Improvements in Folding Chairs, Camp Stools and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Oct., 1896
Complete Specification Loft 5th July 1807-Accented 7th Aug
1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Folding Chairs, Camp Stools and the like.
We JOHN ALLNUTT of The Firs, 6 Heslop Road Balhain London S.W. Salesman
and ALEXANDER MILNE of 99 Ingelow Road Queens Road Battersea London S.W.
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
The object of our Invention is to provide folding chairs camp stools and analogous
collapsible articles of furniture with a back rests capable of folding with the chairs
simultaneously with such operation.
According to our Invention, we provide two vertical bars pivoted at their lower
ends to the lower ends of the back legs, and formed with slots near the middle of
their length in which suitable pins, fixed in the ends of the top rails of the chair
slide.
The legs of the chair are crossed and pivoted at the point of intersection similar
to those in common use and the vertical bars are fitted so that the same operation
that closes or folds the chair causes the back to fold also, the action being similar to
a "lazy-tongs" movement.
The vertical bars are provided with suitable flexible back rests such as a strip or
strips of leather carpet or analogous material.
Instead of the slots in the vertical bars and pins, the ends of the
provided with a swivelling socket surrounding and sliding
bars.
top rails may be
on the vertical
GEO.
DOWNING,
8 Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Folding Chairs, Camp Stools and the like.
We, JOHN ALLNUTT of The Firs, 6 Heslop Road, Balham, London S.W., Salesman,
and ALEXANDER MILNE of 99 Ingelow Road, Queens Road Battersea, London S.W.,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of our said 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 our invention is to provide folding chairs, camp stools, and analogous
collapsible articles of furniture, with back rests capable of folding with the chairs
simultaneously with such operation.
According to our invention, we provide two vertical bars pivoted at their lower ends
to the lower ends of the back legs, and formed with slots near the middle of their
length, in which suitable pins fixed in the ends, of the top rails of the chair,
alida

page_text: The legs of the chair are crossed and pivoted at the points of intersection, similar
to those in common use, and the vertical bars are fitted so that the same operation
that closes or folds the chair, causes the back to fold also, the action being sitnilar to
a "lazy tongs" movement.
The vertical bars are provided with suitable flexible back-rests, such as a strip or
strips of leather, carpet, or analogous material.
Instead of the slots in the vertical bars and pins, the ends of the top rails may be
provided with a swivelling socket' surrounding and sliding on the vertical bars.
And in order that our said invention may be particularly described and
ascertained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar
letters of reference indicate corresponding parts..
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a chair; standing open, and Fig. 2 folded, constructed
according to our invention.
a a are the front legs, pivoted together at b, as usual, and c c are the back legs,
similarly pivoted at d, e earethe vertical bars, the lower ends of which are pivoted to the back
legs cc at ff, yg are slots formed in the vertical bars. The horizontal bars h h are
fitted with pins which work in the slots gg. k is a band formed of any suitable
material, the ends of the band being attached to the bars e e to form a flexible back
rest.
m is the usual flexible seat.
The chair is opened and folded by applying the hands to the horizontal bars h h
in the usual manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is-
1. The improvements in the construction of folding chairs, camp stools, and the
like, substantially as described.
2. In the construction of folding chairs, camp stools and the like, the combination
with the ordinary pivoted legs c of the vertical hars e pivoted to the legs c at f, and
connected with the horizontal bars h by pins working in slots g formed in the bars e,
or by equivalent sliding connections, and a band forming a back rest, substantially
as herein before described and illustrated by the drawings.