Improvements in Cars for Roundabouts, Switchbacks, and other such purposes..
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 10th Nov., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cars for Roundabouts, Switchbacks, and other
such purposes..
We, PATRICK COLLINS, of 69 Stafford Street, Walsall, in the County of
Stafford, Roundabout Proprietor, and FREDERICK WILLIAM SAVAGE, of Stanley
Works, Cross Street, Islington, London, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of om said 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 has for its object improvements in cars for roundabouts, switch-
backs and other such purposes by which we have a canopy top or roof surmounting
the car so that the roll or swerve of the cat is made more manifest while at the same
time we make the said top or roof easily collapsible and removable when required
for the purpose of the frequent and the quick transport which is necessary for such
articles while by our improvement the bulk for transport is materially reduced.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise we have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon
which we have fully illustiated the nature of our said improvements.
Figure 1., is a general view of one of our cars when erected ready for use.
Figure 2., is a similai view to Figure 1 but showing it when packed for
transport.
Figure 3., 18 a plan of the pillars for supporting the roof.
Figure 4, is a part vertical section through the apex of the roof showing the
fastening a rangement.
In carrying our invention into effect we form the canopy roof on top A over or
above the centre of the car B the 100f being formed in two or more parts hinged
together at C and attached to the four pillars E, E', E', and E³ by suitable screw
bolts or pins fixed to the top of said pillars which project through flanges formed on
the legs F of top, the whole being secured in position by suitable nuts. When
under transport the nuts are removed and the top A is raised from the car B the
seat backs II and L being turned over upon their hinges J and M so as to
be contained within the car after which the fastening between the two halves of the
roof 18 undone, thus allowing the roof to collapse and rest upon the four pillars as
shown in Figure 2 The fastening between the two parts of the roof may be as
shown at Figure 4 where two or more sockets a' are fixed to the one side and one
or more ou the other side a cottar oi pin K passing through the whole. Of course
we may vary the design considerably without departing from the nature of our said
invention as also the mode and means for securing the top in position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claun is.
1st. The improvements in cats for roundabouts, switchbacks, or other such
purposes, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and shown.
2nd. In cars for roundabouts, switchbacks or other such purposes, the removable
or collapsible top or canopy A substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth
and showu.
DL..
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicants.