into Rocking Chairs.
Year: 1885

page_text: into Rocking Chairs.
We, JOHN DARLING, of 11 Bothwell Street, Glasgow in the County of Lanark,
North Britain, Engineer, and DAVID OSBORNE, of 111 Kenmure Street, Pollok-
shields, in the County of Renfrew, North Britain, Banker do hereby declare the
nature of the said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN. PERAMBULATORS OR HAND
PROPELLED CARRIAGES WHICH ARE CONVERTABLE INTO ROCKING COTS, CRADLES
OR CHAIRS THE SAME BEING. APPLICABLE FOR CONVERTING ORDINARY CHAIRS
INTO ROCKING CHAIRS to be as follows:-
This Invention, which relates to the converting of Perambulators and other
analogous wheeled vehicles into rocking cots, cradles or chairs as well as the
converting of ordinary chairs into rocking chairs, consists in providing Perambu-
lators or analogous wheeled vehicles also chairs with folding legs or supports.
These legs or supports are hinged to the underside of the Perambulator or like
vehicle or chair and when folded up lie flat beneath the underside or bottom of the
Perambulator, vehicle or chair, so that the Perambulator or wheeled vehicle rests
upon and can be moved on its wheels, or in the case of a chair, the chair rests upon
its legs. When it is desired that the Perambulator, wheeled vehicle or chair should
be converted into a rocking cot, cradle or chair, the aforesaid hinged legs are turned
on their hinges vertically downwards, in which position they are held either by
a spring-stop or by an equivalent stop.-When the said hinged legs are folded.
downwards, that is to say, in the last named or vertical position they prevent the
wheels of the Perambulator or analogous wheeled vehicle or the legs of the chair
from touching the ground, so that the Perambulator or wheeled vehicle or chair
rests upon the curved rockers with which the lower part of the hinged legs is
provided and thus the Perambulator or wheeled vehicle or chair is respectively
converted into a rocking cot, cradle or chair, the same being reconverted into
a Perambulator or wheeled vehicle or ordinary chair by turning the legs and
rockers on their hinges up against the underside or bottom of the Perambulator,
wheeled vehicle, or chair.

page_text: into Rocking Chairs.
We, JOHN DARLING, of 11 Bothwell Street, Glasgow in the County of Lanark,
North Britain, Engineer, and DAVID OSBORNE of 111 Kenmure Street, Pollok-
shields in the County of Renfrew, North Britain, Banker do hereby declare the
nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN PERAMBULATORS OR HAND PRO-
PELLED CARRIAGES WHICH ARE CONVERTABLE INTO ROCKING COTS, CRADLES OR
CHAIRS THE SAME BEING APPLICABLE FOR CONVERTING ORDINARY CHAIRS INTO
ROCKING CHAIRS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Our Invention, which relates to the converting of Perambulators and other
analogous wheeled vehicles into rocking cots, cradles or chairs as well as the
converting of ordinary chairs into rocking chairs, consists in providing perambu-
lators or analogous wheeled vehicles also chairs with folding legs or supports.
These legs or supports are hinged to the underside of the perambulator or like
vehicle or chair and when folded up lie flat beneath the underside or bottom of the
Perambulator, vehicle or chair, so that the Perambulator or wheeled vehicle rests
upon and can be moved on its wheels, or in the case of a chair, the chair rests upon
its legs. When it is desired that the Perambulator, wheeled vehicle or chair should
be converted into a rocking cot, cradle or chair, the aforesaid hinged legs are turned
on their hinges vertically downwards, in which position they are held either by
a spring-stop or by an equivalent stop.-When the said hinged legs are folded
downwards, that is to say, in the last named or vertical position they prevent the
wheels of the Perambulator or analogous wheeled vehicle or the legs of the chair
from touching the ground, so that the Perambulator or wheeled vehicle or chair
rests upon the curved rockers with which the lower part of the hinged legs is
provided and thus the Perambulator or wheeled vehicle or chair is respectively
converted into a rocking cot, cradle or chair, the same being reconverted into
a Perambulator or wheeled vehicle or ordinary chair by turning the legs and
rockers on their hinges up against the underside or bottom of the Perambulator,
wheeled vehicle, or chair.
In order that our Invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
effect we will now proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed:-
Figures 1 and 2, are respectively a side elevation and an end elevation of an
improved perambulator as constructed according to our present Invention and
represented as with its rocking apparatus in an operative condition.
Figure 3 is a plan of the underside of the same with a portion of the rocking
apparatus represented in its non-operative or normal position all as hereinafter
more particularly described.

