MENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF WHEELED VEHICLES
Year: 1867

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Richardson Gorst, of Liverpool, in the
County of Lancaster, Coach Builder, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS
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Sealed the 31st December 1867, and dated the 6th July 1867.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Richardson Gorst
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 6th July 1867.
1, WILLIAM RICHARDSON GORST, of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
Coach Builder, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE
MENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF WHEELED VEHICLES," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in so constructing the bodies of wheeled vehicles of
all kinds, but particularly those of small size, that they can be converted
from single into double or from double into single seats or lines of seats. A
carriage body convertible as aforesaid has attached thereto a counterpart of
the outline of the seat and back. This counterpart is secured by hinges or
otherwise to the body of the carriage in such manner that it can be moved
and so provide a seat opposite to the ordinary seat. The said moveable
counterpart can be used as an apron or protection for the body when only
the single seat is used.

page_text: The accompanying Sheet of Drawings contains two perspective views of a
carriage body constructed according to my Invention. a is the body proper
with seat a¹; b, counterpart hinged at c; d, pin to prevent b from folding over
beyond the position shewn by Fig. 2 when opened in this way double seats a'
and 61 are provided; Fig. 1 shews the counterpart 6 folded up and serving as
the apron for a single seated carriage.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said William Richardson Gorst in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 6th January 1868.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
RICHARDSON GORST, of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Coach Builder,
send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Sixth day of July, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, in the thirty-first year of Her reign,
did for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the said
William Richardson Gorst, Her special license that I, the said William
Richardson Gorst, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others
as I, the said William Richardson Gorst, my executors, administrators, and
assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at
all times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully
might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF WHEELED VEHICLES," upon the con-
dition (amongst others) that I, the said William Richardson Gorst, my ex-
ecutors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or one
of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature
of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed,
and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six
calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said William Richardson Gorst, 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 thereof, reference being had to the accompanying Sheet of
Drawings, and to the figures and letters thereon, that is to say :-

page_text: My Invention consists in so constructing the bodies of wheeled vehicles of
all kinds, but particularly those of small size, that the seat space can be
doubled or increased by simply folding or moving forwards or backwards a
moveable piece called the minor body placed opposite the ordinary seat or
seats. The said minor body, which is substantially a counterpart of the
ordinary seat or seats is fitted on a hinge or joint, or the equivalent thereof
near the floor of the vehicle, is formed with a rigid frame, is provided with
seats on its inner surface, and is made sufficiently roomy to serve as an apron
or leg protector when only the ordinary seats are required.
On the Sheet of Drawings Figs. 1, 2, and 3 represent perspective views
of a perambulator constructed according to my Invention; like letters denote
the same parts in these views.
a is the main part of the body provided with seat 6 in the usual manner; c
is the moveable piece or minor part of the body supported on the hinge or
joint d, and prevented from folding too far forwards by the projecting stud e
which rests against the projecting part f; chains or other mechanism can be
used instead of the stud and projection; g, the seat. In this arrangement c
serves as the apron and leg protector; the wheels, springs, shaft, and propelling
handle are of the ordinary kind.
Fig. 4 is a view in side elevation of a cabriolet fitted with my
Invention. h is the body proper with seat i; j, the minor body with seat k; l,
the bolt hinge or joint whereon j moves; m is a stud or stop, and n a chain
which can be used in place of or in addition to m; here the wheels, springs,
shafts and dash board are of the ordinary construction.
Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a phaeton constructed according to my Inven-
tion, the wheels, springs, shafts, front carriage part, steps, dash board, and
wings are constructed in any usual way. o, the body proper with seats p
and q; r is the front minor body, shewn folded down, binged at s, and provided
with a stop t, as described in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4. u is the back minor body
bere constructed in the same manner as r, and shewn folded up, serving as an
apron or leg protector.
Having now described the nature of my said Invention, and particularized
the same by various modifications, I would have it understood that I do not
confine myself to the exact forms of parts shewn, or to any precise form, nor
to the use of any particular stop or means of preventing the moveable piece
from folding too far forwards or backwards, nor to the use of the particular
hinges or joints shewn, as others can be used; what I claim is constructing
the bodies of wheeled vehicles with a so-called minor body having a rigid

page_text: frame and seat so that the seat space for travellers is doubled or increased
substantially as described and illustrated by the Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Richardson Gorst, have here-
unto set my hand and seal, the Twenty-fourth day of December, in
the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.
In the presence of
JOHN T. KING,
Patent Agent,
Liverpool.
WILLIAM RICHARDSON GORST. (L.S.)