Improvements in Rocking or Swinging Apparatus.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 7th July, 1850-Accepted, 9th Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL STELU TUATION.
Improvements in Rocking or Swinging Apparatus.
We, THOMAS DIXON of Fulham Terrace, Beeston Hill, Engineer, and JOHN
ARTHUR BROOKE of East Parade, Solicitor, both of Leeds in the County of York, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our improvements have reference to rocking or swinging apparatus, through which
the required motion is given to cradles, chairs, swings and other analogous objects,
and its aim is to construct and apply such apparatus in connection therewith so that
after being set in motion such motion will continue for a considerable length of time
without the assistance of the attendant or occupant, or motion can be given to the
rocking or swinging apparatus through a treadle actuated by the attendant or through
some suitable motor.
By our improvements a much steadier swinging or rocking movement is obtained,
rendering the rocking or swinging action less injurious and more agreeable to
the occupant or occupants, than swinging or rocking motions of ordinary
construction.
For the above purpose rockers are attached to the cradle, chair, swing or other
analogous object, whereby they are suspended or mounted on supports or framework
having corresponding curved surfaces to those of the rockers, consequently in the
rocking or swinging movement, the rockers roll on such surfaces and these surfaces
being curved allow a more extensive and comfortable motion than if the rockers were
resting on a flat surface.
The rockers are retained in position on the supports by connecting rods, and the
required rocking or swinging motion when preferred may be imparted through one
or more of such connecting rods from a treadle or from some suitable motor, or a
counter balance weight may be so suspended in connection therewith that the
attendant or occupant can by one rock to and fro set. the cradle, chair, swing or
other analogous object in motion which will continue for a considerable length of
time.
A suitable brake or stopping arrangement is employed in connection with the above
apparatus which can he readily thrown in or out of action.
Dated this 5th day of October 1889.
J. W. HARDING,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Rocking or Swinging Apparatus.
We, THOMAS DIXON of Fulham Terrace Beeston Hill, Engineer, and JOHN
ARTHUR BROOKE of East Parade, Solicitor, both of Leeds, in the County of York, 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:
Our improvements have reference to rocking or swinging apparatus, through which
the required motion is given to cradles, chairs, swings and other analogous objects,
and its aim is to construct and apply such apparatus in connection therewith, so that
after being set in motion, such motion will continue for a considerable length of time
without the assistance of the attendant or occupant, or motion can be given to the
rocking or swinging apparatus through a treadle actuated by the attendant or through
some suitable motor. By our improvements a much steadier swinging or rocking
movement is obtained; rendering the rocking or swinging action less injurious and

page_text: more agreeable to the occupant or occupants, than swinging or rocking motions of
ordinary construction.
For the above purpose rockers are attached to the cradle, chair, swing or other
analogous object whereby they are suspended or mounted on supports or framework
having corresponding curved surfaces to those of the rockers; consequently in the
rocking or swinging movement the rockers roll on such surfaces, and these surfaces
being curved allow a more extensive and comfortable motion than if the rockers were
resting on a flat surface. The rockers are retained in position on the supports by
connecting rods and the required rocking or swinging motion when preferred may be
imparted through one or more of such connecting rods from a treadle or from some
suitable motor; or a counter balance weight may be so suspended in connection
therewith that the attendant or occupant can by one rock to and fro, set the cradle,
chair swing or other analogous object in motion which will continue for a considerable
length of time.
A suitable brake or stopping arrangement is employed in connection with the
above apparatus, which can be readily thrown in or out of action.
In the accompanying drawings we have shewn our improvements applied to cradles,
in which Fig. is a side elevation and Fig. 2 an end elevation shewing cradle swung
from top, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation, and Fig. 4 an end elevation shewing cradle
swung or carried from bottom.
Corresponding letters of reference are employed on corresponding parts in the
drawing.
The rockers are shewn at A and are attached to the cradle B, either at the top as
shewn at Figs. 1 and 2, or at the bottom as shewn at Figs. 3 and 4.
These rockers A are suspended or mounted on supports or framework Chaving
corresponding curved surfaces D to those of the rockers A, consequently in the
rocking or swinging movement the rockers A roll on such surfaces D, and the
surfaces being curved allow a more extensive and comfortable motion than if
the rockers A were resting on a flat surface. The rockers A are retained in position
on the supports by means of connecting rods E crossing each other, attached to the
framework and rockers A of the cradle as shewn.
The required rocking or swinging motion when preferred may be imparted through
one or more of such connecting rods, motion being transmitted by the attendant
through treadle arrangement F and rod G; or a counter balance weight H as shewn
at Figs. 3 and 4, may be so suspended in connection therewith that the attendant or
occupant can by one rock to and fro set the cradle in motion which will continue
for a considerable length of time.
A suitable brake or stop arrangement J as shewn at Figs. 3 and 4 is employed in
connection with the above apparatus, which can be readily thrown in or out of
action.
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
The arrangement, construction, and combination of the various parts forming the
rocking or swinging apparatus, applied to cradles, chairs, swings and other analogous
objects, substantially as and for purposes herein set forth.
1000
J. W. HARDING,
Agent for the Applicants.