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US734560A
US734560A US4566401A US1901045664A US734560A US 734560 A US734560 A US 734560A US 4566401 A US4566401 A US 4566401A US 1901045664 A US1901045664 A US 1901045664A US 734560 A US734560 A US 734560A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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  • This invention relates to car-seats of that class' in which the back is reversed or transferred from one side of the seat to the other withoutbeinginverted or turned upside down, the object of the invention' being to provide an improved construction of this class.
  • Figure 1 is an end View of the outer or aisle end of the seat with the frame partly broken away to show the construction.
  • line 2 of Fig. 1. line 3 of Fig. 2, showing the seat'in the middle position of reversal.
  • Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the seat fully reversed from the'positionshown in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. is a horizontal'section'onthe line of Fig. l. Fig.
  • .6 is a detail section on the line 6of Fig. 3.
  • FIG.A is'the side wall of the car, which serves as a support for one end of theseatframe B, which frame may be of any suitable form, and is provided with seat-sills C, on which theseat D rests,
  • Fig. 2 is-a vertical secton on the- Fig. Bris a section on the 4are pivoted to the upper-end ofv a pair of short arms or links G G', the lower- ⁇ ends of which links are pivoted at l to the seat-frame.
  • the links at opposite ends of the s'eat arev l preferably tied together byran ⁇ angular bar 2, connecting one link of each pair, this bar serving to secure the Vmovement of the seat-arms and links at opposite ends of the seat together, which aids in obtaining smooth-A ness of movement in the seat construction.
  • the lower ends of the seat-arms F rest Aupon the upper edges ofthe framebars 3 of the seat when the seat is in either position of use, so that the back is supported by the links G G only during reversal.
  • the back-arm F at the ou ter or aisle end of the seat is preferably curved inward below the cushion, as shown, together with the frame-bar, as usual in car- At the inner end of the downwardly extending arm F', of such form and position as to accommodate the usual steam-pipes placed next the wall, these pipes being indicated at o: in dotted lines.
  • lIn the outer back-arm F and lthe arm F are mounted short metal sleeves4, free to rotate, and in these sleeves is carried a bar H, preferably of wood, which forms a foot-rest, being carried from one side of the seat to the other by the seat-arms as the back'is shifted,
  • One of the sleeves 4 is slotted to receive a leverl I, which is secured to a small shaft 5, mounted to rotate in cross-bars on the seat-frame, and this shaft 5 carries at opposite ends.
  • a footrest is not to be provided, which may be desirable in some cases where the steam-pipes are placed under the seat and too high for the use of a foot-rest, it will be understood that the same construction for moving the seatcushion may be used, iu which case the arm F may of course be omitted, and the lever I have any suitable form of sliding pivotal connection with either seatarm F.
  • I provide novel means, consisting of the two Y catches 8, carried by levers 9, pivoted on the seat-frame and having the inner adjacent ends of the levers normally pressed outward by a spring 10, a thumb-push l1 inthe outer late of the seat-frame serving to press these ends of the levers inward, and thus draw the catches outward to release the seat-back, the outer back-arm F being caught by the square end of one or the other of the catches 8 when the back is fully reversed, as shown in Fig. 5.
  • a detail feature of importance in connection with the attachment of the back-arms F to the links G G' consists in the use of links made of two plates on opposite sides of the plate forming the seat-arm.
  • This construction is shown clearly in section in Fig. 6, the preferred construction consisting of a stud 12, on the central portion of which the seat-arm is mounted and having reduced ends 13, on which the links are mounted.
  • the use of the links made of two plates on opposite sides of the seat-arm avoids all twisting of the arm and links relatively to each other, and thus aids materially in securing a uniform movement and a durable construction.
  • each of said links consisting of two plates on opposite sides of the seat-arm, and
  • catch-1evers 9 carrying locking-catches 8 and springpressed to normally hold the catches in locking position, and an unlocking device in the frame for releasing either catch, substantially as described.

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No. 734,560. vPATENTED JULY 28, 1903.
J. Sl JOHNSTON.
GAR SEAT.
APPLIOAIIONl FILED PEB. 2119012 No MODEL. 2 SHEETS-snm: 1'.
