US447606A

US447606A - William gardner

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Publication number: US447606A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1891-03-03
Anticipated expiration: 1908-03-03

Description

(No Model.)

W. GARDNER.

BABY CARRIAGE.

No. 447,606. Patented Mar. 3,1891.`

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zo' 7 M VILLIAM GARDNER, NEV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO .TOANNA GARDNER, OF

SAME PLAGE.

BABY-CARRIAG E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of yLetters Patent No. 447,606, dated March 3,1891.

Application led Noveinher17J 1890. Serial No. 371,755. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.'

l 1 3e it known that I, WILLIAM GARDNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baby-Carriages; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in baby-carriages; and it has for its object to provide a carriage which can be easily and cheaply manufactured and which is constructed in such a manner that the danger of tipping over is totally obviated.

.A further object of my invention is to provide means for turning the carriage completely around without permitting its main wheels to scrape on the ground A further object is to provide a foldable handle which can be s o arranged as to form a support for a covering for the carriage, and finally to so construct and arrange the wheels of the carriage that a rocking motion may be given to the samewithout danger of tipping over.

Vith these ends in View my invention consists of a low body mounted on a 'suitable frame, which is provided with longitudinal sides, and two corresponding side `bars arranged within the frame under the body and close to the longitudinal sides. Between each of these two pairs of adjacent side bars are two wheels mounted on suitable axles journaled in the sides and side bars in the the forward and rear parts thereof. Secured on the cross-piece at the rear of the carriage on the bottom of the body are two casterL wheels swiveled on vertical spindles and arranged at a suitable distance apart, and of such form and dimensions as will allow them to remain free from contact with the iioor or ground unless the carriage is tilted backward, when the weight of the carriage will be removed from the main carryingwheels and placed upon the caster=wheels, and the carriage can be readily and easilyturned in any direction. The two rear main wheels are so placed beneath the carriage that when a child has been placed in the body the child is nearly balanced over these wheels and the attendant can give a rocking motion to the carriage by bearing down on the handle,which causes the carriage to balance on the rear wheels and move downwardly until the caster-wheels touch the ground. Pivoted on either side of the body ot' the carriage, near the rear thereof, is the handle, which projects behind the carriage, and its lower ends are-fastened se- 6o curely in place when it is desired to push the carriage; or it may be folded over the carriage and rest on the projecting edges of the side pieces when not in use. Fastened to the forward part of the body is arope which may 6 5 Fig. II is a rear elevation.

of my improved baby-carriage, which has the 8o sides 2 3 considerably wider at the rear ends than at the forward ends, the back et corresponding substantially in width to the width of the sides, and the front 5, which is low and narrow, to correspond with the forward portions of the sides 2 3. It is especially desirable to make the body as described, as it is placed on a low frame; and it is obvious that the rear wide ends of the sides 2 3 serve to prevent the occupant from falling 9o out, while the low forward end allows a very small child to climb into the body and yet avoid tilting the carriage over. This body 1 is mounted on a suitable carrying-frame,

which consists of two longitudinal sides 6 7, 95

extending from front to rear of the body, and a transverse piece-8, joining the forward ends of the side pieces 6 '7. These sides 6 7 ofthe frame project slightly beyond the sides 2 3 of the body and serve as a resting-place for the ICO handle when it is folded over the body, as will more `fully appear hereinafter. lVitliin this frame and beneath the body 1 are two side rails or bars 9 10, adjacent. to the sides G 7 of the frame and suitably' secured thereto. etween these side rails or bars 9 10 and the adjacent sides of the frame are provided the channels or spaces 1l 12, respectively, within each of which channels are arranged the cai'- io ryiiig-wheels lf3 8 1i l-l, which are mounted on suitable axles 15, jouriialed iii bearings in the sides and

side rails G

9 and 7 l0 of the fraine, respectively. The carrying-wheels inay be made of any desired forin of construction; but they should be quite sinall, so as not to raise the carriage too high above the ground. The side rails or bars 9 l0 are not quite as long as the sides G 7 ot the fraine; but they terminate at a cross-piece 17, sezo cured on the rear of the body of the carriage, and the rear ends of said side rails tl 1() may be beveled, as shown in Fig. III. On this cross-piece 17 are fastened two caster-wheels 18 19, which are supported onvertically-swiv- 2 5 elcd brackets 20, and which are of any desired construction; but said caster-wheels do not extend downwardly as far as the inain carrying-wheels 1ll-t, so that they are normally out of contact with the [loer or ground. If 3o it is desired to turn the carriage around, the

