US1176799A

US1176799A - Child's crib.

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Publication number: US1176799A
Application number: US2995015A
Authority: US
Inventors: Gordon R Watt
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1915-05-24
Filing date: 1915-05-24
Publication date: 1916-03-28
Anticipated expiration: 1933-03-28

Description

G. R. WATT.

CHILDS CRIB. APPLICATION FILED MAY24,1915.

1,1?399. v Patented Mar. 28,1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l- G. R. WATT.

CHILD'S CRIB APPLICATION FILED MAY 24.

Patentd Mar. 28, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON, n. c.

GORDON R. wa'r'r, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CHILD'S CRIB.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GORDON R. WVATT, a citizen of the United States, residing at 27 Vest WVater street, in the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and'useful Improvements in Childrens Cribs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a crib for children, and more particularly to a device of this class which is adapted to be attached to an automobile.

The objects of the invention are to provide a device which can be'easily attached to the body of a touring car of ordinary construction, to so yieldingly support it that the jar and vibration will be practically nullified to make provision for shielding the occupant from wind and weather and to construct the parts thereof so that it may be quickly folded out of the way when not in use and may be dismounted or disassembled for cleansing or other purposes. These and other objects I accomplish as hereinafter set forth in the following specification and as particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which a preferred adaptation or embodiment of my invention is shown. w

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a fragmentary side elevation of a touring car equipped with my improved cribin its open position. Fig. 2, is a fragmentary side elevation of the front set 'of the car with my improved crib attached thereto and folded out of the way against said seat. Fig. 3, is an enlarged detached view of one of the U-shaped supporting bars from which the crib is suspended. Fig. 4, is an enlarged vertical longitudinal section through the improved crib taken on line AA, Fig. 5, the canvas bed and the U-shaped depending legs being broken away. Fig. 5, is a top plan View of the crib with the depending U-shaped supporting legs shown in dotted lines. Fig. 6, is a side elevation of the improved crib. with the U-shaped legs in their depending supportingposition. Fig. 7, is a vertical transverse section through the crib on line BB Fig. 6, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 8, is an end elevation of the improved crib showing the folding'canopy or shield in its collapsed or folded position in full lines and in its open or protecting position in dotted lines. Fig. 9,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 24, 1915.

Patented Mar. 28, 1916. Serial No. 29,950.

is a fragmentary bottom view of the canvas bed and the oblong supporting frame to which it is detachably fastened.

In referring to the drawings in detail like numerals designate corresponding parts.

While I have shown my improved crib for children attached to the back of the front seat of a conventional touring car it should be understood that it may be utilized in connection with other vehicles and for other purposes.

In Figs. 1 and 2, the numeral 1, designates the front seat and 2, the rear seat of a touring car.

My improved crib is of extremely simple construction and comprises a metal frame 3 of oblong conformation which is provided with a series of buttons 4, arranged at regular intervals and projecting laterally therefrom and a correspondingly shaped canvas bed piece 5, having a similar series of spring fasteners 6, equal in number to the buttons 4, which are adapted to be sprung upon said buttons to detachably fasten the canvas 5, tic the frame 3, substantially as shown in The advantage of this construction is that the canvas can be easily and quickly detached for cleansing or for repair or replacement.

As shown in Fig. 1, the crib when in supporting position, is yieldingly sustained and balanced upon springs so that the child rides very easily. In fact far more easy than the adult occupants of the car and is not perceptibly subjected to the jolts, jars or vibrations incident to the traveling of-the automobile.

I prefer to yieldingly support the crib by the means shown which consist of two upper vertical springs 7, and a lower horizontal spring 8.

The upper vertical springs are suspended from inverted U-shaped supporting bars 9, which are provided with eyes 10, in the lower extremities of their shorter members through which the upper ends 11, of the springs 7, are fitted and secured.

The U-shaped supporting bars 9, are constructed substantially as shown in Fig. 3, and have reduced screw threaded extensions 12, on their longer members which are fitted through the eyes in eye screws 13, screwed into the top of the back of the front seat and fastened in place therein by nuts 14.

The lower horizontal spring 8 is fastened seat by a'suitable fastener 15 and at its rear" end to the front of the rear seat by a similar fastener 16, and it extends longitudinally through the center of the space between the front and rear seats as shown in Fig l, and nearly in the same horizontal plane as the cushion of the rear seat shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

The crib is mounted upon and supported from the horizontal spring 8, by means of two folding U-shaped legs 17 which are pivoted at their ends to the sides of the oblong frame by pivots 18, and are adapted to be turned down to a depending supporting position. and connected to each other by a spring link 19. I To. prevent the legs turning too; far toward each other, stop pins 20 are attached to the oblong frame which. contact with the edge of the legs as shown in Fig. 6.

