Improvements upon and relating to Two or more Wheeled Carriages or Cabs and other Wheeled Vehicles.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 6th July, 1889-Accepted, 10th Aug., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements upon and relating to Two or more Wheeled Carriages
or Cabs and other Wheeled Vehicles.
I, JOHN ROBERTSON of 412 to 424, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Coach Builder,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in the construction of wheeled vehicles, such
for instance as cabs, carriages and the like, wherein, instead of the turning wheel or
wheels being arranged under the front of the vehicle as hitherto, said turning wheel
or wheels is or are fixed upon a pivot or axle at the back thereof.
The body of the cab or other vehicle may be of any ordinary type, but I prefer to
form the front portion of the sides at a suitable angle relatively to the rear portion,
in which latter part of the sides are hung the two doors.
Within the vehicle are arranged two or more seats-preferably four-capable of
revolving upon a spindle so that the persons occupying the seats may be enabled to
assume any desired position.
The body of the vehicle is suspended at the front upon a pair of wheels revolving
upon a fixed shaft, and at the rear upon a turning wheel, movable upon an axis or
pivot as may be desired.
Glass panels are inserted in the angular front portion of the sides and in the back
of the vehicle, as also in the doors.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements upon and relating to Two or more Wheeled Carriages
or Cabs and other Wheeled Vehicles.
I, JOHN ROBERTSON, of 412 to 424, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Coach Builder,
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:
My invention relates to improvements in the construction of wheeled vehicles such
for instance as cabs, carriages, and the like wherein instead of the turning wheel or
wheels being arranged under the front of the vehicle as hitherto said turning wheel
or wheels is or are fixed upon a pivot or axle at the back thereof.
I will now proceed to describe my. Invention, having reference to the accompanying
sheet of drawings, in which Fig. 1 shows a sectional plan and Fig. 2 a longitudinal
section of the same.
In these drawings similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
The body of the cab or other vehicle may be of any ordinary type, but I prefer to
form the front portion A¹ of the sides at a suitable angle relatively to the rear
portion A³, in which latter portion A2 of the sides are hung the two doors B, B.
Or I may form the front portion of the vehicle of a curved form struck
from a greater radius than that of the real curved portion of the body of the
vehicle.
Within the vehicle are arranged two or more seats C, C-preferably four-
capable of revolving upon spindles D so that the persons occupying the seats may
be enabled to assume any desired position.
The body of the vehicle is suspended at the front upon a pair of wheels E E
revolving upon a fixed shaft F, and at the rear upon a turning wheel or wheels

page_text: moveable upon an axis or pivot. As shown, G is the turning wheel and H is
the spring pivot.
I may however employ two turning wheels instead of one.
Glass panels I are inserted in suitable positions in the body of the vehicle, and also
in the doors.
I do not bind myself to the exact form of the body of the vehicle, number and
arrangement of wheels, seats and windows as herein shown.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
(1). In cabs or other wheeled vehicles placing the turning wheel or wheels at the
rear portion thereof instead of the front as hitherto.
(2). The improved vehicle having the front portion of the body inclined at a suit-
able angle to the rear portion thereof, the two front wheels rotating on a fixed shaft,
the rear turning or guiding wheel, and the construction of seats and arrangement
of windows and doors, substantially as described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
JAMES STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers, 20, High Holborn, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.