attendant simply presses down on the handle, thus removing the weight of the carriage from the carrying-wheels and placing it on the caster-wheels, and the carriage can then 3 5 be readily turned in any direction. The rea-r carrying-wheels 1i 1i are placed suliiciently forward to allow the carriage to be balanced thereon with very little pressure on the handle; but the caster-wheels 18 10 prevent the 4o carriage from tipping too far backward, so that when it is desired to turn the carriage the attendant exerts a little iiiore pressure on tlieliaiidle and transfers the entire weight of the carriage to the caster-wheels, thus 0bviating-the disadvantage of having vthe main wheels scrape the ground, as in the ordinary vehicles.

It is obvious that the carriage may be turned around when only the front carrying 5o wheels 13 18 are lifted from the ground and the weight of the carriage is placed on the rear carrying-wlieels 1t 11i and the casterwheels 18 19. Then the carriage is being pulled by means of the rope 31, the saine result is secured by siinply lifting the front wheels frein contact with the ground by means of the rope. By pressing slightly on the handle the carriage may be tilted backward, and then removing the pressure on the 6o handle the carriage will resume its normal position, and it is obvious that if this is done rapidly a rocking iiietion will be given to the carriage and its occupant, which is soin etiines very desirable. Iivotally secured to rear portions of the sides 2 3 of the body are two bars 21 22, which are joined together at the upper ends thereof by a handle 28. rlhesc bars 2l 22 in ay be fastened rigidly on the carriage-body iii liositieii for pushing the carriage by means et 7o Suitable hooks 2st 25, arranged on the sides 2 8 of the' body slightlybelow and in frontof the pivots 2h 27, which, hooks engage with eyes 28 29 in the lower ends of the rods 2l 22, a iid hold the handle firmly in the proper position for pushing. I

IVhen the carriage is notin use and it is desirable to have it occupy as little space as possible, the hooks 2t 25 are disengaged from the eyes 28 2f) and the handle is folded over 8o the body and rests on the projecting-edge of the side pieces G 7 of the frame. lhe rods are prevented from rubbing against the'bedy by washers en the pivots between the sides 2 3 and the rods 21 22, and said rods are of 8 5 any desired length; but they aie preferably slightly longer than the body 1, so that they will readily fold over the body.

lf it is desired to protect the occupant from insects while asleep in the carriage, I have 9o provided another hook 30 on one of the sides 6 7 of the frame and slightly behind the pivots 26 27, which hoek is adapted to engage with one of the eyes 28 in the rods 21 22 and hold the handle rigidly above the body, and a covering inay then be thrown over the handle and the carriage withoutinterfering with the occupant.

The body 1 is provided with a suitable bot- 1 toiii,wliich inay be covered with carpet or any ico other material, as desired.

To the forward part of the carriage I attach a rope 3l, which inay be used to draw the carriage.

I ain aware that changes in the forni and proportion of parts and details of construction can be inade without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages of my invention, and I therefore reserve the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the iro scope of my invention. D

, Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isi 1. A low-down baby-carriage consisting of i i 5 the frame having the front and rear carryingwheels suitably journaled therein, the body secured directly to the traine, a handle, and the casteiwheels 18 10, supported directly on the frame and arranged between and in rear 0f the rear carrying-wheels, said easter-wheels being eleva-ted slightly above the carryingwheels and turning freely on vertical pivots, whereby the caster-'wheels serve as pivots or supports when the carriage is tilted and lifted off the carrying-wheels to enable the carriage to be turned within a narrow space, substantially as shown and described,

2. A low-down baby-carriage consisting of a frame having the parallel inner and outer side bars, the carrying-wheels arranged between the inner and outer bars of the frame and having their axles journaled thereon, the body fixed directly to the frame, and the pair frame, and the handle pivoted to the body and adapted to be folded over the same to rest on the horizontal ledges at the sides of I5 the carriage, substantially as shown and described.` f

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM GARDNER.

Witnesses:

SAM. W. FREUND, JOHN H. RAPP.