A Simple and Expeditious Method of Connecting and Disconnecting Two or More Chairs, Suitable for the Purposes of Public Meetings.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 13th Sept., 1897-Accepted, 14th Dec., 1897
A Simple and Expeditious Method of Connecting and Disconnecting
Two or More Chairs, Suitable for the Purposes of Public Meetings.
I, THOMAS JACOB 10, Vicar's Road-Haverstock Hill, London-N.W. Cabinet
Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Assuming that the Chairs to be connected have framed seats, as A, Fig. 1 &
that six are required to be put together-I provide a piece of wood or other
suitable material as B of sufficient length to embrace the whole number at the
required distance apart, which would be held in position by plates C. C. attached
to the side rails D. D. one of which (C.) being narrower fits into a cutting made
in B & prevents any horizontal movement of it.
Attached to the rail B & turning upon centres are fitted other, rails as E. E. E.
these when at Right angles to B are received by clips, plates or grooves (stopped
at one end) F-& in this position the whole is complete, & the chairs will be
securely attached to the rail B.
Obviously then, to separate these Chairs, all that has to be done, is to deflect
rails E as shown, & each will be released.
In the event of the Chair bottoms being flat underneath a slight modification
of the fittings only, would be necessary, the principle being in all cases equally
applicable.
Illustration Fig. 2 shows the underneath of 3 Chairs-the contre one being
attached to the rail B-those right & left of it. are released by deflected rails E.
Figures 3-4 & 5 are enlarged details of plates C-C¹.
Fig. 6. 7 & 8 are enlarged details of plates F.
This invention enables me by a simple movement to connect & dis-connect any
number of Chairs with great rapidity & without injury to the Chair frames by
having to turn screws in & out again, or by driving in & drawing out nails as is
usually the case.
Dated this 14th day of December 1896.
A Simple and Expeditious Method of Connecting and Disconnecting
Two or More Chairs, Suitable for the Purposes of Public Meetings.
I THOMAS JACOB of 10, Vicar's Road-Haverstock Hill London-N.W. Cabinet
Manufacturer 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:-
According to the number of Chairs to be connected I provide a niece of wood

page_text: or other suitable material of sufficient length to embrace the whole-this is held
in position by plates or other suitable. fittings attached to the side rails of each
Chair so as to ensure their position at approved intervals & attached to this
piece of wood or other material are other shorter pieces-turning freely upon
centres which are caught at right angles by other plates or fittings attached
to the front & back rails of each Chair & which when turned (as a button) &
so caught by these plates or fittings on front & back rail is securely attached to
The Chair-the operation being continued the whole of the Chairs are firmly
secured to the rod first above mentioned-to dis-connect them a reverse move-
ment of shorter pieces disengages the Chairs & they are free for removal.
In the event of the Chair bottoms being flat underneath a modification of the
fittings only would be necessary the principle being equally applicable.
Referring to the Drawings supplied with the Provisional Specification Fig 1
(A) represents the underside of an ordinary framed Chair to which it is proposed
to apply the fittings for which Patent rights are claimed
Figure 2 shows 3 such Chains in the required position with all fittings applied.
B (Fig 2) is a rail or lath sufficiently long to embrace all the Chairs that are
to be connected having other rails as E bolted to it, so as to turn freely, & at such
a distance apart as to fall about the centre of the Chair.
Figs 3 & 4 & 5 are details of fittings C & C attached to side rails D (fig 2).
Figs 6-7 & 8 are details of fitting F attached to the front & back rails, also
shown on Fig 2.
It is to be observed that the difference between fittings C & C is only in their
length C being the full width of the rail or lath while C₁ is somewhat less re-
quiring a notch to be made to receive it & this prevents any lateral movement in
the rail B when in its place.
It will now be seen; that given a number of Chairs provided with these fittings,
turned upside down as shown in Fig 2-Rail B having the smaller rails E
attached is put in position indicated by the fittings C & C and the necessary
turn being given to smaller rails E to bring them to Right Angles as shown in
the centre frame of fig 2-when each end is caught by the plate F-which has
a stop at one end & the whole of the frames will be firmly secured to the Rail B.
To release these Chairs all that is necessary, is to deflect the rails E as shown
by the outside frames-fig 2-when the Rail B may be freely removed & the
Chairs used separately.
In the event of the Chairs having flat bottoms-a modification of the fitting
would be necessary, but the principle, would be exactly the same.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention & in what manner the same is to be performed-I declare that what
I claim is
The fittings herein described whereby I am able to connect & disconnect any
number of Chairs-expeditiously & without skilled labor & without damaging
the framework or seats of Chairs by the insertion of screws or nails upo:.
occasion on which they are required to be so connected.
Dated this 13th day of December 1897