US296777A - Reclining or hammock chair - Google Patents

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E. H. PLUMMER.

RBCLINING 0R HAMMUGK CHAIR.

Patented Apr. A15, 1884.

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RBGLINING 0R HAMMOGK CHAIR. 170.296,777. Patented Apr. 15, 1884.

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FRANK H. PLUMMER, OFHENNIKER, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO* G. W. di

- M. L. STEARNS, OF LEBAION, NEV HAMPSHIRE.

RECLINING OR HAMMOCK CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 296,'77'7, dated April l5, 1884,

Application tiled November 14,1883. (No model.)

:To @ZZ whom. may concern.: means, so that the chair can be lifted by the Be it known that I, FRANK H. PLUMMER, a arms Without their falling ont. citizen of the United States, residing at Hen- The chair-body is composed of the back B, niker, in the county of Merrimac and State the seat H, and the leg-rest L. The sides S S 55 5 of New Hampshire, have invented certain ofthe back. are pivoted to the rear ofthe movnenr and useful Improvements in Reclining or ing seat at'p p through metallic lugs b b, the Hammock Chairs; and do declare the followform of which is shown in Figs. l, 8, and 8a ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of form of lug which can be reversed at will. theinventiomsuch as will enable others skilled The seat is also pivoted to the leg-support in 6o 1o in the art to which ,it appertains to make and the same way. @See Figs. l and 3.)

use thesame,referencebeinghad to the accom- The leg-support L consists simply of the panying drawings, and to the letters and igside bars, Il, and the cross-slats l. As said ures of reference marked thereon, which form leg-rest is hinged to the front brackethinges, a part of this specification. G C, at h 7L, it is moved out and in by the shift- 65 15 The object of my invention is to provide a reing seat H, supporting the limbs, and connectclining-chair which m'ay be used interchangeing said seat with the 'front bracket-hinges, ably as a house-chair or a hammock-chair, the C C. 5 legs being easily removed in the latter case The chair-arms A A are rigid, never changbefore suspension by cords or otherwise. A ing their position as the chair-bodyisinclined, 7o '2o further object is to 'provide a swinging legbeing screwed to the bracket -hinges, solid rest which shall move with the shifting chaircastings. Underneath said arms are the front sea-t. A further object is to suspend the chairand rear hinge-brackets, C C D D. Those in body from front and back bracket-hinges at front are shown in Figs. l and 2 and in detail tached to the chairar1ns,so that the properlevin Figs. it and 5. They are constructed to re- 7 5 2 5 erage and apeifect balance are obtained by the ceive the inner chair-legs and the upper ends occupant, Whether the chair is upright or in of the side bars of the leg-rest, the pivot at h. the forni of acouch,orin any intermediatepoforming a hinge below the partition f. At sition, Without any eftort or mechanism to hold the outer sides are bent arms a, for receiving it in the desired position. one end of Aa rope when the chair is used as a So 3o v My invention aiso consists in details of con,- hammock. lhe rear bracketliinges, D D, restruction, which will be described below and ceive the outer chair-legsin the socket-arm a', pointed out in the claims.v and extend down to i'orm a hinge with the In the drawings, Figure lis a perspective chairback at g on each side. A short disvieiv of my chair when used as a hammock, tance above the hinge is an inclined stop, s, S 5 35 the legs being removed. Fig. 2 is a side elefor a purpose hereinafter explained.. This vation of a house-chair. Fig. 3 is a detail form'ot' hinge-bracket has a slot, a?, cut inthe view, showing the front lugs for pivoting the back ot' the leg socket-arm c', for receiving the chairseat and leg-rest together. Fig. 4 is a other end of the rope when the chair is used vertical section of one of the front bracketas a hammock. (See Fig. 7.) Below the stop 9o .to hinges. Fig. 5 is an end view from the rear. s the bracket is cut away to form hingearms Fig. 6 is a side elevation of one of the rear r r, and Within theset-he side bars of the chairbrackethinges. Fig. 7 is an end view from back play, the stop preventing the bars from. the front. Fig. Sis a detail view of one of the being pushed back far enough to destroyT the pivoting-lugs attached to the front and rear of balance. Vithin these hinge arms three 9 5 45 the chair-seat. v sides of the bars S S are protected by a metal In the drawings like letters refer to like strap, (see fm, Fig. 2,) which takes the strain Y parts. of the hinge-bolt and prevents the bars from It is desirable to state in the outset that the breaking. The seat and back of the chair cross-legs X X', which. have rounds, may be may be lined with leather-board or more exrco 5o easily inserted or removed. If inserted, it is pensive material.

