Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Chairs.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 5th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left. 4th Feb., 1395-Accepted, 9th Mar. 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Chairs.
1, GEORGE TAGGART, of the Firm of George Taggart and Company, Cabinet
and Chair Makers and Upholsterers, of James Street, Bridgeton, in the City and
County of Glasgow, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has reference to and comprises improvements in the construction
of chairs, more particularly the stuffed bottom chairs in common use, and consists
in the application of a small bracket at the junction of the back legs of the chair
and the side bars or rails of the bottom framing by which means the chair is made
stronger and more durable than as at present constructed.
According to one modification this bracket is constructed of iron, steel, brass, or
any suitable metal, and is formed as a duplex bracket having two flat arms
projecting at nearly right angles from the middle portion.
The middle portion of the bracket would be vertical when in position and one
arm would project horizontally from the lower part,, while the other arm would
project vertically from the side part, nearly at right angles to the first mentioned
arm and both would have holes formed in them for screw nails.
This bracket would be placed in position at the junction of the back leg of the
chair with the side bar of bottom frame, receiving the corner of the leg within
the angle of the bracket, and the vertical arm would be secured to leg by one or
more screw nails and the horizontal arm be likewise secured to the side bar of
frame and thus make a secure and stiff joint.
The bracket would preferably be applied to the upper part of the side bar, but
it might be applied below, and it may, if desired, be countersunk in the wood, but
this would not be necessary where the chair bottom when finished concealed the
bracket.
Dated the 4th Nov 1801
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Chairs.
I, GEORGE TAGGART, of the Firm of George Taggart and Company, Cabinet
and Chair Makers and Upholsterers, of James Street, Bridgeton in the City and
County of Glasgow do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement in writing :-
My invention has reference to and comprises improvements in the construction
of chairs, more particularly the stuffed bottom chairs in common use, and consists
in the application of a small bracket at the junction of the back legs of the chair
and the side bars or rails of the bottom framing by which means the chair is made
stronger and more durable than as at present constructed. And in order that my
said invention may be properly understood I have hereunto appended a sheet of
Price 871

page_text: explanatory drawings in which Figure 1 shows part of a chair frame having one
of the brackets in position thereon and Figure 2 shows a slightly modified form of
bracket.
According to one modification as shown in Figure 1 this bracket A is constructed
of iron, steel, brass or any suitable metal, and is formed as a duplex bracket
having two flat arms a¹ a² projecting at nearly right angles from the middle
portion a.
The middle portion of the bracket u, would be vertical when in position and one
arm a' would project horizontally from the lower part, while the other arm a²
would project vertically from the side part nearly at right angles to the first
mentioned arm a' and both would have holes formed in them for screw nails.
This bracket would be placed in position at the junction of the back leg B of
the chair with the side bar C of bottom frame receiving the corner of the leg B
within the angle of the bracket, and the vertical arm a² would be secured to leg B
by one or more screw nails and the horizontal arm a' be likewise secured to the
side bar C of frame and thus make a secure and stiff joint.
The bracket would preferably be applied to the upper part of the side bar C
but it might be applied below, and it may if desired be countersunk in the wood,
but this would not be necessary where the chair bottom when finished concealed
the bracket.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
First. In the manufacture of chairs the use of a double armed bracket for
strengthening the connection of the back leg and frame of chair bottom all
substantially as herein described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Second. The construction and use of double armed brackets for strengthening
the connection between the back legs and frame of chair bottoms all substantially
as herein described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Deted the 2nd February
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.