or Improved Means of Operating Vehicle Hoods.
Year: 1894

page_text: New or Improved Means of Operating Vehicle Hoods.
I, HANS GOLBRANSEN, of 10 Hanover Terrace, Regent's Park, in the County
of Middlesex, Butler, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object to provide means of raising and lowering the
hood of a carriage from the box seat or other point.
In carrying my invention into practical effect I provide an extension stay of the
ordinary construction on each side of the hood and to each of the bars forming this
stay I hinge the free end of one of the bars of a second extension stay of similar
construction. The two extension stays so hinged together are arranged to occupy
such relative positions that as the points where the bars forming each of them are
hinged together, recede from one another, the stays close, whilst when forced
towards one another the stays are opened and the hood raised. In order that each
pair of stays may be so operated as to raise the hood I connect to one of these, at
or near the point at which the two parts of it are hinged together, one end of a cord,
chain, or band, which is then passed round a loose pulley, preferably mounted on
the bolt connecting the two parts of the other stay together. These cords or chains
are then carried round loose pulleys to the point from which the hood is to be
operated where it is wound round a drum capable of being suitably revolved or
connected to a lever or the like.
To this drum, lever or the like is also connected a cord for lowering the hood said
cord being conducted over suitable pulleys to the back of the hood from whence it
travels to the front of the hood to which it is connected.
Dated this 27th day of August 1894.
CASTLE SMITH,
Invention" Office, 54 Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Means of Operating Vehicle Hoods.
I, HANS GOLBRANSEN, formerly of 10 Hanover Terrace, Regent's Park, in the
County of Middlesex, but now of Jesmond, Bromley, in the County of Kent,
Butler, 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 to provide means of raising and lowering the
folding hoods of carriages from the box seat by means of a lever, a crank or a
handle operated on by the coachman or driver or other person sitting on the box
seat without stopping the carriage or himself leaving his seat.
I will describe my invention by referring to the accompanying drawings which
illustrate it as applied to the folding hood of victoria.
Fig. 1. represents the hood of the vehicle extended, and Figure 2 represents the
hood down.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.
TD

page_text: (A) is the front hoop-stick of the bood hinged on to the pillar piece (W) in the
ordinary manner.
In carrying my invention into practical effect I provide an extension stay (C
and B) of the ordinary construction on each side of the hood, preferably between
the leather covering and the lining of the hood, and to each of the bars (C and B)
forming this stay I hinge the free end of one of the bars E and F of a secon
extension stay at the points (P and Q).
The two extension stays so hinged together are arranged to occupy such relative
position that, as the points where the bars forming each of them are hinged
iogether, the stays close, whilst when forced towards one another the same stays
are opened and the hood raised.
In order that each pair of stays may be so operated as to raise the hood I connect
on to the bolt (R) a cord or wire rope (U) which is passed over pulleys (K and J)
and further over pulleys (T) mounted on both side on the Hoor of the carriage and
into the box seat where it can be fastened to a drum, lever or other means of
operating it.
To this drum or lever is also connected a cord (D) or wire rope for lowering the
hood, said cord or rope being conducted over pulleys which may be mounted on the
same bolts as the pulleys (T) for the raising cord, and further direct on to (G)
near the bolt (S) where it is fastened, or the cord or wire rope for raising the hood
may be connected to the bolt (S) at the joints of the stays (C B) then passed over
pulley (M) placed at the end of the bolt (R) connecting the two parts of the other
stay (EF) and then back again over a pulley (K) mounted on the end of the
bolt (S) and further over pulleys (J and T) as before described. This mode would
reduce the pressure required for raising the hood; or the cord (D) for lowering the
hood may be passed over the pulleys mounted on the same bolt with pulleys (T)
from where it is conducted over the pulleys (L) mounted on to the centre of the
stud (V) to which the extremity of the stay (CB) is connected, from whence it
travels on to the front hoop stick (A) to which it is made fast at (O).
A spring placed on either side of the hood could be fixed so as to reduce the
pressure for opening the hood.
The
In order to be able to keep the hood at any angle a brake or lever is fixed on to
the floor of the box seat communicating with a drum to which the cords (D and U)
are fastened, on an iron rod in the box to which may be connected a handle.
said lever or brake being operated on by the foot, by which means the hood can be
securely locked in any position.
To raise the hood thus fitted with my improvements it is only required to move
the said handle connected with the said drum or crank. To lower the hood the
handle is reversed.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. The improvements in or applicable to the folding hoods of vehicles
substantially as and for the purpose herein before described.
2nd. The combination and arrangement of mechanism for operating the folding
hoods of vehicles substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated on the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this the 28th day of May 1895
HANS GOLBRANSEN.