US71970A - Improved seat and desk - Google Patents

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-Be it known that I, Rev. ALLEN H. BROWN, of Mays Landing, in the county of Atlantic, and State of NewJersey, haveV invented a new and improved Combined Seat andDesk; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming apart of this specification.

, The present invention relates to the combination of a desk or lid with'a seat or bench, such lid or desk being hinged to the black of the-seat in such a. man'ner' as to be raised or lowered at pleasure, and when raised supported in position by means of supporting-bars, properly applied thereto. In theaocompanying drawings my improved combined seat and desk is illustratedv Figures 1 and 2 being transverse vertical sections through the same, with the desk or lid'raised in the one and swung down in the other against thebackqto the Seat. i

Similartletters of refereneeindioate corresponding parts.

A, in the drawings, V represents the seat-board, supported at each en d by uprights, B, that may be made of iron, wood, or any other suitable material; yC, "the back to the seat A;4 D,iextens'i'ons.,to uprights B, beyond the i ends of the back C, with a shelf, E, fixed between suchA extensions I), forming a book-rack, F, by means of the rails G, suitably applied to the said extensions, one above the other; H, the lid or desk-board, hinged to the4 rear side of the back C, along its upper edge I, so as to be swung there or into a horizontal position, or nearly so, or into a position down vagainst the book-rack F; J, bars hung one at each end ofthe desk H, upon its under side, to staple pins K thereof.V These bars, at their opposite ends, L, are made of a hook shape, and by such ends they extend under the seat along the inside or outside of the uprights B, through staples or loop M, suitably xed therein, with which loops, by their hookl ends, when the desk is raised, they are made to engage, and

thus support the lid in position, such as is shown in iig. 1.

My improved combination of seat and desk'is particularly applicable to ohapels, schools, dto., and its construction and arrangement are mostsimple, compact, praotioal,s.nd useful, and from the form of supporting-bars with their notches it is self-fastening when the desk-lid is raised.

v I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The hinged brace J, passing. through the guides .M upon theinside of the ends B of the seat, and hinged to the ,outer edge of the folding desk H, all arranged as described, whereby the gravity of the brace J', as the desk is raised, causes the {L -shaped notch L to fit and catch in the guide M `te hold the said desk raised, for the purpose specified. A

The above speciiioation of my invention signed by me, this seventh day of August, 1867.

ALLEN H. BROWN.

Witnesses:

M. M. LIVINGSTON, S. C. Jonas..

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