An Improved Combined Walking Stick and Chair
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
"An Improved Combined Walking Stick and Chair."
I, JOACHIM HEINRICH AUGUST BEHRENS, of No. 85 Hammerbrookstrasse, Ham-
ourg, in the Empire of Germany, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this
nvention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a hollow walking stick, which is convertible into a
hair, the accessories required to transform the stick into a chair being contained
within the said walking stick.
The walking stick proper consists of a hollow stem, provided with a handle
which can be unscrewed therefrom. The hollow ferrule at the other end of the
stem is made sufficiently strong and is provided with two holes, the object of
which will be hereinafter explained.
The accessories located in the interior of the stem of the stick, which serve to
transform the stick into a chair, comprise a triangular cloth seat, one corner of
which is provided with a hook and the other two corners with ears or rings; and
a cross-shaped frame formed by rods or tubes pivotally connected together near
their middle and capable of being folded like scissors. The upper extremities of
these pivotally connected rods or tubes have hook shaped ends and engage the ears
or rings of the seat, whilst the lower extremities are provided with suitable con-
nections, for instance folding stays or rails, the free extremities of which are
formed into small hooks, adapted to engage with the aforementioned holes in the
ferrule. Above the pivot of the cross frame the rods or tubes thereof are provided
with semi-circular notches which together form a gap into which the stick is
inserted.
In the operation of assembling the constituent parts to form a chair the cross-
shaped frame is opened and the connecting stays or rails which are suitably
arranged on the rods or tubes of the cross frame are turned down forwardly.
Thereupon the stem is inserted into the gap formed by the semicircular notches
of the cross frame and the hooks of the connecting rails or stays are hooked into
the holes in the ferrule. The upper ends of the chair-frame thus formed, are
then connected by the cloth seat in such a manner that the ears or rings thereon
engage with the hook shaped upper ends of the cross-frame rods and the hook on
the cloth engages the upper end of the stem of the walking stick, which latter
serves at the same time as a chair back or back-support.
The derangement and stowage of the parts composing the chair is effected in
the inverse order. The accessories, namely, the cross frame and the cloth seat are
5 folded up and inserted into the interior of the stem. When the handle is screwea
in place, the device can be used as a walking stick.
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"An Improved Combined Walking Stick and Chair."
I, JOACHIM HEINRICH AUGUST BEHRENS, of No. 85 Hammerbrookstrasse, Ham-
burg, in the Empire of Germany, 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 relates to improvements in combined walking sticks or canes and
chairs or camp stools of that class in which a hollow walking stick, is convertible
into a chair, the accessories required to transform the stick into a chair being
contained within the said walking stick.
My improvements consist in certain novel features of construction and combina-
tions of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing,
in which
Figure 1 is a view of the walking stick proper,
Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5 are detailed views of the accessory parts which serve to
transform the stem of the stick into a chair and
Figure 6 is a perspective view of the chair as composed with the aid of the
walking stick and the said accessory parts.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
The walking stick proper consists of a hollow stem a, provided with a handle a¹
(Figure 1) which can be unscrewed therefrom. The hollow ferrule a at the other
end of the stem is made sufficiently strong and is provided with two holes a³, the
object of which will be hereinafter explained.
The accessories located in the interior of the stem of the stick, which serve to
transform the stick into a chair, comprise a triangular cloth seat 6 (Figure 2), one
corner of which is provided with a hook 61 and the other two corners wth ears or
rings 6ª, and a cross-shaped frame formed by rods or tubes c (Figure 3—5) pivotally
connected together near their middle at c¹ and capable of being folded like scissors.
The upper extremities of these pivotally connected rods or tubes c have hook.
shaped ends c and engage the ears or rings 63 of the seat b, whilst the lower
extremities are provided at d¹ with suitable connecting means, for instance folding
stays or rails d, the free extremities of which are formed into small hooks d
adapted to engage with the aforementioned holes in the ferrule a². Above the
pivot c of the cross frame the rods or tubes c thereof are provided with semi-
circular notches c³ which together form a gap into which the stick or stem as
inserted.
In the operation of assembling the constituent parts to form a chair the cross-
shaped frame c is opened as shown in Figure 5 and the connecting stays or rails d
which are suitably arranged on the rods or tubes of the cross frame are turned
down forwardly (see Figure 6). Thereupon the stem a is inserted into the gap
formed by the semicircular notches of the cross frame c and the hooks &² of the
connecting rails or stays d are hooked into the holes a³ in the ferrule a³ (Figure 6). 4
The upper ends of the chair-frame thus formed, are then connected by the cloth
seat in such a manner that the ears or rings 63 thereon engage with the hook
shaped upper ends of the cross-frame rods and the hook 61 on the cloth engages
the upper ends of the stem of the walking stick a, which latter serves at the same
time as a chair back or hack-support.
The dismembering and stowage of the parts composing the chain is effected in
the inverse order. The accessories, namely, the cross frame and the cloth seat are
folded up and inserted into the interior of the stem. When the handle is screwed
in place, the device can be used as a walking stick or cane,
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page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. In a combined cane and camp stool, the cane provided with a perforated
ferrule in combination with two pivoted legs adapted to clamp the cane above their
point of connection, and a brace pivoted at the end of each leg and adapted to
engage the perforations in the ferrule, substantially as set forth.
2. In a combined cane and camp stool, the hollow cane in combination with a
pair of legs pivoted together, each leg provided with a cut-away portion above the
pivot, said cut-away portions combining to form a seat and clamp for the cane,
and means for preventing the spread of the legs, substantially as and for the
purpose set forth.
3. A cane hollow throughout its length, a ferrule and detachable handle
therefor, in combination with a pair of shorter pivoted rods, means for connecting
the lower end of said rods with the ferrule, and a foldable seat adapted to be con-
nected to the upper ends of the cane and rods, and said seat and rods adapted to be
contained within the cain, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
4. In a combined cane and camp stool, the cane provided with a perforated
ferrule, in combination with two legs pivoted together, a cut-away portion in each
leg above the pivot., said cut-away portions combining to form a seat and clamp
for the cane, braces foldable upon the legs to engage the perforations in the ferrule,
and a detachable triangular seat, said legs, braces and seat adapted to be contained
within the cane, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
1907
HASELTINE LAKE & Co.
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C. Agents for the Applicant.