Year: 1896

page_text: CHARLES FREDERICK OWEN Catterick Road Beaver Park, Didsbury Manchester
Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to make the foot well of the body in Children's
carriages adjustable, so that it may be raised or lowered to suit various ages of
children.
My invention consists of constructing the bodies of childrens bassinette-carriages,
made of wood, or other suitable material, (and mounted on springs and wheels), with
certain adjustable parts,--namely the foot well.
I purpose making the well (which is the foot rest) to slide upwards or downwards,
that the depth of the well is made suitable for various ages of children.
The two ends of the well may be made detachable, from the other parts of the
well, so that the bottom of the well with its sides may be raised to the level of the
seats one child has then a complete bed.
Dated this Seventh day of September 1896.
CHARLES FREDERICK OWEN.
D.
I, CHARLES FREDERICK OWEN, of Catterick Road, Beaver Park, Didsbury,
Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Commercial Traveller, 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 relates to an improvement in children's bassinette carriages, and
consists in constructing the part termed the well so as to slide vertically.
The object of my invention is to enable the floor of the well to be raised or
lowered according to the depth required for the feet of a child to rest thereon when
sitting in the carriage irrespective of the age of the child and the consequent
difference in the length of the leg between the knee and the foot, or to raise the
floor of the well to a level with the seats if the child is required to rest in a reclining
position.
I attain this object by the means hereinafter described and as shown in the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which Fig. 1 represents a longitudinal section
of a bassinette carriage body with my invention applied, the floor of the well being
shown in the lowest position.

page_text: Fig. 2 is a like section representing the well partly raised, and Fig. 3 is also a
longitudinal section with the floor of the well raised so as to be level with the seats.
In these views similar letters refer to similar parts.
I connect each side of the floor a of the well to a vertical sliding piece as b which
slides in grooves c: said sliding piece with floor can be raised or lowered and
retained in the desired position by means of a rack as d, or a cord and pulley, or
other preferred mechanism.
I connect flaps e. el to the ends of the floor a by means of hinges when the
floor of the well is in the lowest position, these flaps are vertical and cover the open
portion of the well. When the depth of the well is lessened as shown in Fig. 2
said flaps may either remain vertical or they may be laid down on the floor a.
When it is desired to obtain a level surface for the purpose of forming a bed for a
child to rest at full length in the carriage the floor of the well is raised as shown in
Fig. 3, the flaps e, el, being laid down on the floor a. By these means the height
of the seat from the floor is regulated to suit the age of the child, or the floor placed
on a level with the seats for the purpose of obtaining a level surface on which the
child may recline at full length. I do not confine myself to the precise means for
raising or lowering and retaining the vertical sliding well herein before described in
position, but
Having now particularly ascertained and described the nature of this my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. In a child's bassinette carriage the construction of the well so as to slide
vertically and the floor of the well raised or lowered as required for the purpose and
in the manner substantially as hereinbefore described.
2nd. In a child's bassinette carriage the use of a well that will slide vertically
and that may be raised or lowered and retained in the desired position by either a
rack or other preferred device substantially as and for the purpose herein before
described.
1005
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53 Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.