Improvements in Two-wheeled Vehicles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left. 20th Apr.. 1893-Accepted. 2nd June. 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Two-wheeled Vehicles.
CHARLES WALKER Coachbuilder 84 Carver Street Sheffield County of
Yorkshire do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The principle or idea of making a two-wheeled carriage with open front and a
movable cover with semi-circular or semi-octagonal recess formed in middle of
front attached to cover to form a driver's seat made of wood iron steel paper
canvas or other materials and with cover to lift off as shewn on Fig. 1 marked A
to B thus forming an open car.
The carriage with cover on can also be driven from inside by shutters forming
back of drivers seat opening outwards on either side as shewn on Fig. 3 dotted
lines C-D.
The carriage with cover off can be driven from inside or by driver seated on
adjustable seat fixed in same position as attached seat in recess of cover.
The recess in cover as referred to above is marked X on Figs. 3 and 4.
Dated this 00n 1
T
1003
CHARLES WALKER.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Two-wheeled Vehicles.
CHARLES WALKER 84 Carver Street Sheffield County of Yorkshire Coach
Builder 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 :-
The principle or idea of making a two wheeled carriage fitted with a moveable
cover, which can be attached or detached to same at pleasure. The carriage with
or without cover attached forming a complete vehicle, and more particularly in
which cover is combined and fitted in the middle of front part of same a semi-
circular, hexagonal, square or other shaped recess which forms a driver's seat, &
the plan of which is shewn on Fig. 4. The arched dotted lines indicating the
manner and direction in which the shutters at the back of recess are opened and
closed. Fig. 2 gives a view of recess in front of vehicle. The back part of the
recess is arranged so as to open or close by means of shutters opening outwards or
by sliding shutters or by windows, blinds, or shutters to raise or fall at will, & thus
when open enabling the passengers from the inside to drive through the recess of
driver's seat.
The cover when removed from carriage forms an open car as shewn on Fig. 3 &
can be driven by the passengers from the inside, or by a driver from an adjustable
seat fixed in same position on body of car when the cover is removed as the one
indicated by driver's scat in cover.
The cover can be made of wood, iron, steel, paper, canvas or other materials.
Fig. 1 gives a view of the carriage with the cover on & the seat board of driver
seat projecting from front of cover.
Fig. 3 shews the carriage with the cover removed.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A two wheeled vehicle fitted with a moveable cover to which cover is combined

page_text: attached & fitted a recessed seat to accommodate a driver, which carriage with or
without cover forms a complete vehicle in itself & may be said without cover to
form an open car & a hansom with driver's seat complete in position indicated on
drawings when the cover is attached.
Dated this 50th day of A 1000
CHARLES WALKER.