A Convertible Leg Rest, Foot Stool, and Table for Attaching to any Chair or other Piece of Furniture.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Apr., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 1st July, 1891-Accepted, 29th Aug., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Convertible Leg Rest, Foot Stool, and Table for Attaching to any
Chair or other Piece of Furniture.
I, JOHN GRAY of Tymvald Villa, Cathcart, Glasgow, Agent for Glass Bottle
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a leg rest, which is capable of being converted into a
foot stool or a table.
The improved leg-rest is formed of, preferably, two pieces of wood, hinged or
otherwise joined together to a "T" shape. The top or head of the "tee" has,
preferably, two hinged wings or flaps which, when they are spread out and
supported by brackets, broaden the top so as to form a table, which may be inlaid
like a chess board. The head may, however, be made sufficiently broad to dispense
with the hinged flaps. To keep the head or top in position there is, preferably,
fitted to it a hinged stay, which catches in a recess, or equivalent, in the support or
stem of the "tee," and there may also be fitted to the top a hook-and-eye catch.
Small folding legs are fitted to the stem or support which can be spread out when
the leg-rest is being used as a table, so as to keep it in an upright position.
The leg-rest is or may be attached to a chair or other piece of furniture by
means of chains or hooks.
When the parts are all folded up the leg rest can be slid or put underneath the
chair or other piece of furniture out of sight. The rest is nicely padded and
finished.
Dated this 25th day of May 1861-
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Convertible Leg Rest, Foot Stool, and Table for Attaching to any
Chair or other Piece of Furniture.
I, JOHN GRAY of Tynvald Villa, Cathcart, Glasgow, Agent for Glass Bottle
Manufacturer, 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 a leg rest, which is capable of being converted into a
foot-stool or a table.
The improved leg rest is formed of, preferably, two pieces of wood, hinged or
otherwise joined together to a "T" shape. The top or head of the "tee" has,
preferably, two hinged wings or flaps, which, when they are spread out and
supported by brackets, broaden the top so as to form a table, which may be inlaid
like a chess board. The head may, however, be made sufficiently broad to dispense
with the hinged flaps. To keep the head or top in position there is, preferably,
fitted to it a hinged stay, which catches in a recess, or equivalent, in the support or
stem of the "tee" and there may also be fitted to the top a hook-and-eye catch.
Small folding legs are fitted to the stem or support which can be spread out when
the leg-rest is being used as a table so as to keep it in an upright position.
The leg-rest is or may be attached to a chair or other piece of furniture by
means of chains or hooks.
When the parts are all folded up the leg rest can be slid or put underneath the
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page_text: chair or other piece of furniture out of sight. The rest is nicely padded and
finished.
And in order that my said invention may be properly understood I have here-
unto appended an explanatory sheet of drawings whereon:-
Fig. 1 is a plan view of the leg rest when used as a table. The table is shown
inlaid or painted with squares so as to be adapted for playing chess or draughts.
Fig. 2 is an end view showing the table partly folded up.
Fig. 3 is a side view of the table partly folded up.
Fig. 4 shows the leg rest when used as a foot stool.
Fig. 5 shows the leg rest when used as a leg-rest.
Fig. 6 shows the apparatus folded up.
Fig. 7 is a detail view.
Referring to the drawings, whereon the same reference letters, wherever repeated,
indicate the same parts.
The convertible leg rest consists of a support a having hinged to it at ea
wooden cross piece b which is preferably provided with hinged and folding extension
leaves d, e.
When the leaves d, e are unfolded, in the manner indicated by the
arrows at Fig. 2, they appear as shown in plan at Fig. 1 so forming a table when
the apparatus is placed upright. To support the leaves small folding brackets f, g,
are hinged to the vertical support a (one of the brackets g, is shown in its opened
position in dotted lines Fig. 2), and, also to support the top firmly and securely in
position an inclined stay h is hinged to the support a. This stay is clip hinged at
its upper end i as shown so that that it can be easily folded up or secured as
desired.
up
To keep the leg rest steady when it is being used as a table or stand or, when
the leaves are folded, as a seat the legs or feet j, j, k, k¹ are provided, a pair at
each side. These legs which are hinged to one another as shown in plan at Fig. 7
are secured to the bottom of the support a by hinges / so as to be easily folded
into the position shown in full lines at Figs. 3, 4 and 5. The full lines Fig. 2 and
the dotted lines Fig. 3 show the feet extended. The leg rest is preferably nicely
padded at one side as shown at m Figs. 4 and 5.
The leg rest is shown folded up at Fig. 6.
When using the convertible leg rest; if it is to be used as a table the support a is
placed vertically and the feet k, k', j, j', are unfolded as shown at Figs. 2 and 7 so
as to retain the support in the vertical position; the cross piece is then brought
to the horizontal position Figs. 2 and 3, turning on the hinges c, and is retained
in this position by moving the stay h to the inclined position Figs. 2 and 3 and
clasping it in that position by the clasp or hinge at i. The apparatus can now be
used as a seat or stand for articles, and, of course, if the board b is large enough,
as a table. The board is, however, preferably, made narrow and to make a
suitable table the leaves d and e are unfolded as shown at Fig. 1 and the brackets
are pulled out so as to support said leaves.
The top
If now it is desired to use the apparatus as, a leg rest the feet j, j', and k, k¹, at
each side of the support are folded in and so also are the brackets f, g.
leaves d, e, are also folded up. The apparatus now appears as at Fig. 5 and is
balanced in the position there shown by the legs of the party, which rest on the
padded part m, using the rest. Chains n one at each side, may be attached by
hooks to the leg rest and to the chair so as to prevent the rest slipping away.
When the apparatus is to be used as a foot stool it is folded up in a precisely
similar manner to Fig. 5 but is allowed to rest on the floor as at Fig. 4. The
chains may be used in this case also to prevent slipping.
When not required for use the apparatus is folded up as at Fig. 6 and may be
pushed underneath the chair or in other place. To fold it up, the stay h is merely
unclasped and the top bent over.
To enable the top part 6 to fold up level with the part a the hinges c may be
made to slide in grooves.

page_text: It will be noticed that the folding parts are so fitted that when folded they leave
the leg rest and foot stool side of the apparatus quite clear.
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. A convertible leg rest made substantially as hereinbefore described with
reference to the drawings annexed.
2. The combination with the support a of the cross piece b and stay
several parts being hinged to one another substantially as herein before set forth.
Dated this 10th day of June 1891.
the
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.