IMPROVE- MENTS IN AND ATTACHMENTS FOR PERAMBULATORS
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Alfred Lloyd, of 62 Godolphin Road, Shepherds Bush, in
the County of Middlesex, Manufacturers Agent, for an Invention of IMPROVE-
MENTS IN AND ATTACHMENTS FOR PERAMBULATORS
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Alfred Lloyd at the Office
of the Commissioners of Paten', on the 5th December 1882.
ALFRED LLOYD, of 62 Godolin Road, Shepherds Bush, in the County of
Middlesex, Manufacturers Agent, "IMPROVEMENTS IN, AND ATTACHMENTS FOR
PERAMBULATORS
"
The object of my invention is the addition of a second seat to Perambulators of
the construction usually known as "single," so as to enable them to carry two
children when required, and in such manner that when not in use the second seat
may be stowed away so as not to be noticeable, such second seat being either part
of the original construction, or made as an attachment to be applied to suitable
perambulators already in use.
In constructing Perambulators according to my said invention I take a body of
the form, or nearly of the form, usually used for single Perambulators, and in the
part of it in front of the seat I attach bars jointed and sliding together in such
manner as, Firstly, to carry a seat and support and retain it in position when in
use, so as to enable a second child to sit in front of the one occupying the usual
seat, and Secondly, when such second seat is not required, to allow of its being
turned or slid over or backwards so as to lie partly under or nearly under the feet
of the occupant of the usual seat, and in such manner as to be practically out
of sight.
I prefer to attach the said bars or links to the side pieces of the body of the
Perambulator, with joints and stops arranged so as to allow them to fold back and
be partially concealed by the seat when the latter is not in use, and I provide
stop-blocks, dowells, or other similar attachments either to the seat itself, or to the
body of the Perambulator, so as to assist in supporting and rendering the seat firm
when in use.
I propose also to construct such seats and sets of bars separately for the purpose
of being applied as an attachment to any suitable Perambulator already in use."

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Alfred Lloyd in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 5th June
1883.
ALFRED LLOYD, of 62 Godolphin Road, Shepherds Bush, in the County of
Middlesex, Manufacturers Agent IMPROVEMENTS IN AND
PERAMBULATORS
ATTACHMENTS FOR
The object of my Invention is the addition of a second seat to Perambulators
of the construction usually known as "single" so as to enable them to carry two
children when required, and in such manner that when not in use the second seat
may be stowed away so as not to be noticeable, such second seat being either part
of the original construction, or made as an attachment to be applied to suitable
Perambulators already in use.
In constructing Perambulators according to my said invention I take a body of
the form, or nearly of the form, usually used for single Perambulators, and in the
part of it in front of the seat I attach bars jointed together in such manner as,
Firstly, to carry a seat, and support and retain it in position when in use, so
as to enable a second child to sit in front of the one occupying the usual seat,
and Secondly, when such second seat is not required, to allow of its being
turned over so as to lie under or nearly under the feet of the occupant of the usual
seat, and in such manner as to be practically out of sight. I prefer to attach the
said bars or links to the side pieces of the body of the Perambulator, with joints
and stops arranged so as to allow them to fold back and be partially concealed by
the seat when the latter is not in use.
I also construct such seats and sets of bars separately, for the purpose of being
applied as an attachment to any suitable Perambulator already in use.
In order that my Invention may be fully understood I shall now proceed more
particularly to describe the same and for that purpose shall refer to the Sheet of
Drawings hereunto annexed in which Fig: 1 is a side view of a Perambulator
constructed according to my said Invention and shewing the second seat in
position to be occupied. Fig: 2, is a plan, on a larger scale, of the front part of
the same, shewing the second seat lying with its cushioned surface downwards in
the bottom of the Perambulator. Fig: 3, is a side view of the seat in the same
position, the side of the Perambulator being removed so as to allow the arrangement
of bars or links on one side of the seat to be seen. Figs: 4, 5 and 6, are
respectively similar representations of a modified construction intended for a
cheaper class of Perambulator.
In all the Figs A, indicates one of the side pieces of the body of the Peram-
bulator; B, the additional or second seat, which with its attached parts and
connections forms the subject of this Invention; C, the back to the said seat, and
a, a hollow or groove sunk in the under surface of the seat along the line on which
the seat rests on the front of the Perambulator when in use, and which groove a,
serves to prevent the seat slipping on its support.
In Figs 1, 2 and 3, D is a link jointed at c, to the additional or second seat;
and at d, to a plate b, screwed to the inner surface of the side A, of the Peram-
bulator; E, E, are two links jointed together at e; E', is jointed to the back to
the seat at fand E, to the plate b at g. When the seat is lying in the bottom of
the Perambulator these links assume the position shown in Figs: 2 and 3. In
raising the seat into the position shown in Fig: 1; it is necessary to so lift it as to
throw the links D, and E, towards the front of the Perambulator.
In Figs: 4. 5 and 6, the seat B, is attached to the side of the Perambulator by
the link H, which is jointed ath to a plate screwed to the side of the Perambulator,

page_text: and which plate is indicated by dotted lines; the other end of the link H is jointed
at i to the seat B. J, is a curved bar or link jointed at ½ to the plate attached to
the side of the Perambulator and having at the other end a hook m which, when
the seat B, is placed in position to be used, is slipped over the neck of a stud n, on
the back C.
In constructing Perambulators to which my Invention is to be applied I prefer
to make the front part of them, where the additional seat is to lie when stowed
away, rather longer than is usual.
I propose to make the additional or second seats together with the sets of links
or jointed bars and parts herein before described, or the sets of links or jointed bars
and attached pieces alone, for sale separately, either for use by other makers, or for
attachments to Perambulators then already in use.
Having now fully described and set forth the nature and object of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I wish it to be under-
stood that what I claim as the invention secured to me by the hereinbefore in part
recited Letters Patent is
First Constructing Perambulators of the kind usually known as "single" with
an additional or second seat which may be turned down and stowed away when
not wanted such seat being attached to the Perambulator by links or jointed bars
substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth
Second Constructing the said additional or second seats with the sets of links
or jointed bars therefor or the sets of links or jointed bars therefor alone
substantially as and for the purpose set forth
In witness whereof I the said Alfred Lloyd have hereunto set my hand and
seal this Fifth day of June One thousand eight hundred and eighty three
Signed and sealed by the above named
Alfred Lloyd in the presence of
GEORGE WESTRUP.
Clerk to Mr Newnham Browne,
Patent Agent
91 Queen Street
Cheapside
London EC.
ALFRED LLOID
(1.8.)