US1697552A - Stick seat - Google Patents

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Jan. 1, 1929.

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1 U IT D} STATES-f BO'ULTBEE BROOKS}. OFBIRMING'HAM, ENGLANDJ STICK saw.

Application fiieu, September 27,192'Z,.Seria1.1\1 o. 222,268, and inereat Britain Eebruary 14,1927... 1 p

This. invention relates tostick-seats suchas" are used by sportsmen while shoot ng, or by. persons attending race meetings or other.

outdoor functions; the said stick-seats be- 5 ing adapted, in the closed-upor collapsed conditiomto be used. as a walking-stick, but having a divided handle or upper port on arranged to fold outwards in opposite direc tions and assume. a horizontal pOSltlOIl 1n orderto constitute a seat. n

The principal object.- of the present mventionis'to provide for giving two different and alternative heightsv to the seat, "thereby afifording a comparatively high position as when only required tobe used for ashort time, and'a lower and more comfortable posltion. when the seat is required to be used for alonger period. V

According to the invent1on, the usual looped handle is divided longitudlnally and the two parts are arranged to fold outwards. in opposite directions into: horlzontal POSI- tions' to provide a. seat, in the ordinary manner, but instead of. the said handle parts" he- 2 ing hinged directly to the shank otthe stick, as is usual, they are hinged respectively to the upper of another pair oi outward-lydoldingmembers (preferably in the form of plates or discs which may be padded or not) hinged at their lower ends to, and adapted to be supported in the1r hor zontal position by, the stick shank, thus forming a lower seat, suitable fastening means belng provided for holding the lower pa1r of tolding members together in a vertical positlon when the upper handle members are turned down to form the higher seat and also when the said handle members are brought together for use as the handle of the stick.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawlngs 1s a side elevation of a stick-seat according to the present invention, the same being shown in its extended position for use as a walklngstick.

Figure 2 is a vertical section on line 22, Figure 1, with the main stick 1n elevatlon.

Figure 3 is a section on line 88, Figure 1, taken through one of the catches for holding the lower seat members together. 7 s

Figure 4 represents a vertical section through the stick-seat with the upper seat members turned down to form a high-level seat. I Figure 5 is a plan.

Figure 6 is a vertical sectlon through the stick-seat with thellow-l'evel seat in position foruse; 7 y 1 Referring to the above drawings, the stick seat" comprises the usualmain metal shank. or stick 1. at the summit of which a bracket on head 2is provided for supporting the seat. members. This bracket or head may coiisi'st of a casting or it may be in the form ofa sheet-steel pressing" suitably secured to the stick. The 'said bracket or lug is drillediWith. two laterally separat'ed horizontal" bearing holes which receive pivot pins 3,3, carriedi between ears 4, t, at the lower or inner ends" of two lower seat members 5,5,, eonsistingof substantially circular metal plates or'di'scs adapted to come together in a vertical position. Theseat members 5, 5, are adaptedlt'o be turned down inopposite directions into horizontal positions, in alignment with one I another,as shown in. Figure 6, in order town-- stitute a low-level seat, and for this purpose.

they are provided near their inner ends with flanges 6-, 6, which, in the horizontal position ofthe seat member's, engage the outer faces of the bracket or head 2,, and act as stops. When.

the'seat' members on plates 5, 5', are) turned into a vertical position, they are} adapted to vices conveniently consisting of two transversely-disposed blade springs 7, 7, fixed by a screw or rivet 8, 8, to the upper part of one beheld together by catches or fastening deof the seat members and arranged to overlap p the adjacent seat member, the said catches each being provided with a hole adapted to snap into engagement with a stud 9, 9, on the said adjacent seat member. plates 5, 5, may be suitably padded upon their upper or inner faces to provide a comfortable seat; and at-their upper orouter ends looped The said seat 7 or. stirrup- shaped handle members 10, 10, are

hingedly connected at 11, 11. These handle members are adapted to be brought together in a vertical position, as inFigures 1 to, 3, to constitute a handle to the stick, but are also adapted to be turned outwards in opposite directions into horizontal positions (the seat plat-es being maintained in their fastenedtogether vertical position) and to be supported in'these positions by suitable stops, in order to form a high-level seat, as shown in Figure These stops may be constituted by the outer faces of the hinge knuckles or lugs 12 at the outer ends of the seat members 5, 5, the said outer faces of these knuckles or lugs being engaged by the inner end parts 1 3 of the handle members 10 when the latter are. turned down with the horizontal position;

shown in Figure 4. In use, when the device is to be employed as a walking stick, the 5 low- level seat plates 5, 5, 'a r'e fastened together in their vertical positions and the handle.

members 10, 10, also brought together in a vertical plane, as in Figures 1 to 3, when the said memberslO, 10, maybe used as the handleto the stick. Ifa seat is temporarilyre-v '20 fastened 'andopened out into their horizontal positionstofo rm a seat, as in Figure 6, the V andle'members 10,10, dependingfromtheir outer ends. a

Having'fully described my invention, What I'desire to claim and secure by Letters'Pat entfis 11' Aistic'k-seat comprising a main support, folding seat members hinged to said main support, means for supporting said seat membe'rsflin a horizontal position for useas a lowlevel seat, means for holding together said 's'eat members in a vertical position, folding handle members hinged to said seat members, and means for supporting said handle mam lev l ea -ifl v a ,2. A- "stick-seat oomprisingfa main stick,

hers in ahorizontalposition for use as a high adapted to ifold outwards, andmeans for. sup

supporting said handleiimembers in a hora 'In testimonywhereofl have'hereunto' seat members hinged to the upper end of said stick and adapted to fold outwardly, means for supportingsaid seat members in a horizontal position for use as a low-level seat, meansifor holding together said seat members in a Vertical position, handle members hinged to the outer ends of said seat members and porting saidhandle members "ina horizontal position for use as a high-level seat. I

, 3. A stick-seat comprising a main stick, a head at the summit of thestick, seat members hinged to the said head-and adapted to fold outwards, stops on the. seat members co-oper-- ting with the head to sup-port the a memfi a a bers in a'hor'izontal position for use'as allowlevel seat, fastening'means for temporarily holding together said seat membersin a. ver-' ticalposition, handlemembers hinged. to the I outer ends of said seat members and adapted to fold outwards, andstops for supporting said handle members in a horizontal position} for use as a high-level seat,

4. A st ck-seat comprising a main support, I.

folding seat members hinged to said main support, means for supporting said seat members in a horizontal positionfor-usef as a lowlevel seat, a spring catch on one'seat member adapted to hold together the seat members in ,s

a vertical position, folding handle members hingedto said seat members, and means for zontal position for use as a high level seat.

my hand.

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