Improvements in the Construction of Dog-carts, Go-carts, and other like Vehicles whereby they are Rendered Convertible from One Form of Vehicle into Another.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Mar., 1892-Accepted, 23rd Apr., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Dog-carts, Go-carts, and other
like Vehicles whereby they are Rendered Convertible from One
Form of Vehicle into Another.
I, ELEANOR LOTINGA, of Cross Roads, Ely, near Cardiff, in the County of
Glamorganshire, Gentlewoman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved convertible carriage applicable to go-carts,
dog-carts, and other like vehicles.
The object of this invention is to construct a childs bassinet with seats beneath
to revolve on pivots (in the frame or other parts) attached to any light vehicle, for
the purpose of using the aforesaid as a childs bassinet, or to turn the said bassinet
downwards with the carriage seats uppermost, when the vehicle may be used as
an ordinary go cart or any other like vehicle.
I construct the body to revolve by any suitable means; the said body may be
fixed by thumb screws or bolts. The metallic fastenings to shafts are removable
and the invention can be turned from a bassinet to a go-cart by releasing the
fastenings which go through the shafts or frame of the vehicle into the body for
securing it in position.
Or the invention can be turned from a go cart to a bassinet in a similar manner
as herein before described.
It will be understood that the foregoing is given by way of illustration and that
the shapes materials and parts may be varied in many ways within the scope of
my invention.
Dated this 21st day of August 1901
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Dog-carts, Go-carts, and other
like Vehicles whereby they are Rendered Convertible from One
Form of Vehicle into Another.
I, ELEANOR LOTINGA, of Ely, near Cardiff in the County of Glamorganshire,
Gentlewoman, 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 :-
My invention relates to an improved convertible carriage applicable to go-carts,
dog-carts, and other like vehicles.
The object of this invention is to construct a childs bassinet with seats beneath
to revolve on pivots (in the frame or other parts) attached to any light vehicle,
for the purpose of using the aforesaid as a childs bassinet; or to turn the said
bassinet downwards with the carriage seats uppermost, when the vehicle may be
used as an ordinary go-cart or any other like vehicle.
I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying
drawing, in which :-
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Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a double go-cart;
Fig. 2, is a side elevation of the vehicle converted into a childs bassinet ;
Fig. 3, is a plan of the bassinet with one of the pivots shewn separate from the

page_text: bearing, and the other in the bearing, to a small scale; a portion of this fig. is
broken off for want of space.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
The framework is constructed of light metallic material with cross ties and
long bolts to connect the same together and the whole fixed to the cranked axle
and mounted on wheels. At the front and rear of the frame I fix a foot board m,
and at the base I provide a small wheel p on each side. The frame is bolted
to each of the shafts a, with a splash board e on each side of the vehicle. On
each of the shafts a I fix a bearing fand in these said bearings pivot pins are
held by nuts g the said pivots yg being fixed to the body of the go-cart band
bassinet for the purpose of revolving in the bearings f.
The body is formed with two seats d d and arm rests c c on the part of the body />
of the go-cart as in Fig. 1. On each of the shafts I fix a block j with a female
screwed socket and in the body of the vehicle I fix four corresponding female
screwed plates h, for the purpose of fixing the body to the block j by a thumb
screw i on each side of the vehicle.
In Fig. 2, the body b has revolved so as to be placed downwards with the
bassinet n uppermost thus being converted by withdrawing the thumb screws i in
Fig. 1, and replacing the said thumb screws in the rear female screwed plates h
of Fig. 1.
Half round headed pins o are provided to button straps or covers thereto.
It will be understood that I do not bind myself to any particular shape or
shapes described in the views, as the shapes of the axle or axles frame or body,
fastenings, springs and other parts may be varied in many ways within the scope
of my invention.
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am aware that go-carts mail carts and bassinets have been made separately
prior to my invention. I therefore do not claim such; but I am not aware that
the convertible vehicle of my invention in the proportions stated and in the manner
herein described has ever been done before.
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. In a go-cart, the combination of the seats d body b plates thumb screws i
blocks and pivots g' with bearings f nuts g with the shafts and frame mounted on
wheels, all substantially as set forth.
2. In a bassinet, the combination of the body n, plates thumb screws a
blocks and pivots g¹ bearings f nuts 9 with the shafts and frame mounted on
wheels, substantially as described.
3. In a convertible vehicle, the combination of the body b and n, seats d arm
rests e pivot pins g¹ nuts g to revolve in the bearings f for the purpose of rendering
convertible from one form of vehicle into another, substantially as herein described
and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 23rd day of March 1909
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.