US1008305A - Compound brace for furniture-legs. - Google Patents

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US1008305A
US1008305A US61805511A US1911618055A US1008305A US 1008305 A US1008305 A US 1008305A US 61805511 A US61805511 A US 61805511A US 1911618055 A US1911618055 A US 1911618055A US 1008305 A US1008305 A US 1008305A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B12/00—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
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    • A47B2220/09—Furniture held together by tension cables

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  • My invention relates to a compound brace for the legs of chairs, tables or the like. Its object is to provide a structure of this character which is cheap to manufacture, and which can be quickly and readily assembled, and which is strong and rigid.
  • the compound brace of my invention consists of two similar braces which centrally intersect each other, said intersecting braces being provided with means for interlocking at the points of intersection, means being also provided for clamping said braces in their interlocked positions.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan View of the compound brace
  • Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1
  • Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1
  • Fig. A is a plan view of one of the two similar braces, showing the meeting face of the brace
  • Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the brace.
  • Each brace comprises a rod of steel or the like having a straight portion 1 for approximately onehalf the length of the rod.
  • the end portions 2, 8 of said rod are bent back in parallel relation to the straight portion 1, said portions 2 and 3 meeting end to end at approximately the longitudinal center of the brace.
  • the rods are provided with transverse grooves 4, each groove being of a width to receive the intersecting rod and of depth preferably slightly less than one-half the thickness of the rod.
  • the two braces are assembled with the grooves of the one brace facing and overlying the grooves of the other brace, each brace thus fitting in the grooves of the other as shown most clearly in Fig. 3.
  • the two braces are clamped in this interlocking position by means of two opposed cup-shaped plates 8, 8 lying upon the opposite sides of the braces at the center thereof and held together by a bolt 6 and a nut 7.
  • the peripheral flanges of the plates 8 are cut away to fit over the rods of the brace.
  • each brace of the compound brace is attached in any suitable manner to diagonally opposite legs of the chair or other article of furniture to which the compound brace is applied. There is thus a considerable longitudinal pull upon each of the two braces which compose the compound brace, but it will be noted that the end portions 2, 3 of the rods will not give under strain by reason of the fact that the intersecting portions of the one rod which fit in the grooves 1 of the other serve as looking keys to prevent the ends of the rods being drawn apart.
  • a compound brace comprising two centrally intersecting braces, each consisting of a rod having a straight portion for one-half the length of the rod, the end portions of said rod being bent back in parallel relation to said straight portion and meeting at the longitudinal center of the brace, each brace having transverse depressions for receiving the intersecting portions of the other brace, and means for clamping said braces together at their points of intersection.
  • a compound brace comprising two centrally intersecting braces, each consisting of a rod having a straight portion for one-half the length of the rod, the end portions of said rod being bent back in parallel relation to said straight portion and meeting end to end at the longitudinal center of the brace, said end portions of the rod of each brace having grooves therein at the points of intersection with the rod of the other brace to receive said other rod, and means for clamping said rods in said grooves.

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0. L. BEARDSLEY.
comromvn BRAOE FOR FURNITURE LEGS.
APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 31, 1911.
Patented Nov. 14, 1911.
' J7we fzljl fiearda COLUMBIA PLANOGRA-PH C0, WASHINGTON. D. c.
OTIS L. BEARDSLEY,
or CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS.
COMPOUND BEACE FOR FURNITURE-LEGS.
Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Nov. 14, 1911.
Application filed March 31, 1911. Serial No. 618,055.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, OTIS L. BEARDSLEY, citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Compound Braces for Furniture-Legs, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description.
My invention relates to a compound brace for the legs of chairs, tables or the like. Its object is to provide a structure of this character which is cheap to manufacture, and which can be quickly and readily assembled, and which is strong and rigid.
The compound brace of my invention consists of two similar braces which centrally intersect each other, said intersecting braces being provided with means for interlocking at the points of intersection, means being also provided for clamping said braces in their interlocked positions.
The preferred embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan View of the compound brace; Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. A is a plan view of one of the two similar braces, showing the meeting face of the brace; and Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the brace.
The same reference figures refer to the same parts throughout the several views.
The two braces which form part of the compound brace are of similar construction and are interchangeable. Each brace comprises a rod of steel or the like having a straight portion 1 for approximately onehalf the length of the rod. The end portions 2, 8 of said rod are bent back in parallel relation to the straight portion 1, said portions 2 and 3 meeting end to end at approximately the longitudinal center of the brace. At the intersecting points of said braces, the rods are provided with transverse grooves 4, each groove being of a width to receive the intersecting rod and of depth preferably slightly less than one-half the thickness of the rod.
The two braces are assembled with the grooves of the one brace facing and overlying the grooves of the other brace, each brace thus fitting in the grooves of the other as shown most clearly in Fig. 3. The two braces are clamped in this interlocking position by means of two opposed cup- shaped plates 8, 8 lying upon the opposite sides of the braces at the center thereof and held together by a bolt 6 and a nut 7. The peripheral flanges of the plates 8 are cut away to fit over the rods of the brace.
It will be understood that each brace of the compound brace is attached in any suitable manner to diagonally opposite legs of the chair or other article of furniture to which the compound brace is applied. There is thus a considerable longitudinal pull upon each of the two braces which compose the compound brace, but it will be noted that the end portions 2, 3 of the rods will not give under strain by reason of the fact that the intersecting portions of the one rod which fit in the grooves 1 of the other serve as looking keys to prevent the ends of the rods being drawn apart.
WVhat I claim is:
1. A compound brace comprising two centrally intersecting braces, each consisting of a rod having a straight portion for one-half the length of the rod, the end portions of said rod being bent back in parallel relation to said straight portion and meeting at the longitudinal center of the brace, each brace having transverse depressions for receiving the intersecting portions of the other brace, and means for clamping said braces together at their points of intersection.
2. A compound brace comprising two centrally intersecting braces, each consisting of a rod having a straight portion for one-half the length of the rod, the end portions of said rod being bent back in parallel relation to said straight portion and meeting end to end at the longitudinal center of the brace, said end portions of the rod of each brace having grooves therein at the points of intersection with the rod of the other brace to receive said other rod, and means for clamping said rods in said grooves.
In witness whereof, I, hereunto subscribe my name this 28th day of March, A. D., 1911.
OTIS L. BEARD SLEY.
Witnesses:
ALFRED H. MOORE, GEORGE E. FOLK.
Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.
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