Improvements in Hood Fittings for Carriages, Perambulators, and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hood Fittings for Carriages, Perambulators,
and the like.
We, GEORGE MOORE, Junior, and SAMUEL JAMES MOORE, both of Priory Works,
Priory Road, Aston, near the City of Birmingham, Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows ;-
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This invention relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement
of hood fittings, primarily intended for perambulators, but which may also be
applied to hoods for other vehicles or the like purposes.
Such hoods have been usually held in an adjustable position by means of a
double jointed link or by quadrants or the like to which there are several objec
tions. In this our invention however we construct and combine with the said
frame, a lever and suitable adjustable catches &c., by which the said hood may
be manipulated in a much easier and more efficient manner than heretofore.
The hood frame is made much as usual, that is, having a number of collapsible
frames upon which is secured the cloth &c. covering. These frames converge to
a common fulcrum joint one on each side of the carriage. Carried also upon the
one (or both) sides, and preferably upon the same fulcrum pin is a lever, usually
in such a relative position to the hood as to assume a horizontal position when
the hood is opened. Concentric with this lever is a quadrantal bar attached to
the body of the carriage, having upon its surface a number of catches or other
means of securing the aforesaid lever at any desired angle. This lever is further
secured to the front part of the hood frame so that the movement of the lever
thereby operates the hood as a whole. The lever may be attached direct to the
said frame, or it may be connected by means of a (curved) link.
Thus by the application of the lever arrangement, the hood is opened or folded
in a simple manner and with considerable ease and safety.
Dated this 3rd day of August 1898.
Improvements in Hood Fittings for Carriages, Perambulators,
and the like.
We, GEORGE MOORE, Junior, and SAMUEL JAMES MOORE, both of Priory Works,
Priory Road, Aston, near the City of Birminghain, Manufacturers, do hereby
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page_text: declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following state-
ment:
This invention relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement
of hood fittings, primarily intended for perambulators, but which may also be
applied to hoods for other vehicles or the like purposes.
Such hoods have been usually held in an adjustable position by means of a
double jointed link or by quadrants or the like to which there are several objec-
tions. In this our invention however we construct and combine with the said
frame, a lever and suitable adjustable catches &c., by which the said hood may
be manipulated in a much easier and more efficient manner than heretofore.
In order to more clearly explain this our invention we have appended hereunto
illustrative drawings upon which are figures and numbers of reference.
Figs. 1, 3 and 5, show this our invention as seen when the hood is opened.
Figs. 2 and 4, show the invention as seen when the hood is closed.
Figs. 6, 7 and 8, show enlarged views of the catch device particularized in
Fig. 5.
Fig. 9, is a detail edge view of the quadrantal catch bar 20, shown in Figs. 1
and 2.
Fig. 10, is a side view of the catch shown in Figs. 3 & 4.
It will be seen that the form of the lever and of the catch device shown in
Figs. 3 and 4, are modified to that shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and also that the
catch device shown in Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8, is again modified.
We will first describe our invention as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, in which 11, is
the body of the vehicle, 12, is the hood. 13, 13, are the collapsible frames, two
of which only are shown (more may be used), 14, is the front or main frame.
These frames converge to and are pivoted to a common fulcrum joint 15, carried
upon a bracket 16, one of which is secured upon each side of the carriage. 17, is
a lever also fulcrumed at 15, whose one end is pivoted at 18, to bracket 19, which
latter is secured to the frame 14.
Upon the side of the carriage is now fixed the quadrantal bar 20, having
notches 21, or their equivalents, with which the lever 17, may engage so as to
hold the hood in the several corresponding raised positions.
In Figs. 3 and 4, as before intimated, I have shown a modified form of foldable
lever 17, having what is known as a rule joint, that is to say, the lever is jointed
so that they cannot open wider from each other than is shown by the dotted
line 22; hence any movement in the direction of arrow 23, must of necessity open
the hood. In such cases, a quadrantal adjusting bar similar to that shown at 20,
in Figs. 1 and 2 may be used, or instead of this the modified catch 20, may be
used, so that the handle may be pushed down and fall beneath the one notch 21.
It will be seen that when the hood is thrown back as seen in Fig. 4, the forward
part of the lever also follows as far as its joint will permit so as to lie as much
as possible out of the way.
Referring now to Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8, it will be seen that the catch arrange-
ment is placed near the fulcrum joint. In this case I have shown the lever in
dotted lines, because with this catch arrangement the lever may be substituted by
the handle 17. 24, is a plate secured to the frame 14, and having the series
of holes 25. As will be seen by the dotted lines before referred to, this plate may
have connected thereto the operating lever 17", but usually it is not necessary.
26, is a bracket secured to the body 11, of the carriage which serves to carry
the fulcrum pin 15, for the frames 13 and 14, and also to carry the spring bolt 27,
which latter is more clearly shown in Fig. 8.
Thus it will be seen that the hood may be secured at various positions, by
means of the bolt 27, taking into one or other of the holes 25. Of course it will
be readily seen that the holes 25, and the bolt 27, may be substituted by a ratchet
and pawl or other similarly locking device, one form of which in effect is carried
out and shown in Figs. 1 and 2, but in each case it will be seen that the operation

page_text: of the closing and opening of the hood, and of locking the same takes place from
the centre of movement 15, or concentric thereto.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. In the construction and arrangement of hood fittings the combination with
the collapsible hood whose frames are carried upon a common joint 15, of an
operating lever 17, carried upon or concentric with such joint 15, and controlled
by catch or catches such as 21, substantially as set forth and shown in Figs. 1
and 2.
2. The combination with the collapsible hood, whose frames are carried upon a
common centre 15, of a foldable lever 17ª, carried upon or concentric with
joint 15 and controlled by catch or catches 20*, substantially as set forth and
shown in Figs. 3 & 4.
3. The combination with the hood 12, having collapsible frames 13 and 14,
handle such as 17b, of the locking plate 24, having holes 25, with spring bolt 27,
the whole operating from centre 15, substantially as set forth and shown in
reference to Figs. 5, 6, 7 & 8.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent, 12, Cherry Street, Birmingham.