Improved Method of Supporting a Seat, Desk, Shelf, Wall-bracket, or the like, and Means therefor.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Sept., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 18th June, 1900-4 ccepted, 28th July, 1900
Improved Method of Supporting a Seat, Desk, Shelf, Wall-bracket,
or the like, and Means therefor.
We, THOMAS CAREY, of No. 43, Oakfield Street, Cardiff, in the County of
Glamorgan, Commercial Agent, and EDMUND JESSE PRICE, of 81, Partridge Road,
Cardiff, in the County of Glamorgan, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a seat wall-bracket, desk, shelf, or
the like complete in itself and adapted for attachment to any fixed support, the
seat having no legs or struts.
According to our invention:-A bracket has projecting jaws in which a pin
or pivot rests. Working within these jaws is another bracket capable
of circular movement preferably to the extent of a quarter of a circle. Upon
the top of this bracket is fixed the seat proper by screws or other suitable means,
in such manner that the seat projects outward beyond the bracket. To maintain
the seat horizontal, a projecting lug is formed on its underside which lug comes
in contact with the fixed bracket immediately beneath the jaws above mentioned.
This fixed lug may have a piece of rubber or other resilient material inserted
into its face so that it shall act as a buffer when the seat is brought down; or
obviously, the rubber might be secured in the fixed bracket and effect the same
purpose. Springs or other known buffer device may be substituted for the
rubber if desired.
The movable bracket to which the seat is attached has upon its back next to the
fixed bracket, an angular corner which rests in a slot in the fixed bracket, the
said corner being kept as high up as possible and above the pin upon which the
movable bracket revolves. The corner in question is normally spring-pressed by
a strong spring which keeps the seat firmly down in position. This spring is so
adjusted that when the seat is down the spring is under tension and resting
beyond, that is, out of the line of draught, so that it exerts no influence upon
the seat tending to raise it, but on slightly raising the seat so as to bring the
spring in direct alignment, the action of the spring effects the further raising of
the seat to its upright position and holds it there.
The arrangement is not only aplicable to seats but also desks, wall-brackets
and the like to render them capable of being turned, up out of the way when not
required for use.
A series of the brackets can be arranged along a wall and serve conjointly to
support one shelf, table, seat or the like.
Dated the 18th day of Santambor 1800
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: Improved Method of Supporting a Seat, Desk, Shelf, Wall-bracket,
or the like, and Means therefor.
We, THOMAS CAREY, of No. 43, Oakfield Street, Cardiff, in the County of
Glamorgan, Commercial Agent, and EDMUND JESSE PRICE, of 81, Partridge Road,
Cardiff, in the County of Glamorgan, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declaré
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:-
The object of this invention is to provide a seat wall-bracket, desk, shelf, or
the like complete in itself and adapted for attachment to any fixed support, the
seat having no legs or strutts.
According to our invention we employ a bracket having projecting jaws in
which a pin or pivot rests. Working within these jaws is another bracket capable
of circular movement preferably to the extent of a quarter of a circle. Upon
the top of this bracket is fixed the seat proper by screws or other suitable means,
in such manner that the seat projects outward beyond the bracket. To maintain
the seat horizontal, a projecting lug is formed on its underside which lug comes
in contact with the fixed bracket immediately beneath the jaws above mentioned.
This fixed lug may have a piece of rubber or other resilient material inserted
into its face so that it shall act as a buffer when the seat is brought down; or
obviously, the rubber might be secured in the fixed bracket and effect the same
purpose. Springs or other known buffer device may be substituted for the
rubber if desired.
The movable bracket to which the seat is attached has upon its back next to the
fixed bracket, an angular corner or projection which rests in a slot in the fixed
bracket, the said corner being kept as high up as possible and above the pin
upon which the movable bracket revolves. The corner or projection in question
is normally spring-pressed by a strong spring which keeps the seat firmly down
in position.
In order that the nature of our invention may be the more readily under-
stood, reference is hereby made to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in
which;-
Figure 1 represents a side view of our improved seat when extended.
Figure 2 is a vertical section through Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a plan,
Figure 4 is a partial section in side view on an enlarged scale shewing in a
clearer manner the details of construction displayed in Figure 2.
Figure 5 shews the seat forming, the subject of our invention, when folded
against the wall and out of use.
Figure 6 is a vertical section of Figure 5 shewing the details of the parts when
the seat is in that position.
Figure 7 shews our invention adapted as a folding desk.
A bracket B having two extending jaws C is secured to the wall or other place
to which it is desired to attach the seat by means of the screws G, G, Figure 2.
A movable bracket E is provided with an extension or lug adapted to project or
be received between the horizontally extending jaws C, C, of the fixed bracket B,
this extending lug is perforated by a horizontal hole and is pivoted in the jaws C
by means of the pin D which projects through the jaws C and through a hole in
the extending lug of E. The lower portion of the bracket E is arranged to con-
stitute a rectangular abutment in a suitable groove or channel in which is acco-
modated and secured a block of india-rubber W or the like elastic material. The

page_text: upper portion of the projecting lug is also constructed of rectangular section as
may be particularly seen in Figures 2 and 4. It abuts against and is pressed
upon by a steel spring I arranged in a vertical hollow or recess and secured
therein by the screw J. The seat F is secured by screws to the movable bracket E.
When the seat is in use it is pulled down and assumes the position shewn in
Figures 12 and 4, in which the block of rubber W presses against the vertical
bracket B and the spring I pressing upon the vertical face of the projecting lug
tends to oppose a certain amount of resistance to the seat being raised, thereby
conferring a certain degree of steadiness upon it. The block of rubber W serves
to prevent vibration and noise when the seat is first brought into horizontal
position.
When the seat is raised and turned flat against the wall the spring J presses
against the then vertical face of the lug or projection K, whereby the seat is
retained with a certain degree of force in its vertical position.
In Figure 7 our invention is shewn adapted as or for the support of a desk.
This is done by arranging the face of the bracket E and the projecting lug K
so as to make an acute angle with the surface of F.
A number of brackets arranged in accordance with our invention may serve to
support a long board or desk which may when not in use be folded up against the
wall in the same manner as the individual seats above described.
The arrangement is not only applicable to seats and desks but also to wall
brackets and the like to render them capable of being turned up out of the way
when not required for use.
A series of brackets can be arranged along a wall and serve conjointly to sup-
port one shelf table, seat or the like.
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 :-
In a movable seat pivoted in jaws horizontally projecting from a vertical
bracket, a block of rubber or equivalent material arranged in a rectangular por-
tion of a movable bracket to which the seat is secured or which forms a portion
of it and a spring adapted to press upon the rectangular faces of a projecting lug
forming part of the aforesaid bracket for retaining the seat desk, or the like in
a vertical position when out of use.
Dated this 18th day of June 1900.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
No. 22, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.