Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application; 10th July, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 9th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 22nd May. 1897
I, JEAN FREMINEUR, of 17 Rue Ogier-le-Danois Liège in the Kingdom of Belgium,
Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This apparatus serves to give an invalid support in an inclined position without the
help of any person to fix or regulate the same.
The mechanism is intended for placing on a bed or invalid's chair in the horizontal
line, and consists of a back which is made hollow, and a rack-bar which enables the
invalid without any assistance to give himself or herself any desired degree of inclination
while leaning back on the apparatus and this is effected by means of two strings.
By pulling one of the cords the shaft which reposes on the rack-bar is lifted. This
shaft is localised in a tubular support which stops at each catch or ratchet in accordance
with the pull given to one or other of the cords.
To bring back the leaning-support to its original position, all that is necessary is to
pull the other cord; the shaft will rise of itself with each advance from one of the
catches or ratchet-teeth to the other. The back is fixed to the frame supporting the
rack-bar by means of two iron pins. One of the latter is closed at one side by a
turning plate, so that the apparatus may be taken to pieces without the help of
a mechanic.
T... 1000
L. DUVINAGE,
Agent for Applicant.
Back-support for
Dac
I, JEAN FREMINEUR of 17 Rue Ogier-le-Danois Liège in the Kingdom of Belgium,
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 :-
This apparatus serves to give an invalid support in an inclined position without the
help of any person to fix or regulate the same.
It is intended for placing on a bed or invalid's chair.
In the accompanying drawings which illustrate my invention, Fig. 1 is a rear
view of the apparatus, Fig. 2 a side view and Fig. 3 a plan view.
The apparatus consists of a back A which is made in openwork and of rack-bars B
which enables the invalid without any assistance to give himself or herself any
desired degree of inclination while leaning back on the apparatus, and this is
effected by means of two strings C. G.
By pulling the string C the shaft D which reposes on the rack-bar is lifted.
This shaft is supported by a box E, which enables the shaft to stop at each catch
or ratchet of the rack-bars in accordance with the pull given to one or other of
the strings.

page_text: To bring back the leaning-support A to its original position, all that is necessary
is to pull the string G; the shaft D will rise of itself with each advance from one
of the catches or ratchet-teeth to the other.
The back A is fixed to the frame supporting the rack-bars B, by means of
two iron pins F.
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 :
A jointed back-support against which invalids may lean when in a bed or on
an invalid's chair, distinguished by a back A, fastened by pins F to a frame
carrying rack-bars B, a shaft D engaging in the teeth of the said ratchet bars
and held by a box E provided with a string C, to alter along with the string G
the position of the back, the whole as described and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 8th day of April 1897.
L. DUVINAGE,
Agent for Applicant.