Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Dec., 1886.
Complete Left, 10th Sept., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 11th Oct., 1887
I ROBERT CROALL of 133 George Street Edinburgh, in the County of Midlothian
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the class of carriages known as opening Broughams
or Landaulettes and has for its object the construction and arrangement of the parts
of such carriages so as to admit of the front glasses being folded together and lowered
in order to make the front of the carriage entirely open when required.
In an angular fronted opening Brougham my invention consists in hingeing
the side front glasses to the front glass whereby they can be folded together with the
runs which are
front glass and with it be caused to drop down into the front glass
made double the usual width for the purpose.
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The front pillars are made to fold down over the glasses when down, the side
pillars to fold forward as usual in opening, the cant rails are double hinged behind
the side pillars and in the usual place, the whole roof is constructed to put back, the
cant rails folding double.
W. SPENCE & SON,
8, Quality Court,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: "
Improvements in Carriages.
I ROBERT CROALL of 133 George Street Edinburgh in the County of Midlothian
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:-
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My invention relates to the class of carriages known as opening Broughams or
"Landaulettes," and has for its object the construction and arrangement of the parts
of such carriages so as to admit of the front glasses being folded together and lowered
in order to make the front of the carriage entirely open when required.
In an angular fronted opening Brougham my invention consists in hingeing the
side front glasses to the front glass whereby they can be folded together with
the front glass and with it be caused to drop down into the front glass
which are made double the usual width for the purpose.
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runs
The front pillars are made to fold down over the glasses when down, the side pillars
to fold forward as usual in opening. The cant rails are hinged behind the side
pillars, and the whole roof is constructed to put back, the cant rails folding double.
In order that my invention may be fully understood I will describe it more
particularly by the aid of the accompanying drawings in which are represented the
parts of the front of a Brougham hereinbefore referred to.
In the drawings Fig. 1 represents a portion of the front of the Brougham as seen
from the inside and shewing the glasses when closed. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section
of the same.
Figs. 3 and 4 are corresponding views showing the glasses folded
together ready to be dropped down and Fig. 5 is a vertical section shewing the
extra width of the "runs" for the glasses. In these several figures the same letters
of reference indicate corresponding parts.
A is the front framework of the carriage in which the front glass B and the side
glasses B, B' are inserted, is the inside lining of the carriage, D is the box or
receptacle for the glasses to drop into. E is a strap for drawing the glasses into
position as required.
It will thus be seen that when it is desired to have the front of the carriage entirely
open, the side glasses B¹ B¹ are folded together (as shewn in Fig. 3) over the front
glass B, they are all then pulled inwards by means of the strap E and allowed to drop
downwards together into the box or receptacle D.
In opening the carriage entirely the front pillars are folded over the glass frames
when down, the side pillars are folded forward, the roof is put back in one piece and
the cant rails are hinged behind the side pillars so as to fold double as required.

page_text: 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 angular fronted Broughams the construction of the front part of the carriage
with the side glass frames hinged to the front glass frame in order to adapt them for
being folded severally together and dropped into the front glass frame "runs" which
are made of double width for the purpose, all substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this Tenth day of September 1887.