Year: 1887

page_text: PATENT OFFICE,

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I, JAMES CLIFTON ROBINSON of 8 Newhall Street Birmingham in the County
Warwick General Manager of the Birmingham Cab Company, do hereby declare the
nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to hansom cabs capable of being converted into closed or open
cabs at pleasure and has for its object to simplify the construction and render them
capable of being operated with facility and expedition the parts being so arranged
and combined that there is but little tendency to rattling and so that the driver can
operate all the parts without descending from his seat.
The nature of my Invention will be understood from the following description.
The hood roof, or upper portion which folds back is made in two parts separated and
disconnected from each other by a transverse division the one part consisting of the
front portion of the hood or roof and the front posts and part of the top of the window
frames and the other part consisting of the hinder part of the hood or roof and the
other portions of the top of the window frames and the upper part of the back which
is hinged to the lower part of the back at the lower side and to the hinder part
of the hood or roof at the upper side. The upper parts of the pillars forming
the backward sides of the window frames are hinged to the lower parts of the pillars
and are connected by cords chains or the like to the folding portion of the back so
that as the said folding portion of the back is turned down, the upper parts of the
posts are also turned down to lie in front of the lower portions of the pillars and that
when the said folding portion of the back is raised with the back part of the hood or
roof the said upper parts of the pillars are brought into line with the lower parts.
The windows are arranged so that they can fall down behind or between the side
panels.
The windows when raised into position may be automatically pressed outwards by
springs or otherwise to rest and be supported upon the sill of the framing as in some
railway carriage windows and to enable the driver to move them from this position so
that they may fall behind or between the panels, there may be provided wedges or cam

page_text: pieces which can be moved up through the sill to press the lower part of the windows
from off the sill and over the space into which they drop, in order to allow the
windows to fall. These wedges or cam pieces may be operated from the drivers foot
board by means of one central plate rod or lever projecting therefrom and connected
by levers or otherwise with the said wedges or cam pieces. The parts of the hood or
roof may be secured together by any suitable hooks or fastenings and fastenings may
also be provided to secure the folding part of the back to the upper folding parts of
the back pillars.
When the cab is to be converted into an open Cab the windows are lowered and the
hooks or fastenings aforesaid are undone and the hinder part of the roof and the
upper part of the back are folded back the upper parts of the pillars being auto-
matically lowered and the front part of the roof is also folded back. When the Cab
is to be converted into a closed Cab the front part of the roof is brought forward into
position and afterwards the back portion of the roof and the upper part of the back
are brought forward the upper parts of the back pillars being raised automatically
therewith:
The parts are fastened together and then the windows are raised and rest upon
the sills and the cab is then a closed vehicle.
The front part of the hood or roof and the front pillars or portions of the window
frames (which are formed in one therewith and fold backward and forward with it)
may be hinged by bars centered to the body of the Cab and connected to the lower
parts of the front pillars or portions of the window frame which may be provided with
plates which when the parts are in their closed position overlap the sides of the Cab
and support the parts laterally.
In order to adjust the balance of the Cab when open the drivers foot-board may be
hinged so that it can be folded back beneath the scat.
Dated this 7th day of Tonna 1007
J. H. JOHNSON & Co.,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, W.C.,
Agents for James C. Robinson.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hansom Cabs.
I JAMES CLIFTON ROBINSON of 8 Newhall Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick General Manager of the Birmingham Cab Company 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 Hansom Cabs of the kind described in
specification 342* A.D. 1881 and has for its object to simplify the construction and
render them capable of being operated with facility and expedition the parts being so
arranged and combined that there is but little tendency to rattling and so that the driver
can operate all the parts not only without descending from his seat but also whilst the
horse is in motion.
The nature of my Invention will be understood from the following description and.
the accompanying drawings of which Figure 1 is a side elevation, Figure a plan
and Figure 3a back view, the other Figures being details as hereinafter described.
The hood roof or upper portion which folds back is made in two parts A and B
separated and entirely disconnected from each other by a transverse division, the
part A consisting of the front portion a of the hood or roof and the front posts a²
and the part a³ of the top of the window frames and the other part B consisting of
the hinder part of the hood or roof and the other portions of the top of the
window frames and the upper part C. of the back which is hinged at c to the lower
part D of the back at the lower side, and is also binged at c² to the binder part b of
the hood or roof at the upper side-The upper parts e of the pillars E forming the
backward sides of the window frames are hinged at to the lower parise of
the pillars and are connected by wheel gearing to the centre of the folding
portion C. of the back so that as the said folding portion of the back and the back
part B of the hood or roof are turned down, the upper parts e of the posts E are by
the said gearing also turned down to lic in front of the lower portions ³ of the said
pillars and that when the said folding portion C. of the back is raised with the back
part B of the hood or roof the said upper parts e of the pillars are brought into line
with the lower paris e³. I have shewn in the drawings and in enlarged detail in
Figures 4 and 5 an arrangement for this purpose consisting of toothed wheels 1.2.3.4.
The wheel I being fixed to the centre on which the back part C. turns and the wheel 4
being fixed to the hinge part or centre of the part e on which it turns the wheels 2
and 3 being for transmitting motion from the wheel 1 to the wheel 4 and it will be
understood that the wheel I may gear directly with the wheel 4 if they be made large
enough in diameter or that if they be made smaller there may be a great number
than two transmitting wheels-provided that they be arranged to give the necessary
direction of motion to the part e. The side windows F are arranged so that they can
fall down simultaneously behind or between the side panels. The arrangement is
shewn in detail in figures 6 and 7. Figure being a view inside the lab with the
inside panel removed and Figure 7 being a transverse section. The windows when
raised into position are automatically pressed outwards (which may be effected by

