Improvements in Pneumatic Cushions for Sledges, Carriages, and other Vehicles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Sept., 1897-Accepted, 23rd Oct., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pneumatic Cushions for Sledges, Carriages, and
other Vehicles.
I, LEWIS LYMAN PETETT, residing at Catskill, in the County of Greene, and
State of New York, United States of America, News Dealer, 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 pneumatic cushions for sleighs, carriages, and other
vehicles, and the object thereof is to provide an improved pneumatic cushion
for the purpose specified, which may be inflated whenever desired; a further
object being to provide a pneumatic cushion of the class referred to, which is
composed of two separate parts, which are formed integrally or secured together,
one of said parts being higher than the other.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, in which ;-
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Fig. 1, is a plan view of my improved cushion; and,
Fig. 2, a sectional view thereof.
In the drawing forming part of this Specification, the separate parts of my
improvement are designated by the same numerals of reference in each of the
views, and in the practice of my invention I provide a frame or cushion support
which consists of a bottom 5, ends 6, and a back 7, and between the ends 6, I
place my improved cushion 8.
The cushion 8, is preferably divided transversely of the centre by a partition 9,
into two separate parts 10, and 11, and one of said parts is preferably higher than
the other.
My improved cushion is also composed of rubber, rubber and canvas or similar
material, and may be provided with any suitable covering, and I also provide
ordinary air nozzles or inflating tubes 12, which are connected with the bottom
of each part of said cushion, and by means of which the separate parts of the
cushion may be inflated as will be readily understood.
It will be understood that the air nozzle or inflating tubes 12, are provided
with automatic valves in the usual manner, but this feature of the construction
forms no part of this invention, and is therefore not shown.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. A pneumatic cushion for sleighs, carriages, and other vehicles, said cushion
being provided with a transverse central partition, substantially as shown and
described.
2. A pneumatic cushion for sleighs, carriages, and other vehicles, said cushion
being provided with a transverse central partition, and each part thereof being
provided with means by which it may be inflated, substantially as shown and
described.

page_text: 3. A pneumatic cushion for sleighs, carriages, and other vehicles, said cushion
being provided with a transverse central partition, and each part thereof being
provided with means by which it may be inflated and one part of the cushion
being higher than the other, substantially as shown and described..
Dated this 16th day of September 1897.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.