US404356A

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Publication number: US404356A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1889-05-28
Anticipated expiration: 1906-05-28

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(No Model.)

0. V. KLIPPERT.

SEAT FOR GHILDRENS GARRIAGES. No. 404,356. Patented May 28, 1889..

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UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES V. KLIPPERT, OF ROCHESTER, NEYV YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO LOUIS J. VOGT, OF SAME PLACE.

SEAT FOR A CHILDS CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 404,356, dated May 28, 1889.

Application filed April 1, 1889. Serial No. 305,520. (No model.) 7

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES V. KLIPPERT, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Seats for Childrens .Carriages, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification, and shown in the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to seats for childrens carriages, particularly that class of carriages known as perambulators or push-carriages; 7 and the invention consists in providing a detachable seat secured to the handlebars or frame in rear of the body of the carriage, to be occupied by another child than the one in the usual place within the body.

The invention is hereinafter fully described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a childs push-carriage, showing my improved detachable seat in place, parts being broken away; Fig. 2, a plan of the parts at the rear of the carriage, seen as indicated by arrow 00 in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a rear elevation of the carriage, seen as indicated by arrow y in Fig. 1;' Fig. 4, a View of the under surface of the seat, drawn to a larger scale, parts being shown in two positions by full'and dotted lines; and Figs. 5, 6, and 7, detached views, drawn to a still larger scale, showing the manner of holding the seat.

Referring to the parts, A is the body of a childs carriage, B the wheels, 0 the handlebars or frame, and E the axle, all being substantially of common form.

D is my improved detachable seat secured to the handle-bars in a manner and by the means I shall now proceed to describe.

a a are forward supports for the seat, which are metal rods bent, as shown, and held to the seat by eyebolts orholders b, securelyinserted in the board of the seat. These supports are each formed so as to turn in the eyebolts, so that they may be folded, as shown in Fig. 4, or opened out and attached to the handlebars, as shown in other figures. They are attached to the handle-bars by means of eyebolts or rests c c, rigid with the handle-bars, the'ends of the supports being bent and passed through the rests, as shown in Fig. 5. The

seat is further provided with sliding supports (Z (I, having bent outer ends which enter similar rests, e e, rigid with the handle-bars, on the inner opposing faces thereof. These slid ing supports are held to the seat by eyebolts or holders f f, and are formed at their inner ends with offset bends n, as shown in Fig. 4, these ends passing under a simple clamping device or fastener, g. This fastener, as shown, is a washer to bear directly against the supports, with a fastening-screw passed therethrough and entering the seat-board. In addition to this fastener I also employ a small loop-fastener, h, for each of the supports, secured to the seat.

The supports (Z (I cannot. turn in their rests on account of the offset bonds, but are held to move longitudinally therein when released by the fastener g. This endwise adjustment of these supports is for the purpose of fitting the seat to carriages in which the distance between the handle-bars varies. When set to the right places, these supports are made fast by the fastener g. The seat is purposely made shorter than the distance between the handle-bars, which causes the front supports, act, to stand in an inclined position when the seat is put to place, as shown in Fig. 3. WVhen the supports are in this position, they are not readily withdrawn from the rests c, particularly when the seat is occupied, the weight of the rider tending to hold them in place.

By having the seat in the position shown, back of the body of the carriage, the weight of the whole load is more nearly balanced upon the rear axle, on account of which, although the load is increased by the weight of the occupant of the seat, the carriage is more easily managed, for much of the labor in propelling the carriage is caused by the frequent necessity of pressing the handle downward for the purpose of raising the for- -ward wheels from the ground in guiding and turning the carriage. The'weight of the child sitting on the seat D makes it easier to raise the forward wheels and relieves the person propelling the carriage of much tiresome work. The child sitting on this seat faces the person propelling the carriage, and the handle-bars O serve as convenient rests for the childs hands to assist him in keeping his place. 3y the use of this seat the carriage is rendered capable of carrying two children without any additional stress upon the springs under the body. This is a matter of importance, as the springs are always a weak part of the vehicle. Sudden or quick turning of the carriage tends to rack the springs sidewise from the centrifugal force of the rider occupying the usual seat within the body. The body is frequently brought over against the rear wheels by this force and the springs deranged. The greater the weight upon the springs the greater this tendency to break them or tear them from their fastenings.

In fitting this seat to the handle-bars or frame of the carriage the supports (Z d are extended so that their bent ends 6 i will just enter the respective rests e e in the handlebars. The fastener g is then tightened by means of the screw, which holds the supports rigidly in place against the seat-board.

To insert the ends t' 'Z in the rests e c, the seat is turned on edge with the seat-board turned toward the body of the carriage. After the ends are entered the seat is given a quarter-turn, bringing the seat-board downward, when the supports assume the positions relative with the rests. (Clearly shown in Figs. 6 and 7.) The supports having been tius e1:- tered into the rests, the lower bent ends, 76, of the long forward supports, a a, are inserted in their respective rests c c, the position of these supports being inclined, as above stated. Thus put to place, the seat is firmly attached to the frame and can become detached therefrom only by reversing the process just described. The offset bends n n, in the supports (Z (Z, prevent the latter from being drawn out of the holders ff, and the bent ends Z of the supports (t a prevent the latter from being withdrawn from the holders Z).

The seat is cushioned or upholstered to suit taste, and may be ornamented with fringe or otherwise, and when not in use is detached from the frame and disposed of as maybe desirable.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In combination with the handle-bars or frame of a childs carriage, a seat back of the body of the carriage, and supports for the seat attached to the latter and entering rests in the handle-bars or frame, substantially as shown.

2. A seat for a childs carriage, having forward and rear supports therefor resting in rests secured to the handle-bars or frame in rear of the body of the carriage, the forward supports being fitted to turn in their bearings in the seat, and the rear supports bein fitted to slide longitudinally in their bearin in the seat, substantially as shown and described.

3. A seat for a childs carriage, provided with supports a a for its front edge and other supports, (Z (Z, for its rear edge, said supports (Z (Z being held to slide longitudinally in their bearings in the seat, and a fastener for said supports (Z (Z, substani iall y as and for the purpose specified.

4. 'A detachable seat for a childs carriage, having movable supports for its forward edge and other movablesupports, (Z (Z, for its rear edge, the supports (Z (Z bcin formed with ottset bends and parallel parts, substantially as shown, and a fastener to press said parallel parts of the holders, substantially as shown and described.

CHARLES V. KLIPPERT.

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