A New or Improved Seat or Cover for Rowing and other Boats.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 28th June, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 5th Sept., 1894-Accepted, 27th Oct., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Seat or Cover for Rowing and other Boats.
We, WILLIAM JARDINE and WILLIAM ALLAN JARDINE both of 8, Palmer
Crescent, Kingston-on-Thames, Gentlemen, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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Our invention relates to a new or improved seat or cover for rowing and other
boats and has for its object to provide a seat or cover of special construction which
shall allow of perfect ventilation, at the same time being extremely comfortable,
while the surface, which is of felt can be quickly and easily removed when worn
and replaced by fresh material.
In carrying our invention into practical effect, we provide a suitably shaped base
to be formed of plaited wire, cane, or other suitable material, which is furnished
underneath with two or more cross battens or strips of wood for the purpose of
raising the aforementioned plaited base above the seat of the boat to which it is
attached, so as to allow for the free passage of air. The top of the wire or cane
basis is covered with perforated felt or other suitable and soft material attached by
means of stitches, studs, buttons, or in any other convenient manner and the device
is further furnished with any well known and suitable means for attaching it to the
seat of the boat or the like.
Dated this 28th day of June 1904
F. G. CASSELL,
Of Cassell & Co.,
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicants.
We, WILLIAM JARDINE and WILLIAM ALLAN JARDINE both of 8, Palmer
Crescent, Kingston-on-Thames, Gentlemen, 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 :-
Our invention relates to a new or improved seat or cover for rowing and other
boats and has for its object to provide a seat or cover of special construction which
shall allow of perfect ventilation, at the same time being extremely comfortable,
while the surface, which is of felt can be quickly and easily removed when worn and
replaced by fresh material.
In carrying our invention into practical effect, we provide a suitably shaped base
to be formed of plaited wire, cane, or other suitable material, which is furnished
underneath with two or more cross battens. or strips of wood for the purpose of
raising the aforementioned plaited base above the seat of the boat to which it is
attached, so as to allow for the free passage of air. The top of the wire or cane
basis is covered with perforated felt or other suitable and soft material attached by
means of stitches studs, buttons, or in any other convenient manner and the device
is further furnished with any well known and suitable means for attaching it to the
Beat of the boat or the like.

page_text: In order that our invention may be more fully understood we will now proceed to
describe same with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a
plan of our improved seat cover, Fig. 2 an underside view, and Fig. 3 an end view
of same.
Our improved seat cover consists of a basis or frame-work of woven or plaited
wire, cane, or other suitable material, furnished on the top with a covering f of
felt or the like which is provided with a number of holes or perforations h for
purposes of ventilation. The under surface of the wire basis is provided with two
cross battens a, a¹ of wood or other suitable material, one at each end of same,
which are furnished with round rubber pads p, while the central portion of the said
wire basis is provided with four short strips s secured to same and each carrying
a rubber pad pl which bear against the boat seat and prevent the said cover
from "sagging" in the middle, at the same time making the seat more
comfortable.
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Our improved cover is placed upon the boat seat and secured in any covenient
manner, and we will now describe a method very suitable for this purpose.
improved method consists in furnishing each end of the cross battens a a¹ with a
link so that they are placed in pairs one at each end of the aforementioned
battens. To the link at one end of each batten a band w of webbing or the like is
secured by rivets while the said band passes under the boat seat s and through the
opposite link when it is turned back and again passed under the boat seat, it is then
joined or suitably connected to a short length of elastic e, the webbing w then
continuing from the other end of the said elastic where it is furnished with an
eye engaging with a hook h¹ connected to the upper portion of the webbing.
By this means the links are drawn tightly against the edges of the seat s¹ and
are retained in that position by means of the webbing w, sufficient tension being
brought upon same by the short length of elastic material e let into it, and by
this means the cover is rigidly secured to the boat seat and is prevented from
working round same or slipping off.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The new or improved boat seat or cover, substantially as herein described
and shown and for the purposes specified.
2. In combination with the boat seat or cover as above claimed, the method of
fastening or securing same to the boat seat substantially as herein described and
shown and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 5th day of Sentember 1801
F. G. CASSELL,
Of Cassell & Co.,
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W,
Agent for the Applicants.