Improvements in Garden Seats or the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Garden Seats or the like.
We, ARTHUR AUGUSTUS TYLER, of 227, Coldharbour Lane, S.W., Tramway
Manager, WILLIAM MARCH, of 18, Rumsey Road, Stockwell, S.W., Tramway
Fitter, and HARRY PENN, of 40, Harold Road, Upper Norwood, S.E., Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to outside garden seats for tramcars, omnibuses, steam-
boats and all seats in exposed positions, its object being to provide a dry seat and
seat back in wet weather. According to this invention which will first be described
in its application to garden seats on the outside of tramcars, the ordinary seat
proper is made as usual, and the back of the seat, by a combination of rods at the
sides, is capable of being turned down so as to form a complete cover to the seat.
This cover can be turned up so as to form a back either way so that the passenger
can sit either facing the direction in which the car is going, or the reverse way;.
but in either case a dry seat and seat back is given.
The aforesaid rods are attached to 'the ends of the seat cover and slide in pre-
pared grooves at both ends of the seat proper, and are jointed in such a manner
that the cover is capable of being raised into position as a seat back, on either side
of the seat. Stops are fitted in the aforesaid grooves, so that the rods cannot leave
the grooves altogether, & so the seat back cannot be inclined at more of an angle
than the rods allow it to go to. The angle allowed is such as to make a com-
fortable position for the seat back relatively to the seat.
The
If desired the cover can be made, by means of springs or the like, to fall auto-
matically from its position as a seat back, so as to form the seat cover.
action of the passengers rising from their seats, leaving the back free to drop into
its position as a seat cover.
When fitted to omnibuses or in like cases where it is only necessary to face in
one direction, the cover can be made so that it will only form a seat back one way."
In all cases the aforesaid cover when in its position as a seat back forms a perfect
thief guard.
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ARTHUR A. TYLER.
WILLIAM MARCH.
HARRY PENN.

page_text: Tramway Fitter, and HARRY PENN, of 40, Harold Road, Upper Norwood, S.E.,
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 outside garden seats for tramcars, omnibuses, steam-
boats, & all seats in exposed positions, its object being to provide a dry seat &
seat back in wet weather.
According to this invention which will first be described in its application to
garden seats on the outside of tramcars, the ordinary seat proper is made as usual
& the back of the seat by a combination of rods at the sides is capable of being
turned down so as to form a complete cover to the seat, this cover can be turned
up so as to form a back either way, so that the passenger can sit either facing the
direction in which the car is going, or the reverse way; but in either case a dry
seat & seat back is given.
The aforesaid rods are attached to the ends of the seat cover T slide in prepared
grooves at both ends of the seat proper, & are jointed in such a manner that the
cover is capable of being raised into position as a seat back, on either side of the
seat. Stops are fitted in the aforesaid grooves, so that the rods cannot leave these
grooves altogether, & so the seat back cannot be inclined at more of an angle than
the rods allow it to go to. The angle allowed is such that the seat back is in a
comfortable position relatively to the seat.
If desired the cover can be made by means of springs or the like to fall auto-
matically from its position as a seat back so as to form the seat cover, the action
of the passengers rising from their seats leaving the back free to drop into its posi-
tion as a seat cover.
When fitted to omnibuses or in like cases where it is only necessary to face in
one direction, the cover can be made so that it will only form a seat back one way.
In all cases the aforesaid cover when in its position as a seat back forms a perfect
thief guard.
In order that our invention may be more fully understood, we have annexed to
this specification a sheet of drawings, to the figures and letters of reference on
which we now refer.
Fig. 1 shows in elevation one end of the seat with the cover down in position
for keeping the seat protected from the weather.
Figs. 2 & 3 are similar views, with the cover raised in opposite directions, so as
to form a back & thief guard for the sitter facing in either direction.
A is the seat support.
B is the seat proper.
C is the seat cover which when raised forms a seat back & thief guard.
D, E are links or rods attached to the seat cover C by means of pins or the like
at points K, L, and are connected to each other at the lower ends by a link or rod F.
These links D, E slide in a groove formed by the guard piece G which is
attached to the seat proper B by pins or the like at the points H, I, J.
The arrangement of links and groove is exactly alike at both ends of the seat.
The action of the apparatus is as follows. Referring to Fig. 2 where the seat
cover C is raised into position as a seat back one way the links D, E, slide in the
aforesaid groove until the links E, & F form approximately a straight line with
each other and the one end of the link F rests against the guard piece G & so pre-
venting the link E from leaving the groove altogether, & the link D rests upon the
pin H, this locking the seat back in position, at a suitable angle for the sitters
comfort.
In Fig. 3 in which the cover is shown raised to make a seat back in the opposite
direction to that shown in Fig. 2, the action is reversed & the links D, F
form approximately a straight line with each other & the link E rests upon
the pin J.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, & in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
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1. In garden seats or the like, a weather proof cover, adapted to be raised and
maintained in place by means of articulated links or rods at both ends of the seat,
so as to form a scat-back and thief guard on either side of the seat, substantially
as described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. The general construction, combination and arrangement of the several and
respective parts together constituting our improvements in garden seats or the
like substantially as described.
Dated this 28th day of January 1898.
ARTHUR A. TYLER.
WILLIAM MARCH.
HARRY PENN.
ARTHUR A. TYLER.
WILLIAM MARCH.
HARRY PENN.