Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 23rd Nov., 1888
DAVID LOWE 37 Westferry Road Millwall London E. Manufacturer of Rattan
Furniture 1 do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
A Lounge constructed with a movable seat-pivited with suitable joints or pivits,
so that the seat can be readily raised to allow the leg rest to fold down through the
frameing on which the seat rests and thus form a chair, and also a back, which can be
easily adjusted to any desired angle by means of a suitable rack and supports--or can
be folded down upon the leg rest and seat so as to occupy a small space when not
in use.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Adjustable Combination Folding Lounge and Chair.
1, DAVID LOWE, of 37, Westferry Road, Millwall, London, E. Manufacturer of
Rattan Furniture, 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
ollowing statement and accompanying drawing, (that is to say):-
My invention relates to an improved article of furniture consisting of a lounge or
reclining seat having a leg rest attached, and a back the angle of inclination of
which can be altered as desired, the seat being so arranged that it can be lifted upon
a hinge, and the leg rest turned completely over and folded down, the seat being then
shut down above it so as to form an ordinary chair. When not in use, the back can
also be folded forward against the seat, so that the whole contrivance occupies little
space and is very portable.
In the accompanying drawing, which is in illustration of my invention, figure 1 is
a side view of the apparatus arranged as a lounge, with leg rest and inclined back.
Figure 2 shews it with the leg rest turned back under the seat, and the back inclined
somewhat further back, and figure 3 shews it with the back folded down upon the
seat. The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in the several figures.
The improved combination article of furniture may be made of wood cane or other
suitable material. In the drawings it is supposed to be made of cane, the ordinary
attachments of the several parts being omitted.
C,
a is one of the two similar side frames which are arranged parallel and at a suitable
distance apart and are connected together by transverse stays or frames. b is the seat
of the chair which turns upon a transverse hinge or joint at its back edge at its
edges resting upon two lateral frames or ledges d formed upon or attached to the
frames a. The back of the chair is shewn at e, and turns upon the transverse hinge
or joint f, an adjustable support or stay being arranged behind it, turning upon the
hinge or pivot g and being capable of adjustment into any one of the notches or
projections upon the chair back, so that the angle of inclination can be varied as
desired. h is the leg rest turning upon the transverse hinge or joint i in the frames a,
and having a projecting support below its outer end at k by which it is kept at a
proper height from the ground. 7-represents the arms of the chair carried by the
side frame, and m is a recess or stand in the arm in which a glass or other article
can be carried if desired.
When the chair is folded up, as shewn in figure 3, the leg rest is turned in, the
front of the seat b being first raised. The back e being folded down upon the seat,
and the support at the back being turned forward upon its hinge g, so that the whole
apparatus occupies little room and is in a very portable form.

page_text: I do not confine myself to the precise form and proportions of the several parts,
which may be varied more or less as may be desired, but 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 :-
The combination of the frames a, hinged seat b, resting upon the supports d, hinged
leg rest and adjustable back e, all arranged and operating substantially in the
manner described and shewn in the drawing.