Improvements in Ambulance Carriages.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Sept., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 4th Dec., 1894-Accepted, 5th Jan., 1895
Improvements in Ambulance Carriages.
We, WILLIAM MARSHALL, and GEORGE MARSHALL, of 38 New Street,
Ashford in the County of Kent, Coach Builders, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to a novel construction or arrangement of the parts of an
ambulance carriage, said parts or some of them being so shaped as to be readily
disjointed for packing or storing into a small compass and as readily replaced for
use when desired.
The carriage consists of side frames on the ends of springs which can be held
firmly without side oscillations between caulks on the solil flaps of a bent axle, on
which axle the wheels are mounted for ease of movement. The side frames are of
wood toggled by joint eyes or scroll eyes to the ends of the springs by metal straps
which are provided with socket holes into which the net or stretcher frame can be
hooked or lodged for holding it within the two side frames.
The straps extend end wise and have handles attached, which handles are so
jointed that they can be set downwards to serve as props at either end, or at both
ends and give free access to the bearers of the stretcher both for placing it in
position and for its removal, the joints being provided with quadrant guides and
spring catches to lock the handles horizontally as handles or downwardly as
props.
Each spring is affixed to the axle by a single bolt which is easily removable and
when this is done and the wheels taken off, the whole can be packed and be
re-assembled in a few seconds.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said William Marshall and George Marshall.
Improvements in Ambulance Carriages.
We, WILLIAM MARSHALL, and GEORGE MARSHALL, of 38 New Street,
Ashford, in the County of Kent, Coach Builders, 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 a novel construction or arrangement of the parts of a
hand ambulance carriage, said parts or some of them being so shaped as to be
readily disjointed for packing or storing into a small compass and as readily
replaced for use when desired.
Our invention will be clearly understood by reference to the annexed drawings,
Figure 1 being a side elevation, Figure 2 a plan and Figure 3 an end view.
The carriage consists of side frames A, A, on the ends of springs B, B, which
can be held firmly without side oscillations between caulks C, C, on the solid

page_text: flaps D of a bent axle E on which axle the wheels F, F, are mounted for ease of
movement. The side framés A, A, are of wood, toggled by joint eyes or scroll
eyes G, G, to the ends of the springs B, B, by metal plates or straps H, H, which
are provided with socket holes I, I, into which the net or stretcher frame can be
hooked or lodged for holding it within and between the two side frames A, A.
The springs B, B, extend endwise and have handles J, J, attached, which handles
are so jointed at K, K, that they can be set downwards to serve as props at either
end, or at both ends and give free access to the bearers of the stretcher both for
placing it in position and for its removal, the joints being provided with quadrant
guides L, L, and spring catches M, M, to lock the handles horizontally as handles,
or downwardly as props.
Each spring B is affixed to the axle by a single bolt N which is easily removable
and when this is done and the wheels taken off, the whole can be packed and be
re-assembled in a few seconds.
It will be observed that one of the eyes G of each side frame is fixed, the other of
each side frame being connected to the spring plate by a link to allow of the side
frames to yield when weight such as that of a person on the net or stretcher is
placed on the carriage.
This ambulance carriage is available for hand or manual power from either end
when the handles are in a horizontal position. The wheels may be rubber tyred
for silent travelling and ease of motion.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
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1. The construction of hand ambulance carriages in the manne described and as
shown on the annexed drawings.
2. The attachments of side frames A, A, to springs B, B, said springs being
affixed by single bolts N on solid flaps D, F, of an axle E which is provided with
caulks C, C, as and for the purpose or purposes set forth, and substantially as
:shown.
The 4th day of December 1894.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said William Marshall and George Marshall.