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No'. 734,560. PATBNTED JULY 2s, I1903; J. s. JOHNSTON.
CAR SEAT.
APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2, 1901.
l0 MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.
No. '734,5e0.
UNiTED STATE-s '15a/tenten .ruiy 2s, 1903.
V PATENT OFFICE.
JOHN S. JOHNSTON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR 'TO THE HALE AND KILBURN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYL- VANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.v
CAR-SEAT.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 734,560, dated July 28, 1903.
l Application fue February 2, 1901. serai No. 45,664. (No model.)
.To all whom, it may concern:
Bye it known that I, JOHN SxJoHNsToN, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at New Yorkvcity, county ofNew York, and State of New York, have inverted certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Seats, fully described'an'd represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forminga part of the same.
This invention relates to car-seats of that class' in which the back is reversed or transferred from one side of the seat to the other withoutbeinginverted or turned upside down, the object of the invention' being to provide an improved construction of this class.
I aim especially at' the production of a seat which shall be simple, compact, strong, and smooth inmovement, and, further, to provide afoot-rest construction which shall s'ecure large space for baggage below the seat and avoid the steam-pipes, if these be placed under the seat, and improved rn'eans for shifting'the seat-cushion with the back and for locking the back in either position.
For a full understanding of `the invention a detailed description-of a construction embodying all the features of the same in their preferredform will now be given in connection with the accompanying drawings, forniing a partof this specification, and the featuresforming the invention will 'then be speciically pointed out in the claims.
In the drawings, Figure 1 is an end View of the outer or aisle end of the seat with the frame partly broken away to show the construction. line 2 of Fig. 1. line 3 of Fig. 2, showing the seat'in the middle position of reversal. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the seat fully reversed from the'positionshown in Fig. 1. Fig. is a horizontal'section'onthe line of Fig. l. Fig.
.6 is a detail section on the line 6of Fig. 3.
Referring to said drawings,..A is'the side wall of the car, which serves as a support for one end of theseatframe B, which frame may be of any suitable form, and is provided with seat-sills C, on which theseat D rests,
seat constructions. -se'at the back-arm F carries an inwardly and Fig. 2 is-a vertical secton on the- Fig. Bris a section on the 4are pivoted to the upper-end ofv a pair of short arms or links G G', the lower-`ends of which links are pivoted at l to the seat-frame.
The links at opposite ends of the s'eat arev l preferably tied together byran` angular bar 2, connecting one link of each pair, this bar serving to secure the Vmovement of the seat-arms and links at opposite ends of the seat together, which aids in obtaining smooth-A ness of movement in the seat construction. The lower ends of the seat-arms F rest Aupon the upper edges ofthe framebars 3 of the seat when the seat is in either position of use, so that the back is supported by the links G G only during reversal. The back-arm F at the ou ter or aisle end of the seat is preferably curved inward below the cushion, as shown, together with the frame-bar, as usual in car- At the inner end of the downwardly extending arm F', of such form and position as to accommodate the usual steam-pipes placed next the wall, these pipes being indicated at o: in dotted lines.
lIn the outer back-arm F and lthe arm F are mounted short metal sleeves4, free to rotate, and in these sleeves is carried a bar H, preferably of wood, which forms a foot-rest, being carried from one side of the seat to the other by the seat-arms as the back'is shifted,
so as to be always in position-fr use at the rear side of the seat and leave `thedspace in front of it free for baggageor for the steampipes c if they are arranged centrallfybeneath the'seat, as shown in. dotted lines. One of the sleeves 4 is slotted to receive a leverl I, which is secured to a small shaft 5, mounted to rotate in cross-bars on the seat-frame, and this shaft 5 carries at opposite ends. arms 6, one of which is shown as acontinuation of the lever l above its pivoting-shaft 5, which arms 6 pass between the base-bars of the seat proper, so as to shift the seat as the back is reversed, the rockers 7 on the bottom of the seat-cushion giving the desired inclination of the seat-cushion in connection with the inclined sills C of the frame, as usual in such constructions. The two arms 6 at opposite ends of the seat secure the desired uniform movement of the opposite ends of the seatcushion. If a footrest is not to be provided, which may be desirable in some cases where the steam-pipes are placed under the seat and too high for the use of a foot-rest, it will be understood that the same construction for moving the seatcushion may be used, iu which case the arm F may of course be omitted, and the lever I have any suitable form of sliding pivotal connection with either seatarm F.
