An Improved Two Wheeled Van for Parcels and the like.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 7th June, 1889-Accepted, 28th Sept., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Two Wheeled Van for Parcels and the like.
ISAAC YOUNG Carriage Manufacturer Rutland Street Leicester do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A low two wheel Van specially designed for business purposes only can be loaded &
unloaded without getting into the Van.
Should the horse fall provisions are made to prevent the driver or goods been thrown
into the road it being so constructed as to carry almost the same amount of goods as
a four wheel Van.
ISAAC YOUNG.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Two Wheeled Van for Parcels and the like.
I, ISAAC YOUNG of Rutland Street Leicester, Carriage 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 improved two wheeled Van, the subject of my invention has been specially
designed for business purposes only, for the carriage of merchandise, and is so con-
structed as to enable any person to either load or unload it as may be desired without
the necessity of such person entering within the vehicle for the purpose such as is
necessary in other vehicles having for their object, the carrying of merchandise.
This desideratum is effected by me in my invention by "hanging " "the body of the
vehicle, low to the ground which possesses the mechanical advantage of lowering the
centre of gravity, represented by the load line or bottom of the van and rendering it
more steady, and avoiding all oscillation to which all ordinary two wheeled carts and
vans are subjected to, thus I am enabled to afford sufficient room for carrying capacity
hitherto only attained in four wheeled vehicles and from total absence of all oscillation,
(or top heaviness), with far less distress to the horse, than is experienced in the
ordinary two wheeled van or cart with a far lighter load. Another most important
advantage presented by my invention is the greater ease and facility it affords for
ingress or egress to or from the body of the vehicle, a most important feature in the
great saving effected in time especially in loading and unloading heavy goods.
These foregoing advantages which my invention affords are paramount, both in great
save of horse power and for facilitating despatch of transportation, absolute qualifi-
cations for a vehicle solely designed and constructed for business purposes, further
advantages are secured by my invention which is better explained by a reference to
the sheet of drawings appended. Fig. 1 is an elevation of my improved two wheeled
parcel van drawn to a scale reth full size or in. 1 foot mounted upon high wheels.
A is the body of the vehicle, B the deep cranked axle, enabling me to employ a
high wheel thereby securing the maximum ease of draught and at the same time,
the deep crank admits of the body being hung low, C the framed. shafts, which it will
be noticed are elevated from the fore part of the body bottom sides O, by means of
two supporting iron stays or legs J.
D is the "gravel." iron step stay which acts as a provision against accident in case
of the horse stumbling in which event he is prevented from falling as the gravel
irons support the entire weight of both the van and load and the goods are prevented
from being precipitated into the road, E is an ordinary grasshopper spring solidly
clipped upon the axle flaps and attached to the bottom of the body in the fore part

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by means of a "dumb jack" F, and by a "scroll iron" and shackles at the hind part
as shewn at G, the upper part of the "breeching" of the shafts has an ordinary wood
or leather "dash or "splash guard "as at L, and M is an ordinary "heel "-leather,
wood, or sheet iron "splash board" as in a "Hansom" Cab. Fig. 2 is a sectional
view of the back of the vehicle, H being the door similar to an Omnibus door, the
lower portion of the sides of the body is turned or curved under as at I contracting
the body towards the bottom the portion of the body opposite the cranked axle is
recessed in order to allow the axle to work close to the body, the object of this recess
being to keep the axle as short as is compatibly necessary and so keep the track of the
wheels upon the ground within the ordinary limits, N are perforated holes above the
door for the purpose of ventilation (if required) regulated by a movable inside shutter,
Fig. 3 is a front view of the body shewing the width the body is contracted to, in the
front part, the whole of such contraction being effected in the front of the bottom
side O Fig. 1, to the width shewn at the base of the "heel" splasher M at KK
Fig. 3, P P are shelves as internal fittings for light parcels running the whole length
inside the body similar shelves are placed lower if desired upon the same level as the
seat and the whole of the internal fittings can be arranged for removal if so
desired.
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
clain is,
1st. The method of keeping a "body" low "hung" to the ground at the same time
obtaining high wheels.
2nd. The principle or mechanical advantage of lowering the centre of gravity or
load line in parcel vans, carts, and all other similar vehicles constructed for the purpose
of conveying merchandise, below the draught line or line of traction thus avoiding
oscillation and securing less distress to the horse even with far greater loads than in
Vans and Carts hat have not my invention.
Dated this 7th day of June 1889.