Improvements in Mail Carts and such like Carriages.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mail Carts and such like Carriages.
I, ALBERT CHILTON, of 13, Gooch Street, Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to
be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in mail carts and other such like
carriages and has particular reference to the shafts or handles and the side
frames to which the shafts are attached and which generally constitute part of
the side or body frame of such carriages.
I make my shafts from hollow metallic bars or tubing whether round oval or
other section but I prefer round tubing either of solid brass or of steel or iron
covered with brass though almost any kind of tubing may be used. The lower
end of the tube I cut out and shape so as to form an open jaw to pass over and
clip the side of the body frame, the frame being also formed or turned at its end
to pass up the inside of the tube to stiffen it and to add to the security. Pins,
screws, rivets, &c. may then be passed through the jaws and frame to secure the
whole together. The jaws may be made to clip the top and bottom aides or the
other sides of the frame and may pass along on one or both sides to any length
or distance and ordinary wood screws round or other heads may be used. The
handle bars upon leaving the frame may pass along and upwards in an OG or
other shape and finish with cork, ebonite or other desired handle of an ornamental
or other kind. The two handles may be connected to each other by a cross bar
or bars of tubular section so as to add stability to the shafts.
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Improvements in Mail Carts and such like Carriages.
I, ALBERT CHILTON, of 13, Gooch Street, Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described &
ascertained in and by the following statement:
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My invention has for its object improvements in mail carts and other such like
carriages and has particular reference to the shafts or handles and the side
frames to which the shafts are attached and which generally constitute part of
the side or body frame of such carriages.
I make my shafts from hollow metallic bars or tubing whether round oval or
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page_text: other section but I prefer round tubing either of solid brass or of steel or iron
covered with brass though almost any kind of tubing may be used. The lower
end of the tube I cut out and shape so as to form an open jaw to pass over and
clip the side of the body frame, the frame being also formed or turned at its
end to pass up the inside of the tube to stiffen it and to add to the security.
Pins, screws, rivets &c. may then be passed through the jawa and frame to
secure the whole together. The jaws may be made to clip the top and bottom sides
or the other sides of the frame and may pass along on one or both sides to any length
or distance and ordinary wood screws with round' or other heads may be used.
The handle bars upon leaving the frame may pass along and upwards in an O G or
other shape and finish with cork, ebonite or other desired handle of an ornamental
or other kind. The two handles may be connected to each other by a cross bar
or bars of tubular section so as to add stability to the shafts.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood and easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto two double sized sheets of drawings
upon which I have illustrated examples of my improvements.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a mail cart made according to my invention.
Figure 2 is an enlarged elevation of a portion of one of the shafts S and
frame F.
Figure 3 is a plan view of Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a plan view shewing a portion of the frame F and shaft S detached.
Figure 5 is a plan view of a portion of the frame shewing the shaft attached to
the top instead of the sides.
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Figure 6 is a plan view of a portion of the frame and shafts with the
strengthening piece B.
In carrying my invention into practice I make my shafts S from hollow metallic
bars or tubing whether round oval or other section but I prefer round tubing
either of solid brass or of steel or iron covered with brass copper or the like,
though almost any kind of tubing may be used. The lower ends of these tubes
are cut and shaped so as to form the open jaws S¹ which pass over and clip the
sides of the ends of the frame F which supports the body of one mail cart, and
these ends of the frame may or may not be turned or formed at f¹ as shewn at
Figure 4 so as to pass up the inside of the tube to stiffen it and to add to the
security. When these ends f¹ have been placed into the ends of the tube they
are firmly secured together by the nuts and bolts ³, or screws, rivets or the like
may be passed through the jaws of the frame to secure them together. In some
cases the jaws s may clip the top and bottom sides of the frame as shewn at
Figure 5 and they may pass along on one or both sides to any length and distance
and in place of the nuts and bolts ordinary wood screws may be used for securing
the parts together. Instead of forming open jaws on the ends of the shaffs they
may be formed so as to fit the ends of the shafts and secured by bolts or other-
wise. These shafts upon leaving the frame may be bent in the manner as shewn
or in any other shape required and on the opposite ends of these shafts I secure
the handles H which may be made of, cork, ebonite, xylonite or other material or
substance and they may be ornamental or other kind. The shafts may be con-
nected to each other by the tubular cross bar B and this tubular cross bar may
be opened out at its ends so as to form the lap joints b¹. I may if desired have
more than one of these cross bars so as to give greater stability to the shafts.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-

page_text: Second: In mail carts and like carriages which form the subject of the pre-
ceeding claim, connecting the shafts such as S to the frame F by bolts screws
rivets or the like in the manner and for the purpose substantially as herein set
forth and as shewn at Figure 5.
Third: In mail carts and like carriages which form the subject of the first
claim providing the shafts S with handles such as H and a strengthening piece
or pieces such as B in the manner and for the purpose substantially as herein set
forth and as shewn upon the drawings.
Dated
This Guth day of Jan
ALBERT CHILTON,
By George Barker,
Agent for Applicant, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.