COMBINING ELECTRIC LIGHT APPLIANCES WITH MOVABLE FURNITURE SUCH AS CHAIRS, SOFAS AND SETTLES to be ass
Year: 1884

page_text: I ALBERT GRAY of the firm J W Gray and Company of 115 Leadenhall Street,
London, Electrical Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
for "COMBINING ELECTRIC LIGHT APPLIANCES WITH MOVABLE FURNITURE SUCH AS
CHAIRS, SOFAS AND SETTLES to be as follows:-
"
The object of this invention is, to adapt articles of domestic furniture that they
shall contain or have affixed to them secondary batteries also the necessary leads
and lighting appliances to enable any person sitting on say a chair or reclining on
a sofa or settee may adjust either his body to suit the position of the lamps or to
shift the lamps without disruption of the circuit as found necessary.
ر
For the purpose of my invention I form chambers or receptacles under or within
a chair, sofa or the like and I aflix the desired number of accumulators or secondary
batteries therein these being in connection by "leads," switches, connections etc to
any lighting medium, also affixed to said chair or sofa so that the article of
furniture shall be readily removable and capable of being set at any desired spot.
'
TX
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I ALBERT GRAY of the firm J. W. Gray and Company of 115 Leadenhall Street,
London Electrical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
for "COMBINING ELECTRIC LIGHT APPLIANCES WITH MOVABLE FURNITURE SUCH
AS CHAIRS, SOFAS, AND SETTEES," 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 adapt articles of domestic furniture that they
shall contain or have affixed to them secondary or other batteries also the
necessary leads and lighting appliances to enable any person sitting on say a chair
or reclining on a sofa or settee to adjust either his body to suit the position of the
lamps or to shift the lamps by any known means such as an universal joint swivel
or ball joint.
For the purpose of my invention I form chambers or receptacles under or within
a chair, table, sofa, or the like and I affix the desired number of primary or
secondary batteries therein.
When secondary batteries only are employed they may be charged before being
placed within the receptacle according to the number of lights and necessary power
required but said secondary battery is in direct connection with the primary
battery or generator also contained within the article of furniture that being the
chief aim or feature of my invention.
By this means I dispense with conducting wires between the article of furniture
and any separate source of supply.
The annexed sheet of drawings represent some examples of my invention as
applied to articles of Furniture Figure 1 representing an easy or library chair
provided with a primary battery A and a secondary battery B within the chamber
formed within the body of the article of furniture. CC are the conducting wires
leading to the switch D. E E are leads connected to said switch and carried up the
branch pipe I to an incandescent or glow lamp F. The joint of the branch at G is
formed of ball and socket or swivel so that the lamp can be adjusted as to position
for throwing light upon the book or newspaper the occupant may be reading or be
thrown behind towards the back of the chair when not in use.
Figure 2 shows the application of primary battery H only, or it may be a
secondary battery if previously charged, to a table with the branch I double jointed
with a reflector J for deflecting the light over the table without shadow.
Figure 3 shows the application of my invention to a sofa or couch with a primary
battery arranged within the head or scroll this battery may be contained within a
receptacle or chamber or suspended from the bottom of the sofa. The lamp may
be swivelled (joint) at G of the branch for adjustment.
Figure 4 shows a primary battery or it may be a secondary battery or both
primary and secondary, contained within the body of a settee, said article of
furniture being provided with a central shaft or upright with three branches
having incandescent or glow lamps on their ends.

page_text: The foregoing Figures are only examples of my invention and the manner with
which I intend to carry it into practice, the position of the primary or the secondary
batteries or both being determined in all cases by the peculiar construction of any
article of furniture.
For invalids this invention will be found of great service as by fixing the
generating and lighting appliance to a bedstead by simply moving the switch
lever a light can be obtained sufficient for the invalid to read by, the light being
close to him without danger of fire or accident to hangings or drapery.
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
Combining with an article of furniture a primary battery or a secondary battery
with the necessary leads and lighting appliances therewith as described and
substantially as shown in the annexed drawings.