For locking the seat in its positions of use I provide novel means, consisting of the two Y catches 8, carried by levers 9, pivoted on the seat-frame and having the inner adjacent ends of the levers normally pressed outward by a spring 10, a thumb-push l1 inthe outer late of the seat-frame serving to press these ends of the levers inward, and thus draw the catches outward to release the seat-back, the outer back-arm F being caught by the square end of one or the other of the catches 8 when the back is fully reversed, as shown in Fig. 5.
A detail feature of importance in connection with the attachment of the back-arms F to the links G G' consists in the use of links made of two plates on opposite sides of the plate forming the seat-arm. This construction is shown clearly in section in Fig. 6, the preferred construction consisting of a stud 12, on the central portion of which the seat-arm is mounted and having reduced ends 13, on which the links are mounted. The use of the links made of two plates on opposite sides of the seat-arm avoids all twisting of the arm and links relatively to each other, and thus aids materially in securing a uniform movement and a durable construction.
The operation of the back, seat-cushion, and foot-rest in reversing the seat will be understood without extended description, Figs.`
l, 3, and 4 showing clearly the position of the parts during reversal. As lthe reversing movement commences the back is raised by the action of the links Gr G, so that the back.
clears the cushion sufciently to pass it, a1- though close to the cushion in either position of use, the foot-rest being also raised, so as to clear the steam-pipes below the seat, as shown in Fig. 3. As the back swings over, the rotating foot-rest bar, through sleeve 4 and lever I, shaft 5, and arms 6,v shifts the seat-cushion and the desired inclination is secured by the It will be understaod that modilications` maybe made in the construction shown without departing from the invention and that I am not to be limited to the exact form or arrangement of parts in the construction shown.
What I claim isl. The combination with a seat frame and back, of back-carrying arms at opposite ends of the seat extending a substantial distance below the seat frame and cushion, and pairs of links pivoted to the lower ends of the arms also a substantial distance below the seatcushion and to the seat-frame, substantially as described.
2. The combination with a seat frame and back, of back-carrying arms at opposite ends of the seat extending a substantial distance below the seat frame and cushion, pairs ot' links pivoted to the lower ends of the arms also a substantial distance below the seatcushion and to the seat-frame, and a footrest carried by the arms, substantially as described.
3. The combination with a seat frame and back, of back-carrying arms at opposite ends of the seat extending below the seat frame and cushion, pairs of links pivoted to the lower ends of the arms and to the seat-frame, an inwardly and downwardly extending arm on the inner back-arm below the seat frame and cushion, and a foot-rest carried by the outer backarm and the inwardly and downwardly extending arm on the inner back-arm, substantially as described.
4:. The combination with a seat frame and back and a movable seat-cushion, of back-carrying arms at opposite ends of the seat extending below the seat frame and cushion, pairs of links pivoted to the lower ends of the arms and to the seat-frame, an inwardly and downwardly extending arm on the inner back-arm below the seat frame and cushion, afoot-rest carried by the outerback-arm and the inwardly and downwardly extending arm on the inner back-arm, and a lever having its lower end connected to one of the backarms for actuating the lever and having a connection with the Seat-cushion for shifting the latter, substantially as described.
5. The combination with a seat frame and back'and a movable seat-cushion, of back-carrying arms at opposite ends of the seat extending below the seat frame and cushion,
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the inwardly and downwardly extending arm on the inner back-arm, and a lever having its lower end actuated by the foot-rest and its upper end provided with a connection tol the seat-cushion for shifting the latter, substantially as described.
6. The combination with a seat frame and back and a movable seat-cushion, of back-carrying arms at opposite ends of the seat extendinga substantial distance below the seat frame and cushion, pairs of links pivoted to the lower ends of the arms also a substantial distance below the seat-cushion and to the seat-frame, and a lever having its lower end connected to and actuated by one of the seatarms and having'a connection with the seatcushion for shifting the latter, substantially as described.
