Improvements in the Construction of Children's Mailcarts.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in the Construction of Children's Mailcarts.
I, FRANCIS REGINALD STUBBS, of 6 John's Place, Upper Street, London, N., in the
County of Middlesex, Mailcart Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
My invention for improvements in the construction of children's mailcarts refers
principally to the means of changing the child from a lying to a sitting position &
vice-versa, and in order to do this more conveniently, I make the body of the
mailcart to swing on pivots, hinges, or the like, between the shafts so that the body
can be raised or lowered as required. I also pivot the seat at its back edge to the
sides of the body, & support near its front edge by a rod which passes through
a hole in the bottom of the body & is supported by the axle, the seat thus, more or
less, maintains its horizontal position independant of the position of the body,
sometimes instead of passing this rod down to the axle, is, after passing through
the hole in bottom of body, bent to form an arm & is secured to one or both of the
shafts.
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Sometimes instead of pivoting the body directly on to the shafts, I pivot it,
any suitable point," on to springs or suitable supports which are fixed to the
shafts.
The body can be made of any suitable material, and not necessarily of the shape
shown in the accompanying drawings.
The chief advantages gained by these means of construction are, that the child
can be changed from the lying to the sitting position or vice-versa without being
removed from the mailcart or otherwise disturbed.
Referring to the annexed drawings :-
Fig. 1, sectional side elevation shewing my invention.
Fig. 2 plan view.
In Fig. 1 the body a of the carriage is of the usual upholstered kind, & is
preferably pivoted at a or about the ends of the shafts e¹. The seat e is pivoted to
the body of the carriage at c & is supported by the rod d which passes through
the body of the carriage & through a lug or bearing, d¹ being a spring for reducing
the vibration & concussion transmitted to the seat. The body a¹ of the vehicle is
provided with a suitable notch piece b₁ pivoted at b, which engages upon the rod or
stay or other suitable arrangement carried upon the shafts or handles for the
purpose of maintaining the body of the carriage in the position convenient to the
occupant lying down, & assuming an approximately horizontal position. The back
of the body a¹ rests upon the bar or rod f. By releasing the notch b¹ the carriage
falls to the position shewn by the dotted lines 3 in Figure 1, thereby bringing the
occupant to a sitting position, it being understood that the seat e always maintains
approximately a horizontal position. The stop piece h is attached to a suitable

page_text: part of the vehicle preferably to the spring upon which the body of the carriage a¹
rests when it has been let down to the position shewn by the dotted lines.
Dated this 14th day of February 1898.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in the Construction of Children's Mailcarts.
I, FRANCIS REGINALD STUBBS, 6, John's Place, Upper Street, London, N.,
Mail Cart Manufacturer, 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 for improvements in the construction of childrens' mail carts refers
principally to the means of changing the child from a lying to a sitting position
and vice versa, and in order to do this more conveniently I make the body of the
mail cart to swing on pivots, hinges, or the like, between the shafts so that the body
can be raised or lowered as required. I also pivot the seat at its back edge to the
sides of the body, and support it near its front edge by a rod which passes through
a hole in the bottom of the body and is supported by the axle, the seat thus
more or less maintains its horizontal position independent of the position of the
body. Sometimes instead of passing the rod down to the axle it is, after
passing through the hole in the bottom of the body, bent to form an arm and
is secured to one or both of the shafts. Sometimes instead of pivoting the body
directly on to the shafts I pivot it at any suitable point on to springs or
suitable supports which are fixed to the shafts. The body can be made of any
suitable material and not necessarily of the shape shewn in accompanying
drawings.
The chief advantage gained by these means of construction are, that the child
can be changed from the lying to the sitting position or vice versa without being
removed from the mail cart or otherwise disturbed.
For purposes of illustration I will now refer to the drawings filed with my
Provisional Specification.
Figure 1, sectional side elevation shewing my invention.
Figure 2, plan view.
In Figure 1 the body of the carriage is of the usual upholstered kind, and is
preferably pivoted at a or about the ends of the shafts e¹. The seat e is pivoted to
the body of the carriage at c and is supported by the rod d which passes through
the body of the carriage, and through a lug or bearing, d being a spring for
reducing the vibration and concussion transmitted to the seat. The body of the
vehicle is provided with a suitable notch piece b¹ pivoted at
which engages upon
the rod or stay y or other suitable arrangement carried upon the shafts or handles
for the purpose of maintaining the body of the carriage in the position convenient
to the occupant lying down assuming an approximately horizontal position. The
back of the body a¹ rests upon the bar or rod f. By releasing the notch 61, the
carriage falls to the position shewn by the dotted lines 3 in Figure 1, thereby
bringing the occupant to a sitting position. It will be understood that the seat e
always maintains an approximately horizontal position. The stop piece h is attached
to a suitable part of the vehicle, preferably to the spring upon which the body of
the carriage a¹ rests when it has been let down to the position shewn by the dotted
lines.

page_text: 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 :-
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1. In children's mail carts of the class herein described the combined construction
and arrangement of the various parts substantially as described and illustrated
herein and for the purpose set forth.
2. In mail carts: the employment of a hinged or pivoted seat supported upon a
spring buffer in combination with a hinged or pivoted body, substantially as and for
the purpose described.