An Improved Folding Lounge Chair and a Table adapted for Carrying the same.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd May, 1899
sifontina Loft 2nst Feb 1900 Accented 3rd Mar. 1900
Date of Application, 2nd May, 1899
Complete Specification Loft,
2nd Feb 1900 Accented 3rd Mar. 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Folding Lounge Chair and a Table adapted for Carrying
the same.
I, WILLIAM CHARLES TANNER, Manufacturer, of 6, Grays Inn Road, London,
W.C., do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved folding lounge chair which may be used
in connection with a special table for carrying or holding the same when not in use.
The improved lounge chair comprises a wooden or other suitable frame con-
sisting of two side pieces joined together by two end cross-pieces and fitted with a
seating or covering of carpet, canvas, cloth or similar material clamped to the
side pieces and permitting of the folding or doubling up of the frame, for which
purpose the said side pieces are hinged in one or more places.
To the inside edges of the side-pieces are hinged two or more cross-frames
serving as legs or supports and the latter are held rigidly in a slightly inclined
position by means of metal bars or stays also hinged to the inside of the side pieces.
These stays are formed on one side with a slot, or slots, which engages with a
screw or pin fixed to each side of the said cross-frames, a pivoted catch or tongue
on the same engaging with a notch or recess on the other side of the stay keeping
the latter in engagement with the screw or pin. There is also another support
consisting of a metal cross-frame hinged to the inside of the side-pieces at or near
the point at which they are hinged together and which is provided with pivoted
feet capable of being folded up, for supporting it on the ground in an inclined
position. This frame is formed with several slots with which engages a pin or
stud on each side of another cross-frame also pivoted to the side-pieces, this end
of the chair constituting the head or back which may be supported at any required
angle by means of the said cross-frame and metal support.
The other end of the frame may also be hinged so as to fold the chair into a
smaller compass. The cross-frames and stays are folded back inside the frame and
secured in position by straps when the chair is folded back.
As a convenient method of carrying the said folded chair and also for use with
the same I may provide a table fitted with folding legs, the said table consisting
of a shallow box or receptacle capable of holding the folded chair and fitted with
a hinged flap or cover provided with a lock or catch.
To cach side of the said box are pivoted two legs or supports which are kept
in a rigid vertical position by means of a pin passing through a hole in the leg
and a hole in the socket or frame to which it is hinged at each corner of the
box, the said pins also keeping the legs in their collapsed position when folded
up against the sides of the box.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Folding Lounge Chair and a Table adapted for Carrying
the same.
I WILLIAM CHARLES TANNER, Manufacturer, of G, Grays Inn Road, London.
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 lounge or hammock chair which
may be used in connection with a special table for conveying or holding the same
when not in use. According to my invention I provide a frame preferably formed
of wood and consisting of two side pieces or bars joined together at each end by
cross-bars and fitted with a seating or covering of carpet, canvas, cloth, netting.
or similar material clamped to the side pieces or bars and permitting of the folding
or doubling-up of the frame, for which purpose the side pieces or bars are hinged
in two places.
The said lounge chair is upholstered in such a manner as to provide a loose
or baggy seating, and the material forming the latter is fastened to the side pieces
or bars by means of battens or strips of wood between which and the bars the
edges of the material, turned over the battens for this purpose, are clamped by
screws passing through the said hattens and material into the bars.
To the inside faces of the side-pieces or bars are pivoted two cross frames serv
ing as legs or supports, and the latter are held rigidly in an inclined position
by means of metal stays.
These stays are each formed of two bars one of which is pivoted to the inside
edges of the side-pieces or bars, and the other to the cross-pieces or supports. the
said stay bars being pivoted together midway between the ends of the stays. The
said stays are kept in a rigid position by a lip or projection formed on the upper
edge of one bar bearing against the upper edge of the other bar when the said
bars are in line with each other so that it is only possible to bend or dislocate the
stays in one direction for folding the parts together. The rear portion of the
frame is hinged to the other portion and constitutes the head or back which is
supported at any desired angle by means of a cross-frame likewise pivoted to the
inside faces of the side-pieces or bars at or near the point at which the two por-
tions are hinged together. The said cross-frame is formed with slots on each side
with which engages another cross-frame pivoted to the side-pieces or bars of the
rear portion or head, whereby the latter is supported at the required angle.