7. The combination with a seat frame and back and a movable seat-cushion, of back-carrying arms at opposite ends of the seat extending a substantial distance below the seat frame and cushion, pairs of links pivoted to the lower ends of the arms also a substantial distance below the seat-cushion and to the seat-frame, a foot-rest carried by the backarms, and a lever having its lower end connected to one of the seat-arms for actuating the lever and having a connection with the seat-cushion for shifting the latter, substantially as described.
S. The combination with a seat frame and back, of back-carrying arms at opposite ends of the seat extending a substantial distance below the seat frame and cushion, pairs of links pivoted to the lower ends of the arms also a substantial distance below the seatcushion and to the seat-frame, a foot-rest carried by the back-arms, and a lever having its lower end actuated by the foot-rest and its upper end provided with aconnection to the seat-cushion for shifting the latter, substantially as described.
9. The combination with a seat-back and back-carrying arms F, of bars 3 on which the lower ends ofthe back-arms rest near the fioor normally, and pairs of links G, G' on which the lower ends of said arms are mounted, substantially as described.
10. The combination with a seat-back and back-carrying arms F,extendingasubstantial distance below the seat frame and cushion, of pairs of links G, G also below the seat-cushion on which the lower ends of said arms are mounted, and rod 2 connecting links at opposite ends of the seat, substantially as described l1. The combination with a seat-back and back-carrying arms F,extending a substantial distance below the seat frame'and cushion, of
pairs oflinks G, G also below the seat-cushion on'which the lower ends of said arms are mounted, each of said links consisting of two plates on opposite sides of the seat-arm, and
rod 2 connecting links at opposite ends of the seat,v substantially as described.
12. The combination with a seat-back and back-carrying arms F, of pairs of links G, G
on which the lower ends of said arms are mounted, foot-rest H carried by said arms and free to rotate, lever I having a sliding connection with said foot-rest,'and a connection between the upper end ot' said lever and seat-cushion, substantially as described.
13. The combination with a seat-back and back-carrying arms F, of pairs of links G, G on which the lower ends of said arms are mounted, foot-rest H carried by said arms and free to rotate, lever I having a sliding connection with said foot-rest, shaft 5 actuated by said lever, and arms 6 at opposite ends of said shaft for shifting the seat-cush- Y ion, substantially as described.
14. The combination with a seat-back and back-carrying arms F, of pairs of links G, G' on which the lower ends of said arms are mounted, lever I having a sliding connection with one of said back-arms, shaft 5 actuated by said lever, and arms 6 at opposite ends of said shaft for shifting the seat-cushion', substantially as described.
15. The combination with a seat-back and back-carrying arms F, of pairs of linksG, G' on which the lower ends of said arms are mounted, arm F on one of said back-arms below the seat-cushiom and a foot-rest carried by said arm F and the other back-arm, substantially as described.
16. The combination with a seat frame and back and back-reversing arms, of catch-1evers 9 carrying locking-catches 8 and springpressed to normally hold the catches in locking position, and an unlocking device in the frame for releasing either catch, substantially as described.
17. The combination with a seat-back and back-carrying arms F extending a substantial distance below the seat frame and cushion, of pairs of links G, G also below the seat-cushion on which the lower ends of said arms are mounted, each of said links consisting of two plates on opposite sides of the back-arm, sub'- stantially as described.
18. The combination with a seat frame and back, of backcarrying arms at opposite ends of the seat, extending a substantial distance below the seat frame and cushion, and pairs of links pivoted to the lower ends of the arms and to the seat-frame and constituting, in effect, movable fulcra for said back-carrying arms, located a substantial distance below said cushion, substantially as described.
19. The combination with a seatframe and back, of back-carrying arms at opposite sides of the seat, extending a substantial'distance IOO IIO
below the seat frame and cushion, and pairs my hand in the presence of two subscribing of links pivoted to the lower ends of the arms witnesses. and to the seat-frame, whereby, said back- Y carrying arms being relatively 1ong,said back JOHN S' JOHNSTON' 5 may be reversed by the application of mini- Witnesses:
mum power, substantially as described. C. J. SAWYER,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set T. F. KEHOE.
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