US1842159A - Perambulator body - Google Patents

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Jan. 19, 1932. M. FLEISHMAN ET AL 1,842,159

PERAMBULATOR BODY Filed March 20, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 NVENTORS ATTORN EY Jan. 19, 1932. M. FLEISHMAN ET AL PERAMBULATOR BODY Filed'Maich 20, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 & i ,INZENTOR" m ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 19, 1932 A'rss PATENT OFFICE MORRIS FLEISI-IMAN AND HARRY FELLMAN, OF LONG BEACH, NEW YORK PERAMBULATOR BODY Application filed March 20, 1931. Serial No. 523,972.

Our invention relates to bodies for perainbulators. The main object of the invention is to provide a perambulator body which is convertible in the sense that the body may be arranged with a long single compartment the full length of the body, and closed at both ends and both sides, so that the child or children may lie full length within the body; and on the other hand the body may be converted so that the child or children may sit upright. In the full embodiment of the invention the device is adapted for at least two children, in which case both may recline when the perambulator body is in position to form a long, single compartment, and when converted for the sitting position there are two separate compartments in tandem, each of which forms a convertible seat an individual compartment for one of the children. By means of this invention the perambulator body is adapted to accommodate two children and still be made compact and neat in appearance, and subject toconversion from one form to the other quickly and conveniently. The present device is simple and inexpensive to manufacture and it may be applied to any of the types of chassis heretofore used for perambulators. The present body may, therefore, be substituted on the'perambulator chassis for the ordinary body or any special chassis may be made to receive the body herein shown and described.

@ther advantages will be set forth in the following description of our invention. In the drawings forming part of this application,

Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of a perambulator body embodying our invention, in which view the body is shown in condition for the children to recline at full length within a single compartment,

Figure 2 is a similar View showing the device converted for the children to sit up in individual seats or compartments. Figure 3 is a perspective view of a perambulator body showing the body extended to accommodate children in both the front and rear compartments.

Fig. 4: is a sectional view taken on lines l/Ve will first describe the perambulator body as set up in the condition shown in Figure 1. The body which may be attached to any type of chassis is preferably, though not necessarily, made of metal, though it is to be understood that it may be made of wood, rattan, or any other suitable material. It consists, in part, of abase or bottom composed of a forward section 1 and a rear section 2 disposed, preferably, in the same horizontal plane, the two sections being connected rigidly by suitable mouldings or frame members 3 along the parallel sides of the body. Between the front and rear floor sections 1, 2 there is an opening 4; in the frame of the body which is adapted to be closed by means of a sliding section 5 which is slidable in the direction of the length of the body and is supported immediately below the floor section 2 by means of hangers or brackets 6 which are shown attached to the side bars 3 of the body and having inwardly extending fingers 7 which engage under the sliding section 5 to support the same and permit it to be shifted lengthwise of the body. This sliding section 5 is adapted tobe either placed under the rear floor member 2 as shown in Figure 2, leaving the space 4 open between the front and rear sections, or it may be slid forwardly onthe hangers 6 into the position shown in Figure 1, in which case it will span the space between the front and rear floor sections 1, 2 to cover or'close the opening 4.

There is a depending pocket or shell 8 supported from the body below the intermediate opening 4, which is adapted to serve as a compartment to receive the feet and lower legs of the child seated in the rear compartment when the body is converted into the condition shown in Figure 2. We have shown this foot rest compartment as consisting of a substantially rectangular body having a bottom 9, front and rear walls 10, 11 and side walls 12 to form a compartment which is supported from the body frame and depending or hanging from the same with the open top of the compartment conforming to the opening at in the frame between the front and rear platform sections 1, 2. This depending compartment may be made of any material suitable for the purpose and if made of metal it may be made integral with the front and rear floor sections 1, 2 or it may be made separately.

The rear portion of the body is provided with side walls 13, 14 and a rear wall or back rest 15 forming part of the single compartment 16 when the body is in the condition shown in Figure 1 or part of an individual compartmentwhen the parts are used as shown in Figure 2. The side walls 13, 14 preferably extend from the back wall or back rest 15 to a point adjacent the rear edge of the opening d. The front portion of the body is provided with side walls 17, 18 which preferably extend from a point adjacent the forward end of the opening 4: to the forward end of the body and terminate with rounded top corners 19.

