US1193868A - Convertible household and devotional chair - Google Patents

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i M. E. bucKLEY. CONVERTIBLE HOUSEHOLD AND DEVOTIOIIAL CHAIR.

vv `APPLICATION FILED AUGJI. ISIS.

l 1 93,868. Patented Aug. 8, 1916. 7:0' .2. 1% .2;

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STATES PATENT FFQE MARY BUCKLEY., 0E LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

CONVERTIBLE HOUSEHOLD AND DEVOIIONAL CHAIR.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known lthat 1, MARY E. BUCKLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the .county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Convertible Household and Devotional Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates tocombination household and devotional chairs which may readily be converted from one-use to the other and having a pivoted head rest which may be converted into an arm rest, .a pivoted seat which may be converted into a substantially vertical back, and a knee rest and foot rest which may be used for either purpose or which may rest normally beneath the seat without affecting the appearance of the chair.

Referring to the drawings in whichvsimilar characters of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is a plan view of the chair with the seat, head rest and knee rest in normal position; Fig. 2 is a partial front elevation of the same; Fig. 2a is a partial rear elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional elevation of Fig. 1; and Fig.l 4 is a similar sectional elevation with the chair converted for devotional purposes.

The chair has the usual lines and design of the very commonly used missionfurniture with the short front posts 1- andthe rear inclined posts 2 of massive appearance and preferably of square cross section. The front posts 1 have suitable knobs 3 attached to the bottoms andthe rear posts 2 are provided with ordinary casters 4 so that' the chair may be readily moved about in the room by slightly tilting it backward, and the knobs practically insure against movement of the chair when it is at rest or When it Ais yused for devotional purposes.

Transverse rails 5l on the sides of the chair are suitably mortised into the front and reary posts at opposite ends and the upper transverse rails 6 on the sides are .similarly mortised into the posts. Longitudinal rails 7 at the front and rear `of the chair which occupy preferably the same horizontal plane as the rails 5 and a rear upper rail K Specication of Letters lLl-I'atent.

Application filed August 31, 1915.

Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

Serial No. 49,132.

8 are also mortised into the posts land 2, thus forming a rigid frame.

A pair of rails 9 and 10 are secured to the rear posts 2 and extendentirely across the back ofthe chai-r with a plurality of vertical slats 11 suitably secured thereto which forms a back for the chair and to which a cushion (not shown) of leather or other material may be secured by means of straps, or otherwise. Arms 12'connect and are secured to the posts 1 and 2 at each side and a plurality of short lvertical slats 13 which are secured at opposite .ends to the arms 12 and the transverse rails 6 and form sides for the seatbed.

The combined head and arm rest 14 which has a suitable cushion 15 attached to the' outer side, is pivoted to the upper rear rail 9 by means of a pair of ordinary hinges 16, the hinges being placed at points near the upper edge of the rest so that when it is used as a head rest, as shown in Fig. 3, it will rest normally against the back .of the chair with the cushion on the front. Rectangular grooves 17 are formed in the rear and lower side of the rest 14 for purposes hereinafter described, or, if desirable, several ribs may be. secured to the back of the rest for the same purpose. I

rFhe foot and knee rest 1S has .a front member 19, .the normally horizontal member 2O forming the rest which isprovided with a cushion 21 to-match that on the head and arm rest 14, and end-braces 22 are rigidly secured toboth the members 19 and 20. The member `19 is pivoted at the bottom to the front rail 7 by means of the strap hinges 23 and in such a manner that the rest may be moved from the position shown in Fig. 3 to that shown in Fig. 4 by raising the seat, as hereinafter described.

The seat comprises a rigid and stationary member 24 which entends the entire width ofthe chair and is secured to the upper rails G and also to the rear rail 8, land la pivoted seat 25 which is provided with a cushion 26 and is hinged to the stationary member 24 .by means of the hinges 27. The seat 25 is so arranged that it may be raised into the position shown in Fig. 4 with the front edge thereof seated in one of the grooves 17 of the arm and head rest 14, which arrangement permits the rest 14 and the seat 25 to be sustained in their altered position as long as may be desired.

