IMPROVEMENTS IN BARBER'S CHAIRS to be as follows:-
Year: 1886

page_text: We WILLIAM HENRY OSBORNE and THOMAS WILLIAM GARRETT both of
No. 51 Frith Street Soho in the County of Middlesex Merchants do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BARBER'S CHAIRS
to be as follows:-
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This invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in chairs of
the kind used by barbers the objects of the said improvements being to admit of
the inclination of the back of the chair and of the leg rest and the height of the
head rest being varied with facility and to admit of the footboard or support for
the feet being readily adjusted nearer to or farther from the seat of the chair.
According to the said improvements the back of the chair and the supports of
the arms are jointed to the frame of the chair near the level of the seat thereof
and the arms are jointed to the back and to the said supports and to the lower
ends of the said supports the leg rest is secured. The leg rest is connected by rods
to a socket which is capable of sliding on a bar or rod mounted below the seat of
the chair. The said socket has notches or teeth formed on it which engage with
the teeth of a rack jointed to the frame of the chair and connected to a treadle by
depressing which the said rack may be disengaged from the teeth or notches on the
said socket.
The foot board is connected to the lower part of the leg rest by means of arms
secured to the ends of the said board which arms project beyond one face of the
board and are jointed at their ends to standards secured to the leg rest. This
arrangement admits of the foot board being turned so that either one or other of
its faces may be uppermost the distance of the said board from the seat of the
chair being greater or less according as one or other of the two faces of the board
is uppermost. The foot board is held in either of its two positions by means of a
catch secured to the leg rest.
The support of the head rest has a rack formed on or secured to it with the
teeth of which a spring pawl engages which spring pawl is provided with a knob
or button which projects from the back of the chair. By pressing on this button
the pawl is disengaged from the rack when required.
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page_text: In order to vary the inclination of the back of the chair and of the leg rest or
the angles which the said parts form relatively to the seat the treadle is depressed
the rack connected to the said treadle being thereby disengaged from the teeth on
the socket. The back and leg rest may then be adjusted as required by pressing the
upper part of the back either towards or from the seat the motion of the said parts
causing the said socket to travel along the rod on which it works. When the back
and leg rest have thus been brought to the required positions the treadle is released
and the rack again engages with the teeth on the socket and secures the said parts
of the chair in the positions to which they have been adjusted. The foot board is
adjusted as required by turning one or other of its faces uppermost according as it
is required to be nearer to or farther from the seat of the chair. In adjusting the
head rest the pawl is disengaged from the rack on the support of the said rest by
pressure on the button herein before referred to. The said rest is then free and
can be raised or lowered as required and when it is brought to the desired position
the pawl is released and again engages with the rack and secures the said rest.
Deted this nineteenth day of January 1886

