A New or Improved Form of Wheel Carriage for Children.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd June, 1891
Complete Specification Left. 3rd Mar., 1892-Accepted, 9th Apr., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Form of Wheel Carriage for Children.
1, THOMAS PRESCOTT of 20 Greane Street, Alexandra Park, Manchester, in
the County of Lancaster Mechanical Engineer and Patent Agent do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to wheel carriages for children and consists of a swing seat
or seats placed on wheels so as to form a combination of a cart or carriage and a
swing.
I mount on the axle or axles of two or more wheels two standards or supports.
Between these standards or supports 1 place any preferred form of single or double
seat and suspend said seat from the top or upper part of aforesaid standards in the
manner of an ordinary swing.
I provide suitable handles by which to propel the carriage, which may be
wheeled along by an attendant in the same manner as the carts or carriages known
as mail carts.
By these means as the carriage or cart is propelled the scat or seats are caused
to swing more or less backwards and forwards in the direction of progress, and will
retain a vertical position irrespective of the position of the carriage.
The axles connecting the wheels may be cranked when more foot space is
required the seats may swing between guides and may be provided with hoods or
awnings.
The seat may be locked if at any time the swinging motion is not desired.
Dated this 2nd day of June 1891
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Form of Wheel Carriage for Children.
1, THOMAS PRESCOTT of 20 Greame Street Alexandra Park Manchester, in
the County of Lancaster Mechanical Engineer and Patent Agent 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 wheel carriages for children and consists of a swing seat
or seats suspended from standards that are placed on, and attached to the axle or
axles of one or more pairs of wheels, without the intervention of springs. The
object of this invention is to form a combination of a cart or carriage and a
swing.
I attain this object by the means hereinafter described and as illustrated in the
accompanying four sheets of drawings. In the several views shown therein similar
letters refer to similar parts.
Fig. 1. is an end view, Fig. 2. is a perspective side view, and Fig. 3. a side
elevation of a combined carriage and swing constructed according to this
invention.
I mount on, and securely attach to an axle b, two standards a, and a', said axle
having a pair of wheels c and c¹ placed thereon.
Between the standards a and a¹ I place a seat such as e, or a seat of other
preferred form which may be constructed to hold either one, or more than one

page_text: child. I suspend the seat e from the upper ends of aforesaid standards a and a² by
means of rods, that are fitted on the studs g, g'.
I form these studs with screwed ends, and upon each of said ends I fit a thumb
screw which when tightened will either modify or entirely prevent the swing of
aforesaid seat e.
On each side of the seat e I attach to aforesaid standards a and a', the guides h
and which I form preferably of the same radius as that which is obtained by the
swing of the seat e. To obviate concussion I attach india rubber friction rollers j
to each side of the seat e, said rollers preventing the seat when swinging from
coming in direct contact with the guides h, h.
The form and position of the hereinbefore described standards may be varied:
In Fig. 2, the standards a and a¹ are shown extended so as to form the shafts or
handles d, d, by which the carriage may be propelled.
In Fig. 3, the standards a, a' are shown placed in a reverse position, and the
shafts or handles d, d', are formed separately.
In Fig. 4 the standards a and a' are shown constructed in a continuous form, and
attached to the axles of two pairs of wheels, and with two seats.
.
The hereinbefore described standards may be formed either of tube steel or other
light metallic construction, or of wood steamed and bent to the required shape, or
of other suitable material of a strength that will not yield or deflect with the
weight of the occupant of the seat.
Safety wheels may be provided either at the front or rear, or both ends of the
carriage. Hoods or awnings may if required be placed over the seat either as a
fixture or to move with the seat as shown in dotted lines on Fig. 5.
The axles connecting the wheels may be cranked when more foot space is
required.
A carriage such as hereinbefore described may be propelled by an attendant in
the same manner as the carts or carriages known as mail carts, and as said carriage
is propelled the seat or seats being securely attached to standards that are fitted
firmly to the axle without the intervention of springs, swing backwards and
forwards in the direction of progress, in the same manner as an ordinary swing.
I desire that it should be understood I do not claim a seat that is supported or
suspended in a carriage or mail cart by being pivotted so as to retain a vertical
position in any inclination of the carriage, the same having been performed prior
to the date of this my invention, but
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
do claim is :-
In a wheel carriage that is constructed for carrying children, the combination of
an ordinary form of swing provided with a seat or seats, that are suspended from
standards, which are inflexible, and rigidly attached to the axle or axles of one or
more pairs of wheels, without the intervention of springs, in the manner and for
the purpose substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 2nd day of March 1892.
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
Applicant.