Year: 1886

page_text: 1886.
Date of Application, 16th Mar.,
Complete Left, 11th Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 11th Jan., 1887.
I CHARLES MORGAN, of Bridgewater Nova Scotia, in the Dominion of Canada, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to improvements in carriage seats in which I provide for
a free movement of the back board, by jointing the side arms to the back-board, and
connecting the back arms with the back of the scat, by means of hinged joints.
According to my Invention the back-board is supported from the seat back by means
of rods which are fixed to the back-board and hinged at their lower ends to a pair of
straps attached to the seat-back. Each side arm is curved upwards and backwards,
and at its forward end is supported by arms which are secured to the sides of the seat
and extend up over the edges thereof. These arms are provided with eyes which
support a rod parallel with the sides of the seat, said rod being secured in place by
means of nuts screwed in its ends.
Upon the rod is placed a sleeve, which is formed integrally with the side arm, and
is capable of sliding freely on the rod. The sleeve is preferably provided with a lining
of yielding material, such as rubber, which extends over the end of the sleeve and
prevents rattling. Between the sleeve and one of the eyes, upon the rod, is placed a
spiral spring.
The side arm at its rear end is bent and is supported in eyes formed on a plate
secured to the back-board, and when the seat is finished, covered by the upholstery.
One of the eyes is threaded and the extremity of the arm is screwed therein.
For certain vehicles the rod which supports the side arm is received between arms
which are similar to those above described, except that they are bent over beyond the
edge of the seat, and the front arm is connected with the handle, the lower end of
which is secured to the front edge of the carriage seat.
The front arm and the handle are formed integrally and at the juncture of the
handle with the arm, is formed an internally threaded socket for receiving the
threaded end of the rod, the opposite end of the rod being secured by a nut, as before.
The springs at opposite sides of the seat are normally under sufficient compression
to hold the back-board in position to comfortably support the back of the rider, but

page_text: when the carriage receives a sudden jerk or shock, the back-board is pushed
back-ward, drawing the side-arms with it, and compressing the springs. The yielding
of the back-board in this manner obviates the shock usually experienced by the person
occupying the seat.
The method of connecting the side-arms with the back-board, which I have
described, permits of removing the arms from the back-board by simply unscrewing
them from the eyes; and the construction of the combined handle and side arm
support is such as to admit of releasing the opposite ends of the side arms by
unscrewing the rods from the sockets.
C. MORGAN.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Carriage Seats.
I CHARLES MORGAN of Bridgewater Novia Scotia in the Dominion of Canada 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 improvements in carriage seats in which I provide
for a free movement of the backboard by jointing the side arms to the back board and
connecting the back arms with the back of the seat by means of hinged joints.
Reference is to be had to the annexed drawing forming a part of this specification
in which figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved carriage seat. Figure 2 is a
detail view of the joint of the side arm. Figure 3 shews a modification of the side
rail. Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures
of the drawing.
The back board or bar A is supported from the seat back B by the bars C fixed to
the back board A and hinged at their lower ends to two straps a secured to the seat
back. Upon the side of the seat are secured two arms which extend up over the
edge of the side of the seat and are provided with eyes which support
a rod d
parallel with the edge of the seat. The rod d is secured in the eyes c by nuts turned
on the ends of the rod, outside of the eyes e. Upon the rod d is placed a sleeve f
which is formed integrally with the side arm D and is capable of sliding freely on tho
rod d. The sleeve is preferably provided with a lining g (shewn in figure 3) of
yielding material, such as rubber which extends over the end of the sleeve and
prevents rattling, and between the sleeve and the eye c upon the rod d is placed a
spiral spring h. The side arm D is curved upward and backward and inward toward
the centre of the seat, and is supported in eyes i formed on the plate j, the
eye i1
being threaded to receive the threaded extremity of the side arm.
The plate is
secured to the back board A by means of screws or otherwise, and when the seat is
finished the plate j is covered by upholstery.
The arrangement of the seat back which I have described is especially adapted to
that class of vehicles known as "top buggies," and does not in any way interfere with
the attachment of the top rail E in the usual way.
When my improvement is applied to what are termed "open buggies" the rod dis
received between the arms which are similar to the arms bb, but the arms are bent
over beyond the end of the seat and the arm is connected with the handle & the
lower end of which is secured to the front edge of the carriage seat A¹. The arm b¹
and the handle k are formed intergrally, and at the juncture of the handle with the arm
is formed an internally threaded socket 7 for receiving the threaded end of the rod d,
the opposite end of the rod being secured by a nut, as in the other case.
The spring hat opposite sides of the seat, are normally under sufficient compression
to hold the back board A in position to comfortably support the back of the rider, but
when the carriage receives a sudden jerk or shock the backboard A is pushed
backward drawing the side arins D with it and compresssing the springs h.
The yielding of the back board A in this manner obviates the shock usually

page_text: experienced by the person occupying the seat. The method of connecting the side
arms D with the back board A, which I have described, permits of removing the arms
from the back board by simply unscrewing them from the eyes ¹, and the construction
of the combined handle and side arm support is such as to admit of releasing the
opposite ends of the side arms by unscrewing the rods d from the sockets l. This
construction admits of repairing the seat when required, without the necessity of
taking it entirely apart or removing the upholstery.
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 :-
1. The combination with the carriage seat A¹ and the back board A of back arms C
attached to the back board and hinged to the seat back, side arms D connected by a
joint with the back board and provided with a sleeve f, the rod d supporting and
guiding the sleeve f, and the spiral spring h placed on the rod d and maintained under
compression, substantially as herein shown and described.
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2. The combination with the side arms D having threaded ends of the plates j
provided with oyes, the eye being threaded to receive the threaded end of the
side arm, substantially as herein shown and described.
3. The combination with the sleeve of the side arm D, the rod d and spiral
spring, of a yielding lining g received in the sleeve and covering the end thereof,
substantially as herein shewn and described.
4. The combination of the side arm D, provided with the sleeve f, of the rod d, the
spring h, and the support for the rod, consisting of the arm formed integrally with
the handle k, and provided with a socket l, and the arm
shewn and described.
2, substantially as herein
C. MORGAN.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.