Improvements in Seats for Dog Carts and such like Vehicles.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 7th July, 1892-Accepted, 13th Aug., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Seats for Dog Carts and such like Vehicles.
We, DUNCAN RODERICK MUNRO, of Melbourne Lower Teddington Road, in
the County of Middlesex Coach Builder, and JOHN THOMAS GOBLE AUSTIN
BOURNE, of Penrith Lodge, Canbury Park Road, Kingston on Thumes, in the
County of Surrey, Coach Builder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to the seats for dog carts and such like vehicles, and has
for its object to arrange those seats in such a manner as to facilitate their move-
ment to and fro for balancing, to fix them in various positions, and to prevent the
spreading out of the sides of the vehicle when the load comes upon these sides.
For this purpose, we fix along part of the upper edge of each side of the vehicle a
metal strap, which has a hooked part projecting from it inwards, which has notches
at intervals along it, and which has a rounded groove on its upper face. To each
end of the seat at front and back we attach a metal piece with a corresponding
hook which engages with the hook below it, so as to prevent the sides from
spreading out, and in this metal piece we enclose a number of balls which can run
in the groove of the metal strap below, rendering easy the movement of the seat to
and fro. Along the bottom of the seat, on its under side, extend two bolting bars
to a crank lever or obliquely slotted plate provided with a suitable handle by
which these bolts can be engaged in one or other of the notches in the side straps
so as to hold the seat where required.
Instead of the balls above described, small rollers or castors may be mounted on
the ends of the seat to run on suitable tracks formed on the strap above mentioned.
Dated this 2nd day of November 1891.
ABEL & IMKAI,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Seats for Dog Carts and such like Vehicles.
We,
DUNCAN RODERICK MUNRO, of "Melbourne," Lower Teddington Road,
in the County of Middlesex, Coach Builder, and JOHN THOMAS GOBLE AUSTIN
BOURNE, of Penrith Lodge, Canbury Park Road, Kingston on Thames, in the
County of Surrey, Coach 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 :-
Our invention relates to the seats for dog carts and such like vehicles, and has
for its object to arrange those seats in such a manner as to facilitate their movement,
to and fro for balancing, to fix them in various positions, and to prevent the
spreading out of the sides of the vehicle when the load comes upon these sides as
we shall describe referring to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of a dog cart seat according to our invention,
Fig. 2 is a plan looking from below and
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of part of the seat and the upper edge of one side of
the vehicle.
We fix along part of the upper edge of each side of the vehicle a metal strap A
which has a hooked part B projecting from it inwards, with notches C at intervals
along it, and which has a rounded groove D on its upper face. To each end of the
seat at front and back we attach a metal piece E with a corresponding hook F
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page_text: which engages with the hook B of A so as to prevent the sides from spreading out,
and in the metal piece E we enclose a number of balls G which can run in the
groove D of the metal strap A, rendering easy the movement of the seat to and
fro. Along the underside of the seat extend two bolting bars H to an obliquely
slotted plate K attached to a suitable handle L passing through a spring box.
The spring drawing up the plate K causes each of the bolts to be engaged in one
or other of the notches C so as to hold the seat where required. By pushing down
the handle L in opposition to the spring the bolts are disengaged and the seat can
then he moved.
Instead of the obliquely slotted plate Ka pair of bell cranks might be arranged
to move the two bolts H horizontally by the vertical movement of the handle L.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In combination with the seat of a dog cart, a strap fixed on each side of the
vehicle with hook engaged by hooked pieces fixed on the underside of the seat so as
to prevent the sides from spreading, and with balls interposed between the pieces
on the seat and the straps on the edges to facilitate movement of the seat, sub-
stantially as described.
2. In combination with the seat and straps above referred to a spring handle and
pair of bolts engaging notches of the straps, to hold the seat in position, sub-
stantially as described.
Deted this 7th day of July 1899
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicants.