IMPROVEMENTS IN NURSERY AND OTHER CHAIRS
Year: 1885

page_text: We ALFRED HARRISON and JAMES HAYES (trading as Hayes and Company)
of number 95 Central Street, London, E.C. in the County of Middlesex, Chair
Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of our Invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN NURSERY AND OTHER CHAIRS, to be as follows:-
The object of our Invention is to afford increased facilities for arranging, varying
and adjusting the height of the seat of nursery and other chairs than has heretofore
been attainable.
In the device or contrivance according to our Invention, the chair-proper is
disposed or arranged between side frame pieces of triangular form, the latter being
fitted at the base with suitable wheels to allow of the whole contrivance being
moved about freely.
The chair-proper is pivotted at the arms by means of connecting links to a
supplementary framework, arranged so as to be capable of sliding up and down the
inclined surface of each of the first named side supporting triangular shaped frames
and adjustable thereon to any desired height. With this latter object in view the
inclined face or surface of the first named framework on each side of the. chair
is provided with ratchets or stops into which the sliding piece of the above
mentioned supplementary, adjustable framing takes. The side links before
méntioned are provided at the lower end, or point of junction with the inclined
sliding pieces of the supplementary frame with wheels, which, when said framing is
lowered to the fullest extent, said wheels are level with those carrying the main
framing. The sides of the main framing are each formed with a slot into which is
passed and free to work up and down therein, a pin, attached to the back of the
seat of the chair proper aforesaid.
Thus, according to our Invention, the chair-proper is hung independently, and
may be swung to and fro, in addition to the whole contrivance being readily moved
about bodily. The improved chairs according to our Invention may also be pro-
vided with suitable handle at the back, play, and foot board, in front, as may be
desired; the latter items forming no part of our present Invention.
JAMES
STEVENSON,
Agent for Applicant,
26, Paternoster Squaro, E.C.

page_text: We ALFRED HARRISON and JAMES HAYES (Trading as Hayes & Co) of number
95 Central Street, London E.C. in the County of Middlesex, Chair Manufacturers
do hereby declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN NURSERY
AND OTHER CHAIRS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be par-
ticularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
:-
The object of our Invention is to afford increased facilities for arranging, varying
and adjusting the height of the seat of nursery and other chairs as compared with
devices or contrivances heretofore employed therefor.
In order that our Invention may be the better understood wo have appended the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which Figure 1 is a side elevational view of
the device or contrivance according to our Invention; Figure 2 a front elevational
view thereof; and Figures 3 and 4 detached views to be hereinafter described.
In accordance with our Invention the chair-proper A is disposed or arranged
between side frame pieces B, of triangular formn; the latter being fitted at the base
with suitable wheels a to allow of the whole contrivance being, when required,
moved about freely.
The chair-proper A, is suspended or swung by means of connecting links b, to a
supplementary framing c, d, arranged so as to be capable of sliding up and down
the inclined surface of each of the first named side supporting triangular shaped
frames B, so as to be adjustable thereon, to any desired height. With this latter
object in view the inclined face or surface of the first named framing on each side
of the chair is provided with ratchets or stops e, into which the sliding piece of the
above mentioned supplementary adjustable framing c, d takes. The side links b
are connected at their lower ends to a frame (preferably of metal) f. f, with pro-
jecting step piece g. The links are connected at their upper ends to the supple-
mentary framing c, d, so as to ensure the seat of the chair always being kept level
and to admit of its being swung to and fro.
The sides B, B of the main framing are each formed with a slot l, into which is
passed and 'free to work up and down therein, a piu m which forms a part of the
bracket n fixed on the under side of the supplementary frame aforesaid (c, d) as
shewn, The arrangement described is such as ensues the whole weight of the chair
being transferred, through the parts aforesaid to the bar o. Thus, it will be seen
that in accordance with our Invention the cbair proper is suspended independently
and may be swung or rocked to and fro' in addition to the whole device being
readily when required-moved about bodily. C (Figures 1 and 2) is the "play
table or tray herein before referred to, and which, when required, may be trans-
ferred to the back of the chair, as indicated by the dotted lines Figure 1.
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Figure 3.is.a sectional plan view drawn to a reduced scale taken on line A B
Figure 1. shewing the slot and also the mode which we adopt of arranging the
wheels a which may be pivoted at either D or E, so as to allow of either the front
or the back pair of wheels being lifted from the ground, when the chair may then
be kept in any desired position accordingly as either the front pair or back pair of
wheels and frame in which they are carried and raised.

page_text: Referring to Figure 4, the chair A, hereinbefore referred to, may, if desired, be
made to the shape here shewn, in which case, for the links b, b, hereinbefore
referred to, and the frame ff we substitute a "rocker" P to which the chair
may be attached as shewn.
In this modification the seat A¹ is shewn wider than that shewn at j, j, Figure 2,
in order to allow of its being fixed on the supplementary framing c, d, instead of
its being swung between same as at Figure 2.Both in the modification of our
invention last referred to, as also in the arrangement first described, the back of
the chair may be formed with sockets or other suitable provisions to allow of a
parachute, hood, or sunshade being adapted thereto when required.
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
The improvements in nursery and other chairs, substantially as herein
shewn and described or any mere modification thereof within the limits of our
Specification.