Improved Reversible Seat.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 6th July, 1894-Accepted, 13th Oct., 1894
Improved Reversible Seat.
I FREDRICK HOWARD SMITH of No. 5 University Terrace in the City of
Belfast, in the County of Antrim Ireland, Architect, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
A new arrangement, adaptation, or application of reversable seats adapted to
open-air or out-door meetings, or to the tops or roofs of passenger conveyances, by
this arrangement passengers can have dry seats in wet weather. The arrangement
consists of fixing in the centre of both ends of a board or seat, metal axles or pivots
turning on journals in a frame supported on legs, the board or seat is kept in a
level or horizontal position from turning on the axles or pivots, by a self acting
spring or lever hook, latch or catch which falls into metal pins fastened or screwed
into the edge and centre, or one end of the board or seat, the hook and spring or
lever catch is fixed inside the front framing about three inches deep, the board or
seat to have a groove or throating round both sides half an inch from the edges to
prevent the return of water on lower surface of the seat.
Dated this 12th day of October 1893.
FREDRICK HOWARD SMITH.
Improved Reversible Seat.
FREDRICK HOWARD SMITH, University Terrace, Belfast, in the County of
Antrim Ireland, Civil Engineer and Architect, 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 :-
A new arrangement, adaptation, or application, of reversible seats adapted to
open-air or out-door meetings or to the tops or roofs of passenger conveyances; by
this arrangement passengers can have dry seats in wet weather.
The arrangement consists in fixing in the centre of both ends of a board or seat,
metal axles or pivots turning on journals, in a frame supported on legs, the board
or seat is kept in a level or horizontal position from turning on the axles or pivots,
by a self acting lever, with hook, latch, or catch attached, which falls and catches
onto metal pins fastened into the edge and centre, or one end of the seat, the hook
or lever catch is fixed inside the front framing about two inches deep, or broad;
the seat can also be reversed and fastened or locked, by turning a double lever 1
about eighteen inches long, or a radius of about nine inches from the centre, with
pins 2 working loosely in slots 3 at each end about one and a half inches long by
half inch wide, the lever 1 or levers are fixed on the axle at right angles to the
seat, outside of framing, the axle is also fixed firmly to the seat to prevent it
turning, the upper part or top of end framing at both ends is formed in a half
circle about fourteen inches in diameter, with a notch 4 in the hoop, periphery or
rim of the wheel or semi circular disc at one end perpendicularly over the axle ;
when turning the seat the upper pin 2 which projects on both sides of the lever 1
or levers is raised out of the notch 4 and turned round half a circle until the lower
pin drops into the notch 4 in the crown of the semi circle, by its own gravity or
weight; four studs 5 or knobs are fixed in the rims or periphery of the semi circles

page_text: to support the upright bars carrying the back rail of reversible back; in this
arrangement there is no necessity for the front framing; the seat to have a groove
or throating across the ends on both sides to prevent the return of water on the
lower surface.
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
1. The adaptation or application of the latch or catch.
2. Double lever with slots and loose sliding pins, to reversible seats, for wet
situations.
Dated thin th 1
1004
FREDRICK HOWARD SMITH.