Improvements in Convertible Children's Mail Carts.
Year: 1898

page_text: RICHARD WILLIAM ALLEN, The Hawthorns, Blackheath, Staffs., Managing
Director, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I attach drop down (or front part) of mail cart to mail cart body by two bolts,
and at such an angle that when the drop down is lowered it has the appearance
of a single mail cart.
I attach the well to the drop down by two hinges, and to keep the well in posi
tion I have a roller on each side of well running in a groove or slide which is
affixed to the under part of mail cart body.
The drop down is kept in position when raised by two thumb screws one on
each side.
I claim that by the above a single mail cart is converted into a double mail
cart by raising the drop down, and that the well is drawn into position by the
said action.
Improvements in Convertible Children's Mail Carts.
I, RICHARD WILLIAM ALLEN, of The Hawthorns, Blackheath, in the County of
Stafford, Managing Director, 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 the improvements hereinafter described in convertible
childrens mail carts and has for its object the arrangement of such carts whereby
they may be converted from a double cart into a single mail cart in a very simple
manner. In order that my invention may be more clearly understood I will des-
cribe it by reference to the accompanying drawings the same letters of reference
indicating similar parts throughout:-Figure 1 shows a side elevation of my
improved mail cart in a position for carrying two children.
Figure 2 is a similar view showing the cart converted into a single one to hold
one child.
Figure 3 is a plan and Figures 4, 5, 6 & 7 are detail views of my invention.
A, represents the body of the mail cart carried on the wheels and springs B and
shafts C. D, is a secondary body arranged to be tilted or dropped down on the
pivots E as shown at Figure 2. F, is the well of the cart hinged at G, G, to the

page_text: seat a of the secondary body D, thus connecting the two together. H, H, are
anti-friction rollers or they may be plain pegs attached to each side of the well
of the cart F by which it is supported and is capable of sliding in the slides I, I,
formed in the shafts C as shown at Figure 4 which is a section taken through
the body of the cart.
When desired to remove the secondary body from its extended position as
shown at Figure 1, the same is pressed down which causes the rollers H, H, to
move along the slides I, I, and the well to take the position shown in Figure 2,
the bottom of the well abutting against the sides C2 of the well F. I cause the
secondary body to be retained in its extended position by thumb screws J, or I
may use two hooks K, K, attached to the body D by a hinged joint and arranged
to engage on the rod d. I may in some cases use the arrangement shown at
Figures 6 and 7 for keeping the body in position, which consists of a wood
frame L, provided with hinges 1, 1, by which it is attached to the seat b, of the
body A. When it is desired to fix the body D, in its extended position, the
frame L is caused to rest on the sides C3, C2 of the well F; when out of position
the frame rests on the seat b.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:-
1. The improvements in convertible children's mail carts consisting of the
body A to which is pivoted the secondary body D hinged to the sliding well F
all co-operating together substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.
2. The combination in children's mail-carts of the body A, the secondary
body D, pivoted at E, E, and the well F, arranged and combined substantially
as described and for the purpose set forth.
Dated th: 20th of T... 1000
.
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.