We provide folding doors adapted to close the side openings which are formed by the spaces intervening between the front up standing walls 17, 18 and the rear walls 13, 1 1 and preferably these doors are adapted to form a baclt rest or back wall for the forward compartment when converted to the condition shown in Figure 2.

o have shown a door 20 attached by means of hinges 21 to the rear end of one of the side walls 17, and in Figure 1 this door in shown as extending from this rear end of the front wall 17 to the forward end of the rear wall 13 in order to form a continuous closure along one side of the body from the front to the rear end. This door, when in the position here described, may be held in place by means of a latch 22 mounted on the rear of the door and co-operating with a latch plate on the forward end of the wall 13. At the opposite side of the body there is a similar door 23 which is attached by hinges 21 to the rear end of the forward wall 18 on the opposite side of the body to that on which the door 20 is mounted; and this door also has a latch 25 for securing it in the position shown in Figure 1. The doors are preferably so proportioned that in length they correspond with approximately half the lateral width of the body.

There is a swinging end member which is adapted to form a foot rest for the child in the forward compartment when the body is used in one position and this member is adapted to form an enclosure for the single compartment when the body is used in the manner shown in Figure 1. We have shown this member as consisting of a plate 26 which is adapted to lie in a vertical position or sub stantially so, and this member is preferably curved or arched at 27 and carries a horizontally extending portion 28. The foot rest member is pivotally connect-ed by means of hinges 29 to the forward end of the body so that when in raised position, as shown in full lines in Figure 1, the foot rest member will extend upwardly against the forward edge 30 of the two side walls 17, 18, thence around the curved corners 19 and the portion 28 will extend rearwardly along the top edges of the side walls 17, 18.

In this position the foot rest member forms a closing member for the forward end of the body. There is a guard or plate 31 which is preferably pivotally connected with the free end of the portion 28 of the foot rest member by means of the hinges 32. This member may be turned backwardly to lie flat along the top edges of the side walls 17, 18 and form a continuation of the part 28 of the foot rest member when the latter is in the raised position. When the foot rest member is in the lower position to serve as a foot rest, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1, and in full lines in Figure 2, the member 31 may be held in an upwardly extending position to serve as a front or dash board for the foot rest member, by means of the pivoted braces 33 connected between the member 28 and the foot board member 31.

Operation When the device is to be used to hold a child or two children in reclining positions the device will be set up as shown in Figure 1. in this condition the movable floor member 5 is slid forwardly on the brackets 6 so that it spans the space 4 between the front and rear members 1, 2; or, in other words, closes the top of the compartment formed by the sus pended member 8. Thus the front and rear sections 1, 2 with the movable section 5 form a continuous floor running the full length of the body. A suitable padding and covers may be made up on this continuous floor so that the child or children may lie full length thereon. Before the slidable member 5 is moved into the position described, the door members 20, 23 are moved into the position shown in Figure 1 so that they form continuations of the side walls 17, 18 and 13, 14 and are held by the latches 22, 25.

The slidable member 5 also serves to hold the doors in this position. The front foot rest is folded up into the full line position shown in Figure 1 so that it forms a closed front end for the body. In this condition neither the forward foot rest nor the immediate foot rest 8 is used. The body presents a single continuous compartment in which the child or children may recline.

If it is desired to place the children in a sitting position, the following changes are made in the perambulator body. The sliding floor member 5 is moved backwardly along the supports 6 sliding under the section 2 and lying close to it. This opens the space 1 between the front and rear sections 1, 2. The doors 20, 23 are swung inwardly to lie crosswise of the body so that their adjacent edges meet at the center line of the body,

as shown in Figure 2; and they may be secured in this position by the latches 22, 25. The front foot rest is swung downwardly on its hinges 29 into the position shown in Figure 2, which will leave the front end of the body open and provide a foot rest immediately in front of the forward end of the body. The dashboard 31 may be swung into the position shown in this figure where it is held by the braces 83.

The body now presents two compartments, to wit, a forward and a rear compartment, arranged in tandem, and each adapted to hold a child in sitting position. The child which sits in the rear compartment on the seat or floor 2 may place its feet and legs in the depending compartment or foot rest 8, the body of the child being confined between the side walls 13, 14 and the back rest 15.

Another child may sit on the forward floor section 1 and extend its feet and lower legs over the forward end of the body and rest the feet on the foot rest 28. The body of this child will be disposed between the forward side walls 17, 18 and may rest against the back rest consisting of the doors 20, 23.

