IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR OPENING AND SHUTTING CARRIAGE FOLDING HEADS
Year: 1885

page_text: We, GEORGE NORGATE HOOPER and WILLIAM HOOPER both of 113 Victoria
Street, Westminster, London, Carriage Builders, do hereby declare the nature of
said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR OPENING AND SHUTTING
CARRIAGE FOLDING HEADS, to be as follows:-
The improvements consist in hinging or pivoting to the cantrail a sliding rod
made to slide through a guide down the back of the pillar top, such rod acting on
a short lever pivoted to it and to the head joint, for the purpose of striking the
latter, and allowing the head to be lowered-the rod being actuated by raising the
cantrail For the purpose of assisting in raising the head a tension spring is
attached to the back rail and to the head joint, in such fashion that on the head
being raised the tension of the spring pulls up the head joint; at the same time, by
means of the short lever pivoted to it, the sliding rod is raised and the cantrail
brought to its normal or closed position. The various parts are most conveniently
made in metal and the spring may be of metal or rubber-The invention further
consists in curving the two halves of the head joint so as to permit of the tension
spring lying between the two halves when the head is open.
So far the description applies to a landau or carriage of that kind, but the
invention is applicable to any carriage with a folding head by modifying the
cantrail action to suit the hoop-sticks..

page_text: Cing Heads.
We, GEORGE NORGATE HOOPER and WILLIAM HOOPER both of 113 Victoria
Street, Westminster, London, Carriage Builders, 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:-
The improvements consist in hinging or pivoting to the cantrail a sliding rod,
made to slide through an eye or guide down the back of the pillar top, such rod
acting on a short lever pivoted to it and to the inside head joint for the purpose of
striking or depressing the latter and allowing the head to be lowered, the sliding
rod being actuated by raising the cantrail. For the purpose of assisting in raising
the head a tension spring is attached to the back rail and to the inside head joint,
in such fashion that on the head being raised the tension of the spring pulls up the
head joint, at the same time by means of the short lever rod pivoted to it, the
sliding rod is raised and the cantrail brought to its normal or closed position.
The invention further consists in curving the two halves of the inside head
joint so as to permit of the tension spring lying between the two halves when the
head is open. So far the description applies to a landau a landaulette or carriage
of those kinds, but the invention is applicable to any carriage with a folding head
by modifying the cantrail action to suit the hoop sticks which can be conveniently
done by pivoting a curved transverse metal rod to or on the front hoop stick.
The various parts are most conveniently made in metal and the spring may be of
metal or rubber, when of metal it is preferably covered with India rubber.
The drawing hereunto annexed will serve to illustrate a convenient and practical
mode of perforining the invention when applied to a landau or landaulette, such
drawing representing a side view, and A the pillar top, B the cantrail, C the elbow,
D the pillar, E the top back rail, F elbow hinge bracket or plate for receiving,
Flower pivot of inside head joint, G lower limb or half of inside head joint and
H upper limb or half of same both halves curved as shown to receive the spring P
when the head is open, I upper pivot of said joint, K sliding rod, L eye or guide,
M cantrail hinge or pivot, N stop knuckle joint and spring pivot, O short rod
pivoted to rod K and inside head joint H, P metal spring, P¹ covering for same,
Q spring hinge.
When opening the head the apparatus is put into action by lifting the cantrail
and pushing back the pillar top when the sliding rod K is depressed and the inside
head joints bent inward by means of the striking rod.

page_text: 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
The improved apparatus being the curved inside head joints G H combined with
the sliding rod K and the striking rod O, together with the spring P and their
accessories, all substantially as herein described and illustrated and for the purposes
set forth.
-Dated this 3rd day of February 1886.
G N. HOOPER.
WHOOPER.
By Herbert & Co., Agents.