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R. STINSON BABY CARRIAGE Sept. 18, 1928.

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R. STINSON BABY CARRIAGE Filed April 8, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet Je l 5 Patented Sept. 18, 1928.

UNITED NSTATES RICHARD STINSON, OF GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO HEYWOOD-WAKE-- FIELD COMPANY, OF BOSTON, IVIASSLCHU"SETTS, fi. CORPORATION OF MASSACHU- SETTS.

:BABY` CARRIAGE.

Application filed April 8, 1925. Serial No. 21,583.

The present invention relates to baby car riages, dell carriages .and the like, and has for its object to provide an improved carriage in which the body or basket can be readily attached to, or detached 'from the running gear, thus 'facilitating assembly in manufacture and saving space in shipment and storage.

In one form of the invention disclosed in the accompanying drawings, the improved attaching or detaching means is so arranged that the ordinary user willnot be aware et the same, the idea being that when a body has been inally attached to its running' gear for use, the two parts will appear as one and will not be liable to accidental separation. ln the other form olf the invention shown, the body and gear may be readily separated by the user, in which case the body can serve as a bassinet, or can be used interchangeably with a wheel gear and a sleigh gear. i

Another feature of the invention resides in the manner of constructing the frame of the carriage body, the trame being a combination 01:' shaped wood and strip metal put together without the use ot screws and without weakeningot the Wood, by boring holes, or otherwise.

i In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a sideelevation oi a carriage with its running gear and body trame attached together, `in accordance with my invention.

Fig.2 is a rear elevation ot thecarriage shown in Fig. 1, with the wheels removed.

, Fig. 3 is an enlarged `perspective ,view of a portionot' the attaching mechanism.

Fig. `4 `is a sidej elevation of a carriage embodying a modified `.form o1' the invention. t l Fig. 5v is a rear elevation oithe carriage shown in Fig. 4, with the wheels removed.

`Fig.` 6 is 4an enlarged section on the line 6 6 oi Fig. 4. t

F'g. Tis a fragmentary view showing a modilication in the running gear.

Like reference characters refer parts in the different figures.

Referring first to Fig. 1, the running gear shown generally comprises spaced longitudinal iframe members 1, connected by axles 2 and 3, `upon which are mounted pairs of wheels 4 and 5, respectively, upwardly eX- tending handle portions .1a being attached to the ramemembers 1, in the usual manner.

to like The members 1 also carry pairs of springs (tand 7, upon which the body or basket 8 is resiliently supported, and there will now be described my improved arrangement whereby the body 8 may be attached to, or de tached from, the running gear, as a unit.

A pair of strip metalmembers 9, 9 are suitably attached, as by rivets, to the front springs 6, and a second pair of strip metal members 9, 9 are attached to the rear springs 7. The Jfree ends of the Vmembers 9 are drawn together by springs y10, while the other ends of the members 9 are bent over to form oppositely disposed hook portions 11. At least one set'of the hook portions 11 is provided with upwardly and outwardly turned wings, as for example the wings 12 on the rear hook portions 11, see Fig. 3.

The body or basket Sis constructed abouty a trame which has for its base a pair of longitudinally extending members 13, 13, connected by spacedcross members 14, 14. The cross members 14 are preferably of strip metal bent to provide hook receiving seats 15, spaced apart substantially the same distance as the hook portions 11, and the body or basket 8 is adapted to be disengageably attached to the running gear by cooperation between the hoolrportions 11 and the cross members 14.

Assuming that the body assembly is de-` tached from the running gearand it is de sred to attach it, the body 8 will be placed on the running gear withl the seats 15 on the front cross members 14 in engagement with the front hooks 11. lt. then the body is pressed downwardly, the seats 15 on the rear cross member 14 will engage the up wardly and rearwardly extending` wings 12 ot the rear hooks 11 and, bya wedging action, force the two sets or hooks 11 apart, against the pull of the springslO. Vhen the rear seats 15 have been forced beyond the wings 12, the hoolrs 11 will spring together on the cross members 14 and the carriage body S will` be locked securely on the running gear. In order that the carriage body may be pressed downwardly with greater force, a rearwardly extending foot piece 16 is attached to atransverse frame member. 17 extending between members 13 to provide a foothold tor the user.

When it is desired to detach the carriage body from the running gear, it is necessary to apply a pushing torce to'one of the cross members 14; and, 'atthe same time7 to pull one of the springs 6 or 7 in the opp site direction.

Y the o J-.nosed hook lnortions l1 enoue'h to iermit the cross member 1li to be forced. by the endsof the hook portions, thereby releasing the body assembly from the running` gear.

In the above described orm'ofmy invention, the .hook portions 11A are made. ot such length that the cross members of tie body assembly cannotbe jarred out of engagement With the hooks, as Will be evident from a consideration of AFig. 3. Furthermore, it is 'y evident that the springs .10, which tend to hee sist any: sudden strain that might tend to spring the body trom'the trame et the running gear. lWhile 'the opposed hook portions 11 are shown as beingprovided on separate memberst) held together by the springs 10, the same results can be obtained by making` opposed pairs oi hooks on a. singie member, having suilicient inherent resiliency tov otlerresistance to sepa-ration ot the .the cross members 111 otjthe body assembly.

