A Combined Child's Chair, Swing, and Stool.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 7th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 6th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 6th Mar., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Child's Chair, Swing, and Stool.
JOHN MITCHELL Rose Cottage Aston near Stone Staffordshire Designer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The top part of chair which forms the seat of swing and is separate from the
bottom part which is the stool is connected on the dovetail principle-a strip of'
wood (3) being fixed on each of three sides of the bottom of chair or swing seat are
bevelled so as to clip seat of stool when slid on into place and is held by a spring
which falls over front edge of stool and holds them securely together until the spring
is raised and the swing or chair seat is pushed off. The cords are attached to swing
or chair seat by means of a hook and a pair of short corkscrew loops fixed on either
(both) side of chair or swing seat into which the cords pass by means of a twist
given to the rope, and without said twist being reversed the ropes cannot get out of
place.
Dated thi th d of M. 1900
JOHN MITCHELL.
JOHN MITCHELL Rose Cottage Aston near Stone Staffordshire Designer 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:-
Fig. 1 represents the chair when ready for use as an ordinary high chair for sitting
a child up to table for meals eter.
Fig. 2 shows the top part detached from bottom & the cords in position,.
thus converting the top part into a swing & the bottom part into an ordinary
high stool.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the underside of seat C shewing the bevelled strips B..
that are attached thereto also the spring clip A. which is composed of sheet steel
(or other metal) of this form N when pressed into recess cut out (of front part of
underside of seat) to receive it in the action of connecting or disconnecting D & C
when required (see D Fig. 4).
Fig. 4 is also a perspective view shewing bevelled edges of seat D which is exactly
the size of the space enclosed by the bevelled strips B & spring A (Fig. 3) thus
when they are to be combined it is necessary to place front edge of swing seat C &.
back edge of stool seat D together on same level & drawing the seat F (Fig. 3)
forward, the stool seat D passes into & occupies the space enclosed by strips B &.
spring clip A (Fig. 3) thus forming a dovetail connection & is automatically secured
from slipping back by the spring clip A which is released (from the recess into which.
it is pressed by seat D when sliding on) when front of seat Coverlaps seat D (which.

page_text: occurs when pulled into place) & falling down forms clip (see Fig. 1). The cords E
are attached to the swing F (Fig. 2) by 1 hook G (in which loop of cord is
first placed) & 2 hooks H left & right on either side of swing which (hooks H) are of
such a form as to permit of the cords being attached or detached by holding that part
of the cord which passes through the hooks between the forefinger & thumb of each
hand on either side of said hook H holding the cord in a horizontal position passing
it in (or out of) hooks H 1 at a time, when released so that cords take weight of
swing they are held firmly into position & cannot accidently slip out.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
1st. The novelty of a childs chair that can be transformed into a swing & stool.
2nd. The method of connecting the 2 seats C & D (Fig. 3 & 4).
3rd. The method also of connecting the ropes or cords to said swing see full size
drawings at bottom of sheet.
JOHN MITCHELL.