Improvements in Children's Road Vehicles.
Year: 1891

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Children's Road Vehicles.
I, LORANCE NOBLE, of Westgate, Bradford, in the County of York, Cabinet
Maker, 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 relates to improvements in children's road vehicles, and its object
is to provide an arrangement of cheap and simple construction adapted to be used
either as a child's perambulator or as a tricycle.
To fully describe my invention reference is made to the accompanying sheet of
drawings forming a part of this Specification in which similar letters of reference
indicate corresponding parts in each of the figures.
Figure 1, represents a side view of my improved vehicle fitted with a rectangular
sunshade or cover.
Figure 2, is a front view of the same.
Figure 3, is a plan view with the sunshade removed.
Figure 4, is a plan view of the sunshade, and
Figure 5, is a vertical section of the brake.
The frame A inay be of any simple construction. The form represented in the
drawing adapted to afford a certain amount of elasticity without the cost of
fitting springs between the rear wheels B and the lower parts a of the frame.
The curved portion a¹ is covered or pannelled in with wood or sheet metal a
which besides forming a fcot rest and splash board gives a pleasing finish to the
vehicle. The space from the bottom of the seat C to a is covered in by similar
material a³ and stays a connect the front of the seat to the rear of the front seat H.
Guards or rests h are fixed to the frame to prevent the vehicle tilting to a dangerous
extent in that direction.
The back seat C is preferably secured to the cross piece d Figure 1 connecting
the two side frames A by the thumb-screw D fitting the screw pin e secured to the
underside of the seat so as to allow the seat to be rigidly fixed in the position shown
in the drawings or be turned or swivelled half way round to bring the back E of
the seat into a position opposite that in which it is shown.
The front or tricycle seat or saddle H is mounted on the front of the converging
side frames immediately to the rear of their junction with the head F so as to be
conveniently situated in relation to the pedals g, g of the leading wheel G and the
steering handle J connected to the front fork in which such wheel is mounted. The
screw brake is provided with a hand wheel h mounted on the top of the screw i
which is arranged to bear upon the brake rod j fitted in the guide tube k and
having a spoon brake m fixed at the bottom. A spiral spring n is introduced into
the tube round the rod between the collar o fixed in the bottom of k and the
collar pon said rod. This spring is arranged to lift the brake clear of the front
wheel when the wheel h is turned to raise the screw i.
The collapsable sunshade L of any suitable material is arranged to be opened
and closed in a similar manner to an umbrella but instead of being the usual
umbrella form it is of rectangular shape as shown in the plan view Figure 4. For
this purpose I employ four arms or ribs P pivoted at the angle to each other shown
in Figure 4 and form the covering material of such a shape that when the shade
is extended it is oblong in form with approximately parallel sides and ends so as to
form an efficient shade but not to project materially beyond the base of the vehicle.
The stick R for supporting the shade is fixed in the socket T and may be removed
when the shade is not required.

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 what I
claim is :
1. A combined perambulator and child's tricycle, substantially as herein shown
and described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. A collapsable sunshade or cover for a child's road vehicle formed and arranged,
substantially as herein shown and described.
3. A brake for a child's road vehicle adapted to be applied by a screw and fitted
with a spring arranged substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 9th day of October 1891.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bralford, Agents.