An Improved Nursery Chair Convertible into a Low Chair, Rocking Chair, Go Cart, and Carriage Chair.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 11th June, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 11th Mar., 1891-Accepted, 11th June, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Nursery Chair Convertible into a Low Chair, Rocking
Chair, Go Cart, and Carriage Chair.
JOHN WILLIAM HOLLIDAY Chair Maker 160 Fairbridge Road Hornsey
Rise N. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention of improvements in chairs, relates to table chairs for children &
to the means of converting them into a low chair, a rocking chair, a carriage
chair, & go cart, so as to be used as required either as in any of the aforenamed
positions.
I take a table chair one specially made in this respect, the two back legs being
detachable from the seat & I convert it to fulfil the purposes described by the
following means - sever the front legs about 9 inches below the under side of
seat & just above the side bars which connect the front & two short back legs, the
top ends of which are about 9 inches below the under side of the seat, & to the
upper portions of the severed legs I insert a pin which fall into holes bored in
the lower portions of the severed legs, the back legs "proper" I screw to the lower
ends of the short back legs aforementioned the top ends being held together by a
rail close up to the under side of the seat, from which two pins project which fall
into the said rail, the whole is made firm by a rod 11 inches long from the under
side of the seat, inserted through a slot in a board screwed to the bars, holding the
lower portions of the front legs & the short back legs together, the rod is then
made fast by inserting a pin through it close up to the under side of the board.
The seat being so adjusted, by withdrawing the pin from the 1od is brought
forward & down on to the board the upper portions of the fore legs, falling close up
to the lower portions, the pin again inserted through the rod close up to the under
side of the board holds it firm & the low chair is complete. By again withdrawing
the pin the seat is reversed & the back legs fall to the front, resting on the lower
portions of the front legs, in this position by the addition of wheels at the lower
ends of the front & back legs a carriage chair is formed, also by the back legs being
extended from the back the aforementioned wheels are again brought into play &
form a go cart. By swinging the back legs under the whole of the chair the front
legs resting upon them a complete rocking chair is formed.
Dated this 27th June 1890.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Nursery Chair Convertible into a Low Chair, Rocking
Chair, Go Cart, and Carriage Chair.
JOHN WILLIAM HOLLIDAY, 160 Fairbridge Road, Hornsey Rise, N., Chair
Maker, 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 a Nursery Chair Convertible into a Low Chair Rocking
Chair Go Cart or Carriage Chair.
The High Chair is worked by a wooden rod or bar fastened to the top seat of
the chair & attached to a second seat by the means of an iron pin inserted in the
rod attached to the under seat the chair running on two small wheels.
The Low Chair. The pin being withdrawn from the high chair causes the two
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page_text: seats ta fall together reducing it to the low chair and then refix the pin through the
rod under seat.
The Go Cart. The two back legs of the high chair when pulled down forms
the handles of the go cart and the four wheels are then in action.
The Rocking Chair. By drawing the handles of the go cart underneath the
chair and fastening same with a catch causes the rocking chair.
The Carriage Chair. When the top part of the chair is taken off the two back
legs fall to the front, the top part of chair (which is off') is then reversed to the
back and fastened under the lower seat by a pin through the bar which then forms
the carriage chair on the four wheels.
The following letters refer to the accompanying drawing.
A. Which forms the rocker, back foot of chair as high chair and handles of go
Cart.
B. Bottom of front leg which rest on A when a rocker.
C. Dowell pin from which top part of chair lifts & fits into D for low chair or
go cart on rocker A being in position as shown by dotted line for handles of go
cart.
D. Hole to receive dowell pin C.
E. Rod to fix chair as high chair low chair or rocker secured under board F by
pin G.
F. Board through which E passes in altering chair.
G. Pin with chain to fix rod C to secure chair as high low or rocking chair.
H. Dowell pin on cross bar of rocker A which fits into back of chair when as
high chair.
1. Pin on which rocker A works when altering chair.
J. Fixed back foot of chair by which A is secured by I.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
Its being a High Chair Low Chair Carriage Chair Rocking Chair and Go Cart
combined.
By the rod which is fixed to the upper seat and passes through the under seat or
beard fastened by a dowell pin which by removing the pin under the seat the top
part of the chair lifts up and the front legs come in two parts the rod then falls
through the under seat and the two seats are then together forming the Low Chair
Go Cart or Carriage Chair.
Also back legs of chair being brought down underneath the chair & which by
being fastened with a catch forms the Rocking Chair.
The novelty claimed is
1. The rod which causes it to form the High and Low Chair and Carriage
Chair.
2. The back legs which forms handles of Go Cart and Rocker.
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JOHN WILLIAM HOLLIDAY.