Improvements in or relating to Folding Shafts for Children's Mail- carts, Bassinettes, and similar Vehicles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 28th Jan., 1899-Accepted, 4th Mar., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Folding Shafts for Children's Mail-
carts, Bassinettes, and similar Vehicles.
I, JOHN STONE, of 168, High Street, Stoke Newington, London, N., Manufac-
urer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
1
The object of my invention is to provide the shafts of mail-carts, bassinettes,
nd other analogous vehicles with improved means whereby such shafts may be
folded towards the body of the vehicle, the joint which forms the subject of the
present invention being free from the defects usually found with such devices.
According to my invention, I permanently attach to both sides of each fixed
portion of the shaft a plate extending beyond the end of such shaft. In this
extending portion a slot is formed and at the end a notch, slot, or similar indent
is provided. The folding portion of the shaft works between the plates and is
provided with a bolt which passing through the slots in the plates acts as the
pivot on which the shaft turns. The bolt is provided with a thumb nut or other
similar locking device. The folding portion of the shaft is also provided with
a pair of projecting pins or studs (with or without heads) arranged to engage the
end notches of the plates.
In order to fold the shaft the thumb nut is turned thereby loosening the bolt;
the shaft is drawn outward (away from the body of the vehicle) thus disengaging
the pins from the notches; the shaft is now free to be folded towards the body
of the vehicle.
GEORGE DOWNING & SONS,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C.,
Agents.
Improvements in or relating to Folding Shafts for Children's Mail-
carts, Bassinettes, and similar Vehicles.
I. JOIN STONE, of 168, High Street, Stoke Newington, London, N., Manufac-
turer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:
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The object of my invention is to provide the shafts of mail-carts, bassinettes,
and other analogous vehicles with improved means whereby such shafts may be
folded towards the body of the vehicle, the joint which forms the subject of the
present invention being free from the defects usually found with such devices.

page_text: According to my invention, I permanently attach to both sides of each fixed
portion of the shaft a plate extending beyond the end of such shaft. In this
extending portion a slot is formed, and at the end a notch, slot, or similar indent
is provided. The folding portion of the shaft works between the plates, and is
provided with a bolt, which, passing through the slots in the plates acts as the
pivot on which the shaft turns. The bolt is provided with a thumb nut, or other
similar locking device. The folding portion of the shaft is also provided with
a pair of projecting pins or studs (with or without heads) arranged to engage the
end notches of the plates.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascer-
tained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar
figures of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is an elevation or side view of my invention, showing the folding portion
of the shaft fixed.
Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the shaft folded.
Fig. 3 is a plan of Fig. 1.
4 is the fixed portion of the shaft. 5 is part of the folding portion. 6, 6, are
plates secured to the fixed shaft 4, one on each side, by bolts or rivets 7, 7, 8 is
a slot formed in each plate, and 9 is a notch for receiving the pin 10 projecting
on each side of the folding portion 5. 11 is a bolt passing through the slots in
the plates 6, and also through the butt end of the shaft, which bolt acts as a
pivot, and is fitted with a fly nut 12 for clamping the joint.
After the shaft is put in position for use, and the fly-nut tightened up, the
shaft becomes absolutely rigid.
In order to fold the shaft, the thumb nut 12 is turned, thereby loosening the
bolt the folding shaft 5 is then drawn outward (away from the body of the
vehicle) thus disengaging the pins 10 from the notches 9; the end portion 5 js
then free to be folded towards the body of the vehicle, as shown in Fig. 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. In folding shafts for children's, mail carts, bassinettes and analogous articles,
the combination of the plates 6, secured to the fixed portion of the shaft, slots 8
for receiving the bolt 11 of the folding portion 5, winged nut 12, and notches
for receiving projecting studs 10, operating substantially as and for the purposes
herein before described and illustrated by the drawings.
2. The improved hinged or pivoted joint for the folding shafts of children's
mail carts, bassinettes and analogous articles, substantially as set forth.
Dated 28th January 1899.
GEORGE DOWNING & SONS,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.