Improvements in and relating to Outdoor Seats.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in and relating to Outdoor Seats.
I, THOMAS BRIERLEY, 5, Tramway Terrace, Inchicore, Dublin, Coach Maker,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in or relating to outdoor seats to enable
a dry surface to be available for sitting on, and also provide a back rest.
In carrying out my invention I provide two hinged flaps or surfaces so arranged
that the one may be raised when required to form a back rest, the other being
utilized for the purpose of sitting upon and it will be seen that in wet weather
when the flap forming the back rest is folded down it will cover the surface on
which the individual sits, thus keeping it dry.
Any convenient form of hinge may be employed.
THOMAS BRIERLEY, 5, Tramway Terrace, Inchicore, Dublin, Coachmaker, 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 relates to improvements in and relating to outdoor seats to enable
a dry surface to be available for sitting on, and also to provide a back rest.
In carrying out my invention I provide two hinged flaps or surfaces so arranged
that the one may be pulled down to cover the seat when wet, and when not
required it forms a back rest; the other flap forms a similar purpose when the
individual desires to face the other way.
Any convenient form of hinge may be employed.
For the purpose of illustration I will now refer to the annexed drawings in
which:-
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a seat arranged according to my invention.
Figure 2 side elevation of same.
a is the surface upon which the individual sits and which may be covered by
the folding flap which is pivotally attached at e or other convenient manner to the
back d or other convenient part of the seat. By this arrangement when the seat
is not in use, the flaps or surfaces will be recessed between the two back rest
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page_text: stays, being kept in this position by a coil spring (or springs) through which
passes a steel rod to which the two flaps are hinged; this rod also
passes through the two back rest stays and is secured in that position by a cotter
pin, the other end of same being a flat or bolt head. If desired any convenient
form of spring can be employed for the purpose of returning the flap 6 to its posi-
tion upon surface a after an individual has arisen therefrom. It will be seen,
that the flap performs a double function, that is to say forming a cover for the
surface of the seat, and also a rest or support for the back of the sitter.
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
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1. In seats of the class herein described the combined construction and arrange-
ment of the various parts substantially as described and illustrated herein, and for
the purpose set forth.
2. In chairs of the class herein described, a hinged flap adapted to cover the sur-
face of the seat when wet, and when not in use to form a support for the back of
the sitter, substantially as described, and illustrated herein, and for the purpose
set forth.