US73845A

US73845A - southack

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Publication number: US73845A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1868-01-28
Anticipated expiration: 1885-01-28

Description

B. L. SOUTHAGK.

RBGLINING CHAIR.

N0. 73,845. Patented Jan. 28, 1868.

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Letters .Patent No. 73,845, elated January 28, 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IIT MAY CONCERN ,Be it known that l', B. LK SOUTHAOK, of theA city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Reclining-Chair; and do hereby declare that the' following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in thenrt to make'and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.v l

This invention relates to a new and improved chair of. that class which are provided with a movable hinged back and foot-piece, connected together and arranged in such a manner that a person occupying the chair may convert the same from an upright-sitting to a reclining-chair.

My invention consists in a novel manner of constructing and arrangingthe several parts, whereby chairs of this class may be very'much reduced in the cost of manufacture, far more simple inconstructiou, and less liablev to get out of repair than those now in use. -Iu the accompanying sheet of drawings- Eigurel is u. side sectional view of my invention, taken in the line :t x, Eg. 2.

Figure, a plan or top view of the same, partly inl section.

Similar letters of reference indicateA crresponding parts.

A represents Lthe seat of the chair, which issupported by legs a, the legs and seat being permanently attached 'or 'connected together. The seat may be provided "with arms B at its sides. C represents the backV of the chair, ,which is connected by hinges a to the '.rear end ofthe seat A. The lower en dcf the back, C, pro-- jects down below the seat A, as shown clearly in fig. 31. .D represents a foot-piece, which is attached to the lower end of a leg-piece, E, at right angles,`the upper endof the latter being attached to the front end of the seat A by hinges b. .The lower end of the back, C, and the upper part of' the leg-piece E, are connected below the seat A by a bar, F, the ends oi' which are/attached to the back and leg-piece .by hingese.

By this arrangement it will be seen that the back and leg-piece are vmede to move simultaneously, the legpiece moi/ing upward when the back is moved' backward. l The bar E is-provided et its upper surface with a rack, G, into which a pawl, H, catches, said pawl being attached to the under side of the scat A by a hinge or joint, d. This paul H prevents the back, C, from-moving outward or backward, and the leg-piece E from rising when not. required, holding saidparts when the person' occupying the chair prefers to be in a more or less reclining position. The leg-piece may be lowered, and the back, C, raised, however, by the occupant simply assuming an` upright position, with his legs'bearing against the leg-piece E; and when s reclining position is required, the pawl H is moved up out of rack G, by means of a bent lever, I, arranged in any suitable way.

It will be seen that this chair may be very cheaply constructed, as thea-rrangement of the parts is extremely simple, and there is no mechanism liable to get out of repair. It also may be upholstered Without any diliiculty whatever, and this is an important feature of the invention, for this class of chair upholstery, if not properlyltted, soon becomes cut'and worn under the movement of`the working parts.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Pritent- -A reclining-chair, constructed as describedend consisting of the fixed seat A, hinged back C, and legpiece E D, hinged rack-bar F G', pawl H, lever L legs .a arms B, and hinges a b c c, all arranged and oper.- ating as described and for the purpose specified,

' BENJ, L.. SOUTHACK.

Witnesses:

WM. "t". McNAMAnA, ALEX.. F. Renners.