IMPROVEMENTS IN FOUR WHEELED CARRIAGES
Year: 1885

page_text: MICHAEL EASTON 37 Commercial Road Portsmouth, in the County of South-
ampton Carriage Builder, and DANIEL EASTON 37 Commercial Road, Portsmouth
in the County of Southampton, Carriage Builder do hereby declare the nature
of their invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN FOUR WHEELED CARRIAGES to be as
follows:-
With a view to decrease the unpleasant noise in vehicles know as
"four
wheeled Cabs," and as "Station" or "Square fronted " Broughams, caused by the
excessive rattling of the wooden frames containing the glass through which light
is admitted to the interior of the vehicle from the front part thereof; we claim to
be the inventors of the following improvements, and pray that Letters Patent may
be granted to us for the same.
In lieu of the ordinary glass frames in the front part of a Cab or Station
Brougham, to place a wooden rail A, herein after called a "top rail," of a con-
venient width directly under the front ends of the roof boards and attached
thereto, and framed into the top parts of the peices of wood known in a Cab as
front corner pillars, C, and in the top rail aforesaid to cut an aperture and lit a
glass-frame containing a sheet of glass E, the said glass-frame being recessed into
the top rail aforesaid, and sliding behind a lining board fixed to the inside of the
top rail aforesaid the aperture caused by sliding back the glass-frame aforesaid
being used for communication with the driver of the vehicle and for purposes
of ventilation.
Also to make in the top rail aforesaid, holes of an ornamental design, F. the said
loles being covered on the inner side with a revolving plate attached to the lining
board aforesaid, the said holes being intended for purposes of ventilation, and the
revolving plate for regulating or excluding the current of air passing through the
holes aforesaid, the said revolving plate being adjusted by means of a thumb screw
fitted to the lining board and plate aforesaid.
Also to place at right angles with the top rail aforesaid, one or more peices of
wood, D. heriu after called "middle front light pillars," meeting a wooden rail B,

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herinafter called the "bottom rail," placed between the front corner pillars afore-
said at their base and standing perpendicular thereto and paralell with the front
corner pillars aforesaid, the spaces between the top and bottom rails on the one
part and the front corner pillars and middle front light pillars on the other
part, being fitted with glass plates G permanently fixed to the rails and pillars
⚫aforesaid.
The above mentioned particulars being set forth in the drawing and diagram
accompanying, in which Fig. 1. is a front view of a vehicle fitted with my improve-
ments and Fig. 2 is a seperate detailed view of the front part thereof.
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page_text: .MICHAEL EASTON, 37 Commercial Road Portsmouth in the County of Hampshire,
and DANIEL EASTON, 137 Commercial Rd Portsmouth in the County of Hampshire,
Carriage Builders, do hereby declare the nature of their invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN FOUR WHEELED CARRIAGES and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
With a view to decrease the unpleasant noise in vehicles known as "Four
wheeled Cabs" and as "Station' or "Square fronted" " Broughams" caused by the
excessive rattling of the wooden frames containing the glass through which light
is admitted to the interior of the vehicle from the front part thereof also to
facilitate communication between the occupants of the vehicle and the driver
thereof, and to effect the ventilation of the interior of the vehicle when the windows
are closed, we claim to be the inventors of the following improvements.
In leiu of the ordinary glass frames, in the front part of a Cab or Station
Brougham or similar vehicle to place a wooden rail A herin after called a top rail,
of a convenient width directly under the roof boards and attached thereto and
framed into the top parts of the peices of wood known' in a Cab as front corner
pillars C., and in the top rail aforesaid to cut an aperture E and fit a small frame
containing & sheet of glass the said glass frame being recessed into the top rail
aforesaid and sliding behind a lining board fixed to the inside of the top rail
aforesaid the aperture caused by sliding back the glass frame being used for com-
munication with the driver of the vehicle and for purposes of ventilation Also to
make in the top rail aforesaid holes F of an ornamental design the said holes being
covered on the inside with a revolving plate attached to the lining board aforesaid
the said holes being intended for purposes of ventilation and the revolving plate
for regulating or excluding the current of air passing through the holes aforesaid
the said revolving plate being adjusted by means of a thunb screw passing through
the lining board aforesaid to the interior of the vehicle.
Also to place at right angles with the top rail aforesaid one or more peices of
wood D herinafter called middle front light pillars, meeting a wooden rail B, herin
after called the bottom rail, placed between the front corner pillars aforesaid at
their base, and standing perpendicular thereto and paralell with the front corner
pillars aforesaid, the spaces between the top and bottom rails on the one part and
front corner pillars and middle front light pillars on the other part being fitted
with glass plates G permanently fixed to the rails and pillars aforesaid; the above
mentioned particulars being set forth in the drawing and diagrams accompanying
of which Fig. 1. is a front view of a vehicle fitted with our improvements Fig. 2.
a seperate and detailed view of the front part thereof and Fig. 3, a view of the
inside of the top rail aforesaid, shewing recess for sliding back glass frame.
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page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is
1. "The making and application to the front part of a carriage of a rail
"containing ventilators, and a sliding glass frame as described in this specifica-
❝ tion, and,
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2. "The principle of providing a means of communication between the driver and
"occupants, or vice versa, of the vehicle by means of a moveable glass frame, over
an aperture contained in a rail or formed by a combination of rails, as applied to
"the front part of a vehicle variously called a Cab, Cabriolet, Clarence, Station
Brougham, or Square fronted Brougham, these several vehicles being but modi-
"fications one of the other.