IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH THE BODIES OF WHEELED VEHICLES
Year: 1884

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I FREDERICK THOMAS HARRINGTON of No 17 Upper Parliament Street Liverpool
in the County of Lancaster, Carriage Builder, do hereby declare the nature of
my said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH THE BODIES OF
WHEELED VEHICLES" to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the bodies of such wheeled vehicles-whether intended
to run on road rail or tram-as are covered or have covers on the top and has for
its object so to construct arrange and combine the bodies, say of mail carts and
vans so that they can be increased at will and hence under all circumstances will.
present minimum surface for air resistance.
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Under one modification the sides back top and front guard are of any usual form
and are fitted over or within sides and over or within a back when a back is used.
The first is called the rising body and the latter the stationary body. By transverse
screw with nuts and wire or other cord led over sheaves attached to the rising and
stationary body the former can be raised to the desired height. Instead of screw
nut cord and sheaves being used any equivalent raising or lowering mechanism
may be employed.
Under another modification I use racks and pinions to raise the sides end and
top as one piece or the top only the racks being on the part to be raised and the
pinions on the stationary body or the carrying frame. This modification is
specially suitable when the top is hinged in one or two pieces.
The essential feature of the invention is the method of constructing the body as
described so that it allows of one portion being raised from the other for increasing
the containing space at will whilst presenting minimum exterior surface for air
resistance.

page_text: I FREDERICK THOMAS HARRINGTON of 17 Upper Parliament Street Liverpool in
the County of Lancaster, Carriage Builder, do hereby declare the nature of the
said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH THE BODIES OF
WHEELED 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 bodies of such wheeled vehicles, whether intended to
run on road rail or tram, as are covered or have covers on the top, and has for its,
object so to construct arrange and combine the bodies, say of mail carts and vans
that they can be increased at will, and hence under all circumstances will present
minimum surface for air resistance.
Under one modification the sides back top and front guard are of any usual form,
and are fitted over or within sides and over or within a back when a back is used.
The first is called the rising.body, and the latter the stationary body. By transverse
screw with nuts and wire or other cord led over sheaves attached to the rising and
stationary body the former can be raised to the desired height. Instead of screw
nut cord and sheaves being used any equivalent raising or lowering mechanism may
'be employed.
I
Under another modification I use racks and pinions to raise the sides end and
top as one piece, or the top only, the racks being on the part, to be raised, and the
pinions on the stationary body or the carrying frame. This modification is specially
suitable when the top is hinged in one or two pieces.
The essential feature of the invention is the method of constructing the body as
described so that it allows of one portion being raised from the other for increasing.
the containing space at will whilst presenting minimum exterior surface for air
resistance,
A.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
In all the views the same letters denote like parts.
Figs. 1 and 2 are sectional views of the body of a wheeled vehicle suitable for the
carriage of parcels. a is the rising body constructed with sidės, back and top and
front guard. b is the stationary body made with sides back and bottom and having
an open front. The rising body fits within the said stationary body, and the front
is made with doors or may be open as desired. The front of the rising body is
fitted at each side with a rack cinto.which také pinións d on a shaft e provided
with an operating handle f. There may be a handle at each end of the shaft if
desired. On the shaft e is a roller or rollers to which are attached cords g one at
In all the views the same letters denote like parts.
Figs. 1 and 2 are sectional views of the body of a wheeled vehicle suitable for the
carriage of parcels. a is the rising body constructed with sides, back and top and
front guard. b is the stationary body made with sides back and bottom and having
an open front. The rising body fits within the said stationary body, and the front
is made with doors or may be open as desired. The front of the rising body is
fitted at each side with a rack cinto.which take pinións d on á haft e provided
with an operating handle f. There may be a handle at each end of the shaft if
desired. On the shaft e is a roller or rollers to which are attached cords g one at
each side of the body. The said cords pass over pulleys on the stationary Dody
and are attached to the rising body at i on each side. The diameter of the roller or
rollers is such that the rear end of the rising body is lifted at the same speed as the
front end when the handle f is turned. Fig. 1 shows the body a raised so that the

page_text: vehicle may contain a full compliment of goods. In fig. 2 the body a is lowered so
as to make the vehicle as small as possible when empty or only half filled.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of a frame for a railway or tramway vehicle in which the
rising body fits over the stationary body. Here the rising body is raised by ropes
or chains g which pass over pulleys on the stationary body, and may be coupled to
the axles or hubs of the wheels ; by catch pieces k, locking bolts, m retaining
hooks. In this case when it is desired to raise the body the ropes or chains are
coupled to the axles or hubs, and the vehicle is moved forward until the body is
raised the desired height by the ropes or chains being wound round the axles or
hubs, the lock bolts are pushed into position to prevent further motion of the ropes
or chains which are then uncoupled from the axles, and secured to the retaining
hooks m In lowering the body the above operation is reversed.
Figs. 4 and 5 are elevations of a vehicle in which a rising head or top a only is
used. Fig. 4 shows the top lowered, and fig. 5 shows it raised; here motion is
given to the pinion d by an endless band n and driving pulley and handle o.
Fig. 6 is an elevation of the body of a vehicle in which the rising head or top is
hinged to the rack and pinion gear at p so that it may be opened or closed. And
when down the covers form back rests to the seat.
Fig. 7 shows a rising head applied to a gig.
Figs. 89 and 10 are elevations showing the adaptation of a screw q, and nutr
for raising and lowering the rising head. The screw has a steadying pin shown in
fig. 10 to prevent it from turning round. The head when down turns up and forms
back rests to seat.
Figs. 11 and 12 are elevations showing the adaptation to a dog cart of a rising
head operated by screw gear,
Fig. 13 shows a rising head for perambulator which is raised by means of a
centre screw q. At each end of the head are attached steadying rods a sliding in
brass bosses to which are attached back rests.
Figs. 14 and 15 show a rising head for a perambulator in which a rack t and
pawl u are used to retain the said rising head in the required position.
In fig 16 the back rests are hollow forming pockets into which the roof of head a
folds when down, a rack securing attachment being used as above described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
First. Constructing the bodies of wheeled vehicles in two portions, one of which
may be raised from the other substantially as set forth.
Second. The combination with bodies a and b figs 1. 2. and 3 of raising gear
substantially as set forth.
Third. The combination in figs. 4 to 16 of bodies b with rising heads a and
operating gear substantially as set forth.
Dated this twenty first day of July 1885.
J. T. KING,
Per J. Johnson, Agent.