A New or Improved Portable and Detachable Frame and Covering or Sunshade for Hammock Chairs; applicable also to other Chairs, Children's Go-carts, Mail-carts, Perambulators, or the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 30th Dec., 1895-Accepted, 25th Jan., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Portable and Detachable Frame and Covering
or Sunshade for Hammock Chairs; applicable also to other
Chairs, Children's Go-carts, Mail-carts, Perambulators, or the
like.
I, WALTER SHOREY COPPIN of 70 High Street, Deal, in the County of
Kent, China and Glass Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows :—
This invention is designed to provide a shade or covering for chairs such as are
known as "hammock" chairs or other folding chairs or non-folding chairs especially
those used for out-door purposes in the summer for instance in the garden or sea-
side etc. an especial object of the present invention being to provide a covering
or sun-shade which can be readily set up or attached to existing chairs or new
chairs can be readily fitted or produced to carry this sun-shade which moreover is
of a light portable and folding or collapsible character so that same can be easily
carried detached (or attached to the chair and is convenient for carrying the extra
weight of the same) from the chair and readily set up for use or taken down when
required and furthermore is of a simple and inexpensive character.
For the sake of example I will describe my invention with reference to an
ordinary hammock chair but I wish it to be clearly understood that same may be
used with or on any other chair or seat to which it may be applicable.
On the back (or it may be the sides or front) of the main frame of an ordinary
hammock chair I arrange and mount two or more eyelets rings or guides of any
suitable character advantageously metal eyelets screwed into the frame of the
chair.
These eyelets or guide-rings on opposite sides of the chair respectively serve to
receive the main supporting rods which are hinged or pivotted or otherwise suitably
connected to so as to carry-the main frame for the cover.
This main fraine for the cover may be of any suitable shape and size for instance
of about the total width of the chair to which same is to be fixed and of a U-shape
the curved end of the U-shape extending forwardly and the length of said frame
being for instance about twice its width.
The aforesaid main supporting rods may advantageously be curved at the upper
end so as to throw forward the frame of covering the better to shade the person
sitting in the chair and this curvature of these rods at their upper end may also
serve to prevent same passing too far through their respective guide-rings or eyelets
on the chair or suitable blocks or stop pieces may be mounted on the back of
the main frame of the chair against which said rods rest and are thus kept in
position.
In order to support the front part of the aforesaid covering frame where it
extends forwardly over the chair a downwardly projecting rod is mounted at each
side (or on one side only) advantageously pivotted by a metal eyelet on a crossbar
or stretcher bar which thus serves the double purpose of forming a pivot for these
front supporting rods and at the same time strengthening the frame-studs or
projections on said stretcher bar serving to keep these rods in proper position at
each end.
The lower ends of these front supporting rods are respectively provided with a

page_text: hook which readily catch into eyes mounted on each side of the main frame of the
chair several of these eyes being advantageously provided down each side so that
the front of the covering frame can be fixed higher or closer to the person sitting
in the chair and readily altered as desired-or instead of these hooks and eyes the
lower end of the front supporting rod on each side may respectively be formed or
arranged to be readily attached to or detached from the chair in any other suitable
manner for instance by means of a clamp or pinching screw or otherwise as
desired.
Besides the stretcher bar aforementioned any other stretcher bar or rod or rods
or wires or the like may be arranged crosswise or otherwise to strengthen the
aforesaid covering frame and to receive and support the cover thereon.
The cover may be of calico or any other suitable material or materials and either
permanently attached by sewing or otherwise to said frame or advantageously made
to fit over same with hanging edges all round and secured to said covering frame
by means of tape cord straps or the like either attached to said covering or passed
through holes or eyelets provided on the said covering and thereby attached to the
said frame or in any other suitable manner.
The said covering frame stretcher bar or bars back supporting pillars or rods and
front supporting pillars or rods may be of any suitable material but advantageously
bamboo owing to its lightness and strength.
Instead of fastening the back supporting rods or pillars to the main frame of the
chair by the means herein before described same may be fixed in any other equivalent
or suitable manner for instance by clamps or collars carried on said chair and
adapted to firmly grip said main supporting pillars respectively.
Dated this 28th March 1895.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
31 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
A New or Improved Portable and Detachable Frame and Covering
or Sunshade for Hammock Chairs; applicable also to other
Chairs, Children's Go-carts, Mall-carts, Perambulators, or the
like.
I, WALTER SHOREY COPPIN of 70 High Street, Deal, in the County of
Kent, China and Glass 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 invention is designed to provide a removable canopy or shade for chairs
more especially such as are known as "hammock" chairs or other folding chairs or
non-folding chairs or seats especially those used for out-door purposes in the
summer for instance in the garden or at the sea-side etc.-an especial object of the
present invention being to provide a canopy or sunshade which can be readily set
up or attached and detached from existing chairs or new chairs can be readily fitted
or produced to carry this sunshade which moreover is of a light portable and
folding or collapsible character so that same can be easily carried detached from
the chair and readily set up for use or taken down when required (or same can be
easily carried while attached to the chair the extra weight of this canopy being
small) and furthermore this canopy is of a simple and inexpensive character and
which I have called the "Rosebery
hood canopy.
"
And in order that my present invention may be easily understood and. readily
carried into practice 1 will proceed to describe same with reference to the
accompanying drawings which illustrate my said invention applied to an ordinary

