is closed by catching upon pins or studs as
indicated.
The sides E of the upper structure behind the door are made in panel or
venetian or they may be glazed or when desired they may be composed of leather
or other covering stretched upon frames the sides E, however composed, being
hinged at their rear parts so that when the carriage is being opened they may be
folded in so as to lie upon the back F, that is to say, they occupy a position
between the back F and the roof G.
Figures 4, 5, 6 and 7 illustrate in detail the hinges or joints used to render the
back parts of the carriage frame convertible, Figure 4 being the hinge at H,
Figure 5 that at I, Figure 6 that at J and Figure 7 that at K. These hinges or joints
are similar in construction to those heretofore employed at the like parts of the
front of the frame but any other suitable construction of binge or joint for the
back parts may be adopted.
To close up or carry out the configuration of the boot L, when the front part of
the carriage roof is closed the driving seat M, which is hinged so as to fold forward
to enable the said part of the roof to be lowered down, has shutters N of wood,
leather or other material, these shutters folding either against the front or underside
of the seat or down on top of the boot to make room for the roof.

page_text: The invention although herein before described as applied to a landau may
manifestly with equal facility be applied to the back part of a brougham or other
carriage of the like class to render the same convertible.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:
A landau or other convertible carriage having the back part of the upper
structure so made or arranged that the same is capable of being folded down in the
same way as the front part, the employment of leather coverings for the folding
back part being at the same time dispensed with substantially as described with
reference to the drawings annexed.
GEO. M. CRUIKSHANK,
Agent.