Improvements in Mail Carts for Children.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Dec., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 24th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mail Carts for Children.
1, CHARLES CHARD HOOKWAY of 3 Victoria Terrace Belbarn Road
Birmingham, Shopfitter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention consists in constructing reversable bodies or seats to that descrip-
tion of vehicle for children known as mail-carts or go-carts.
When constructing a mail cart with one seat I form the usual well for the feet
in the front and a foot board at the back and I pivot the seat upon a centre pin to
a bar or plate placed on the framework between the back portions of the shafts so
that the seat can be reversed.
In order to keep the seat in position I fix upon the framework beneath it a
spring bolt letting into holes in the underside of the seat, or
convenient kind of spring catch.
may use any other
When applying this reversing arrangement to mail carts with two seats, the
seats can be turned at will so as to have them both facing the front, both facing
the back, back to back, or facing one another.
When in this latter position they can have hoods so arranged that the mail cart
becomes practically a closed carriage. I can also have a board either loose or
attached to the cart, which will lie between and level with the seats and enable the
mail cart to be used as a bassinet.
In the double seated carts as above described instead of the front well I use a
back and a front foot board and either a well or a foot board in the centre.
Dated this 23rd day of December 1890.
HENRY F. TALBOT,
7, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mail Carts for Children.
J CHARLES CHARD HOOKWAY of 3 Victoria Terrace Belbarn Road
Birmingham Shopfitter do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement, reference being had to the accompanying
drawings:-
This invention consists in constructing reversible bodies or seats to that descrip-
tion of vehicle for children known as mail carts, go carts, and such like carriages.
When constructing one of these carriages with one seat I form the usual well for
the feet in the front and a foot board at the back or I may use a front and back foot
board, and I pivot the seat upon a centre pin to a bar or plate on the framework of
the cart between the shafts so that by turning the seat upon this pivot, it can be
reversed.
In order to keep the seat in position I fix upon the framework beneath the seat
a spring bolt letting into holes in the underside of the seat or I may use any other
kind of spring catch.
When applying this same reversible arrangement to mail carts with two seats
the seats can be turned at will, so as to have them both facing the front, both
facing the back, back to back, or facing one another.
When in any of these positions they can have hoods attached and when in the
latter position (facing one another), the hoods can be so arranged that the mail cart
becomes practically a closed carriage.

page_text: can also have a board either loose to slide into position, or fixed by pegs, or
other fastenings, or hinged to either seat, in any case, so arranged, that it will lie
when in position between the seats level therewith so as to enable the mail cart to
be used as a bassinet
In the double scated carts instead of the front well use a back and front foot
board and either a well or foot board in the centre. I can construct these single
and double carts either with the ordinary two wheels or with additional small
wheels in the front or at both front and back.
Referring to the drawings it will be seen that I have only illustrated the double
seated carts, as the arrangement for reversing the seat for a single one, is the same
as for one seat of the double one.
Fig. 1 shews a mail cart with two seats (a & b) upon a frame having two addi-
tional front wheels. The seats (a & b) are shewn both facing the front, (c) is the
front foot board (d) a back foot board, and (c) a well. Each seat (a & ) is
pivetted at (p) to a bottom board (e) and rail (e) and held by a spring catch (s)
underneath the front of the front seat (6) and underneath the back of the back
seat (a). The arrangement of these pivots and catches is shewn in detail enlarged
at Fig. 4.
To place the seats back to back the catch under seat (a) is released and the
seat (a) turned to face the reverse way; to place them both facing backwards the
catch under seat (4) is also released and seat (1) turned the same way as scat (a)
then is or the seats (a & ) may be turned facing one another as in Fig. 2.
When the seats are in this position the mail cart can be formed as a bassinet by
sliding in between the seats (a & b).
Fig. 2 the board (f), or pegs may be on the underside of the board (') fitting
into holes in the frame at (9) or the board (f) may be hinged to either of the
seats (a or b) and turn back onto the seats when it is not required between them.
To close in the spaces. between the sides of the two seats (one shewn closed and one
open Fig. 2) the boards (h) may be slid in grooves at (i) or these boards (1) may
be hinged or bolted to the board (f) and so held in position when the sides of the
seats are of wickerwork as in Fig. 3 the space between the seats may be filled with
a board (f) and wooden or wickerwork sides (') fastened with turn buttons held
in position by a bar at back or in any other desired way.
Fig. 3 illustrates how a hood over each seat may form a covered carriage when
the seats are turned face to face.
Fig: 4-shews-in-enlarged-detail-the- pivotting and catch-arrangements (a) is the
seat (e) a bottom board (e) the rail and (p) the pivot the head of which works in
the cup (1) and (m & n) are a nut and a washer to hold the pin or pivot (p) in
position (&r) are plates or washers to take the bearing of the bottom board (e)
on the rail (e) when the bottom board with the seat is being turned on the pivot
(s) is the spring catch letting into the sockets (u, v) when the seat is in the position
shewn.or is reverse.
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the precise form or
description of pivot or catch which I illustrate for the purpose of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is;
1. Constructing mail carts and such like carriages for children with reversible
bodies or seats substantially as described.
2. Constructing mail carts and such like carriages for children with double seats
convertible into bassinets with or without hoods substantially as described.
Dated this 23rd day of September 1801
HENRY F. TALBOT,
7, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.