An Improved Folding Chair-bedstead.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Sept., 1897-Accepted, 9th Oct., 1897
QUAIT DELE DI MULTICATIVA.
An Improved Folding Chair-bedstead.
I JOSEPH DIXON of 20 Leigham Vale, Streatham, in the County of Surrey,
Manufacturer, 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 an improved folding chair-bedstead, adapted to be
used as a sitting chair, reclining chair with leg-rest, or camp-bedstead, and consists
in certain improvements on a former invention for which Letters Patent were
granted to me dated July 9th, 1896, numbered 15205.
The accompanying drawing is a perspective view of my invention when used
as a sitting-chair, A A being the sides of the seat-frame, B, B, the side bars of the
back of the chair, having members C C pivoted to them with extension wings D D
to rest on the ground and support the back of the chair.
The improvements on my former patent relate firstly to another method for
keeping the legs, which support the seat-frame, rigid and free from movement,
and consists in using a pin a passing through the sides of the seat-frame so as
to come behind the front legs and in front of the rear legs. The pin fits loosely
enough in the seat-frame to enable it to be pulled back and forth accordingly
as the chair is required to be folded or set up for use, the head and point of the
pin having a flange to prevent it from slipping entirely out of the hole through
which it passes.
The second improvement consists in a means for preventing the extension
wings DD, when resting on the ground and supporting the back of the chair,
from slipping when extended to a considerable degree.
To this end I employ a cord b, one end of which is fastened to the member B
at c, the other end being looped over a head at d so as to be unfastened when
necessary and looped over a head at e on the member C and thus prevent the
extension wings D, D, from slipping.
A third improvement is the method of keeping the members C C and extension
wings D D securely together when the chair is in use, which is accomplished by
passing a pin f through them, as shown, this pin f being of the same character
as the one used for keeping the legs of the seat-frame secure and fits in the
members C C and extension wings D D loosely enough to admit of its being
drawn out to allow the frame to fold up, and has a flange at the head and point
to prevent it from slinning entirely out of the hole through which it passes.
In order to strengthen and support the covering forming the back of the chair,
I have added a band E of webbing or other suitable material, joined by a buckle,
so that the band may be tightened and give support to the back of the chair when
used as a bedstead.
To increase the comfort and improve the appearance of the chair, I have added
arms, the members F, F, G, G, of which are secured to the chair and to one
another by pivots, as shown, so as to fold or move with any adjustment of the
chair

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
The herein described folding chair-bedstead consisting of the various parts
and members pivotally connected together so as to fold into one another, and
adapted to be used as a sitting-chair, reclining chair with leg-rest, or camp-
bedstead, the device consisting of the pin a for keeping the legs of the seat-frame
firm and rigid, the cord 6 for preventing the supports D D from slipping, the
pins for keeping the members CC and extension wings D D securely together,
the band E for strengthening and supporting the covering forming the back of
the chair, and the arms F, F, G, G, connected to the chair, all substantially as
herein described and illustrated in the drawing.
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