Improvements in Folding Garden Seats and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 28th July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 11th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 7th July, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Folding Garden Seats and the like.
I HARRY JOHN BRIMLEY, of 59 Park Road, Northampton Builder and
Machine Joiner do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :—
My invention relates to improvements in folding garden seats, and the like, and
has for its object to produce a garden seat light and simple in construction and at
the same time strong in design and capable of folding up into a minimum of space.
In carrying my invention into practice I connect the legs of the seat, to the seat-
frame, by a hinge placed one at each end, and which hinge is made to fix on to the
bars of the seat or fix into and hold each longitudinal strip of wood forming the
seat itself. I preferably dispense with the long hinge and use separate hinges bolted
or screwed onto each bar of the seat, and have a slot-plate stretching across and
screwed onto each of the lougitudinal bars of the seat, thereby keeping it perfectly
rigid. Between the legs and fixed on the under-side of the seat, I affix, by screws,
or other suitable means, a stay or strengthening rib, the ends of which can be made
to slightly taper or bevel off, to suit the angle which the legs make at the junction
with the seat, and this stay abuts against the legs and acts as a stop. A pin, latch,
or stud of suitable size is affixed to each end of this stay and projects through the
flat of the leg and is screwed and made tight by means of a thumb-nut, or catch.
The legs of the seat being made to fold outwards, I gain the minimum amount of
space that is possible when the seat is folded up. The seat may also be made of
one board.
Dated this 28th day of July 1893.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents,
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Folding Garden Seats and the like.
HARRY JOHN BRIMLEY of 59 Park Road, Dallington Moors Northampton
Joiner and 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 :—
The object of my invention is to produce a seat or form, at once light rigid and
simple in construction, and designe, and to be capable of folding up and occupy
the the smallest possible space, to obtain this object, 1 first take a board or a
number of slats or bars the length of seat required, to the under side of seat, I affix
by means of metallic hinges, the legs, so as to allow them to close flat towards the
end, against the seat as shown at A Fig. 2, on the underside and centrally between
the legs in a longitudinal direction, I put a strengthning piece B Fig. 1 the ends
of which are bevelled or splayed for the legs to butt against when in a vertical
possition, this strengthning piece I attach by means of metal hinges to the underside
of seat so as to allow it to fold flat when folded, affixed to the ends of this
strengthning piece by screws or other suitable means, is a metal pin with a
revolving thumb piece or wing which passes through a corresponding hole or slot
in the legs, and when turned down presses tightly against a metal plate screwed
across the legs and perfectly secures the whole, this thumb piece pressing down-
wards cannot become loose and let the seat fall as its own weight keeps it in
its right possition.

page_text: The revolving thumb piece C Fig. 1 I describe as follows, it is made as an
ordinary wing nut, with one wing removed, the hole being drilled to fit a pin
-forged on the end a bent strap of metal, F Fig. 1 and on this pin the thumb
piece is rivited with a washer so not to come off but to allow it to revolve.
Having now described and ascertained the nature of my invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is
1. The legs binged to under side of scat as to allow them. to close flat against the
seat.towards the ends.
2. The bevel or splay on the ends of centre strengthning piece to cause the legs
to spread for the revolving thumb piece to press against & to act as a fixed tie rod.
3. Revolving thumb piece as described above.
Dated this Tenth day of April 1894.
HARRY JOHN BRIMLEY.