and other Matters.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 10th May, 1887
Complete Left, 31st Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1888
and other Matters.
We, ERNST GRAETZ of Neusellerhausen and ERNST FERDINAND REINHOLD of
Neustadt-Leipzig, both in the Kingdom of Saxony, Manufacturers, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an arrangement for the easy and safe lifting and
conveyance of furniture and other matters.
On a frame-piece is situated a plate serving to be shifted under the piece of
furniture or matter to be removed, this shifting being facilitated by stationary rolls
or rolls adapted to turn about their vertical fastening shafts. At the side of the
frame piece are situated levers being connected with beams. Said levers are con-
nected with a peg and serve to lift the piece of furniture by pressing down the beam
and bringing the levers from their inclined position into a vertical position. The
piece of furniture is now supported only by the plate, the frame and its rolls.
The beams are made so that they can be folded, for which purpose they are formed
in two parts connected by joints. The two parts are stiffened by a bolt. The beams
are provided below with a ratchet tooth, which is released from the peg by pressure
by means of a jointed wire puller, while it catches into the lever shaft by a spring, to
prevent the levers from receding into their original inclined position.
In this arrangement it cannot be avoided that the piece of furniture when lifted is
at the same time shifted from the wall, which is suitable in many cases. To raise the
piece of furniture simply, the arrangement is slightly altered. The pressing beam
levers act by means of a drawing rail on a crank situated at the shaft which carries
lifting thumbs catching under the arms of the lever. The levers are connected with a
second pair of levers, the arms of which are lifted at the same time with those of the
main levers which are pressed upward by thumbs. By the simultaneous ascent of
these lever arms the pivots of which are situated in the stationary frame, the plate
and thereby the piece of furniture is lifted and can then be commodiously moved by
means. of the rolls arranged on the frame.
HERBERT & Co.,
67, Strand, Agents.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Device for Lifting and Conveying Furniture
and other Matters.
We ERNST GRAETZ of Neusellerhausen and ERNST FERDINAND REINHOLD of
Neustadt-Leipzig both in the Kingdom of Saxony, Manufacturers 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 :-
This invention relates to the lifting and moving of furniture and other matters and
it consists in an improved device for this purpose.
Referring to the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is an end elevation of the device.
Fig. 2 is a section on line S S Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a portion of an underneath plan.
Fig. 4 is a section and Fig. 5 a part section showing respectively the device before
lifting and after lifting. Figs. 6 to 9 illustrate a modification.
On a frame A Fig. 4 is situated a plate B adapted to be shifted under the piece of
furniture or matter to be moved, this shifting being facilitated by the rolls a
Figs. 1-5. or castors adapted to turn about their vertical fastenings. At the side of
the frame A are pivoted levers d d¹ d¹ being connected or formed with beams D
Figs. 2, 4 and 5 terminating in a handle E and serving to lift the piece of furniture
by downward pressure thereon, bringing the levers d d¹ from their inclined position
into a vertical position (Fig. 5). The piece of furniture or other matter is now
supported only by the plate B on the frame A and its rolls a.
The beams D are made so that they can be folded for which purpose they are
formed in two parts D D' connected by joints or hinges. The two parts are stiffened
by a bolt e.
These beams are provided below with a pawl f which is released from
near the handle E by pressure on the end g of a jointed wire puller h, the said pawl
is pressed against the lever shaft F by a spring k and arrives in a recess i therein
when the levers d are raised to prevent the said levers from receding into their
original inclined position.
The
In this arrangement it will be seen that the piece of furniture when lifted is at the
same time moved from the wall which is suitable in many cases. To raise the piece
of furniture simply the arrangement is slightly altered (Sheet II Figs. 6-8.) The
beam D acts through a link G on a crank H situated at the shaft carrying lifting
thumbs J catching under the arms m of the levers K revolvable about n.
levers K are connected with a second pair of levers L the arms o of which are lifted
at the same time with those of the main levers K when the latter are pressed upward
by the thumbs J. By the simultaneous ascent of these lever arms o and m the pivots
of which are situated in the stationary frame A, the plate B and thereby the piece of
furniture is lifted and can be then commodiously moved by means of the castors a¹
arranged on the frame A.
The plate B is guided in vertical direction by pins p, likewise the outer points of
the levers K and L have rolls by means of which they are guided in rails on the
plate B

page_text: The improved contrivance may be arranged for small and large pieces of furniture.
and may be executed in any more or less elegant style.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is :—
1. A device for lifting and conveying furniture and other matters comprising in
combination a frame A having rolls or castors a plate B adapted to be raised thereon
and a beam or equivalent device for the moving of the device substantially as set
forth.
2. The combination with frame A and plate B of levers K and L and mechanism
for operating said levers by depression of the beams D substantially as set forth.
3. The beams D in two parts in combination with bolts e and wire h with pawl fas
and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 30th day of January 1888.
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C., London,
Agents to Applicants.