Adjustable Apparatus for Gymnastic Purposes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 27th Sect., 1895-Accepted, 28th Dec., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Adjustable Apparatus for Gymnastic Purposes.
I, JEAN JACQUES HAPPEL of 132 Avenue des Arts, Antwerp, Belgium,
Professor of Gymnastics, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows.
My invention is designed to enable all the usual appliances of a gymnasium,
such as horses, parallel bars, leaping bars and the like, to be readily adjustable.
so na to adapt them for children or adults.
When applied to horizontal or vertical bars it consists of a sliding bar and
socket of any
suitable section the extension joint thus formed being fastened by
transverse pins, springs, sping catches or in any suitable way. Instead of n
eocket staples may be employed. In order to widen or narrow horizontal-bars,
they may be mounted on rising vertical standards the upper ends of which may
have bends or awan-necks connected to the horizontal bars by pivot joints, so
that by turning the standards the bars are brought nearer together, or set further
apart and the said standards can be fixed in any position desired.
When applied to the vaulting horse and like appliances, standards with spreading
feet terminating in sockets are employed. Through these sockets pass the sliding
bars the heads of which are attached to the body of the horse. Spring catohes
engaging with holes in the sliding bars hold them at any desired height.
When applied to a pair of standards with horizontal cords for jumping, it
consists of a channel in which slides a movable cord-holder furnished with springs
to engage with notches, so as to austain the cords at any height required.
Hozontal iron bars can be adjusted by means of round holes on one side and
oval holes on the opposite side, which pei mit,one to remove and replace the bar;
with great ease.
Other modifications in detail allow the principle of my invention to be applied to
Various appliances not referred to in the foregoing description.
Dated this 28th day of December 1894.
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S S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, London, Agent for Applicant.
Adjustable Apparatus for Gymnastic Purposes.
I, JEAN JACQUES HAPPEL of 132 Avenue des Arts, Antwerp, Belgium,
Professor of Gymnastics 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 designed to enable all the usual appliances of a gymnasium,
such as horses, parallel bars, leaping bars and the like, to be readily adjustable, so
as to adapt them for children or adults.
When applied to honzontal or vertical bais it consists of a sliding bar and
socket of any suitable section, the extension joint thus formed being fastened by
transverse pins, springs, spring catches or in any suitable way.
Instead of a socket staples may be employed.

page_text: In order to widen or narrow horizontal-bars, they may be mounted on rising
vertical standards, the upper cuds of which may have bends or swan-necks
connected to the horizontal bars by pivot joints, so that by turning the standards,
the bars are brought nearer together, or set further apart, and the said standards
can be fixed in any position desired.
When applied to the vaulting horse and like appliances, standards with spreading
fect terminating in sockets are employed. Through these sockets pass the sliding
bars, the heads of which are attached to the body of the horse.
Spring catches engaging with holes in the sliding bars hold them at any desired
height.
When applied to a pair of standards with horizontal cords for jumping, it consists
of a channel in which slides a moveable cord-holder, furnished with springs to
engage with notchies, so as to sustain the cords at any height required.
Horizontal non bars can be adjusted by means of round holes on one side and
oval holes in the opposite side, which permit one to remove and replace the bars
with great case.
Other modifications in detail allow the principle of my invention to bo applied to
various appliances, not referred to in the foregoing description.
I will now describe the mvention with reference to the accompanying drawings
in which:
Fig. 1. shows my improvements applied to parallel bars.
In this case the
springs cure attached to the vertical supports d, by which means the upper part d',
can by their aid be adjusted to various heights.
In Figs 2 and 4, the arrangement is supplied to a vaulting monkey, and to a
horse. In this case a spring bolt c', passes through the lower part of the leg d, and
engages with holes formed in one of the faces of the sliding support d¹.
In Fig. 3, my improvements are applied to the jumping apparatus, aud consist
of a channel B in which slides a wooden bar g furnished in front with two parallel
plates D provided with uotches D' to receive a catch F' which retains E at the
height required said bar working with a gentle friction and forming a sliding
movement.
The numerals 2 M, 95, 90, 85, 80, 75, 70 indicate the height in metres and
centimetics.
Between said plates moves the iron plate E, fitted with two superposed springs F¹
and F which serve to support the end of the cord.
k, represents the jumping cord the end of which passes through an opening &', of
the disc a. L, is the upright to which is fitted the channel B containing the
wooden bar g, with notched plates D, D, by means of nails or screws .
In Fig. 5 the mechanism is applied to a combined apparatus One support iq
pierced with round holes and the other with oval holes, which permit the bar to be
easily shifted at will. It is kept in place by steel bolts.
Fig. 5 shows a combined apparatus for use in gardens recreation courts and
the like.
The foundation pieces r, are parallel to each other and are bound together by
means of the metal rods 8. To these foundation pieces are attached the uprights t,
supported by the metal rode s', and connected at their summits by the cross pieces v.
The two outer uprights are also sustained by the struts to, wedged by the angular
pieces w¹.
In the uprights t, are formed the openings o, and o', the former circular and the
latter elliptic in shape.
Thus elliptical shape allows the horizontal bar x, to be readily changed. From
cross piece r, descend two cords y, with hand rings z.
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 18 -
A mechanical arrangement by which all the usual apparatus of a gymnasium

page_text: such as horses, monkeys, honzontal bars, the pillars of leaping bars, swings and
the like can be adjusted in height or width, so as to be made suitable for use
by children, or by the tallest adults, as herein described and set forth.
Dated this 27th day of September 1895.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, London, Patent Agent.