US865327A - Seat. - Google Patents

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)No. 865,327. PATENTED SEPT. a, 1907.

H H. e. BARRETT.

SEA-T.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1906.

4 SHEETS-SHEBT 1.

H. G. BARRETT.

PATENTED SEPT. 3, 1907.

SEAT..

APPLICATION FILED MAYZI, 1906.

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SEAT.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 21, 1906.

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MEX/ 265565. @1 @Q 1 w UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

To DIAMOND BLEACHER or ILLINOIS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be'it known that I, HAROLD G: BARRETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wilmette, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Seats, of which the following is a specification.

, My invention relates particularly to cushion-seats for use in connection with bleacher-seats, or in analogous situations, in ball parks or various athletic parks where the seats are usually more or less eiiposed to the weather. My primary object is to provide a convertible seat' for use on bleachers, and in analogous situations, which i may be readily converted from-a plain, hard, hackless seat to a comfortable cushioned and backed seat, the" back serving, in the folded condition of the device, as a protection for the cushion and also as a plain uncushioned seat. Y v l A further object is to provide for the sheathing and unsheathing of the cushion in the operations of lowering and "raising the back;

The preferred construction of the invention is illustratedin thefgiccompanying drawings, in which- 3 Figure 1 represents a broken perspective view of a bleacher equipped with my improved seats; Fig. 2, a broken sectional view of the bleacher with one of the seats shown, in the open condition, in side elevation; Fig. 3,121. similar view with the seat in the closed condition; Fig. 4, a perspective view-of a seat-frame and coin-controlled, or check-controlled, locking device, the latte i' shown brokenly; Fig. 5, a sectional view of the improved seat taken perpendicular to the front edge of the seat; Fig. 6, a broken section of two adjacent seats, the section being takenas indicated at line 6 of Fig. 3 Fig. 7, a broken side elevational view of a modified form of the seat in an open condition; Fig. 8, 'a broken section taken as indicated at line 8 of Fig. 7; Fig. 9, a broken section taken as indicated at line 9 of: Fig. 8; and Fig. 10, a broken side elevational view of another modified form of the improved seat. i

Referring to Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, A represents'a. bleacher having the ordinary board seats a, risers a. and foot-boards 11?; and B, B, represent my convertible bleacher-seats mounted on the common board seats a. I As is well known, bleachers possess a general resemblance to stairs; and, where each seat and the foot- 1 board in the rear of it are in the same horizontal plane,"

.the bleacher may be likened to a stair with wide treads,

each board seat and foot-board in the rear of it corresponding with a tread of the stairs. It is commonto separate the seat-board of the bleacher from the. foot- .board in the rear of it by a narrow space a as will be clearly understood from Figs. 1 and 2. Each convertible seat B comprises an open rectangular frame b having front and rear sides b b respectively, and having, also, lateral sides b 9. sheathablecushion-seat b of a Specification of Letters I'atent. Application flied lay 21,1906. Serial No. 317,968;

naRoLD G. BARRETT, OF WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, SEAT COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, a CORPORATION SEAT.

I Patented. Sept. 3, 1907.

I "sine to -fit within said frame; and a back b pivotally I connected with the frame b and equipped with means for raising the \cushion-seatto the operative position during the raising of the hack and for lowering the cushion-seat to its inoperative position during the lowering of the back. Each frame b isshown formed of a tangular form shown with the ends of the banmeeting cated at the dotted line b in Fig. 4. The extremities b which is riveted thereto and which may constitute the rear side of a coinbox, or check-box, b. The box b 'is equipped with a latch, or locking-member, b which serves to engage a keeper b with which the" back b is equipped on itsfront or lower surfaoeinear its upper or front edge, according to the position of the hack. The seat'b comprises a thin plate or board b;

strap-metal members b supporting and securely fastened to the board b by screws b, said members having pivotal eyes formed at their rear ends; and acushion b upholstered on the board b andhavingbut tons b with bifurcated shanks extending through perforations in the cushion-board and elenched beneath the same. The cushion-board is pivotally joined near its rear edge to the frame b by a pivotrod b whichpasses through the: eyes of thes'traps b and whose ends enter perforations Win, the