page_text: springs) to rest and be supported upon the sill i of the framing and these retained by
the bead or strip as clearly shewn in Figure 7 as in some Railway carriage
windows.
To enable the driver to move them from this position so that they may fall behind
or between the panels there may be provided wedges or cam pieces which can be
moved up through the sill to raise the windows and press the lower part thereof from
the sill and over the bead to a position over the space between the panels into which
space they drop. These wedges or cam pieces j¹ may be operated from the drivers
foot board by means of one central foot plate rod or lever projecting therefrom and
connected by a lever centred at 12 to a rod 13 to which the levers are connected
these levers being centred at 1 (see Figure 3) and their outer ends bear on the rear
ends of levers m centered at me connected at their other ends to the cam pieces j
The said cam pieces as they are raised lift up the window F and the inclined or cam
surface at the top of the piece ; allow the window to slip off therefrom over the bead j
for dropping into the space between the panels. The parts of the hood or roof may
be secured together by hooks or fastenings such as the gripping clips T T Figure 11
in combination with the latch bolt operated by the handle as shewn in Figures 9
and 10 the handle being capable of being operated through the roof trap and fastenings
may also be provided to secure the folding part of the back to the upper folding parts
of the back pillars. There may be studs and holes in meeting parts of the lower ends
of a² and the cab body and other meeting parts if so desired to hold the parts firmly
laterally. are handles by which the parts of the roof can be operated. When the cab
is to be converted into an open cab the windows are lowered by the driver pressing on
the plate k and the hooks or clips aforesaid are undone and the hinder part B of the
roof and the upper part C of the back are folded back the upper parts of the pillars
being automatically and simultaneously lowered by the wheels aforesaid and the front
part A of the roof is also folded back. Figure 8 shews the parts in their folded back
position. When the Cab is to be converted into a closed cab as shewn in Figure 1 the
front part A of the roof is brought forward into the closed position and afterwards
the back portion B of the roof and the upper part C of the back are brought forward
to the closed position the upper parts of the back pillars being raised automatically
and simultaneously therewith by the wheels described. The pins T on the hood b
drop into the eyes of the clips T Tand the spring latch a locks the parts of the hood
together and then the windows are raised simultaneously and rest upon the sills and
the cab is then a closed, vehicle.
The front part of the hood or roof and the front pillars or portions of the window
frames (which are form'd in one therewith and fold backward and forward with it)
may be hinged by bars R centered to the body of the Cab and connected to the lower
parts of the front pillars or portions of the window frame at which may be providel
with plates which when the parts are in their closed position overlap the sides of the
cab body and support the parts laterally.
In order to adjust the balance of the Cab when open the drivers foot board S may
be hinged so that it can be folded back beneath the seat as shewn in dotted lines. The
windows are raised simultaneously from the drivers seat by means of the cords t
passing over the pulleys uu and connected at one end to each of the windows and at
the other end together and to one handle common to both. Or the said cords may be
separate and the windows be operated independently if desired u is a stud over
which the loop of the cord is passed when the windows are up. The side
windows are shewn with antifriction wheels to run in the grooves and give an easy
action.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that I
lay no claim to anything described and claimed in the hereinbefore mentioned
Specification 342* A.D. 1881 but what I claim is :
First. The combination of paris substantially as described and illustrated constituting
an improved convertible. Hansom Cab.

