Back-support for invalids to lean back upon / [Jean Frémineur].

  • Frémineur, Jean.
Date:
1897
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Back-support for invalids to lean back upon / [Jean Frémineur]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A.D. 1896 N° J 5,309 Date of Application, 10th July, 1896 Complete Specification Left, 9th Apr., 1897—Accepted, 22nd May. 1897 PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION. Back-support for Invalids to Lean Back upon. I, Jean Fremineur, of 17 Ruo Ogior-le-Danois Liege in tho Kingdom of Bolgium, Merchant do hereby declare tho nature of this invention to bo as follows :— This apparatus serves to give an invalid support in an inclined position without the help of any person to fix or regulate the same. 5 The mechanism is intended for placing on a bod or invalid’s chair in the horizontal line, and consists of a back which is made hollow, and a rack-bar which enables tho invalid without any assistance to give himself or herself any desired degree of inclination while leaning back on the apparatus and this is effected by means of two strings. By pulling one of the cords the shaft which reposes on tho rack-bar is lifted. This 1^ shaft is localised in a tubular support which stops at each catch or ratchet in accordance with the pull given to one or other of the cords. To bring back the leaning-support to its original position, all that is necessary is to pull the other cord ; the shaft will rise of itself with each advance from one of tho catches or ratchet-teeth to the other. The back is fixed to the frame supporting tho 15 rack-bar by means of two iron pins. One of the latter is closed at one side by a turning plate, so that the apparatus may bo taken to pieces without the help of a mechanic. Dated this 9 th day of July 1896. 20 L. DUVINAGE, Agent for Applicant. COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. Back-support for Invalids to Lean Back upon. I, Jean Fremineur of 17 Rue Ogier-le-Danois Liege in the Kingdom of Belgium, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner tho 25 same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by tho following statement:— This apparatus serves to give an invalid support in an inclined position without tho help of any person to fix or regulate the same. It is intended for placing on a bed or invalid’s chair. 30 In the accompanying drawings which illustrate my invention, Fig. 1 is a rear view of the apparatus, Fig. 2 a side view and Fig. 3 a plan view. The apparatus consists of a back A which is made in openwork and of rack-bars B which enables the invalid without any assistance to give himself or herself any desired degree of inclination while leaning back on the apparatus, and this is 3 3 effected by means of two strings C. G. By pulling the string C the shaft D which reposes on tho rack-bar is lifted. This shaft is supported by a box E, which enables the shaft to stop at each catch or ratchet of the rack-bars in accordance with the pull given to one or other of the strings. [Price fid.]