A Child's Folding Closet.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 22nd May, 1897
A Child's Folding Closet.
1, FRANCZ CZEILER of 23 Kapolnaseteza, Arad, Hungary, Master Joiner, 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 a child's closet which can be easily and quickly folded
up and packed without taking it to pieces.
And in order that my said invention may be properly understood I have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings, whereon,
Fig. 1 is a section of the closet as it appears when fitted up.
Fig. 2 is a plan of the closet.
Fig. 3 is a front view of the closet.
Fig. 4 is a section of the closet as it appears when folded up and packed within
a case.
Two side pieces B are attached by means of hinges to a bottom plate A and upon
these pieces B the seat C rests. Both side pieces have a spring action so that they
hold themselves in an upright position against the stops H as shown at Fig. 3.
When in this position they can be held by means of a catch on the bottom plate A.
B' are the springs.
Fastened to the rear end of the plate A, by means of hinges, is a back board D
to which the seat C is secured by means of hinges. Hinged also to the back
board D is a curved rest F, which, when in the horizontal position as shown at
Figs. 1 to 3, is supported, by links E, one at each side, pivotted to both the seat C
and the rest F. The rest F is curved or recessed sufficiently to enable the body of
the child to easily and comfortably pass within its arms.
To prevent the child falling forwards a cord can be attached to both arms of
the rest F. The cord can be detachably secured by hooks.
A cavity is made in the bottom plate A for the reception of the base part of the
chamber pot which can be made of any suitable material but is preferably made of
inetal.
The rest F is, of course, only arranged at such a height as to reach to the child's
elbows.
The closet is folded up in the following manner :-The pot is first removed and
then the side pieces folded inwards, the back board D is then folded forwards, and,
as a consequence, the rest F and seat C lie down flat upon or parallel with one
another in the manner shown at Fig. 4.
Fig. 4 shows the closet folded up and placed in a portable case.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
consider novel and desire to claim is :-
1. A child's folding closet, having the bottom plate A, the back board D, the
scat C and the rest F all hinged together in such manner that they can be folded
up compactly together and with these parts parallel to each other, substantially as
hereinbefore described with reference to the drawings annexed.
2. A child's folding closet, such as claimed in Claim 1, having the seat C and

page_text: rest F connected together by links E so that they can be moved simultaneously,
substantially as herein before described and shown on the drawings annexed.
3. A child's folding closet, such as claimed in Claim 1, having the seat supported
by hinged side pieces B, which, when the parts of the closet are unfolded, are, by
the action of springs (B1), caused to automatically unfold themselves, substantially
as hereinbefore described and shown on the drawings annexed.
Dated thin 12th dow of A: 1007
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70 Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent