Year: 1899

page_text: I, ERNEST JAMES DRYSDALE, of 584, Gairbraid Street, Maryhill, in the County
of the City of Glasgow, North Britain, Mechanic, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in seats and is more especially
applicable for shopkeepers assistants.
In carrying out my invention I provide a suitable bracket, which is screwed
or otherwise fixed to the side of the counter or other convenient place. In one
piece with this bracket there is a projection lying at an angle of 40° or there-
abouts and provided with a recess or opening in which there is carried preferably
a tapered pin fixed to or forming part of another bracket to which the seat is
fixed and which acts as a kind of swivel whereby the seat when not required for
use is swivelled round in an upward direction thereby taking up little or no room.
If desired I may provide a spiral spring on the pin which might be more ready
to retain the seat in the position required.
Dated this 27th day of September 1899.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Applicant's Patent Agents.
I, ERNEST JAMES DRYSDALE, of 584, Gairbraid Street, Maryhill, in the County
of the City of Glasgow, North Britain, Mechanic, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
My invention relates to improvements in seats and is more especially applicable
for shopkeepers assistants, and will be better understood by aid of the drawings,
of which Figure 1 is a side view of the seat turned up out of use, Figure 2 a
similar view of the seat in use, and Figure 3 a front view corresponding to
Figure 2.
In carrying out my invention, I provide a suitable bracket A, which is screwed
or otherwise fixed to the side of the counter B, or other convenient plate. In one
piece with this bracket A there is a projection or lug C lying at an angle of 40°
or thereabouts and provided with a recess or opening D in which there is carried
by means of a hole in the bracket A preferably a tapered pin E fixed to or form-
ing part of another bracket F, to which the seat G is fixed and which acts as a
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page_text: kind of swivel whereby the seat when not required for use is swivelled round in
an upward direction, illustrated in Figure 1, and thereby taking up little or no
room.
As shown in Figures 1 and 2, I may provide a spiral spring H on the pin E
which rests against the face of the lug and bears on the stop or cross-pin h
and as the seat is moved the spring is compressed against the stop hand so more
readily retains the seat in the position required.
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
I claim is
The improvements in seats consisting of a fixed bracket secured to the counter
or other place with a projection, a pin integral with the seat frame passing at
right angles through said projection and working in a suitable recess by means
of a hole formed therein whereby the seat can be set in a horizontal position
for use or turned up out of use, substantially as and for the purposes herein before
described.
Dated this 07th Love of Tuna 1000
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Applicant's Patent Agents.