US618528A

US618528A - Folding carriage

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Publication number: US618528A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1899-01-31
Anticipated expiration: 1916-01-31

Description

Patented 1an. Si, |899.

C. S. WHITE. FULDING CARRIAGE.

(Application led Oct. 21, 1898.)

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(No Model.)

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No. 618,528. Patented Janen, |899.

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FOLDING CARRIAGE.

(Application led Oct. 21, 1898.) (No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet?.

No. 6I8,528. Patented Ian. 3|, |899.

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(Applxcation med Oct B1 1898) 3 Sheets-Sheet 3.

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FOLDING CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 618,528, dated January 31, 1899.

Application filed October 21, 1898. Serial No. 694,171. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: i

Be it known that I, CHARLES S.WHITE,a citizen of the United States, residing at James-L town, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Folding Carriage and Oase, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to childrens folding carriages; andthe objects of my improvement are, first and mainly, to fold the gear and box flat, removing the wheels and holding all securely in a case for travelingr or shipping; second, to fold the carriage dat with wheels turned parallel to the under side of the box and so arranged that the folded carriage can be turned sidewise and rolled along on any two of its Wheels; third, to attain these ends without the need of tools. My method of accomplishing these objects is shown in the accompanying specification and drawings, in Which- Figure l is a plan View of the underside of my carriage, showing gear. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the under side of my carriage folded and wheels turned parallel to the bottom of the box in dotted outline. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of carriage folded as in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of folding end of axle. Fig. 5 is a plan view of folding end of axle with part of hub of wheel in place and different positions of the folding axle-spindle in dotted outline. Fig. 6 is a plan View of the under side of folding end of axle with axlespindle turned and held at right angles to the axle. Fig. 7 is a detail view of face of sprin glock for corners of folding box with boxframe broken off. Fig. 8 is a sectional detail view of the hinged sides of the folding box with bottom and wicker-work side broken off. Fig. 9 is a sectional detail View of the hinged ends of folding box With the bottomA and Wicker-work'part broken away. Fig. lO is a detail View of corner-lock for folding box, partly in section. Fig. 1l is a perspective view of cover or outside of case for carriage. Fig. l2 is a perspective View of inside part of carriage-case,showing spring-clamps for holding the Wheels in position. Fig. 13 is a perspective View of spring-clamp for holding the wheels in the case. Fig. 14 is a perspective View of partition for case.

vSimilar numerals in the several views refer t0 similar parts.

The springs 2l 21, axles 23 23, with folding spindles 39 39 39 39, reaches 24 24, and wheels 32 32 32 32 constitute the gear of the carriage, which is secured to the underside of the carriage-box 2O by hinges 22 22 22 22. Axles 23 23vare fastened to springs 2l 21, and the adj ustable reaches 24 24 are hinged at each end 25 25 to the axles.

One adjustable reach might be used instead of two, as at 242, in dotted outline in Fig. 2; but I find that two reaches hold the parts more firmly. However, l sometimes use one reach and find that it serves a good purpose. I make the reach in two pieces 24' 24, (see Fig. 3,) with slot 2G in one part and thumbscrew 27 attached to the other part through the slot 2G to clamp the two parts together at the desired length.

Axles 23 23 are usually made with wider ends 28 28 to receive the shaft 29 of the folding pinion, though the 'axle might be made large enough to serve the purpose. This end is slotted at 33 to receive the shaft 29 and the spring 40, which spring and shaft form, with the axle, what is commonly called a jackknife joint, the end folding around by the axle, as shown in dotted outline at 39 in Fig. 2. Shaft 29 turns on pin 43 and is made of different lengths, as shown in Fig. 3, in order that the wheels shall not interfere when turned into the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Shaft 29 extends out at 29 over the end of spring 40 to interlock. Upon this part 29 are raised two lugs 36 36, and lever 34 is secured between them on pin 36 and has spring 37 to hold the point 35 in slot 38 on the inside of hub 3l to lock Wheel 32 onto spindlel 39. This spring-lever 34 allows of the use of a blind hub, or one in which the hole does not extend through the hub, and does away with nut and wrench. Shaft 29 is held in slot 33 and against spring 40 by spring 30 when the spindles extend straight out to receive the wheels, and when the spindle is folded around at right angles to the axle spring 30 is pressed down and point 30 of said spring is pressed into notch 42, which is cut on the under side of part 29. (See Fig. 6.) Spring 40 is held firmly in slot 33 by pins 41 4l at one end.

