Arrangement of Apparatus for the Purpose.
Year: 1888

page_text: CEC
Arrangement of Apparatus for the Purpose.
I, GEORGE FRANCIS SLATTER, of 132 Long Acre, Middlesex, Carriage Builder do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
The object of my invention, is to admit air to carriages by means of pipes or
tubes set or arranged in the fore part of the carriage to the interior to any given
height for natural distribution but without rush to constitute a draught the
vitiated air escaping from apertures in the upper part of the body in any convenient
manner.
In the case of a close carriage such as a Brougham, the air inlet tube or tubes
would preferably be placed under the coachman's seat either inside or outside the boot
and then be set within the boot so as to pass into the interior of the carriage up the
front pillars or otherwise and to be terminated as near as desired to the roof, the
outlet passages for the vitiated air being through apertures in the cant rail or
rails.
The openings for the outlet of the air can be covered by the usual cornice made
hollow which enables a free exit of air without interfering with or altering the
appearance of the known carriage.
The inlet of the air would be effected and regulated by the onward travel or move-
ment of the vehicle and the outlet also would be regulated in a similar manner, the
outlet apertures being at an angle towards the rear.
The invention is applicable to railway coaches, omnibuses, and every description of
closed carriages.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said G. F. Slatter.

page_text: Arrangement of Apparatus for the Purpose.
I, GEORGE FRANCIS SLATTER, of 132 Long Acre, Middlesex, 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 :-
The object of my invention is to admit air to carriages by means of pipes or tubes
set or arranged in the fore part of the carriage to the interior to any given height for
natural distribution but without rush to constitute a draught, the vitiated air
escaping from apertures in the upper part of the body in any convenient manner.
In the case of a closed carriage such as a Brougham, the air inlet tube or tubes
would preferably be placed under the coachman's seat, either inside or outside the
boot, and then be set within the boot so as to pass into the interior of the carriage
up the front pillars or otherwise, and to terminate as near as desired to the roof,
the outlet passages for the vitiated air being through, apertures in the cant rail or
rails.
The openings for the outlet of the air can be covered by the usual cornice, made
hollow which enables a free exit of air without interfering with or altering the known
appearance of the carriage.
The inlet of the air would be effected and regulated by the onward travel or move-
ment of the vehicle and the outlet also would be regulated in a similar manner, the
outlet apertures being at an angle towards the rear.
My invention will be understood by the annexed drawings which show its applica-
tion to a single Brougham, Figure 1 being a partial side elevation, Figure 2 a part
sectional plan, and Figure 3 a view of the body upper portion, with the hollow cornice,
head, or moulding.
A, A, are horn shaped or trumpet mouth pipes attached to the side of the front or
driver's seat, either exposed or under the Hammer cloth. The narrow parts of these
pipes pass into the boot and preferably in a curved direction, as at B, B, and thence
to the inside up the front pillars, either enclosed or covered with the inside trimming,
said pipes B, B, being carried sufficiently high as indicated at Figure 1 for air
issuing therefrom to circulate in the upper part of the body where it commingles with
the vitiated air and is drawn or led out of the carriage by openings C, C, of which
there are a number set at an angle in the upper body or in the cant rail, and leading
into a hollow cornice D as seen more particularly at Figure 3. The front end of the
hollow cornice is preferably open for a current of fresh air to pass through and
leave at the rear, the draught thereby created, tending to withdraw the combined
vitiated and fresh air from the inside of the Carriage during its onward travel,
whereby the carriage is properly ventilated without creating a draught. The outflow
of air is so gradual that no unnecessary draught is created within the vehicle, the
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inlet and outlet of the air being at that part of the Carriage not occupied by the
persons seated therein; but should the vehicle have a seat in the front of the body,
well as at the back, no draught can interfere with the comfort of the occupant
because of the height at which the outlet of the pipe is terminated.
I have only shown my invention applied to a single Brougham but it is
applicable to all kinds of close Carriages, Omnibuses, Railway Coaches, Ambulances,
and the like.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. The means for admitting fresh air to the upper part of the interior of a close
vehicle and the means by which the vitiated air is permitted to escape therefrom
especially when the hollow cornice is used in combination, and through which cornice
a gentle flow of fresh air induces the withdrawal of vitiated air from the inside of the
carriage for perfect ventilation as described.
2. The employment of horn or trumpet shaped air gatherers at the side of the
driver's seat of a close carriage and preferably hidden by the Hammer cloth, so that
air can pass from the horn through pipes to the upper part of the inside of a close
vehicle, as shown in the drawings.
3. The employment of apertures arranged angle wise in the cant-rail or forward
part of the side body of a close carriage when in combination with a hollow cornice,
into which a separate supply of air is allowed to enter for withdrawing the vitiated
air from the interior, as set forth and arranged substantially as shown at Figure 2 of
the annexed drawings.
1000