Year: 1886

page_text: This Specification was, upon the 12th day of October 1886, amended under
Sections 18 to 21 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade. Marks Act, 1883.
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RICHARD HAMBLY HUGHES 307 and 309 Mare Street Hackney in the county
of Middlesex Furrier 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:-
The object of this invention is the improvement of castors for furniture such as
tables, chairs, pianos, et cetra.
My invention consists of two or more balls or spheres; made in metal or any
other hard substance, preferably of iron or steel, carried in the position hereinafter
indicated by a caseing or cup shaped holder, in the top of this caseing or cup
shaped holder I insert a ball of about three-eighths of an inch diameter, and on
against this rests a large ball which forms the runner of the castor. I also insert
three or more balls in the caseing in such-a-position the position hereinafter
indicated so that when the main ball is moving, by reason of the article of
furniture being shifted, they take any side strain (which would otherwise cause
friction on the main ball & caseing) and so allow the main ball to move quite
freely and with an easy gliding motion. This oaseing may be replaced by-three
or--more--prongs which proceed from a central neck; (this neck is-serewed--or
made-fast to the furniture.) The lower ends of these prongs are fixed-to-a-ring,
so-that-when-the-full weight of the furniture is brought to-bear-the-prongs-shall
not-fly-out-or-break away, but-keep-the-said prongs-in-position.
The castor consists of one large or main ball on the top of which is a smaller ball
ball or-this-smaller ball may be replaced-by-a-pin. This smaller ball er pin takes
the weight carried by the castor, and it is held in the upper part of the casing of the
castor; in the lower portion of the cup shaped caseing or-prongs,-are-contained
three or more smaller balls or these balls may be replaced by pins one in each
prong are placed in the position shown in figure I of the drawings being some-
what above the horizontal plane, passing through the centre of the runner ball of
the castor.
The
central-line-of-these-three-or-more-balls-or-pins-preferably-is-lower-than-the
eentral-line-of-main-or-large-ball, in order that when fixed into the right-position,
this large or main-ball-shall-not-drop-out; or I make the caseing the larger half of
a circle, so that the lower edge of the caseing prevents the main ball falling out,
when the article of furniture is lifted off the floor, but when the castor is carrying
its part of the weight of the furniture, a space occurs between the main ball
and caseing, which space allows any dust ect which might otherwise accumulate, to
fall out.

page_text: RICHARD HAMBLY HUGHES.
RICHARD HAMBLY HUGHES.

page_text: RICHARD HAMBLY HUGHES 307 and 309 Mare Street Hackney in the county
of Middlesex Furrier 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:-
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The object of this invention is the improvement of castors for furniture such as
tables, chairs, pianos, et cetra.
My invention consists of two or more balls or spheres; made in metal or any
other hard substance, preferably of iron or steel, carried by a caseing or cup shaped
holder, in the top of this caseing or cup shaped holder I insert a ball of about
three-eighths of an inch diameter, and on this rests a large ball which forms the
runner of the castor. I also insert three or more balls in the caseing in such a
position that when the main ball is moving, by reason of the article of furniture
being shifted, they take any side strain (which would otherwise cause friction on
the main ball & caseing) and so allow the main ball to move quite freely and with
an easy gliding motion. This caseing may be replaced by three or more prongs
which proceed from a central neck; (this neck is screwed or made fast to the
furniture.) The lower ends of these prongs are fixed to a ring, so that when
the full weight of the furniture is brought to bear the prongs shall not fly out or
break away, but keep the said prongs in position.
The castor consists of one large or main ball on the top of which is a smaller
ball or this smaller ball may be replaced by a pin. This smaller ball or pin takes
the weight carried by the castor, and it is held in the upper part of the castor; in
the lower portion of the cup shaped caseing or prongs, are contained three or more
smaller balls or these balls may be replaced by pins one in each prong.
The central line of these three or more balls or pins preferably is lower than the
central line of main or large ball, in order that when fixed into the right position,
this large or main ball shall not drop out; or I make the caseing the larger half of
a circle, so that the lower edge of the caseing prevents the main ball falling out,
when the article of furniture is lifted off the floor, but when the castor is carrying
its part of the weight of the furniture, a space occurs between the main ball and
caseing, which space allows any dust ect which might otherwise accumulate, to
fall out.

page_text: RICHARD HAMBLY HUGHES 307 and 309 Mare Street Hackney in the county
of Middlesex Furrier 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:—
The object of this invention is the improvement of castors for furniture such as
tables, chairs, pianos, et cetra.
My invention consists of two or more balls or spheres; made in metal or any
other hard substance, preferably of iron or steel, carried in the position hereinafter
indicated by a caseing or cup shaped holder, in the top of this caseing or cup
shaped holder I insert a ball of about three-eighths of an inch diameter, and on.
against this rests a large ball which forms: the runner of the castor. I also insert
three or more balls in the caseing in such-a-position the position hereinafter
indicated so that when the main ball is moving, by reason of the article of
furniture being shifted, they take any side strain (which would otherwise cause
friction on the main ball & caseing) and so allow the main ball to move quite
freely and with an easy gliding motion. This oaseing may be replaced by-three
or--more--prongs which proceed from a central neck; (this neck is screwed-or
made fast to the furniture.) The lower ends of these prongs are fixed to a ring,
so that when the full weight of the furniture is brought to bear the prongs shall
not fly out-or-break-away, but keep the said prongs-in-position.
The castor consists of one large or main ball on the top of which is a smaller ball
ball or this smaller ball may be replaced by a pin. This smaller ball or pin takes
the weight. carried by the castor, and it is held in the upper part of the casing of the
castor; in the lower portion of the cup shaped caseing or prongs, are-contained
three or more smaller balls or these balls may be replaced by pins one in each
prong are placed in the position shown in figure I of the drawings. being, some-
what above the horizontal, plane, passing, through the centre of the runner ball of ·
the castor.
The central line of these three-or more balls or pins preferably is lower than the
central-line-of-main-or-large ball, in order that when fixed into the right-position,
this large or main ball shall not drop out; or I make the caseing the larger half of
a circle, so that the lower edge of the caseing prevents the main ball falling out,
when the article of furniture is lifted off the floor, but when the castor is carrying
its part of the weight of the furniture, a space occurs between the main ball
and caseing, which space allows any dust ect which might otherwise accumulate, to
fall out.

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