Reterring novv` tolligs. el, 5 and 6, there is shown amodication of vthe invention in Whichfthe* carriage body assembly may not only be readily attached to the runniiwl ejear, but may also `be, readily detached therefrom Without requiring great skill or effort on the part ot the user; As Vshoivnin Fig'. 1.

the running' gear assembly is substantially the same as shownv in Fig. 1,`xv`itlrthe exeepf tion that thesprings 6 and 7 are. connected by Vstraight members 20pr0vided at' their ends-With `hook portions 21 similar 'to the hook 'portions 11. The carriage body ot Fig-*V provides longitudinally extending' members 13', connected by a front 'cross memberv 14 having' seats 15, just asin 1. The rear cross member 22,V however, is piv-l otally attached' to the' longitudinal members 13 bypin portions 23, and this member 22 'has apair of seats 211 which may be turned or swung out oiE position as renardsthe hooks 21 by means of' a foot lever 25, attached thereto'. fr spring 26 is attached to the pivotaliy mounted member 22 and normally holds the same insuch a position that the sea-ts 24engagethe hooks 21, but downward pressure on the `lever 25 Will swinef the` member 22 forward toalloiv it to be disengaged from the hooks21. Thus'the body assembly shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 may be quickly r1`his has the eifectoi:l separating` together.

iefneso and easily attached to, or detached trom, the running gear.

lleferriim` noir to fill th i" j g ,F the Ytrame of the carriage body wood :unl metal, and the present invention providernovel means ot attaching the vfood and metal vlt is to be understood that thc particular design or shape ol the body is not material, for this portion ol the inrentiou contemplates the construction ot any cnr` mail@ bodyv trame out ot l eut 'wood (towels and strip metal, Without the use oi' any wood sereivs. its shown in Figs. 1 and 2, u pair ot woor-on reiniforein@` members 2T extend just below and parallel. to the longitudimil members 13, the reiniorcing members 2T be ingde rably shaped as shown, in order to impart Strength and `grace to the completed carriage body.

is best shown L `iojs. 1 and t each metal member 13 provides spaced Ushaped clips 2S, which clips are attached to the members 13 tor ment with the wooden menibe 2i' ad] cent the ends thereof. Nach clip 2S lnforidr-fs on either side thereof one or more sharpened. prongs 29, and in the :isseribly ot the carriage body, the. clips 28, being` placed over the Wooden inen'lbcrs are forced together to embed the prongs 2&5 iA the sides of the members 2. Thus the Wooden members 2i' are lirmly secured to .il treme members lll .in a simple a :d eilective manner. ln the modified carriage structure shown in Fig". l. the 'trame n1om bers are provided. With front clips 2S just in Fig. 1, While the .rear clips 30 are made somewhat longer, in order to provide bearingsurfaces i'or the pivotal portions 23 oiu the rear cross member 22 as shown in Fig'. G.

its shou'n in both Figs. 1 and 1,the longitudinal -frame members 13 are continued upwardly at each end to provide ilront and rear basket supporting portions 13, 13", each ot which portions provides at its end a clip 31. rlhe clips 31 are similar to 'the clips 28 and provide means whereby a bent Wood trame member 32 may be securely at* tached to the metal -trame members 13. The member 32 is preferably made of dotvcl stock, so bent as to determine thcdcsiredV shape and form ot the upper edge of the completed basket. rlhe rearwardly extending,` metal trame portions 13b are also provided with spaced pairs of: clips 33, which serve to attach bent Wood end members 2L to the metal members. The end members Bel are also preferably oi dowel stock and are grooved, as shown, to resemble Wicker iabrie or other similar material which is used to cover the basket. 1t is evident that the several Wooden trame members 27, 32 and 34C can be quickly and eii'ectively attached to the metal trame members 13 by means or' the metal clips, -thns eliminating the use o any Wood screws in connection with the Wooden members. The use of the clips also eliminates the boring of holes in the dowel stock, which has heretofore been customary when joining frame members such as 32 and 3st, With resultant weakening of the stock. The combination of metal and Wooden members as described, results in an extremely light and durable frame for the carriage body, and it is evident that suoli carriage bodies can be completely assembled and handled as separate units with respecttothe running gear, as preyiously pointed ou.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that by carriages in accordance with my invention, n

assembly in manufacture is facilitated and a. great saving in storage and shipping space results, from the fact that the bodies and running gears can be handled as separate units. In one form of my invention the bodies are adapted to be more or less peru manently attached to the running gears,`by re son ot the strong holding `force exerted by the lioolr` portions on the trame ot the body, While in the other form of my invention, the bodies may be quite readily de taclied by depressing the pivotally mounted portion of the body trame in order to disengage it from the hooks. In this form of my invention, it is evident that the readily detachable body can be conveniently used as a bassinet, or can be used in connection with diilferent types ot running gear, such as a Wheel gear and a sleigh gear.

I claim,

l. In a vehicle of the class described, the combination with a running gear assembly and a carriage body assembly, of oppositely facing hooks carried by said running gear assembly, transverse members carried by said carriage body assembly, downwardly depending portions formed in said transverse members to engage said hooks, one ot said transverse members being pivotally mounted, operating means to swing said pivotally mounted transverse member to disengage said carriage body from said running gear assembly, and spring means to return said transverse member to original position.

2. In a vehicle ot the class described, the combination with a running gear and a car riage body, or a pivotally mounted member carried by said body, hook members carried by said gear, the said pivotally mounted member being adapted lor cooperative engagement with said hoolr members, spring means normally holding said pivotally mounted member in engagement With said hook members, and foot operated means to swing said pivotally mounted member out oit engagement With said hook members.

RICHARD STINSON.

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