IMPROVEMENTS IN SWING HORSES CHAIRS CRADLES HAMMOCKS CRIBS BOATS AND SWING FRAME APPLIANCES GENERALLY
Year: 1884

page_text: I JOHN THOMSON KING of 4 Clayton Square, Liverpool in the County of
Lancaster, Patent Agent do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN SWING HORSES CHAIRS CRADLES HAMMOCKS CRIBS BOATS AND
SWING FRAME APPLIANCES GENERALLY," to be as follows:-
This invention relates to new and useful improvements in the construction and
combination of parts of swing horses and the like, whereby the same admit of
being simply and easily propelled and the desired swinging or undulating motion
obtained.
Apparatus under the invention consists essentially in the combination of an
extensible or telescopic swing bar suspended from a bar or carrier, an operating
lever and friction wheel jointed to the bar or carrier above mentioned or to a
separate bar or carrier at the rear thereof, and a horse, chair, cradle, hammock, crib,
boot or other suitable appliance connected to the extensible swing bar.
The swing bar is in two parts one tubular of such internal diameter as to allow
the other part to slide freely therein whereby the distance of the horse, chair or
other suitable appliance from the floor or ground may be adjusted Either of the
said portions is formed with. a hook or eye by which it is suspended from the
carrying bar whilst the other part is attached by hooks screws or other suitable
fastenings to the horse chair or its equivalent.
.
The propelling lever is provided at one end with books eyes or other suitable
attachments to the carrying bar, is fitted near the centre with a friction pulley
which bears against the swing bar and has attached to its other end a cord rope or
equivalent.
"
The action of the apparatus is.as follows: The operator sits lies or reclines on
the swing horse or other appliance and gives motion thereto by pulling the rope.
or cord attached to the propelling lever.

page_text: .
I JOHN THOMSON KING of Liverpool in the County of Lancaster, Patent Agent,
do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN SWING
HORSES, CHAIRS, CRADLES,, HAMMOCKS, CRIBS, BOATS AND SWING FRAME APPLIANCES
GENERALLY,"
," and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
This invention relates to new and useful improvements in the construction and
combination of parts of swing horses and the like, whereby the same admit of
being simply and easily propelled, and the desired swinging or undulating motion
obtained.
Apparatus under the invention consists, essentially, in the combination of an
- extensible or telescopic swing bar suspended from a shaft or carrier, an operating
lever and friction wheel jointed to the shaft or carrier above mentioned or to a
separate shaft or carrier at the, rear thereof, and a horse, chair, cradle, hammock,
crib, boat or other suitable appliance connected to the extensible swing bar.
The swing bar is in two parts, one tubular of such internal diameter as to allow
the other part to slide freely therein whereby, the, distance of the horse chair or
other suitable appliance from the floor or ground may be adjusted. Either of the
said portions is formed with a. hook or eye by which it is suspended from the
carrying shaft whilst the other part is, attached by hooks screws or other suitable
fastenings to the horse chair or its equivalent.
The propelling lever is provided at ene end with books eyes or other suitable
means of attachment to the carrying shaft, is fitted near the centre with a friction
pulley which bears against the swing bar and has attached to its other end a cord,
rope or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig 1 is a side elevation of a swing horse appliance, constructed in accordance
with my invention. a is the swing bar attached to the shaft b carried in bearings.c
secured to the frame d, e operating, lever, suspended from the shaft.f carried in
bearings g secured to the frame d,.h anti friction pulley which bears against the
..swing bar a, i rope, attached to the operating lever and used to actuate the same,
horse attached to the bar a. The centres of suspension of the swing bar and
operating lever may coincide or be nearer together or further apart according as it
is desired to obtain greater or less leverage...
: V
J..
Fig 2 is an elevation of swing chair apparatus, similar in construction to, the
apparatus described in fig 1 with the exception that the swing bar a is made in
two parts a a¹ the lower part of which a screws into the upper part a so that the
height of the chair may be adjusted. The chair is carried from the lower part of
the swing barby hangers ; and the frame of the said chair is hinged at k so
that it may be used for reclining on as shown or for sitting in by altering the
position of the hangers. Instead of the lower portion of the swing bar screwing
into the upper portion it may slide and be secured by screw, wedge, rack and pawl
or equivalent mechanism,
1.50 7

page_text: The action is as follows:-The appliance being secured at the required height,
the operator gives motion thereto by pulling the rope attached to the propelling
lever.
Fig 3 is an elevation of swing chair appliances in which the swing bar and
operating lever are carried by a bracket secured to any convenient structure, here
the lower portion of the swing bar slides in the upper portion and is secured by a
set screw.
Figs 4 and 5 are side, elevations of swing boat appliances in which the swing
bar is carried by centre screws m. In fig 5 the lower portion of the bar a¹ slides
over the upper portion and is secured by a pin n.
Fig 6 is an elevation showing the swing bar and operating lever suspended from
eye bolts.
Fig 7 shows the appliances suspended by knife edge bearings o working in eye
bolts p.
In fig 8 pin couplings q are used for suspending the swing bar and operating
lever.
I prefer that the bearings from which the appliances are suspended should be of
steel, so as to minimise the risk of breakage, and that the swing bar and hangers
should be attached to the horse or other appliance by hooks and eyes, screws or
equivalent means.
The height of the swing appliances are made adjustable when the swing bar is
not in two portions, by extensible hangers or attachments to the horse boat or
equivalent device.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
In swing appliances the combination of extensible swing bar, operating lever
with friction wheel, horse or equivalent device and carrying agents substantially
as set forth.