An Improvement in Nursery Chairs.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 12th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 5th June, 1896-Accepted, 19th Sept., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Nursery Chairs.
OWEN TOWNSEND 3 Gayhurst Road Dalston London Chair Maker do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is an improvement in infants chairs whereby an infant or child
may be raised from sitting in a low chair to that of an high chair to sit at table
&c. without having to be moved out of its seat. Now I provide an outer frame
consisting of four legs two frout legs and two back legs on iner sides of the back
legs I make groves slots or guides so that the back of the chair may freely slide
up and down. Now I securely fasten the seat to the back and by making a guide or
tongue or guide wheels and securing them on the outer sides of back thereby the
back and seat is made to slide up and down between the outer framing. A pivoted
locking frame controlled by springs is provided so that when the seat and back is
being raised to its high position the locking frame will also rise and lock the seat
and back in its raised position. This frame is attached to the front legs and
untill
when raised catches the front of the seat and thereby securely holds it up
moved back by the hand and then it will gently lower the child down to its low
position.
Dated this 19th don of Mar 1806
OWEN TOWNSEND.
An Improvement in Nursery Chairs.
OWEN TOWNSEND 3 Gayhurst Road Dalston Chair Maker 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 is an improvement in nurseary chairs whereby an infant or a child
may be raised from sitting in a low chair to that of an high chair to sit at tabel
without having to move from its seat. Now I make or provide an outer framing
consisting of four legs securely fastened togather with transvers rods rails or ties
and on the iner sides of the back legs I make slots A or groves or guide rails but
I prefer the groves. Now I make a suitably constructed back and seat and on the
outer sides of the back I make a toungue B or guide preferably of metal or wheels
may be used insteat of the toungue only I prefer the toungue so that the back and
seat when connected with the outer framing will work freely up and down to any
desired heighth between the outer framing. Now I pivot a frame C onto the front
legs of the outer framing and underneath the seat so that as the seat and back
slides down the frame working on the pivot D will glently let the seat and back
down and as this frame that is attached to the front legs is controlled by springs DD
it alowes the seat and back to move up and down with great ease and will lock
the seat and back in the high position when the child is wanted to sit at tabel in
perfect safty.

page_text: Refering to drawings Fig. 1 shews the chair in the high posion and Fig. 2 as
a low chair.
Having now particulary described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what maner the same is to be performed I declair that what I
claim is
1st. The sliding back and seat in conbination with the locking frame with
springs for working and locking the back and seat in any desired position as
herein described.
1000
OWEN TOWNSEND.