IMPROVEMENTS IN AND APPERTAINING TO FOLDING CHAIRS, LONG Backed SEATS, OR FORMS."
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Blezard and Norman Blezard, both of Padiham,
in the County of Lancaster, Machinists, Ironfounders, and School Furniture
Manufacturers, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN AND APPERTAINING
TO FOLDING CHAIRS, LONG Backed SEATS, OR FORMS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Blezard and Norman
Blezard at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 14th July
1880.
JOHN BLEZARD and NORMAN BLEZARD, of Padiham, in the County of Lancaster,
Machinists, Iron Founders, and School Furniture Manufacturers. "IMPROVEMENTS
IN AND APPERTAINING TO FOLDING CHAIRS, LONG BACKED SEATS, OR FORMS."
The seat and back are secured to a frame similar in form to the letter X, but
with one side extended up sufficiently high to form the back. The cross of the
frame is made to work on a centre, like the motion of an ordinary pair of scissors.
One edge of the seat is hinged to the top of the short arm, and the back edgo
secured to the long arm, so as to allow it to slide up and down without becoming
detached. Or the back edge of tho seat may be hinged to the long arm, and the
short arm made and secured to the underside of the seat, so as to allow it to move
or slide towards the back edgo of the seat.
When in use the end of the sliding piece holding to the part upon which it slides
prevents the scissors joint from opening too wide. When not in use the two arms
forming the X are brought close together, the end of the sliding picce or arm
sliding along the back or other part till all the pieces are close together. Framnes
on this plan can be joined by seats, backs, hat rails, or laths, so as to form a form,
a backed seat and yet be capable of folding up when required.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said John Blezard and Norman Blezard in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 14th January 1881.
JOHN BLEZARD and NORMAN BLEZARD, both of Padiham, in the County of
Lancaster, Machinists, Ironfounders, and School Furniture Manufacturers.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN AND APPERTAINING TO FOLDING CHAIRS, LONG BACKED
SEATS, OR FORMS."
The seat and back are secured to a frame similar in form to
with one side extended up sufficiently high to form the back.
the letter X, but
The cross of the

page_text: frame is made to work on a centre, like the motion of an ordinary pair of scissors.
One edge of the seat is hinged to the top of the short arm, and the back edge
secured to the long arm, so as to allow it to slide up and down without becoming
detached. Or the back edge of the seat may be hinged to the long arm, and the
short arm mado and secured to the underside of the seat, so as to allow it to move
or slide towards the back edge of the seat.
When in use the end of the sliding piece holding to the part upon which it slides
prevents the scissors joint from opening too wide. When not in use the two arms
formning the X are brought close together, the end of the sliding piece or arm
sliding along the back or other part till all the pieces are close together. Frames
on this plan can be joined by seats, backs, hat rails, or laths, so as to form a backed
scat, and yet be capable of folding up when required.
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This Invention will be better understood by referring to the figures and letters
on the accompanying Sheets of Drawings. Figure 1 shows tho chair or settle in
the position for use, and the dotted lines show the same folded up. A is the seat;
B is the back rail; C, C, are the hat rails; D is the seat boarer; E, the main stem
or arm; F, the short arm or back leg. One end of F and E are made to swivel at
G. D is made to swivel on the end of F at H. The other end is made so as to
move from I to J without being detached from E. Figure 2 shows the chair or
settle in position for use, and the dotted lines show the same folded up in a similar
way to Figure 1. A is the seat; B, the back rail; C, C, are the hat rails; D, tho
seat bearer; E, tho main stem or arm; F, the short arm or back leg. F and E aro
-made to swivel at G. One end of D is made to swivel or hinge to E at H. The
end of F is attached to D, so as to swivel and slide-from-I-to-J_without_being_
detached from D.
Having now described our Invention, and the best modes known to us of
carrying it into offect, wo wish it to be understood that what we believe to be new
and desire to protect under the herein before in part recited Letters Patent is,—
First. The manufacture of folding chairs, long backed seats, or forms, with a slot,
slide, or its equivalent in the back frame or seat, and either the seat end being
arranged to slide in or on the back or frame, or one of the front or hind cross legs
or frame to slide in or on the seat frame, and the whole be jointed in such manner
as to be capable of folding flat or nearly so by means of such sliding action,
substantially as described.
Second. The general arrangement and design of folding chairs, long backed seats,
or forms, substantially as described.
In witness whereof, we, the said John Blezard and Norman Blezard, have
hereunto set our hands and seals, this Thirteenth day of January, in
the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty ono.
Signed, sealed, and delivored
by the said John Blezard
and Norman Blezard in
the presence of
*JNO. SUTCLIFFE,
Solicitor,
Burnley.
(L.S.)
JOHN BLEZARD.
NORMAN BLEZARD. (L.S.)