A short portion of the frame at its front end is also hinged to enable it to he
folded into as small a compass as possible, for which purpose also the cross-frames
and stays are folded back inside the frame and secured in position by a catch or
bution.
As an improved method of carrying the improved lounge in its collapsed or
folded state, and also for use with the same. I provide a table constructed of a
shallow box or receptacle capable of holding the folded lounge and fitted with a
hinged flap or cover provided with a lock or catch and forming the top of the
said table. To each side of this box are pivoted two legs or supports which are
kept in a rigid vertical position by means of a pin passing through a hole in the
upper part of each leg and a hole in the socket or frame to which it is hinged at
each corner of the box.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig. 1 is a side view of my improved

page_text: lounge chair in its extended position, Fig. 2 is a plan in its collapsed or folded
position, and Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line, of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section in its folded position, Figs. 5 and 6 are detail
views of one of the pivoted stays, and Fig. 7 is an elevation of the table for
receiving and carrying the lounge in its folded state.
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a, a are the two side bars joined together at each end by the cross-bars b, b, and e
is the seating or covering of carpet or other material. The seating is clamped
to the bars by means of the strips or battens d between which and the inside
edges of the bars the edges of the material are held fast by screws d. c. c are the
cross-frames serving as legs or supports and pivoted at c¹ to the inside faces of the
The supports e are held rigidly in an inclined position by the metal
stays formed of two bars pivoted together at f and to the side bars and sup-
ports e at f, and f³ respectively. One of the bars of the said stays is formed with
a lip or extension which bears upon the upper edge of the other bar when they
are in a straight line with each other thus keeping the said bars rigid and per-
mitting of the stays being bent or broken only in one direction for the purpose
of folding. The rear portion of the frame is hinged at and is supported at any
desired angle by the cross-frame pivoted at g to the inside of the frame near
the hinges a. The frame g is formed on each side with the slots or recesses with
which is caused to engage the metal cross-frame i pivoted at to the rear portion
of the frame for supporting the latter at the required angle.
The front portion or end of the frame is also hinged at for convenience in
folding. It will be noticed that there are no cross-bars at the hinged parts of the
frame; there is only one at each end thus obviating any hard or solid supports
under the seating.
In order to fold the lounge the hinged portions of the frame are turned over on
to the central portion and fastened together by the hooks k. The cross-frames or
supports and i are then turned over so as to lie within the frame where they are
secured by the button . The stays are then bent and folded back so as to lie
within the frame bringing with them also the pivoted supports e. In order to
conveniently carry the sail folded lounge as well as for use in connection with
the same, provide the table shown in Fig. 7. and consisting of a shallow box m
provided with a hinged cover m¹ forming the top. The box m is of the same size
and shape as the folding lounge for holding the latter and is fitted with legs n
pivoted thereto at n' and kept in their open or extended position by pins pass-
ing through holes in their upper ends and in the sockets or frames to which
they are pivoted.
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When the table is not in use the legs may be folded up against the sides of the
box m as shewn on one side of Fig. 7 and the lounge being packed therein the
whole may be conveniently carried about.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
I claim is:
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(1) The improved folding lounge chair comprising the combination of a frame
consisting of side-bars having back and front hinged portions and cross-bars
fitted with a carpet or other hammock seating, cross-frames pivoted to the inside
of the main frame for supporting the back portion at the required angle, and legs
or supports pivoted to the inside of the main frame and kept in an extended rigid
position by stays consisting of two bars, one of which is formed with a lip or
projection, and which are pivoted together and to the main frame and legs or sup-
ports substantially as described and for the purposes specified.
(2) In a folding lounge chair the combination of a frame fitted with pivoted
supports and comprising hinged side-bars and end cross-bars and a carpet or other
hammock seating clamped to the inside of the frame, by strips or battens in such
a manner as to provide a loose or baggy seat, substantially as described.

page_text: The improved folding or collapsable lounge chair in combination with a box
or receptacle for holding the same in its folded state, the said box or receptacle
being provided with pivoted folding legs for enabling it to serve as a table, sub-
stantially as described and shewn in drawings.
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HAYA
J. B. FLEURET,
Agent for the Applicant.
6, Hatton Garden, Holborn Circus, London, E.C.,