Improvements in and relating to Adjustable Ottoman Couches, Lounges, Chairs, and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd July, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Apr., 1899-Accepted, 15th July, 1899
Improvements in and relating to Adjustable Ottoman Couches,
Lounges, Chairs, and the like.
I, EDWIN SPINNEY, 29, Grove Hill Road, Tunbridge Wells, Upholsterer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In accordance with my invention, the head or back of the ottoman couch, lounge
or chair is mounted on pivots at each side, for the purpose of allowing the head or
back to assume a horizontal position I hinge to a cross bar at the lower part of the
head or back, a flap peice or shutter, this flap peice when the head or back is in its
normal position, takes its bearing on the back part of body of ottoman couch, or like
article to which the adjustable part is adapted, in order to allow of the head assuming
a horizontal position, it is only necessary to free or release the hinged flap aforesaid
from the bearing which it had on the back part of body, and visa versa the pivoted
head will resume and be retained in its normal position, on the hinged flap aforesaid
being brought into its original position.
Improvements in and relating to Adjustable Ottoman Couches,
Lounges, Chairs, and the like.
I, EDWIN SPINNEY, of 29, Grove Hill Road, Tunbridge Wells, in the County of
Kent, Upholsterer, 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 :-
In accordance with my invention, the head portion forming the back of the
ottoman couch, chair or lounge is mounted on pivots at each side; and, for the
purpose of allowing said head or back to assume a horizontal position, hinge to a
cross bar at the lower part of the head or back portion aforesaid (hereinafter termed
the "head") a flap or shutter piece hereinafter termed the "shutter")
which, when the "head" of the couch or like device is in its normal-
namely raised-position, said "shutter" takes its bearing on the rear portion of
the body or framing of couch or the like, to which the adjustable "head" is adapted.
Then, in order to permit of the "head" assuming a horizontal position, it is only
necessary to free or release the hinged "shutter" aforesaid from the bearing which it
had upon the rear portion of the body or framing of the couch or the like; and,
vice versa, the pivoted "head" will resume, and be maintained in its normal position

page_text: on the hinged "shutter" being brought into its original position, resting or taking
its bearing upon the rear portion of the body or framing of couch or the like.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings illustrative of my said invention, Figure 1
is a longitudinal section of part of a couch shewing my improvements; with the
"head" in its normal-namely, elevated-position; whilst, in Figure 2, the "head"
is shewn lowered into a horizontal position. In the drawings, a is the framing of
couch; b, the head; b¹, pivots of "head"; c, brackets or supports-one on each
side of couch framing-to b¹; d, fixed cross bar or stay between side framing of
"head."
e the herein before referred to adjustable "shutter," hinged to d.]
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 :-
In ottoman couches, lounges, chairs and the like, the employment of a pivoted
"head" in the manner and by the means as herein set forth.