IMPROVEMENTS IN TWO WHEELED ROAD CARRIAGES
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I HENRY FLEETWOOD LLOYD of Liverpool in the county of Lancaster, Carriage
Builder, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN TWO WHEELED ROAD CARRIAGES " to be as follows :—
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The main object is to provide a two wheeled road carriage capable of being
converted at pleasure from a single to a double seated vehicle or vice versa.
Under my invention a two wheeled carriage is made with a body in two portions
hinged or connected together by links and joints in such manner that they may be
folded to form a single seat or opened to provide two seats one behind the other.
The said body is also arranged so as to slide or move on carriers in such manner
that the centre of gravity of the whole shall be approximately in the same relative
position as regards the axis of the wheels whether the said body is opened or
closed. The springs shafts wheels and like parts are of any usual construction.
Under a modification of my invention that portion of the body which forms
the hind seat is constructed in two portions pivotted together in such manner that
the portion forming the hind seat may be swung horizontally to facilitate getting
on and off the carriage.
Fig 1 is an elevation of a two wheeled vehicle under my invention. The
body is made in two portions a. b or connected together by hinges c and links d.
The said body is also arranged to slide on carriers e by means of the lever f.
The vehicle is here shown opened or with two seats h. h¹ one behind the other.
Fig 2 is an elevation of a carriage under my invention shown with the back seat
fitted over the front seat so as to form a vehicle with a single seat.
It will be observed that the body is moved on the carriers e by means of the
lever so that whether two seats or only one is used the centre of gravity of
the whole is approximately over the axle. As shown in fig 2 the hind seat, may
be made with a hood. In some cases the hind seat is pivotted at i fig 1 so that it
may swing horizontally.

page_text: I HENRY FLEETWOOD LLOYD of Colquitt Street Liverpool in the County of
Lancaster Carriage Builder do hereby declare the nature of the said invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN TWO WHEELED ROAD CARRIAGES" 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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The main object is to provide a two wheeled road carriage capable of being
converted at pleasure from a single to a double seated vehicle or vice versa.
Under my invention. A two wheeled carriage is made with a body in two
portions hinged or connected together by links and joints in such manner that
they may be folded to form a single seat or opened to provide two seats one
behind the other. The said body is also arranged so as to slide or move on
carriers so that the centre of gravity of the whole shall be approximately in the
same relative position as regards the axis of the wheels whether the said body
is opened or closed. The springs shafts wheels and like parts are of any usual
construction.
Under a modification of my invention that portion of the body which forms
the bind seat is constructed in two portions pivotted together in such manner that
the portion forming the hind seat may be swung horizontally to facilitate getting
on and off the carriage.
:
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a two wheeled vehicle under my invention.. The body
is made in two portions a. b. or connected together by hinges c and links d. The
said body is also arranged to slide on carriers e by means of the lever f. The
vehicle is here shown opened or with two seats h h¹ one behind the other.
Fig 2 is an elevation of a carriage under my invention in which the back seat
is shown fitted over the front seat so as to form a vehicle with a single seat.
It will be observed that the body is moved on the carriers by means of the
lever so that whether two seats or only one is used the centre of gravity of
the whole is approximately over the axle. As shown in fig 2 the hind scat may
be made with a hood. In some cases the hind seat is pivotted at i fig 1 so that it
may swing horizontally.
It will be obvious that the levers links and carriers may be constructed and
arranged in many ways under my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
First. Two wheeled road carriages with a body arranged to slide or move on
carriers and made in two portions hinged or connected together substantially in
the manner and for the purposes set forth.
Second. Two wheeled road carriages with a body in three portions hinged and
connected together substantially in the manner and for the purposes set forth.