A New or Improved Apparatus for Use of Worshippers when Kneeling in Churches, Chapels, and other like Places.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 20th Oct., 1896-Accepted, 21st Nov., 1816
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Apparatus for Use of Worshippers when
Kneeling in Churches, Chapels, and other like Places.
I, MARY DENISON, 50 Malvern Road, Beeston Hill in the City of Leeds, in the
County of York, Married, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention consists of two or more iron brackets, in combination with one or
more drop levers, preferably one forked shaped lever, herein termed a forked shaped
faller, which may be, for instance, fitted into the said brackets by trunions, fixed at or
about the shoulder of the said forked shaped faller. A suitable kneeling-board of any
suitable size and width, is fixed to the ends of, or transversely to, the forked shaped
faller. At a suitable distance behind the trunions may be placed a weight of
sufficient size to counter balance the said kneeling-board. The trunions are fitted in
holes of sufficient size at, say, the end of the said brackets. Above the said holes in
brackets may be placed a stopping piece on said brackets, at a suitable distance to
allow such stopping piece to be faced with leather, or other suitable substance to
subdue noise, when the kneeling-board is brought into use. The brackets is or are
fixed on or to, their underside or other suitable place of the seat or pew, in front of
the person using the kneeling-board. When the said kneeling-board is not in use, it
can be made to lay flat or nearly so, against the back of the pew but by the least
touch, at the front of the kneeling-board, the balance weight on the opposite end of
fork, permits of the kneeling-board being brought into a line with or in position for
kneeling, or vice versa, that is, against the back of such seat or pew (to which it is
fixed) when it is not required to be used.
Dated this Twentieth day of January 1896
A New or Improved Apparatus for Use of Worshippers when
Kneeling in Churches, Chapels, and other like Places.
I, MARY DENISON, of 50, Malvern Road, Beeston Hill, Leeds in the County of
York, Married, 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 two or more iron brackets A, in combination with one
or more drop levers, preferably one forked shaped lever, herein termed a forked
shaped faller B, which may be, for instance, fitted into the said brackets A by
trunions C, fixed at or about the shoulder of the said forked shaped faller B. Å
suitable kneeling board D of any suitable size and width is fixed to the ends of or
transversely to the forked shaped faller B. At a suitable distance behind the trunions
may be placed a weight E of sufficient size to counter balance the said kneeling
board. The trunions C, are fitted in holes of sufficient size at say the end of the
said brackets A. Above the said holes in brackets may be placed a stopping piece F

page_text: on said brackets at a suitable distance to allow such stopping piece to be faced with
leather, or other suitable substance, to subdue noise when the kneeling board is
brought into use. The bracket is or are fixed on or to their underside, or other
suitable place, of the seat or pew in front of the person using the kneeling board.
When the said kneeling board is not in use it can be made to lay flat, or nearly so,
against the back of the pew, but by the least touch at the front of the kneeling board
the balance weight E on the opposite end of fork B permits of the kneeling board D
being brought into a line with or in position for kneeling, or vice versa, that is, against
the back of such seat or pew (to which it is fixed) when it is not required to be
used.
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 :
First. The weighted forked shaped faller with kneeling board attached.
Second. The said weighted forked shaped faller in combination with two or more
brackets with stopping pieces faced with leather, or other pliable substance, to arrest
the said faller when in position for use.
Third. The combination of faller and brackets as substantially shewn and
described.
Dated this Nineteenth day of October 1896.
MARY DENISON.