Improvements in and appertaining to Stools, Tables, or other like Articles of Furniture
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 10th Nev., 1891-Accepted, 12th Dec., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and appertaining to Stools, Tables, or other like
Articles of Furniture.
I, WILLIAM BELL WHITE, of Red Scar Spring Works, Colne, in the County
of Lancaster, Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The legs or supports of the stool, table or like piece of furniture are preferably
three in number, or more or less may be used as may be desired. Each leg is jointed
to a small disc, which is chased to receive a screw threaded vertical stem secured to
the underside of the stool, table or the like. Over the free extremities of the legs
is drawn an angular-shaped block having a hole for each leg and a hole in the
centre of the block chased with a screw thread, into which the end of the screw-
threaded stem also protrudes, and maintains the legs at an uniform inclination firm
and steady.
When the arrangement is applied to a stool, the seat may be retained at any
desired height by means of the screw stem in a manner similar to that of an
ordinary music stool, and will be found very serviceable as a resting stool; being
readily detached, and capable of being folded into the least possible space on the
withdrawal of the screw spindle from the disc and angular-shaped block, so as to be
portable and adapted to excursionists or other persons requiring a temporary and
readily fixed seat.
Dated this 9th day of February 1891
THOS. RICHMOND,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and appertaining to Stools, Tables, or other like
Articles of Furniture.
I, WILLIAM BELL WHITE of Red Scar Spring Works, Colne, in the County
of Lancaster, Machinist, 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 :-
The legs or supports of the stool, table, or like piece of furniture are preferably
three in number, or more or less may be used if desired. Each leg is jointed to a
small disc, which is chased to receive a screw threaded vertical stem, secured to
the underside of the stool, table, or the like. Over the free extremities of the legs
is drawn an angular shaped block or plate, having a hole for each leg, and a hole
in the centre of the block or plate, chased with a screw thread, into which the end
of the screw-threaded stem protrudes and maintains the legs at an uniform
inclination, firm and steady.
When this arrangement is applied to a stool, the seat may be retained at any
desired height by means of the screw stem in a manner simi ar to that of an
ordinary music stool, and will be found very serviceable as a resting stool; being
readily detached, and capable of being folded into the least possible space on the
withdrawal of the screw spindle or stem from the disc and angular shaped block or
plate, so as to be portable and adapted to excursionists or other persons requiring a
temporary and readily fixed seat.
In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1. represents a portable and folding stool
constructed in accordance with my invention. In this view, A is the seat, to which

page_text: is secured the head plate B of the screw-threaded stem C. Each leg of the stool
is jointed to a piece D, which is chased or screwed to receive the said vertical
stem C.
Over the legs of the stool is drawn an angular or other suitably shaped block or
plate E, having a hole for each leg and a hole in its centre chased with a screw
thread, into which. the end of the screw threaded stem C protrudes, and maintains
the legs at an uniform inclination, firm and steady. If desired, the angular shaped
block or plate E may be drawn over the legs of the stool before they are jointed to
the piece D, and the legs may be provided with feet as shewn.
Fig. 2 is a view of the legs of the stool when folded up, and with the seat A
removed.
Figs. 3 and 4 are respectively detached views (enlarged) of the jointing piece D
and the angular shaped block E.
Fig. 5 represents a chair having a seat A and back F, the latter being hinged, to
the former as at G, so as to be capable of folding on each other, and is provided
with a stop H, which abuts against the seat, when the back is in its elevated
position, ready for use, to resist the pressure that may be placed upon it by the
person sat upon the seat.
To the underside of this seat is fixed the head-plate B, having a square hole for
the reception of a screw-threaded stem similar to C in Fig. 1, as a means of
connection to the piece D and angular plate E for the like purpose as described in
relation to Fig. 1.
If desired, a plain rod may be substituted for the screw threaded stem C, in which
case the piece D and angular plate E are not chased, the stem or plain rod passing
through them and being secured thereto in an adjustable manner by means of a
screw or screws.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
claim is :-
The construction and combination of the parts of stools, chairs or like articles
of furniture, substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 9th day of November 1891
THOS. RICHMOND,
Agent.