An Improved Cover for Exposed Seats of Vehicles or Ships, and for other Outside Seats
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Jan., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 29th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 5th Dec., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Cover for Exposed Seats of Vehicles or Ships, and for
other Outside Seats.
I ROBERT LITTLE GRAINGER Dunterlie Road, Barrhead, County of Renfrew
Toy Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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The object of this invention is to provide a cover for the outside seats of cars,
buses, garden seats, deck seats &c. so as to enable them to be used in wet weather.
The cover may be made of leather or other waterproof material and is constructed
as follows, underneath the seat is a spring which may be made of india rubber,
steel, or other material, the most suitable being a coil spring attached to a cylinder
on which the cover is wound when not in use. The cover passes through a slit in
the back of the seat, a projection on the outer end keeping it from being drawn
through. When required for use the cover is drawn forwards over the seat and
retained there by the weight of the person sitting on it, and when the person rises
it is automaticaly withdrawn by means of the spring nothing being left visible but
the catch for pulling it out. In dry weather when not required it does not
interfere with the free use of the seats.
Dated this 28th day of January 1891.
ROBERT LITTLE GRAINGER.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Cover for Exposed Seats of Vehicles or Ships, and for
other Outside Seats.
I ROBERT LITTLE GRAINGER Dunterlie Road Barrhead Renfrewshire Toy
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
The object of this invention is to provide a cover for the outside seats of cars,
busses, garden seats, deck-seats & c. so as to enable them to be used in wet
weather.
The cover may be made of leather or other waterproof material and is constructed
as follows.
Underneath the seat is a spring which may be made of india rubber steel or
other material the most suitable being a coiled spring attached to a cylinder on
which the cover is wound when not in use.
The cover passes through a slit in the back of the seat a projection on the outer
end keeping it from being drawn through. When required for use the cover is
drawn forward over the seat and retained there by the weight of the person sitting
on it, and when the person rises it is automatically withdrawn by means of the
spring, nothing being left visible but the catch for pulling it out. In dry weather
when not required it does not interfere with the free use of the seats. If desired
two springs inay be used one at each end of the cylinder.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 shews the cover A wound round the cylinder B.
Figure 2 shews the cover drawn out ready for use.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
The method of enabling outside seats being used in wet weather by means of the
cover hereinbefore described.
Dated this 27th day of October 1891.
ROBERT L. GRAINGER.