IMPROVEMENTS IN HEAD RESTS FOR PERAMBULATORS, INVALIDS CHAIRS, BARBERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS CHAIRS, AND FOR OTHER LIKE PURPOSES
Year: 1884

page_text: WC JOSIAH WILLIAM SAUNDERS, DAVID THOMAS DAVIES, and JAMES ALEXANDER
MACDONALD, trading as Saunders Davies and Macdonald of Ryland Works Upper
Tower Street Birmingham, Brassfounders do hereby declare the nature of our
Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN HEAD RESTS FOR PERAMBULATORS, INVALIDS
CHAIRS, BARBERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS CHAIRS, AND FOR OTHER LIKE PURPOSES
to be as follows:-
This Invention comprises an improved Head rest for Perambulators Invalids
Chairs Barbers and Photographers Chairs, and for other like purposes and consists
of a means attached to the back of the carriage or chair against which the head
inay rest. It is especially suitable as a rest for infants or invalids perambulators
or carriages, also for steadying the head for barbers and photographers besides
which it may be applied to any similar purpose.
Its advantages over the ordinary Head rest are that it may be more readily
adjusted and when adjusted retains its position more firmly, it is simple and
durable and not likely to get out of order.
It consists of an adjustable bar supporting the rest at the top for the head to
lean against preferably straight sliding in two or more guide holes, and being
retained in position by a suitable stop pin.
The guide holes and stop pin being secured to suitable supports at the back of
the carriage or chair.
The bar is preferably rectangular or flat sided in section (to prevent its turning
round) and hollow (fór strength and economy) having a series of holes in it, into
which the stop pin is caused to fit the latter being kept in position by a spring
and released by pressing a thumb plate.
It is operated on as follows. The thumb plate on being pressed releases the
stop pin from the hole in the adjustable sliding bar, when the bar is enabled to be
pushed up or down to suit the position of the head,,& when in the proper position
the thunib plate is released causing the stop pin to engage in one of the holes
thereby securing the rest & holding it firmly in position.
Dated this 19th day of February 1884:

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
We JOSIAH WILLIAM SAUNDERS, DAVID THOMAS DAVIES, and JAMES ALEXANDER
MACDONALD, trading as Saunders, Davies, and Macdonald, of Ryland Works, Upper
Tower Street, Birmingham, Brassfounders do hereby declare the nature of our
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN HEAD RESTS FOR PERAMBULATORS, INVALIDS
CHAIRS, BARBERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS CHAIRS & FOR OTHER LIKE PURPOSES, and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This Invention comprises an improved Head Rest for, Perambulators, Invalids
Chairs, Barbers & Photographers Chairs, and for other like purposes and consists
of a means attached to the back of the carriage or chair against which the head
may rest.
It is especially useful as a rest for infants or invalids perambulators, or carriages,
also for steadying the head for barbers and photographers besides which it may be
applied to any similar purpose.
Its advantages over the ordinary head rest are that it may be more easily
adjusted and when adjusted retains its position more firmly it is simple and durable
and not likely to get out of order.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig 1 is a Back Elevation.
Fig 2 is a side Elevation.
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3 is a section shewing the stop pin engaged.
Fig 4 is a section shewing the stop pin disengaged.
Fig 5 is an Elevation of the guide hole.
Fig 6 is a Plan of the guide hole.
It consists of an adjustable bar A supporting the rest B at the top for the head
to lean against preferably straight sliding in two or more guide holes C and being
retained in position by a suitable stop pin D. The guide holes and stop pin being
secured to suitable supports E at the back of the carriage or chair.
The bar A is preferably rectangular or flat sided in section (to prevent its
turning round) and hollow (for strength and economy) having a series of holes
in it into which the stop pin D is caused to fit the latter being kept in position by
a spring F and released by pressing a thumb plate G. :
It is operated on as follows, the thumb plate G on being pressed releases the
stop pin D from the holes a' in the adjustable sliding bar, when the bar is enabled
to be pushed up or down to suit the position of the head and when in the proper
position the thumb plate G is released causing the stop pin D to engage in one of
the holes thereby securing the rest and holding it firmly in position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is,
1. The hollow flat sided sliding adjustable bar supporting the head rest, in
combination with a stop pin, spring & thumb plate as substantially set forth.
2. A Head Rest consisting of the parts constructed & combined in accordance
with the accompanying drawings & operating in the manner & for the purpose
specified.