Year: 1886

page_text: I, JOSEPH WILLIam Berriff, of 99 Chesterton Road, North Kensington, W., in
the County of Middlesex, Coach Trimmer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to that class of springs consisting of a combination of Ceo
springs and elliptic springs.
Hitherto it has been the ordinary practice to let the Cee spring be supported by
the under or elliptic spring, and for the front carriage and rear carriage to be
joined together by a perch beneath the body of the carriage, and attached to the
front and hind parts of the under carriage. My invention allows this perch to be
dispensed with, and at the same time increased lightness in the construction of
springs and carriage is gained, and additional safety secured.
In my invention I bring the Cee spring from beneath the elliptic spring, and
round and over it. By means of a bracket I attach the upper end of the Cee spring
to the body iron or loop of the carriage by a proper and ordinary leather brace.
The body loop is also attached to the elliptic spring at or near the attachment of
the said body loop to the Cee spring bracket.
By means of this arrangement the Cee spring supports the elliptic spring. In
consequence of the elliptic spring not having to support the Cee spring it may be
made lighter in construction than is now necessary; and the carriage will thereby
be balanced with more ease and flexibility. As both springs are attached to the
body of the carriage, if one of them give way there is a certainty of the other
continuing to do duty, whereas with the usual arrangement, if the elliptic spring
give way, complete collapse results. Also as the body loop is attached to both
springs, there is no need of a perch to connect the front and rear carriages, the
connection being strong enough without the perch, by doing without which the
fore wheels have greater facility for locking or turning under.
W. H. MUNNS,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Carriage Springs.
I, JOSEPH WILLIAM BERRIFF, of 99 Chesterton Road, North Kensington, W., in
the County of Middlesex, Coach Trimmer 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:→
My invention relates to that class of springs consisting of a combination of Cee
springs and elliptic springs.
Hitherto it has been the ordinary practice to let the Cee spring be supported by
the under or elliptic spring, and for the front carriage and rear carriage to be
joined together by a perch beneath the body of the carriage and attached to the
front and hind parts of the under carriage. My invention allows this perch to be
dispensed with, and at the same time increased lightness in the construction of
springs and carriage is obtained, and also additional safety secured.
In my invention I bring the Cee spring from beneath the bottom part of the
elliptic spring round and over the upper part of the elliptic spring. By means of
a proper and ordinary leather brace passing round the Cee spring, I attach the end
of the Cee spring to the body iron or loop of the under carriage' both to the fore
and hind parts, or the hind part alone if preferred.
The body loop is also attached to the elliptic spring at about the centre of the
upper part of the elliptic spring.
By means of this arrangement the Cee spring helps to support the elliptic spring.
In consequence of the elliptic spring not having to support the Cee spring, it,
that is, the elliptic spring, may be made lighter in construction than is now
necessary, and the carriage will thereby be balanced with more ease and flexibility.
As both springs are attached to the body of the carriage, if one of them give way,
there is a certainty of the other continuing to do duty, whereas with the usual
arrangement, if the elliptic spring give way, complete collapse results. Also as the
body loop is attached to both springs, there is no need of a perch to connect the
front and rear carriages, the connection being strong enough without the perch.
In consequence of the absence of the perch the fore wheels together with the Cee
springs and elliptic springs have greater facility in locking or turning under
the arch.
To show more clearly how my invention is carried into effect I furnish drawings,
in which similar letters represent corresponding parts throughout.
Fig. 1 is a view of a carriage with my combination of Cee and elliptic springs
attached to front and rear carriage.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged representation of my combination of Cee and elliptic
springs.
Fig. 3 shows a convenient method of the arrangement suitable for the front
carriage to g
A is the Cee spring.
B is the upper part of the elliptic-spring..
B is the under part of the ellintic spring.

page_text: D is the ferule between the upper and under parts of the elliptic spring.
E is the brace connecting the Cee spring to the body loop..
F is the body loop.
G is the attachment of the Cee spring to the axle.
H is the attachment of the body loop to the upper part of the elliptic spring.
I is the body of the carriage.
J is the bed of the fore carriage.
K is the clip fixed on the bed J, and to which the brace of the Cee spring is
attached, and also the upper part of the elliptic spring.
L is the arch of the carriage.
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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
In a carriage the combination of Cee springs and elliptic springs as herein
described.
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