Improved Appliances for Facilitating the Adjustment of Cart Seats for Balancing the Bodies.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Apr., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 30th Aug., 1897-Accepted, 9th Oct., 1897
PROVIDIUNAL DIECIFICATION.
Improved Appliances for Facilitating the Adjustment of Cart Seats
for Balancing the Bodies.
We, WILLIAM GUNN PAGE, and JOHN WALTER PAGE, of Dulverton, Somerset,
Coachbuilders and Machinists, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention has for object, the balancing of a Cart or Car body to give ease to
the riders and also to the draught animal by adjusting the seat, this being effected
rapidly and with certainty after the simple release of pawls from notched plates fixed
on the inner sides of the Cart, the appliance being so arranged that the seat becomes
temporarily fixed and the usual rattling noise subdued.
For the purpose of our invention, we prepare and fix a notched plate to one or to
both inner sides of a two wheeled Cart or Car, and prepare the underside of a seat
with cam plates or lugs or pawls which can be turned up or down by a lever handle
or a strap handle from the front, said lever being part of or connected to a transverse
rod supported in position by eyes in order that it may turn therein, the cams, lugs,
or pawls being on the ends thereof.
The ends of the seat at the underside has a couple of bearing plates or fillets
provided with rollers which ride upon the plain parts of the notched plates with
flanges of which they are guided. These rollers flanged or plain can be made of hard
wood or of rubber (hardened) to prevent a rattling noise, and after the seat has been
adjusted and the pull handle let go a spring will return the pawls into fresh notches
of the side plates and fix the seat in the new position, this adjustment being
determined by the position of the riders to effect an even balance of the Vehicle.
This seat can be moved without the riders getting off it by simply pressing hand
lever up or down for releasing the cams. It can be taken off the Cart altogether
easily for washing Cart &c. if required. It can be secured at any position or place
throughout length of body. It is very easy and quick moving, and there is practically
no strain to any of the appliances whatever.
It is a perfect grip for the seat and cannot move from any jarring, neither can it
tip if Horse rears &c. There are no holes or pins to get out of order as in most seat
moving appliances the fixing being positive when once set.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said William Gunn Page and John Walter Page.

page_text: Improved Appliances for Facilitating the Adjustment of Cart Seats
for Balancing the Bodies.
We, WILLIAM GUNN PAGE, and JOHN WALTER PAGE, of Dulverton, Somerset,
Coachbuilders and Machinists, 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 :-
This invention has for object, the balancing of a Cart or Car body to give ease
to the Riders and also to the draught Animal by adjusting the Seat, this being
effected rapidly and with certainty after the simple release of pawls from notched
plates fixed on the inner sides of the Cart, the appliance being so arranged that the
Seat becomes temporarily fixed and the usual rattling noise subdued.
For the purpose of our invention, we prepare and fix a notched plate to one or to
both inner sides of a two or in some cases a four wheeled Cart or Car, and prepare
the underside of a Seat with cam plates, or lugs, or pawls, which can be turned up
or down by a lever handle or a strap handle from the front, or side said lever being
part of or connected to a transverse rod supported in position by eyes in order that it
may turn therein, the cams, lugs, or pawls being on the ends thereof.
The ends of the Seat at the underside have a couple of bearing plates or fillets
provided with rollers which ride upon the plain parts of the notched plates with
flanges of which they are guided. These rollers flanged or plain can be made of hard
wood or of rubber (hardened) or other material to prevent a rattling noise, and after
the Seat has been adjusted and the pull handle let go, a spring will return the pawls
into fresh notches of the side plates and fix the Seat in the new position, this
adjustment being determined by the position of the Riders to effect an even balance
of the Vehicle.
The invention will be clearly understood by reference to the annexed drawings.
Figure 1 side section through centre of Seat and showing the claws in place in the
notches of the side plates.
Figure 2 similar view with the claw removed by a lift of the hand ring.
Figure 3 plan of underside of a Cart Seat and side plate rails complete, such as
where two claws are fitted to a transverse rod.
:
A, A, are rails or plates affixed to the inner sides of a Cart body with notches B, B,
at the two edges and with a plain central part C, said plates A, A, being screwed or
bolted at intervals to the uprights or in other suitable position.
D, D, are cain plates, lugs, or pawls projecting at about right angles to their
supporting rod E which is fitted loosely in bearing straps F, F, affixed to the seat G.
H is a hand lever forming part of the rod E and is provided with a drop handle I
placed within reach of the Driver or other person occupying the seat G.
The drop handle I is pressed upon by a spring J in a cage K, in slots of which the
band lever H is guided, the spring contained cage K being fastened to the fore under
part of the seat G so that it moves therewith when the Seat has to be shifted.
L, L, and M, M, are guide rolls which by being arranged fore and aft of the Seat G in
the manner indicated ensure the parallel travel of the two sides notwithstanding a
side pull or a side push when the Seat is being adjusted.
The rolls L, L, bear upon the inner edges of the plates A, A, but those
marked M, M, bear against the flat mid part of the plates A, A, and also against
the edges thereof.
The plates A, A, may be the full length of the inner body of the
Cart, or they may stop short near the front, when the ends can be turned
up as a stop, or a hole can be bored in the fore end or back end of each for a

page_text: bolt to prevent the Seat being drawn too far forward, or of sliding forward or
backward beyond a certain point should it be accidentally loosened while travelling,
otherwise the Seat can be easily drawn out of the vehicle.
This Seat can be moved without the Riders getting off it by simply pulling or
pressing hand lever up or down for releasing the cams. It can be taken off the Cart
altogether easily for washing Cart &c. if required. It can be secured at any position
or place throughout length of body. It is very easy and quick moving, and there is
practically no strain to any of the appliances whatever. The cams have a perfect
grip for the Seat and cannot move from any jarring, neither can the Seat tip if
Horse rears or falls. There are no holes or pins to get out of order as in most Seat
moving appliances, the fixing being positive when once set.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
claim is:
we
1. The hereinbefore described appliances fitted to a Vehicle for facilitating the
easy adjustment of the Seat therein, as set forth and shown.
2. The employment of combined notched and plain surfaced side rails for claws
fixed by a spring and rolls respectively affixed to Seat and releasable by a hand
appliance for ready adjustment of Seat to front or rear of a Cart for balancing
purposes all as set forth and shown in the annexed drawings.
Dated 28th August 1897.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for W. G. Page and J. W. Page.