Lounges, and other such Articles of Furniture
Year: 1885

page_text: Lounges, and other such Articles of Furniture.
JOHN ALBERT MATTHEWS, 114 & 115 Southgate Street, Gloucester Cabinet.
manufacturer & Upholsterer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN UPHOLSTERED EASY. AND OTHER CHAIRS COUCHES LOUNGES AND
OTHER SUCH ARTICLES OF FURNITURE to be as follows:-
The frame as per drawing to a scale of 1½ inches to the foot, is designed for
strength, lightness & comfort, made out of straight pieces of wood, fixed together
with screws & without mortise, tenon, or halving, thus enabling it to be taken to
pieces in two minutes. The convex suspension stuffing as per sectional drawing,
gives more ease & retains its elasticity longer than any other upholstery & the
three webs, as shewn at A. take the strain off the back & add comfort to the seat,
by supporting it in front, thus giving it a greater depth-it also enables the two
sides of the chair, to be placed together for packing, without its removal.
The pads for sides & arms of chair, are made in same manner & simply fixed, the
whole forming a compact Easy chair.

page_text: Lounges, and other such Articles of Furniture.
I JOHN ALBERT MATTHEWS of 114 & 115 Southgate Street Gloucester
Manufacturer of Specialities do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN UPHOLSTERED EASY AND OTHER CHAIRS LOUNGES AND OTHER
SUCH ARTICLES OF FURNITURE and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
A frame constructed entirely of straight pieces of wood fixed together with
screws and without mortise tenon or halving similar to that shown in the drawings
accompanying my provisional Specification. The seat and back of the chair are of
the suspension type and consist of a piece of canvas tacked at one end to the top
rail of the chair frame and at the other end to the front-rail. The stuffing as
shewn in the drawings above referred to is divided into distinct parts sewn on to
the said piece of canvas so that the material used for filling cannot get displaced as
in the ordinary mode of stitching and buttoning. This method of upholstering
affords a novel and pleasing convex appearance and is also applicable to couches
lounges and other such articles of furniture. The three webs shown at A. in the
said drawings are attached at their ends to the side rails of the chair frame with
the object of supporting the front of the seat and thus giving it a greater depth
adding to its comfort and relieving the strain off the top rail from which the
canvas is suspended. The pads for the sides and arms of the chair are upholstered
and fixed in a similar manner. The two sides of the chair frame can be taken
apart for packing with great ease and rapidity by merely unscrewing the front and
back rails.
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 arrangement and combination of parts forming the new and improved
upholstered easy chair substantially as bereinbefore described with reference to the
drawings accompanying my provisional specification.
2. The suspension seat and back constructed and supported as hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the drawings above referred to.
3. The method of upholstering the seat back sides and arms in distinct sections
or compartments as bereinbefore described with reference to the said drawings and
as necessarily modified to make it applicable to couches lounges and other such
articles of furniture.
Thated this coventh day of November 1885: