Requiring Rest whilst in a Sitting Posture.
Year: 1885

page_text: Requiring Rest whilst in a Sitting Posture.
I PAUL KNÜPPELHOLZ of Magdeburg Germany, 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 :-
The object of my Invention is to provide a device or apparatus which will enable
travellers to rest and sleep comfortably on journeys especially by rail.
I will describe my Invention with reference to the accompanying drawing.
Figure 1 shews the device out of use and Figures 2 and 3 are back and front
views of the apparatus in use.
The said device consists of a hook a or other means of suspension an elastic
connecting piece b and a triangular or equivalent frame which is made of light
rods (c c c) and is connected to the said connecting piece b by means of chains or
bands b. The said frame also carries a head rest d shaped at its lower part to
suit the form of the head. To this head rest is attached a supporting strap e while
another strap f hangs from the ring f¹ and forms from the point x (at which the
band his secured thereto) to its extremity y attached to the strap e a conveniently
disposed back girth g.
In using this device it is suitably suspended directly above the seat and the
head rest d as well as the two straps e and fare adjusted to a suitable height by
means of the buckles i and j. The chain a' forming the connection between the
hook a and piece b may also be adjustable.
The Figures 2 and 3 illustrate the position of the upper part of the body in
using the said device. The head rests in a comfortably inclined position in the
part d and the arms are supported by the straps e and f while the girth g which
connects h. with supports the back of the body. By this manner the lower part
of the body is almost entirely eased of the weight of the upper part of the body
which is supported by the said device.
By suspending the device by means of elastic material the shaking and jolding of
the carriage is no longer disagreeably transmitted to the upper part and bead of
the body.
In order to be able to give to the head a right or left hand inclination in the
rest dit suffices to bring the free end of the strap e from i toj and the band h
to i. For that purpose the end of the girth g is at y hinged to the supporting
strap e.

page_text: The front rod c of the frame consists of two parts in order to put them together
after being separated from each other and roll up the whole device to a small
parcel.
The hook a is shewn of a peculiar form to enable the device to be put over the
luggage shelf or rod which usually exists near to the roof of the carriage above the
Beat.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
An apparatus for affording rest to travellers or persons requiring rest whilst in
a sitting posture the said apparatus consisting essentially of an elastically suspended
head rest d in combination with the two straps e and f serving as supports for the
two arms and with a back girth g for the purpose herein set forth whether
provided with the peculiarly shaped suspending book a as shewn for applying the
rest in railway carriages or with other means of suspension.
J. HENRY JOHNSON,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the said Paul Knüppelholz.