To fold the carriage-box, the ends 46 are hinged at 47 to the bottom 20, Fig. 8, and turn in first. The sides are made in two pieces 49 50 and hinged together at 5l and fold down over the ends. I secure the corners with spring-catch 52, recessed plate 54, and hooked plate 53. Spring-catch 52 is attached by screws on the inside of the corner. Plate 54 is attached to the edge of end 46 and has recess 4S cut therein and in the wood behind the plate, as shown in dotted outline in Fig. 7, to receive the hooked plate 53, which is secured to the box side at the right height to enter recess 48. This locks the corner securely, yet allows of the easy opening of the corner for folding by the simple withdrawal of the spring-catch.

The carriage-case is made with telescopin g parts 55 and has spring-clamps 56 56 56 56 attached to the bottom of part 55. These spring-clamps 56 are made with two enlargements 57 58 in order to receive and hold the rims of two wheels in each clamp, the two pairs of clamps thus holding the four wheels so that they will not shake about and mar. Partition 59 is placed upon the top of these four clamps, and the rest of the carriage is placed on this partition folded as in Figs. 2 and 3, except that the spindles are folded around by the axle, as shown in dotted outline at 39 in Fig. 5. The cushions or blankets for the carriage can then be placed on the folded carriage in the case and part 60 secured over all by straps 61 62, after which it can be easily carried by handle 63, since the carriage is light and can be shipped or checked as baggage with perfect safety.

To fold my carriage, first loosen thumbscrews 27 27 and fold the springs up against the bottom of the box and secure them there by tightening the thumb-screws again. This brings the inner side or the side toward the reaches against the under side of the box, and part 28 of axle extends downward, and slot 33 is now vertical instead of horizontal, and the wheels can be turned under and parallel to the under side of box and are held there by spring-points 30 in notches 42 in connection with spring 40, pressing on the end of shaft 29. The box is folded down by releasing the corner-locks, folding in the ends first and then the sides, as shown. Thus folded, the carriage can be trundled along on any two of its wheels, put aboard a streetcar, or taken up a narrow stairway, and it takes but a moment to fold it in this shape or set it up when so folded. To fold into the least amount of space, fold as above, remove the wheels and place in the clamps in the case, fold the pinions back, as shown at 39', and place the folded carriage on the partition in the case with the cushions and blankets and close and strap the case. This places the carriage in such shape that a railroad company cannot object to checking it as baggage.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a folding carriage, the axles provided with folding ends or pinions, and springs for holding each folding pinion in different positions, said folding ends made of different lengths that the wheels may not interfere when turned horizontal.

2. In a folding carriage, the axles having each end slotted to receive a spring and the shaft of the folding end, a pin through each axle and shaft at different distances from the pinion end to give folding shafts of different lengths, a spring to hold said shaft in the slot.

3. In afoldingcarriage,the pinions provided with shafts of diiferent lengths held in slots in the axles, a spring in each of said slots for controlling said pinion-shaft, a spring on the axle to hold said shaft in the slot, said spring on the axle formed to press into a notch in the shaft to lock the pinion.

4. In a folding carriage, the box made with hinged sides and ends for holding, a hooked plate on the box side and a recessed plate on the box end to receive and hold said hooked plate at each corner, a spring-catch on the inside of each box-corner to hold against said plates and lock the corner as shown and described.

5. In a folding carriage, the combination of the box sides and ends hinged for folding, box-corner locks having a spring-catch to hold against a hooked plate, the carriage-springs hinged to the under side of the box, adjustable reach or reaches to fold and lock the gear, axles having folding ends or pinions with shafts of different lengths controlled by springs, a groove in the hub, and a spring-lever attached to the gear and entering said groove to hold the wheel on the pinion.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES S. WIIITE. In presence of- N. E. THOMAS, R. E. STRONG.

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