US1505116A

US1505116A - Carriage track

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Publication number: US1505116A
Application number: US634886A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edward C Wiebe
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1923-04-26
Filing date: 1923-04-26
Publication date: 1924-08-19
Anticipated expiration: 1941-08-19

Description

E. C. WIEBE CARRIAGE TRACK Aug. 19. 1924.

Filed April 26.

Patented Aug.t 19, 19221.

'PAfTEN-*rwww .EUWARD Q. WIEBE O53 IDAHO.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. VVIEBE, a citizen of the United States residing at Aberdeen, in the county of Bingham and State of Idaho, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Carriage Track, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relatesk to runways for carriages and the primary object of this invention is to provide a novel device for facilitating the easy passage of baby-carriages up and down steps and the like.

Another prime object of the invention is to provide removable means for facilitating the taking up and down of baby-carriages on steps' and the like embodying a pair of tracks having novel means for engaging the head of a Hight of steps and means for engaging the walk at the bottom of the steps for preventing the slipping of the tracks when the same are in use.

A further prime object of the invention is to provide a pair of tracks or a runway for baby-carriages which can be readily and quickly adjusted to various widths of babycarriages and which embodies means for insuring the correct passage of the babycarriage down the same without lateral shifting movement thereon.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a novel runway for a baby-carriage of the above character, which will be durable and eflicient in use. one that will be simple and easy to manufacture and one which can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved runway showing the same in use.

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the improved runway illustrating the construction thereof more in detail.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters designated corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter A generally indicates the improved runway for a baby-carriage which embodies tracks 5 and 6 disposed in spaced parallel relation. These tracks 5 and 6 can be formed of any lmaterial, but preferably of sheet metal bent or stamped to provide a body substantially U-shaped in cross section. The bending or stamping of the tracks provides the longitudinally extending body 7 and the upstanding side flanges 8 which prevent lateral shifting of a baby-carriage during the passage of the same down or up the said tracks. The body 7 of each track 5 and 6 is preferably extended to provide upper and lower feet 9 and 10. These feet 9 and 10 are bent at dilferent angles from the plane of the body 7 and as shown the lower feet 9 extend outwardly and upwardly therefrom for engaging a walk at vthe bottom of a flight of steps while the feet 10 are bent rearwardly and downwardly to engage the top of a flight of steps. These feet 9 and 10 also facilitate the placing of the carriage wheels olf and on the tracks 5 and 6.

These tracks 5 and 6 are adjustably connected together so as to permit the tracks to be placed at different positions apart so as to accommodate different widths of baby-- carriages. As shown I have provided

telescoping rods

11 and 12 and means can be proved for holding these rods in an adjusted position if so desired. As shown each of these

telescoping rods

11 and 12 embodies a sleeve 13 carried by one track and a bar of less diameter or thickness 14 for sliding movement in the sleeve.

rlhese telescoping

members

11 and 12 are arranged at the upper and lower ends of the tracks 5 and 6 so that the person guiding the baby-carriage up and down the track can walk between the same and thus allow the convenient handling of the carriage.

In Figure 1 of the drawings Il have clearly shown the tracks in.i position and the method of using the same is of course obvious.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of this invention.

What I claim as new ist 1. A runway for baby-carriages embodying a pair of tracks disposed in spaced relation to permit the walking of a person between the same,v telescopic rods adjustably connecting the tracks together at their upper and lower ends, and oppositely pitched angularly extending supporting feet formed on the' terminals of the tracks.

2. inclnedrunwayjor baby-carriagesngttaching feet formed on the terminals to fwlibate the#passagejfobabyan'ages of the body. lo up and down a hght of steps comprising a Iny testimony whereof I affix my signapair of spa-cedetracks,fte1escopic rods'oonture'in presence of two witnesses.

"i meeting the' tracks to hel'n atitheirupperff- EDWARD C. WIEBE.

and lower ends, eac `track including a Witnesses: longitudinally eXtendin body, amd'np`` G. O. WIEBE, standing side flanges an l ngularly extend- (1G. TIALUT.