Improved Means or Apparatus for Moving the Seats and Adjusting the Balance of Two-wheeled Vehicles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 13th Aug., 1891-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means or Apparatus for Moving the Seats and Adjusting
the Balance of Two-wheeled Vehicles.
I, WILLIAM GOUDIE Coachbuilder of Bladnoch and Newton Stewart, Wigtown-
shire North Britain, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object the moving and balancing of the seats of chapel-
carts and other vehicles so that the weight can be taken off the horse's back going
down hill and put on going up hill ensuring greater safety to the occupants of the
vehicle to which this invention is applied.
In order to move and balance the seats of chapelcarts and other vehicles I employ
levers in the following manner.
A B represents the lever for shifting the seat; it is on the outside of the vehicle
and is held in position by a rack J when not in use. This lever A. B is fastened
on to the body below and moves the lever C B placed inside the vehicle. By
shifting A B the lever C B moves the connecting rod K joined to the lever C B
and to the seat H and presses the seat backwards or forwards as may be desired.
The rod CD is connected to CB and moves the lever D E attached to the body of
the vehicle on the inside by the joint F. The chain E G is hooked to the
lever D E and to the door (. The moving of the lever A B to shift the seat, at
the same time acts on the levers B C, CD and D E, and shuts up or opens the
door at pleasure. The chain E G can be detached and the door used in the ordinary
way with stop hinge L to support it. The dotted lines shew the position of the
various levers and chain when the seat is moved backwards and the door shut up.
The advantages I claim for this invention are case and speed in balancing the
chapelcart or other vehicle to which it is applied-the occupants not requiring to rise
from their seats while being shifted. The weight can be taken off the horse's back
going down hill and put on going up hill, ensuring greater safety to the occupants
of the vehicle.
Dated this 29th day of October 1890.
WILLIAM GOUDIE,
Coachbuilder, Bladnoch, N.B.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means or Apparatus for Moving the Seats and Adjusting
the Balance of Two-wheeled Vehicles.
1, WILLIAM GOUDIE, Coachbuilder, of Bladnoch and Newton Stewart, Wigtown-
shire North Britain, 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 has for its object the moving and balancing of the seats of chapel-
carts and other two wheeled vehicles so that the weight can be taken off the horse's
back going down hill and put on going up hill, ensuring greater safety to the
occupants of the vehicle to which this invention is applied.
In order to move and balance the seats of chapelcarts and other vehicles I employ
levers in the following manner.
This
A B represents the lever for shifting the seat; it is placed either on the outside
or inside of the vehicle and is held in position by a rack I J when not in use.
lever A B is fastened on to the body below and moves the lever C B placed inside
the vehicle. By shifting A. B the lever C B moves the connecting rod K joined to
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page_text: the lever C B and to the seat H and presses the seat backwards or forwards as may
be desired. The rod C D is connected to C B and moves the lever D E attached
to the body of the vehicle on the inside by the joint . The chain EG is hooked
to the lever D-E and to the door G. The moving of the lever A B to shift the
seat, at the same time acts on the levers B'C, CD, and D E and shuts up or opens
the door at pleasure. The chain E G can be detached and the door used in the
ordinary way with stop hinge L to support it. The dotted lines shew the position
of the various levers and chain when, the seat is moved backwards and the door
shut up.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed declare that what I
claim is:
The ease and speed in moving the seat and balancing the chapelcart or other
vehicle to which this invention is applied. The occupants not requiring to rise
from the seat while it is being moved. The weight can be taken off the horse's
back going down hill and put on going up hill, ensuring greater safety to the
occupants of the vehicle.
In witness whereof, 1, the said William Goudic have hereunto set my hand and
seal this First day of August in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and ninety-one.
G. & T. Coward,
W. GOUDIE.
Lithographers, Carlisle, Agents for the above Applicant.