Year: 1899

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We, TOM RANSLEY, of 123, Ley Lane, Armley, Millwright, and HERBERT HENRY
PRIESTLEY, of 4, Rugby Avenue, Camp Road, Millwright, both in Leeds, in the
County of York, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates chiefly to the outside seats of tramcars, omnibuses, and
the like vehicles, the object being to provide a dry seat for each passenger during
wet weather.
For this purpose we employ a pivotted cover which, when the seat is not in
use, is held in position against the back of the seat, and so kept dry; when the
fixed seat is too wet for use this pivotted cover is drawn down, returning auto-
matically to its former position on the passenger rising from the seat.
The construction is as follows:-A spindle or shaft is holted horizontally
between the side uprights of the seat back, extending the whole length of the
frame just above the fixed seat. On the said spindle are mounted suitable spring
boxes to which the moveable cover is attached.
The said spring boxes are preferably in two parts, fast and loose, connected
by an internal coiled spring, which adjustable. The pivotted cover has prefer-
ably a steel wire frame, and has one side of waterproof cloth or the like, and the
other of carpet or other soft material to form the seat.
The upper edge of the raised cover is protected by a suitable strip of rubber
attached to the top of the seat back. Or if desired the said moveable cover may
be made to fold on being raised from the seat, so as to fit beneath the top rail of
the seat back.
In seats with reversible or swing hacks, two covers may be employed, one for
each position of the back, the said covers being mounted independently on
separate spring boxes on the same shaft.
In seats holding more than one person a separate seat cover is preferably em-
ployed for each passenger.

page_text: County of York, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what man-
ner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement: —
Our invention relates to the outside seats of tramcars, omnibuses, and
the like vehicles, or to garden seats, deck seats, and exposed seats generally, the
object being to provide a dry seat for each person using such seat during wet
weather.
For this purpose we employ a pivotted cover which, when the seat is not in use,
is held in position against the back of the seat, and so kept dry; when the fixed
seat is too wet for use this pivotted cover may be drawn down, returning auto-
matically to its former position on the person rising from the seat.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a double reversible seat with 'our improvements
applied.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation of same.
Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6 are details of spring mechanism.
Fig. 7 is an enlarged cross-section of back rail of seat.
The construction is as follows: A spindle or shaft A is fixed horizontally
between the side uprights BB of the seat back, extending the whole length of
the frame just above the fixed seat C. On the said spindle A are mounted suitablo
spring boxes to which the moveable cover D is attached. The said spring boxes
are in two parts E and F, the part E being preferably loose on the spindle and
having a lug (or socket) G to which the moveable cover D is attached, and the
part F being fixed on the spindle by means of a stud H.
The said parts E and F are connected internally by a coiled spring K, so as
to automatically raise the cover ]) on the seat being vacated. The said spring K
may be adjustable within the box E.
The pivotted cover I may have a steel wire frame, covered on one side with
waterproof cloth or the like, and on the other with carpet or other soft material
to form the seat. Or the cover 1 may be of wood or other suitable material.
The upper edge of the said cover D is protected when in its raised position
by a strip L of rubber, which is recessed in the top rail M of the seat and has a
projecting lip to form an caves and prevent the water from getting to the back
of the seat cover.
In seats with reversible or swing backs as shown in the drawings (see Figs. 1,
2, and 7), two covers D, may be employed, one for each position of the back, the
said covers being mounted independently on separate spring boxes on the same
shaft A.
In seats holding more than one person a separate seat cover D) is preferably
employed for each division, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, in which one cover is
shown raised and the othen drawn down.
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. In exposed seats the employment of a pivotted seat cover which is automati-
cally held in position (when not in use) against the seat back by means of a coiled
spring mounted adjustably in a suitable box or casing on a cross shaft, substan-
tially as and for the purposes shown and described.
2. In exposed seats the employment, in combination with a hinged seat cover,
of a rubber strip fixed to or recessed in the seat back and forming an eaves over
the said cover, substantially as and for the purposes shown and described.
3. In exposed seats (either fixed or reversible) the combination with the seat C
and side uprights B B. of a shaft A, seat cover D, coiled spring K, spring box E F,

page_text: lug G, stud H, and rubber strip L, all arranged and operated substantially as,
and for the purposes, shown and described.
Dated this 2nd day of June 1899.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent for the Applicants.