Improvements in Springs used in Upholstering.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 16th Sept., 1890-Accepted, 8th Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Springs used in Upholstering.
HARRISON BARLOW 166 Blackburn Road Haslingden, Cabinet Maker and JOHN
BARLOW Junr. of 166 Blackburn Road Haslingden Cabinet Maker in the County of
Lancaster do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved form of spring generally applied to chairs,
couches, sofas, lounges, carriages and other like purposes. It is made of steel of the
shape shewn on accompanying drawing. It is very simple in form and is easily
fixed.
The indents or hollows A. A. A. are introduced so as to form additional strength
and to render the spring more pliable-if the spring is subject to a great strain said
hollows A. A. A will assist in causing the spring to return to its original position.
The end B can be fastened by means of a strong screw through the opening C or by
means of staples fixed through the roll D. The other end E can be left unattached
and rests on the side framework of the article to which it is applied or a screw can
be fixed through opening F which opening is long enough to allow room for spring
moving backwards & forwards.
The old springs are constantly breaking through the seating but this invention on
account of its specially adapted construction cannot possibly do so. They can be
made of various strengths to suit all kinds & sizes of upholstery.
Dated this 9th day of December 1889.
HARRISON BARLOW.
JOHN BARLOW.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Springs used in Upholstering.
We HARRISON BARLOW of 166 Blackburn Road Haslingden in the County of
Lancaster Cabinet Maker and JOHN BARLOW Junr. also of 166 Blackburn Road
Haslingden in the County aforesaid Cabinet 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 :-—
Our present invention relates to an improved form of spring which is generally
applicable to the upholstering of chairs couches sofas lounges carriage seats or the
like and the object thereof is to construct or manufacture a strong and simple form
of spring which may be easily fixed in required position for upholstering purposes.
In order that our invention may be fully understood and so that it may be readily
carried into effect we hereunto attach a sheet of drawings substantially illustrative of
our invention and which are to be taken as part of this Specification and read
therewith.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of our improved spring fixed or attached to the
frame of the bottom of a chair or other piece of furniture and Fig. 2 is also a
similar sectional elevation illustrating a modified form of spring and Fig. 3 is a plan
of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation of a modification of our improved spring fixed or
attached to the back board of a chair or other furniture, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged
view of end of spring showing more clearly how same is fixed.
Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in each view.
Our improved springs A are composed of thin flat steel and they may be either
made with a plain bow part a' as shown at Fig. 1 or each bow part a may have
preferably in the centre thereof a suitable indent a³ or the bow part of our improved
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springs may have more than one indent a* and it may be corrugated as shown at
Fig. 4.
Each spring A is made with suitable curved or coiled ends a³ to each of which
we rivet a piece of leather or other suitable material B. The said material B may
either be fistened or secured within the frame C as shown at Fig. 1 or upon the
top and over the edges. of the said frame as shown at Figs. 2 and 3 or each piece
of material B may be secured to the back or other board D in the manner shown at
Figs. 4 and 4.
We would have it understood that our improved spring A may have its bow
part a bent to any suitable curve and it may be of any required strength and any
number of indents a similar to those shown at Fig. 2 or corrugations a similar to
those illustrated at Fig. 4 may be formed thereon as desired.
The said indents or corrugations a² tend to make our improved spring A more
pliable so that it will give with greater ease and is therefore more generally adaptable
for upholstering purposes and the facility with which our said improved springs A
may be attached to the frame work of furniture make them more useful than the
springs used for upholstering hitherto employed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what wo
claim is
1. The use of a spring in upholstering such as A Fig. 1. having coiled or curved
ends a and attached to the frame of the furniture by means of the pieces of leather
or other material B substantially as described.
2. The use of a spring A in upholstering such as shown at Fig.
indent a formed in the bow part thereof substantially as described.
having an
3. The use of a spring A în upholstering such as shown at Fig. 4 being corrugated
or indented upon the bow part thereof substantially as described or any mere
modification thereof.
Dated this 15th day of September 1890.