Improvements in Folding Seats, Tables, Shelves, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left 23rd Sept. 1890-Accepted, 25th Oct., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Folding Seats, Tables, Shelves, and the like.
We, CHARLES GROOMBRIDGE, of 74 Grosvenor Park Road, Walthamstow, in the
County of Essex, Inventor, and JAMES PELLATT RICKMAN, of 21 Northumberland
Avenue, in the County of London, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows :—
This invention relates to improvements in folding seats, tables, shelves, and the like,
whereby the same, when not in use, may be folded so as to be out of the way.
In applying our improvements to a folding seat, the seat proper is hinged to a
bracket fixed to the back of the seat, or to the back of the seat itself, or to the wall,
or to an upright, and near its front end has pivotted a supporting bar or leg the
lower end of which, when the seat is unfolded, rests upon the ground. Near the
lower portion of the back of the upright, or wall, is pivotted an arm whose opposite
or front end is jointed to the supporting bar or leg, above mentioned, so that the
said bar or leg is firmly held in position when the sent is unfolded for use.
the seat is being folded the supporting bar or leg rises parallely with the back or
upright to which the scat is connected.
When
We also provide a link or stirrup piece pivotted to the bearing to which is jointed
the top of tho supporting bar or leg so that when the seat is folded up the said
link or stirrup piece will fall, by its own weight, over and embrace a swelling or
projection on the upper end of said har or leg, and thus firmly retain the parts
in their folded position. The lower end of this bar or leg may be of increased
dimensions so as to form a foot or solid bearing and greatly assist in imparting
rigidity and steadiness to the seat.
On the pivotted arm there is arranged a support for holding a hat.
Although we have described the invention as applied to a seat, it can be applied
equally well to tables, shelves, and the like.
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ERNEST DE PASS,
68, Fleet Street, London, Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Folding Seats, Tables, Shelves, and the like.
Wo CHARLES GROOMBRIDGE, formerly of 74, Grosvenor Park Road, Walthamstow,
in the County of Essex, and, now of 115, Fairbridge Road, Hornsey Rise, in the
County of Middlesex, Inventor, and JAMES PELLATT RIOKMAN, of 21 Northumberland
Avenue in the County of London, Manufacturer, 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, reference being had to the
accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is
to say :-
This invention relates to improvements in folding seats, tables, shelves, and the like
whereby the same, when not in use, may be folded so as to be out of the way.
In applying our improvements say to a folding seat, the seat proper is hinged
to a bracket or rail fixed to the back of the seat, or to the back of the seat itself,
or to the wall, or to an upright, and near its front end has pivotted a supporting
bar or leg the lower end of which, when the seat is unfolded, rests upon the ground.
Near the lower portion of the back of the upright, or wall, is pivotted an arm
whose opposite or front end is jointed to the supporting bar or leg above mentioned
so that the said bar or leg is firmly held in position when the seat is unfolded for
When the seat is being folded the supporting bar or leg rises parallely to the
back or upright to which this seat is connected.
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page_text: We also provide a link or stirrup and pivot the same to the bearing to which
is jointed the top of the supporting bar or leg, so that when the seat is folded up
the said link or stirrup will fall, by its own weight, over and embrace a nose or
projection on the upper end of said har or leg, and thus firmly retain the parts
in their folded position. The lower end of this bar or leg may be of increased
dimensions so as to form a foot or solid bearing, and greatly assist in imparting
rigidity and steadiness to the seat.
On the pivotted arm there is arranged a support for holding a bat.
And in order that our invention may be readily understood wo proceed to describe
the same more fully with reference to the drawings which shew, by way of example,
a folding seat constructed according to the invention.
Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the seat unfolded and ready for use;
Figure 2 is a side elevation shewing the seat folded up out of use; and
Figure 3 is a front elevation of Figure 2.
a is the back of the seat (or it may be a wall or an upright) provided with the
rail a' to which the seat proper bis hinged in any suitable manner at .
c is the supporting bar or leg pivotted at its upper end, at d', to the bearing d
which is secured to the underside of the sent proper. The lower end of this
supporting bar or log rests upon the ground when the seat is unfolded and is
enlarged so as to form a foot e as shewn more clearly at Figure 3.
fis an arm pivotted at its inner extremity to the bearing a³, carried by the
part a forming the back of the seat, and at its outer extremity to the lower part
of the supporting bar or leg at f². Or if preferred the bearing a² may be secured
to the floor. The arm is by proference furnished with a plate y so that when the
seat is unfolded, said plate forms a suitable support for a hat.
The upper end of the supporting bar or lege is formed or provided with a nose
or projection cover which the link or stirrup (pivotted to the bearing d or to
the seat itself) falls by its own weight and comes into the position shown at
Figure 2 when the sent is folded up, thereby effectually retaining the parts in their
folded position. The said nose c is furnished with a stop c³ for preventing the
link or stirrup falling entirely over the nose c'. By raising the link or stirrup
parts will be released and will of their own accord immediately assume the position
shewn at Figure 1 and the soat becomes unfolded and ready for use.
the
Although we have described the invention as applied to a seat it can be applied
equally well to tables, shelves, and the like.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The improved construction and arrangement of folding seats, tables, shelves
and the like whereby such articles can be readily folded, or unfolded, when desired,
substantially as herein described and as shewn, by way of example in the accom-
panying drawings as applied to a soat.
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2. The means or mechanism for rendering such seats, tables, shelves and the like
readily foldable, consisting in the combination of a supporting bar or leg pivotted
to the underside of the scat or other like moving portion and having its upper 4
extremity formed with a nose or projection and (in the case of a seat) its lower
extremity with a foot, of a connecting arm pivotted at one ond to said bar or leg
and at the other to the back support, or to the floor; and of a pivotted link or
stirrup adapted to fall by gravity while the article is being folded, and to engage
with the nose or projection on the said supporting bar or leg, substantially as 5
described and shewn with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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ERNEST DE PASS,
78, Fleet Street, London, Agent for the Applicants.