An Improved Folding Carriage Chair, Applicable also as an Ordinary Chair.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd June, 1887
Complete Left, 29th Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 29th Mar., 1888
BUYISIONAL DICITIATION.
An Improved Folding Carriage Chair, Applicable also as an
Ordinary Chair.
I, JAMES PRIEST, 24 Edward Street, Bethnal Green Road, London, E., Chair
Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention is a carriage chair which can also be used as an ordinary or child's
chair, and can be folded up into small compass.
The two legs of each side of the chair cross each other at about two-thirds of their
height from the ground. Where they cross they are swivelled on to each other.
Wheels are attached to each leg near the bottom. A slot is made in the upper part
of each fore leg a few inches in length. Fixed cross pieces connect the tops of each
pair of legs to those of the opposite side. On the back cross piece is a hook. The
back frame of the chair consists of two longitudinal bars connected by cross bars.
In the bottom cross bar is an eye or staple to receive the aforesaid hook. The
longitudinal bars are each attached to the upper part of the fore leg by a bolt passing
through the slot and secured by a nut or other means so as to allow the back frame to
slide up and down. The back frame also revolves on the said bolts. The side arms
are each in one piece, of the shape approximate to two sides of a rectangle, and
pivotted at each end. to the longitudinal back bar and the top of a back leg
respectively. A tray or table is attached in the usual way, and a foot rest is pivotted
on to the legs.
When in use, with the hook secured in the eye or staple, the seat of the chair is in
its most elevated position, and the wheels are off the ground. When the hook is
withdrawn from the staple and the back pressed down the slot, the longitudinal back
bars rest on the hind legs, the legs are stretched out, and the wheels touch the
ground.
The need of slots in the legs is obviated by attaching the longitudinal bars of the
tops of the fore legs by pieces pivotted at each attachment.
To fold the chair, the seat is raised to its most elevated position, the legs pressed
together, and the back turned over on to the legs. The tray and foot rest can also be
folded along the chair.
Dated this 3rd day of Juns 1987
W. H. MUNNS,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Folding Carriage Chair, Applicable also as an
Ordinary Chair.
I JAMES PRIEST of 24 Edward Street Bethnal Green Road London E. Chair
Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the samo
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
My invention is a carriage chair which can also be used as an ordinary or child's
chair and can be folded up into small compass.
The two legs of each side of the chair cross each other at about two thirds of their
height from the ground where they cross they are swivelled on to each other, wheels
are attached to each leg near the bottom. A slot is made in the upper part of each
fore leg a few inches in length. Fixed cross pieces connect the tops of each pair of
legs to those of the opposite side; on the back crosspiece is a hook. The back frame
of the chair consists of two longitudinal bars connected by cross bars. In the bottom
cross bar is an eye or staple to receive the aforesaid hook. The longitudinal bars are
cach attached to the upper part of the fore leg by a bolt passing through the slot and
secured by a nut or other means; so as to allow the back frame to slide up and
down. The back frame also revolves on the said bolts.
The side arms are each in one piece of the shape approximate to two sides of a
rectangle and pivotted at each end to the longitudinal back bar and the top of a back
leg respectively. A tray or table is attached in the usual way, and a foot rest is
pivotted on to the legs.
When in use with the hook secured in the eye or staple, the seat of the chair is in
its most elevated position and the wheels are off the ground, when the hook is with-
drawn from the staple and the back pressed down the longitudinal hack bars slide
down the slots and rest on the hind legs; the legs are stretched out and the wheels
touch the ground.
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The need of slots in the legs is obviated by attaching the longitudinal bars of the
tops of the fore legs, by pieces pivotted at each attachment.
To fold the chair the seat is raised to its most elevated position, the legs being
pressed together and the back turned over on to the legs.
The tray and foot rest can also be folded along the chair.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood and carried into practice
I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings
in which similar letters indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
Fig. 1 is a side view of the chair in the most elevated position.
Fig. 2 is a side view of the chair let down to form a carriage, shewing the modifi-
cation used instead of the slots and
Fig. 3 is a side view of the chair folded up.

page_text: The legs A and B are pivotted to each other at C. The wheels D are so placed on
the legs that they are clear of the ground when the seat S is in its most elevated
position Fig. 1.
The longitudinal bars E of the back frame are provided with studs F which slide in
the slots G in legs, B. Or the longitudinal bars E and legs B can be connected by
means of a link Las shewn in Fig. 2, and thus obviate the necessity of slotting
the legs.
The chair is retained in the position shewn in Fig. 1 by means of a hook and
staple on fixed cross pieces on the legs B and back frame respectively.
The side arms H are pivotted at J to the longitudinal back bars E and at K to the
legs A. The back bars E will revolve on the studs F Fig. 1 (or pivot F¹ Fig. 2.)
Hence when the chair is in the position shewn in Fig. 1, it can be closed up into the
position shewn in Fig. 3 by pulling the back down from behind the chair.
A tray or table T and a foot rest P are attached to the chair the foot rest is hinged
at N so that it will shut up close when the chair is folded up. The tray T swings
loose upon the rail, the end or knob of which is shewn at M.
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 I
claim is :-
The construction of a chair adapted for use either by an invalid or a child which
can be readily converted into a carriage chair, or folded up into small compass
substantially as hereinbefore set forth and illustrated in the accompanying Drawings.
Dated this 50th dow of Wah 1000
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention,"
54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.