US72367A - thurston chase - Google Patents

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Letters Patent No. 72,367, dated December 17, 1867.

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Be it knownA that I, C. THURsToN' CHASE, ofAlbany, in the county-of Albany, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved School-Desk land Sent; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, and which"drawingrepresents a perspective view of my invention. i i' f In this invention the seats and desks are so supported that each one is connected with all before and all behind it in the row. The same` construction which effects this object renders the seat much easier to enter and leave. v The seats are also provided with hinged bottoms, opening upward andpinward.`

In the drawings, A represents the desk, and B B C C the seats used in my improved method of constructing and arranging them for school-houses. Each desk isdesigned for two scholars, and is provided with two seats C C. Each desk is supported upon I three legs or standardsm0, a a, in frontat the ends-of the desk,

and one, D under its rear edge at the cent-re, projecting downward and backward, so that the front edge ofthe seats C C rests against it, as shown in the drawings. This method of constructionpossess'es the advantage over all others hitherto innse, that it enables the wooden desk to be made with a wide open space at its ends, between its supports and the supports of the seat used in connection with it, so that the scholar can enter and leave his seat with ease. It alsopossesses the advantage that it tends 4to separate the occupants of adjoining seats, and- I prevents noise and confusion in the school. Each pair of seatsC C is supported upon three legs-two, c c,

supporting the rear edge and back of the seat, the third being the rear standard, D, of the desk A in front of the seat. Each pair of legs e c is. connected by a cross-bar, c, and provided with two horizontal arms z'z', for the outer end of the seat-bottoms to rest upon. From the c entrepof the cross-bar e, a horizontal bar, o, extends to the post- D, being firmly fastened at each of its ends, and designed fora support to the inner ends of the seatbottoms. The bottom of each seat C C is hinged to this bar o, so that their outer ends can be lifted up to a.

vertical position, as shown in the front seat B.

Imake the seats and hinges so that the bottoms will slightly pass the vertical, in ordez` that they may not fall hack by their -own weight. The seat-bottoms are thus designed to be elevated, in order to a'ord the scholar an easier access to his seat, and to enable him to stand comfortably at his desk.

Itis obvious that the standards c e, which are represented as supporting the back of the seats. C C will, when the row of desks and seats is extended, become the front standards a a of the next -desk in the rear. The whole series of' desks and seatsin a row will thus be firmly-connected together, thereby greatly promoting their strength and stability. In single desks and seats, the standard D will be placed at one end. p

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

Tlre combination and arrangement of the standard D with the hinged seats C C', horizontal bar o, and desk A, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

To the above s'pecilication of my improvement I have signed my hand, this 29th day of October, 1867,

1 c. THURs'roN CHASE.

. Witnesses:

E. A. ELLswonTH, NATHAN K. ELLswomH.

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