Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Sept., 1886.
Complete Left, 3rd June, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 5th July, 1887.
I, WILHELM SINGER of Berlin in the Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In a folding carriage according to this invention the body of the carriage consists
of two parts which are hinged to each other.
The under frame also consists of two parts, of which one part comprises double
springs formed each by two single springs, an axle, and two wheels. This part is
connected to the under side of one part (I will call it the first part) of the body by
the upper end of one set of springs; The other part of the under frame comprises two
springs, an axle which is cranked upwards at right angles in its central portion, and
two wheels which are larger than those on the other axle. This part is fastened to
the underside of the second part of the carriage body only by the upper end of the
springs.
The axle for the two larger wheels is bent upwards at right angles sufficient to allow
the other part of the under frame with its wheels, to pass under it when the carriage
body is folded. As the other axle, having smaller wheels, lies at a lower level, it is
provided with the double springs mentioned above, so that the carriage body rests
horizontally upon the under frame in spite of the difference in the height of the axles.
The springs have band-shaped ends which are connected to iron bars attached to
the bottoms of the parts of the body.
The two parts of the body are held apart by bars fixed at their one ends whilst their
other ends are fastened by means of any suitable locking appliance in the well known
manner.
In order to fold the carriage the fastening or locking appliance on the bars must
be loosened; the bars fall down, and the two parts of the body are folded with the
divided under frame, the smaller wheels passing under the sweep or cranked portion
of the axle of the larger wheels.
TTY
בזזז
TNTCA
W. LLOYD WISE,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: elevation.
Fig. 2 is an end view of the carriage folded and Fig. 3 is a side view of the carriage
folded.
In a folding carriage according to this invention the body of the carriage consists of
two parts a and a¹ which are hinged to each other at b.
The under frame also consists of two parts, of which one part comprises double
springs formed each by two single springs c and e an axle d and two wheels f. This
part is connected by screwing for example to the under side of the part a of the body
by the upper ends of one set of springs c.
The other part of the under frame comprises two springs c¹, an axle d¹ which is
cranked upwards at right angles in its central portion, and two wheels f¹ which are
larger than those on the other axle. This part is fastened to the under side of the
part a¹ of the carriage body only by the upper ends of the springs c¹.
As shewn in Fig. 2 the axle d¹ for the two larger wheels is bent upwards at right
angles sufficient to allow the other part of the under frame with its wheels f to pass
under it as shewn in Fig. 3 when the carriage body is folded. As the other axle,
having smaller wheels, lies at a lower level, it is provided with the double springs each
formed by the single springs ce mentioned above, so that the carriage body rests
horizontally upon the under frame notwithstanding the difference in height of the axles.
The springs c c¹ have band-shaped ends which are connected to iron bars attached to
the bottoms of the parts a a¹ of the body.
The two parts of the body are held apart by bars h fixed at their one ends whilst
their other ends are fastened by means of any suitable locking appliance in a well
known manner.
In order to fold the carriage the fastening or locking appliances on the bars h must
be loosened; the bars fall down, and the two parts a a¹ of the body are folded with the
divided under frame as shown in Fig. 3, the smaller wheels f passing under the sweep
or cranked portion of the axle d' of the larger wheels.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
In a folding carriage;
1. The axle d' bent upwards and forming a support for the springs c¹ c¹, in com-
bination with the axle d forming a support for the double springs comprising the
parts ce ce.
2. The divided under frame fastened by the ends of the springs c c' to the divided
carriage body, the arrangement being such that when the carriage is open the carriage
body rests upon the ends of the springs c c', and at other times i.e. when the carriage
is folded, the wheels pass under the axle d¹.