Improvements in Deck or Lounge Chairs.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Deck or Lounge Chairs.
I, HARRY HEATLY, of the Firm Heatly and Gresham, Limited, of 110.
Cannon Street, London, in the County of Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare
the nature of the said invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved combination and construction of parts
forming a deck or lounge chair, the arm rests of which are adjustable, the seating
and back support being of canvas attached to the framing of the chair, which
is so arranged as to be folded up to occupy little space when not in use.
The invention consists of a long framing (hereinafter termed the long frame):
formed by two side bars and a cross rail between the two side bars, one cross
rail at or near one end and the other at or near the other end of the side bars
forming the long frame.
On each side bar, there is a long slot extending in the direction of the length-
way of the side bars, which slots will be hereinafter referred to.
There is another, but shorter frame, (hereinafter called the short frame) formed
by two side bars, and connected at what may be termed the upper ends, by a
flat or partly rounded cross rail, and by a round cross rail near the lower ends
of the side bars of the short frame.
The side bars of this short frame are wide enough apart to extend to the
outside of the side bars of the long frame, and the side bars of the long and
short frames are each connected by a bolt passing through the adjoining side
bars of each frame which bolts form a joint upon which the frames are hinged,
and upon which the frames turn when the chair is prepared for use and when
folded into the least space.
To the side bars of the short frame near one end, the lower end of an arm
or link is jointed, and the upper end of each link is also jointed to a bar form-
ing an arm rest or support on each side.
What may be termed the back ends of these arm rests, are slotted to pass
on each side of the side bars of the long frame, and the ends of these arm rests,
have each a pin passing across the arms and their slots, these pins also each
pass through the long slots herein before referred to.
By this arrangement the arm rests can be rocked on the said jointed links
forward and backward, to suit the person using the chair, as the pins across
the said slots in the arms and passing through the said slots in the side bars of
the long frame permit of this movement.
There is another frame (which will be termed the supporting frame) which
is formed by two side bars and connected near their lower ends by a cross rail, the
upper ends of which side bars of the supporting frame are hinged to the under-
side of the side bars of the long frame, and when the chair is in the position
for use, the ends of the side bars of this supporting frame are brought to rest
upon the said round cross rail between the side bars of the short frame, and

page_text: this frame when in this supporting position prevents the chair from collapsing
when in use.
One end of the canvas or other cloth seating is secured to the cross rail at
the end of the short frame, and the other end goes over the cross rail at the
end of the long frame, and is then attached to a cross rail extending between
and above the side bars of the long frame.
By sliding this rail downwards, the canvas seating may be stretched to any
desired extent in its lengthway.
At each end of this sliding rail there is or may be a hole for a pin or other
arrangement to pass through into one of a series of holes in the side bars to
hold the rail from moving when adjusted, or there may be ratchet catch teeth
formed on a plate attached to each end of the sliding rail to come opposite
ratchet teeth in a rack fixed one on each upper edge of the side bars of the
long frame.
Or the canvas may be rolled upon or unrolled from the flat sliding rail.
The end of the supporting frame may also be made to rest on short projections
from the side bars of the short frame to vary the inclination of the long frame.
If desired the side bars of the supporting frame may be hinged at their lower
ends to the side bars of the short frame and the side bars of the supporting
frame in such case may be hinged in the middle to fold when the chair is closed,
and stand straight when to operate for supporting the long frame each side
bar, if required, having a turn button to keep them from moving when in the
erect position.
When folded into the smallest space, the parts may be secured by hooks
and eyes or parts to hook upon.
Dated this second day of November 1898.
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.
Improvements in Deck or Lounge Chairs.
I, HARRY HEATLY, of the Firm Heatly and Gresham, Limited, of 110,
Cannon Street, London, in the County of Middlesex, Engineer, 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 relates to an improved combination and construction of parts
forming a deck or lounge chair, the arm rests of which are adjustable, the seating
and back support being of canvas attached to the framing of the chair, which
is so arranged as to be folded up to occupy little space when not in use.
The invention consists of a long framing (hereinafter termed the long frame)
formed by two side bars and a cross rail between the two side bars, one cross
rail at or near one end and the other at or near the other end of the side bars
forming the long frame.
On each side bar, there is a long slot extending in the direction of the length-
way of the side bars, which slots will be hereinafter referred to.
There is another but shorter frame, (hereinafter called the short frame) formed
by two side bars, and connected at what may be termed the upper ends, by a
flat or partly rounded cross rail, and by a round cross rail near the lower ends
of the side bars of the short frame.
The side bars of this short frame are wide enough apart to extend to the
outside of the side bars of the long frame, and the side bars of the long and
short frames are each connected by a bolt passing through the adjoining side

