An improved Joint or Apparatus for stretching the Hoods of Perambulators and other Vehicles.
Year: 1885

page_text: An improved Joint or Apparatus for stretching the Hoods of
Perambulators and other Vehicles.
I, JOHN JACKSON, 220, Berners Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick,
Electrical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED
JOINT OR APPARATUS FOR STRECTHING THE HOODS OF PERAMBULATORS AND OTHER
VEHICLES to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the construction of an improved stretching apparatus.
(commonly known as a joint) My invention has for its object a more ready means
of opening and closing the hood, a reduction in the cost of manufacture and a
better finished appearance than hitherto. I construct my invention in the following
manner (by preference of metal) I form a handle of metal or other suitable material
and at each end I form (opposite each other) a gutter or groove a short distance
down the side of the handle. In each of these two grooves I hinge a piece of
suitable shaped rod from pins passed through near the ends of the handle and
through holes near the ends of the rods. I hinge the other ends of the rods in a
similar manner to an attachment piece, which I form by preference in one metal
casting-thus-viz: From a suitable shaped base plate (having the desired number
of screw holes) I form transverseley with the plate a boss or neck (by preference
circular shaped) with its ends increasing in diameter, near the end of this boss
I form (transversely) with the neck a slot a little more than half way through its
centre. I hinge one of these attachment plates to each unaffixed end of the rods
by placing it in the gutter or slot and passing a pin from the plate side through
the neck and through a hole near the end of the rod, but only partly through the
wall or side of the slot, so that a desired pattern that can be moulded on the
surface may not be disfigured. Thus when the attachment pieces are affixed to
the hood, and the handle pressed forward the handle becomes straight with the
rods on each side as the bottom of the gutters of the handle rests upon the rods
and prevent them going too far.
It may be seen that the handle may be operated for opening and closing the
hood and that the fixing attachment makes a simple and secure means of fastening.

page_text: Perambulators and other Vehicles.
I, JOHN JACKSON of 220, Berners Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED JOINT
OR APPARATUS FOR STRETCHING THE HOODS OF PRAMBULATORS AND OTHER
VEHICLES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
My invention relates to the construction of an improved stretching apparatus
(commonly known as a joint) My invention has for its object a more ready means
of opening and closing the hood, a reduction in the cost of manufacture and a
better finished appearance than hitherto. I construct my invention in the following
manner (by preference of metal) I form a handle of metal or other suitable
material and at each end I form (opposite each other) a gutter or groove a short
distance down the side of the handle. In each of these two grooves I hinge a
piece of suitable shaped rod, from pins passed through near the ends of the handle
and through holes near the ends of the rods. I hinge the other ends of the rods in
a similar manner, to an attachment piece which I form by preference in one metal
casting thus, From a suitable shaped base plate (having the desired number of
screw holes) I form (transversley) with the plate a boss or neck by preference
circular shaped with its ends increasing in diametre, near the ends of this boss
I form (transversley) with the neck a gutter or slot a little more than half way
through its centre. I hinge one of these attachment plates to each unaffixed end
of the rods by placing it in the gutter or slot, and passing a pin from the plate
through the neck and through a hole near the end of the rod, but only partly
through the wall or side of the slot, so that a desired pattern that can be moulded
on the surface may not be disfigured Thus when the attachment pieces are affixed
to the hood and the handle pressed forward the handle becomes straight with the
rods on each side as the bottom of the gutters of the handle lodges upon the rod
and prevents it going too far from being pressed beyond a straight line. It may
be seen that the handle can be used for opening and closing the hood and that the
fixing attachment makes a simple and secure means of fastening or to prevent the
exposure of the ends of the rods and also make a clean finish to the end pieces a
cap by preference made from thin sheet brass may be placed over the end piece
and the end of the rod passed through a suitable shaped hole pierced out of the
side of the cap and a riveting pin then passed through the contre of the cap and
the rod and then screwed into or riveted to the end piece.
.
To further illustrate my invention I will now refer to the annexed sheet of
drawings. Figs. 1. and 2. show a side and front view of stretching joint complete
in the relative positions it would appear on a perambulator hood that is stretched
Fig. 3. shows the front view of the stretching joint complete in the relative
position it would appear on a perambulator hood that is not stretched. The parts
marked a. is the handle which in this formation is shown as one solid metal casting,
and the parts marked b. are the gutters or slots in the ends or bosses of the handle
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page_text: in which are placed the ends of rods marked c. and hinged therein by the rivet
pins marked d. The parts marked e. is the cap which partly covers the neck of
the fixing plate marked.f. The part marked g. shows the hole in the side of the
cap which admits the end of the rod.marked c. The riveting pin marked h. after
passing through the centre of the cap passes through near the end of the rod
marked c into the fixing plate and there secured. Thus the parts marked e. f. g.
and h. show the cap formation of end piece as described. The part marked i. shows
the solid formation of end piece with pin marked j. as specified. Figs. 4. and 5.
show a front and side of a tube formation of handle. Figs. 6. and 7. show a
combined china and metal formation of handle, the part marked k, shows the
china and the parts marked l. the metal.
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-
1st. The formation of a distinct handle in or near the centre of hood stretching
joints for the purpose of opening and closing as berein specified.
2nd. The formation and application of a cap for the purpose of covering the
neck of the end piece and end of the rod of a hood stretching joint as herein
specified.
Dated this 2nd day of Santambar 1000