sides b of the frame. The front portionsof the straps b rest upon a shiftable transverse rod b which works ,in cam-slots b with which the sides b are provided at their front portions. Each slot inclines rearwardly andj,upwardly and has .an offset at its upper end, as shown. It ieobvious that whentlierod b is shifted rearwardly the front end' of the cushion-seat will be raised, thereby bringing the seat to the operative position, where it is maintained by the rod b entering the offsets ofthe slotsb. The frame bis equipped at its "rear corners with pivot brackets b comprising sheet? metal members having their shanks riveted to the 95 b and having their forwardly or downwardly turned flanges projecting somewhat beyond the front or lower 1 surface of the board b, as clearly shown in Fig. 6, so

overhang the upper portions of the lateral members of the frame, the rear-flanges of the angle bars 165 embracing the lateral margins of the rear or upperappliedto the pivotal edge of the back; and the lockjl1 bar of metal of proper length bent into the hollow rec,-

members b applied tothe lateral edges of the board plate, or keeper, b applied to the lower or front surface coacting with the locking membenbg-oi the coin-hon b. "The 'coin box is equipped with a push rod b and a slot 6? which serves to'regeive" a coin, or check, it

.being' understood'that thepnsh rod will serve through,

' she medi'urnbi a coin, slugior-cheek to acthate the member 'b} and release thesame from the lock-plate b. The lower orrear end member 6 projects beyond thepivotal edge of the back, thereby forming pivotal p as lug b which are joined to the brackets b' by a pivotrod 6?. With the ends of the shiftable seat-supporting rod b? are connected links b x omprising bars curved 'lii edgewise' in their own planes, as clearly shown in Fig. '2, so that the rear ends will lie flush with the back when the seat is closed, as shown in Fig. 3. The back is equipped a short distance above its pivot with lateral studs b which work in slots 12 with which the links b are providedr Otherwise stated, the links have lost-motion connection with the back, thus permitting a certain movement of the back during the initial portions of the closing and opening movements of the back before the seat is actuated. ltwill now be understood'that when the back is swung forwardly from the position shown in Fig. 2, the studs-will move in the sloteb .until they encounter the front ends of said slots' when the back will serve to actuate the links I) v and move the seat-supporting rod b, allowing the cushiQn seat to drop to its sheathed position and the,

back to rest upon the seat-frame and form a complete closure for the same? thereby inclosing and protecting the cushion. 'When the back is being raised, it serves during the final portion of its movement to actuate the links b raise the rod b, and elevate the cushionseat. By referring to Figs. 5 and 6, it will be noted that the back of the seat projects beyond the seat-frame on all sides, and on the lateral and rear sides the binding members telescope with the seat-frame, the more certainly to prevent the entrance of rain. It is preferred to fashion the brackets b so that they will project slightly in the rear of the frame b, and to provide such connections between the back of the seat and the frame as will permit the back to incline .rearwardly somewhat in the standing position, thereby. to increase 7 the capacity of the seat and render the back more comfor-table. The lateral members b of the frame are provided with slots 1) which serve to receive projecting tcnons on clamping members b which are employed for spacing the convertible seats and securing them firmly to the bleacher seats. Each member b is of general U-form with lateral projecting tenone which enter the slots If. The construction is such that the body of the clip rises slightly above the surface of the bloacher-seat, so that when the clips are attached, by means of screws b the metal of the clip will yield somewhat, thereby insuring a firm connection.

It is noteworthy that the construction is such that the coin MroIledlocking device illustrated, so that users mayemploy either the uncushioned baclgor,

it they desire, may, by. paying the addedzcost, employ the cushion seahalndthe back-rest. V

