IMPROVEMENTS IN COTS AND SUCH LIKE FURNITURE, SAME BEING APPLICABLE FOR OTHER DOMESTIC PURPOSES
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Thomas Hansell, of London Road, Saint Alban's, in the
County of Hertford, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN COTS AND
SUCH LIKE FURNITURE, SAME BEING APPLICABLE FOR OTHER DOMESTIC
PURPOSES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Thomas Hansell at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 25th May 1881.
THOMAS HANSELL, of London Road, Saint Alban's, in the County of Hertford.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN COTS AND SUCH LIKE FURNITURE, SAME BEING APPLICABLE
FOR OTHER DOMESTIC PURPOSES."
My Invention consists of a combined cot and stand, which latter serves as a table
or platform.
In carrying out my Invention I construct a stand provided with suitable pro-
jections or means for carrying the cot, which is hung or suspended so as to be free
to swing on such centres.
The cot is made of any suitable shape and form, and provided with means to hang
to the projections or other arrangements on the stand, said cot being provided with
rockers, which are attached to the cot free to be removed if required.
The stand is so formed that when the cot is to be used by itself it can be dis-
engaged from the stand, which stand can then be used as a table or stand.
The important points of my Invention are:-
(1.) That the whole arrangements are used as a cot and stand.
(2.) That cot and stand can be separate, the latter then serving as a table and
the cot as an ordinary cradle, either with or without the rockers.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Thomas Hansell in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
25th November 1881.
THOMAS HANSELL, of London Road, St. Alban's, in the County of Hertford.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN COTS AND SUCH LIKE FURNITURE, SAME BEING APPLICABLE
FOR OTHER DOMESTIC PURPOSES."
My Invention consists of a combined cot and stand, which latter serves as a table
or platform.
In carrying out my Invention I construct a stand provided with suitable pro-
jections or means for carrying the cot, which is hung or suspended so as to be free
to swing on such centres. The cot is made of any suitable shape and form, and
provided with means to hang to the projections or other arrangements on the stand,
said cot being provided with rockers, which are attached free to be removed if
required.
The stand is so formed that when the cot is to be used by itself it can be dis-
engaged from the stand, which stand can then be used as a table or stand.
Thus far I have described the nature of my Invention by a general description
of same; I will now particularly describe same, and in what manner same is to be
performed, by reference to the accompanying Drawings.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1, side elevation of my improved combined cot and stand; Figs. 2 and 3,
separate views of cot (end view) and stand (sido view).
A is stand provided with suitable projections B, on which, by rings or other
contrivances, is hung the cot C free to swing; D, rockers, which can be detached
from the cot C if required. As will be seen, when the cot and stand are separated
the stand A can be used as a table, as shown in Fig. 3. To prevent the tilting or
overturning of the cot C when arranged as in Fig. 1, the projections can be so
formed as to admit of a pin, or the uprights of the table A may be formed with
projections to prevent the cot C tilting too far.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and object of the
said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed or put in practice,
I hereby declare that I claim the said Invention of "Improvements in Cots and
such like Furniture, same being Applicable for other Domestic Purposes," substan-
tially as hereinbefore set forth and described and illustrated by the accompanying
Drawings, in which Invention the following are important points or features:—
(1.) That the whole arrangements are used as a cot and stand.
(2.) That cot and stand can be separate, the latter then serving as a table and the
cot as an ordinary bassinette, either with or without the rockers.
In witness whereof, I, the said Thomas Hansell, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Twenty-third day of November, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty-one.
Witness,
RICHARD BATCHELOR,
New London Road,
St. Alban's,
Herts.
THOMAS HANSELL. (L.S.)