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J. H. GIBSON.

BABY UARRIAGE.

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No. 381,834. Patented Apr. 24, 1888.

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BABY CARRIAGE.

No. 381,834. Patented Apr. 24, 1888.

W1 TJV ESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB H. GIBSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BABY-CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 381,834, dated April 24 1888.

Application filed October 27, 1887. Serial No. 253,512. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JACOB H. GIBSON, a citizen of the United States of America. residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baby-Carriages; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in baby and toy carriages; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to dispense with the use of springs and to provide for an easy movement'of the carriage-body, the parts thereof being simple and effective in their construction and operation and strong and durable. I attain this object by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like letters of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a babycarriage shown as embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a carriage embodying my improvement. Fig. 3 illustrates a modified form of my improvement.

A indicates the carriagebody, having suitable bifurcated clips, a, secured to the under forward and rear ends thereof in parallel planes.

B indicates the running-gear, which at the front and rear portions thereof has standards or uprights O secured thereto, which are formed with eyes 0, adapted to be engaged by theends of two angnlarly-bent rods, D. When said rods D are thus mounted, they are allowed a swinging movement backward and forward, as will be readily understood. The body A is then mounted between the standards O,- with the bifurcated clips a engaging the angularly-bent rods D, as shown, and the body thereby given a swaying movement.

As shown in Fig. 3, the upright O is centrally mounted on the running-gear B, and consists of a lower fork, c, the ends 'of which are secured to the said running-gear, and an upper T-head, 0 having eyes at each end thereof, which are engaged by the ends of the angularly-bent rods D, as in the first-described construction.

By the use of my improvement springs are dispensed with and a similar movement given the body when in movement as if springs were used. If the carriage has a stationary position, the body may be swung to and fro similar to a cradle; or a separate cradle-bod y could be substituted for-the carriage-body, if so desired.

. The construction of my improvement being simple, the weight of the carriage is materially lightened and the expense of manufacturelessened.

The utility, convenience, and adaptability of my invention being obviously apparent, it is unnecessary to further enlarge upon the same herein.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new isl. The herein-described carriage, wherein the body is movably suspended above the running-gear and out of direct contact therewith by means of the uprights O and the angularlybent rods D, relatively arranged and connected as set forth.

2. The combination, with the carriage-body having bifurcated clips on the under side thereof, of the running-gear having uprights secured thereto and formed with eyes at their upper ends, and the angularly-bent suspendingrods engaging the clips on the under side of the carriage-body and the two ends thereof with the eyes in the upper port-ions of the uprights, substantially as described.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J AOOB H. GIBSON.

Witnesses:

WALTER PETERSEN, FORD T. MOOANN.

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