Improvements in Infants' Chairs whereby the same are Readily Convertible into Swings.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 13th Nov., 1890-Accepted, 13th Dec., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Infants' Chairs whereby the same are Readily
Convertible into Swings.
I, CHARLES CHIPPS of No. 1 Victoria Villas, Woodbridge, in the County of Suffolk,
Commercial Traveller do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object improvements in infants' chairs whereby the same
are readily convertible into swings.
My improved infants' chair consists essentially of two elements, one forming the
seat and back, and the other forming an outer framing in which the said seat and back
can be elevated or lowered at pleasure!
Suspended, by means of pivotted joints, from the two arms of the outer framing,
is a pendent frame, constituting the swing and extending downwards as near to
the ground as is practicable. The seat and back can slide up and down on this
frame or swing, so that when elovated and secured in position by any suitable
means, such as bolts and thumbscrows, the chair can be used as an ordinary
infant's chair, and when lowered and resting upon the lower part of the pendent
frame, the chair can be used as a swing. The legs of the outer framing are cut
away or reduced in thickness near their lower ends, so as to permit of the free
to and fro motion of the seat and back, together with the pendent frame, when
the chair is used as a swing.
The seat and back are furnished with arms or elbows, and a footboard may also be
provided. A strap passed across from elbow to elbow, is preferably employed, to
prevent the infant from falling out when swinging.
The arms of the outer framing are likewise furnished with means, such as a guard-
stick, for retaining the infant safely in place when the seat with its back is elevated
and being used as an ordinary chair.
It will be seen that by my invention, an infant's chair may be constructed which
can be readily and easily converted into a swing, and when used either as an ordinary
infant's chair or as a swing, perfect stability is insured without any fear of accident
befalling the child.
Dated this 17th day of March 1890.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Infants' Chairs whereby the same are Readily
Convertible into Swings.
1, CHARLES CHIPPS of No. 1, Victoria Villas, Woodbridge in the County of Suffolk,
Commercial Traveller, 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 has for its object improvements in infants' chairs whereby the same
are readily convertible into swings.
My improved chair consists essentially of two elements, one forming the seat and
back, and the other forming an outer framing in which the said seat and back can be.
elevated or lowered at pleasure.
Suspended, by means of pivotted joints, from the two arms of the outer framing,.
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page_text: DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my chair as it appears when ready for use
as an ordinary infant's chair.
Figure 2 is also a perspective view shewing the chair as it appears when ready for
use as a swing.
Figure 3 is a similar view but showing a modified construction of the chair.
a is the seat provided with a footboard a', and a² is its back; these parts are rigidly
connected together and move in one piece. is the pendent frame in which the scat
is capable of being raised or lowered when desired-this frame pivotted to the
arms c¹ of the outer framing c by any suitable means. The sent a and its arms or
elbows a are furnished with brass or other metal sockets a* a* through which the
upright portions of the pendent frame pass. These sockets serve not only to guide
the seat when it is being raised or lowered but also to keep it steady and in place upon
the pendent frame when used as a swing. The legs of the outer framing aro reduced
in thickness or cut away at d d in order to permit of the free oscillation of the swing.
In order to give more steadiness to the chair when it is being used as a swing, the
lower extremities of the legs of the outer framing are preferably bent outwards, and
the rounds or stretchers may be formed of metal so as to give additional weight
to the lower part of the chair.
Although I have shewn thumbscrews e for securing the seat in its elevated position,
I do not confine myself to this means as any suitable device may be employed for the
purpose.
It is preferable to employ means such as a hook on the seat back capable of
engaging with an eye on the back of the outer framing, so that when the seat is raised
into its elevated position it may thus be supported during the operation of screwing in
the thumbscrews.
A strap passed across from elbow to elbow, is preferably employed to prevent the
infant from falling out when swinging.
The arins of the outer framing may likewise, if preferred, be furnished with means
for retaining the infant safely in place when the seat is elevated and being used as an
ordinary chair.
In the modified construction shown by Figure 3 the outer framing c is so arranged
as to render the cutting away or reducing in thickness of the lower portions of the
legs unnecessary. When the seat is elevated, distance pieces or washers of any
suitable material may be interposed between the outer framing and the seat, in order
to fill up the gap which would otherwise exist. The thumbscrews for securing the
seat in its elevated position pass through these distance pieces or washers and keep
them in place.
By my invention it will be seen that an infant's chair can be constructed which may
bo easily and readily converted into a swing, and also that when used either as a
chair or as a swing, perfect stability is ensured without any fear of the infant falling
out.

page_text: 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 :-
1. My improvements in infants' chairs, substantially as hereinbefore described,
whereby the same are readily convertible into swings.
2. An infant's chair in which the seat and back move in one piece which is capable
of being raised or lowered within a pivotted pendent frame constituting a swing, the
said pendent frame being carried by the outer framing of the chair substantially as
hereinbefore described and shewn by the drawings annexed hereto.
Dated this 13th day of November 1890.
CHARLES CHIPTS.