Improvements in what are known as Garden Seats for Public Vehicles and other uses.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 4th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 4th Feb., 1895--Accepted, 9th Mar., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in what are known as Garden Seats for Public
Vehicles and other uses.
I, GEORGE WOOLLEY, of 5, Penrose Street, Walworth Road, in the County of
London, Coach Builder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in what are known as garden seats such
as are used on tramcars and omnibuses and in public places, the object being to so
construct the seat that more space is allowed than usual when persons require to
pass to and fro between one seat and another.
In carrying out my invention the legs and back of the seat are constructed as
hitherto, but the seat proper moves on centres, india-rubber or other springs being
connected to the back of the seats and alternately to the front and back legs in
such a manner that when the seat is down both springs are in tension and on weight
being removed from the seat the springs draw it up against the back, the
arrangement of the springs preventing the seat coming against the back with
force.
The seat when brought down bears against suitable brackets attached to the legs,
such brackets not extending to the front of the seat whereby when the seat is in
its closed position considerably more space is left than hitherto to allow of to-and-
fro movements of persons between the seats.
Dated this 4th day of Mov 1894
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in what are known as Garden Seats for Public
Vehicles and other uses.
I, GEORGE WOOLLEY, of 5, Penrose Street, Walworth Road, in the County of
London, Coach Builder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :--
This invention relates to improvements in what are known as garden seats such
as are used on tramcars and omnibuses and in public places, the object being to so
construct the seat that more space is allowed than usual when persons require to
pass to and fro between one seat and another.
In carrying out my invention the legs and back of the seat are constructed as
hitherto, but the seat proper moves on centres, india-rubber or other springs being
connected to the back of the seat and alternately to the front and back legs in such
a manner that when the seat is down both springs are in tension and on weight
being removed from the seat the springs draw it up against the back, the
arrangement of the springs preventing the seat coming against the back with
force.

page_text: The seat when brought down bears against suitable brackets attached to the legs.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe it with reference
to the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a seat constructed according to my invention, the
seat proper being closed against the back:
Figure 2 is a similar view but in which the seat proper is shewn down or in
position for use:
Figure 3 is a plan of Figure 2.
a, a are the legs, and the back of the seat constructed as hitherto. c is the
seat proper which is pivotted at d, d. e, fare the springs (which may be of india-
rubber as indicated) which connect the seat proper c to the front and back legs a, a¹
alternately, that is to say, one spring is connected to the back of the seat c at one
side thereof and to one of the front legs and the other spring to the back of the
seat at the other side thereof and to the corresponding back leg, as clearly shewn
in Figure 3.
9, 9 and h, h are the brackets attached to the legs, the brackets g, g not extending
to the front of the seat.
j, are projections on the back of the seat proper which bear against the
brackets h, when the seat is down.
By this arrangement when the seat proper e is brought down for use both
springs e, f are in tension as shewn in Figure 2 but when the said seat relieved
of weight it is drawn up by the springs e, f, the arrangement of which prevents the
seat coming against the back with force.
The seat when brought down bears against the brackets g, g and h, h and as the
brackets y, g do not extend to the front of the seat it is evident that when the same
is turned up considerably more space is left than heretofore to allow of to-and-fro
movements of persons between the seats.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is
1. A garden seat having the seat proper moving on centres in combination with
india-rubber or other suitable springs connected to the back of the seat and
alternately to the front and back legs in the manner and for the purpose
substantially as described.
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2. The manufacture and use of the improved garden seat hereinbefore described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 4th day of February 1895
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.