An Improved Arm-rest for Railway and similar Carriages.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 27th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 27th Apr., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Arm-rest for Railway and similar Carriages.
CHARLES EDWARD PERCY GABRIEL, of the Firm of Messrs. Gabriel & Co.
Cabinet, Railway, and General Brassfounders, 4 & 5 A. B. Row Birmingham,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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The object of my improvements in an arm-rest, for railway, & similar carriages,
is to provide a spring & attachments, & thereby make the arm-rest, adjustable, &
to prevent it from wriggling about by wear & tear for by manipulation the
adjustment any request tension is gained.
In carrying out my improved arm-rest, I make a long bracket to be screwed to
the back of the carriage seat, the top of this bracket I shape as a knuckle or cup
with a back flap & a front ledge thereto. Also in the centre of this knuckle cup is
an aperture. make another knuckle with a long flap or arm, & this knuckle
works inside the other knuckle, & also has an aperture therein. I make a long
rod, with an eye, upon one end, & the other end, I thread, to receive a screwed,
cup nut, thereon. I make a suitable spirial spring, any thickness, or strength,
required.
Thus, I place the two knuckles together, & the eye upon the rod or bolt, I
insert into the apertures made in the knuckles, & joint these by a-split cotter--the
arm-rest moves in an angle of about 60 degrees, but slightly out of its centre so
as to obtain leverage. I place my improved arm rest in position on the back &
seat of the carriage, with the rod down the back of the seat. I push an iron
washer, up the rod against the underframing of the seat, I push my spirial spring
up the rod, & screw on the cupped nut, & thereby obtain, what tension is required.
All the parts are attachable, & detachable at any time. Instead of getting the
bearing of the spring on the washer, under the seat, or framework, thereof-I use
two shaped angle irons may be fixed, to the floor of the carriage for the same
purpose.
Any of my parts, I shall make in iron, brass steel, or any other required
material.
JOHN
BENNETT,
1, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Arm-rest for Railway and similar Carriages.
CHARLES EDWARD PERCY GABRIEL, of the Firm of Messrs. Gabriel & Co.
Cabinet, Railway, and General Brassfounders, 4 & 5, A. B. Row, Birmingham,
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 object of my improvements in an arm-rest, for railway, & similar carriages
is to provide a spring, & attachments, & thereby make, the arm-rest, adjustable, &
detachable, & to prevent it, from wriggling about, by wear, & tear, for by
manipulation the adjustment, any required tension is gained. In carrying out, my
improvements in an arm-rest, I make a long bracket, to be screwed to the back, of
with
cup, a back
the carriage seat, the top of the bracket, I shape as a knuckle, or
flap, & a front ledge thereto, also in the centre of this knuckle cup, is an aperture.

page_text: I make another knuckle, with a long flap, or arm, & this knuckle works inside
the other knuckle, & also has an aperture therein. I make a long rod, with an
eye upon one end, & the other end, I thread, to receive a screwed cup nut
thereon. I make a suitable spiral spring any thickness, or strength required.
Thus I place the two knuckles together, & the eye upon the rod or bolt I insert
into the apertures made in the knuckles, & joint these by a pin & split cotter.
The arm-rest moves in an angle, of about 60 degrees, but slightly out of its
centre, so as to obtain leverage. I place my improved arm-rest, in position, on the
back seat, of the carriage-with the rod down the back, of the seat. I push an
iron washer, up the rod, against the underframing of the seat, I push my spiral
spring, up the rod-& screw on the cupped nut, & thereby obtain, what tension is
required.
All the parts are attachable, & detachable at any time. Instead of getting
the bearing, of the spring on the washer, under the seat, or frame-work thereof,
I use a shaped angle iron, which is fixed to the floor, of the carriage for the same
purpose or a foot at the bottom bracket-& a small hole therein.
So, that my improvements, may be fully understood, I will now describe the
accompanying drawings.
The same letters refer to the corresponding parts.
Fig. 1. Side view, of arm-rest, self-contained.
Fig. 2. Side view, of arm-rest without the bottom foot.
Fig. 3. Side view of arm-rest fixed to floor of railway carriage.
Fig. 4. Front view & elevation, of attachment to carriage floor.
Fig. 5. Side view of arm-rest-by which the arm-rest is placed in position-& is
made adjustable, & also is fixed by screws to the back of the carriage.
Fig. 6. Front elevation, of the arm-rest (as seen in Figure 5).
Fig. 7. Side view, of arm-rest-with cup-& the bearing parts of strength at the
two ends.
Fig. 8. Front view of arm-rest.
Fig. 9. Side view of knuckles of arm-rest.
Fig. 10. Top plan of the knuckles of arm-rest.
Fig. 11. Reversed plan of the knuckle of the arm-rest.
Fig. 12. Front view of the rod.
Fig. 13. Side view of the rod, & eye.
Fig. 14. Spring elevation.
Fig. 15. Plan of cupped nut.
Fig. 16. Plan showing hexagon cupped nut.
Fig. Elevation, of the cupped nut.
Fig. 18. Elevation of the pin.
Fig. 19. Elevation of the split cotter.
a. Bracket. b. Arm or long flap. c. Spring. d. Cup in the bracket. e. Split
cotter. f. Rod. G. Frame on carriage floor. . Hole in rod. i. Aperture in
bracket. j. Ends of cup which will bear any strain-& will hold arm in any
position. k. Foot at bottom of bracket. 1. End of the bracket without the foot
at its bottom. m. Threaded end of rod. n. Knuckle. o. Hole in foot for rod to
pass through. p. Cupped nut. g. Iron washer. r. Seat of carriage. s. Floor of
railway carriage.. t. Pin.
It is understood, I shall adopt any mere modification for carrying out my
invention, that may be required, & shall use in manufacturing any required
metal, such as iron,, steel, brass etc., & also make other kinds of springs if
required.
Having now particularly described, & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is―
1st. I claim an arm-rest, as set forth described & illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.

page_text: 2ndly. I claim the different parts for arrangement whereby the adjustmen
effected.
3rdly. I claim an adjustable arm-rest for a railway carriage, whereby the front,
or top part is detachable, without removing the back part thereof.
4thly. I claim to use any other form of spring or springs for obtaining the
tension, besides the spiral spring.
5thly. I claim my adjustable & detachable parts for use in any shape or form
more convenient.
Daund this 26th day of January 1894.
JOHN
BENNETT,
4, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.