page_text: Figure 4 is a side elevation of a chair provided with rockers or arms (in their
normal condition) constructed according to our present Invention for enabling the
said chair to be converted from time to time into a rocking chair and Figure 5 is a
side elevation of such a chair after being so converted.
Figure 6 is a front elevation of part of the chair represented at Figure 4.
Figure 7 is a plan of the underside of one of the rockers represented at Figure
and all as hereinafter more particularly described.
With reference more particularly to the attachments represented at Figures 1, 2
and 3, of the annexed drawings, we support the square iron rod a, in the brackets b,
which are secured by screws or otherwise to the body c, of the perambulator.-At
or about the middle of this rod a, we rigidly secure the clip d, the two sides of
which extend downwards and have the vertical slots e, formed in them, and in this
slot e, the pin f, is free to move vertically up and down.-At each side of the
clip d, and free to slide longitudinally along the square rod a, there is provided
a collar g, which carries a lug to which, by the pin h, is pivoted the tube i. This
tube i, which is by preference fluted as represented upon the annexed drawings,
constitutes the upper part of a telescopic leg the lower part of which is constituted
by the tube j, which is so fluted and fitted into the larger tube i, as to prevent any
rotation therein while at the same time it is free to move longitudinally in and out
of the said upper tube i. The small metal plate k, is secured to the lower end of
the tube j, and to the sides of this plate k, as represented more particularly at
Figure 3 the two parts of the rocker l, are pivoted.-The lug m, is rivetted or
otherwise secured to the plate k, and to this lug the bar n, which is formed with
a hook o, is hinged or pivoted.-The two parts of the rocker 1, are each provided
with the projections p, between which the wheels q, are supported when the said
rockers are in their rocking position beneath the wheels.
When it is desired to move upon its wheels, a perambulator fitted with our
improvements, the rockers herein before described are folded up and supported in
the brackets r, that is to say, in the manner represented at A Figure 3 of the
annexed drawings. In converting the said perambulator into a rocking cot or
cradle the rockers, then both in the position indicated at A Figure 3, are first
pushed inwards and thereby disengaged from the brackets r, the said rockers are
then pulled outwards so that the tubes j, are drawn partly out from the tubes i.
The bars n, are then passed beneath the axles 8, and the rockers l, after being
pivotally extended, are lowered beneath the wheels g, which, as represented more
particularly at Figure 2, are supported between the projections p, and the passage
the hooks o, over the pin f, then completes the operation.
The rockers when supported beneath the perambulator in the manner indicated
at A Figure 3, are pressed forward into the brackets r, by means of the springs t,
which are coiled around the iron rod a, or they may be maintained in such position
by means of a spiral spring located within the tube i, and tending to force the
tube j, outwards therefrom, or in any other convenient manner.
In adapting our improved rockers to chairs as represented at Figures 4 to 7
inclusive we secure the front or forward parts u, of such rockers to and between
the front legs v, and the back legs w, respectively.-The second parts x, of the said
rockers are pivoted to the back legs w, and they are preferably connected together
at their ends by the rail or bar y. The parts x, as represented at Figure 7, are so
checked on their outer sides that when pivoted into the rocking position indicated
at Figure 5, the projections or stops z, are against the back surfaces of the legs w,
and therefore prevent further upward motion of such parts.
When it is desired to employ a chair fitted with our improved rockers, as an
ordinary chair, the combined parts x, and y, are pivoted downwards and under the
chair and the outer extremities of the bar y, being situated directly beneath the
parts w, and the front legs v, the whole chair is rigidly supported in the manner
indicated at Figure 4 of the annexed drawings.
It is to be observed that with reference to the annexed drawings, we have herein-
before described our Invention as applied to a perambulator and an ordinary chair

page_text: 'but we desire it to be understood that these applications are illustrated only by
way of example as our said Invention is equally applicable to hand propelled
carriages other than perambulators.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
First. The improvements in perambulators or other hand propelled carriages
which are convertable into rocking cots, cradles or chairs consisting of the iron
rod a, clip d, slots e, pin f, collars g, telescopic tubes i, and j, plate k, rockers 7,
hooked bars n, projections p, and strings t, and their attachments all substantially
as and operating in the manner herein before set forth with reference to Figures 1,2
and 3 of the annexed drawings or the mechanical equivalents of all or any of the
parts thereof.
Second. The means for converting ordinary chairs into rocking chairs consisting
of the folding parts x, and fixed parts u, of the rockers, the rail or har y, and the
projections or stops, all substantially as and operating in the manner herein before
set forth with reference to Figures 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the annexed drawings or the
mechanical equivalent of all or any of the parts thereof.
J. H. JOHNSON, DAY & JOHNSON,
Applicants' Agents.
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