Improvements in or pertaining to Children's Mail Carts or Perambulators.
Year: 1894

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Date of Application, 4th Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Nov., 1894-Accepted, 8th Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or pertaining to Children's Mail Carts or
Perambulators.
I WILLIAM JOSEPH HEAD trading as The East London Machine Company
of 171 & 173 Mare Street Hackney in the County of Middlesex Manufacturer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
The object of my invention is so to construct perambulators especially of the
kind called mail carts that are supported by two wheels and so to fit the same and
with such appliances and devices that one or two or three children can at pleasure
most conveniently be carried therein in sitting or in inclined postures.
To carry out this object in a mail cart the body thereof can be made in any
usual or other manner and the central upper part of the back thereof is cut out
and hinged to such back at its lower edge and this hinged part can be secured in
its normal position by spring catch bolts and can be inclined outwardly at any
desired angle being supported in any position by slotted stays which are capable of
being clamped.
Two bars or rails are fitted longitudinally and horizontally or thereabouts along
the inner faces of the sides of the body at the desired elevation above the seat and
on these bars or rails are mounted in any convenient manner the edges of a piece
of textile or other flexible material in such wise that they can slide along and be
extended on the same whereby a kind of hammock can when desired be produced.
On the horizontal part or seat of the body is provided a removable seat which is
fitted with a back and under this removable seat are placed one or more loose
boards to act as centre boards and when required to be placed over the ordinary
well for the feet in the body being supported on a level with the seat by ledges or
the like on the inner faces of the sides of the body.
A foot board is provided for the end of the body the lower edge whereof is
hinged or detachably connected with the body in such wise that it can be erected
or inclined in either direction at any desired angle being secured in the transverse
vertical position and supported in the inclined positions by any suitable catches
bolts and stays. On the free edge of this foot board is hinged or connected a flap
which when the foot board is inclined or placed in an horizontal position can be
erected to constitute a back or can also be in continuation of the line or plane of
the foot board being supported and held in either position by any suitable appliances
or devices. When in the latter position the removable seat can be placed thereon
if desired preferably in a reversed position with its back towards the shafts which
may be jointed or otherwise fitted in any customary manner.
Any suitable cushions or other appliances may be provided with each of these
removable or adjustable parts as may be desired.
In the same manner this invention can be applied to other perambulators.
Dated the J
& Tann1901

page_text: Improvements in or pertaining to Children's Mail Carts or
Perambulators.
I WILLIAM JOSEPH HEAD trading as The East London Machine Company
of 171 & 173 Mare Street Hackney in the County of Middlesex Manufacturer
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 this my invention is so to construct perambulators and especially.
of the type called mail carts that normally run on and are supported by two
wheels and so to fit and provide with and for the same such appliances and devices
that one child or two or three children can at pleasure be properly and conveniently
and comfortably carried in and by each mail cart or perambulator one or even two
of which children can face either way and one or two of which children also can be
inclined or laid down while the other two or one of these children can be in a
sitting posture. In and by this my invention therefore the convenience and useful-
ness and the scope or extent of such convenience and usefulness of these my mail
carts or perambulators will be greatly enhanced and enlarged.
In order the more clearly to explain this my invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed I refer to the accompanying drawing wherein Figure 1
is a side elevation of a mail cart of a very common type as constructed and
fitted according to and provided with my invention as arranged in one position.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the body of the same as arranged in a second position
and Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of such a body as arranged in a
third position.
The body A of the mail cart can be made in any usual or other manner of any
customary or other shape and style and the central upper part B of the back
thereof is cut out and made a movable flap the lower edge whereof is most con-
veniently hinged or otherwise connected to such back and this movable flap B is
capable of being inclined outwardly from the back at any desired angle as is shewn
in Figure 1 being supported in the desired inclined or horizontal position by slotted
stays D or by any other usual and suitable appliances and it can also be turned up
into its normal position wherein it forms a part of the back of the body A as is
shewn or indicated in Figure 2 and can be there secured and retained by any
catches or bolts or other such like contrivances and this movable flap B can if
desirable be padded or lined or otherwise treated as is the body A or as may be
preferred.
As is hereinbefore stated any suitable contrivances may be used for securing and
retaining the movable flap B in its normal position and I make no claim to the
exclusive use of any such contrivance but I shew in Figures 1 and 2 a very
convenient arrangement and a very appropriate contrivance which may when
desired be used for this purpose. On two or more parallel bars or links E pivoted
on each side at or near the upper edge of the body A of the mail cart' near or
towards the back thereof is mounted a suitable band or frame F which surrounds
the back of the body A and extends so far forwards on each side thereof as may
be appropriate for the purpose hereinafter stated and on or near the front ends
of such frame F are studs or pivots H or other usual and suitable devices whereon
the ordinary or other hood of the mail cart can be mounted in any customary
or convenient manner. The frame F can be moved on its parallel links E into the
rear position shewn in Figure 1 when the movable flap B of the back of the
body A can be placed in an inclined or horizontal position and a child can be
ceated thereon while the rear part of the frame F can preferably be formed and