page_text: Second. In hansom Cabs the first part A of the hood or roof (carrying gripping
clips) and disconnected from the part B in combination with the part B (provided
with internal spring bolt operated through roof trap) and hinged to the part C of the
back which is hinged to the lower part of the back substantially as described and
illustrated.
Third. In convertible Hansom Cabs the arrangement substantially as described and
illustrated for lowering the side windows.
Fourth. In convertible. Hansom Cabs the arrangements substantially as described
for raising the side windows.
Fifth. In convertible cabs the hinder posts and folding back part so connected and
arranged in combination with geared wheels that when the one is moved the other is
also automatically and simultaneously operated.
Th
Ostalo 1987
J. H. JOHNSON & Co.,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London,
Agents.

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Jan., 1887
Complete Left, 7th Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 8th Nov., 1887
1, JAMES CLIFTON ROBINSON of 8 Newhall Street. Birmingham in the County of
Warwick General Manager of the Birmingham Cab Company, do hereby declare the
nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to hansom cabs capable of being converted into closed or open
cabs at pleasure and has for its object to simplify the construction and render them
capable of being operated with facility and expedition the parts being so arranged
and combined that there is but little tendency to rattling and so that the driver can
operate all the parts without descending from his seat.
The nature of my Invention will be understood from the following description.
The hood roof, or upper portion which folds back is made in two parts separated and
disconnected from each other by a transverse division the one part consisting of the
front portion of the hood or roof and the front posts and part of the top of the window
frames and the other part consisting of the hinder part of the hood or roof and the
other portions of the top of the window frames and the upper part of the back which
is hinged to the lower part of the back at the lower side and to the hinder part
of the hood or roof at the upper side. The upper parts of the pillars forming
the backward sides of the window frames are hinged to the lower parts of the pillars
and are connected by cords chains or the like to the folding portion of the back so
that as the said folding portion of the back is turned down, the upper parts of the
posts are also turned down to lie in front of the lower portions of the pillars and that
when the said folding portion of the back is raised with the back part of the hood or
roof the said upper parts of the pillars are brought into line with the lower parts.
The windows are arranged so that they can fall down behind or between the side
panels.
The windows when raised into position may be automatically pressed outwards by
springs or otherwise to rest and be supported upon the sill of the framing as in some
railway carriage windows and to enable the driver to move them from this position so
that they may fall behind or between the panels, there may be provided wedges or cam

