ing and Rocking Chairs.
Year: 1896

page_text: ing and Rocking Chairs.
I, JAMES DAVIES 6 Harrow Bridge Terrace Stratford-le-Bow, E. Manufacturers'
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to chairs which are commonly called rocking chairs, this
particular invention is its swinging rocking action and is capable of being folded
for portability, it consists of a seat which is pivoted or hinged at the sides of back
part of seat to the back of chair which is in one piece (or more) with the front leg
or standard which at its lower part is pivoted or hinged to a base frame, this base
frame consists of two frames (or in two parts) which are jointed, pivoted or hinged
at about the middle of side, and form the complete base or bases of chair, and are
actuated to rise and fall by the action of the seat, which imparts a swinging action
to chair. The front part of seat is pivoted or hinged at the side to a frame having
a swinging or rocking action, this frame at its lower part is pivoted or hinged at
or about the middle of the base frame. At the back part of side of seat a swinging
or rocking frame is pivoted or hinged to the side of back of chair, the lower part
of this swinging or rocking frame is pivoted or hinged to the base frame at or near
the back.
Dated this 18th day of Decem
1000
Improvements in Swinging and Rocking Chairs.
JAMES DAVIES 6 Harrow Bridge Terrace Stratford-le-Bow Manufacturers' Agent,
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 chairs which are commonly called Rocking chairs.
This particular invention is its automatic swinging rocking action, and is
capable of being folded for portability by the release of a catch or other suitable
connection to make an union of the seat to the front leg or standard and refer-
ring to the drawing Figure 1. The combination consists of a seat A. which is
pivoted or hinged at the sides or back part of seat to the side of back
part of chair at E which is in one piece (or more) with the front leg or
standard M which at its lower part is pivoted or hinged to a base frame B at F
either on the inside or outside as desired, this base frame consists of two frames
(or in two parts) B and C which are jointed or pivoted or hinged at or about the
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page_text: middle of side at J. or a suitable distance according to the size of chair and form
the complete base or bases B and C of chair. The base C which is jointed or
pivoted to the seat by the leg or standard H is actuated to rise and fall by the action
of the seat A. which imparts a swinging action to the chair which is accelerated
by a spring L fixed under side of seat to connect the seat with leg M in Figure 1.
The front part of seat is pivoted or hinged at the side at G either on the inside
or on the outside to a frame, leg, or standard N. having a swinging and rocking
action which is automatic by the action of the spring L. This frame, leg or
standard N at its lower part is pivoted or hinged at or about the middle of the
base frame B at D (or a suitable distance to accord with the size of chair). At
the back part of side of seat a swinging or rocking frame, leg, or standard H is
pivoted or hinged to the side of back of chair at E the lower part of this swinging
or rocking frame, leg, or standard is pivoted or hinged to the base frame C at or
near the back at J. The base frame C rises and falls by the action of the rocking
and swinging of the seat as shown by the dotted lines in the drawing Figure 1.
The said frame or standard H in conjunction with the base C. form a safety frame
to prevent the chair from falling backwards, the dotted lines in the drawing
Figure 1 shows the position of the chair during its rocking swinging action or
movement. To close the chair remove the spring off the catch, hook or fastening
at K and raise the seat A upward to the back M and the underpart will imme-
diately collapse and as a closed chair is represented in the drawing Figure 2. To
be more explicit in the description of my invention as to the meaning of frame,
or standard or leg, which in each case mean leg or a substituted word for leg but
some having cross rails from side to side would constitute them as frames or
standards. The spring L is shown spiral with loops to catch on hooks or catches
so as to be easily removable to close the chair, but any other form of spring may
be substituted or I may use a spring in and between any or all of the legs or
standards, if desired, in this case the springs would be entirely out of sight a
section of the spring, which is held together by a bolt is shown in Figure 3.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
An automatic swinging rocking chair fitted with a base frame capable of being
folded for portability as fully set out and described in my Specifications com-
prising of the following parts in combination. The leg or standard N. The leg
or standard M. The leg or standard H. used in conjunction with the base C. which
forms the safety frame. The spring L to accelerate movement of chair. The
spring as Figure 3 between the pivoted joints or hinges E. P. G. F. D. J.
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JAMES DAVIES.