An Improved Method of Padding Trusses and Saddles, Seats, Couches, and the like.
Year: 1887

page_text: An Improved Method of Padding Trusses and Saddles, Seats,
Couches, and the like.
JOHN STARLEY City of London Cemetery Manor Park Essex E. Gardener do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object an improved method for padding trusses saddles
(for Horses or other animals or for Velocipedes) chairs or any other seats where easy
fitting or adaptation to form or shape is required. My invention consists of filling
or partly filling cavities or spaces with shots seeds or a like spherical substances so
that the said small spheres may accomodate themselves in shape or form to any
pressure brought to bear, such trusses scats or saddles have hitherto been provided
with a flexible body or with springs or with other devices which have not been so
elastic in their action, but by this method I am enable to construct a pad or seat
that will accomodate itself to any shape and cause an equal pressure to be distributed
all over the part coming into contact with it. I may make such bodies solely of such
a filling or may have a cavity with rigid back and sides and fill it in with such seeds
or spheres when a suitable covering may be put over it holding the whole together
or I may make up such bodies, seats, or cushions in various other ways and use small
or large particles or substances of other shapes in connection with the said spherical
bodies where it is desirable. My Invention is also suitable for an easy couch or bed
for Invalids or where ease or comfort is desired as any prominent parts freely sink into
such a filling untill the weight is fairly distributed.
Dated this 21st day of December 1887.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Padding Trusses and
Couches, and the like.
Saddles, Seats,
JOHN STARLEY, City of London Cemetery Manor Park, Essex, Gardener, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention for PADDING TRUSSES AND SADDLES, SEATS,
COUCHES AND THE LIKE 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 its object, an improved method for padding trusses, saddles
(for Horses or animals, or for Velocipedes) Chairs or any other seats where easy fitting
or adaptation to form or shape is required. My invention consists of filling or partly
filling cavities or spaces with shots, seeds, or a like spherical substances so that small
spheres may accomodate themselves in shape or form to any pressure brought to
bear, such trusses seats or saddles have hitherto been provided with a flexible body
or with springs or with other devices which have not been so elastic in their action,
but by this method I am eneable to construct a pad or seat that will accommodate
itself to any shape and cause an equal pressure to be distributed all over the part
coming in contact with it. I may make such bodies soley of such a filling or may
have a cavity with rigid back and sides and fill it in with such seeds or spheres, when
a suitable covering may be put over it holding the whole together or I may make up
such bodies seats or cushions in various other ways and use small or large particles
or substances of other shape in connection with the said spherical bodies where it is
desirable. My invention is also suitable for an easy couch or bed for invalids or
where ease or comfort is desired, as any prominent parts freely sink into such a
filling until the weight is fairly distributed.
To insure the efficiency of such pads or seats I cross stitch or form a series of
cushion like cavities filled with seeds or such spheres which prevents them from
working out of their proper places if desired may form such cushions of long
tubular shaped sleeves in which case only stitching is required or I may obtain such
spaces in other suitable ways.
Having now described the nature of the said invention and the manner in which
it is to be performed I now declare that what I claim is
1. Pads for trusses and such like pads filled with seeds or suitable spherical shaped
particles as and for the purpose above described.
2. Cross stitching or forming such pads or seats or cushions into sections or
cavities whereby the seeds or such like filling is held in place.
3. Filling such pads in such a manner as described or any mere modification
thereof.
Dated this 19th day of September 1888.