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G. W. DRYER. GAB SEAT.

Patented Aug. 2'7, 1895.

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G. W. DRYER.

CAR SEAT. No. 545,197. Patented Aug. 27,1895.

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' G. W. DRYER. I

GAR SEAT.

No. 545,197. Patented Aug. 27, 1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT @rrrcn.

GEORGE \VORDEN DRYER, OF EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE BUSHNELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CAR-SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters 'Patent No. 545,197, dated August 2'7, 1895.

Application filed March 20, 1895. Serial No. 542,521 (No model.)

To ail whom it may concern: the reversible back E. The inner laces of Be it known that I, GEORGE XVORDEN the striker-arms B are recessed to receive the DRYER, a citizen of the United States, residupper ends of the supplementary striker-arms ing at Easton, in the county of Northampton C, the lower ends of which are pivoted on the 5 and State of Pennsylvania, have invented inner faces of the lower ends of the plates L,

certain new and useful Improvements in Cartheir pivots being in the same central longi- Seats, of which the following is a specificatudinal line with the pivot at the upper end tion, reference being had therein to the acof said plates; The upper ends of the supcompanying drawings. plementary arms are pivoted to the ears near 0 My invention is an improvement in reclintheir extremity and on a line at right angles ing car-seats. to the general plane of the back. The arms The principal object is to'secure adjusta- O are also connected to the arms B by means bility of the parts to different inclinations. of headed studs 4', which work in slots 5 of E This adjustability is efitected by means of the arms 13. The arrangement of these parts 5 principal and supplementary striker-arms is such that when the arms are raised to a combined with a common pivoted plate and vertical position and the back is turned into with locking mechanism, all as hereinafter a horizontal position the pivoting-bolts and described. the studs are all in the same vertical plane.

In connection with the parts above specified The upper ends of the slots in the arms 13 are o I have also provided end supporting plates or provided with half-rounded notches 5, into frames and certain details of construction, all which the studs interlock when the back is as hereinafter explained, and illustratedinthe tipped into normal position. The plates L accompanying drawings, in whichare provided with aseries of notches S, 9, and

Figure 1 represents part of the seat pro- 10. These arethesame both on the front and 5 vided with my improvements, the View being rear edges, one set being used when the back from the front and on section-line 1 1 of Fig. 2. is tipped one way and the other when the Fig. 2 shows in plan view the bottom frame back is reversed. Pivoted upon the frontand and locking-bolts with parts in section. Fig. rear bars of the seat-frame are locking-bolts 5 is a sectional view of the same on line a: m, 1-1. These are in pairs reversed to each other 0 Fig 2; and Fig. 4 shows an enlarged view of and with the locking ends projecting into the upper end of the strikenarm. Fig. 5 is range with the notched edges of the plates L.

a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the seat- The inner ends of each pair overlap and are back adjusted to position of use, the dotted longer than the outer ends and heavier, so that lines representing the same in a reclining pothey drop and lie one upon the other when in 5 sition. normal position, and thus hold the outer ends In the drawings, the seat-frame is supported in position to engage with the notches. upon ordinary brackets K. The ends of the In guideways formed in the end plates are seat-frame'consist of castings J, which have sliding push-bars F, having knobs on their lugs or sockets j fitted to receive the front upper ends and with the lower ends arranged o and rear bars, and they are also provided to bear upon the outer ends of the lockingwith flanges j, fitted to receive the posts 1, bolts, which have their inner ends lying unwhich support the seat-arms. The castings derneath the seat. There are two of these J are fitted to receive and support the mechpush-bars, one in front of one side and the anisms which directly or indirectly carry the other in rear on the opposite side, one being for 5 5 back and operate the locking-bolts. Upon one set of locking-bolts and the other for the the recessed inner faces of these plates or other set, and one is used when the seat is castings J are pivoted the supporting-plates turned one way and the other when it is re- L, these plates being pivoted on bolts 2, on versed.

