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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

H. J. WHITE.

SWING.

No. 281,216. Patented July 10, 1883.

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(Nu Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

H. J. WHITE.

SWING.

No. 281,216. Patented July 10,1883.

PATENT QFEIQE.

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SWING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application lilcd Aprii it? W ll.

.T; 14/] whom it may concern.-

Be it known that. I, llnxnv J. \Yurrn. a cit izen of the United States, residing at .\uhnrn. in the county ot't avuga aml State ot'Xew York. have invented new and useful lmprovement in Swings, ot which the t'ollowing is a specitication.

)[vinvention relates toswings; and the nov- 1 elt yconsists in the construction, arrangement. l and adaptation of parts, as will he more lhllv hereinafter set t'orth. and specifically pointed out in the claims. L

The ohject ot' the invention is to prmlncc a 1 device which will he inexpensive in mannlacture. safe in practice. durable and ellicient in service. and simple in design; and to these ends the invention consists in the mechanisms i fully illustrated in the accompairving drawl ings, which form a part of this specification. 1 and in which Figure l. is a perspective view ot the device complete; Fig. 2, a detail view of one of the peudnlunrtl'ames, showing the manner ol' se curing the arms. in section; and Fig. 2}, a hot tom plan view of the carriage. partly in sect ion. to show the continuous securing or pivoting bolts and st ltllg'lill(lllllgdlltllS.

ln devices of this class as ordinarily constructed several dilliculties accrue, among 1 which may he mentioned the tendency ol the weight of the parties in the carriage, when the same is near the end of its oscillatory stroke in either direction. to lift the opposite side ot the supporting-t'rame from the ground. or. it it is supported in the ground, to work the stand ards loose from their hearings. Another dit" lieultv, which frequently is formidahle and dangerous, is the liahilit vol' children or other careless occupants of the carriage injuring their hands try having them crushed between the penduluiintrames and the sides of the can riage. In my invention l obviate these dit'ti culties. and in my construction I place importance upon the form and arrangement of the pendulunrtrames in their relations to the carriage and to the. sus u-nsion-pivots.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates the hase which may he composed of sills, as shown in drawings.or any other suitable const ruct ion. from which arise the crossstamlards ILwhich aresecured to t he cap-ho\' (above from which the pendulum'l'rames are suspemled. heing 1 Patent No, 281,216, dated July 10, 1883.

(No model 1 connected thereto h v any suitahle device.

The hase extends in either direction suliicientlv t'ar to renderlcss lialvlethe force of the 1 carriage to tilt it. and the cross-standards l,

are inclined inward l'rom the base near to apex. to at'l'ord a strong and sulistantial t'rame.

.l) designates the 1iendnlunrt'rames. each ot' which in the present example is formed of two tlexihle piecesot' t imher; oreach ma vlre made from one piece ol t'imher slitted to any desired point. the loose ends of which receive the carriage-rods t. and t'rom this point to a point at or near their ltjnigitudinal centersthevare parallel with each other. or nearly so. and are secured to a tl'oss-lttll'. d. From this cross-liar J they incline inward until their upper ends are in contact. pendulum-t'rames l) are strengthenedl1 metal st raps 1:. inch sing t he ends oi'eaeh. ilhest raps areto st rengthen and prevent the ends ol'pendnlum-t'ranu-s l) l'roni splitting or spreading.

Secured to or formed upon the carriage I), around the earriage-rods e. are lugs c. against which the arms ol' the frames l) have a hean t ing, and which serve to prevent the said parts coming in contact to injure the hands of the occupants of the carriage. The rods c pass entirelv through each ol the arms of each frame l).through thclugs or washers rflthrough thecarriage transversely, and are held in place lrv a nut. w. or other device.

The carriage I) is provided with seats 16'. and upon its lower surface with transverse strengthening-cleats c".

From the cross-hars l are suspended ropesf. eaehcarnving an adjustahlehandle. which may readily be adjusted up or down to suit ditl'erent-sized persons. and the handles (t of one set are adapted to he passed over to the occupant of the opposite seat. and vice versa. whereby the proper oscillations are given to the swing.

Modificationsmavhe made in details of con struct ion without departing from the principle or sacrificing the advantages of my invention, the essential features of which are comprised in the extended base or sills with inclined standards. the swingt'rame suspended from the same holts which secure the standards together. or from other suitable supports. the peculiar constructit'm ol'the pelnlulunrlralnes. and thecarriage in its form and adaptation to the concomitant parts.

The extreme upper ends ot' It. will ho ()llSt'lVttt that. duo to tho oonst ruotion shown. tho swing-oarriago will at all titnos maintain its horizontal position.

Havingthnsdosorihod1n vinvontion. what I olaiin is l. A swing ooinposod ol tho inolinod orossing standards ,li. tho oap(. soonrod to tho upporondstd'thostandards. thopondultun-t'ranios 1).havingthoirnpporondshungindopondontly on pivots within and adiaoont to tho opposito onds of tho (rap. and thoir lowor onds o1nhraoing and pivot'od to tho oarriago l'l at its ond portions, and tho ltaso A A. ootnposod ot' sills socurod to tho loworonds ot'tho orossing stand ardsandoxtondinghoyondthosoonring-points. substantially as and fortho pttrposo dosorihod.

2. A swing colnposod of tho inolinod orossing standards B. the (-211 t, soonrod to tho upporcnds ot't'ho standards. tho pondu] nm-t'rainos I), having parallol portions onihraoing tho (-nd portions of tho carriage E. and having thoir upper (ends hung on pivots within and adjaoont to the onds of tho oap. the straps 1*. strongthoningtho npporonds ot'tho pondnhnnt'ralnos, and tho haso A. A. ooniposod ot' sills sootlrod to tho lowor onds of tho orossing liars and oxt'onding'ltoyond thosoonring-pointssnlr stantiallyas shown and dosorilwd.

2%. In a swing. tho pondulunrt'rantos lLoaoh 4'. A swing ooniposod ot'tho standards ll. tho

oap tho pomlnlnnrt'rantos l).pivotod at thoir nppor onds within tho oap. tho oarriao'o having rods o at its opposito ond portions.pivotod hotwoon tho pomtuhnn-t'rainos. and tho lags o on tho rods hotwoon tho oarriaoo and tho pondnlmn-t'ralnos. t'or soparating tho t'rantos from tho sidos of tho oarriago-hmty. snhstantially as shown and dosorihod.

5. 'lho ooinhinatioinwith tho pivotod pondnlnln-t'raim-s 1) and tho oarriago l). oonnootod l) rods o. of tho lugs o' soot1rod to tho rods ho twoon t'ho oarriago and tho pondulnnrt'ralnos. to soparato tho sidos of tho oarriago from tho said t'ranios. snhstantialtv as shown and dosorihod.

ln tostinionv \vhorotd'l havo horounto sot my hand in tho prosonoo of two snhsorihing witnossos.

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