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or arms for such child when in the one position or an appropriate safety bar or band
or such child when in the other position. Again the movable flap B can be turned
up into its normal position when the frame F can be moved on its parallel links E
nto the forward position shewn in Figure 2 and this movable flap B is secured and
retained in such position by the frame F. As the hood of the mail cart is mounted
on the pivots H or other devices on or near the front ends of the frame F and
herefore moves backwards or forwards therewith it is obvious that in each position
of such frame F this hood will be in its proper relative position in respect of this
frame F and therefore of the occupant or occupants of the mail cart.
A rod or rail K can be fitted longitudinally and horizontally or thereabouts along
the inner side of each side of the body A of the mail cart at the desired elevation
above the seat therein most conveniently at about the same level as the lower edge
of the movable flap B of the back thereof and on these rods or rails K can be
mounted in any convenient manner the edges of a piece of a textile or other flexible
material in such wise that they can slide along and be extended on the same
whereby a kind of hammock extending across the body A can when desired be
provided for use.
A double folding footboard L is provided for the front end of the body A of the
mail cart the two parts or flaps L' and L' whereof may be hinged or jointed together
along one of their edges or as is perhaps preferable and as is shewn in the drawing
especially in Figures 4 and 5 which are respectively an end view and a plan on an
enlarged scale of this folding footboard the two flaps L' and L2 thereof are
correspondingly or complementarily hinged or jointed to a piece L³ common to both
and in each case these hinges or joints are so made and arranged in any usual and
convenient manner as to be capable of allowing this folding footboard L and the
Haps L' and L2 thereof to assume the required positions as will hereinafter be
described. This folding footboard L may be entirely separate from and not
attached to the body A in which case when not in use it can if desired be placed
under and it may be behind the ordinary seat in such body A or the free edge
of one of the flaps L' or L² thereof may be hinged or otherwise connected to or
with the front end of the body A in the proper transverse position across the same.
Any ordinary and suitable stays or rests or catches or bolts or other customary
appliances and devices can be provided and fitted as may be appropriate or necessary
or convenient for securing and maintaining this folding footboard L in its several
desired positions that is to say either erected into a vertical position or thereabouts
across the front end of the body A or with the one flap L' thereof in an horizontal
position on the front part of the body A and with the other flap L' thereof in a
vertical or inclined position as is shewn in Figure 2 or with both the flaps L'
and L² thereof extended in an horizontal position or thereabouts on the front part
of the body A as is shewn in Figure 3 or when this folding footboard L is entirely
separate from and not attached to the body A it can be placed in a position
reversed to that shewn in Figure 2 but similarly with the one flap L' thereof in an
horizontal position on the iront part of the body A. and with the other flap L'
thereof in a vertical or inclined position as is shewn in Figure 1 in which two
oppositely facing positions namely those shewn in Figures 1 and 2 this folding
footboard L constitutes and acts as a seat provided with a back.
When the body A of the mail cart is as is shewn in Figure 1 raised some little
distance off the ordinary or other shafts Ma front part or platform A¹ would
obviously be preferably formed on and provided with this body A whereon and
whereby to place and support the folding footboard L in its several positions
herein before described but when this body A is as is frequently the case secured
and supported directly and immediately on the shafts M this front part or
platform A thereof would not be needed as the folding footboard L could be formed
and arranged to be placed on and supported by these shafts M in the same manner
in every case appropriate appliances and devices being provided to secure and
maintain such folding footboard L in its several positions hereinbefore described.

page_text: Under the ordinary seat in the body A of the mail cart can be placed one or
more loose boards N which can when desired be drawn out and can fit on and be
placed over the ordinary well P for the feet in the body A being supported in
such proper position by ledges R on the inner sides of the sides of such well P.
Any suitable cushions or other similar appliances may be provided for and
with each or any of the movable and adjustable parts of the nail cart hereinbefore
described namely the flap B of the back of the body A the flaps L' and L2 of
the folding footboard L and the board or boards N as may be desired in each
particular case.
Therefore it is very evident that these parts of this my mail cart herein before
described that is to say the movable flap B of the back of the body A the
sliding hammock on the rods or rails K inside such body A the adjustable folding
footboard L at the front end of such body A and the loose board or boards N which
can fit over the well P in such body A can very easily and quickly be arranged to
allow or cause the child or the children in the desired number to assume the
desired position or positions whereby as is herein before stated one child or two
or three children can be properly and conveniently and comfortably carried in and
by each mail cart.
It is sufficiently obvious also that in the same manner this my invention could
be applied to other types of mail carts or to other perambulators and no further
description is or can be needed.
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. In a child's mail cart or perambulator the combination with the body A
thereof of the adjustable folding footboard L substantially as and for the purpose
herein before described and declared.
2. In a child's mail cart or perambulator the combination with the body A
thereof of the movable flap B of the back of such body A the sliding hammock
on the rods or rails K inside such body A and the adjustable folding foot-
board L at the front end of such body A substantially as and for the purpose
hereinbefore described.
3. In a child's mail cart or perambulator the combination with the body A
thereof of the adjustable folding footboard L at the front end of such body A and
the loose board or boards N which can fit over the well P in such body A
substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described.
Dated this 2nd day of November 1894.
HART & Co.,
186, Fleet Street, London, E.C., Agents.