A New or Improved Dry Seat especially applicable for Use on Tram Cars.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Feb., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 11th May, 1899-Accepted, 15th July, 1899
A New or Improved Dry Seat, especially applicable for Use on
Tram Cars.
I, WILLIAM HENRY HEESON, of Royal Park Road, Cardigan Road, Leeds, in
the County of York, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:.
:-
is
The object of this invention is to construct a seat so that although it is exposed
to rainy and other inclement weather, a dry surface may be obtained by a person
wishing to sit down; and when the said seat has been used by one person,
kept dry until again required without the obligation of the last person who has
used the seat effecting any covering or other operation.
In carrying my invention into effect, I provide a wood or other cover which
is divided longitudinally into three parts, viz.:-two ends and a centre portion
hinged together, and provided with springs or other means which tend to keep
the said three parts in a continuous line. The ends are provided with trunnions
at their sides, which are carried in segmental grooves situated in ribs on the
frame of the seat in such a manner that on one end being raised, the end and the
central portion may be lifted up and turned back against the back rail of the seat,
thus exposing the dry seat ready for use. On the person leaving the seat, the
springs turn the cover on its hinges and thus cover up the under seat and keep
it dry for the next person.
The seat above described can be lifted from either side according to the direction
in which it is intended to face, and in either case one end of the cover remains
down and is held securely in position by means of the trunnions. The side rails
supporting the swing back of the seat, may be provided with projecting studs
or they may be connected together by a transverse rod which hold or holds the
ends of the cover on the side occupied by the swing back. The joints and hinges
are all made water-tight and the cover may have a rib or flange around the same
to overlap the side ribs and thus keep water out from the seat.
In dry weather passengers are put to no inconvenience, as the outer surface
of the cover being of the same shape as that of the seat itself, they can sit on the
cover with equal comfort.
A New or Improved Dry Seat, especially applicable for Use on
Tram Cars.
I, WILLIAM HENRY HEESON, of Royal Park Road, Cardigan Road, Leeds, in
the County of York, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention

page_text: and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is to construct a seat so that although it is exposed
to rainy and other inclement weather, a dry surface may always be obtained by a
person wishing to sit down; and when the said seat has been used by one person, it is
kept dry until again required, without the obligation of the last person who has
used the seat effecting any covering or other operation.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I will proceed to
describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which similar
letters refer to like parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation, Figure 2 a sectional front elevation, and
Figure 3 a plan of a seat constructed according to my invention. Figures 4 and 5
are detail views, and Figure 6 is a sectional front elevation of a slightly modified
form of seat.
In carrying my invention into effect, I provide a wood or other cover which
is divided longitudinally into three parts A, B and C. The said parts are hinged
together at D and E, and are provided with springs F which tend to keep the
said three parts in a continuous line. The portions A and C are provided with
trunnions & at their sides, which are carried in segmental grooves H in ribs K
situated on the frame of the seat, in such a manner that on one end portion A or C
being raised, the said end and central portion B may be lifted up and turned
up against the back rail L of the seat, thus exposing the dry seat ready for use.
On the person leaving the seat, the spring F turns the cover down on its hinges
and thus covers up the under seat M and keeps it dry for the next person.
The seat above described can be lifted from either side according to the direction
in which it is intended to face, and in either case one end of the cover remains
down and is held securely in position by means of the trunnions G. The side
rails N supporting-the swing back of the seat, may be provided with projecting
studs, or they may be connected together by a transverse rod P, which holds the
ends of the cover on the side occupied by the swing back.
It will be noticed that the underside of the cover B is made bow shaped so as
to ensure the sides always making a tight joint, and the channels S are cut in
the ribs K for the purpose of drawing off any water that may leak through the
joints. The segmental grooves H are formed with an inclined entrance T for the
purpose of facilitating the self locking of the sections A and C.
The joints and hinges are all made water-tight and the cover has a rib or
flange R around the same to overlap the side ribs K and thus keep water out from
the seat. In covering lath seats such as that illustrated at Figure 1 of the draw-
ings, I prefer to arrange the joints of the cover to come over one of the spaces
between two of the laths, so that should the joint leak from any cause, the water
would drop through without wetting the seat.
In dry weather passengers are put to no inconvenience, as the outer surface of
the cover being of the same shape as that of the seat itself, they can sit on the
cover with equal comfort.
In the modification shewn at Figure 6 the ribs K are dispensed with, but this
form is only applicable when the seat is used in one direction only. In this case
one of the end portions A or C is securely fastened down to the seat, and the
remaining end portion and central portion can then be lifted when required.
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:-
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1. The three portions A, B and C hinged together at D and E, substantially
as and for the purposes set forth.
2. The three portions A, B and C hinged together at D and E, in combination
with the springs F and channels S, substantially as and for the purposes set
fonth

page_text: 3. The combination of the portious A, B, and C, hinges D and E, springs F,
trunnions G, and grooves H in ribs K, substantially as and for the purposes set
forth.
4. The combination of the portions A, B, and C, and the rod l' connected between
the side rails N, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
5. The general arrangement construction and combination of the various parts
forming the dry seat, substantially as described with reference to the accompany-
ing drawings.
Dated thi 1111 1
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.