Improved Combined Mail Cart and Chair.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 12th June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 11th M r., 1896-Accepted, 2nd May, 1896
Improved Combined Mail Cart and Chair.
1 DAVID BARNETT of 63 Oxford Street Swansea in the County of Glamorgan
House Furnisher do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My improvement consists in adapting a chair so that it can be easily converted
into a vehicle on which one or two children can be wheeled, or the vehicle may be
easily recouverted into a chair or seat.
To accomplish this I affix to, or form a seat upon the back or legs of the chair,
the seat of the chair forming a back rest for the sitter or sitters, in carrying out
my invention I prefer to use a folding chair, but my invention may be applied to
or carried out with either a folding or non folding chair the body of the vehicle is
carried upon suitable travelling wheels, the handles may be affixed to either end of
the chair and may be either rigid or folding but I prefer to affix the handles in
such a manner that they may be folded back when it is desired to use the vehicle
as a chair, in some cases provide and affix a wheel or in some other cases two
wheels in such a way as to form a support to one end of the vehicle when required,
and in some cases I do affix the said wheel or wheels that they may fold back to
the vehicle when the said vehicle is used as a chair, and in some further cases [
provide and affix an awning to the handles when the aforesaid vehicle is used as a
chair.
Dated this 11th day of June 1895.
I, DAVID BARNETT, of 63 Oxford Street, Swansea in the County of Glamorgan,
House Furnisher, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained,
in and by the following statement :-
My improvement consists in adapting a chair, so that it can be easily converted
into a vehicle, on which one or two children can be wheeled, or the vehicle may be
easily converted into a chair or seat. To accomplish this I affix to, or form a seat
upon, the back or legs of the chair, the seat of the chair forming a back rest for
the sitter or sitters. In carrying out my invention I prefer to use a folding chair;
but my invention may be applied to or carried out with either a folding or non
folding chair. The body of the vehicle is carried upon suitable travelling wheels.
The handles may be affixed to either end of the chair and may be either rigid or
folding; but I prefer to affix the handles in such a manner that they may be
folded back when it is desired to use the vehicle as a chair. In some cases, I
provide and affix a wheel or in some other cases, two wheels, in such a way as to
form a support to one end of the vehicle when required; and in some cases, I so
affix the said wheel or wheels that they may fold back to the vehicle when the said
vehicle is used as a chair; and in some further cases I provide and affix an awning
to the handles when the aforesaid vehicle is used as a chair.

page_text: In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect, I have appended hereunto two double sized sheets of
drawings upon which I have illustrated two examples of my improved combined
mail cart and chair, which will be sufficient to enable others to apply my invention
in the various cases met with in practise. It will of course be understood that I
do not confine myself to the exact designs as shown upon the drawings as I may
vary the same very considerably without departing from the nature of my said
invention.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of my improved device as used for a
mail cart.
Figure 2 is a view of the device shown in Figure 1 converted into a folding
chair.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of another form of my convertible mail cart.
Figure 4 shows the mail cart represented in Figure 3 converted into a non
folding chair. It also shows an awning as applied in connection with the same.
Figure 5 shows one method of forming the joints between the handles and the
legs of the chair.
The example as shown in Figure 1 consists of the legs A and A¹ both being
connected with the back or seat B as shown, the parts a² and a³ forming seats for
the child or children the legs A' carrying the foot rests a'. The legs A carry the
guards a one on each side of the back or seat and at one end of the legs, are
pivotted the handles H, the whole being supported on the wheels W. To convert
the mail cart into a chair, the vehicle is tilted up until the feet of the legs A. rest
upon the ground as shown in Figure 2 and the handles H lowered into position so
that they form rests for the arms of the person accommodated. The handles H
may be attached to the legs A by any suitable means, such for instance as the
method shown in Figure 5 where the handles are hinged at h' to the legs and have
the attached plate provided with holes or slots such as into which engages the
detachable peg or bolt h. The handles may be curved in any desired manner and
may be jointed so as to fold up if required and may be fixed to either end of the
chair. In the example shown in Figures 3 and 4 the chair is a non folding one
and consists of the legs A to which are affixed the sides a and bottom part or
parts a the latter forming seats for the children when the device is used as a mail
cart. The seat B and handles H are included as before and the whole mounted
upon the wheels W. To form a support for one end of the vehicle I
may provide
a wheel or wheels w¹ in place of the attachment shown in Figure 1. These
wheels ware hung from the legs A by the straps S which carry the footboard s
and the straps may be so jointed to the legs as to enable the wheels w¹ to be folded
back to the position shown in Figure 4 (when the vehicle is used as a chair) a such
like joint as shown in Figure 5 or any other equivalent mode of attachment being
used. This applies also to the hangers K supporting the footboard k¹ and attached
to the other end of the vehicle. I may if desired attach an awning N of any
suitable design and proportions to the handles H when the said vehicle is used
as a chair as seen in Figure 4. Rods such as n¹ of which there may be two
or more may support the awning the other ends being clamped or otherwise
attached to the handles in any convenient position. Suitable straps may be
provided to prevent the child or children falling out of the vehicle when same is
used as a mail cart.
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 improved combined mail cart and chair consisting of the chair as seen
at Figures 2 or 4 and as converted into mail carts as seen at Figures 1 and 3
substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and as shown by Figures 1 to 5
inclusive.
2nd. Converting a folding chair such as that shown at Figure 2 into a mail cart

page_text: by the addition of wheels, handles and the supplemental parts so as to appear as
seen at Figure 1 and substantially as explained.
3rd. The mail cart as seen at Figure 1 capable of conversion into the chair as
seen at Figure 2 substantially as explained and shown.
4th. The chair shown by Figure 4 capable of conversion into the mail cart
shown by Figure 3 with its accompanying parts and substantially as set forth.
5th. In convertible chair mail carts the particular mode of applying the handles
as shown by Figure 5 and as herein explained.
Dated this 10th day of March 1896.
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.