An Improved Folding Frame Arrangement for Use in the Construction of Chairs, Seats, and Tables.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 27th July, 1895
Complete Specification left, 3rd Oct., 1895-Accepted. 9th Nov., 1845
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Folding Frame Arrangement for Use in the
Construction of Chairs, Seats, and Tables.
ULRICH HOLBOROW, ARTHUR HOLBOROW, and ALEXANDER PAICE,
Furniture Manufacturers, The Empress Chair Works, Dudbridge near Stroud,
(loucestershire do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows
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The accompanying drawing shews the action of one side or end of the chair,
seat, or table." These are used in pairs and connected by cross rails.
The legs A are pivoted or hinged to horizontal bearers or rails, B, at C. These
bearers are pivoted to each other at D. A connecting piece E is pivoted to each
leg at F, and, to that bearer to which the opposite leg is attached, at G.
The lengths between pivots are so arranged that by bringing the legs together it
folds up compactly. The table top, or seat, S may be attached to the hearers B
and may be formed of one piece, or more.
In the case of chairs & seats the legs A on one side are prolonged upwards to
help form the back.
Dated this 26th day of July 1895.
ULRICH HOLBOROW.
ARTHUR HOLBOROW.
ALEXANDER PAICE.
An Improved Folding Frame Arrangement for Use in the
Construction of Chairs, Seats, and Tables.
"
We, ULRICH HOLBOROW, ARTHUR HOLBOROW, and ALEXANDER PAICE, of
The
Empress Chair Company, Dudbridge, near Stroud, Gloucestershire
Furniture Manufacturers 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 :—
The drawings bereinafter referred to are those left with the Provisional
Specification.
The drawing shews part of the framework of the chair, seat, or table, in which
the invention is used. The part shewn is that of one side or end, and form- two
legs A A, with the bearers BB, to which the table top, or sent, may be attached,
and two connecting pieces E E, which keep the legs rigid when open.
This arrangement as shewn in the drawing is used in pairs which are connected
together in the usual way by rails.
The legs AA it will be seen are pivoted at CC to the bearers B B.
These bearers are also pivoted together at D. Then by means of the connecting
pieces EE each leg at F is connected to that bearer at G to which the other leg
is attached at the top.
The arrangement of the pivots is such that the distance from D to G added
to G to equals that from D to C added to C to F. This makes it possible to
fold the framework up together.

page_text: The table top and seat may be attached to the bearers B B and may be formed
of one or more pieces. When formed of only one piece it is attached to one pair
of bearers only. When formed of more than one piece it is attached to both
pair of bearers and a joint is preferably made in the middle above D.
When this folding arrangement is used in the construction of chairs one pair of
legs is prolonged upwards to help form the back of the chair.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The arrangement of legs, bearers, and connecting pieces, pivoted together as
herein before described to form part of the framework of chairs, seats, and tables.
Dated this 30th day of September 1895.
ULRICH HOLBOROW.
ARTHUR HOLBOROW.
ALEXANDER PAICE.
ULRICH HOLBOROW.
ARTHUR HOLBOROW.
ALEXANDER PAICE.