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I may also provide the slotted posts 61 arranged to move between guides 63 and secured by thumb-screws 65. These posts are provided with cross-bars 67, and a band 69 formed of canvas, leather or other suitable material may be arranged upon these cross bars, and this band thus arranged forms a head support upon which a person sitting in the chair may rest the head by bending it forward so as to permit the forehead to rest on the surface of the band, or the band may form a support upon which the arms or hands may rest.

The axle upon which the forward wheels are secured may be provided with suitable cranks 71, that, as shown in Fig. 3, are arranged outside of the wheels and suitable operating rods 73 are connected to these cranks and pass through suitable guides 75. These rods are preferably provided at their upper ends with the handles 77, which are in position to be grasped by a person seated in the chair. Thumb-screws 79, or other suitable means may be provided for locking the rods and thus locking the wheels when desired. The guides 75 are preferably provided with the slides 81 as shown in Fig. 4 which may be moved so as to permit the rods 73 to be moved out of the guides and dropped down so as to be below the upper surface of the seat when it is desired to move a person from or to the chair leaving the back and the leg rest turned into horizontal positions.

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

1. In an invalid chair, the combination of the chair-body 2, the springs 17a located on opposite sides of the chair body at the front and the rear thereof so as to permit movement of said springs without interference with said body, the springs 19 and 21 lying at opposite sides of the body 2, each of said springs connecting two of the springs 17a and being arched to bring the central portion thereof above the top of the chair-body 2, and the seat 17 extending from spring 19 to spring 21 and connected to both of said springs and formed with an opening 23 between said springs and over the chair-body 2, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The combination with the body 2, of the seat portion supported above it, the hinged back serving as a horizontal extension of the seat portion when lowered, the handles 31 hinged to the back and serving as supports for the back when the back is lowered, and the notched bars 33 pivotally connected at one end to said handles and adjustable relatively to a catch adapted to engage the notches of the bars, said bars serving to brace the handles in their raised or lowered position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of December, 1892.

OLIVE L. SMITH-FRASER.

In presence of --
A.C. Paul,
F. S. Lyon.