An Improved Adjustment for Shafts of Mail Carts and other Vehicles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Dec., 1892-Accepted, 14th Jan., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Adjustment for Shafts of Mail Carts and other
Vehicles.
JOHN THOMAS BARNETT KING Mail Cart & Bassinette Manufacturer,
33-39 Cable Street Rochdale Road Manchester, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
The shaft is attached to the body of mail cart, or other vehicle, by a pivot or
bolt, on which it can be moved in a circle.
At the end of the shaft opposite the handle is fixed a piece of iron in the shape
of an arc "of a circle" with holes in it at various distances apart.
Also attached to the body is a spring or any other sort of bolt in such a position
that the bolt can be shot, into any hole in the iron are attached to shaft. By this
means the handle of shaft can be adjusted to any height required.
When not in use the handle of shaft can be turned over towards the back of
body so as not to protrude-so the mail cart or other vehicle will take up con-
siderably less space.
Dated this 24th day of September 1892.
JOHN THOMAS BARNETT KING.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Adjustment for Shafts of Mail Carts and other
Vehicles.
JOHN THOMAS BARNETT KING Mail Cart and Bassinette Manufacturer
33-39, Cable Street, Rochdale Road, Manchester, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement, viz. :—
A shaft attached to the body of mail car, or other vehicle, by a pivot or bolt, on
which it can be moved in a circle.
To hold the shaft in a fixed position, at various angles; I attach to the side of
body, of vehicle, a spring or bolt; & on the shaft a plate (see Fig. 2), with holes
arranged to come opposite the spring, or bolt, as the shaft is highered, or lowered,
& when the spring, or bolt is shot, into a hole, in plate; it locks the shaft, so as to
make it a fixture, until the bolt is withdrawn, or I fix the bolt or spring to the
shaft & the plate to the body (see Fig. 1.); also the spring & bolt, are so placed
on the shaft or side, that the shaft can be turned round, so that it will lay, along
the side, of the body of car, & thus take up much less room.
In order that the foregoing may be better understood, I have submitted drawings
of the same.
Fig. 1. is a side elevation, when the spring or bolt is attached to the shaft.
Fig. 2. is a side elevation, when the spring or bolt is attached to the body
or side.
Fig. 3. a bottom view, with the spring attached to the side.
(S) shaft. (B) body, or side. (P) pivot on which shaft works. (C), a design
of spring bolt. (I) plates, with adjustment holes, to receive bolt or spring.

page_text: Having now, particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, & in what manner the same is to be performed-1 declare that what I
claim is :-
(1). The use of a spring, spring bolt, or bolt, used as described.
(2). The arrangement of plates, to receive, bolt or spring as described.
Dated this the 2nd day of December 1892.
JOHN THOMAS BARNETT KING.