Improvements in Roller Seats for Skiffs, Racing, Pleasure, or other Rowing Boats.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 15th July, 1886.
Complete Left, 11th May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 5th July, 1887.
Improvements in Roller Seats for Skiffs, Racing, Pleasure, or
other Rowing Boats.
GEORGE MONK 75 Foregate Street Chester in the County of Chester, Ironmonger,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
A framed seat of metal carried on two or more spindles. The spindles are made
with collars, against which cases of metal are fixed. The cases contain balls which fit
upon the collars of the spindles and revolve with them. Against the ball cases,
adjusting them, is a narrow metal roller, screwed upon the spindles. The ball cases
and rollers are fixed by a lock nut.
The frame is partially covered with leather, having eyelet holes that it may be
tightened with laces.
The following description of the drawing sent herewith will best illustrate my
invention.
Fig. 1 is sketch of frame seat, showing leather cover-and laces for tightening
cover.
Fig. 1 a showes spindle with collar and worm on which is screwed roller & lock nut.
Fig. 1b, showes spindle, and ball case on which is screwed roller & lock nut.
Fig. 1b, shows spindle & ball case open to show balls, against collar with roller and
lock nut screwed on spindle Fig. 2 is front view of seat with ball cases open.
Fig. 2 a are lines or ways of wood or metal on which the rollers run.
Fig. 3 is inside view of ball case.

page_text: other Rowing Boats.
1 GEORGE MONK of 75 Foregate Street Chester in the County of Cheshire Iron-
monger, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
ROLLER SEATS, FOR SKIFFS RACING, PLEASURE OR OTHER ROWING BOATS and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :—
A frame seat of metal, having spindles. The bearings of the spindles being steel
balls, which revolve in cases with the spindles-The Frame is partially covered with
leather which is drawn or tightened together with leather laces. The frame seat
working on ways or lines of hard wood.
The spindles have collars on each end. A case carrying the balls is adjusted on the
collar, a narrow roller of metal is secured against the ball case the whole is firmly
fastened by a lock nut.
The accompanying drawing will illustrate my Invention Fig. 1 shows top view of
seat with leather covering A which is drawn or tightened together by leather laces B.
Care steel spindles which pass through ends of metal frame F which the leather
covering A is held by.
D are small pins which hold & prevent the steel spindles C from moveing out of
their place F shows metal frame & cases which are cast together G is steel spindles
which pass through cases F, haveing solid collars H. I shows steel cones screwed on
to spindles G to adjust balls in cases F. J is metal wheels screwed on to spindles G.
Fig. 2 is side view of seat, with leather covering A, which is drawn or tightened by
leather laces B.
F shows frame & cases combined The dotted lines show the outline of ball cases.
C. C are ends of steel spindles which pass through ends of metal frame F.
G. the ends of ball spindles.
Having now particularly described the nature of my said Invention, & in what
manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
Firstly. Improvements in the construction of roller seats for skiffs for racing,
pleasure or other rowing boats.
Secondly. The use of steel balls as the bearings of the spindles.
Thirdly. The construction of leather for covering of frame to form the seat.
Fourthly. The construction of roller seats for skiffs racing pleasure or other rowing
boats, as firstly, secondly, and thirdly claimed and as illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
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