An Improvement in Seats.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Seats.
JOHN STABLES, Grocer and Tea Dealer, 482, Stockport Road, Manchester,
Lancashire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This seat is so arranged that by having one or more spring roller or rollers and
water proof sheeting it is always certain to have in wet weather a dry seat this
arrangement applies to garden or any other seats that are used for outside purposes.
I claim this as my invention and beg to say that such an improvement is much
needed whenever and wherever outside seats are used. The roller or rollers
with any kind of water proof sheeting can be fixed either under the seat, or on
the top of the seat, or at back of the seat.
Dated this 20th day of July 1898
An Improvement in Seats.
I, JOHN STABLES, of 482, Stockport Road, Manchester, in the County of Lan-
caster, Grocer and Tea Dealer, 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 improvements in outdoor seats such as on tram cars,
omnibuses, garden chairs, or the like and has for its object to provide means
whereby in wet weather a dry seat is always available.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused to
be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures, Fig. 1 being a front view, and Figs. 2
& 3 sectional side views of two forms in which my invention may be carried out.
In carrying out my invention and referring to the figures generally the improve-
ments consist in employing water proof sheeting a, b adapted when not required
to wind up automatically around a spring roller or rollers c, d employed either
under, at the back, front or the top of the seat and when required to be drawn
over the seat and held in place by sitting thereon.
Figs. 1 & 2 of annexed drawing show the employment of the water proof
sheeting a, upon one spring roller c only and Fig. 3 upon two separate
rollers c, d.
In each case the bottom or surface a of the water proof sheeting which comes in
direct contact with the seat e is made of hair cloth or the like slippery material and
not liable to absorb wet and the other upon which a person sits, of rubber cloth,

page_text: the two outer ends being secured together and furnished with a loop or button f
by which it can be drawn over the seat, see Figs. 2 & 3.
When employing the said water proof sheeting to roll up together upon one
roller c only, as shown in Figs. 1 & 2, their inner ends are jointly secured to the
same, whilst when using two rollers c, d as shown in Fig. 3, they are separately
secured and rolled up.
The latter method prevents the bottom or lower surface a when being rolled up
imparting moisture to the upper surface if such should pick up moisture.
In each case the said rollers are mounted in a casing 9 having a sloth in front
through which the sheeting a, b can be drawn out, the said roller or rollers and
casing by preference being secured below in front of the seat.
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:-
"IN OUTDOOR SEATS."
1st. The employment of one or two spring rollers c, d carrying water proof
sheeting a, b adapted to be drawn over the seat e and withdrawn out of use
automatically by the said roller or rollers, all substantially as set forth.
2nd. In a cover for outdoor seats such as specified in the preceding claim, water
proof sheeting a, b composed of hair or the like and of rubber cloth, all substantially
as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.
0011
L
1000
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.