Improvements in Head Locks and other Fastenings for Landaus, Dog-carts and other Wheeled Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 30th June, 1897-Accepted, 11th Sept., 1897
Applica on,
YOV., 1030
Complete Specification Left, 30th June, 1897-Accepted, 11th Sept., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Head Locks and other Fastenings for Landaus,
Dog-carts and other Wheeled Vehicles.
I, SAMUEL ARTHUR COOPER, of the Firm of Cooper, Webb, Jones and Company,
of Littleton Street East, Walsall in the County of Stafford, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to head locks and fastenings for wheeled vehicles, such
as landaus, dog-carts, carriages and the like, and has for its object the more
securely affixing of the two parts of the fastener together when engaged one
with another on fastening.
Heretofore, the connection of one part fastening with the other part, is liable
by jolting or vibration to become detached, and the parts of the head locked
together, part, or when applied to, a door or the like is allowed to open, which is
undesirable, and fraught with danger to the occupants of the vehicle.
The object of my invention is to remedy this defect and to so construct the
fastener that it is impossible for the one part to become dis-associated from the
other when the fastener is in its fastening position, unless considerable force is
applied.
.
Thus, in carrying out my invention in connection with a landau-head-lock,
I take a lever pivotedly mounted at one end to an attachment plate, and with
the body part or that part near the pivot end, gapped on one side, and with the
entrance to the gap forwardly terminating in horus or extensions, one of which
is considerably longer than that of the other and forms a guide or pull-up
against which a stud on the other part of the fastener, comes, when fastening is
being performed.
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Now the entrance to the gap is partially closed or obstructed by a spring gate,
lock or holder, consisting of a curved and free ended member, pivoted at one
end and with a stop at the other end, and working within or between the sides of
an edge of one of the horns, preferably the longer one, and automatically forced
into the path of the entrance of the gap by a spring.
The other part of the fastening consists of a headed stud carried by an attach-
ment plate, secured to the opposite part of a carriage to be secured.
When in use the two half parts of the fastener are made to approach each other
with the lever turned back now bring forward the lever, when the long horn,
branch or extension is then brought up to the stud, and on pressure being applied
to the lever the two-parts of the fastener are brought together by the running of
the curved edge of the horn over the neck of the stud, until it comes to the spring
lock which is then pushed back, and when the gap has been drawn full home
over the stud, then the lock snaps at the back of it, hence the locking of the parts
together.
To disconnect the fastening, considerable pressure is applied, when the spring
lock, by a wiping action of the same over the stud, is pushed back and one part
from the other part is released.

page_text: instead of a curved arm lock a,spring bolt lock may be employed with the same
or a like effect.
Or instead of having one lock only I may have two arranged within the gap.
I wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself to that type of fastening
in which a lever is used, but to all fastenings where a gap is employed.
To case the working the impingement or free end of the gate, may have a
roller.
The application of my invention to the fastenings of other vehicles, differs in
no essential respect from its application to that of the head parts of a landau
as described.
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SAMUEL ARTHUR COOPER,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in Head Locks and other Fastenings for Landaus,
Dog-carts and other Wheeled Vehicles.
I, SAMUEL ARTHUR COOPER, of the Firm of Cooper, Webb, Jones and Company,
of Littleton Street East, Walsall in the County of Stafford, Manufacturer, 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 head locks and fastenings for wheeled vehicles, such
as landaus, dog-carts, carriages and the like, and has for its object the more securely
affixing of the two parts of a fastener together on the same being engaged with
another.
Heretofore, the connected parts of a fastening with the other part, are liable
to become detached by jolting or vibration whereon the parts of the head or
like locked together, become separated, or when the fastener is applied to a door
or the like, the same is allowed to open, which is undesirable, and fraught with
danger to the occupants of the vehicle.
The object of my invention is to remedy this defect and to so construct the
fastener that it is impossible for the one part to become dis-associated from the other
when the fastener is in its fastening position, unless considerable force is applied.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents in plan, a two-part head lock
or fastener, constructed in accordance with my invention and with a part of the
catch in section.
Figure 2 is a plan of the head-lock in its fastened position and Figure 3 is
an edge view of Figure 2.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures
of the drawing.
Thus, in carrying out my invention in connection with the landau-head lock
shown in the drawings, I take a lever a, pivotedly mounted at one end a¹, to an
attachment plate b, and with the body part a, or that part near the pivot end
gapped on ene side at a³, and with the entrance a', to the gap forwardly termina-
ting in horns or extensions a, a, the former of which is considerably longer than
the other and forms a guide against which the stud c, on the other part c, of the
two-part fastener, comes, when the operation of fastening is being performed.
The said entrance a to the gap is partially closed or obstructed by a spring
catch lock or holder d consisting of a curved and free ended member ', pivoted

page_text: at one end and provided with a stop at the other end, working within a
recess 7, made in the edge of the longer horn being automatically forced into the
path of the entrance of the gap by a spring 8.
The other part c, of the fastening consists of a headed stud c', as before mentioned
carried by an attachment plate, mounted upon the opposite part of a carriage
to be secured.
When in use, the two halves or parts of the landau head are made to approach
each other, with the lever of the fastener turned back, when the edges of the head
meet, the lever is turned forwards, when the long horn branch or extension a³, is
brought up to the stud c', and on pressure being applied to the lever the two
parts of the fastener are brought together by the running of the curved edge of
the horn over the neck of the stud, until the said stud comes to the spring lock
which is then pushed back or forced inwardly, thus leaving a clear passage for the
entrance of the said stud into the gap, and when the lever has been drawn full
home over the stud, the lock or catch snaps at the back of it, thus securely locking
together the fastened parts.
To disconnect the fastening, considerable pressure is applied to the lever when
the spring lock is pushed back by a wiping action of the same over the stud the
parts are released from one another.
Or instead of employing only one lock I may have two respectively arranged
horns on the opposite sides within the gap.
I wish it to be understood that I do not limit the application of my invention
particularly to that type of fastening in which a lever is used as I may employ
the supplementary locking catch in all fastenings in which a gap or entrance
engaging a stád, projection or the like is employed.
To facilitate the working of the fastening the impingement or open end of the
gate, may be provided with an anti-friction roller.
The application of my invention to the fastenings for the doors and other parts
of vehicles generally differs in no essential respect from its application to the
head parts of a landau as described.
Having now 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:-
First: In landau head locks and other carriage fasteners, locating at the
entrance to the gap, and within the path of the fastening stud or projection, a
supplementary locking catch or spring catch or catches, substantially as and for
the purpose described and set forth.
Secondly-The improvements in or additions to head locks and other fasten-
ings for landaus, dog-carts and road vehicles generally, substantially as and for
the purpose described and set forth.
Dated this 29th day of June 1897
SAMUEL ARTHUR COOPER,
By Henry Skerrett,
24 Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.