A New or Improved Protector for the Outside Seats of Omnibuses, Tramcars, and other Seats.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 18th Dec.. 1894-4ccepted, 26th Jan., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Protector for the Outside Seats of Omnibuses,
Tramcars, and other Seats.
WILLIAM HENRY LEEDER Designer 4 Calabria Road Highbury, London, N.,
in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention has for its object to provide seats, and more especially the outside
seats of omnibuses, tramcars and other public vehicles, with a closing cover for
protecting passengers from rain and also for keeping the seats dry so that no
discomfort can arise from sitting on wet seats.
The seat and passenger protector may be constructed of light iron tubing and
fixed at the back of seat frame.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this
Specification, wherein
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the seat shewing the cover raised and
extended and
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the seat shewing the cover closed and
lowered.
The same letters of reference are used to denote like parts in all the figures.
A is the case holding a spring roller blind of some waterproof material, supported
on iron standards B, telescoping into larger standards below at D.
C is the thumb screw to keep the cover in position when raised.
E are plates screwed to the roof of the vehicle.
November 15th 1894
W. H. LEEDER,
4, Calabria Road, Highbury, London, N.
A New or Improved Protector for the Outside Seats of Omnibuses,
Tramcars, and other Seats.
WILLIAM HENRY LEEDER 4 Calabria Road Highbury, London, N. Middlesex
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 has for its object to provide seats, and more especially the outside
seats of omnibuses, tramcars, and other public vehicles, steamboats, public
parks etc., with a closing cover for protecting the seat and passenger from rain
and snow.
The combined seat and passenger protector may be constructed of light iron
tubing and fixed at the back of seat frame.
Reference is to be had to the drawings filed with my Provisional Specification
wherein
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the seat shewing the cover raised and
extended, and

page_text: Figure 2 is a perspective view of the seat shewing the cover closed and
lowered.
The same letters of reference are used to denote like parts in all the figures.
A is the case holding a spring roller blind of some waterproof material, supported
on iron standards B, telescoping into larger standards below at D.
C is the thumb screw to keep the cover in position when raised.
E are plates screwed to the roof of the vehicle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-.
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. A seat provided with a spring roller blind of waterproof, fixed to the back
of seat frame by means of clips and telescopic tubing substantially as specified.
2nd. combined seat and passenger cover constructed of light iron tubing,
regulated at will by the passenger or conductor and held in position by means of
thumb screws as specified.
Dated this 17th d
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1004
W. H. LEEDER.