page_text: hammock chair.but I wish it to be clearly understood that my invention may be
adapted to or used with or on any other chair or seat (such as children's go-carts
mail-carts etc.) to which it may be applicable.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a hammock chair of the well known character fitted
with a sunshade or canopy according to my present invention.
Fig. 2 is a plan of the frame detached from the chair and folded with the covering
removed.
On the back (or it may be the sides or front) of the main frame a of the ordinary
hammock chair of the character illustrated I arrange and mount two or more
eyelets rings or guides of any suitable character advantageously metal eyelets such
as bc driven or screwed into the back of the said frame a of the chair.
These eyelets or guide-rings b c on each frame a of the chair respectively serve
to receive the main supporting rods d which are hinged or pivoted at e or otherwise
suitably connected to so as to carry-the main frame f for the hood or cover x.
This frame for supporting the cover a may be of any suitable shape and size and
extending as far forwardly over the chair as desired for instance of about the total
width of the chair to which same is to be fixed and of a U-shape the curved end f¹
of the U-shape extending forwardly and the length of said frame being for instance
about twice its width.
The aforesaid main supporting rods d may advantageously be curved at the
upper end see Fig. 1 so as to throw forward the frame and covering a thereon the
better to shade the person sitting in the chair and this curvature of these rods d at
their upper end may also serve to prevent same passing too far through their
respective guide-rings or eyelets bc on the chair or suitable blocks or stop pieces z
may be mounted on the back of the main frame of the chair against which the
bottom end of said rods d rest and are thus kept in position.
In order to support the front part of the aforesaid frame f where it extends
forwardly over the chair a downwardly projecting rod 9 is mounted at each side
(or on one side only) advantageously pivoted by a metal eyelet at h on a crossbar
or stretcher bar i which latter thus serves the double purpose of forming a pivot for
these front supporting rods 9 and at the same time strengthening the frame f―studs
or projections (not shown) on said stretcher bar being provided if desired to keep
these rods g in proper position at each end of said stretcher bar i.
The lower ends of these front supporting rods are respectively provided_with_a
hook or bent end 9' which readily catch into eyes j mounted on the said main
frame a of the chair several of these eyes j being advantageously provided down each
side so that the front of the covering or hood can be fixed further away from or
closer to the person sitting in the chair and readily altered as desired-or instead of
these hooks g¹ and eyes; the lower end of the front supporting rod on each side
may respectively be formed or arranged to be readily attached to or detached from
the chair in any other suitable manner for instance by means of a clamp or pinching
screw (not shown) or otherwise as desired.
Besides the stretcher bar i aforementioned any other stretcher bar or rod or rods
or wires (not shown) or the like may be arranged crosswise or otherwise to
strengthen the aforesaid canopy frame f and to receive and support the cover
thereon.
This cover a may be of calico or any other suitable material or materials and
either removably or permanently attached (by sewing or otherwise) to said frame
or advantageously made to fit over same with hanging edges all round (as shown in
the drawings Fig. 1) and secured to said frame ƒ by means of tape cord straps or
the like either attached to said covering a or passed through holes or eyelets
provided in the said covering a and thereby attached to the said frame for in any
other suitable manner.
The said frame stretcher bar (or bars) i back supporting pillars or rods d and
front supporting pillars or rods g may be of any suitable material for instance
bamboo owing to its lightness and strength or light iron or other metal rods
may be used.

page_text: Instead of fastening the back supporting rods or pillars d to the main frame of
the chair by the means hereinbefore described same may be fixed in any other
equivalent or suitable manner for instance by clamps or collars carried on said chair
and adapted to firmly grip said main supporting pillars respectively.
In addition to the hood or covering such as a (or other suitable top) side curtains
or other curtains drapery or hangings of any suitable material or size shape or
description may be arranged and mounted on or connected to or carried by the
frame in any suitable manner.
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;
1. The combination with a folding hammock chair or other suitable chair or seat
of a folding canopy consisting of back supports adapted to be attached to and
detached from the back of said chair or seat and each connected at its upper end to
a frame extending forwardly over said chair said frame being adapted to carry
thereon any suitable hood or cover and front supports or stay bars connected at
their upper ends to the front part of said frame and the lower ends thereof adapted
to be readily attached to and detached from the chair back or seat to thus hold the
front of the canopy at the desired height substantially in the manner and for the
purposes herein before described.
2. The combination with the back or other part of a chair or seat such as
the back a of a hammock chair-of a canopy adapted to be readily attached to and
detached from same consisting of two curved back supports such as d with means to
fix same to the said chair back a a frame such as the front end f¹ of which
extends forwardly over the chair and the back end of which is connected to and
carried by said back supports d a support or supports such as 9 connected at its
upper end towards the front part of said frame f and at its lower end adapted to be
readily attached to and detached from said chair back a to thus hold the front of
the canopy at the desired height and a hood or cover such as a mounted on said
frame all substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein before described
and illustrated in the drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this 28th day of December 1895
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.