Improved Spring and Swing Chair for Nurseries and other such like uses.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 25th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 16th Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Spring and Swing Chair for Nurseries and other such
like uses.
I GEORGE HICKSON Sign Writer of 7 Palermo Street Hunslet Leeds in the
County of York, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object the construction of a combined spring and swing
chair, in which a child can be seated and by raising the weight and suddenly
releasing it the chair can be set in motion for a considerable time without being
further operated upon.
Also the construction of a chair conveniently suspended
whereby the child or other occupaut can operate or set in motion the same at will
without outside assistance.
To effect the above object I construct or make use of any suitable chair in which
a child can be securely seated and by means of a convenient number of ropes or
other suitable connections attached to the extreme ends of the chair arms or rails, I
suspend the chair to a central rope connected to a spiral spring fixed to any suitable
place overhead the ropes being long enough to allow the suspended chair to be
within easy reach of the floor. On placing the child or other occupant in the chair
the spring is more or less extended, and if the chair is then lifted, and suddenly
released, an upward and downward motion will be produced by the action and
reaction of the spring, or by its alternate extension and compression.
This method of operating the chair would apply to cases where the occupant is
not capable of operating it without outside assistance, but in cases where the
occupant is capable of operating it without outside assistance, I propose attaching
an independent rope to any suitable place overhead whereby the child or other
occupant can operate the chair at will by simply pulling or otherwise manipulating
the rope.
In order that the whole apparatus may be easily and quickly erected I secure the
rope ends to iron or other suitable hinged eyelets, kept closed by a spring. The
spiral spring I enclose in a suitable case large enough to allow the free working of
the spring without friction.
It will be easily understood that the chair being freely suspended will be capable
of producing both a springing and swinging motion at the same time.
In the above description for effecting the purpose of my invention I make use of
a chair and spiral spring, but the same result can be obtained by using a modification
of either, or by substituting any other nursery requisite in place of the chair, or any
other elastic material in place of the spring.
Dated this 22nd day of December 1892
GEORGE HICKSON,
Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Spring and Swing Chair for Nurseries and other such
like uses.
I GEORGE HICKSON Sign Writer of 7 Palermo Street Húnslet Leeds in the
County of York, 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 has for its object the construction of a combined spring and swing
chair, in which a child can be seated and by raising the weight and suddenly

page_text: releasing it the, chair can be set in motion for a considerable time without being
further operated upon.
Also the construction of a chair conveniently suspended,
whereby the occupant can operate or set in motion the same at will without outside
assistance.
To effect the above object I construct or make use of any suitable chair A in
which a child can be securely seated and by means of a convenient number of
ropes B, or other suitable connections attached to the extreme end of the chair
arms or rails I suspend the chair to a central rope (C) connected to a spiral
spring (D) fixed to any suitable place overhead. The ropes being long enough to
allow the suspended chair to be within easy reach of the floor. On placing a child
or other occupant in the chair, the spring is more or less extended, and if the chair
is then lifted and suddenly released, an upward and downward motion will be
produced, by the action and reaction of the spring, or by its alternate extension and-
compression. This method of operating the chair would apply to cases where the
occupant is not capable of operating it without outside assistance, but in cases
where the occupant is capable of operating it without outside assistance, I
propose attaching an independent rope (E) to any suitable place overhead
whereby, it can be operated at will by simply pulling or otherwise manipulating
the rope.
In order that the whole apparatus may be easily and quickly erected, I secure
the rope ends to iron or other suitable hinged eyelets (F), kept closed by a spring.
The spiral spring from which the chair is suspended, I enclose in a suitable case (G)
large enough to allow the free working of the spring without friction.
It will be easily understood that the chair being freely suspended will be capable
of producing both a springing and swinging motion at the same time.
In the above description for effecting the purpose of my invention I make use of
a chair and spiral spring, but the same result can be obtained by using a modification
of either, or by substituting any other nursery requisite in place of the chair, and
any other elastic material in place of a spiral spring.
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.
First. The combination of a spiral spring and chair, or other suitable article in
or on which a child or other occupant can be placed, substantially as herein
described.
Second. The application of a spiral spring or, other elastic material for operating
a swing chair, substantially as herein described.
Dated this 22nd day of September 1893.
GEORGE HICKSON,
Applicant.