An Improvement in Cars or Vehicles for Children.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application 14th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left 22nd May 1890-Accented 28th June 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Cars or Vehicles for Children.
SIDNEY LONG 31 Kildoran Road Lyham Road Brixton London Surrey do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This is an improvement in hand cars for children.
It is constructed of a light frame with handles or shafts, & mounted on two
wheels.
The seats are slung and attached to the frame by bolts, so that they (the seats)
keep an horizontal position at whatever angle the handles or shafts may be placed at.
The back & footrests are attached to the seats and move with them. This method
of seat may be used for any two wheeled carriage.
Dated this 19th day of April 1800
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Cars or Vehicles for Children.
SIDNEY LONG 31 Kildoran Road Lytham Road Brixton in the County of Surrey
Engineer 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 is an improvement in hand cars for children. It is constructed of a light
frame with handles or shafts and mounted on two wheels.
The seats are slung, and attached to the frame by bolts, so that they (the seats)
keep an horizontal position at whatever angle the handles or shafts may be placed at.
The back and foot rests are attached to the seats and move with them. This
method of seat may to used for any two wheeled carriage.
To enable my invention to be better understood I will now describe the same by
means of the accompanying drawing in which
Fig. 1, is a side elevation.
Fig. 2, is a plan of car or vehicle constructed in accordance with my invention.
Fig. 3, is an end elevation.
Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts in all the views.
The handles or shafts A A, figs. 1, 2, 3 are fixed to the body or frame B, of the
car or vehicle which is mounted upon the axle C, to which the wheels D, are secured
in any suitable manner. In the drawing I have shewn the seats E, as having hollow
or curved bottoms, the bottoms may however be made flat if desired. The seats
are preferably supported by iron rods d, so slung upon the bolts or pins F, secured
to both side frames of the car B, as to swing independently of each other and
clear of the shafts or bandles A A. To control the swing of the seats I affix
stops p, p, p, preferably formed of wood to the body B. I prefer to mount the
backs of the seats G G, upon the seats E E, as shewn but they can if more suitable
for the carriage, be mounted independently. The foot rests h, are mounted either
upon the seats E E, see dotted lines or upon the body of the vehicle.
I do not confine my improvements to the particular design of car or vehicle
shewn in the drawings as the object of my invention is to so construct the body
of any vehicle as to enable the seats to be so pivoted or hinged as to always
maintain the occupant or occupants in a level position irrespective of that of the
shafts or handles. One, two, or more than two seats may be mounted in a vehicle
of suitable construction and the car or other two wheeled carriage may be built of
either iron or wood or any suitable material as may be desired.

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 :-
1st. The particular construction of car or vehicle herein described whereby the
seats pivoted or hinged therein are maintained in a level position irrespective of that
occupied by the shafts or handles as set forth.
2nd. The combination in or with a two wheeled car or vehicle of seats so
mounted as to maintain a level position irrespective of the shafts or equivalent as
described.
3rd. The combination in or with a two wheeled car or vehicle the seats of which
are hinged or pivoted to the side frames in the manner shewn and for the purpose
described of the foot rests attached to said seats as set forth.
Dated May 22nd 1890
FRANCIS M. ROGERS,
Agent.