{{rh||Popular Science Monthly|677
Sitting Down in Comfort on a Painter's Job
The simple skill of the sailor evolved a seat in which he could paint the sides of his ship or repair his topmost rigging. It was merely a notched board set into a looped rope-end — a child's swing, except that it depended from one line instead of two. It was an uncomfortable, one-handed affair at best; yet it was, and is still, used by steeple-jacks, painters and such like, with small variation The inventive mind had passed it by until recently, when an employee of a New York electric company trans- formed the old swing into an aerial easy-chair.
Adjustable stirrups hang from the front of the chair and enable the painter to stand up when he wishes
The chains are braced just above the waist-line by a steel bar
Short chains to hold pots and brushes depend from the back of the seat
The seat is a form-fitting, pressed-steel affair suspended at four points to insure balance. The chains are braced at a point just above the waistline by a steel bar. This prevents pinching and gives the chair a better "hang." .Adjustable chair-stirrups hang from the front of the chair
and prevent the cramping
strain of the weight of the
legs and feet upon the
under-thigh muscles. They
also add tremendously to
the flexibility of action.
With these stirrups it is
possible to straighten the
body into a standing pos-
ture and to maintain bal-
ance. A belt fastens around
the waist through the tri-
angular links at the brace-
bar and allows two-handed
action under the most try-
ing conditions.
This belt makes accidental falling out of the chair an utter impossibility. The suspension-ring is equipped with a hook designed to simplify the hitching of the hauling-rope, and holds the hitch securely. Short chain.; depend from the back of the seat, on which pots, brushes or tool-kits may be hooked. These chains arc equipped with "sister" or trap-hooks to secure the articles carried.
The painter simply ad- justs the seat, buckles the strap and pulls himself up to the desired height
