Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 12th Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 13th Jan., 1888
We GEORGE WOODS of Bewsey Terrace Bewsey Road and EDWIN WOODS of
175 Bewsey Road Warrington in the County of Lancaster Wire Manufacturers do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object is to provide a cheap efficient durable and convenient cushion carrier
for railway carriage and like seats divided into sections the advantages secured
being uniformity in resilience simplicity of parts and absence of vibration from seat
to seat.
The invention consists essentially in providing a frame of the required length and
breadth within or on which a wire web is stretched by means of screws or tightening
appliances to the required tension and in fitting the said frame and web over dividing
pieces and beneath arms or clamps when the dividing pieces and arms or clamps are
united by bolts or equivalent devices.
JAMES JOHNSON,
Agent.

page_text: We GEORGE Woons of Bewscy Terrace, Bewsey Road and EDWIN WOODS of
175 Bewsey Road, Warrington in the County of Lancaster Wire Manufacturers, 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 is to provide a cheap efficient durable and convenient cushion carrier
for railway carriage and like seats divided into sections the advantages received
being uniformity in resilience, simplicity of parts, and absence of vibration from seat
seat.
The invention consists essentially in providing a frame of the required length and
breadth within or on which a wire web is stretched by means of screws or tightening
appliances to the required tension and in fitting the said frame and web over dividing
pieces and beneath arms or clamps when the dividing pieces and arms or clamps are
united by bolts or equivalent devices.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a plan, and fig. 2 a transverse section of a cushion carrier for seats under
our invention. a frame of angle iron, wire web rivetted or otherwise secured at
each end to cross pieces c. The said cross pieces are made with nuts or tapped holes,
d set screws which pass through holes in the frame a and enter the nuts. The desired
tension of the wire web is obtained by tightening the screws d. One end of the web
may if desired he secured to the frame, and tightening screws be used at the other
end only; or if preferred the screws may be secured to the cross pieces e and nuts be
used for tightening as shown in fig. 3. a frame, 6 web, e cross pieces, d screws, e nuts.
Other tightening devices may be used instead of screws and nuts. are dividing
pieces beneath the web, and are arms or clamps above the dividing pieces secured
together by bolis or equivalent devices. The arms 7 are suitable for use when the
cushion carriers are in first class railway carriages, theatres and similar places where
it is desired to have divisions between the seats; and clamps g' are convenient when
the carriers are used in second and third class carriages hotels and the like where
divisions are not required between the seats. A cushions.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that we
claim is -
First. The combination of the frame a and web b with tightening devices and
dividing pieces and arms or clamps g for the purpose set forth.
Second. Cushion carriers for seats constructed substantially as herein set forth.