Improvements in Chairs, Stools, or Seats.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 2nd June, 1894
Improvements in Chairs, Stools, or Seats.
I, GEBHARD KENTER Junior, of Bregenz, in the Empire of Austria, Master
Carpenter, 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 present invention refers to a chair, stool or seat built up of wood and cast
metal, the parts being joined together by bolts and screws so that the chair, stool
or seat is made entirely without glue which allows it to be made use of out of doors
in all weathers, and to be left there, since, in consequence of the solid character of
the constituent parts, changes of temperature have no injurious effect upon it.
By the described mode of joining together the parts of the chair, stool or seat by
means of screws and bolts, the glue joints, which are often unsatisfactory and
insufficient, are dispensed with, the cost of the frequent repairs which they require
being thus saved. This chair or stool, which may be used in a room as well as out
of doors, has also other advantages. If, for example, it sustains damage, of what-
ever kind, that is to say, in whatever part, the repair required can be executed by
any one, since the part which is damaged or destroyed can be removed and replaced
from a stock in a few minutes, a matter of considerable. advantage to publicans,
restaurant keepers, and hotel proprietors, since economy both in cost of repair and
of time is secured. The construction of the stool or chair further allows of its
being taken completely to pieces, and stowed in a very small space, for example,
100 chairs only take up a space of 4 cubic meters, whilst chairs of other desiga
require at least 16-7 cubic meters for the same number.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe how it can be
carried into practice by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is an elevation:
Figure 2 a plan :
Figure 3 a front elevation; and,
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Figure 4 a rear elevation of a chair constructed according to my invention.
A, A are frames of bronzed cast iron which are pierced by bolts a, a, a', a' with
screw-nuts which secure the front legs B, B and the hind legs C, C. For further
fastening and greater security, the wood screws b, c are used. To connect the front
legs to each other, they are traversed by a cross-bar or strut D through which the
bolts a, a likewise pass. To keep the fore legs secure a strut d is mortised into
them, and a strut E is passed through the hind legs C, C in a similar way, the
upper portion C', C' of these legs entering into the formation of the back. The
strut E is held in place by the bolts a', a' which pass through it. The cross-
pieces F, F which are shaped to fit the back, form the back of the chair, in
combination with the prolongations C', C' of the legs C, C. The cross-piece F
passes through suitable apertures in the prolongations C', C, and is connected to
the same by wood screws, whilst the cross-piece F1 is merely inserted in corre-
sponding mortices in the prolongations C', C' of the hind legs. The narrow boards
or slats G which are secured to the cast-iron frames A', A by means of wood
screws 9 form the seat. The foremost of these boards G' is screwed to the front
legs B, B by means of wood screws g', g'. The whole of the parts B, C, D, d, E,
F, F, G, G are of wood. The chair may be constructed in any conceivable form
or style, as for example, for old German wine or beer shops, saloons of every kind
and so on, and of the lightest and most elegant design.
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page_text: Since, in distinction to the chairs at present in use, the new stool or chair is
constructed without the use of glue, it is evident, that not only is the chair much
more solid, but the price is much lower.
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 :-
1. A chair or stool, the wooden and cast iron components of which are joined
together by means of screws and bolts, so that the chair or stool can be easily and
quickly taken to pieces, damaged parts replaced by new ones, and the chair or
stool is made up without the use of glue as the result of which it may be used out
of doors as well as in rooms, substantially as herein before described.
2. A stool or chair of the kind described in the first claiming clause in which the
front and hind legs B, C are secured to two cast-iron side-frames A by means of
wood screws and bolts, substantially as set forth.
3. A stool or chair of. the kind described in the previous claiming clauses, in
which the front legs are connected by the cross-bar or strut D which passes through
them, and through which the bolts a, a which serve to connect the cast-iron
frames A, A with the front legs B, B likewise pass, whilst on the other hand a
similar strut E is passed through the hind legs C, C, the connecting bolts a', a¹
which connect the hind legs C, C with the cast iron frames passing through these
struts E, and the upper prolongations C₁, C₁ of the hind legs being connected by
cross pieces F, F', and in conjunction with them forming the back of the chair,
substantially as set forth.
4. A stool or chair of the kind described in the previous claiming clauses,
essentially constructed as described and shewn in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 27th day of April 1894.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.