Improvements in Collapsible Perambulators.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Sept., 1895-Accepted, 16th Nov., 1895
Improvements in Collapsible Perambulators.
I HERMANN NOELTE, of Hallescher Ufer 21, Berlin, in the Empire of Germany,
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 its object to provide a perambulator which can be folded
up and which shall on account of the extremely small space it then occupies be
specially suitable for export and for transport up stairs and in railway trains and
other vehicles.
In the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawing
Fig. 1 is a side view showing the perambulator ready for use and
Figs. 2 and 3 are views showing it in its folded up condition.
Fig. 4 shows to a larger scale the arrangement for fastening the wheel framing.
The front and back and also the bottom of the perambulator are formed of the
two basket sides a a' folding on hinges c and made of cane or wicker work without
iron framing; the sides are made of cloth or any other collapsible material,
stretched and fastened on a a¹ and the supports ii. For the sake of clearness these
sides are omitted from the drawing.
When ready for use the body of the carriage is held by the system of struts i i
and m m jointed at each side of the carriage to the crosspiece e and fastening in
the usual manner. When the carriage is folded up these struts take the position
shown in Fig. 2. For the better support of the two parts of the basket a a¹ one
against the other the strut pieces oo are arranged on the under side and these also
serve as feet when the carriage is folded up (Fig. 2).
The bottom frame cousists of the springs s s rolled in one piece the top part rr
being twisted to an angle of 90° in order to be more easily fastened to the basket
framing. These springs are jointed at uu to the carriage basket and can be folded
up about this point of rotation (Fig. 2). The straight axles w w are received in
sockets on these springs. For making the bottom frame rigid the springs s s are
connected together by the stays hinged at land fastened at by a special
fastening (Figs. 1 and 3). The weighted catch has a nose piece p on its upper
short end with which it engages over the eye of the stay so that the latter is
protected against unintentional upward thrusts (Fig. 4). If the stay is to be
struck upwards the catch is brought into the position shown by dotted lines
in Fig. 4 when the eye of the stay is free.
In order to prevent side displacement of the frame the two stays
connected together by means of the strengthening cross frame x x (Fig. 3).
are
The wheels are provided with the detachable hub and sleeve described in another
application for Patent deposited by me currently with this so that they can be
very easily drawn off the axles w w and laid in the folded basket.
If the perambulator is to be folded up the weighted catch v is first brought into
the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 4 the strengthening cross zza is pushed
upwards the carriage falls on to the stay projections o o the wheels are drawn off
and laid in the basket, the joints of the system of struts i im m are released the
springs ss are thrust upwards and the carriage takes the form shown in Fig. 2.
The cover and cushious of the perambulator are placed in the basket. The
handle n of the perambuiator also serves as the handle for the basket. In order to
prevent the basket opening out, a covering loop, or leather strap is fitted to a a¹.

page_text: 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 a childs perambulator convertible to a carrying basket, the springs & s
rolled out of one piece with the straight projecting axles ww fastened thereto,
strut pieces o o, and strengthening cross with weighted catch fastening v,
substantially as described.
2. The arrangement and construction of collapsible perambulators substantially
as described with reference to the drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of September 1895.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.