which bolts also are pivoted the striker-arms The pivot 4: of supplemental arm when I00 B. The upper ends of the striker-arms B are crowded into the notch at top of slot prevents pivoted at 3 to the ears 4, centrally located on the back from reversing while the arms with the back are being raised to, different positions. hen the back is in its normal position, as shown in full lines in'Fig. 5, the movable plates L lie between the tilting bolts II; and if it is desired to reverse the back the tilting bolts II hold movable plates L firmly in position and forces the pivot 4: of the supplemental arm out of the notch in the upper end of slot in the striker-arm and allows it to travel down the slot and up again to the opposite notch in the upper end of the slot. The object of the notch at top of slot is simply to prevent the back from reversing when it is being raised to its different positions, as it is impossible to force the pivot 4 out of the notch unless the back is in its normal position and the movable plate L lies between the tilting bolts H, which makes the lower pivot of the supplemental arm Stationary as long as plate L lies between tilting bolts H. If it is desired to recline the back the slidebar is forced down, which lowers the tilting bolts below the notches in plate L and allows plate L to move forward with a circular movement to either of its four positions.

The lower ends of the plates L have pins or studs 6 projecting inwardly, and upon these the seat is supported so that the seat is moved to correspond with the movements in shifting the back. For convenience I have also pivoted the supplementary arms upon these same studs.

I claim 1. In combination, in a car seat, the base or frame, the seat back, the main striker arms pivoted to the base and back, plates pivoted to the frame and supplemental striker arms pivoted to the lower ends of the plates and pivoted to the seat back ecccntrically, said main striker arms having slots with lateral extensions at their upper ends, and the said supplemental arms having studs adapted to said slots, substantially as described.

2. In combination in a car seat, the frame, the reversible seat back, the pivoted plates L supported upon fixed plates, striker arms supported upon the same pivot as the plates L, and connecting the seat back with the seat frame supplementary striker arms pivoted on the lower ends of plates L, a sliding connection between themain and supplemental striker arms a series of notches on both sides of the plates L, and locking bolts arranged to engage with said notches, said striker arms supportingthe-seat back adjustably, substantially as described.

3. In combination, in a carseat, the frame or base, the plates L pivoted thereto and having notches on its opposite edges, the seat back, the main striker arms pivoted to the frame and to the seat back, the supplemental striker arms pivoted to the seat back and to the plates at the lower ends thereof and the locking bolts arranged on opposite sides of the plates to engage the notched edges thereof, said main and supplemental striker arms having a sliding connection with each other, substantially as described.

4'. In combination in a car seat, the seat frame, the reversible seat back, the striker arms connecting the frame and back, the pivoted plates L, the supplemental striker arms connected therewith, the pivoted looking bolts, to engage the plates and arranged on opposite sides of the same and the vertically extending push bars for operating the bolts said main and supplemental striker ar'ms having a sliding connection with each other, substantially as described.

5. In combination in a car seat, the seat frame, the reversible seat back, the striker arms connecting the back with the frame, the pivoted plates L, the connection therefrom to the back and the pivoted bolts extendinglongitudinally of the seat and having overlap ping ends and the vertically arranged push bars for said locking bolts, substantially as I described.

6. In combination in a car seat, the frame and seatback, the striker arm connecting the frame and back, the pivoted locking plates L, the connections therefrom to the seat back, the locking bolts, the push bars therefor and the end plates J having recessed inner faces for the plates L to work in, lugs for attachment to the frame and guides for the push bars, substantially as described.

7. In combination, the seat back, the seat frame, the striker arms pivotally connected thereto and to the seat back, the supplementary striker arms having a sliding and looking connection therewith and locking plates to which both striker arms are connected with means for locking the said plates, substantially as described.

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

GEORGE YVORDEN DRY ER.

Witnesses:

H. S. CAVANAUGH, E. M. BUSHNELL.

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