Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 15th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted. 16th Nov., 1888
I VINCENT SHOTTON of 8 Victoria Grove Kensington in the County of Middlesex
Agent do hereby declare the nature of said Invention to be as follows:-
My Invention has for its object to so construct arm chairs and the like that they
may be conveniently folded up when not in use, so as to occupy a minimum amount
of space, without detaching any of the parts and which may be readily opened out for
use when required.
According to my invention I form (preferably in wrought iron) the back of the
chair in one with the front legs, the hind legs being made in one with or rigidly
connected to the frame to which the seat proper is attached. If the seat proper is to
be of wire work or the like the frame may be made of malleable cast iron or other
suitable material.
The two parts thus constructed are hinged or pivotted together so as to be capable
of being folded together by simply raising the seat proper up towards or against the
back. The arms consist of bars hinged together and to the back and seat proper so
that when the seat proper is raised against the back the arms will also fold
and lie snugly between them the chair thus folded occupying only a small amount
of space.
A number of chairs when thus folded may be placed one within another for
convenience of storage or for transport.
To expand or open out the chair for use it is simply necessary to press the seat
away from the back into its horizontal position whereby the legs and arms will also
be caused to assume their proper position for use and the two parts may be main-
tained in the open position by means of a hook on one part engaging with a rod or
eye on the other part.
The invention is equally applicable to long garden seats and the like.

page_text: I VINCENT SHOTTON of No. 8 Victoria Grove Kensington in the County of
Middlesex Agent 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 :-
My Invention has for its object to construct arm chairs and other seats provided
with arm rests so that they may be conveniently folded up without detaching any of
the parts and occupy a minimum amount of space when not in use and capable of being
readily opened out for use when required.
I will describe my Invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 of which is a perspective view of an arm chair constructed according to
my Invention it being represented in its opened out position ready for use.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the said chair in its closed position, and
Figure 3 is a diagram shewing the way in which the chairs when folded
up. may be packed for stowing away or for transport. Figures 4 and 5 are
views similar to Figures 1 and 2 illustrating my invention as applied to a long
garden seat.
The back of the chair, or the frame A to which the back rest A² is attached, is
preferably made of wrought iron forged in one with the front legs B, whilst the hind
legs C are formed in one with, or rigidly connected to the seat or to the frame D of
the seat, which may be of wrought iron or other suitable material, but is preferably
made of malleable cast iron. The front legs of the chair are at or about at right
angles to the seat when in position for use, so as to afford a firm support and prevent
the chair from tilting forward when sat upon. The seat frame D may be filled in
with: wood or other material but if the chair is intended for outdoor use I prefer to
construct the seat of wire work D as shewn or of other suitable perforated or
reticulated material which will admit of wet draining therefrom. The two parts of
the chair viz. the back frame A with the front legs B, and the back legs C with the
seat D, are hinged or pivotted together as shewn at E so as to be capable of being
folded together, the one part within the other when not in use, by simply raising the
seat D against the back A into the position shewn in Figure 2. The arm rests consists
each of two bars F F¹ hinged together at f and connected at their outer ends f¹ 2
the one to the frame A of the back of the chair and the other to the frame D of the
seat, so that when the chair is folded up as hereinbefore described, the arm rests will
also fold up against the back, and the seat will lie snugly between them. as shewn in
Figure 2. The chairs when thus folded up are convenient for stowing away or for
transport as they may be arranged one within another; as shewn diagrammatically in
Figure 3, so as to occupy a minimum amount of space. The chair may be retained
in its folded up position by means of a hook G, on the rod. H which connects the two
sides of the frame A, engaging the rod I which connects the two back legs together
as shewn. To expand or open out the chair for use it is simply necessary to disengage

page_text: the hook G from the rod I whereupon the seat will fall by gravity onto the portion A³
of the frame A and bring with it the arm rests F F into the position shewn in
Figure 1.
These chairs are intended more particularly for outdoor use but it is obvious that
they may be made suitable for indoor use, in which case they may be made of light
metal or other suitable material such as wood or bamboo for example. Long garden
seats and the like may be made in a similar manner to the chair hereinbefore described,
for example as shewn in Figures 4 and 5 in which Figures the same letters of reference
are employed to indicate parts corresponding to those described with reference to
Figures 1 and 2. I have shown the seat as having three front legs and three back legs
or supports, but the number of such supports may be varied according to the length
of the seat.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
Folding arm chairs or like seats made in two parts hinged or connected together
so as to be capable of being folded up the one part within the other substantially
as and for the purpose hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.