Improvements in the Construction of Perambulators.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Jan., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 18th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 19th Nov., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Perambulators.
We, SAMUEL THOMAS FAWCETT, DAVID SIMPSON, and JOHN JAMES
SIMPSON, all of Black Bull Street, Leeds, in the County of York, Perambulator
Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to construct perambulators in such a manner that
the bodies thereof are capable of adjustment lengthwise, thus enabling the load to be
brought or placed further over the front or rear wheels as desired.
Our invention is particularly applicable to such type of perambulators as are
described in the Specification of Patent granted to us dated 3rd January 1887,
No. 56, and we will proceed to describe our invention as applied to such
perambulators.
According to our invention we provide a pair of rods, one on each side of the
body of the perambulator, such rods being attached to the handles or other
equivalent parts at each end thereof. These rods may either pass through the ends
of the body and along by the inner sides of same, or they may be situated on the
outside of the body. In the first case the body would be supported on the rods by
plain bearing surfaces, rollers or ball runners, or any other convenient bearing
surface, at the place where the rods enter and leave the body; and in the second
case, the said bodies would be supported by brackets having any convenient kind of
bearing surface to run on or against the rods, and by means of this latter arrange-
ment the body could be lifted out from the framework at will, which would be
specially convenient in cases of illness of children.
We make the handles of the perambulator at a greater distance apart than the
length of the body, so leaving space for the body to be slidden either forward or
backward on the rods according to the desired position of the load relatively to the
rear and front wheels.
Instead of the above arrangement we can suspend the body in the ordinary way,
and then slide the spring or springs backwards or forwards relatively to the wheel
frame. For this purpose we provide projecting slides which take between, or on
the sides of the supporting frame of the wheels, and these slides are attached to the
spring or springs so that the body being supported by or hanging from the said
spring, may be slidden backwards or forwards. The required movement may be
effected by means of a bell crank lever fulcrumed on the spring or other convenient
part, one arm of said lever taking into a slotted bearing on the wheel frame, whilst
the other arm acts as a handle for operating such lever; or the required movement
may be obtained by any other convenient means.
Dated this 18th day of January 1892.
BREWER & SON,
33, Chancery Lane, Agents for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Perambulators.
We, SAMUEL THOMAS FAWCETT, DAVID SIMPSON, and JOHN JAMES
SIMPSON, all of Black Bull Street, Leeds, in the County of York, Perambulator
Manufacturers, 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 :-
The object of our invention is to construct perambulators in such a manner that

page_text: the bodies thereof are capable of adjustment lengthwise, thus enabling the load to
be brought or placed further over the front or rear wheels as desired.
Our invention is particularly applicable to such type of perambulators as are
described in the Specification of Patent granted to us dated 3rd January 1887,
No. 56, and we will proceed to describe our invention as applied to such
perambulators.
In order that our said invention may be clearly understood, we will describe same
with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters refer to like
parts in all the figures.
Fig. is a side elevation of a perambulator constructed according to our
invention.
Fig. 2 is an end elevation of same, partly in section.
Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views.
Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively a side elevation and plan of a modified form of our
invention, and
Fig. 7 is a view of another modification.
According to our invention we provide a pair of rods A A, one on each side of
the body B of the perambulator, such rods A. A being attached to the handles CC
or to any other convenient parts, at the ends thereof. The rods A A may be
connected to the handles C C in any convenient way, though we have found the
straps D to answer the purpose well.
With reference to Figs. 1 and 2, it will be seen that we make the handles C Cat
a greater distance apart than the length of the body B, thus leaving space for the
body B to be slidden either forward or backward on the rods A A according to the
desired position of the load relatively to the rear and front wheels.
The body B may be supported on the rods A A. by plain bearings B', or rollers
or other convenient runners may be employed for sliding the body B backwards and
forwards on the rods A A.
A clamp B² of any convenient construction is provided for the purpose of locking
the body B in any position on the rods A A.
Although we prefer to make the rods A A of metal, wood, or any other convenient
material, may be employed.
In Figs. 3 and 4 we have illustrated two modified forms of rods, in one of which
modifications the rod A forms part of the side of the body B, and in the other the
rod A is situated inside the body B; aud it is obvious that other modifications of
the rods and their attachments might be made without departing from our
invention.
When the rods A A are situated on the outside of the body, the said body could
be supported by brackets having any convenient kind of bearing surface to run on
or against the said rods A. A, and by means of this arrangement the body could be
lifted out from the framework at will, which would be specially convenient in cases
of illness of children.
Instead of sliding the body B relatively to the handles C C, we may suspend the
said body B in the ordinary way, and then slide the spring or springs E backwards
and forwards relatively to the wheel frame.
For this purpose, and as shewn at Figs. 5 and 6, we provide projecting slides F F,
which take between or onto the sides K¹ of the supporting frame, and these
slides F F are attached to the spring or springs E, so that the body being supported
by or hanging from the said spring E may be slidden backwards or forwards. The
required movement may be effected by means of a bell crank lever G, fulcrumed on
the spring E or other convenient part, one arm G¹ of said lever coming in contact
with a projection H on the circular bracket H, whilst the other arm G2 acts as a
handle for operating same, said handle being. locked in any required position by the
notches H, or the required movement may be obtained by any other suitable
means.
At Fig. 7 we have shewn a modification, in which also the spring E carrying the
body may be moved backwards or forwards relatively to the wheel frame. This

page_text: consists in the employment of the parallel link arrangement J, the lower plate J' of
which is fixed to the wheel frame K, and the upper plate J is fixed to the spring E,
so that by moving the link arrangement J in the required direction the weight of
the body can be placed in the required position with regard to the wheel frame.
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 what we
claim is :-
1. The employment of rods or bars, attached to the handles or other convenient
parts of a perambulator, for the purpose of supporting the body and allowing the
said body to be slidden backwards or forwards relatively to the wheels, substantially
as set forth.
2. The employment of rods A A, brackets B and clamp B2, substantially as and
for the purposes herein set forth and shewn in the accompanying drawings at
Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4.
3. In perambulators, the combination of the slides F F, attached to the spring or
springs E, the sides K', bell crank lever G and bracket H, all substantially as and
for the purposes herein set forth and shewn in the accompanying drawings at
Figs. 5 and 6.
4. In perambulators, the arrangement shewn and described with reference to
Fig. 7 of the accompanying drawings, and substantially as and for the purposes set
forth.
5. The arrangement, construction, and combination of the various parts forming
the hereinbefore described apparatus, whereby the position of the bodies of
perambulators can be adjusted lengthwise relatively to the front or rear wheels,
substantially as herein set forth, together with any mere modification or
modifications thereof.
Dated this 18th dox of October 1802
SAMUEL THOMAS FAWCETT.
DAVID SIMPSON.
JOHN JAMES SIMPSON.
Brewer & Son,
London and Leeds, Agents.