The spring link 19, serves to connect the legs as before described and also is adapted to, be fitted between any two coils desired of the spring 8, to attach the legs to the. spring.

To protect the child from wind and weather, I provide a folding canopy or shield which preferably comprises a bow 21 curved to the contour of the oblong frame 3, and pivoted at its opposite ends to approximately the center of the ends of said frame ,3, by pivots. 22, and a suitable covering 23 of canvas orother flexible material-which is attached to the front side of the frame 3, and the bow 21.

- The bow 21 is detachably secured in position upon its supporting pivots by thumb or butterfly nuts 24, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8. v

Thev lower ends, of the vertical springs are detachablysecured to, the front side of the oblong frame by fitting the ends through eyes 25,, in lateral lugs 26, extending from said frame. 1

This improved device can be easily and quickly fitted to a touring car or other vehicle and when in place can be adjusted upon the lower horizontal spring so as. to support and balance the weight of the child who is to occupy it. p

When not in use the device can be folded as shown. in Fig. 2, a cord 27 being fitted ,ations, modifications and changes as fairly fall withinthe scope of -the appended claims or may be construed to be within the scope thereof by involving the doctrine of' equivalents. 7

' What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentis:

1. A device of the class described, com.- prising an oblongframe, a bed secured to said frame, legs pivoted to the sides of the frame and supporting means. includinga spring extending beneatlrthe frame and connected to the lower extremities of the pivoted legs;

2. A device of the prising a frame, a bed in said frame, a. s,up-.

class described, comporting spring extendingbeneath the frame, I V

and legs depending from the frame and connected to the said spring.

3. A device of the class described, coInprising a frame, a bed in said frame, a, supporting spring extending beneath theframe, and Lil-shaped legs; pivoted to the'sides of the frame and connected at their lower 62(- tremities to the supporting spring.

' n a de e o t e cl s ds er ec crib, a suitable support, upper, vertical pr n dep d ng from sa d suppor a d attached to said crib, and alower horizon.

tal spring upon which the crib is mounted.

5. In a device. of the class described, a crib, a suitable support, upper vertical springs depending from said support and attached to said crib, a lower hqriaontal spr g, g i oted to s id' nib d dap ed to be turned down to a depending sup.- porting osition and connected to the lower horizontal spring.

In a d e of the elassfd scr bedla crib, a suitable support, upper vertical springs depending from said snpport and a che to a ib, a low r h r sest g, u her d les r e -ed t aid c ib and a link for fastening said. legs in de; p di g upp rt ng p iti n; sa nk bes p e -t e t d. et en cq t as lower horizontal spring. r l -1 a e e o the class describe a suitable ppo were flQ Q F- s in s attached to said support, and a foldable crib y di a v ung from theupr se ies: and meunt p th l rasp i is, said crib in d pte t e fel ed ag nst-the tir port when thelower spring detached from the support. 7 Y

8 The. combination with a suitable snpe port, of a crib, and a plurality of-spr'n-gs con t d sai epe n ii -eldins maintaining said crib. in position; one cf said springs being vertical and beingcon nected to the side of said. crib and another e a' h iz ntal n exten in ben ath said crib. i

9. The combination with a suitable. sup:

p of a crib a d: p r l t Qi gs. onne d. e sai sacred a d yisldiaslr maintaining said crib in position; one of said springs being vertical and being connected to the side of said crib and another being horizontal and extending transversely beneath the center of said crib.

10. The combination with a suitable support, of a crib, two vertical springs suspended from the support and connected at their lower ends to the crib, a horizontal spring extending beneath the crib and pivoted to the crib and detachably linked to each other and to the horizontal spring. 13. In combination, two inverted U-shaped supporting bars attached to a suitable support, upper vertical springs suspended from said bars, a lower horizontal spring, and a crib 'yieldingly mounted on the lower horizontal spring and having its side connected to the lower ends of the vertical springs.

14. In a device of the class described, a suitable support having two upstanding portions in separated arrangement, a spring extending between'and secured at its ends to said upstanding portions and a fold-able crib mounted on said spring intermediate its ends, said crib being adapted to be folded against one of said upstanding portions when the spring is disconnected from the other portion.

15. In a device of the class described, a vehicle body including front and rear seats, upper springs suspended from the front seat, a lower spring attached at its ends to and extendingbetween the front and rear seats and a crib arranged between the seats and yieldingly hung from the upper springs and mounted upon the lower spring.

16. In a device of the class described, a vehicle body including front and rear seats, upper springs suspended from the front seat, a lower spring attached at its ends to and extending between the front and rear seats and a foldable crib arranged between the seats and yieldingly hung from the upper springs and mounted upon the lower spring, said crib being adapted to be folded against the front seat when the rear end of the lower spring is detached from the rear seat.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my name in the presence of two witnesses. 4

GORDON R. WATT. Witnesses:

Roar. Knorz, FRED WEYAND.

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