US121453A - Improvement in children s carriages - Google Patents

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EDWDT FALKINGHAM, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHILDRENS CARRIAGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 121,453, dated December 5, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN FALKINGHAM, of San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented an Improved Carriage for Children; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to that class of vehicles which is adapted to be revolved upon a pivot so as to face in either direction; and consists, mainly, in the details of construction by means of which the carriage is adapted to be revolved and properly held in any desired position. It further consists in an improvement in the prop or standard which supports the bows for the cover, by which they are more securely retained in position; and a loop or hook is provided for securing the safety-strap.

Referring to the drawing for a more complete explanation of my invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved carriage. Fig. 2 is a view of a standard or prop. Fig. 3 shows the safety-strap attachment.

The same letters in the drawing indicate like arts. p A are the front, and B the hindwheels of a carriage of my construction. These wheels turn on suitable axles united by curved perches G. From near the rear end of the perches the guiding-standardD arises, and, being suitably shaped, is provided with a cross-bar or handle. The springs may be thorough-brace, or any of the ordinary styles. In the present case I have employed longitudinal side springs E, which are secured to the standards F at one end, and at the other are curved downward, so as to be supported upon the front axle, as shown. -Upon these springs, near the middle, a stand or support, F, is secured, and the carriage-body G is mounted upon this stand by an enlarged cylinder, a, which passes through the stand F and has aretainingplate or washer, c, which holds it securely. This device, while it admits of its being turned about in any direction, prevents the body from tipping from side to side too easily. When the body is faced either to the front or rear it is secured in position either by a spring or by the strap H, which is buckled through one of the eyes I at the ends of the carriage. By this device it is possible to turn the carriage so as to protect the child from the wind at all times, and so that the attendant can see the child whenever desired. The prop or standard is designed to secure the supporting-bows of the cover in a better manner than heretofore. In the old standard they are placed upon a short bolt and secured by a nut from the outside, and they press against this nut so as to loosen it by their movements, and often cause it to fall off and be lost. In my improved standard, J is an arm, bent with two angles, as shown, so that the lower part is firmly secured to the inside of the carriage-body near the front of the seat in the ordinary way; and the upper part projects out slightly over the edge to give room for the bows without projecting them too much into the carriage. A short arm, K, extends inward from the upper end of the prop J, and upon this the lower ends of the bows (or the plates L, to which they are secured) are caused to turn. As the tendency of the bows is to press outward, they will move against the side of the prop J. In order to prevent their being pulled 01f by accident, a hole is drilled into the end of the arm K, and the loop M is screwed in. This loop answers the double purpose of securing the bows and affording a fixed point to which the safety-strap N can be attached. As at present constructed, this strap must be attached to the bows, and must be loosened if it is necessary to put the top or cover down; but in my invention the strap is never affected by any movement of the bows or top.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. The supporting-stand F and the movable body G, mounted as shown, together with the holding-strap H and the eyes I, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The prop or standard J with its inwardlyprojecting shaft K for the bows, and the screwloop M passing into this arm, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

EDWIN FALKINGHAM.

Witnesses:

GEo. H. STRONG,

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