Improvements in the formation of Cushions, Trimmings, and Upholstering generally of Carriages, Cars, and other Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements in the formation of Cushions, Trimmings, and
Upholstering generally of Carriages, Cars, and other Vehicles.
I, JOSEPH NIALL MAW COGHLAN MORE BRISCOE of 8, 9 and 10 Summer Hill
Dublin, Ireland, Coach Builder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention has reference to improvements in the manufacture of cushions,
Back, Head, and arm rests, foot boards, and the inside trimming, or upholstering
generally of carriages, cars, and other vehicles.
The invention consists in substituting cushions, back, head and arm rests and foot
boards filled, or inflated with air for those which are at present used stuffed with curled
hair, flock, and such like material.
Cushions, back, head and arm rests prepared according to my invention will afford
easier and more regular surfaces than in the case of stuffing material hitherto
employed for similar purposes while jolting and vibration will be reduced to a minimum
and sudden shock prevented.
Dated this 12th day of September 1896
J. K. FAHIE & SON,
9 Westland Row, Dublin, Agents for Applicant.
Improvements in the formation of Cushions, Trimmings, and
Upholstering generally of Carriages, Cars, and other Vehicles.
I, JOSEPH NIALL MAW COGHLAN MORE BRISCOE of 8, 9 and 10 Summer Hill,
Dublin, Ireland; Coach Builder 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 reference to improvements in the manufacture of cushions,
back, head, and arm rests, foot boards, and the inside trimming and upholstering
generally of carriages, cars, and other vehicles :-
The Invention consists in substituting cushions, back, head, and arm rests, and foot
boards filled, or inflated with air for those which are at present used stuffed with
curled hair, flock, and such like material.
Cushions, back, head, and arm rests prepared according to my Invention will afford
easier and inore regular surfaces than in the case of stuffing material hitherto

page_text: employed while jolting and vibration will be reduced to a minimum, and sudden
shock prevented.
The air chamber which I propose to arrange within the ordinary trimming or
upholstery may be composed of india-rubber, or other suitable material, and may be
where found necessary, rendered more durable by enclosing in a shield or covering of
canvas, or other suitable material which may be solutioned or otherwise affixed
to the air chamber, or the edges of the canvas may be sewn with waxend.
In some cases a flat pad of wadding may be placed between the air chamber and
the outer finishing material which will increase the ease and comfort of my improved
trimming by steadying the pneumatic resiliency and preventing any tendency to
wobble, or sudden jolting.
This inter padding also minimises the danger of puncture and facilitates the
production of designs on the outer trimming by means of buttons, or quilting, or any
of the usual methods employed for the purpose of producing designs on the face of
carriage trimming.
Designs may also be produced by straining cords, lace, or other material over the
face of the air chamber, or a fluting may be produced by confining its expansion at
certain parts by lengths of string of suitable inaterial fixed either on the inner side or
outside of the inmaterial composing the air chamber.
In cases where great strength is required strips of leather or other suitable material
may be solutioned to the sides of the air chamber, or the air chamber may be encased
at the sides and bottom in a frame of suitable material.
The canvas shield or covering may be secured by wire, hooks, or grappler attach-
ments arranged around its edges and engaging the flanges of a suitable rim
surrounding the air chamber whereby the shield or covering is held in position by the
mere expansion of the air chamber.
The accompanying Drawings illustrate this method of securing the canvas shield or
covering. Fig. 1. represents an elevation of an ordinary back rest, and Fig. 2, a cross
section of same.
A is the rim provided with incurved flanges with which the wire, hooks, or grappler
attachments of the covering B engage; C is the air chamber.
Back seats produced in this manner will be found very economical as one air
chamber will be sufficient to inflate and hold in position, the outer shields or coverings
of both sides of the rest.
The principle of my Invention is also applicable to the foot boards and in fact to
the bottoms or flooring generally of carriages and other vehicles, the advantages of
such an application being that vibration is diminished, while in the event of accident
the effect produced by shock is minimised.
When my Invention is applied for this purpose, the air chamber may be covered
by woven wire, wood, or other suitable material so arranged in suitable framework as
to be capable of vertical movement.
This arrangement will save the wear while not impairing the elastic or resilient
character of the bottom or floor thus produced.
It is obvious that the air chamber may be inflated by any suitable valve placed
where most convenient.
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
First The use and application of pneumatic trimming for carriages motor-cars
tram-cars, and other vehicles substantially for the purpose and in the manner herein
described.
Second: In the trimming of carriages motor-cars, tram-cars, and other vehicles the
use and application of air chambers in combination with a shield or covering provided
with wire, hooks, or grappler attachments and secured in the manner and for the
purpose substantially as herein specified and illustrated,

page_text: Third: The use and application of pneumatic flooring for carriages, motor-cars,
tram cars, and other vehicles substantially as herein specified and set forth.
Dated this 15th day of June 1897
J. K. FAHIE & SON
9 Westland Row, Dublin, Agents for Applicant.