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A. R. PRITCHARD.

BARBER CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-17.1917.

Patentd July 15, 1919.

IN VE/V TOR ALBERT R. PRITCHARD, OF NEW YQRK, N. Y.

BARBER-CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pat nted July 1 5, 1919 Application filed. novem er 17, 1917. fseriai no. 202,512.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Annnn'r R. Pnrrormnn, a citlzen of the United States, and residing inthe borough of Manhattan, city, county,

and State ofN'ew York, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Barber Chairs, of which the following is a specifica tion.

My invention relates to chairs for the use of barbers or other persons who may wish to shampoo the head of a customer without causing the customer to leave the chair in which he has been seated. My invention comprises a chair having a basin so associated therewith that the basin may be brought into and held in position for use in giving a shampoo to a person seated in the chair, and may be disposed of out of the way beneath or at the side of the chair when not in use. My invention further comprises means whereby the water from the basin may be drained off and whereby water for a spray may be conveniently furnished and controlled. My invention further comprises details of construction of the mounting for the basin and of the basin itself.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is an elevational view of a barber chair arranged according to my invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of a chair shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 being taken from the left of Fig. 1.

Figs. 3 and a are partial views in section showing details of the basin and mounting therefor.

In the separate views the same part is designated by the same reference character.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 indicates a chair such as is ordinarily used by barbers, and which may be of any known or convenient construction. Chair 1 is provided with a back 2 to which are secured two rods such as 3, running parallel in vertical planes and being spaced somewhat from the back of the chair and running substantially parallel thereto throughout most of their lengths. Near or at the lower end of the rods 3 they are bent inwardly as shown at 4 and connected with the lower portion of the chair body, thereby providing a horizontal portion such as 5, the utility of which will presently appear. Carried by the rods 3 is a basin such as 6, said basin having a rigid frame 7 at its upper edge and a flexible or vitreous body portion 8 of rubher or other suitable waterproof material. The frame 7 has perfo ated extensions such as 9 thereon by which the basin is secured to the rods 3, the rolls passing throughthe extensions 9. Said extensions have sharp corners such as 10 at the upper and lower edges of the apertures therethrough whereby the frame 7 may be held at any height along the rods 3 at which it may be set owing to the gripping action of the opposed sharp edges 10 on the rods 3. However, it will be seen that the edges 10 are thrown into the gripping engagement just mentioned by the weight of the basin (3 and when the weight of the basin is lifted off of the edges 10, the extensions 9 and the basin may be easily slid along the rods to any desired position thereon and may be placed on the horizontal portion 5 of the rods where the basin will hang down out of the way when not in use, being largely beneath the chair in this position.

Connected into the bottom of the basin 6 is a flexible drain pipe such as 11, which connects at its lower end to a fitting such as 12. I also provide flexible hot and cold water pipes 13 and 14.- respectively, which are connected to suitable conduits not shown within the fitting 12 and which at their upper end lead to a valve case 15 secured to one side of the back of the chair in such position that the handles 16 and 17 for the hot and cold water valves respectively will be convenient to the operator. The hot and cold water are carried from the valve casing 15 by flexible pipes to a spray nozzle such as 18, which can be conveniently held when desired by a strap 19 secured to the underside of the basin 6. By interposing a jointed connection between -basin 6 and the extensions 9 as illustrated in detail at 30 in Figs. 3 and +1, the basin can be adjusted to drain toward pipe 11 irrespective of the slant of the chair back 2.

It will be seen that the operator may give a shampoo to a person occupying the chair 1 without the necessity for such person leaving the chair, and that the basin and water connections are arranged conveniently for the operator when in use without their interfering in any way with the use of the chair for the ordinary tonsorial operations.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. The combination of a barbers chair, a

basin adjustably mounted thereon there being a mounting for said basin designed to permit the same to lie beneath the chair the chair.

2. The combination of a barbers chair,

rods on the back of said chair, said rods having a substantial horizontal portion, and a basin having apertured parts aflixed thereto through which said rods extend whereby said basin may hang down from said horizontal portions of the rods. when not in use.

- 3. The'combination with a chair of a rod Copies of this patent may be obtained for fixed to said chair and spaced therefrom, a basin adjustable on said rod, and connecting means between said basin and said rod permitting said basin to hang down without being disconnected from said rod.

4. The combination with a chair ofa rod fixed to said chair and spaced therefrom, a basin adjustable on said rod, and connecting means between said basin and said rod permitting said basin to be placed beneath the chair without disconnecting it from said rod.

ALBERT R. PRITCHARD.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washingtomh. G.

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