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Description

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. MOOLNCHIE 8v J. 'I'. BUTLER.

CHILDS CARRIAGE.

N0. 304,215. Patented Aug. 26.1884.

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URIAH MCOLINGHIE, OF NEW YORK, AND J AY F. BUTLER, QF BROOKLYN, N. Y.

` CHILDS CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent'No. 304,215, dated August 26, 1884.

Application filed January 7, 1884.

To ctZZ whom, it may concern.:

Be it known that we, URIAH McCLINcHrE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, and JAY F. BUTLER, 'a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Childrens Carriages, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention has for its. object the improvement of that class of childrens carriages in which the carriage-body'is supported upon parallel side bars by means of intermediate springs, its purpose being to impart an easy, elastic, and uniform motion to the carriagebody by means of simple and graceful forms of spring-connections.

To this end the invention consists in the combination, with the body and side base of a childs carriage, of two conversely-curved rear springs and two .front C-springs, all of which are arranged longitudinally between the side bars and carriage-body, the lower ends of the front and rear springs. being connected to each other and to the side bars, as hereinafter more fullyset forth.

In the annexed drawings, illustrating our invention, Figure 1 is a side view of a childs carriage embodying our improvements. Fig. 2 shows perspective views of the carriagesprings, and Fig. 3 represents a casting or brace-iron for connecting the side bars to the rear axle.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

The front and rear axles are connected by side bars, A, the rear ends of which are preferably extended upward and backward, as shown in Fig. 1, to forni the carriage-handles. Vhen made in this form the side bars can be means of any well-known fastening or connection-such, for instance, as the casting or brace-iron B, (shown in Fig. 3,) said casting being so formed as to correspondwith the curve or bend of the side bar which it is intended to support. The under face of the casting B is formed, in the usual manner, with lugs or pro- (No model.)

jections ct a, for embracing the rear axle7 and 5o it may also have on its inner edge a perforated ring or extension, Z), for the reception of a bolt, by which it is firmly secured to the upper side of the axle. The curved portion of the side bar, A, is securely riveted to the casting B, and a bolt, c, may also be passed through the side bar, casting, and axle, as shown in Fig. 1. It will be understood, however, that the side bars, A, which together serve as a reach for connecting the axles, need not be extended backward 'to assist in forming the carriagehandle, as it is obvious that the handle can be made separate, and be attached to either the front or rear end of the carriage in any suitable way. In that event the side bars, A, can be made either straight or curved, according to the relative height of the-front and rear axles, and of a length only sufficient to properly connect the same, to

which they can be secured by any suitable 7o means.

The carriage-body C is supported upon the parallel side bars or sills, A A, by means of four longitudinal springs, D D and E E, of the best manufacture. Two of these springs 7 5 are connected by their lower ends to each side bar, while their upper ends are secured to the under side of the carriage-body. The rear springs, D D, incline backward, and are reversely curved, as shown, the front or C 8o springs E E being curved forward. The construction and form of these compound springs, as well as the manner of arranging and connecting the same, are clearly shown in Fig. 2.

It will be observed that the forward dr lower 8 5 ends of the rear springs, D D, are securely bolted or riveted to the bars or sills A, the forward ends of which are extended, as shown in Fig. 1, while their upper or rear ends are secured to the carriage-body in a similar man- 9o ner. The forward springs, E E, are then placed in position, their upper ends being bolted or riveted to the carriage-body, and their lower ends made to rest on the forwardly-extended portions of the springs D D, a single bolt, d, being passed through the ends of said springs, and also through the side bars and front axle, as shown in Fig. 1.

This manner of constructing and arranging I the springs of a childs carriage is simple,v durable, and comparatively inexpensive, besides rendering1 the oarria-gebody capable of an easy and pleasant motion.

Ve are aware that a child s-carriage body has been supported upon longitudinal front and rear springs, which are so shaped as to cause the front springs to project beyond the carriage-body, whereas in our arrangement the front springs are located entirely beneath the carriage-body, and are supported upon and secured in place by the saine bolt thatl fastens the rear springs to the side bars. By our an rangement or' independent or separate front and rear springs we guard against the breakage of the latter and materially reduce the oost thereof, and also obtain the greatest amount of elasticity of the front springs, the latter extending in a rearward direction, or toward the handles of the carriage.

Having` thus `described `ur invention, what we claim is; Y

In a childs carriage, the combination ofthe rearwardly-extending U :shaped front springs,

springs, with the side bars, A, and the earriage-body C, substantially as described.

In testimony' whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

URIAH MCCLINCHIE. J'. F. BUTLER.

Witnesses:

J A'Mns L. NoRRIs, CLARENCE B. ENsLnY,

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