An Improved Castor, for Furniture and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 17th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 24th Sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Castor, for Furniture and the like.
I, EDWIN CRUICKSHANK, of 4 Shaw Lane, Headingley, Leeds, in the County
of York, Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a castor or bearing for various kinds of
furniture which will easily and readily revolve in any direction required and which
is directly under the pressure put upon it.
I employ a ball to run or bear upon the floor directly under the foot or other
portion of the furniture or object upon which it is secured; above the bearing ball
are other balls, of any required number, upon which the said bearing ball rests or
bears so that there is little friction upon the bearing ball, which will revolve in any
direction required, the aforesaid bearing ball is kept in position by the case or
frame of the castor extending below the centre of the bearing ball and being turned
in or narrowed at that point.
Dated this 19th dow of Noromban 1001
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Castor for Furniture and the like.
I, EDWIN CRUICKSHANK, of 4, Shaw Lane, Headingley, Leeds, in the County
of York, Agent, 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 castor or bearing for various kinds of
furniture or other suitable purposes which will easily and readily revolve in any
direction required and which is directly under the pressure put upon it.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Castor for Furniture and the like.
I, EDWIN CRUICKSHANK, of 4, Shaw Lane, Headingley, Leeds, in the County
of York, Agent, 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 castor or bearing for various kinds of
furniture or other suitable purposes which will easily and readily revolve in any
direction required and which is directly under the pressure put upon it.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1, is a sectional elevation of my improved castor.
Figs. 2 and 3 are modifications of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4, is a plan of Fig. 3 with plate D removed.
I employ a ball A to run or bear upon the floor directly under the foot or other
portion of the furniture or object upon which it is secured, above the bearing
ball A are other balls B of any required number, preferably three are employed,
upon which the said bearing ball rests or bears so that there is little friction upon
the bearing ball A which will revolve in any direction required. The aforesaid
bearing ball A is kept in position by the case or frame C of the castor extending
below the centre of the bearing ball A and being turned in or narrowed at that
point.
Also by means of the plate D which may be flat or concave, and is fitted into the
case or frame C, or may be fornied solid with the said case or frame.
In the case of castors fitting on to legs or the like, they are provided with a
socket E as is usual, the plate D being held or retained in position by means of the
surface against which it is fixed.

page_text: 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 :-
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In a castor, the combination of the bearing ball A, smaller balls 13, and plate D
detachable or solid, as shown and described.
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JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.