Improvements in Fore or Undercarriages for Landaus, Broughams, Victorias, and other Four Wheeled Carriages.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Dec., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 13th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 22nd Oct., 1892
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Improvements in Fore or Undercarriages for Landaus, Broughams,
Victorias, and other Four Wheeled Carriages.
1 WILLIAM HARRISON of No. 9 Anlaby Road, Hull in the County of
York, Coach Builder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
The object of my invention is to construct fore or undercarriages for landaus,
broughams, victorias, and other four wheeled carriages, so that they are stronger
and more durable, and have a more graceful appearance as well as being lighter,
and there being also a great saving in labor and cost.
In place of the ordinary wood framing I now construct the whole of the under-
carriage of iron, steel, or other suitable metal, with the exception of the two
wooden felloe pieces for turning on which are generally used.
I dispense with the upper part of the ordinary top fore carriage with the
exception of the wheel plate which I retain and construct as follows:-I employ
the ordinary wheel plate to which is forged or welded a centre bar or stay, with a
centre socket in which the pearch bolt revolves, this centre socket also revolves in
a she socket in the bottom carriage.
The said wheel plate is fixed or secured to the undercarriage part by the afore-
said revolving perch bolt, this being a great advantage over the ordinary stationary
perch bolt which caused the nut to be constantly working loose, but with my
improved construction of forecarriage with revolving perch bolt this is obviated as
it allows the carriage to lock or turn, without the nut working loose, thus requiring
no key or other fastener.
I dispense with the wood framing usually employed in ordinary undercarriages
and employ instead a continuous wheel iron or side stay from which extends
a stay which gives the necessary support and strength to the transom bearings.
The springs are attached or fixed to the side stays or wheel irons by any suitable
means.
By this improved construction of forecarriage a more graceful appearance is
obtained as well as greater strength and durability, they being much lighter, there
is also a great saving in cost and labor.
Dated this Twelfth day of December 1801
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, and Saville Street, Hull,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fore or Undercarriages for Landaus, Brouġhams,
Victorias, and other Four Wheeled Carriages.
I WILLIAM HARRISON of 9 Anlaby Road, Hull, in the County of York,
Coach Builder 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 :-
The object of my invention is to construct fore or undercarriages for landaus,
broughams, victorias, and other four wheeled carriages so that they are stronger

page_text: and more durable, and have a more graceful appearance as well as being lighter,
and there being also a great saving in labor and cost.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1. is a side elevation of forecarriage shewing it attached to ordinary
carriage.
Fig. 2. shews plan of forecarriage.
Fig. 3. is a section of perch bolt, centre bar, with socket attached, and under bar
with she socket for receiving same.
Fig. 4 shews perch bolt with square part to fit tightly in square hole in
under bar.
Fig. 5 is end view of perch bolt.
In place of the ordinary wood framing I now construct the whole of the under-
carriage or forecarriage of iron, steel, or other suitable metal with the exception of
the two felloc pieces A' which are generally used, and are of wood.
I dispense with the upper part of the ordinary top forecarriage with the exception
of the wheel plate A.
To the wheel plate A I attach, by either forging or welding, a centre bar B.
with a centre socket C. attached, in which the perch bolt D. revolves; this centre
socket fits into and revolves in a she socket E. in the under bar F. attached to the
bottom part of the forecarriage.
The wheel plate A. is fixed or secured to the undercarriage part by the aforesaid
revolving perch bolt D. which passes through the bar B. in the wheel plate A. and
the under bar F. in the bottom part of the forecarriage, the said revolving perch
bolt D. having a square part formed on it near the bottom, this square part fitting
into a square hole formed in the bottom part of the under bar F, to receive the
same, this allows the under part of the forecarriage, to which the felloe pieces A¹
are attached, to turn freely, the perch bolt turning with it, but the wheel-plate A.
remains stationary, the said wheel plate A. being attached to the boot K, of the
brougham or the like.
This construction of revolving perch bolt is a great improvement. on the ordinary
stationary perch bolt which caused the nut to work loose, but with this improved
construction of forecarriage with revolving perch bolt this is obviated as it allows
the carriage to turn without the nut working loose thus requiring no key or other
fastener.
I dispense with the wood framing usually employed in the ordinary under-
carriages and employ instead a continuous wheel iron or side stay G. from which
extend stays H. H. which give the necessary support and strength to the transom
bearings J. and also from the front of the forecarriage I employ another stay L,
which forms in conjunction with the end of the side stay G, the holder for receiving
the shafts.
Fixed to the transom bearings J. are two lugs M. M. for receiving the pole
socket.
The springs are attached to the side stays or wheel iron by any suitable
means.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. Constructing the undercarriage or forecarriage of vehicles of iron, steel or
other suitable metal so dispensing with the ordinary upper carriage as and for the
purposes shown and described.
2. The wheel plate A having a centre bar B with socket C in which perch
bolt D revolves, the socket E and underbar F. as aud for the purposes shown and
described.

page_text: 3. The use and employment of revolving perch bolts with the socket E con-
structed as and for the purposes shown and described.
Dated this Twelfth day of September 1892.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Saville Street, Hull, and Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.