An Improved Moveable Arm-rest and Back-slide Combined, applicable to Railway-carriages, Tram-cars, Ships'-berths, Settees, and other Seats.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 16th Dec., 1890-Accepted, 17th Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Moveable Arm-rest and Back-slide Combined,
applicable to Railway-carriages, Tram-cars, Ships'-berths,
Settees, and other Seats.
FREDERICK ATTOCK 185 High Street, Oxford Road, Manchester, Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved method of operating a moveable arm-rest and
back-slide combined, that may be utilized in a horizontal, or angular position, and
when not required, may be raised, so as to form a continuous seat in the compartment,
or otherwise, and thus accommodate space for more persons.
In combination with the ordinary moveable arm-rest, I affix by means of a suitably
formed hinge, or otherwise, a sliding-back, which is shaped to a similar form as the
arm-rest, and by means of suitable guides, formed in the sides of a frame, the sliding
back is made to raise, or lower, automatically, with the arm-rest. A recess is formed
in the seat back, so that when the arm-rest is not required, it may be raised to a
position so as to be flush with the seat-back, and when the said arm-rest is lowered for
use, the sliding back is operated at the same time, so as to fill the recess, thus making
a level back cushion similar to when the arm-rest is not in use.
Dated this Fifth day of August 1890.
FREDERICK ATTOCK.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Moveable Arm-rest and Back-slide Combined,
applicable to Railway-carriages, Tram-cars, Ships'-berths,
Settees, and other Seats.
FREDERICK ATTOCK, 185 High Street, Oxford Road, Manchester, Engineer, 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 an improved method of operating a moveable arm-rest and
back-slide combined, that may be utilized in a horizontal, or angular, position, and,
when not required, may be raised, so as to form a continuous seat in the compartment,
or otherwise, and thus accommodate space for more persons.
In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1. is a front view, Fig. 2 shows a section
at L. M., and Fig. 3 is a side view. For simplicity the usual upholstering is not
shown.
In combination with the ordinary moveable arm-rest A, 1 affix by means of a suitably
formed hinge B, or otherwise, a sliding back C, which is shaped to a similar form as
the arm-rest A, and, by means of suitable guides, or guide grooves, D, formed in the
sides of a frame E, the sliding back, C, is made to raise, or lower, automatically with
the arm-rest A.
A recess is formed in the seat back, so that when the arm-rest A is not required, it
may be raised to a position, so as to be flush with the seat back, (as shown in Fig. 2);
and when the said arm-rest A is lowered for use, (as in Fig. 3), the sliding back C, is
operated at the same time, so as to fill the recess, thus making a level back cushion,
similar to when the arm-rest A is not in use.
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:
The arrangement, construction, and combination of the sliding back C, working
I Prving G1

page_text: automatically with the moveable arm-rest A, substantially as, and for the purpose set
forth, and according to the accompanying drawings, together with any more
modification, or modifications thereof.
Dated this Thirteenth day of December 1890.
FREDERICK ATTOCK.