' In the modified construction illustrated in Figs. 7, 8 and 9, the convertible seat'is designated B. The principal ;part'sare the same as in the construction already described, and are similarly lettered. In this construction, however, the front ends of the links b are'connected with armed applied to the ends oi a transverse rock-shaft d equipped with cam-arms d which serve to raise the frontportiou of the cushion-seat when the back is thrown to the standing position, as will be readily understood. The rearward and upward movement of the arms d is limited by studs (1 which project laterally from the side members b of the'irame. N V In the modified construction illustrated'in Fig. 10, the convertible seat is designated B The general construction is similar to the constructions hereinbcfore described, and the parts are similarly lettered, except as to the modified parts which will now be described. in this construction, the cushion-seat designated f is supported on rods f which move in camslots f with which the scat-frame is provided in its lateral members near the front end and rear of the seat-frame. The ends of the rods f are joined by links f provided with slots f. The back has joined to its lateral edges links f whose lower or front ends are equipped with studs j which work in the slots f of, the links 1'. -It will be understood without further description that when the back is thrown forwardly to the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 10, the links f will be actuated through the medium of the links f 5 and will be lowered through the medium of the cam connection with the frame, thereby allowing the seat to be bodily depressed andwholly sheathed within the seat-frame. In the reverse movement of the back, the seat will be moved parallel with itself and raised to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 10.

In each of the constructions described, a very compact waterprooi convertible seat is provided; and in each of the constructions a plain uncushioned scat forming a substitute for the ordinary uncushioned bleacher-seat is provided and also a cushion-seat and back-rest which may beutilized when the back is raised.

ness of understanding only, and no undue limitation is to be understood therefrom.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The-combination of a sent-frame, a cushion-sent movably mounted therein and sheathed within the frame, a

back pivotally joined to the seat-frame. and soat-nctuutlnt links joined by pin and slot connection to the lateral edgeportlons of the back.

2. The comblnutlon of n sent-frame, a cushion-seat movably sheathed therein, on lncloslng plvotally connected back, links having lost-motion connection with the buck. and seat-elevating means uctuatcd by sold links and having cam-connections wlth sold frame.

3. The combination of a seat-frame, u cushlon-scnt pivomlly connected near its rear edge wllh said scnt-frumm a shaft supporting said cushion-seat near Its front edge and havlng cam-conncctlon with sold scnt-frnmc, n buck plvotally connected wltlr sold sent-frame, and shaft-actuntlng links having lost-motion conncctlon with sold back.

4. The comblnatlon of u seut-frame, a seat movahly I have described my invention in detail for clear- -sheathed therein, a back pivoted to said frame, and bent links serving to actuate said seat and having lost-motion connection with said back, said links lying closely adjacent to the lateral edges of the back in the folded condition of the device.

5. The combination with a blescher-seat, of a plurality of convertible cushion-seats supported thereon, and spacing clips connecting the frames of said convertible seats to said bleacher-seat, each convertible seat comprising a frame and a cushion-seat sheathable within said frame.

6. A convertible seat for the purpose set forth, comprising a. shallow seat-frame adapted to rest upon" a hleacher-seat and form therewith a box. a cushionsseat sheathable within said frame, a back resting upon the seatframe and forming a closure therefor, and seat-actuating means connected with said back, said back ha'ving a pmm uncushloned upper surface serving in the folded condition of the seat as an uncushioned scat.

7. A convertible seat for the purpose set forth, comprising a seat-frame, a movable cushion-seat sheathed within said frame, aback plvotally connected with said frame. and curved seat-actuated iinks having lost-motion connection with said back, whereby the links are main- 'cluding links having lost-motion connection with the baclo said links being of suitable length to permit the buck i0 incline rearwardly in the standing position of the back.

9. A convertible seat for the purpose'set forth, coniprising a metal bar bent into rectangular form and forming a seat-frame, a movable cushion-seat sheathed within said frame, pivot-brackets applied to the roar member of said seat-frame and projecting in the rear thereof. a back pivotally connected with said brackets and resting upon and forming a closure for the seat-frame, and seat-actuating means including links having lost-motion (animation with said back a short distance from the pivot thereof.

10. A seat-frame for the purpose set forth. comprising a metal bar bent to form four'sides of a rectangle. the lateral members of said frame being provided with cum-slots, and a plate connecting the free ends oi the bar at the front side of the frame.

11. The combination with u bleacher-scut, of a convertible seat applied thereto, comprising a shallow scni' frame resting upon and forming with the Modeller-seni- :1 box, a cushion-seat movably mounted and sheathed wilhin said frame, and a closure-forming scat-actuating bark pivotally Joined to said frame and serving, in the folded eondltlon, to cover the seat and frame. the upper or back surface of said back serving as an uncushioned seat in the folded condition of the device.

. HAROLDG. BARRETT.

In presence of- L. Haxsum. A. U. TIIOBIIN.

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