US1353708A

US1353708A - Seat of motor-cars

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Publication number: US1353708A
Application number: US326992A
Authority: US
Inventors: Barnett John Harold
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1919-09-27
Filing date: 1919-09-27
Publication date: 1920-09-21
Anticipated expiration: 1937-09-21

Description

.1. HLBARNETT. SEAT or MOTOR CARS. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 27,1919.

Patentedfiept- 21, 1 0

' Iran 'Jorm HAROLD BARNETT, or TETTENHALL, ENGLAND.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN HAROLD BAR? NETT, a subject of the Kingdom of Great Britain, residing at The Grotto, Tettenfront and interior of the car or turn-up type,

- the seat in the raised hall, in the county of Sta'fiord, England, engineer, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in and Relating to the of which the follow- Seats of Motor-Cars, ing a specification.

This invention relates to the seats of moand is more particularly applicaor coupe type in which the seat between the the back of the vention' comprising an improvement in the method of and means for tilting the seat and effecting the required movement of the back of the seat. 1

In order that this invention may be'clearly understood and readily carried into practice,

reference may be had to of drawings, upon whlc a Figure 1 IS a perspectlve vle'w showing the appended sheet the car.

Fig. 2 is also a the seat in the normal low position.

In an embodiment of this invention the seat a is arranged in suc'h'a position in relation to the side door of the car that when in its seating position entrance to the front part of the car can be obtained through the side entrance, the lower edge of the riser, front supports, or legs a of the seat being horizontally pivoted to the floor b of the car, in such a manner that the seat can be tilted forward until its riser or supports a are parallel with the floor with the seat in an approximately vertical position as shown in Fig. 1. The back 0 of the seat which is adapted to rest on the floor conveniently by means of legs 0 provided at each side with an arm (l, one end of each of which is fixed to the back 0, and the other end al of each of which is. pivoted respectively to suitable fulcrum pieces at the rear of the seat a, the said arms (Z preferably working in slots (1 in the underside of the seat.

A lever is provided centrally of the seat one end 6 or connecting element ,6 of such I lever being pivoted to the floor of the car at a point under the seat, somewhat to the front amay be duplicated is of a tilting which tilting also operates seat, for enabling access to be gained from the side door to either the f front or-back of the car, the presentin position for entering perspective view showing seat.

sEA'r'or MOTOR-CARS..

Serial No. 328,992.

cranked or curved in such a manner thatthe part pivoted'to thefloor is approximately vertical, while the part pivoted is approximately Fig; 2. If

horizontal as shown in desired the connecting elements andiprovided onefon each side ofthe seat. l

Small clearance is tilted.

f Brackets or other be attached to part of the seat arranged on the c to form a support suitable supports may vthe underside of the rear 516 or such brackets may' be lower part of the seat back for the seat a. "'Pro the tilting may e' alanced by the use ofweights or springs.

The action a tilting is asffollows'z-eUpon the rear part of the seat a by a suitable table or the like attached thereto the forward by'fthe arms d, and at back 0 is drawn I the same time elevatedor raised as in Fig. 3 ward and occupies approximately a vertical position with its'bottom edge restingonthe supports a 'of the seat a or nearly so as.

to avoid interfering with the entrance through the side door to the rear of-the car. juxtaposition or approximately parallel with until the seat is fully tilted for The back 0 of the seat is then in Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept, 21, 1920. Application filedSeptember 27, 1919. I I. i

a transverse member" 0 or to the back I provided between the; back edge of thejseat proper and the face I complete separation of l the back and seat when :thelatter is being ,i .c V

vision may be made in conjunction with the seat support orlever 6 whereby shown the said seat a and is retained in this position through the medium of the lever e as shown in Fig. 1.

Inorder to enable the seat raised when necessary a compressed spring device f is employed conveniently beneath the floor. 6 and in connection with the lever e in such a manner that said spring is compressed when the seat is in the sitting position but when the seat is tilted said spring tends to into the raised position shown in Fig. 1 and so assists in the tilting or tipping of the remain .in the tilted or raised position when to be readily v being raised or force the lever e This also insures that the seat will so placed and will not inadvertently fall into the sitting position or the back 0 fall forward through vibration or the like. Further a butler spring arrangement 9 may be incorporated as shown in Fig. 1 so that when the seat is being raised or tilted it shall not fall into position with undue noise or the like. By this arrangement the spring g is compressed before the seat (0 comes into 7 ing the seat when the desired adjustment o een obtained may be employed, and this may-take the form of two rods h which are moved axially toward or away from one another by the key M to so register with the perforations h on the fixed floor of the car. The arrangement of tilting seat and back may be adapted for use in cars in positions other than that previously described l/What I claim as my invention and desire secure by Letters Patent is 1. A seat mounted for tilting movement, a back pivotally connected to and carried by the rear side of the seat, and a lever pivotally connected at a point below the seat and also pivotally connected to the back at a point eccentric to the pivotal axis of the back, said lever causing the back to remain in substantially vertical position irrespec- -my hand.

tive of whether the seat is in normal or in tilted position.

2. A seat mounted for tilting movement, a back pivotally connected to and carried by the rear side of the with supporting means extending below the pivotal axis of the back, and a lever pivotally connected at a fixed point below the seat and also pivotally connected to the back at a point below the pivotal axis of the back and causing the back to remain in substantially vertical position irrespective of whether the seat is in normal or in tilted position.

3. In a motor car a tilting or turn up seat having a back hingedly connected thereto through the medium of arms or like members, said back being also connected to the vfloor oi the car or equivalent by a lever or levers or connecting element or elements. 7 r

4, A tilting or turn up seat as set forth in the last preceding claim in which a com pression spring device is employed in con nection with the lever or levers in such a manner as to assist in the tilting oi: the seat and also to retain said seat in the tilted position when desired.

5. A tilting or turn up'seat asset forth in claim 3, in which a butler spring device is employed to prevent the seat from falling with undue noise or weight when tilted.

6. A tilting or turn up seat as set forth in claim 8 which is mounted upon a sliding floor or platform and is provided with locking means substantially as In witness whereof I have hereunto set JOHN rianonnnannnrr.

seat, and provided herein set forth.