US544734A - Swing - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.) 2 sheetssheen 2. J. S. LEAH.

SWING- No. 544,734. Patented Aug. 20, 1895. l

@Ninna raras JOHN S. LEACH, OF HARTFORD CITY, INDIANA.'

SWING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of 4Letters Patent No. 544,734, dated August 20, 1895,

Application filedNovember 30, 1894. Serial No. 530,371. (No model.)

.To @ZZ wiz/om t may concern.-

Beit known that I, JOHH S. LEACH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hartford City, in the county of Blackford and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swings; and l do hereby declare that the followingr is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specilication, and to 'the letters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has for its Vobject to provide a swing that will possess strength and lightness and have increased durability, and one that may be conveniently and readily taken apart for the purpose of packing and transporting or for the economy of space when not required for use.

The invention consists in a swing constructed substantially as shown in the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective view of the complete swing when set up for use; Fig. 2, a detail view in perspective of one of the seat-frames and a portion of the canopy-frame, the couplings, and the slats to which the canopy is attached. Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the canopy and its frame.

In'the accompanying drawings, A represents the standards,'which have their upper ends screw-threaded to engage with interior screw-threaded nipples ct upon acoupling B. These couplings have screw-threaded nipples b to receive the screw-threaded ends of supports O, and the couplings are connected to each other by a transverse brace D, which brace has its ends screw-threaded to engage with interior screw-threaded nipples c of the coupling B.

The several parts above described constitute the stationary part of the frame that supports the swing proper, the standards A extending outat an angle.

The couplings B, with their several nipples, form a very simple and durable means of connecting the standards, the transverse supports, and the brace hereinbefore described, and the several parts may be disconnected from the couplings with comparatively little .means found most desirable.

`trouble when it is desired to take down the swing, and may be set up in place with equal facility.

The pendulum-frames E are of U shape and have their ends pivotally connected with the ends of the supports or byany other preferred coupling provides means for connecting the canopy-frames F andthe seat-frames G to the pendulum-frames E, which coupling consists oft-wo detachable sections H I, connected together by the tubular socket e, slipping over the stud fon the respective sections, thereby enabling the sections to be readily separated. The pendulum-framesE are made in sections and have their inner ends screw-threaded to engage with the coupling-sections H, as shown in Fig. l of the drawings. The canopy-frame F has its lower portion F made separatefrom the upper portion, and these are connected to gether by the coupling-section I, which also 'connects the sections of the seat-frame G, as shown more clearlyin Fig.2of the drawings. The lower portions of the pendulum-frames E form supports for the foot-rest L, which may be of any, desirable construction. Upon the under side of the foot-rest are cleats g h, extending transversely thereof and at its ends, to receive between them the horizontal portion of the pendulum-frames E, whereby the foot-rest is prevented from slipping od the frames. Upon the upper side of the foot-rest L is a transverse stop for the feet to rest againstin giving momentum to the swing.

The seat-frames G are disposed at asuitable angle and have detachably connected thereto coverings M of canvas, oil-cloth, matting, car- A suitable pet, or of any other desirable material,said

covering being secured around the frame by hooks and eyes, buttons, or other like fastenines.

lhe canopy Kis of anylight material usually employed for the purpose and is oo nnected to transverse slats N, which have curved plates rl at their ends to hook over the top of the frames F, whereby-the canopy may be held in position on the frames.

The several metal portions of the swing, consisting of the standards and their connections, the pendulum-frames, the seat-frames,

andthe canopy-frames, are preferably constructed of hollow or tubular rods rods to ob tain lightness with the necessary strength.

The swing as it is constructed may be operated by the feet, and the facility With which the several parts may be disconnected and separated for the purpose of packing and storing, or to eeonon'iize in space when transporting from place to place, in addition toits lightness and durability, renders the swing more acceptable to those requiring such a device.

To better facilitate disconnecting the pendulum-frames E from the supports C, said supports attheir ends are screw-threaded, by which suitable hangers O are detachablycon# nected thereto and the ends of the penduluni'ralnes pivoted to these hangers, thus enabling the frames and supports to be separated.

The coverings for the seat-t'i"aines extend around both sides thereof and their meeting edges, are detaehably connected together. Extending the covering completely around both sides of the seat-frame, and not attaching the covering directly to the frame by fastenings, enables the covering to be Inoved upon the frame to adjust itself and prevents the possibility of its tearing from its fastenings, as would be the case were the covering secured directly to the frame by taekinfr.

Having now fully described my invention, WhatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a swing, a supporting frame consisting of couplings having a plurality of screwthreaded tubular nipples, a transverse brace detachablyconnecting the couplings together, supports and standards detaehably connected to the couplings1 sectional seat-frames, seetional` canopy-frames, and sectional pendulu r11-frames, and couplings for detachably connecting the frame sections together, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A swing, eonsistingof a suitable supporting frame, pendulum frames, seat frames, and canopy frames, the several frames being con structed in sections and detachably connected together by couplings, suitable coverings loosely extending around the seat fram es, and a flexible covering forthe canopy frame having` transverse slats secured thereto and curved plates upon the ends of theslats to engage with the canopy frame, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testilnonythat I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

, .IOlIN S. LEACII. li'itnesses:

lLtRvnY W. Herrn, ALLEN M. WALL.

Images