Fig. 14
Another view of the chair as shown in [Fig. 13]. The projecting foot-rest on this chair enables a man to push the file as efficiently and more comfortably seated than standing.
[Chair No. 2] is devised in order that a kind of work which has always been done standing may be done sitting. The work is heavy filing done at a vise, and the chair is provided with a projecting foot-rest. The work-bench is of such a height that the man may work either standing or sitting. In actual practice the filer works half of the time sitting, and half of the time standing.
[Chair No. 3] is designed to eliminate vibration of floors that carry much high-speed machinery. An ordinary chair is provided with springs, that relieve the operator of one hundred per cent. of the vibration of the floor. This chair was designed for work at a machine, and the operator is provided with a foot-rest, which rests on felt to kill the vibration. Note also the verandas on two sides of the chair for foot-rests.
The [fourth type] of chair is also a shock absorbing chair, which is more complicated in its construction.
The fifth type of chair is designed for school work, and has a rest for the right arm that may be lowered or put in place.
The [sixth type] of chair is a modification of a chair already in use. A chair which was once, perhaps, fairly comfortable has become worn off from years of use. This is rectified by boring holes in four small blocks of wood, and fitting them to the legs of the chair, which brings the chair back to its originally desired height. A well-known Middle West manufacturer used iron piping for the same purpose as the four blocks of wood. This is, in some cases, easier to secure, although not so good for the shop flooring.
A seventh type of chair is an adjustable, telescopic stool, which the inventor claims is adaptable to both factory and office work. This is admirable in that it allows of the chair being adapted to some degree to its user at the expenditure of little time or money.
Fig. 15
A worker using the filer’s chair, shown in figures [13] and [14].
