Improvements in Chairs.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application. 7th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Aug., 1890-Accepted, 7th Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Chairs.
I, RICHARD WALSINGHAM WESTERN, of Perrymead, Bath, in the County of
Somersetshire, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in a kind of adjustable chair, which permits
of a person using the same in a reclining position, and allows the parts of the chair on
which the body reclines to accommodate themselves automatically to the position of
the body.
The lower part of the chair is constructed of an articulated and collapsablo wooden
frame, bolted together; it is olevated at the front and slopes off towards the back.
The bar stretching across the upper and front part of this lower portion of the chair
(on which it is designed that the legs shall rest,) is made of a flat piece of wood,
pivoted to the frame at either end, so as to be able to turn and suit itself to the position
of the legs.
To this said bar i attach one end of a piece of canvas, the other end of which is
made fast to the upper part of a frame. The lower part of this frame is pivoted at the
base of the chair.
The arms of the chair are attached by means of elastic, india rubber, or any other
suitable form so as to yield when the various parts of the chair move.
Dated this 7th day of November 1400.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Chairs.
I, RICHARD WALSINGHAM WESTERN of Perrymead Bath in the County of Somerset-
shire Civil Engineer 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in adjustable chairs which permit of a person
using the same in a reclining position and allows the parts of the chair on which the
body reclines to accommodate themselves automatically to the position of the body.
The lower part of the chair is constructed of an articulated & collapsible frame, bolted
together, it is elevated at the front and slopes off toward the back. The bar stretching
across the upper and front part of the chair is made of a flat piece of wood which is
pivoted at either end of the frame so as to be able to turn and adjust itself to the
position of the canvas. To this said bar 1 attach I attach one end of a piece of canvas
which forms the seat & back and the other end of same I attach to to the two upright
pieces at e, forming the supports for the back. The lower part of the frame is pivotter
so as to be adjustable. The two pieces which form the arms of the chair are attached
to the back upright piece and the two front upright pieces and a piece of indiarubher
or spring forms the connecting piece between the two arm and the upright pieces in
the front and back.
Referring to the accompanying drawings. Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of my
invention, a, a, are the arins connected to the front pieces b, b, and back pieces f,f, by
means of the indiarubber pieces h, h. e top rail to which the canvas d, is attached at
one of its ends the other end being attached to the movable piece i, pivoted at c, to
the front pieces b, b. The back pieces f, f, are pivoted to the framing j at 9, 9.
k, k, struts for supporting pieces b, b.

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) In chairs the construction and combination of the parts, substantially as described
and for the purpose set forth.
(2) In chairs, the movable rail i, and arms a connected to the back and front of the
chair by means of indiarubber pieces or springs h.
Dated this 2nd day of August 1890.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.