Improved Means and Appliances for Connecting Knee Aprons on Reversible or Shiftable Seat Backs on Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Jan.. 1896
Complete Specification Left, 19th Oct., 1896-Accepted, 19th Dec., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means and Appliances for Connecting Knee Aprons on
Reversible or Shiftable Seat Backs on Vehicles.
I, CHARLES FELL, of 27 Bandon Road, St. James Road, Victoria Park, County
of London, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for object, fitting and securing knee aprons to reversible or
shiftable outside seat backs of tram cars, omnibus, and other vehicles in order that
said aprons may be used by passengers sitting facing the direction of travel or the
reverse.
For the purpose of my invention, I secure each apron by a chain to a sliding
link or loop which can be slipped over a single or a double bar or rail to be slid
along on said bar or rail to suit the convenience of either one or two passengers
when seated, the chain being of such length as to permit of the apron being lifted
for covering vacant seats as a protection against the weather.
If the bar or rail be double I propose to hinge it at one end to the seat back to
embrace the top rest board, and to loop the other end, so that when lifted the
sliding link or loop can.be slid round that end to carry the apron to the opposite
face of the seat back.
If the bar or rail be of the single character it may be above the top rest and
have a central support against which the sliding link or loop can be in contact to
centralize the apron for two sitters, or it can with the apron be pushed close up
to the outer end and the apron be rolled up such as in fine weather as not to
interfere with comfort of the passengers.
Dated this 21st den of Tanna 1896
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Charles Fell.
Improved Means and Appliances for Connecting Knee Aprons on
Reversible or Shiftable Seat Backs on Vehicles.
I, CHARLES FELL, of 27 Bandon Road, St. James Road, Victoria Park, County
of London, Manufacturer, 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 :-
This invention has for object, fitting and securing knee aprons to reversible
or shiftable outside seat backs of tram cars, omnibus, and other vehicles in order
that said aprons may be used by passengers sitting facing the direction of travel
or the reverse.

page_text: For the purpose of my invention and as I show on the annexed drawing, I secure
each apron A by a chain B to a sliding link or loop C which can be slipped over
a bar or rail Ď to be slid along on said bar or rail to suit the convenience of
either one or two passengers when seated, the chain B being of such length as to
permit of the apron A being lifted for covering a vacant seat as a protection
against the weather.
The bar or rail D is affixed at the ends and a little above the top rest E and
has an inner support against which the eliding link or loop can be slid into contact
to centralize the apron for two sitters, or it can with the apron be pushed close up
to the outer end and the apron be rolled up, such as in fine weather so as not to
interfere with comfort of the passengers.
The apron may have the usual straps F, F, with holes for securing it to the
knobs G, G.
It will be observed by the drawing that the seat back E is pivoted by end
bars H to the seat 1 and can be thrown back in either direction, the chain being
provided with a swivel link in order that when the apron A is thrown round and
over the back E the waterproof side is always outwards.
When the vehicle to which my invention is applied has no outside passengers,
or when standing exposed to the weather, the top of the apron can be lifted to
cover the back rail E and seat I and be fastened in position by the loops J, J, and
button heads K, K.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
A knee apron secured to a rail on a reversible back of the seat of a vehicle,
said apron being so attached that it is available for either direction of travel
substantially as and in the manner described and represented.
ΟΙ
ctober 1890.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Charles Fell.