Improvements in Sliding and Swivelling Doors and Partitions.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left. 31st July, 1896-Accepted. 10th Oct.. 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Sliding and Swivelling Doors and Partitions.
JOHN EDWARD LUCAS of 14 Sandbourne Road Brockley S.E. Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to moveable partitions used for the purpose of making two or
more rooms into one large room, or any other position where suitable. The arrange-
ment I make is as follows: The partitions are made in one or more sections, each
section consisting of one swivel leaf as shewn on Fig. 1, 61, with one or more
leaves 6, 62, on one or each side hinged to the swivel leaf in such a manner that when
closed against wall they may either be laid flat as shewn on Fig. 3 at A, or close one
on the other as shewn on Fig. 3 at B. By this arrangement any one or all of the hinged
leaves may be used as a door or doors, and when laid flat as Fig. 3 at A they occupy
much less space. In some cases I make the first leaf on one or both sides of wall to
hinge to the casing or post Fig. 3, c, d and to fall back against wall, thus again
saving space. The arrangement for swivelling is the usual viz. ; suspended from the
top and running on a rail or rails, or with rollers at the bottom running in a groove
in the floor, the hinged portions are fastened by the usual bolts or automatic
arrangement.
The whole of the leaves may be made to close against one side of wall, or part on
each side wall, and when laid open as Fig. 3 at A only occupy about one third of
the space usually required.
I also make them as shewn on Fig. 2 viz. divided into two parts, the lower
part D being fixed permanently and the upper part E being made to swivel & hinged
as before described, by this means the cost is lessened and in many cases will be
found a great advantage, in this arrangement a hinged or moveable groove piece is
placed across the doorway, (one door only I prefer in this case).
Dated this 30th day of October 1895
Improvements in Sliding and Swivelling Doors and Partitions.
JOHN EDWARD Lucas of 14 Sandbourne Road, Brockley S.E. Engineer 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 moveable partitions used for the purpose of making two
or more rooms into one large room, or any other position where suitable. The
arrangements I make is as follows: The partitions are made in one or more sections,
each section consisting of one swivel leaf as shewn on Fig. 1. 6 on drawings filed
with my Provisional Specification with one or more leaves 6, 6² on one or each side,
hinged to the swivel leaf in such a manner that when closed against wall they
may either be laid flat as shewn on Fig. 3 at A or close one on the other as
shewn on Fig. 3 at B. By this arrangement any one or all of the hinged leaves
may be used as a door or doors, and when laid flat as Fig. 3 at A they occupy
much less space. In some cases I make the first leaf on one or both sides of wall
to hinge to the casing or post Fig. 3. c. c¹ and to fall back against wall, thus again
saving space.

page_text: The swivel attachment I place either in the centre of the swivel leaf as shewn
on Fig. 2 and 3, or at the end of the aforesaid leaf or at any other point in the same.
I suspend them from the top and running on a rail or rails, or in a groove or
grooves or with roller or rollers or sheaves at the bottom running in a groove in
the floor or a moveable groove laid on the floor. To keep the partition in a vertical
position I use one or more rollers working in a groove either top or bottom as the
case may require.
The hinged leaves are fastened by means of holts or automatic arrangement.
The whole of the leaves may be made to close against one side of wall, or part
on each side wall, and when laid open as Fig. 3 at A only occupy about one third of
the space usually required.
I also make them as shewn on Fig. 2 viz.: divided into two parts, the lower
part D being fixed permanently and the upper part E being made to swivel and
hinged as before described, by this means the cost is lessened, and in many cases
will be found an advantage, in this arrangement a hinged or moveable groove piece is
placed across the doorway (one door only I prefer in this case).
I also make them hinged together in the same manner as before described but
to slide and without the swivel arrangement.
It will be understood that a small wicket may be placed in any one or more
of the leaves, and that the forms, dimensions and materials may be varied without
departing from the scope of my invention.
I do not claim for hingeing generally but for the special purpose described
herein.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed i declare that what I
claim is
The hingeing or connecting together of one or more leaves to a swivel or non-
swivelling leaf in the manner before described so that they may be used as doors.
Dated this 30th day of July 1896.
J. E. LUCAS.