diff --git a/src/h1/service.rs b/src/h1/service.rs
index a7261df17..aa7a51733 100644
--- a/src/h1/service.rs
+++ b/src/h1/service.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub struct H1Service<T, S> {
 
 impl<T, S> H1Service<T, S>
 where
-    S: NewService,
+    S: NewService<Request = Request, Response = Response> + Clone,
     S::Service: Clone,
     S::Error: Debug,
 {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 85bf9c2ff..5ce3ec39f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ mod json;
 mod payload;
 mod request;
 mod response;
-mod uri;
+pub mod uri;
 
 pub mod error;
 pub mod h1;
@@ -148,10 +148,11 @@ pub mod http {
     //! Various HTTP related types
 
     // re-exports
+    pub use modhttp::header::{HeaderName, HeaderValue};
     pub use modhttp::{Method, StatusCode, Version};
 
     #[doc(hidden)]
-    pub use modhttp::{uri, Error, Extensions, HeaderMap, HttpTryFrom, Uri};
+    pub use modhttp::{uri, Error, HeaderMap, HttpTryFrom, Uri};
 
     pub use cookie::{Cookie, CookieBuilder};
 
diff --git a/src/request.rs b/src/request.rs
index 82d8c22fa..ef28e3694 100644
--- a/src/request.rs
+++ b/src/request.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use http::{header, HeaderMap, Method, Uri, Version};
 use extensions::Extensions;
 use httpmessage::HttpMessage;
 use payload::Payload;
-use uri::Url as InnerUrl;
+use uri::Url;
 
 bitflags! {
     pub(crate) struct MessageFlags: u8 {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub struct Request {
 pub(crate) struct InnerRequest {
     pub(crate) version: Version,
     pub(crate) method: Method,
-    pub(crate) url: InnerUrl,
+    pub(crate) url: Url,
     pub(crate) flags: Cell<MessageFlags>,
     pub(crate) headers: HeaderMap,
     pub(crate) extensions: RefCell<Extensions>,
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl Request {
             inner: Rc::new(InnerRequest {
                 pool,
                 method: Method::GET,
-                url: InnerUrl::default(),
+                url: Url::default(),
                 version: Version::HTTP_11,
                 headers: HeaderMap::with_capacity(16),
                 flags: Cell::new(MessageFlags::empty()),
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ impl Request {
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    pub(crate) fn url(&self) -> &InnerUrl {
+    pub fn url(&self) -> &Url {
         &self.inner().url
     }
 
@@ -162,7 +162,10 @@ impl Request {
         self.inner().method == Method::CONNECT
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    /// Note: this method should be called only as part of clone operation
+    /// of wrapper type.
+    pub fn clone_request(&self) -> Self {
         Request {
             inner: self.inner.clone(),
         }
diff --git a/src/uri.rs b/src/uri.rs
index 881cf20a8..6edd220ce 100644
--- a/src/uri.rs
+++ b/src/uri.rs
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ fn set_bit(array: &mut [u8], ch: u8) {
 }
 
 lazy_static! {
-    static ref DEFAULT_QUOTER: Quoter = { Quoter::new(b"@:", b"/+") };
+    pub static ref DEFAULT_QUOTER: Quoter = { Quoter::new(b"@:", b"/+") };
 }
 
 #[derive(Default, Clone, Debug)]
-pub(crate) struct Url {
+pub struct Url {
     uri: Uri,
     path: Option<Rc<String>>,
 }
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl Url {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) struct Quoter {
+pub struct Quoter {
     safe_table: [u8; 16],
     protected_table: [u8; 16],
 }