US1020895A

US1020895A - Child's wagon.

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Publication number: US1020895A
Application number: US58157510A
Authority: US
Inventors: Hannibal D Fields
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1910-09-12
Filing date: 1910-09-12
Publication date: 1912-03-19
Anticipated expiration: 1929-03-19

Description

H. D. FIELDS.

OHILDS WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1910.

1,020,895, Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

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' Witnesses: lnventor,

by Attorney;

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H. D. FIELDS.

CHILD'S WAGON.

APPLICATION rum) SEPT. 12. 1010.

. 1,020,895 Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

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Witnesses j JMAWW.7J449 by Inventor,

I Attorneys.

HANNIBAL D. FIELDS, OF LOUGHMAN, FLORIDA.

CHILDS WAGON.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HANNIBAL D. FIELDS, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Loughman, in the county of Polk and State of Florida, have invented a new and useful Childs lVagon, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to velocipedes.

The object of the invention is to provide a vehicle of this character that shall in a simple, cheap, practical and novel manner, combine the functions of a wagon and a teeter, the former being propelled by a mechanism driven by the latter; so to support the seats as positively to prevent a child from slipping or falling out when the teeter reaches the limit of its downward and upward movement; to construct the steering mechanism in such manner as to permit of its being manipulated at all times irrespective of the position of the seats; and to arrange the brake mechanism to be operated on either end of the wagon.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a velocipede or childs wagon, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a velocipede or childs wagon constructed in accordance with the presentinvent-ion. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and loole ing in the direction of the arrows thereon. Fig. 4: is a similar view taken on the line 4.4= Fig. 1, and looking in the direction of the arrowsthereon. Fig. 5 is a detail View, in side elevation, on an enlarged scale of the driving gears. Fig. (5 is a View in elevation of a slightly modified form of the invention.

The frame of the machine, is composed in this instance, of two

longitudinal sill beams

1 and 2 that converge toward the front end of the wagon, and terminate short thereof, and a plurality of crossbeams 3, secured to the sill beams, and upon which is mounted the floor 1, Secured in any manner to two or more of the front cross beams is a tongue or reach 5 which is rigid Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 12, 1910.

Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

Serial No. 581,575.

relative to the frame, and has pivotally connected to its outer end a plate or bar (3, which, as shown in Fig. 4: is provided with downturncd terminals 7 in which is journalcd the axle 8 of the front wheels 9. The rear wheels 10 are carried by an axle 11 that is journaled in boxes 12 secured to the underside of the sill beams. This axle carries a pinion 13 that is engaged by a gear 14- mounted upon a crank shaft 15 journaled in a pair of hangers 16 depending from. one of the cross beams which hangers have rearwardly projecting arms through which the axle 11 is also journaled. The shaft is provided with two cranks 17, at the ends thereof each of which is engaged by one end of a connecting rod 18, the other ends of the two rods being connected with a shaft 19, clearly shown in F 1-, which is carried by two semi-circular braces or struts 20 upon which is supported the teeter presently to be described.

In order to permit application of the brakes 21, two levers 22 and 23 are provided, one being located adjacent to the front and the other adjacent to the rear end of the wagon. Rigid with the lower end of the lever 23 is a bell crank lever, the bend of which is journaled on a shaft 24 mounted in brackets 25 secured to the upper side of the beam, and connecting with the arm 26 of the lever is one end of a rod 27, the other end of which is connected with the brake shoe in any preferred manner, the rod being supported in operative position by a guide 28 secured to the underside of the floor. The lever 22 is fulcrumed upon a shaft 29 mounted in brack-' ets 30 secured to the upper side of the beam 2, and has connected with it, intermediate of its ends, one end of a rod 31, the other end of which is connected with the arm 26 of the bell crank lever on the side opposite that to which the rod 27 is. secured. From the arrangement it will be seen that by pressing down upon the lever 23 the brakes will be applied, while to secure the same result the lever 22 has to be rocked.

The teeter, to which reference has been made, comprises two side bars 32 to which the upper ends of the braces are firmly secured as by rivets. These side bars are supported upon a shaft 33 that projects through the side bars, as shown in Fig. 2. The shaft extends through a beam 34 which is rigidly the front axle.

; secured in the bends of a pair of inverted V-shaped brackets 35 the lower ends of which are bent at an angle to their length and are secured by bolts 36 to the sill beams.

The side bars 32 are preferably constructed of metal and are provided with upturned terminals 37, and connecting each pair of the members 37 is a shaft 38 upon which is swung the seat 39, which is pivoted to the shaft at its upper outer corner and which may be of any preferred construction. In order to prevent the seats from assuming a forward incline when at the limit of their upward movement, means are provided to cause the seats always to have a backward inclination so that any danger of the occupants slipping or falling from the seats will be prevented. This means comprises four rods or links 40, the outer end of each of which is pivotally connected to the forward end or the lower inner corner of the seat portions 41, and the rear ends of which are fulcrumed on a shaft 42 below the shaft 33 supported by a pair of standards 43 secured to the floor. As will be seen by reference to Fig. 1, as indicated by dotted lines thereon when the teeter is at the limit of its upward movement, the backs of both of the seats occupy a rearward inclined position, thus accomplishing the object sought.

The means for guiding the vehicle comprises a bail 44, the forward ends of which are pivotally connected with the plate 6 of The bend 45 of the bail is engaged by the lower end of a rod 46, the upper end of which extends through the beam 34 and has pivotally connected with it a steering bar 47 provided with a handle 48. By this arrangement the occupants of the rear seat may readily steer the vehicle when the teeter is at rest or is being operated.

As av matter of further improvement, if desired, a balance wheel 49 may be combined with the shaft 11 as shown in Fig. 6, whereby, by its momentum, to reduce the labor of propelling the machine. Of course, it is to be understood that this balance wheel may be employed in connection with the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 5, and as this will be obvious illustration is omitted.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that while the improvements herein described are simple in character, that they will be thoroughly eflicient for the purposes designed and will coact to produce a durable and a practical form of velocipede.

What is claimed is:

l. The combination with a wheeled frame having its rear axle provided with a gear, of a pair of standards supported by the frame, a pair of hangers depending from the frame, a shaft journaled in the standards, a teeter pivotally mounted upon the shaft, seat-s carried by the teeter, semi-circular braces secured at their ends to the frame of the teeter, a second shaft arranged intermediate the ends of the braces, a shaft journaled in the said hangers carrying a gear meshing with that of the rear axle and having cranks at the ends thereof, and a rod connecting each crarfik of the said shaft with the said second sha t.

2. The combination with a wheeled frame having its rear axle provided with a gear,

of a pair of standards supported by the frame, a pair of hangers depending from the frame and having rearwardly projecting arms through which the rear axle is journaled, a shaft journaled in the said standards, a teeter pivotally mounted upon the shaft, seats carried by the teeter, semicircular braces secured at their upper ends to the frame of the teeter, a second shaft arranged intermediate the ends of the braces, a shaft journaled in the said hangers carrying a gear meshing with that of the rear axle and having cranks at the ends thereof, and a rod connecting each crank of the said shaft with the said second shaft.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HANNIBAL D. FIELDS.

Nitnesses i F. B. OCHSENREITER, R. L. CAMPBELL.

Copies of this natent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.