Improvements in or relating to Road Vehicles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Cate of Application, 15th Nov., 1391
Complete Specification Left, 6th Aug. 1895-Accepted, 21st Sept., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Road Vehicles.
We, JOSEPH CLULOW and HERBERT ERNEST ORTON, trading as Clulow and
Orton of Humberstone Gate, Leicester, Carriage Builders, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to road vehicles and is specially applicable to the
type of carriage known as the "Brougham" or "Victoria" and embodies improve-
ments by means of which the advantages of both an open and a closed carriage
may be obtained.
The main object of the present invention is to construct a vehicle such as a
"Brougham" which may be easily and readily convertible into an open carriage
such as the "Victoria."
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For this purpose we construct a Brougham" or similar type of carriage, in
which the doors or by preference the doors and back quarters may be detachable
from the remaining portion of the body of the vehicle.
With the part or parts beforementioned detached, all the advantages of an open
carriage or "Victoria" are obtained; the roof remaining supported by the front
and back parts of the vehicle to keep off the sun and rain, while at the same time,
the air is allowed to pass freely through the carriage.
When a closed carriage is desired the detachable or removable parts before-
mentioned are placed in their respective positions on the vehicle.
A vehicle constructed in accordance with this invention is especially suitable for
medical men and others, not only on account of the readiness with which it may
be converted into an open or closed carriage, but also because it allows of the same
carriage being used for both summer and winter, whereas heretofore two vehicles
have been required.
Dated this 15th day of November 1894.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in or relating to Road VOICES.
We, JOSEPH CLULOW and HERBERT ERNEST ORTON trading as Clulow and
Orton of Humberstone Gate Leicester in the County of Leicester Carriage
Builders, 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 :-
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or
This invention has reference to road vehicles and is specially applicable to
the type of carriage known as the "Brougham "Victoria and embodies
improvements by means of which the advantages of both an open and a closed
carriage may be obtained.

page_text: This will be readily understood upon reference to the accompanying drawings in
which:
Figure 1 is a side view partly in section of the body of a road vehicle A
constructed according to our invention.
Figure 2 shows one of the detachable back quarters C.
Figure 3 one of the detachable doors B, and
Figure 4 a detachable side piece F fitting in the door space f, when it is desired
to complete the open carriage or "Victoria."
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Similar letters of reference represent like parts in the several views.
The main object of the present invention is to construct a vehicle such as a
Broughain" which may be easily and readily convertible into an open carriage
such as the "Victoria."
For this purpose we construct a "Brougham" or similar type of carriage A, in
which the doors B or by preference the doors B and back quarters C may be
detachable from the remaining portion of the body of the vehicle.
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With the part or parts before mentioned detached, all the advantages of an open
carriage or "Victoria are obtained; the roof remaining supported by the front
and back parts of the vehicle to keep off the sun and rain, while at the same time,
the air is allowed to pass freely through the carriage.
When a closed carriage is desired the detachable or removable parts B, C before
mentioned are placed in their respective positions on the vehicle by fixing the back
quarters c, "Figure 2" in the dove-tails c', and spring bolt D let in the sides of
the roof and entering a slot E in the back quarter, each of the dove-tails are
secured that their plates are flush with the surface of the body, and the doors B
are hung by the male portion 63 entering the female portion 6, so forming the
hinges. The doors B being closed the dove-tails 6, fit in their recesses in the
door space. The curved side piece F "see Figure 4" fits in the part "f" dotted
line Figure 1" for the purpose as herein before described, the horizontal dotted
line represents a small door such as is used in a "Victoria
desired, hung in the same manner as the doors B.
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can be fitted if
A vehicle constructed in accordance with this invention is especially suitable for
medical men and others, not only on account of the readiness with which it may be
converted into an open or closed carriage but also because it allows of the saine
carriage being used for both summer and winter, whereas heretofore two vehicles
have been required.
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 we
claim is :-
1. In road vehicles such as a 66
Brougham" or similar type of carriage, the
means for easily and readily converting the same into an open carriage such as the
"Victoria" by detachable or removable doors, back quarters and similar parts all
arranged and operating in the manner substantially as herein described and
set forth.
2. Improvements in or relating to road vehicles, substantially as and for the
purpose as hereinbefore described and illustrated.
Dated this 3rd day of August 1895.
W. BESTWICK MAXFIELD,
Registered Patent Agent,
19, Bowling Green Street, Leicester, Applicants' Agent.