A New or Improved Covering for Outdoor Seats.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Apr., 1899 ....
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Complete Specification Left, 11th Jan., 1900-Accepted, 17th Feb., 1900
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A New or Improved Covering for Outdoor Seats.
I, PHILIP WATSON BRAMWELL, of Caledonian Road, Leeds, in the County of
York, Commission Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
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The object of this invention is to provide a cover for outdoor seats, which
cover may be drawn into position over the seat when required to provide a dry
surface, and which when released returns to its normal position, where it is
kept dry until again required for use.
According to my invention I employ a flexible covering, one end of which is
attached to the seat; the said covering being contained in a casing attached to the
underside of the seat, and the free end of the said covering-passing through a hori-
zontal slot in the upper portion of the casing, where it is retained in position by a
rod or other enlargement. A roller or other weight contained in the covering, tends
to keep the latter in its normal position within the casing; and on the covering
being pulled out, it may be turned over the seat, thus enabling the said cover-
ing to be sat upon and keeping it in position whilst in use. On the occupant
of the seat rising, the roller or other weight draws back the covering into the
casing, where it is kept dry until again required for use.....
In cases where it is desired to operate the covering from either side at will, the
casing is formed with apertures on both sides, and the covering instead of being
attached to the seat at one end, is free at both ends.
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A New or Improved Covering for Outdoor Seats.
I, PHILIP WATSON BRAMWELL, of Caledonian Road, Leeds, in the County of
York, Commission 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:-
The object of this invention is to provide a covering for outdoor seats, which
covering may be drawn into position over the seat when required to provide a dry
surface, and which when released returns to it's normal position where it is kept
dry until again required for use.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood I will proceed to describe
the same with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which similar letterw
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page_text: refer to like parts in all the figures; and I have chosen a reversible outdoor
tram-car seat as being a good example for illustrating my invention.
Figure 1 is a sectional side view showing a seat fitted with a covering con-
structed according to my invention, and Figure 2 is a sectional plan of the same.
Figures 3 and 4 are sectional side views showing the same seat and covering with
the latter in the two positions in which it is used.
A is a flexible covering having two free ends B and C, the enlarged edges of
which project from horizontal slots in a casing D. The casing D is attached to
the under side of a seat E, and rollers F and G support the covering A which is kept
taut by means of a weighted free roller H, the latter being supported by the
covering A within the casing D. Guide rollers K and L are provided at the
openings in the casing D for the purpose of enabling the covering A to be pulled
out from either side with the minimum of friction.
When it is required to cover the upper surface of the seat E so as to expose
a dry surface, the flexible covering A is drawn out by taking hold of its free
end B and turned over upon the seat E as shown at Figure 3, and the weight
of the person sitting down keeps the covering A in position.
On the person
rising from the seat E, the covering A is released and quickly drawn down into
the casing D by means of the weighted free roller H, back to its normal position
as seen at Figure 1, where it is kept dry until again required for use.
Figure 4 shows the seat E with its reversible back M thrown over, so as to
accommodate a person sitting in the opposite direction to that of Figures 1
and 3, in which case the flexible covering A is drawn out by taking hold of its
free end C and turning it over the said seat E as shown.
In single seats in which the covering A is required to be drawn from one
side only, the end C is attached to the casing D or to the under part of the
Eeat E, and the covering A would then be drawn out by the free end B.
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:-
1. A flexible covering A, supported on rollers F and G and kept taut by
means of a free roller H, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
2. The flexible covering A, rollers and G, and free roller H, in combination
with a casing D having horizontal slots in the same, substantially as and for
the purposes set forth.
3. The combination of the covering A, casing D, rollers F and G, free roller H,
and rollers K and L, substantially as described with reference to the accompany-
ing drawing.
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.