Improvements in or relating to the Mode of Adjusting and Fixing the Seats of Vehicles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Jan.; 1892
Complete Specification Left, 31st Oct., 1892-Accepted, 3rd Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Mode of Adjusting and Fixing
the Seats of Vehicles.
I, ALFRED LAWES of 53 Essington Street, Birmingham, Carriage Builder do
hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the mode of fixing the seats of vehicles (more
particularly that class known as "dog carts") in a desired position to the
convenience or requirement of the rider, the fixing or adjusting being carried
out with a proper balance to the vehicle and a simple and efficacious
manner.
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I will describe my invention as applicable to a "dog cart."
To the interior of the vehicle and to each side or seat rail, is permanently
arranged, a metallic angle bar of a required strength, provided with holes at
the side, equa-distant, or their equivalent to the upper part of this angle bar is
a moulding of a suitable shape in cross section, and the seat upon its under surface
has corresponding guides, in the proper position which clip or engage with the said
moulding, and admit of a movement to and fro only, by this arrangement the sent
will not rise nor the body of the vehicle spread.
Upon the under surface of the seat (as above constructed) at the centre, and
front is a case or covering through the ends of which project bolts of a required
length; each inner end of said bolt is provided with a carrier and a helical spring
intervening, forces out the bolts which engage in the holes in the angle bar
opposite. At the front of this case is a suitable handle with a spindle which passes
into the case, and two short flat chains are connected to this spindle, by their ends,
one at the top and the other at the bottom, the other ends of these chains being
connected to the carriers. The handle above named is provided with a stop, and
moves in one direction only, when so moved; the chains are fed upon the spindle,
the spring is compressed, the carriers brought together, and the bolts are withdrawn
from the holes in the angle bar. The seat can be adjusted and by the release of
the handle, the power of the spring again carries the bolts into the corresponding
holes and thereby secured.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Mode of Adjusting and Fixing
the Seats of Vehicles.
I, ALFRED LAWES of 53 Essington Street Birmingham, Carriage 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 and illustrated by the accompanying drawings
My invention relates to the mode of fixing the seats of vehicles (more
particularly that class known as dog carts in a desired position to the
convenience or requirement of the rider, the fixing or adjusting being carried
out with a proper balance to the vehicle and in a simple and efficacious
manner.
I will describe iny invention as applicable to a "dog cart."
Fig. 1 in the accompanying drawings represents a plan of my invention with the
seat of the vehicle removed.

page_text: Fig. 2 represents a front elevation shewing the bolts engaging with the holes.
Fig. 3 represents a front elevation shewing the bolts disengaged from the
holes.
Fig. 4 shews a front elevation of the angle bar A with the holes in it.
To the interior of the vehicle and to ench side or seat "rail is permanently
arranged a metallic angle bar A of a required strength and suitable section
provided with holes or notches B or their equivalent at the side, at equal distances
apart.
To the upper part of this angle bar is a brass molding or covering C of a
suitable shape in cross section, and the seat upon its under surface has corresponding
guides or bearings D in the proper position which clip or engage with the said
molding or covering and admit of a movement to and fro only, by this arrangement
the seat will not rise, nor the body of the vehicle spread nor contract.
Upon the under surface of the seat (as above constructed,) at the centre and
front is a case or covering through the ends of which project bolts E of a required
length, each inner end of said bolt is provided with a carrier, F and a helical
spring G intervening, forces out the bolts which engage in the holes B, in the
angle bar A opposite.
At the front of this case is a suitable handle H preferably a drop or crank handle,
with a spindle J which passes into the case and two short Hat chains L are
connected to this spindle by their ends one at the top and the other at the bottoni,
the other ends of these chains, being connected to the carriers F.
The handle above named is provided with a stop M, and moves in cne direction
only and when so moved the chains are fed upon the spindle J, the spring is
compressed, the carriers brought together and the bolts are withdrawn from the
holes in the angle bar.
The seat can be adjusted and by the release of the handle the power of the
spring again carries the bolts into the corresponding holes and thereby secured.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is.
1. The guides or bearings D fixed to the underside of the seat, sliding on the
angle bars A, the said guides and angle bars, being of such a section that they
prevent, the spreading of the vehicle, the rising of the seat, and admit of the seat
being pushed backwards and forwards for regulating the position as substantially
set forth and for the purpose specified.
2. The said angle bar A having holes notches or their equivalents in combination
with suitable stop bolts E operated on simultaneously by the handle H as
substantially set forth and for the purpose specified.
3. The bolts E operated on by the chain L or an equivalent device through the
spindle J and handle H, and limited in its movement by the stop M as substantially
set forth and for the purpose specified.
4. The bolts E operated on by the chain L or an equivalent device 'through the
spindle J and the handle H and forced into its normal position through the holes
by the spring G, as substantially set forth and for the purpose specified.
5. The method of adjusting and fixing the seats of vehicles consisting of the parts
arranged and combined as substantially set forth in this Specification and illustrated
by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 29th day of October 1892
ALFRED LAWES,
Per J. J. Raggett,
Agent.