US541760A

US541760A - Folding baby-carriage

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Publication number: US541760A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1895-06-25
Anticipated expiration: 1912-06-25

Description

' 2 sheets-she# 1. EQ H. KELLAR.

(No Model.)

FOLDING BABY CARRIAGE.

NQ. 541,760. Patented June 25, `95.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Moda.)

E. H. KELLAR.

FOLDING BABY CARRIAGE.

' Patented June 25, 1895A.

NO. 541,760l

UNITED STATES' PATENT OFFICE.

EDGAR H. KELLAR, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

FOLDING BABY-CARRIAG E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 541,760, dated June 25, 1895.

Application tiled March 20, 1895 .To all whom zit may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR H. KELLAR, of the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Folding Baby-Carriages, of which the following is av full and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to a construction of baby carriages or perambulators, that allows said carriage to be folded into a fiat, compact form without being taken apart. When thus folded it can be easily carried; and, for instance, placed in a street car or wagon, and then when needed easily and quickly adjusted for use. I accomplish this object by means of the device illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in Which- Figure I represents a side elevation of the carriage. Fig. II represents a bottom view of the carriage, showing the same opened for use. Fig. III represents the same View as shown in Fig. II, excepting that the parts are closed and locked together. Fig. IV is a front View of the carriage opened for use. Fig.V is a back View thereof. Fig. VI is a back view showing the parts folded together.

The same numbers refer to the same or similar parts throughout the several figures.

1 is the side of the carriage body.

2 are the bars connecting the axles.

3 are the springs bearing the body.

4 are the wheels. y

5 are the jointed pieces serving as axles,

made in two parts, and provided with rule hinges.

6 are the handle supports.

7 is the handle, made in two sections, pivoted to supports 6, and joined by a bayonet joint 7( when the carriage is in position to use. Y 8 is the bottom of body, made into equal pieces.

9 and 9 are respectively the body head and foot board, each made in equal sections, said sections being joined' together by the hinges 14:, and also hinged to the side pieces 1.

10 are plates attached to the side of bars 2 and to which are pivoted the axles 5. These plates 10 are provided with astop pin 11, which furnishes an additional protection against the Serial No. 542,466. (No model.) l

rule jointed axle from turning too far when the body is opened.

12 is a hook to secure the parts when folded together.

13 is a handle on the top of the body by which to carry the device.

15 isa locking bar secured by the bolt 16 to the bottom of the body.

. 17 are hooks carried on either side of the body and adapted to engage bar 15`to hold the said body open. 18 isa stop pin, adapted to holdsaid bar in place when the body is closed.

The operation of my device is as follows: When the carriage is open for use, the parts are held in place by means of the bar 15. The bar is pivoted at 16 to the body bottom and engages the hooks 17 on the sides of the body. This secures the head piece, foot board and bottom in the said open position. The axle pieces 5 are also secured, as Well as the handle 7. To collapse the device, the bayonet joint 7 securing the handle 7 is disengaged, and the sections thereof are turned inwardly on the bars 6. 4The locking bar l5 is turned out from the hooks 17, and the rule jointed axle bars 5 are then changed from the position they occupy, asshown in Fig. II to that shown in Fig. III. This allows the head piece, foot boardI and bottom to fold, and the two sides of the carriage to be brought together. They are then secured in this position by means of the hook 12. The carriage thus collapsed or folded can be carried by means of the handle 13 from place to place, or it can be packed away at convenience. It occupies a minimum amount of space, yet is ready at any time to be opened fo'r use.

I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, in a folding baby-carriage Y 1. The combination of the outwardly folding body constructed in sections, the locking bar 15 secured to the bottom of the body,

hooks engaged by said bar for holding the TCO . jointed axle parts, pvoted to side bars 2, by means of plate 10, stop pinsll in said plates locking bar l5, hooks `17 attached to thefsides of body, and adapted to engage said locking bar 15, when the body is open, handle 7 consisting of two parts, bayonet joint 7 adapted to secure said handle, hook 12 adapted to secure the parts when closed, and handle 13, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

E. H. KELLAR. In presence of W. FINLEY, STANLEY STONER.