page_text: picces which can be moved up through the sill to press the lower part of the windows
from off the sill and over the space into which they drop, in order to allow the
windows to fall. These wedges or cam pieces may be operated from the drivers foot
board by means of one central plate rod or lever projecting therefrom and connected
by levers or otherwise with the said wedges or cam pieces. The parts of the hood or
roof may be secured together by any suitable hooks or fastenings and fastenings may
also be provided to secure the folding part of the back to the upper folding parts of
the back pillars.
When the cab is to be converted into an open Cab the windows are lowered and the
hooks or fastenings aforesaid are undone and the hinder part of the roof and the
upper part of the back are folded back the upper parts of the pillars being auto-
matically lowered and the front part of the roof is also folded back. When the Cab
is to be converted into a closed Cab the front part of the roof is brought forward into
position and afterwards the back portion of the roof and the upper part of the back
are brought forward the upper parts of the back pillars being raised automatically
therewith.
The parts are fastened together and then the windows are raised and rest upon
the sills and the cab is then a closed vehicle.
The front part of the hood or roof and the front pillars or portions of the window
frames (which are formed in one therewith and fold backward and forward with it)
may be hinged by bars centered to the body of the Cab and connected to the lower
parts of the front pillars or portions of the window frame which may be provided with
plates which when the parts are in their closed position overlap the sides of the Cab
and support the parts laterally.
In order to adjust the balance of the Cab when open the drivers foot-board may be
hinged so that it can be folded back beneath the seat.
Datad this 7th day of Janam 1007
J. H. JOHNSON & Co.,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, W.C.,
Agents for James C. Robinson.

page_text: Improvements in ass.
I JAMES CLIFTON ROBINSON of 8 Newhall Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick General Manager of the Birmingham Cab Company 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 Hansom Cabs capable of being converted into closed or
open cabs at pleasure and has for its object to simplify the construction and render
them capable of being operated with facility and expedition the parts being so arranged
and combined that there is but little tendency to rattling and so that the driver can
operate all the parts not only without descending from his seat but also whilst the horse
is in motion.
The nature of my Invention will be understood from the following description and
the accompanying drawings of which Figure 1 is a side elevation, Figure 2 a plan
and Figure 3 a back view, the other Figures being details as hereinafter described.
The hood roof or upper portion which folds back is made in two parts A and B
separated and entirely disconnected from each other by a transverse division, the
part A consisting of the front portion a of the hood or roof and the front posts a²
and the part of the top of the window frames and the other part B consisting of
the hinder part of the hood or roof and the other portions of the top of the
window frames and the upper part C. of the back which is hinged at c to the lower
part D of the back at the lower side, and is also hinged at c² to the hinder part b of
the hood or roof at the upper side-The upper parts e of the pillars E forming the
backward sides of the window frames are hinged at e to the lower parts e³ of
the pillars and are connected by wheel gearing to the centre of the folding
portion C. of the back so that as the said folding portion of the back and the back
part B of the hood or roof are turned down, the upper parts e of the posts E are by
the said gearing also turned down to lie in front of the lower portions e³ of the said
pillars and that when the said folding portion C. of the back is raised with the back
part B of the hood or roof the said upper parts e of the pillars E are brought into line
with the lower parts e³. I have shewn in the drawings and in enlarged detail in
Figures 4 and 5 an arrangement for this purpose consisting of toothed wheels 1. 2. 3. 4.
The wheel 1 being fixed to the centre on which the back part C. turns and the wheel 4
being fixed to the hinge part or centre of the part e on which it turns the wheels 2
and 3 being for transmitting motion from the wheel 1 to the wheel 4 and it will be
understood that the wheel I may gear directly with the wheel 4 if they be made large
enough in diameter or that if they be made smaller there may be a greater number
than two transmitting wheels-provided that they be arranged to give the necessary
direction of motion to the part e. The side windows F are arranged so that they can
fall down simultaneously behind or between the side panels. The arrangement is
shewn in detail in figures 6 and 7. Figure 6 being a view inside the Cab with the
inside panel removed and Figure 7 being a transverse section. The windows when