page_text: bars of each frame which bolts form a joint upon which the frames are hinged,
and upon which the frames turn when the chair is prepared for use and when
folded into the least space.
To the side bars of the short frame near one end, the lower end of an arm
or link is jointed, and the upper end of each link is also jointed to a bar form-
ing an arm rest or support on each side.
What may be termed the back ends of these arm rests, are slotted to pass
on each side of the side bars of the long frame, and the ends of these arm rests,
have each a pin passing across the arms and their slots, these pins also cach
pass through the long slots herein before referred to.
By this arrangement the arm rests can be rocked on the said jointed links
forward and backward, to suit the person using the chair, as the pins across
the said slots in the arms and passing through the said slots in the side bars of
the long frame permit of this movement.
There is another frame (which will be termed the supporting frame) which
is formed by two side bars and connected near their lower ends by a cross rail, the
upper ends of which side bars of the supporting frame are hinged to the under-
side of the side bars of the long frame, and when the chair is in the position
for use, the ends of the side bars of this supporting frame are brought to rest
upon the said round cross rail between the side bars of the short frame, and
this frame when in this supporting position prevents the chair from collapsing
when in use.
One end of the canvas or other cloth seating is secured to the cross rail at
the end of the short frame, and the other end goes over the cross rail at the
end of the long frame, and is then attached to a cross rail extending between
and above the side bars of the long frame.
By sliding this rail downwards, the canvas seating may be stretched to any
desired extent in its lengthway.
At each end of this sliding rail there is or may be a hole for a pin or other
arrangement to pass through into one of a series of holes in the side bars to
hold the rail from moving when adjusted, or there may be ratchet catch teeth
formed on a plate attached to each end of the sliding rail to come opposite
ratchet teeth in a rack fixed one on each upper edge of the side bars of the
long frame.
Or the canvas may be rolled upon or unrolled from the flat sliding rail.
The end of the supporting frame may also be made to rest on short projections
from the side bars of the short frame to vary the inclination of the long frame.
If desired the side bars of the supporting frame may be hinged at their lower
ends to the side bars of the short frame and the side bars of the supporting
closed,
frame in such case may be hinged in the middle to fold when the chair
and stand straight when to operate for supporting the long frame each side
bar, if required, having a turn button to keep them from moving when in the
erect position.
When folded into the smallest space, the parts may be secured by hooks
and eyes or parts to hook upon.
Fig. 1, is a side elevation in section of the chair in its position for use.
Fig. 2, is a plan thereof in the same position..
Fig. 3, is a side view of the chair when folded into its least space, and
Fig. 4, is a flat view of the chair in its folded position.
a, the two side bars of the long frame, connected by a cross bar a¹, at its
lower end (when in use) and by another cross bar a², at its upper end.
a, is a slot in the lengthway of each side bar, which will be hereinafter
referred to.
6 the two side bars of the short frame connected by a cross bar b₁, at the
seat end, and a round cross bar 62, near the back.
The side bars a and b, at each side, are each connected by a bolt c, upon which
they can turn.

page_text: To each side bar b, an arm d, is hinged at d, and the upper end of each arm d,
is hinged at, to the under side of each arm rest e, which arm rests are each
forked at their inner ends to pass on each side of the side bars a, and a pin e',
goes through each forked end of the arm rests, which pin also passes through
the slot a, in each bar a, so that it can slide up and down this slot.
The arms d, are wide enough at the hinge d, to be forked to extend on each
side of the side bars b.
The supporting frame is formed by two side bars f, connected by a cross
rail f, each side bar hinged at f2, at its upper end to the side bar a, and curved
or notched at the lower end to rest upon the round cross rail 62, when the chair
is prepared for use as shown in Fig. 1.
9, is a cross rail, the ends of which rest and can slide upon the upper edges
of the side bars a, and to the underside of this rail one end of the canvas or
cloth,
is nailed or screwed the nails or screws passing through holes in a
strip of leather metal or other suitable material. The sides of the canvas are
indicated in Fig. 2, by peculiar dotted line.
From the underside of the rail 9, the canvas a, passes under the cross rail a³,
and over it and also over the rail y, then is taken to the rail b¹, under it, and
its other end is secured to the back edge of that rail, same as the other end is
secured to the rail g.
The canvas, is long enough to give any required length of slack, but this
slack can be wound upon the rail g, and as that rail is flat it is prevented from
unrolling when its edge comes against or near the rail a², by the pressure resist-
ing rotation which comes upon it by the weight of the body of the user, as the
tension on the canvas thus caused then holds down the rail y, against the upper
face of the side bars a. The rail g, may be formed by a tube or solid rod of
metal with a cross head at each end secured to it, the flat sides of which cross
heads would rest upon the upper edges of the side bars a.
The ends of the canvas (e) would in this case be secured by screws or rivets
and half a turn would take up or let out less slack canvas than a flat rod...
The parts (which have the letters of reference upon them) take the position
shown in Figs. 3 and 4 when folded into the least space.
The ends of the supporting frame f, are held from moving by a hook f³,
jointed to the bar a, see Fig. 3, which hooks on a stud f, on the inside of the
side bar f, one on each side.
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. The combination and arrangement of a deck or lounge chair which can be
folded to occupy but little space when not in use substantially as herein before
described and illustrated by the drawings.
2. The arrangement in combination with the framing for giving more or less
slack to the canvas seating (a) and holding the same when adjusted substan-
tially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings.
Dated this fourteenth day of July 1899.
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.