Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd July, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 15th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 23rd Apr.,
1898
We, FREDERICA JULIA SINGLETON, Married Lady, and RAOUL ROBICHON DE LA
GILTONNIERE, Gentleman, both of Hazeley, Winchfield, in the County of Hants,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to an improved adjustable shield or mud guard for the
wheels of vehicles especially of vehicles of the "Hansom cab" pattern or in which
the wheel tends to come in contact with the clothes of a person making use of the
vehicle.
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The apparatus consists essentially of a bar of suitable strength and length placed
above the axle of the wheel or wheels to which the guard is to be applied and
sufficiently near to the said axle so that the motion of the guard will be nearly
concentric with that of the wheel. The bar is supported in this position by suit-
able bearings which may be conveniently attached to the axle of the vehicle.
the centre or other convenient point of the said bar is placed an angle piece or seg-
ment having projections which form cams limiting its motion. This piece is firmly
secured to the transverse bar and moves with the same. To a lower projection
thereon is secured a lever or projection provided with a strap, chain or other
mechanism which terminates at a convenient point where it is under the control
of the driver. To an upper projection of the said cam piece is fixed a controlling
spring preferably spiral, and attached to the spring of the vehicle so adjusted as to
maintain the bar and the cam piece attached thereto in such a position that the
mud guard is raised out of action except when the driver by drawing on the cord
or chain revolves the cam piece and the transverse bar against the pressure of the
spring and causes the mud guard to descend into the working position. To the end
of the transverse bar is attached a bent lever or levers supporting the mud guard
aforesaid, or in most cases we prefer to affix a similar apparatus at each end of the
bar thus protecting both wheels of the vehicle. This mud guard as aforesaid is
normally held in position away from the front of the vehicle or covering the upper
part of the wheel; when required to be brought into use it is drawn down by the
pulling up of the cord or chain aforesaid against the pressure of the controlling
spring or springs and it then passes down over the wheel until its further progress
is prevented by the projecting cam of the centre piece resting upon the axle of the
vehicle and in consequence of its excentricity with regard to the wheel the mud
guard is brought almost. or entirely into contact with the rim of the wheel. In
this position the guard completely encircles the portion of the wheel which is liable
to come in contact with the clothes of the rider and affords a complete protection to
the same.
As soon as the need for this protection is passed the driver releases the
cord, and the spring at once revolves the transverse bar and raises the guard into
its normal position.
It is obvious that our.invention is capable of considerable modification in details
to adapt it to vehicles of various descriptions and that in the case of vehicles having

page_text: more than two wheels we
may adapt the apparatus to each pair of
wheels or to the wheels on one side of the car only, or otherwise as may be desirable.
Dated this 2nd day of July 1897.¯
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We, FREDERICA JULIA SINGLETON, Married Lady, and RAOUL ROBICHON DE LA
GILTONNIERE, Gentleman, both of Hazeley, Winchfield, in the County of Hants,
'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:
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Our invention relates to an improved adjustable-shield or mud guard for the
"wheels of vehicles especially those of the Hanson cab pattern or in which
the wheel tends to come in contact with the clothes of a'person making use of the
.vehicle.
The apparatus consists essentially of a bar of suitable strength and length placed
above the axle of the wheels to which the guard is to be applied and sufficiently near
to the said axle so that the motion of the guard will be nearly concentric with that
of the wheel. The bar is supported in this position by suitable bearings which may
be conveniently attached to the axle of the vehicle. At the centre or other con-
venient point of the said bar is placed an angle piece or segment having projections
which form cams limiting its motion. This piece is firmly secured to the transverse
'bar and moves with the same. To its lower part is secured a lever or projection
provided with a strap, chain or other mechanism which terminates at a convenient
point where it is under the control of the driver. To the upper part of the, said
cam piece is fixed a controlling spring or springs preferably spiral and attached to
the spring of the vehicle, so adjusted as to maintain the bar and the cam piece
attached thereto in such a position that the mud guard is raised out of action except
when the driver by drawing on the cord or chain revolves the cam piece and the
'transverse bar against the pressure of the spring and causes the mud guard to
descend into the working position. To the end of the transverse bar is attached
a bent lever or levers supporting the mud guard aforesaid; in most cases. I prefer
to affix a similar guard at each end of the bar thus protecting both wheels of the
vehicle. This mud guard as aforesaid is normally held in position away from the
front of the vehicle or covering the upper part of the wheel; when required to ba
brought into use it is lowered by
chain aforesaid against the pressure
the drawing up of the cord or
of the controlling spring. and it
then passes down over the wheel until its further progress is prevented by, the pro-
jecting cam of the centre piece resting upon the axle of the vehicle and in conse-
quence of its excentricity with regard to the wheel the mudguard is brought almost
or entirely into contact with the rim of the wheel. In this position the guard com-
pletely encircles the portion of the wheel which is liable to come in contact with the
clothes of the rider and affords a complete protection to the same. As soon as the
need for this protection is passed the driver releases the cord, and the spring at once
revolves the transverse bar and raises the guard into its normal position..
It is obvious that our invention is capable of considerable, modification in details
to adapt it to vehicles of various descriptions and that in the case of vehicles having

page_text: more than two wheels we may adapt the apparatus to each pair of wheels or to
the wheels on one side of the car only, or otherwise as may be desirable.
Referring to the accompanying drawings:-
Figure 1 shows a side view of a Hansom cab with the apparatus in place, portions
of the wheel being shewn broken away for the purpose of shewing the same more
distinctly. The dotted lines show the position of the guard when lowered.
Figure 2 shows a view from behind of part of the apparatus applied to a Hansom
cab.
In these drawings like letters refer to the same parts throughout.
The transverse bar D is supported in bearings D¹ secured to the axle A of the
cab by clamps bolted together as shewn. The central cam piece B is firmly keyed
upon the transverse bar 1) and revolves with it. Its upper part bears a cam a and
has attached to it the spring G connected to the spring of the vehicle by the bar K.
as shown. The lower part bears the cam 6 and terminates in a lever L to which is
attached a cord or chain E which passes over suitable pulleys 12 and is prolonged
to a convenient point within reach of the driver such as the lever O. To the end
of the transverse bar D is secured the bent bar F by means of the threaded nut M.
To this bent lever bar F the mud guard N is attached. When the apparatus is at
rest the guard is maintained in the position shown in Figure 1 by the tension of
the spiral spring G, (Figure 1), attached to the upper part of the cam piece B, and
the lower cam 6 of the said piece rests against the wheel axle. When the driver
draws down the handle O, the strap or cord E causes the bar L to move upwards and
the cam piece revolves until the cam a strikes against the wheel axle. By this
motion the mud guard N is depressed into the position shown in dotted lines in
Figure 1. As soon as the handle O and the cord E are released the spring G
revolves the cam piece and the guard is raised to its normal position.
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 :-
1. In an adjustable mud-guard for vehicles the combination of an adjustable
wheelguard, bent levers attaching the said wheelguard to a transverse bar revolving
in bearings fixed to the wheel axle, a cam plate fixed on the said transverse bar
with cams limiting its revolution, a spring controlling the said cam plate, and
means for revolving the cam against the tension of the spring, substantially as
described.
2. The combination of parts forming the improved adjustable mad-guard sub-
stantially as described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
322, High Holborn, London, W.C., Patent Agents for the Applicants.