page_text: raised into position are automatically pressed outwards (which may be effected by
springs) to rest and be supported upon the sill i of the framing and these retained by
the bead or strip as clearly shewn in Figure 7 as in some Railway carriage
windows.
To enable the driver to move them from this position so that they may fall behind
or between the panels there may be provided wedges or cam pieces which can be
moved up through the sill to raise the windows and press the lower part thereof. from
the sill and over the bead to a position over the space between the panels into which
space they drop. These wedges or cam pieces may be operated from the drivers
foot board by means of one central foot plate rod or lever projecting therefrom and
connected by a lever centred at 12 to a rod 13 to which the levers are connected
these levers being centred at 1 (see Figure 3) and their outer ends bear on the rear
ends of levers m centered at m² connected at their other ends to the cam pieces' j.
The said cam pieces as they are raised lift up the window F and the inclined or cam
surface at the top of the piece j allow the window to slip off therefrom over the bead j²
for dropping into the space between the panels. The parts of the hood or roof may
be secured together by hooks or fastenings such as the gripping clips T T Figure 11
in combination with the latch bolte operated by the handle as shewn in Figures 9
and 10 the handle being capable of being operated through the roof trap and fastenings
may also be provided to secure the folding part of the back to the upper folding parts
of the back pillars. There may be studs and holes in meeting parts of the lower ends
of a and the cab body and other meeting parts if so desired to hold the parts firmly
laterally. are handles by which the parts of the roof can be operated. When the cab
is to be converted into an open cab the windows are lowered by the driver pressing on
the plate and the hooks or clips aforesaid are undone and the hinder part B of the
roof and the upper part of the back are folded back the upper parts of the pillars
being automatically and simultaneously lowered by the wheels aforesaid and the front
part A of the roof is also folded back. Figure 8 shows the parts in their folded back
position. When the Cab is to be converted into a closed cab as shewn in Figure 1 the
front part A of the roof is brought forward into the closed position and afterwards
the back portion B of the roof and the upper part C of the back are brought forward
to the closed position the upper parts of the back pillars being raised automatically
and simultaneously therewith by the wheels described. The pins T on the hood b
drop into the eyes of the clips TT and the spring latch locks the parts of the hood
together and then the windows are raised simultaneously and rest upon the sills and
the cab is then a closed vehicle.
The front part of the hood or roof and the front pillars or portions of the window
frames (which are form'd in one therewith and fold backward and forward with it)
may be hinged by bars R centered to the body of the Cab and connected to the lower
parts of the front pillars or portions of the window frame at which may be provided
with plates which when the parts are in their closed position overlap the sides of the
cab body and support the parts laterally.
In order to adjust the balance of the Cab when open the drivers foot board S may
be hinged so that it can be folded back beneath the seat as shewn in dotted lines. The
windows are raised simultaneously from the drivers seat by means of the cords t
passing over the pulleys uu and connected at one end to each of the windows and at
the other end together and to one handle common to both. Or the said cords may be
separate and the windows be operated independently if desired is a stud over
which the loop of the cord is passed when the windows are up. The side
windows are shewn with antifriction wheels to run in the grooves and give an easy
action.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
--
First. The combination of parts substantially as described and illustrated constituting

page_text: Second. In hansom Cabs the first part A of the hood or roof (carrying gripping
clips) and disconnected from the part B in combination with the part B (provided
with internal spring bolt operated through roof trap) and hinged to the part of the
back which is hinged to the lower part of the back substantially as described and
illustrated.
Third. In convertible Hansom Cabs the arrangement substantially as described and
illustrated for lowering the side windows.
Fourth. In convertible Hansom Cabs the arrangements substantially as described
for raising the side windows.
Fifth. In convertible cabs the hinder posts and folding back part so connected and
arranged in combination with geared wheels that when the one is moved the other is
also automatically and simultaneously operated.
Datad this 7th day of Darahan 1887
J. H. JOHNSON & Co.,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London,
Agents.