Well to fasten them slightly by some ordinary In Fig. l I have shown a head and foot rest;

. but as they form subjects of separate applications they are disclainied here.

Referring to the chair-arms again, it will be seen that they are of such height from the seat as to always serve as a comfortable support, their position always being the same, irrespective of that of the moving chair back, seat, and legrest, as said arms are rigidly fastened to the bracket-hinges.

Referring to the legs, it will be noticed that they extend above the sides of the chair-seat in a marked degree. This prevents the chairbody from swaying to any extent-a fault noticeable in all chairs of this kind where the legs do not extend above the seat. It will also be seen that the outer leg, X, is so arranged as to clear' the lower ends of the sides of the chair-back when they swing up toward the arms. A reverse arrangement would not permit of this. The inner legs, X', permit the seat to move freely, but yet prevent swaying. The lower end of the chair-back never goes much beyond the outer legs, X. It will be further seen, except as one means of supporting the chair-body, the legs are not essential, the moving vparts operating aswell when a rope is used to make a hammock-chair.

The operation of my chair is as follows: When the occupant reclines, the chair bac-k, seat, and leg-rest move correspondingly, the back and leg-rest always assuming a parallel position, or nearly so, through the agency of the moving seat. As the center of weight shifts, the moving parts are so joined together as to adapt themselves to it at once. The upper portion of the chair-back can never be pushed rearward too far, as the stops s, which are cast with the brackets D, prevent; hence there will be no danger. (See Figs. 1. 2, and 6.) rIhe center of weight being carried forward until the stops prevent further reclining, the chair is practically as safe when in the form of a couch as when less inclined.

To use my chair as a hammock it is only necessary to lift it from the legs by the rigid arms, and to attach ropes with knotted ends to the side arms, a, of the front and socket-arms a of the rear bracket-hinges below said arms. The chair will then operate as before.

In an application filed November 14, 1883, Serial N o. 111,760, I also show the main frame or chair-body, but combined with a foot-rest; and I disclaim the construction described and claimed in that application, confining myself here to the main frame proper and its means ofsupport. The head-rest, incidentally shown, I also disclaim, as it forms the subject of a substantially as described, whereby they may be connected with means for supporting the structure from above, or connected to a supporting-base,as and for the purposes specified. 2. rIhe arm-rests and the front brackets, C C, the latter provided with bent arms a, depending sides for receiving the leg-support between them, and sockets for the inner chairlegs, combined with the pivoted leg-support, chair seat and back,the rear brackets, and supporting means for the structure, substantially as set forth, as and for the purposes specified.

3. The arm-rests and rear brackets, D D, the latter provided with the outer-leg socketarm a', the slot a2, the depending hinge-arm, and the stop s, combined with the pivoted back, seat, and leg-support, the front brackets, and supporting means for the structure, substantially as set forth, as and for the purposes specified.

4. The combination of the back, seat, and leg-support, said leg-support and back-frame being provided with metal lugs bb at the point of pivoting the seat thereto, with the front and rear brackets, C C D D, the arm-rests, and supporting means, substantially as set forth, for the structure, as and for the purposes specified.

5. The combination,with the chair-supporting frame consisting of two pairs of crossed arms or bars pivoted together, one within the other, of the' arm-rests provided with front and rear brackets, the back pivoted to the rear brackets, the leg-support pivoted to the front brackets, and the seat pivoted to the back and legsupport between the bars, forming the frames thereof, the said rear brackets being provided with the offset-sockets to receive the ends of the outer pair of supportingbars, as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK H. PLUMMER.

Witnesses:.

H. W. CRAGIN, C. A. COOPER.

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