page_text: We WILLIAM HENRY OSBORNE and THOMAS WILLIAM GARRETT .both of
No. 51 Frith Street Soho in the County of Middlesex Merchants 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 consists of the improvements hereinafter described in chairs of
the kind used by barbers the objects of the said improvements being to admit of
the inclination of the back of the chair and of the leg rest and the height of the
head rest being varied with facility and to admit of the foot board or support for
the feet being readily adjusted 'nearer to or farther from the seat of the chair.
According to the said improvements the back of the chair and the supports of
the arms are jointed to the frame of the chair near the level of the seat thereof
and the arms are jointed to the back and to the said supports and to the lower ends
of the said supports the leg rest is secured. The leg rest is connected by rods to a
block which is capable of sliding on a bar or rod mounted below the seat of the
chair. The said block has notches or teeth formed on it which engage with the
teeth' of a rack jointed to a treadle lever by depressing which the said rack'
be disengaged from the teeth or notches' on the said block.
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The footboard is connected to the lower part of the leg rest by means of arms
secured to the ends of the said board which arms' project 'beyond 'one face of the
board and are jointed at their other ends to standards secured to the leg rest.
This arrangement admits of the footboard being turned so that either one or other
of its faces may be uppermost the distance of the said board from the seat of the
chair being greater or less according as one or other of the two faces of the board
is uppermost. The foot board is held in either of its two positions by means of a
catch secured to the leg rest.
The support of the head rest has a rack formed on" or secured to it with the
teeth of which a spring pawl or catch engages which spring pawl or catch is
provided with a knob or button which projects from the back of the chair. By
pressing on this button the pawl is disengaged from the rack when required.
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Having thus described the nature of this invention we will proceed to describe
the manner in which it is to be performed reference being had to the accompanying
Drawings and to the letters and figures marked thereon.
Figure 1 of the said drawings is a side elevation of the chair herein before
described Figure 2 is a vertical section thereof and Figures 3. 4. 5. 6 and 7 are
separate views of parts thereof bereinafter referred to.
The same letters and figures of reference indicate the same parts in each of the"
Figures of the Drawings
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a is the back of the chair which is jointed at a¹ a¹ to the rear part of the
frame c which supports the seat d. ee are the arms of the chair ff are the
supports of the front ends of the said arms which supports are jointed at fi fi
to the said frame c. The said arms e'e are jointed at e¹ el to the back a and at e' ea
to'the's
e'said supports'ffg is the
is the leg rest which is secured to the lower parts of the
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page_text: said supports ff, h is the foot board which is connected to the lower part of the
leg rest and i is the head rest.
The mechanism by which the back a of the chair and the leg rest g are secured
when adjusted to the required inclination is hereinafter described.
jis the sliding toothed block k is the rod on which it is mounted and works
are the rods by which the leg rest is connected to the said block m is the
toothed rack the teeth of which engage with those on the sliding block; the said
rack being connected to the frame c of the chair by means of pins or studs m¹ m¹
which engage with slots m² m² formed in the said rack which is pressed upward by
springs n n o is the treadle lever by which the said rack is depressed when it is
desired to vary the inclination of the back and leg rest which lever is jointed at o¹
to the frame c of the chair and is connected at o' to the rack m. In Figure 3 of
the accompanying Drawings the mechanism herein before described is shown sepa-
rately from the chair the parts being represented in the position to which they are
brought by depressing the treadle lever o.
The connection of the foot board with the leg rest and the mechanism by which
the adjustable foot board is secured are hereinafter described. The description
will be best understood by reference to Figures 5, 6 and 7 of the accompanying
drawings in which Figures the said parts are shown separately from the other
parts of the chair an edge view of the leg rest and a face view of the foot board
being shown in Figure 5 and a face view of part of the leg rest and an edge view
of the foot board being shown in Figure 6. Figure 7 is a section of the said parts
taken on the line 1 Figure 6.
¹ h¹ are the arms secured to the ends of the foot board. g¹ g¹ are the standards
secured to the leg rest g to which standards the said arms h¹ h¹ are jointed at h³ h³
so as to be capable of being turned so that either one or other of the two faces of
the foot board may be uppermost. p is the catch by which the foot board is
retained in either of its two positions which catch is carried by the free end of
a spring p¹ secured at p' in a recess p³ in the leg rest g, which spring and recess
are covered by a bar q secured to the said leg rest p is a projection formed on the
catch p by pressing on which the said catch is disengaged from the footboard when
necessary. p³ is a pin on a stud secured to the footboard and projecting into the
recess p³ and engaging in a hole in the catch p the object of which pin or stud
is to prevent lateral strain on the spring p¹ being caused by pressure on the foot
board.
The head rest and the arrangement for securing it are shown in connection with
the back of the chair and separately from the other parts of the chair in Figure 4
of the accompanying Drawings the back of the chair being in section. Referring
to the said Figure 4 i¹ is the support of the head rest on which support teeth are
formed as shown. The said support is mounted in a guide formed in a bar r
secured to the frame of the back a and is capable of being slidden end wise in
the said guide. 8 is the spring pawl which is secured and works in a recess in
the bar and engages with the teeth formed, on the support . 8¹ is the knob
or button by which the said pawl is disengaged from the said support when
necessary.
The chair herein before described is used as follows:-
In order to vary the inclination of the back of the chair and of the leg rest or
the angles which the said parts form respectively to the seat the treadle lever o is
depressed the rack m connected to the said treadle lever being thereby brought to
the position shown in Figure 3 in which position the teeth of the said rack are
disengaged from the teeth on the sliding block j. The back a and leg rest 9 may
then be brought to the positions indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 2 or be
adjusted to any other required angle by pressing the upper part of the back a
either towards or from the seat d the motion of the said parts a and g causing the
sliding block to travel along the rod k on which it is mounted. When the back
and leg rest have thus been brought to the required positions the treadle lever o is
released and the rack m is caused by the springs n n to rise until the teeth of the }

page_text: said rack are engaged with the teeth on the sliding block j as shown in Figure 2
the said parts of the chair being thereby secured in the positions to which they
have been adjusted. The foot board is adjusted as required by depressing the
catch p so as to disengage it from the foot board and then turning one or other
of the faces of the foot board uppermost according as it is required to be nearer
to or farther from the seat of the chair. The position of the foot board when
nearest the seat of the chair is indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1 and the
position of the said foot board when farthest from the seat is shown in full lines
in the said Figure. In adjusting the head rest the spring pawl s is disengaged
from the teeth on the support of the said rest by pressure on the knob or
button 8. The said rest is then free and can be raised or lowered as required
and when it is brought to the desired position the pawl 8 is released and again
engages with the teeth on the support and secures the said rest.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be or may be performed we wish it to be
understood that we do not limit ourselves to the precise details hereinbefore
described as they may be varied without departing from the nature of the said
Invention but we declare that we claim
First Mechanism arranged substantially as herein before described and illus-
trated in the accompanying drawings for securing the adjustable back and leg
rest of a barber's chair at any required inclination the said mechanism consisting
essentially of a slide or sliding block mounted below the seat of the chair and
connected to the leg rest and of a rack mounted so as to be capable of being
engaged with the said slide or sliding block in order to secure it in any position
to which it may be brought by the adjustment of the leg rest and other adjustable
parts of the chair connected to the leg rest.
Secondly Mounting or arranging the foot board of a barbers chair substantially
as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings that is to
say jointing the said foot board to the leg rest so that either face of the said board
may be turned uppermost and so that the distance thereof from the seat of the
chair is greater or less according as the said board is turned.
Doted this Fichtoauth Jav S 1000
W. T. WHITEMAN,
Agent for the Applicants.