Improvements in Portable Window Seats for Cleaning, Painting, or Repairing Windows.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Apr., 1800
Complete Specification Left, 11th Jan., 1900-Accepted, 17th Feb., 1900
Complete Specification Left, 11th Jan., 1900-Accepted, 17th Feb., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portable Window Seats for Cleaning, Painting, or
Repairing Windows.
I, HENRY GORTON, of 80, Parkhurst Road, Holloway, in the County of London,
Electrical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
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This invention relates to an improved seat suitable for cleaning, painting, or
repairing windows, which seat is adapted to fold up so that it may be conveniently
carried from one window to another as required, or stowed away in a small space
when not in use.
My improved seat is constructed by hinging two suitable boards together so
that when folded they shall lay flat, one on the other, but when opened out the
two boards are at or about a right angle with each other. One of these boards
is intended for a scat, and the other as a back or safe guard to the seat. A metal
rod (or rods) is pivoted to one of the boards, for example to the back board, and
is formed at the other end as a hook, whereby it can be secured within an eye
bolt or equivalent micans to the other board, when it is required to extend thei
outwards to the right angled form already described. The hook rod is so arranged
and pivoted that it can be detached from the eye, and laid flat against the back,
when the two boards are to be folded up as previously described. In addition
to the hook rod, two metal arms are adapted to be secured to the back board, one
at each end and near the upper part, or part most remote from the hinges, and to
extend down beyond the corresponding outer edge of the seat board. The lower
end of each side arm is formed with an eve, and a suitable metal rod or bar is
threaded through the two eyes of the side arms so as to link them together, as'
it were, but preferably the bar is cranked between the two arms and arranged to
turn freely in the said eyes. The rod or bar is made long enough to exceed the
width of the window opening, and thus to bear upon each window jamb or side
casing of the windows for which the seat is intended. In order to accommodate
for variations in the thickness of the wall, the upper end of each side arm is
adapted for adjustment in length, with means to secure the arms in any desired
position. The arms are also jointed or hinged at about the centre of their length,
so that when the seat and back boards are folded up, the side arms also fold in'
accordance therewith.
The seat is used by laying the seat board on the sill outside of the window,
and opening out the back to the right angled position above mentioned, and
securing it in that position by means of the pivoted rod or rods. The side arms
are then adjusted as aforesaid to the thickness of the wall by the bar being brought
close up against the window jambs and sccured there: the cranked portion of
the bar, by its weight, turning the bar in the eyes of the side arms, thus placing
the central part of the bar out of the way of the legs of the person using the seat.
The seat is then ready for use in cleaning, painting, repairing or otherwise
operating upon the window, and when done with it can be folded up and carried

page_text: to another window, or stowed away as required. Suitable straps may be used for
securing the seat in its folded up position.
Dated this 11th day of April 1899.
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
37 & 39, Essex Street, Strand, London, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Portable Window Seats for Cleaning, Painting, or
Repairing Windows.
I, HENRY GORTON, of 80, Parkhurst Road, Holloway, in the County of London,
Electrical 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:-
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This invention relates to an improved seat suitable for cleaning, painting, or
repairing windows, which seat is adapted to fold up so that it may be conveniently
carried from one window to another as required, or stowed away in a small space
when not in use.
In the further description of this invention, reference is made to the accom-
panying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved window
seat as opened in position ready for use, and Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same
in its folded up and portable condition.
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My improved seat is constructed by hinging two suitable boards together so
that when folded they shall lay flat, one on the other, but when opened out the
two boards are at about a right angle to each other. One of these boards a, is
intended for a seat, and the other one as a back or safe guard to the seat.
metal rod (or rods) is sometimes pivoted to one of the boards, for example to the
back board, and formed at the other end as a hook, whereby it can be secured
within an eye bolt or equivalent means to the other board, when it is required to
extend them outwards to the right angled position already stated, but such rod is
not essential, as it is merely a convenience while placing the seat on the window
sill, but when used it is so arranged and pivoted that it can be detached from the
eye, and laid flat against the back, when the two boards are to be folded up as
above mentioned. Two strong hinges e are serewed to the boards a and b, pre-
ferably in such a manner that the boards are braced one against the other in the
approximately right angled position, as indicated at a' in Fig. 1, in which case
the aforesaid hook rod and eye may be dispensed with. Two metal arms d are
adapted to be secured to the back board, one at each end thereof and near the
upper part, or part most remote from the hinges, and to extend down and pro-
longed beyond the corresponding outer edge of the seat board a. The lower end
of each side arm & is formed with an eye of the side arms d so as to link them
together, as it were, but preferably the bar is cranked as at el between the two
arms, and arranged to turn freely in the said eyes. The rod or bar e is made long
enough to exceed the width of the window opening, and thus to bear upon each
window jamb or side casing of the windows for which the seat is intended, and
the ends are preferably covered with a rubber tube e, to avoid damaging the
paint. In order to accommodate for variations in the thickness of the wall, the
upper end of each side arm is provided with holes at for adjustment in length,
with a nut and screw or other suitable means to secure the arms in any desired
position. The arms are also jointed or hinged at d, about the centre of their
length, so that when the seat and back boards are folded up, the side arm also
folds in accordance therewith, as shown in Fig. 2

page_text: The seat is used by laying the seat board on the sill outside of the window,
and opening out the back to the right angled position above mentioned, and
securing it in that position by means of the pivoted rod or rods e, or otherwise,
as above mentioned. The side arms are then adjusted as aforesaid to the thickness
of the wall by the bar being brought close up against the window jambs and
secured there; the cranked portion of the bar, by its weight, turning the bar in
the eyes of the side arms, thus placing the central part of the bar out of the
way of the legs of the person using the seat. The seat is then ready for use in
cleaning, painting, repairing or otherwise operating upon the window, and when
done with it can be folded up and carried to another window, or stowed away as
required. Suitable straps may be used for securing the seat in its folded up
position.
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
A folding window seat consisting of two hinged boards, combined with jointed
side arms one end thereof secured to one of the said boards, the other ends con-
nected by a crank rod threaded through an eye in each of the said side arms,
operating substantially as and for the purpose herein described and shown by the
drawings.
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FAIRFAX & WETTER,
37 & 89, Essex Street, Strand, London, Agents for the Applicant.