Year: 1899

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I, ABRAHAM ASHWORTH, of 160, Wellington Road, Eccles, in the County of
Lancaster, Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My object is to form a legrest which while being more convenient than those
hitherto in use, shall also be readily convertible into a footstool, or a child's
stool, if desired.
I accomplish this by forming a suitable body or frame upon which I pivot
two pairs of legs upon the lever principle. By means of two pairs of levers,
attached each at one end to one of the pairs of legs and pivoted together at their
other ends, which are drawn together, or apart, by means of a suitable ratchet
and catch, slotted screw, or other suitable device, I can raise and lower the height
of the stool from the ground and so adapt it for use as a legrest, child's stool,
or at its lowest, as a footstool.
Upon the top of the body, I pivot a suitable cushion seat, or legrest, which
adapts itself to any angle when used as a legrest, but which can be fixed by
buttons, screws, or other suitable means, when the legrest is used as a footstool,.
or a child's seat.
1000
I, ABRAHAM ASHWORTH, of 160, Wellington Road, Eccles, in the County of
Lancaster, Agent, 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 object is to form a leg rest, which while being more convenient than those
hitherto in use, shall be readily convertible into a footstool, or a child's stool, if
desired.
I accomplish this by forming a suitable body or frame, -upon which I pivot
two pairs of legs upon the lever principle. By means of two pairs of levers
attached each at one end to one of the pairs of legs and pivoted together at their
other ends, which are drawn together or forced apart by means of a suitable ratchet
and catch, slotted screw, or other suitable device, I can raise or lower the height
of the stool from the ground, and so adapt it for use as a legrest, child's stool,
or at its lowest, a footstool.

page_text: Upon the top of the body I pivot a suitable cushion scat or legrest, which
adapts itself to any angle when used as a legrest, but which can be fixed by
buttons, screws, or other suitable means, when the legrest is used as a footstool,
or a child's seat.
Referring to the drawings sent herewith:-
Fig. 1 is an end view, Fig. 2 a side view and Fig. 3, an underview of a suit-
able form of legrest made with my improvements.
« indicates the body or frame, upon which are pivoted two pairs of legs
fitted to work together by cogs d on their upper extremities.
and c,
They are drawn together, or apart, to raise or lower the height of the legrest,
by means of four levers e, f, 9 and h, which are attached to them by one end,
and are pivoted together at their other ends, in pairs, at i and k, which are con-
nected by ratchet rod , by operating which, the legrest is raised or lowered.
an indicates a suitable legrest, or cushion, pivoted to body or frame a at n and o
so as to allow it to adapt itself to any angle required, but capable of being fixed,
when the legrest is used as a stool by means of hinged Hap p, which can be
raised' into the position shown. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail drawings, (plan and
cross-section,) of the ratchet rod and its adjuncts.
The ratchet rod is a circular rod, or tube, capable of rotation in bearings i
and k. Upon one or more of its sides are projections rr which when in the
position shown in Fig. 4, slide through slot or openings, in bearing i, thus allow-
ing the level of the legrest to be raised or lowered.
into
When at the right height, the rod is rotated, bringing the projections r
position shown by dotted mes 1, when the projection nearest to the bearing i
presses against it thus securing the legrest at the height desired.
In Figs. 6 and 7 are shown a plan anu cross-section of a modification of ratchet
rod, in which the projections are joined together inside the rod tube, and
appear through a slot in it, being retained in position by a spring t
This allows the height of the legrest to be raised without rotating the rod l, its
rotation only being necessary when it is desired, to lower the legrest.
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
1 claim is:-
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1st. The combined apparatus, substantially as described and shown, hereinbefore
and in the accompanying drawings, for the purpose set forth.
2nd. In legrests and the like, the improved ratchet rod and the adjuncts
thereto, substantially as described and shown, herein before and in the accompany-
ing drawings, for the purposes set forth.
3rd. In legrests and the like, the improved ratchet and its adjuncts, for ratchet
rod, substantially as described and shown, hereinbefore and in Figs. 6 and 7 of
the accompanying drawings, for the purpose set forth.
Th: 1011
1000
JOHN HENRY TOPHAM,
7, South Corridor, Royal Exchange, Manchester, Agent to Applicant.