US136181A

US136181A - Improvement in swings

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Publication number: US136181A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1873-02-25
Anticipated expiration: 1890-02-25

Description

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J. FREEMAN QUIGG, OF CHICAGO, TLLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN SWINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 136,181, dated February 25, 1873.

i To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J. FREEMAN QUIGG, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new, useful, and Improved Parlor-Swing, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, which 'will enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing'forming a part of this specification, and which represents a perspective view of my improved swing.

The object of my invention is to make a swing which may be conveniently used either in the parlor or in the nursery and garden, for the purpose of entertaining children, and without danger of accidents; To that end my invention consists in providing the swing with a tray' arranged to retain the child in the swing, and form a table for the reception of toys, and to prevent dizziness; it also consists in providing the seat of the swing with an adjnstable back capable of being arranged so as to support the child either in a sitting or in a reclining position.

In the drawing, A A represents the frame I deem it preferable to make this frame of four light bars made of any suitable material, and arranged together in the manner shown. B is the seat of the swing arranged between the bars A A and supported by them. 0 is a step or foot-rest attached to the front bars A A, which extend below the seat, so that the step or rest 0 may occupy a suitable position with regard to the seat. The swing may be suspendedlin the manner represented, or iii any suitable and convenient way. 1) is a tray arranged in front and above the seat. I deem it preferable to attach the tray to the arms 01 d, and to pivot the latter; to the rear barsA A, as shown at a a. a a

are perforations in the bars A A. bis a removable pin capable of being set in any of the perforations a a in the front bars A A to support the tray at various suitable elevations, and the pivots a) are adjustable in like manner. E is the back of the seat. The back is hinged to the rear edge of the seat so as to be capable of movement in the manner indicated by the dotted lines. o e are bent arms pivoted to the back, as shown at e.. These arms are notched, as shown atff,andf is a pin arranged to engage the notchesfjl g is a pivoted latch arranged to hold the arms e e to their engagement with the pinsf.

It will be observed from the foregoing description that the tray 1) not only serves to retain the child in the swing but also affords a convenient table for the receptionot' toys; it also prevents dizziness, for the reason that when the child is engaged with the toys its attention is attracted toward the tray which moves with the swing, and which is interposed between the childs eyl s and fixed objects. It will also be observed that the back E, by being adjustable, may be arranged in a position to support the child either in a sitting or in a reclining position. The arms 01 d and e 0 also serve to prevent the child from falling from the swin Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- Y 1. A swing provided with the tray D, arranged substantially as described, and for the purposes specified.

2. A parlor swing provided with the vertically'adjustable tray D and with the hinged back E rendered adjustable in inclination by means of the pivoted, bent, and notched arms 0 a, pin f and latch g, all substantially as specified.

J. FREEMAN QUIGG. Witnesses: N. O. GRIDLEY, F. F. WARNER.