An improved vaid Carriage.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 15th June, '1895
Complete Specification Left, 9th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 11th Apr.,
1896
An improved vaid Carriage.
1, GEORGE GADSDON RAWLL 10 Great Eastern Buildings Grove Lane
Hackney, London, N.E. Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved invalid chair, for the use of invalids and
others requiring to be carried or wheeled from place- to place, the improved chair
being equally applicable for use in the hospital, or in like institutions, or in the
house, or for outdoor use, and being available, as a sitting chair, a carrying chair,
and a wheeling chair.
The improved chair possesses several advantages which no existing chair or
apparatus, used for any of such purposes, possesses in combination, and which is
due to the improved combination of the parts thereof, which are respectively
arranged and adapted to operate as hereinafter described.
1st. A bath chair seat, and footboard, fixed on suitable framing which is hung
on 2 cee springs, attached to the axle of 2 large wheels, with 2 small wheels under
the footboard, as hereinafter described, but running on the 2 large wheels only,
when travelling outdoors.
2nd. The axle for the 2 small wheels, is fitted in suitable guides attached to the
framing, and to the underside of footboard, and fitted with 2 screws, (or other
suitable mechanism,) one on each side of footboard, running through nuts fixed on
top of footboard, with a small handwheel on the top end of each screw, the lower
ends of screws attached by suitable brackets to the axle, outside the guides; by
turning the hand wheels & screws, the axle is lifted to the top of the guides, and
the small wheels several inches from the ground, to assist in mounting curbs, &c.
when travelling outdoors.
By lowering the axle to the bottom of the guides, all 4 wheels rest on the floor,
forming an arm chair on 4 wheels for indoor use.
3rd. It is propelled, steered, and balanced; by 2 long handles, (as a mail cart,)
made to slide into 2 long sockets constructed under the seat, the handles to be
secured in sockets by 1 thumbscrew in each handle, by removing the thumbscrews,
the handles can. be taken right out, when indoors, and a perambulator handle is
fixed on back of seat for propelling and guiding indoors.
4th. For use as a carrying chair, 2 band holes are cut at right and left-hand
corners of the footboard, close to the sides, and with the long handles in their
places, one person lifting by the handles, and another by the handholes in footboard,
can easily carry the chair and invalid up or down stairs.
5th. The two sides or arms of chair are made to take right off, to facilitate
removal of invalid from bed to chair, or vice versa, the sides are fitted with pins
fixed in the bottom edge, which drop into holes in frame of seat, and each side is
secured by 1 thumbscrew through the top of side, screwing into a plate fixed in the
back of seat.
6th. The top half of the back of the seat is fitted with 2 irons screwed on,
which irons drop into sockets screwed on to the inside of the fixed half of the back
of seat, the top half can be lifted right off, to enable attendant standing behind
he chair to easily lift the invalid from chair to bed, or for any other purpose.
Dated this 15th day of June 1895.

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An improved Invalid Carriage.
GEORGE GADSDON RAWLL 115 Round Hill Crescent Brighton Sussex (late
of 10 Great Eastern Buildings, Grove Lane, Hackney, N.E.) Engineer 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 :-
This invention relates to a combined invalid carriage on two wheels, for travelling
outdoors, an arm chair on four wheels, for use in the house or elsewhere, and a
carrying chair when required, and comprises
1st. A bath chair seat, and footboard, mounted on suitable framing, hung on two
cee springs, attached to the axle of two large wheels, with two small wheels under
the footboard, as hereinafter described, and running on the two large wheels only,
(as a mail cart,) when outdoors.
2nd. The axle, A. Figs. 1 and 2. for the two small wheels, is fitted in suitable
guides, G. attached to the framing, and the underside of footboard, and fitted with
two screws, S. (or other suitable mechanism,) one on each side of the footboard,
running through two nuts, N. Fig. 3. fixed on the top of the footboard, with a
small handwheel, W. on the top end of each screw, the bottom ends of the screws
attached by suitable brackets, or otherwise, to the axle outside the guides; by
turning the hand wheels and screws, the axle is lifted to the top of the guides, and
the small wheels several inches from the ground, to assist in mounting curbs or
footpaths outdoors, by lowering the axle to the bottom of the guides, all four
wheels rest on the floor, forming an armchair on four wheels for indoors, or when
required.
3rd. It is propelled, steered, and balanced, by two long handles, L. (as a mail
cart,) made to slide in two long sockets, K. constructed under the seat, the handles
are secured in the sockets by thumbscrews, T¹ by removing the thumbscrews, the
handles can be taken right out of the sockets when indoors; and a short
perambulator handle, P. is fixed to the back of the seat, for propelling and guiding
indoors.
4th. For use as a carrying chair, two handholes, H. Fig. 3. are cut at right and
left hand corners of the front end of the footboard, close to the sides, and, with the
long handles in their sockets, one person lifting by the handles, and another by
the handholes in the footboard, can easily carry the chair and invalid, up or down
stairs.
5th. The two sides, or arins of the chair, R. are made to take off, to facilitate
removal of the invalid from chair to bed, or elsewhere; and are fitted with pins, D.
on the bottom edge of the sides, which drop into holes in the frame of the seat, and
each side is secured by the thumbscrew, T. which goes through the top of the side,
and screws into a plate fixed to the back of the seat.
6th. The top half of the back of the seat, X. is made to lift off, and two irons, Y.
are screwed on outside the back, which drop into two cleats, Z. screwed on to the
back of the seat, the top half of the back of the seat, can be lifted off, to enable
attendant standing behind the chair to assist the invalid in or out.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
1st. The combination of a two wheeled invalid carriage or chair constructed
substantially as herein described, and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2nd. In an invalid carriage having four wheels, as herein described, and when

page_text: used indoors, or otherwise; the front axle lifting screws, S. and wheels, W. for
the purpose of lifting or lowering such front axle.
3rd. In an invalid carriage as before described, the moveable handles, L. and
thumbscrews T¹.
4th. In an invalid carriage as before described, the two handholes, H. cut in the
footboard for lifting or carrying.
5th. The top half of seat back, X. and sides, R. to lift completely away when.
required.
Dated this 9th day of March 1896.
GEORGE GADSDON RAWLL.