Improvements in Mail Carts, Invalid Carriages, and other Light Road Vehicles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 17th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 9th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 22nd Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mail Carts, Invalid Carriages, and other Light
Road Vehicles.
I NEWNHAM JAMES WORLEY of No. 7 Plynlimmon Terrace Hastings Sussex
Cabinet Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This my invention relates to improvements in folding or collapsing light road
vehicles and more particularly to mail carts used for carrying children or adults,
which vehicles can by this my invention be folded into much less space by bringing
the sides near together and with the sides the whole of the remainder of the vehicle
which is attached to them.
This result will be attained by the following method:-
The body of vehicle consists of two sides, back, seat and foot board. I attach
one end of both the back and foot board to one of the sides by hinges, and the
other ends of both the back and foot board to the opposite side by hooks engaging
into corresponding eyes fixed upon such side. The seat to be attached by hinges
on one of its ends to the opposite side to that which the back and footboard are
hinged to, and the other end of the seat to be attached by hooks engaging into
eyes fastened to the side to which the back and footboard are hinged. Such
eyes to project so much from the inside of such side as the back is thick. By
this arrangement the seat being turned on its hinges upwards against one side
and the back and footboard turned inwards on their hinges against the other
side are then held and connected only by the axle, and can be brought near
together by folding the centre part of the axle, which folding of the axle is
arranged thus; From an ordinary axle of suitable size cut away from its centre
as much in length as you wish to contract the vehicle when folded. Now take the
two ends of axle and connect them by loosely rivetting near their inner ends one
above and one below, two pieces of metal bar having a hinge joint in centre of
each. Now it will be evident that when these pieces of bar are moved out of
straight line, the two sides of vehicle will be brought together.
Dated this 16th day of May 1894.
NEWNHAM JAS. WORLEY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mail Carts, Invalid Carriages, and other Light
Road Vehicles.
1, NEWNHAM JAMES WORLEY of No. 7 Plynlimmon Terrace, Hastings in the
County of Sussex, 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 folding or collapsing mail carts and other light
vehicles.
It is especially designed to enable children's cars and invalid carriages for adults
to pass through ordinary doorways, and it is also applicable to any light description
of truck, barrow or hand cart.
By this invention all such vehicles can be folded into a small space by means of
a collapsible axle which permits the folding sides to come near together.

page_text: I will now describe the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in
which
Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of the frame and wheels of a wheeled-chair for
invalids constructed on my principle..
Fig. 2 shows a plan view of my folding axle which consists of the arms e,
bearings d', jointed connecting bars e', e, one of which is made to fold upwards,
while the other e³, folds downwards as shown in Fig. 3.
Fig. 3 shows a side view of the axle partly folded.
a, a', a³, are the folding back, seat, and footboard of the chair. b, b, are the
hinges. ², are the rigid sides of the frame. d, is the strap which connects the
chair to the axle, and holds the bearings d' for same. is the collapsible axle.
e,
e, is one of the folding connecting bars each formed in two parts, pivotted in the
centre, and also pivotted at each end to the arm e*. This bar folds upwards. e, is
a similar bar which folds downwards. Stops are provided to regulate the travel of
these bars. 4, is the arm.
It will be seen that the back a, seat a', and footboard a², are hinged to one or
other of the sides, so that they can be readily folded against the side when required.
When laid down for use they are fastened to the opposite side by means of hooks
and eyes, or in any other suitable way.
When it is required to fold the chair the back, seat, and footboard, are unfastened
and folded back, the seat folding by preference against one side and the back
against another. The centre connecting bars of the axle are then respectively
elevated and depressed whereby the arms, sides and wheels are brought closer
together.
To unfold the chair for use reverse the operation above described.
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
claim is :-
1. In a mail cart, wheel chair or other light vehicle the collapsible axle e,
consisting of the two arms e, with their straps and bearings d, and other usual
fittings, and the jointed folding bars e¹, e², as herein described and set forth.
2. In a mail cart, wheel chair or other light vehicle the combination of the
collapsible axle e, with the folding back a, folding seat a¹, and folding foot board a³,
as herein described and set forth.
Dated this 9th day of August 1894.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, E.C., Patent Agent.