Perambulators.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 26th May, 1887
Complete Left, 26th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1888
Perambulators.
I, RICHARD LEACH HOLT, of 3 Adelaide Street, Southport, in the County of
Lancaster, Mechanic, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention, to be as
follows:-
:-
My invention relates to combined bassinettes or cradles and perambulators, and
consists in an improved combination and arrangement.
There is an open frame to which the springs are attached which are connected to
the axles for the wheels of the perambulators, which is or may be constructed in other
respects same as an ordinary perambulator.
The coach, cradle or bassinette body is formed of any desired shape and material and
has secured upon its under side a rocker at each end which rockers rest upon the cross
bars of the frame to which the axles are attached.
The rockers are connected at each end to the said cross bars of the framing by a
jointed bolt or other arrangement which will keep the coach cradle or bassinette body
in connection with the framing while permitting it to be rocked when required.
There is a lever handle with a wedge, which can be pressed down when required to
prevent the coach or cradle body from being rocked.
The handle for propelling is or may be attached to the coach or cradle body or to
the frame having the axles attached.
Inside the coach or cradle body there are jointed or movable seats which are or can
be arranged to form seats or be placed in a position to form a bed to recline upon.
Dated this Twenty fifth day of May 1887.
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Combined Bassinettes or Cradles and
Perambulators.
I RICHARD LEACH HOLT of 3 Adelaide Street, Southport, in the County of
Lancaster, Mechanic, 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 combined cradle bassinettes and perambulators and consists
in an improved combination and arrangement.
There is an open frame to which the springs are attached which are connected to
the axles for the wheels of the perambulator which is or may be constructed in other
respects same as an ordinary perambulator.
The coach cradle or bassinette body is formed of any desired shape and material and
has secured upon its under side a rocker at each end which rockers rest upon the cross
bars of the frame to which the springs and axles are attached.
The rockers are connected at each end to the said cross bars of the framing by an
arrangement which will keep the coach cradle or bassinette body in connection with
the framing while permitting it to be rocked when required.
There are also arrangements to secure the rockers to the framing when the cradle
bassinette is not to be rocked and to prevent the perambulator from moving when
intended to remain stationary.
Fig. 1 is a side, and fig. 2 an end elevation, and fig. 3 a plan view with the coach
cradle or bassinette body removed to show more clearly the parts below it.
a and al are the axles for the wheels b and 6', and these axles are secured to two
thin elastic bars c bent as shown, which are connected by jointed links c¹ with elastic
spring bars above those attached to the axle.
There are two cross bars d, having the form shown best in fig. 2 which are secured
at each end of the cross bars to the spring bars c² on each side.
In the middle of each cross bar d there is a staple formed upward projection d¹
which passes freely through a slot formed in the rockers, as seen best in fig. 3-The
rockers e are secured to the bottom of the coach, cradle or bassinette f and the staple
formed projections d' and the slots in the rockers e for them serve to keep the rockers
in position on the cross bars d.
There are two rods bent to the form shown, and connected together at one end by
a handle g¹, and at the other end by a bolt or bar g extending between the two side
bars g.
The two bars g pass under the cross bars d and are guided and kept in position by
two bent projections from the under side of each cross bar d.
Each of the two bars g has an upward projection g³ bent to the form best shown in
fig. 1, that is first they ascend vertically then are bent horizontally and then ascend
vertically again and are then bent horizontally-The first horizontal bends are made

page_text: to come over the upper sides of the rockers e and when the bars 9 are slided by the
handle g' into the piston in which they are shown in fig. 1, these horizontal projections
come over the upper side of the rockers e on both sides, as shown, and hold them from
rocking and when the bars g are drawn back by the handle g¹ the rockers e are then
released, and the upper horizontal projections g' then serve to prevent the cradle from
being rocked too far either way, as the upper sides of the rockers will come against
the projections when the rocking limit is reached.
The sliding bars g are held in either position, when moved by the handle g¹ by a
latch jointed on a projection from one spring side bar at 9, and the end of this
latch lever g has a slot with two notches the slot coming upon a stud projection from
one side of the handle g¹.
This latch lever g is first lifted to get the stud clear of the notch before the
handle g can be moved to slide the bar g in either direction, and the latch 9 is
lowered to secure the stud from the handle g' after the bars 9 have been moved
consequently the sliding bars g are held secure from moving from either position.
On a stud or bolt h secured in a projection from one of the spring bars on one side,
a lever is jointed, one arm ¹ of which comes over and when pressed down will act
against the tyre of one wheel (6') the other arm of the lever h² comes to one end, and
is guided in a slot in a plate h³ secured to one of the spring bars,-this slot being
formed as shown to hold the lever arm 2 up, and with the brake arm h¹ clear; or
down, and with the brake arm h¹ firmly upon the wheel.
.
This brake is applied when the cradle is being rocked to prevent the wheels from
moving.
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 1
claim is
1. The combination of a bassinette or cradle having rockers, with the framing
connected with the wheels of a perambulator and arranged so as to be capable of
being rocked on the framing, and secured thereto, when not to be rocked, substantially_
as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings.
2. The combination and arrangement of a bassinette cradle having rockers, with the
framing and wheels carrying the bassinette and with mechanism for locking and
unlocking the cradle and for preventing the wheels from moving while the cradle is
being rocked, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated
by the drawings.
Deted this 25th day of January 1888
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.