Improvements in Children's Mail Carts or the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 27th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 30th Mar., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Children's Mail Carts or the like.
I, JOHN THOMAS BARNETT KING, of 33-39 Cable Street, Rochdale Road,
Manchester, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The improvements relate to children's mail carts or the like, and have for object
to readily convert a single vehicle of this character into a double vehicle, or into a
cot vehicle for a single child.
To accomplish this and to effect my improvements, I provide the body of the
bassinette in two parts, to the first being attached the foot-well, excepting one side
thereof, the remaining side of the foot-well being a movable flap hinged at its
upper extremity to the second part of the body, which is capable of moving there-
with, and at its lower extremity similarly hinged to the bottom board of the foot-
well, in such manner that the movable part of the body may be partly lowered
into the foot-well to form a single vehicle, the hinged flap being then horizontal or
thereabouts; or such movable portion of the body may be raised until the hinged
flap assumes its position as one of the foot-well sides, when the vehicle becomes
double, that is to say is provided with two seats-vis a vis.
The double vehicle may be converted into a cot by providing a hinged flap to
cover the foot-well, but such hinged flap per se forms no part of my present
improvements.
Variations in detail, such as the method of hinging the foot-well flap, and the
design of the parts of the vehicle, inay be made without departing from the
peculiar character of the invention.
Dated this 2nd day of November 1894.
WILLIAM GADD, C.E.,
64, Barton Arcade, Manchester, Agent.
Improvements in Children's Mail Carts or the like.
1, JOHN THOMAS BARNETT KING, of 33-39 Cable Street, Rochdale Road,
Manchester, Manufacturer, 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 :-
The improvements relate to children's mail-carts or the like, and have for object
to readily convert a single vehicle of this character into a double vehicle, or into
a cot vehicle for a single child.
To accomplish this and to effect my improvements, I provide the body of the
bassinette in two parts, to the first being attached the footwell, excepting one
side thereof, the remaining side of the footwell being a movable flap, hinged at its
upper extremity to the second part of the body, which is capable of moving
therewith, and at its lower extremity similarly hinged to the bottom board of the
footwell, in such manner that the movable part of the body may be partly lowered
into the footwell to form a single vehicle, the hinged flap being then horizontal or

page_text: thereabouts; or such movable portion of the body may be raised until the hinged
flap assumes its position as one of the foot-well sides, when the vehicle becomes
double, that is to say, is provided with two seats-vis a vis.
The double vehicle may be converted into a cot by providing a hinged flap to
cover the foot-well, but such hinged flap per se forms no part of my present
improvements.
But that the improvements may be better understood, I will, with the aid of the
accompanying drawings proceed more fully to describe means employed by me.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1. shews a longitudinal section of part of a mail cart arranged as a cot or
double vehicle, and Fig. 2. shews a longitudinal section of the same arranged as a
single vehicle, according to my improvements.
The same letters indicate corresponding parts wherever they occur.
a. is the fixed portion of the vehicle body, and b. the foot-well attached thereto,
one of its sides c. being a movable flap, hinged to the bottom board of the foot-well,
and also to the movable body-portion d.
By allowing this flap c. to fall, the part d. is lowered into the foot-well, and the
cart becomes a single vehicle, as shewn in Fig. 2., the back board of the movable
body d. forming, in this position, one side of the footwell, in lieu of the flap c,
which assumes a horizontal position, or thereabouts.
A cross bar g., or other means, may be employed to sustain the movable portion d.
in its extended position.
e. is a second hinged flap, which, when in the position shewn in Fig. 1. enables
the vehicle to be used as a cot for a single child, but which, when thrown back as
shewn in Fig. 2. opens the foot-well for use either as a single or double vehicle;
but this hinged flap e. may be dispensed with, if desired, as it forms no part of my
invention.
Variations in detail, such as the method of hinging the foot-well flap, and the
design of the parts of the vehicle, may be made without departing from the
peculiar character of the invention.
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
In children's mail-carts or the like, a double hinged flap connecting a movable
portion of the cart body to the fixed portion thereof, in such manner that the
movable portion may be raised from or lowered into, (or to form) the foot-well, for
the purpose and in manner substantially as herein shewn and described.
Dated this 26th day of February 1895.
WILLIAM GADD, C.E.,
64, Barton Arcade, Manchester, Agent.