An Improved Carriage. Convertible into a Victoria or a Brougham.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Aug., 1892-Accepted, 3rd Sept., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Carriage. Convertible into a Victoria or a
Brougham.
I, ROBERT GEORGE BALDWIN of 20 Droop Street Queen's Park London, W.,
Coach Builder, 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in carriages by means of which a carriage
may be converted into either a brougham or a victoria whenever desired, in a short
time.
In carrying out my invention I make the upper part of the carriage with the
door, forming the brougham, readily removable from the lower part or body. The
hood to be used when a victoria is required is also formed in a suitable manner
with catches, so that it may be placed on instead of the other part and securely
fixed in position. A lock is provided at the back and front of the body of the
carriage and corresponding hooks or catches in the top of the part forming the
brougham which project into the locks and are fastened therein as in the ordinary
form of padlocks. A pin is also placed at the lower part of the top which extends
into a suitable recess in the body, helping to keep it in position. The hood, which
also carries the mud guards, is provided with two hooks, one on each side, which
take into corresponding recesses in the body, only the back lock being used in this
Case.
With this arrangement either form of carriage can be employed, only one body
and one set of wheels and attached parts being required, and the necessary changes
can be made in a few minutes.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings,
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a brougham according to my invention,
Fig. 2 a corresponding view of a victoria, and
Figs. 3 and 4 detail views of part of the hood and body.
A is the body of the vehicle with front and back parts A' and A', supported in
the usual manner on springs, the parts A' and A2 having a ledge at the upper part
to receive the top or hood. B is the top forming the brougham and provided
with doors B. The lower part of B is formed with a ledge which fits over the
top of the body, suitable projections extending into locks C situated at the centre
of the parts A and A2 and a pin D at the bottom being provided to hold the top
on securely.
When the hood E is to be used, the locks are opened and the brougham part
lifted off. The hood is then placed on so that the hooks or projection F extends
into the correspondingly formed recess G in the body A. The lock belonging to
the back A² only is used in this case, serving, along with the hook F and recess G
to fix the hood tightly on. The mud guard H is fixed to the hood, so that the
whole is taken off at one operation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
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(1.) A carriage provided with removable top and hood, convertible into either
a victoria or a brougham by changing the top, the top and hood being fastened
substantially as described.
(2.) In a carriage of the kind described the combination of a body A and
parts A' and A², provided with locks C, with a movable top B having projections

page_text: corresponding to the locks C and a pin D substantially as and for the purposes
specified.
(3.) In a carriage of the kind described the combination of a body A having
parts A and A provided with locks C, and a recess G, with a hood E carrying
the mud guard H, and provided with a hook F extending into the recess G, and
projections corresponding to the lock on the back part A2, all substantially as
described and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 2nd day of August 1892.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.