It will be apparent that both children may ride in sitting position when the body is set up in the manner shown in Figure 2. To convert the body back into the condition shown in Figure 1 the several operations above described are performed in reverse order to that previously described. It will be apparent that we have provided a simple, inexpensive and attractive perambulator body which may be conveniently used for one or two children either in reclining or sitting position.

While we have described the invention in the preferred form, it will be obvious that changes and modifications may be made with out departing from the scope of our invention.

Havin described our invention, what we claim is:

1. A vehicle body having a floor composer of front and rear sections with an intervening space between them, side walls and a back rest to the rear of said opening, side walls to the front of said opening and a back rest composed of doors arranged at the rear ends of said front walls to form a back rest at the forward end of said space, said doors being adapted to be swung into position to close the side spaces between said front and said rear side walls.

2. A vehicle body having a floor composed of front and rear sections with an intervening space between them, side walls and a back rest to the rear of said opening, side walls to the front of said opening, and a back rest composed of doors arranged at the rear ends of said front walls to form a back rest at the forward end of said space, said doors being adapted to be swung into position to close the side spaces between said front and said rear side walls, and a movable floor section adapted to span the space between said front and rear floor sections to form a continuous floor and to be moved into position to leave said space open.

3. A vehicle body having a floor composed of front and'rear sections with an intervening space between them, side walls and a back rest to the rear of said opening, side walls to the front of said opening and a back rest composed of hinged doors-arranged at the rear end of said front walls to form a back rest at the forward end of saidspace, said doors each being approximately half the width of the body between said front side walls, said doors being adapted to be swung into position to close the side "spaces between said front and saidrear sidewalls.

4. vehicle body having a floor composed of front and rear sections with an intervening space between them, sidewalls and a back rest to the rear of said opening, side walls to the front of said opening, and a back rest composed of hinged doors arranged at the rear end of said front walls to form a back rest at the forward end of said space, said doors eachbeing approximately half the width of the body between said front side walls, said doors being adapted to be swung into position to close the side spaces between said front and'said rear side walls, and latch means for connecting theadjacent edges of said doors when disposed crosswise of said body, and for connecting said doors with said side walls when placed to form continu ations of the side walls.

5. A vehicle body having a floor composed of front and rear sections with an intervening space between them, a movable floor section adaptedto span said space and to be moved to open position, a foot rest depending below said fioor opening, side walls and a back rest to the rear of said opening, side walls to the front of said opening, and a back rest composed of doors arranged to be disposed crosswise of said body to form a back rest at the forward end of said opening, said doors being adapted to be swung into posi tion to close the side spaces between said front and said rear side walls.

6. A vehicle body having a floor composed of front and rear sections with an intervening space between them, side walls and a back rest to the rear of said opening, side walls to the front of said opening, and a back rest composed of doors arranged at the rear end of said front walls, said doors being adapted to be swung into position to close the side spaces between said front and rear side walls, and a foot rest at the forward end of said body pivoted thereto and adapted to be placed into position to serve as a depending foot rest at the forward end of the body and closure for the forward end of said front side walls.

7 A vehicle body having a floor composed of front and rear sections with an intervening opening between them, a foot rest depending below said opening, a movable floor section adapted to be positioned to span said opening and to be moved under one of said first mentioned floor sections, side walls and a back rest to the rear of said opening, side walls to the front of said opening, a back rest composed of doors arranged at the rear ends of said front walls and adapted to be swung into position crosswise of said body to form a back rest at the forward end of said opening and adapted to be swung into position to close the side spaces between said front and said rear side walls, and a pivoted foot rest at the forward end of the body, adapted to be placed in depending position to serve as a foot rest and to be swung upwardly into position to form a closure for the forward end of said front side walls.

8. A vehicle body having a floor composed of front and rear sections with an intervening opening between them, a foot rest depending below said opening, a movable floor section adapted to be positioned to span said opening and to be moved under one of said first mentioned floor sections, side walls and a back rest to the rear of said opening, side walls to the front of said opening, a back rest composed of doors arranged at the rear ends of said front walls and adapted to be swung into position crosswise of said body to form a back rest at the forward end of said opening and adapted to be swung into position to close the side spaces between said front and said rear side walls, and a pivoted foot rest at the forward end of the body adapted to be placed in depending position to serve as a foot rest and to be swung upwardly into position to form a closure for the forward end of said front side walls, and a front dash pivotally connected to said forward foot rest.

Signed at the city, county and State of New York, this 10th day of February, 1931.

MORRIS FLEISHMAN. HARRY FELLMAN.

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