Improvements in Mail Carts or Perambulators.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Aug., 1895-Accepted, 28th Sept., 1895
Improvements in Mail Carts or Perambulators.
I, HARRY BEDFORD MURDOCH of The Star Manufacturing Co. Goodinge
Road in the County of London do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
to be as follows :-
This invention relates to improvements in what are known as "mail" carts or
perambulators.
According to this invention the body is of suitable depth and shape. The well
has a hinged cover allowing the same to be closed.
At a suitable part a swinging frame is hinged or pivotted to the body so that
the back of this frame may be swung close to the back of the body or away from
the same.
When the swinging frame is so placed that its back is close to the back of the
body, a hinged flap attached to the frame is fastened to the back of the body and
the vehicle presents a single seat for one child.
When the frame is swung into its second position the hinged flap thereof forms a
second seat with the sides and back of the frame and, the well being open, the
whole is adopted for two children, the hinged flap resting on the top of the well.
If the swinging frame is in its last named position and the well closed by its
cover, the whole is suitable for one child when in a recumbent position.
By making the body and frame wide enough this mail cart or perambulator may
be adopted for two or four children respectively.
Dated this 22nd day of November 1894.
B. DURES,
For the Applicant.
I, HARRY BEDFORD MURDOCH of The Star Manufacturing Company
Goodinge Road, York Road, in the County of London 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 what are known as "mail-carts" or
perambulators.
It is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of a perambulator or "mail cart" embodying this
invention,
Fig. 2 shows in isometrical perspective a swinging frame hereinafter referred to.
Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the swinging frame,
Fig. 4 shows the cover for the well.
Like letters denote like parts in all the figures.
According to this invention the body A is of suitable depth and shape. The
well B may be covered by the cover C (shown in Figure 4) which may if desired
be hinged to the front edge of the seat, but which I prefer to make loose
as shown.

page_text: On centres d a swinging frame D is mounted; it is shown in Fig. 1 and separately
in Figs. 2. and 3. As will be readily understood it is pivotted at the front of the
sides so as to swing in the path shown by the arrows in Fig. 1. When in the
position represented by the full lines in Fig. 1, its back, D' is close to the back A
of the body, the dotted lines show D' swung to the front of the perambulator or
mail cart. When in the former position the hinged flap E. attached to the frame D
is fastened to the back A¹ of the body say by a button and strap e and the vehicle
presents a single seat for a single occupant. When the frame D is swung into its
second position, the flap E together with the sides and back of frame D forms a
second seat as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1 and, the well B being open
the whole is adapted for two occupants the flap E resting on the framework of the
perambulator at a.
If in addition to bringing the frame D into the position shown by the dotted
lines the well B is covered by placing thereon the cover C which would rest on
ledges 6 provided therefor, the whole is adapted for a single occupant in a
recumbent position.
By making the parts of suitable size the whole may be adapted for two and four
occupants respectively and for adults if desired.
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:
1. A "mail cart" or perambulator for the use of children or adults having a
swinging frame D and a flap E so arranged in combination with the body, that the
whole may be adapted so as to present only one seat at the back or one at the
back and one at the front.
"mail cart "
2. In combination with a perambulator or
having a swinging
frame D and flap E the cover C permitting the adaptation of the whole for an
occupant or occupants in a recumbent position.
Dated 21st August 1895.
BERNHARD DUKES,
226 High Holborn, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.