US517946A - chichester - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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' CONVERTIBLE CHAIR.

No. 517,946. Patented Apr. 10, 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEMUEL A. CHIOHESTER, OF PHCENICIA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL CHAIR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CONVERTIBLE CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letterslatent No.517,946, dated April 10, 1894.

Application filed March 2, 1893- Serial No. 464,375- (No model.)

T at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEMUEL A. ()HICHESTER,

of Phoenicia, Ulster county, State of New and consists in the arrangement and combination of parts as hereinafter described and specifically pointed out in the claims.

Like reference signs refer to like parts throughout the various figures of the drawings.

The chair consists mainly of two sections A, B. The upper or seat carrying section A consists of the seat a, back I) and arms 0, and may have a removable table (:1 and step Z, as

in ordinary high chairs for children, and is also provided with the'short legs eand f, the front legs e being pivoted to the lower section B, as shown at g, the back portion of the upper section being supported when in the extended or upright position by the handle 4 engaging the under side of the seat a (Fig. 2). The lower-ends of legs e and f are connected with two curved braces h, in which are mounted the two sets of wheels 11, k, and if desired also the step Z. The pivot g passes through or connects with the braces h on a level higher than the axis of the front wheels 4 which is clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The lower section B consists of aframe composed of uprights or legs 1, 5, connected by braces such as 3, 6, 7 and 8. To the back legs or uprights 5 is pivoted the handle 4, which, when the chair is used as a high chair,

supports the rear of the upper or seat carry ing section A, as before described; but when it is desirous to employ the chair as a trundle, the handle comes into use as such, as shown in Fig. 3. On the inside and at the upper portion of the front legs or uprights 1 are located the stops 2 against which engage may form the entire stop for the chair.

the ends of the front legs e of the seat carrying section A, when the seat is supported in also be observed that in conjunction with the stops 2 just-described, the wheels 11 are caused to bear against the rung or brace 3 (see Fig. 2) to prevent the forward movement of the elevated upper section, or said round and wheels It will be seen that by this mode of construction the two sections are united in a strong and substantial manner, and at little cost; the simplicity of the structure highly recommending it. I

When it is desired to use the chair as a trundle, the handle 4 is disengaged from the under side of the chair bottom a, the lower section B turned back and fastened by the hook 10 to the staple m on the back of the chair (as shown in Fig. 3),so that the wheels carried on the upper section A will rest in direct contact with the floor.

Lconsider this invention an improvement of value value over what is shown in my prior Patents Nos. 259,368 and 260,843;

Having described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 13-

1. The combination of the seat carrying section A, the frame section B, pivotally connected at the front legs of said section, said seat carrying section being provided with front and rear wheels 1', k, the former of which so that the wheels t and the legs e of the seat carrying section will abut against said stops 3 and 2, respectively, when said seat carrying section is supported at the rear, substantially as described.

LEMUEL A. OHICHESTER. Witnesses:

HARRY M. TURK, CHARLES E. SMITH.

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