Seat-frame Weight Reduced to 14" lb.
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POSSIBILITTES offered in the direction of weight saving in body construction have been thoroughly explored by Accles and Pollock, Ltd., the famous tube manufacturer, and the facilities available in the large wellequipped factory in Oldbury, Birmingham, enable the concern to offer a range of seat frames, each of light weight, of adequate strength and suitable for any specific application.
A new type of coach-seat frame,' nominated the 33/2C. model, has just" been produced in collaboration with the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., in which the frame is of tubular construction, whilst the upholstery is carried out in Dunlopillo.
The frame, built up of oval-sectioned tube, is designed to receive one or two pedestals and a tubular foot-rest rail, all these fittings being attached to the main unitby clips, so that they can be located in any suitable position. All the highly stressed parts of the frame are formed from chrome molybdenum tubing, the side bends being equipped with liners and afterwards hardened and tempered. The top rail is detachable.
The shape of the squab and the frame has received careful consideration, in order to afford comfortable accommodation without restricting knee-room. The latest form of -well-base Dunlopillo cushion can be supplied, one type (A.0.4178) measuring 17iins. across the cushion at the top and being recommended where there is ample legroom. Another' " model (A.0.41.93)
measures 161 ins, across the top and is produced to suit vehicles in which 35 passengers are to be accommodated in a single-decker measuring 27 ft. 6 ins. overall.
To produce a comfortable seat weighing not more than 45 lb. when completely equipped has been the aim of
the Accles and Pollock designers and in this they have succeeded; the frame weighs but 14 lb. with its pedestal.
As we indicated earlier, two adjustable and detachable pedestals and an adjustable foot-rest are available if required, but the frame can also be supplied with a body-rail bracket.
Although not entirely new, a fourpassenger seat frame is well worth describing, as the simplicity of the design and its light weight are of outstanding interest. The particular frame shown in an accompanying drawing is built up of oval tubes, with round-sectioned pedestal tubes and seat longitudinals. In this design also a body-rail bracket can be fitted at either or both ends, instead of a pedestal. As a frame, the weight works out at only 18 lb.