Seats of Carriages.
Year: 1884

page_text: Seats of Carriages.
I, JAMES OLIVER SARGEANT 119 Broad Street Hanley in the county of
Staffordshire Carriage Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for AN IMPROVED METHOD OF FASTENING UNFASTENING AND SHIFTING
SEATS OF CARRIAGES to be as follows:-
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My invention relates to an improved manner whereby the seats of a Carriage
(viz-such for instance as are usually shifting in a dog cart or other Carriage) can
be more easily moved than is now the case & has for its object to render the
shifting of the seats a far easier matter than is now the case. I effect this in the
following manner-I place in the bottom of the seats (or at the side as may be
found best) let into the same or otherwise two spring bolts. (These are rendem
spring bolts by pieces of rubber or springs as I think best, but I prefer rubber)
& all any one has to do if they wish to shift the seat is to press two handles
which are at the side or under the bottom of the seat & in the middle of the same,
this brings the bolts out of their place & the seat becomes easily shiftable & then
after shifting let the handle go again & they shift. back to their place & the seat
becomes fastened by the bolts each side entering into their hole in the carriage.
A great feature of this my invention is that the seat can be shifted without
getting off the seat of the carriage this is done by inserting a few rollers in
the seat,

page_text: An Improved Method of Fastening, Unfastening, and Shifting the
Seats of Carriages.
I JAMES OLIVER SARGEANT of 119 Broad Street Hanley in the County of
Staffordshire Carriage Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for "AN IMPROVED METHOD OF FASTENING UNFASTENING AND SHIFTING THE
SEATS OF CARRIAGES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This my Invention relates, to an improved way in the which the seats of
Carriages such as those that are generally placed in Dog Carts and Carriages of that
description can be much more easily and conveniently moved than is now the case
and as will be seen by this my invention that I accomplish this in an easy simple
and very effective manner. The manner in the which I do this is as follows.
place at the bottom or under side of the seats (or even at the side as may be found
to be most convenient and best) and let into the same or otherwise two spring
bolts C what I mean by spring bolts is bolts with rubber or springs D attached
to them; but I have so far found Rubber to be the best, and when these are placed
as described supposing any one wishes to shift the seat of a Carriage all they have
to do is to simply press two handles which are attached to the under side of the
seat A and generally in the middle of the same and this brings the bolts C out of
their places; and, as will be readily seen the seat is made easily shiftable: and then
to secure the seat again after shifting all you have to do is simply to let go the
handles, and they slide readily into their places and the seat becomes fastened by
the bolts each side entering into their fellow hole placed in the carriage side, B.
Any one conversant with the use of Carriage seats of this description will see that
a great feature in this my Invention is that the seat can be shifted without
getting off the same, this is done by inserting a few rollers E in the seat A.
Referring to the accompanying drawing (Plan of seat) Protection plates Fare
provided also, as shewn.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
I. claim is
First. A seat with rubber or spring bolts and handles as described.
Second. A seat with these in combination with rollers.