An Improved Folding Chair.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Oct., 1897-Accepted, 8th Jan., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Folding Chair.
We, Max RUCKDESCHIEL, of Oelsnitzerstrasse, Instrument-maker, and ALBIN
MÖCKEL, of Graben 1, Postman, both of Adorf, in the Empire of Germany, 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 stool-like arm chair, which is constructed in such
a manner, that it can be folded together into the form of a plain walking stick,
the seat surface being arranged in the interior of the chair, and in consequence of
which one has only to fold it together or to open it, in order to put the chair in
or out of use.
In the annexed drawing,
Fig. 1 is a view of the open chair. Fig. 2 is a view of the chair when being folded
together. Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 shows the chair when completely
folded together like a stick. Figs. 5 & 6 show the main supports with the rod carry-
ing the seat and lever for stretching the seat. Figs. 7 & 8 are an interior and
an exterior view of the main-supports alone.
The chair consists of four main-supports a a¹ a² a³, running together in a
pointed angle downwards and connected with one another at the under ends, on
these supports there are pivoted the inner rods bb1 62 63 carrying the seat, these
latter rods can be turned round the points i.
On the upper ends of the rods b are arranged the pivoted levers d d¹ for stretching
the seat, the bars f of these levers being inserted in the main-supports a.
The levers d stretching the seat, rest upon the bars f so that a rigid stand
for the stretched seat surface is obtained, the joint f being connected immovably
with the stretching levers d by placing a pin through the holes y and h lying in
coincidence in the parts 9 and h, see Fig. 5.
The upper parts of the main supports a form the real back of the chair and are
for this purpose connected by means of rods k, k.
The seat cloth m fixed on the stretching levers d is connected with the ferrule /
by means of a string, so that, when folding the chair together, one can pull the seat
cloth m
upwards by means of the ferrule 1, so that it can be folded together and
find sufficient room in the corresponding free space between the upper parts of the
main supports, Fig. 2.
The seat stretchers are connected with one another by means of the folding
rods p p so that here also a further means of strengthening the opened chair is
provided.
The chair can be made in various sizes and the construction can be carried out in
various ways.
The closed or folded chair forms a plain simple stick held together by an upper
and an under ferrule c and 1, the main supports enclosing all the remaining parts,
Fig. 4.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-

page_text: tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:
A chair which can be folded together in the form of a stick and which is formed
by four main supports a a¹ a² a³, running together downwardly in a pointed angle,
between which supports there are-arranged the rods bb carrying the seat with
the levers stretching the seat, in such a manner, that the latter can be connected
firmly with the main supports and that a stretched seat surface m is thereby
formed, which lies between the upper parts of the supports when the chair is foided
together.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicants,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C., London.