Improvements in the Construction of Wheeled Vehicles:
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 30th June, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 14th Aug. 1891-Accepted, 26th Sept. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Wheeled Vehicles:
1 CHARLES TURNER of 9 Drake Street Everton Road Manchester in the
County of Lancaster Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
This invention has for its object the construction of the axles of wheeled vehicles
with joints so that they can be contracted or collapsed in order that they may`
Occupy less space and thereby enable them to be packed away in a comparatively
small compass for transit or otherwise and my improvements will be found very
advantageous for childrens two or four wheeled cots tricycles and other like
vehicles.
For this purpose I form the axles of two or four wheeled vehicles with' joints..
near to the inner hubs of the wheels which joints can be rigidly secured by means
of screw spring or other collars or clamps when the vehicle is in use.
But when it'
is desired to contract or collapse the vehicle the joints in the axle are released so
that the axle can be folded upon itself and thus contract the length thereof.
The body of the vehicle may be so constructed that it can also be collapsed or
expanded as required being rendered rigid when in use by cross' tie bars or
otherwise.
Dated this 20th day of Tuno 1901
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Patentec.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Wheeled Vehicles.
I CHARLES TURNER of 9 Drake Street Everton Road Manchester in the
County of Lancaster Engineer 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 has for its object the construction of the axles of wheeled vehicles.
with joints so that they can be contracted or collapsed in order that they may
occupy less space and thereby enable then to be packed away in a comparatively
small compass for transit or otherwise and my improvements will be found very
advantageous for childrens two or four wheeled cots tricycles and other like
vehicles.
For this purpose I form the axles of two or four wheeled vehicles with joints
near to the inner hubs of the wheels which joints can be rigidly secured by means
of screw spring or other collars or clamps when the vehicle is in use.
But when it
is desired to contract or collapse the vehicle the joints in the axle are released so
that the axle can be folded upon itself and thus contract the length thereof.
The body of the vehicle may be so constructed that it can also be collapsed or
expanded as required being rendered rigid when in use by cross tie bars or.
otherwise.
And in order that my invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into practice I will proceed to describe the drawings hereto annexed.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a two wheeled vehicle and Figure 2 a side
elevation of the same vehicle when the axle is contracted in length and the width of
the vehicle considerably narrowed so as to occupy less space when out of use in
accordance with my invention.
Figure 3 shows a back view of the same or similar vehicle when in use and
Figure 4 a back view when contracted or folded up out of use.
Figures 5, 6, 7, and 8-show-the joints in the axle when free to fold and when
rigid and in use.
a is the axle formed with folding joints a a¹ near to the inner sides of the hubs
of the wheels the construction of these folding joints a¹ a' is clearly shown in
Figures 5, 6, 7, and 8 of the drawings.
The curved dotted line in Figure 3 shows that the floor of the body b of the
vehicle can be raised so that the sides and ends of the body can be closed or
folded together with the axle so as to occupy less space as shown by Figures 2
and 4 the several parts of the body being hinged together for this purpose. The
ends of the springs are connected to the body 6 by ball and socket joints to admit
their movement when the parts are folded together.
Figures 9 and 10 show side and back clevations of a childs cot or carriage con-
structed and arranged to close up into a comparatively narrow space in accordance
with my invention as shown in Figures 11 and 12.
The method of constructing the axles a a with folding joints being the same as
previously described I need not repeat the same here as a coach builder will readily
understand from the previous description aided by reference to the drawings how to
apply my improvements to four wheeled vehicles of various descriptions. Corre-
sponding letters of reference are placed on corresponding parts in all the figures.
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
claim is :-
1. The improved arrangement and construction of the axles of wheeled vehicles
with joints in order that they may be folded and thus reduce the width of the
vehicle substantially in the manner and for the purpose hereinbefore described and
represented in the drawings hereto annexed.
2. The improved general arrangement and construction of wheeled vehicles so as
to occupy less space when out of use substantially as hereinbefore described and
shown in the drawings hereto annexed.
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TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Patentee.