A pair of flatwise rails 28 are secured at opposite ends to the upper rails 6 on the sides and the rear of these rails forms a support for the stationary member 24 and the rear side of the seat 25 while the front rail forms a support for the front portion of the seat 25 and has a narrow strip 29 secured to its bottom against which the edge of the member 20 of the foot and knee rest engages when it is in normal position, as shown in Fig. 3. A false bottom 30 is pivoted to the front edge of the front rail 2S by means of hinges 31 and is adapted to be moved into the position shown in Fig. 4 when the chair is used for devotional purposes and in such case serves as a shelf upon which books may be placed and opened, an opening being thus left at the front of thochair for the greater convenience of the user.

My chair when used for ordinary pur'- poses is of the form shown in Figs. l and 3 and if it is desirable when the chair is used by invalids, or when greater comfort of the occupant is necessary, the combination foot and knee rest may be lowered into the position shown in Fig. 4 by raising the hinged seat 25 and after the rest has been lowered, the seat may be restored to normal position, thus providing a foot rest.

When the chair is used for devotional purposes, the seat and head and arm rest are raised into the position shown in Fig. 4 and the knee rest is lowered as shown and previously described.

The combined foot and knee rest is necessarily of sufficient strength to insure against breakage and the several elements forming the rest are preferably mortised and otherwise suitably secured together, for when used as a knee rest, the user kneels upon the rest with the body inclined slightly forward and extending into the opening normally occupied by the seat and false bottom, and the arms are placed upon the substantially horizontal arm rest 14 on the back and at the top of the frame. A prayer book is placed and opened on the adjustable false bottom which in this case forms a shelf. The design of the chair is such that the greatest comfort may be had by the occupant or user and the height of the back is probably somewhat less than that of an ordinary chair for the reason that the difference in height between the arm and knee rest is limited for obvious reasons.

It is apparent that the arm and head rest may be made adjustable vertically on the back of the chair, if desirable, in order to accommodate the chair to use by persons of different size, and also more comfort may be had when the article is used for ordinary seating purposes if the head rest were moved upwardly for a slight distance and moved downwardly again when used as an arm rest.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 lclaim as new and desire Letters Patentlfor, 1s: 4

l. An article of furniture capable of conversion for use as a chair and for devotional purposes comprising an adjustable head and arm rest, a pivoted seat, a pivoted shelf normally resting beneath the seat, and an adjustable foot and knee rest, and means whereby all of said elements may be sustained in position for either of said uses.

2. An article of furniture capable of conversion for use as a chair and for devotional purposes comprising an adjustable head and arm rest, an adjustable seat, an adjustable foot and knee rest, and a pivoted shelf beneath the seat, and means whereby all of said elements may be sustained in position for either of said uses.

3. A portable chair for household use having adjustable head and foot rest members and an adjustable seat, a false-pivoted bottom beneath the seat, and means for converting said chair for devotional use, said head and foot rest members being converted into arm and knee rest members, respectively, said seat forming a back, and said bottom forming a shelf for books.

4. A portable chair for household and devotional use having adjustable head and foot rest elements, an adjustable seat and back and an adjustable false bottom beneath the seat normally forming a chair, and means for adjusting said elements for devotional purposes.

5. A combined and convertible household and devotional chair comprising a. head rest element capable of conversion into an arm rest, a seat capable of conversion into a back, a false bottom capable of conversion into a book shelf, and a foot rest capable vof conversion into a knee rest, all of said elements being normally capable of use for the rst mentioned purpose and convertible for the last mentioned purpose and self sustaining in either of said positions.

6. A combined household and devotional chair comprising a convertible head and arm rest element, a seat and back element, a bottom and book shelf element and a foot and knee rest element capable of being self sustained in position when so converted, and a rigid frame for mounting all of said elements in the proper relation without alteration.

7 A combined household and devotional chair comprising a rigid portable frame, a convertible head and arm rest attached to the back of the frame, a convertible seat and false back attached to the bed of the frame Signed at Los Angeles, in the county of and capable of being sustained in its con- Los Angeles and State of California, this verted position by said head and arm rest, 21st day of August, 1915.

a pivoted bottom member beneath the bed MARY E. BUCKLEY. e of the :trame Capable of conversion into a 1Witnesses:

shelf for books, and a convertible foot and J. D. HASKIN,

knee restattached to the front of the frame. GEO. E. MARLATT.

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