Improvements in Adjustable Chairs and Couches.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left. 30th Oct.. 1893-Accepted. 2nd Dec.. 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Adjustable Chairs and Couches.
I, CHARLES EDWARD BULLING, of 15, Camden Street, Oakley Square, in the
County of London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to an improved action to be applied to chairs and couches,
whereby the back of a chair or the head of a couch can be adjusted to Boy suitable
anglo and practically without noise.
In carrying out my invention the back of the chair or the head of the couch is
jointed to the frame as hitherto. On the frame is fixed a ratchet, the teeth of
which are concentric with the pin of the joint. The back of the chair or head of
the couch carries a catch which is normally kept in the teeth of the ratchet by
meaus of a spring. Suitable means are provided such as a cord to allow of the
catch being removed from the ratchet (from any convenient part of the chair or
couch) when it is required to adjust the back or head of the piece of furniture.
In order to render my improved action as silent as possible 1 provide an elastic
buffer against which the tail end of the catch strikes, thereby preventing the catch
striking the teeth of the ratohet.
It will be obvious that one of my actions is placed at each side of the chair or
couch, the two catches being connected together so that both are operated at one
time.
Dated this 28th day of January 1893.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Adjustable Chairs and Couches.
I, CHARLES EDWARD BULLING, of 7 Arundell Street, Piccadilly, formerly of
15 Camden Street, Oakley Square, both in the County of London, 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 an improved action to be applied to chairs and couches,
whereby the back of a chair or the head of a couch can be adjusted to any suitable
angle and practically without noiso.
In carrying out my invention the back of the chair or the head of the couch is
jointed to the frame as hitherto. On the frame is fixed a ratchet, the teeth of
which are concentric with the pin of the joint. The back of the chair or head of
the couch carries a catch which is normally kept in the teeth of the ratchet by
means of a spring. Suitable means are provided such as a cord to allow of the
catch being removed from the ratchet (from any convenient part of the chair or
couch) when it is required to adjust the back or head of the piece of furniture.
In order to render my improved action as silent as possible I provide an elastic
buffor against which the tail end of the catch strikes, thereby preventing the catch
striking the teeth of the ratchet.
It will be obvious that one of my actions is placed at each side of the chair or
couch, the two catches being connected together so that both are operated at one
time.

page_text: G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.