Improvements in or connected with Cradles, Bassinettes, Cots, and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 12th July, 1895-Accepted, 25th Jan., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Cradles, Bassinettes, Cots, and
the like.
We GEORGE HAMLET WEBB, Schoolmaster, and HARRY MORETON WALKER,
Schoolmaster, both of The Grammar School, Highworth, Wiltshire, do hereby
declare the nature of our invention to be as follows:-
In the Specification of our Patent numbered 8886 of the year 1894, we described
certain improvements in or connected with cradles, bassinettes, cots and the like;.
Buch improvements having reference to means or apparatus whereby a rocking or
swinging movement is imparted or obtained.
We have found in practice that further improvements may be made in the
arrangements therein described and these further improvements are comprised in
our present invention.
The cradle, bassinette cot or the like is mounted as described in our Specification
above referred to. In a suitable frame or case underneath the cradle or the like a
clockwork train is provided comprising a strong spring (capable of being wound up.
from outside in the ordinary manner of winding a clock) a fusee, and a series of
toothed wheels and pinions, the last of the series carrying upon its axis a balance
weight or weights acting as a fly-wheel or governor to regulate, steady, or control
the motion produced by the apparatus.
A suitable catch or stop actuated by a button or knob outside the case enables
the apparatus to be stopped or started as required. The axis or spindle of one of
the aforesaid series of wheels is prolonged outside the case and carries a small disc
or wheel with an eccentric or crank and a connecting rod, the other extremity of.
this rod being supported in a bracket or bearing at the end of the cradle or the like.
and at a sufficient distance from the centre thereof longitudinally.
.
When the clockwork train is wound up, the eccentric or crank imparts motion to
the connecting rod, and this rod being secured to the bracket or bearing upon the.
cradle, imparts motion to the latter. The cradle bassinette, cot or the like thus has
a regular rocking or swinging movement given to it, which movement may be.
rendered faster or slower by changing the position of the balance weight or
governor, and may be stopped and re-started when desired by turning or pressing the
button or knob to actuate the stopping or starting catch in gear with the clockwork
train herein before referred to.
Joof Tour 1805
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HUGHES & YOUNG,
23 Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for Applicants.
Improvements in or connected with Cradles, Bassinettes, Cots, and
the like.
We,
GEORGE HAMLET WEBB, Schoolmaster, and HARRY MORETON WALKER,
Schoolmaster, both of The Grammar School, Highworth, Wiltshire, 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:-
. In the Specification of our Patent numbered 8886 of the year 1894, we described

page_text: certain improvements in or connected with cradles, bassinettes, cots, and the like,
such improvements having reference to means or apparatus whereby a rocking or
swinging movement is imparted or obtained. We have found in practice that
further improvements may be made in the arrangements therein described, and
these further improvements are comprised in our present invention, and illustrated
in the annexed drawings, in which,
Fig. 1 is an end elevation of a cradle with our improvements applied thereto.
Fig. 2 is a side view of the clock work train,
Fig. 3 a front view of spindles 1, 2, and 5, and
Fig. 4 is a front view of spindles 3, and 4.
The cradle, bassinette, cot or the like A Fig. 1 is mounted as described in our
Specification above referred to. In a suitable frame or case B underneath the
cradle or the like is contained a clock-work train, of which other details are given
in Figs. 2, 3, and 4. In each figure the same letters refer to similar parts. The
train of wheels constituting the clock work is contained between two frames a and b,
kept at the required distance apart by the rods c.
From each frame to the other
are provided six spindles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. On spindle 1 is the drum d coutaining
the spring. Around this drum passes the chain e, one end of which is attached to
the drum and the other end to the fuseef attached to the spindle 2. Spindle 2 is
prolonged through the framing and made square at the end y' so that it may be
wound by a suitable key. Alongside the fusee f is the spur wheel 9. The spur
wheel is not attached to spindle 2, but is connected with the fusee by a pawl or
catch (attached to the larger end of the fusee) which. catches into the teeth of a
ratchet wheel attached to the spur wheel g. On spindle 5 is a pinion h gearing
into g. To spindle 5 is also attached another spur wheel (outside of y). To
spindle 4 is attached a pinion j gearing into i. Immediately adjacent to j (and also
attached to spindle 4) is a spur wheel k, which revolves partly between spur
wheels and g. At the opposite end of 4, is a sleeve / revolving round 4, and
having attached to it a spur wheel m, and also a pinion. n. Pinion n gears into
spur wheel o which is attached to spindle 3. The spur wheel m gears into pinion p
attached to sleeve q running loose on spindle 3. Immediately adjacent to p (and
also attached to the sleeve) is the governor or regulator r. This governor has four
arms s, t, u, v, two of which are furnished with permanent weights s' and ', and two
of them with adjustable weights u¹ and v', made to screw up and down on the arms u
and v, which have screw threads cut on them for the purpose. At the other end
of spindle 3, is attached the pinion w gearing with the spur wheel k. Attached to
spindle 6 is the pinion & gearing into the spur wheel i. At the opposite end of the
spindle 6 and outside the casing B is the disc-crank C which moves the connecting
rod D. The upper end of the rod D is fastened to the sliding block F working in
the slotted part G of the bracket H provided with the pin 1 working in the upper
part of the supporting frame J. The bracket H is attached to the cradle at HH².
Above and below the sliding block are the spiral springs K, kept in place and
adjustable by the set screw L. The rotation of the disc-crank C gives an up and
down motion to the upper end of D which in turn rocks the bracket on the pivot
or pin 1.
Spindle 2 is prolonged through the casing Band furnished with a handle y (Fig. 1)
for winding up the clock work. Spindle 3 is also prolonged through the casing
and furnished with the milled head by turning which the clockwork is started,
and by holding which the clockwork is stopped.
The speed of the rocking or swinging movement given to the cradle or the like,
may be increased or diminished by changing the position of the adjustable weights
on the governor.
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 we
claim is
1 The combination of parts substantially as described in the above Specification

page_text: and exemplified in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the accompanying drawings and together
forming and operating as (so long as kept wound up) a motor or appliance for
imparting an automatic and regular or intermittent rocking or swinging movement
to cradles, bassinettes, cots, or the like.
2. In means or appliances for automatically imparting a rocking or swinging
movement to cradles, bassinettes, cots and the like, the employment of a vertical
connecting rod by means of which the eccentric movement of a disc carried on the
outer end of one of the spindles of clock-work train aforesaid is transmitted into an
eccentric movement on the part of the connecting rod head, secured to the end of
the cradle or the like, substantially as described in the Specification, and exemplified
in the drawings.
Thated this 12th day of July 1895.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23 Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicants.