Improvements in Cabs.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left. 12th Sept., 1896-Accepted, 12th Nov., 1896
Improvements in Cabs.
I, BENJAMIN GODBOLD KING, of 36, Long Acre, London, in the County of
Middlesex, Coach Builder Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention. to be as follows :-
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My invention relates to certain improvements in cabs of the "Hansom." type
and it has for its object the general improvement of this type of cab.
According to my invention 1 provide the inner roof with perforations and open
spaces at the sides and front for the purpose of providing for the better ventilation
of the cab when the windows are closed. The perforated roof may be either of
metal or iron and it may be covered or not as desired with a textile fabric. In the
back of the cab are provided two windows which are arranged to slide within a
suitable casing and adapted to meet in the centre the object being to afford both
light and ventilation and also furnishing a means for communicating with the
driver.
The doors which preferably extend from the floor to the roof of the cab are
arranged to slide over one another or both from the centre towards the side of the
cab whichever may be found most convenient, the said doors being suspended and
supported by suitable rollers at the top and bottom. To. hold the doors in their
open or closed position spring plates are placed on the bars or grooves on which
the rollers run, so that while allowing the rollers to pass freely over them they
offer sufficient resistance to keep the doors either in their opened or closed position
unless force is exercised to overcome the said resistance.
When the sliding doors are arranged to meet in the middle and to slide outwards
they are controlled by suitable bands or cords, connected to them and carried by
means of suitable guide pulleys to two pulleys adapted to he operated by levers to
the drivers seat so that the opening of the said doors may be effected simultaneously.
If however the doors are intended to slide past or over one another the cords
operating them are so arranged that each door may be actuated independently of the
other, so that either the right hand door can be slid over or under the left hand
part of the door and vice versa the left haud part of the door can be slid over the
right hand part of the door.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cabs.
I, BENJAMIN GODBOLD KING, of 36, Long Acre London in the County of
Middlesex, Coach Builder's Manager, 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:-
My invention relates to certain improvements in cabs of the "Hansom," type,
and it has for its object the general improvement of this type of cab...

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According to my invention I provide the inner roof with perforations and open
spaces at the sides and front for the purpose of proviiling for the better
ventilation of the cab when the windows are closed. The perforated roof
may be either of metal or wood and it may be covered or not as desired with a
textile fabric. In the back of the cab are provided two windows which are
arranged to slide over one another within a suitable casing the object being to
afford both light and ventilation and also furnishing a means for communicating
with the driver.
The doors which preferably extend from the floor to the roof of the cab-are
arranged to slide over one another or both from the centre towards the side of the
cab as may be found most convenient, the said doors being suspended and supported
by suitable rollers at the top and bottom. To hold the doors in their open or
closed position spring plates are placed on the bars or grooves on which the rollers
run, so that while allowing the rollers to pass freely over them they offer sufficient
resistance to keep the doors either in. their opened or closed position unless force is
exercised to overcome the said resistance.
The sliding doors are controlled by suitable bands or cords connected to them
and carried by means of suitable guide pulleys to one or more pulleys adapted to
be operated by levers or equivalent devices from the driver's seat, the said doors
being arranged either to slide outwards from one another or to slide past or over
one another.
I will now more particularly describe my invention making referance to the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which ;
Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a cab constructed according to my
invention.
Figure 2 is a back view of the body thereof.
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Figures 3 and 4 are views in front elevation-partly in section-showing the
doors in a closed and open position.
Figures 5 and 6 are similar views of a modification.
: Figures 7 and 8 are diagrammatic view in plan showing the arrangement of cords
for opening and closing the doors.
Figure 9 is an enlarged detail view of the top of one of the doors.
Figure 10 is an end view thereof.
Figure 11 is a plan view of the retaining spring.
Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
X designates the body of the cab, the inner roof A of which is provided with
perforations and open spaces a at the sides and front for the purpose of providing
for the better ventilation of the cab when the windows are closed. The perforated
roof may be either of metal or wood and it may be covered or not as desired with
a textile fabric.
in the back of the cab (see Figure 2) are provided two windows B, B, which
are arranged to slide over one auother within a suitable casing, the object being to
afford both light and ventilation and also furnishing a means for communicating
with the driver.
The doors C, C-which preferably extend from the floor to the roof of the
cab are preferably arranged to meet at and open from the centre as shown by
Figures 3 and 4 and are suspended by pulleys co fixed on either side of the top of
the door and adapted to. riu'on rails of e' secured to suitable cross bars o³ ³ formed
or fixed in the roof of the cab.
Instead of forming the pulleys with grooved peripheries as shown they may be
formed with plain or convex ones in which case the rails will be grooved and the
pulleys may be fitted with rubber to secure uniformity of pressure and noiselessness
of motion.
Pulley's or wheels may also be fixed to the bottom parts of the doors to help in
guiding and supporting them. To hold the doors C'C' in their open or closed
position slotted spring plates preferably of the shape shown-are placed on the
rails c or grooves on which the pulleys run, so that while allowing the pulleys to

page_text: pass freely over them, because the slots througli which the fixing pins pass allow
the plates to be pressed flat and parallel with the rail, they offer sufficient
resistance to keep the doors either in their opened or closed position unless force
is exercised to overcome the said resistance.
The doors are opened and closed by means of a series of pulleys and cords.
arranged between the inner and outer roofs..
The arrangement for operating the doors shown and described with reference to
Figures 3 and 4 is diagrammatically shown by Figure 7. One end of a double
cord or chain, shown by dotted lines, is fixed to a pulley e and passes round guide
pulleyse, and e³ and one of its ends attached to the door C² whilst its other end
is attached to the door C.
Another double cord or chain shown by dot and dash lines is fixed to a pulley e
and passes round guide pulleys e and e one of its free ends is attached to the door C
and the other to the door C. The two pulleys e and are preferably geared
together by means of a chain and sprocket wheels f¹ and 2 mounted on said
pulleys. A handle secured to the chain for other suitable arrangement is
provided for allowing the pulleys to be rotated and thus open or close the doors,
the said handle or other arrangement being preferably in close proximity to the
driver's hand.
In Figure 8 is shown the arrangement of cords for operating the doors when
they slide one over the other, as illustrated by Figures 5 and 6. A cord or chain,
shown by dotted lines, has one end fixed to a pulley e then passes round a guide
pulley and is then fixed to the door C¹ theu passes round guide pulleys. 68 and e¹
and its other end is fixed to the pulley e*.
The other cord or chain, shown in dot and dash lines is attached to a pulloy et,
passes round guide pulley e, then attached to door C and its free end fixed to
pulley e after passing over guide pulleys und . The two pairs of pulleys e
and e, and and are geared together and operated as above described with
reference to Figure 7.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1.) The improvementa in cabs, substantially as hereinbefore described.
(2.) In a cab of the "Hansom" type providing for the ventilation of the vehicle
in the manner herein before set forth.
(3.) In a cab, mounting the doors to slide aud to be operated from the driver's
seat to open and close them in the manner hereinbefore described.
(4.) In a cab, the doors of which are arranged to slide, the device for retaining
them in an open and closed position as herein before described.
Dated tbis 12th day of September 1896.
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ed tbis 12th-day of September 1896.
KOBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Iost. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.