Improvements in Seats, Tables, Shelves, and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 22nd May, 1894-Accepted, 11th Aug., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Seats, Tables, Shelves, and the like.
WILLIAM RICHARD MARTIN Engineer 22 Ferncliff Road Dalston N.E. London
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The application of a strut and clip, adjusting to each other on the undersides of
seats, thus forming a counter or wall seat, side table, shelf or series of shelves, or
with an extra strut, converting into portable chair, the back of same having a radial
motion, forms table, and sloping or sketching easel.
I provide an angle iron or wood frame, also a strut or stay, with bevel ends,
working on pin, hinge or joint, attached to frame, this forming a butt joint confines
the strut or stay, to requisite angle.
The seat being horizontally hinged, with radial motion, falls into a clip, stop or
stops on the underside, thus forming a seat for counter, partition, wall or vertical
position, by means of screws or bolts, the framing having slot as well as screw
holes, enables the seat being instantly removable, (if stub plates are used) hooks
can be attached to allow the seat being suspended on bar or rail.
As chair (with table combined, an extra strut or stay, with curved end and joint
is provided this forming stop joint also.
The back of chair being provided with horizontal joints, connected by screws to
side of back, enables its being turned over to an angle of ninety degrees, and by
means of pins, regulated, to form slope for reading, or sketching purposes.
Dated this 5th day of September 1893.
W. R. MARTIN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Seats, Tables, Shelves, and the like.
WILLIAM RICHARD MARTIN Engineer 22 Ferncliff Road Sandringham Road
Dalston London 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in seats, tables, shelves and the like.
The improvements are illustrated on the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1. represents L frame with seat A. A. open, stud holes M for fitting on stud
and plate P. Fig. 4.
Fig. 2. represents, seat folded.
Fig. 3. represents chair, with seat shaped for projecting or luncheon counter, and
hooks N for suspending it from bar or rail O, it has also stud holes M for suspending
from a stud plate P.
Fig. 4. represents, stud plate P and slot M in frame L for hanging the chair
Fig. 1, 3.
Fig. 5. represents, clip or stop C. for receiving strut A. Fig. 9. 10.
Fig. 6. represents, chair, with table, desk, sketching easel. It shows L frame,
seat A. A. table P. forming back to seat, strut A and pivoted stay K. open.
Fig. 7. represents chair, with seat and back closed.
Fig. 8. represents, chair seat, and table P. open, with radial motions, of seat A. A.
and back P. turned over and resting on stops & on the frame, thus forming table H,

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or sloping desk, or easel I I. with pins and holes J. for adjusting same.
hinge F. stop G. and pins, and holes J. are shown to a larger scale in Fig. 11.
Fig. 9. represents strut A. with beveled ends B. pivoted to frame L, also stay K.
with pivoted ends R. bent round to form stops to joints.
Fig. 10. represents frame L. with strut A. beveled end B. serving as a stop to
prevent the strut falling forward, clip C, horizontal joint D, side strap E.
Fig. 12. represents horizontal hinge D. jointing side straps E to seat, A. A. to
the frame L.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention,
and in what manner the same is to performed, I declare, that what I claim is.
1st. Improved, seats, tables, and shelves, constructed, substantially in the manner
and for the purpose set forth.
2nd. A combined seat with frame L horizontal-hinges, and side straps to radial
seat, falling into clip, or stops, resting on strut, or stay A. or for suspension by
hooks, or otherwise, on rail or bar O Fig. 3. Constructed, substantially in the
manner and for the purpose set forth.
3rd. A combined, seat, table, desk, or easel, with frame L, horizontal hinges, and
side straps, to radial seat, and resting on strut, or stay, or both, falling into clip or
stop, the elevations adjustiable by pins. Constructed substantially in the manner
and for the purpose set forth.
4th. A combination for series, of folding seats, shelves, flaps or desk, and the
like with iron or wood framing, horizontal joints, side straps, strut, or stay, or both,
falling into stop, or otherwise, and closing as Fig. 2. 7. Constructed substantially
in the manner and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 5th day of September 1893.
WILLIAM RICHARD MARTIN.