A Chair or Seat Convertible into Various Articles for Amusement or Utility.
Year: 1888

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Chair or Seat Convertible into Various Articles for Amusement
or Utility.
I, THOMAS ROWE WESTON No. 131 St. Thomas Road Finsbury Park, London, N.
Iron Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to combine with a chair or seat certain arrangements
for the use convenience and amusement of children and others.
The combined article is constructed to be used as a chair, stool, nursery yacht,
rocker, play table, cart, wheelbarrow, boat swing, sledge, enclosure and so forth and-
also as a general plaything for children and others. The combination of the whole or
any or either of the above constructions or arrangements may be adopted and the
invention is carried out by utilizing and specially adapting the various parts, portions,
and spaces of the chair or article and thus forming in combination some or the whole
of the various arrangements above indicated.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Chair or Seat Convertible into Various Articles for Amusement
or Utility.
I, THOMAS ROWE WESTON, of 131 St. Thomas Road, Finsbury Park, N. in the
County of Middlesex, Iron Merchant 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 :-
The object of this invention is to combine with a chair or seat, certain arrangements
for the use convenience and amusement of children and others.
The combined article is constructed to be used as a chair, stool, nursery yacht,
rocker, playtable, cart, wheelbarrow, boatswing, sledge, enclosure and so forth and
also as a general plaything for children and others.
The combination of the whole or any or either of the above constructions or
arrangements may be adopted, and the invention is carried out by utilizing and
specially adapting the various parts, portions and spaces of the article and thus
forming in combination some or the whole of the various arrangements above
indicated.
My invention is constructed of wood, iron, wicker work, cane, or of any other like
material; and I use preferably metal wheels, axles, and eyelets.
The formation of the articles named herein is obtained by placing the invention in
respective different positions, either by placing it in its upright position as a table
chair, or on the wheels at the back and legs to form a cart, or lifted up by the handles
or bottom of the front legs as a wheelbarrow, or turned over on its front legs
in a horizontal position as a rocker or sledge, or by being carried as a sedan
chair.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Figure 1. represents the front elevation of a chair, with wheels A attached to its
sides 1, the front panel of the chair being marked C, the seat marked E, the back
panel F, and the eyelets K, K, which are preferably fixed to the top rail of the
chair.
Figure 2. is the side elevation of figure 1.
Figure 3. denotes figure 1 placed on the wheels, to act as a cart, the child sitting
on the front panel C, which now becomes the seat, and its feet resting on the back
panel D. This cart is drawn along by means of a string, strap, rope, chain, or handlo
attached to the eyelets K, K.
Figure 4. represents the end elevation of a stool converted in a like manner as the
chair, the end being marked G, and the wheels A.
Figure 5. represents the side elevation of a stool, the side of the stool being
marked H, the end of the stool marked G, the stretcher piece I, and the back support.
marked J.

page_text: Figure 6. is figure 5. turned upside down with the wheels A on the ground to act
as a cart, the child sitting on the seat I, and placing its feet in the shaped portion I'
with its back against the support J. The cart is drawn along by incans of a string,
cord, rope, strap, handle or the like attached to the eyelets K, K.
Figure 7. denotes a plan of the underside of the stool, turned upside down to act as
a cart.
Figure 8. represents the side view of a child's table chair, framed together in the
ordinary manner; the formation and shapes of the different portions constituting the
different articles it can be converted into without in any way altering any portion of
its construction. The chair is constructed with four legs, the back legs L, are carried
upwards to the top and framed together by the top rail U, which acts as a back
support; and the scat O, with a solid shaped support P, fixed to the side stretchers R,
the front curved legs M, being morticed to receive the different portions which are
tenoned into it, to form a solid and strong chair. At the lower portion on the front
legs is fixed a shaped tray Q, and eyelets K, K. fixed to the inner sides of the
legs. The bottom of the front legs marked V. are slightly rounded on the edges,
to permit of these being used as handles when the chair is converted into a
wheelbarrow.
India rubber washers W, figure 8, may or may not be attached at the bottom
of each leg, and a strip of india rubber or the like may or may not be placed
under the rocker M, figure 11, in both cases when adopted to prevent noise and
concussion in the use of chairs and rockers. A rod N is attached to the top to prevent
the child from falling out of the chair.
Figure 9. is the front elevation of figure 8.
Figure 10. denotes a section on line a, b, of figure 9 of the chair placed on its
wheels to act as a cart, the child sitting on the solid shape support P, which now
becomes a seat and a part of the seat O becomes a back support, resting its legs on a
round or flat bar O'. The tray Q keeping the child from falling forward, thus forming
an enclosure.
This cart is drawn by means of a cord, string, chain, strap, or handle attached to
the eyelets K, K.
Figure 11, represents figure 8, with the child's chair placed downwards on its front
legs to act as a rocker sledge or tobogganing chair, the child or person then sitting on
the other side of the support P, and placing its feet on the back of the tray Q, and
on the rod or rail O¹ places its hands, to prevent it falling forward, thus forming an
enclosure.
Figure 12, is the child's chair placed in position as a cart, or can be lifted up at
one end by the ends of the front legs V, which now form the handles to permit of the
chair becoming a wheelbarrow with two wheels, or it may become a sedan chair by
being carried by two persons, one supporting by placing their hands at V, and the
other at V, and lifting the same together.
If preferable I can place rockers on the bottom, of the legs and also rockers on the
back of a chair either longitudinally or transversely and construct the same of larger
or smaller dimensions.
I do not particularly bind myself to the particular size or shape of my invention as
it is evident I may vary the construction, without departing from my invention,
provided I carry it out according to the herein before mentioned description.
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
claim is the following :-
:
First The combination of a child's table chair to enable any person or child to
convert the same into a cart, rocker, wheelbarrow, sledge, or sedan chair, substantially
as herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
:
Secondly The combination of the small size chair to be converted into a cart, by
placing the wheels downwards, substantially as herein described and according to the
accompanying drawings.

page_text: Thirdly The construction of a stool constructed to become a cart, whether reversed
or otherwise or any modification of the same substantially as herein described and
according to the accompanying drawings.
Fourthly I claim the attachment of rockers to the fronts and backs of chairs either
longitudinally or transversely in order that the chairs may act as rocking chairs when
laid either on their fronts or backs, substantially as described.
:
Fifthly I claim the attachment of wheels to the backs or fronts of chairs to form
carts and the like, when the chairs are laid upon their fronts or backs substantially as
described.
Sixthly: The combination of a chair with a seat C, figs. 1 and 3, or any modifi-
cation of the same, substantially as herein described and according to the accompanying
drawings.
:
Seventhly The combination of a chair with the seat P, figs. 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12,
or any modification of the same substantially as herein described and according to the
accompanying drawings.
Eightly The combination of a chair with the curved legs M, fig. 11, curved any
shape to act as a sledge or tobogganing chair substantially as herein described and
according to the accompanying drawings.
Ninthly The combination of a chair with a playtable Q, figs. 9 and 10, sub-
stantially as herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
Tenthly The combination of a chair and a wheelbarrow substantially as herein
described.
Eleventhly: The combination of a chair with rockers on one side of its legs, and
wheels on the other, to act as a cart, figs. 10, 11 and 12, or any modification
of the same, substantially as herein described and according to the accompanying
drawings.
Twelvethly I claim the combination of some or the whole of the arrangements herein
described with or without the chair being combined to be used with them, substantially
as herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
:
Thirteenthly I claim to construct my invention of any form, shape or size, and of
any material, or mixture of materials, substantially as herein described and according
to the accompanying drawings.
Dad thin 15th day of Navamhan 1000