Improvements in Seats for Tramway Cars, Omnibuses, and for other uses.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Sept., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Seats for Tramway Cars, Omnibuses, and for other
uses.
We, THOMAS JAMES RYLAND, of 114, Cold Harbour Lane, Brixton, in the
County of Surrey, Engineer, and EARLE BIRD, of Brightling Hall, Roberts-
bridge, in the County of Sussex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The invention has for its object improvements in seats for tramway cars,
omnibuses and other uses with a view in some cases to the ready reversal of the
seat as may be required and with a view to the protection of the seat and back
from the weather and from dust and dirt.
We will first describe the invention as applied to a tramway car.
We employ
a base or support of any convenient construction and in the upper part thereof
at each end of the seat is formed a long slot; the seat and back are of similar
form to each other and they are hinged together. At each end of the seat is a
projecting stud or trunnion, these trunnions are lodged in the aforesaid long slots
with capability of moving to and fro therein. The base or support is also pro-
vided with a bar or rod at back and front thereof to support the front edge of the
seat. The seat and back are thus capable of being used each as a seat or as a back
according to the direction in which the vehicle is running.
The back and seat are also provided with a cord, chain, slotted link or other
means to limit the backward motion of the part serving for the time being as
the back. Thus if it is desired to protect the back and seat from the weather &c.
the back is turned on the hinge joint so as to cover the seat whilst by shifting
the trunnions to one end or the other of the slots in the base or support the scat
can be arranged for use in either direction.
In cases where the reversal of direction of the seat is not required the slots in
the base or support are dispensed with, the seat is a fixture on the base or sup-
port and the back is hinged to the seat. The back is also provided with means
to limit its backward motion.
Dated this 92nd day of September 1898.
HARRIS & MILLS,
3, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Seats for Tramway Cars, Omnibuses, and for other
uses.
We, THOMAS JAMES RYLAND, of 114, Cold Harbour Lane, Brixton, in the
County of Surrey, Engineer, and EARLE BIRD, of Brightling Hall, Roberts-
bridge, in the County of Sussex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this
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page_text: invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement..
The invention has for its object improvements in seats for tramway cars,
omnibuses, and other uses, with a view, in some cases, to the ready reversal of the
seat as may be required, and with a view to the protection of the seat and back
from the weather and from dust and dirt.
We will describe the invention by means of the accompanying drawings, in
which:-
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a seat suitable for tram cars in its open position,
and Fig. 2 shows the same in its closed position.
Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through the seat in its closed position.
Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a seat suitable for omnibuses and for other purposes.
Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3, we employ a base or support a of any con-
venient construction, and at the upper part thereof, at each side of the seat, is
formed a long slot a¹. The seat and back b * are of similar form to each other,
and they are hinged together by means of a rod which passes through the slots a¹
and is carried at each end by slides or blocks c which slide in said slots a¹ and
act as distance pieces between the seat itself and the base or support a. The rod 61
is provided with nuts 62 to hold the same in position. The base or support a
is provided with a bar or rod a² at back and front thereof to support the front
edge of the seat. The seat band back * are thus capable of being used each as
a seat or as a back, according to the direction in which the vehicle is running.
The back * and seat are also provided with a slotted link or other means to
limit the backward motion of the part serving for the time being as the back.
Thus, if it is desired to protect the back and seat from the weather, &c., the back 6*
is turned on the hinge joint b' so as to cover the seat b, as shown in Fig. 2, whilst
by shifting the slides or blocks c to one end or the other of the slots in the base
or support a, the seat can be arranged for use in either direction.
In cases where the reversal of the direction of the seat is not required, the slots
in the base or support a are dispensed with, as shown in Fig. 4, the seat is a
fixture on the base or support a, and the back 6 is hinged to the seat b. The
back is also provided with a slotted link 63 or other means to limit its back-
ward motion.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:
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1. A seat having a hinged back which may be folded down to protect the seat
proper, and means for limiting the movement of said back, substantially as
herein shown and described.
2. A seat having a hinged back and provided with trunnions to slide in slots
in the upper part of the support, means for supporting the seat at the front and
back of the support, and means for limiting the motion of the back, substantially
as herein shown and described.
Dated this 16th day of Juna 1800
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.