Improvements in Carriage "Setters or Jacks" for Raising Vehicles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Dec., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 4th Aug., 1891-Accepted, 5th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
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Improvements in Carriage "Setters or Jacks" for Raising
Vehicles.
I, HENRY STEPHEN SMITH of 8 Pearcefield Avenue, Forest Hill, in the
County of London, Coachman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:--
The object of this invention is to so construct carriage setters or jacks that while
offering great facility of adjustment for raising vehicles of different heights, so that
the wheels may be manipulated in order that they may be washed, lubricated, or
otherwise treated, the instrument need never come in contact with any of the
bearings of the vehicle except the axle. In addition to these advantages it offers
great convenience for travelling purposes.
For the purpose of carrying out this invention I make the setter in one of two
ways, the one being a modification of the other. In the first arrangement I attach
to each extremity of a square or other suitable shaped bar, about thirteen inches,
(more or less) in length a transverse bar so as to form two supports or feet for the
instrument.
Welded, rivetted or otherwise attached to the square bar are two uprights or
guide bars leaving a parallel space between, but joined together at the top by a
transverse connecting piece. This connecting piece in plan has a slot in it through
which rises and falls a vertical bar that has a number of holes in it, and attached to
the top of which is the cross head or rest of the setter faced with leather. The
lower part of the vertical bar is provided on each side with a guide piece which is
rivetted, or bolted to it, so that while the bar is free to rise and fall its perpendicular
is maintained. One of the uprights is swelled near its upper end, and has a hole
through it to receive a bolt which forms the axis of a lever, the long end of which
is operated upon by the hand, while the short end bears against a pin inserted in
one of the holes in the vertical bar, the pin being attached to one of the uprights by
a chain, so that it may not be mislaid. Pivotted to the lever is a pawl that takes
into an indent formed in the upright, the pawl being thrown up or outwards when
not in action.
The foregoing form of instrument is suitable for carriages, such as phaetons,
landaus, broughams or vehicles of similar height, but in order that it may be
adapted for use to pony carriages, I supply it with a removable bracket which is
attached to the vertical bar by pins that pass through holes in the said bracket,
and corresponding holes in the bar,-the projecting part of the bracket forming the
head or rest for the support of the axle of the carriage to be treated.
In the second arrangement there is only one fixed upright or guide bar, the
upper guide being a strap fixed to the upright, while the lower movable guide is a
strap fixed to the vertical bar.
In either case the action is similar and exceedingly simple. When a carriage is
to be raised the cross head, or rest is brought immediately under the axle and
adjusted in height by inserting the pin in the appropriate hole. The lever is then
pressed down and the pawl caused to fall into the indent, the carriage being thus
supported until the pawl is released, when the carriage will resume its former
position..
Dated this 5th day of December 1890.
W. H. BENNETT,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION:
Improvements in Carriage "Setters" or." Jacks" for Raising
Vehicles.
I, HENRY STEPHEN SMITH of 8 Pearcefield Avenue, Forest Hill, in the
County of London, Coachman, 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:—
The object of this invention is to so construct carriage setters, or jacks, that
while offering great facility of adjustment for raising vehicles of different heights so
that the wheels may be manipulated in order that they may be washed lubricated,
or otherwise treated, the instrument need never come in contact with any of the
bearings of the vehicle, except the axle. In addition to these advantages it offers
great convenience for transport.
In order that the invention may be easily understood drawings are attached
hereto of which the following is a description.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the setter, with the lever in the position when the
setter is about to be applied, and in dotted lines when the apparatus is out of use, or
when supporting a carriage.
Fig. 2 is the second form of setter in which there is only one fixed upright and a
different form of bracket.
Fig. 3' is a cross section through U. V. of Fig. 2 and
Fig. 4 shows an alternative form of bracket that may be attached to either form
of setter, so as to make one instrument adaptable to almost any kind of carriage.
In each of the views similar letters refer to the same parts.
For the purpose of carrying out this invention I make the setter in one of two
ways the one being a modification of the other. In the first arrangement as shown
in Fig. 1. I attach to each extremity of a square or other suitably shaped bar A
about thirteen inches (more or less) in length a transverse bar so as to form two
supports or feet B. B. for the instrument.
Welded, rivetted or otherwise attached to the square bar are two uprights or
guide bars C. C. leaving a parallel space between, but joined together at the top by
a transverse connecting piece D. This connecting piece in plan has a slot in it
through which rises and falls a vertical bar E that has a number of holes F in it
and attached to the top of which is the cross-head or rest G of the setter faced
with leather. The lower part of the vertical bar is provided on each side with a
guide piece H which is rivetted or bolted to it, so that while the bar is free to rise
and fall its perpendicular is maintained. One of the uprights is swelled near its
upper end, and has a hole through it to receive a bolt which forms the axis of a
a levér I, the long end J of which is operated upon by the hand, while the short
end K bears against a pin S inserted in one of the holes in the vertical bar, the pin
being attached to one of the uprights by a chain L so that it may not be mislaid.
Pivotted to the lever is a pawl M that takes into an indent N formed in the upright,
the pawl being thrown up or outwards when not in action, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2,
but takes the position exhibited in dotted lines when in use.
The foregoing form of instrument is suitable for carriages such as phaetons,
landaus, broughams or vehicles of similar height, but in order that it may be adapted
for use to pony carriages, I supply it with a removable bracket O which is attached
to the vertical bar by pins that pass through holes in the said brackets and
corresponding holes in the bar, the projecting part of the bracket forming the
head or rest for the support of the axle of the carriage to be treated..
In the second arrangement shown in Fig. 2 there is only one fixed upright or
guide bar G, the upper guide being a strap like D in Fig. I fixed to the upright,
while the lower movable guide P is a strap fixed to the vertical bar E.
In either case the action is similar, and exceedingly simple, When a carriage

page_text: is to be raised the cross-head or rest is brought immediately under the axle and
adjusted in height by inserting the pin in the appropriate hole. The lever is then
pressed down and the pawl caused to fall into the indent, the carriage being thus
supported until the pawl is released, when the carriage will resume its former
position.
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
claim is,
The making of carriage setters as herein described and shown on the drawings.