US1061956A

US1061956A - Convertible bed and divan.

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Publication number: US1061956A
Application number: US72047412A
Authority: US
Inventors: Benjamin B Englander
Original assignee: ENGLANDER SPRING BED CO
Current assignee: ENGLANDER SPRING BED Co
Priority date: 1912-09-16
Filing date: 1912-09-16
Publication date: 1913-05-13
Anticipated expiration: 1930-05-13

Description

B. B. ENGLANDBR.

CONVERTIBLE BED AND DIVAN.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.16, 1912.

1,061,956, Patented May13,1 913.

l/VVE/VTOH Benjamz'rzfi. England:

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Be it known that -I, BENJAMIN B. ENGLANDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New:York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful'Improvements in Convertible Beds and Divans, of which the following is a specification. V

This invention relates to convertible beds and divans, herein designated as divanettes,

the object .of the invention being to provide an improved convertible divanet-te simple in its construction and operation and which can be readily'opened without withdrawing the same from the wall against which it may be placed, and in which pedally operated means are used for shifting the heaviest part of the structure, whereby it may be 7, as the ordinary double bed or couch when opened up is wide and yet can be transformed into a double bed having the usual length of such a structure, to wit about six feet, thereby making a highly desirable arti cle of furniture by reason of. the fact that when closed to form the divan it takes up but about four feet lengthwise and but about two feet crosswise thereof, while it can be opened up from the front to form a sixfoot length bed without the necessity of moving the structure from the wall and by the expenditure of very little effort, so that the structure as a whole, when" in the form or a divan, can be placed in a space ofabout two by 4 feet and'have an ornamental appearance and be a comfortable article of furniture with a seat and back, and can be drawn out, when it; is desired to transform it into a bed, toward the center of the room, which is usually unoccnpliedby furniture, to form a full six-foot length bed which will be entirel comfortable to sleep upon.-

. In the" rawings accompanying and forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is Specification of letters Intent; Patented May 13,1913. Application filed September 16, 1912. I Serial No. 720,474. 7

anend view of this improved divlnette when in the form of a divan; Fig. 2 is end view thereof partly transformed into a bed; Fig. 3 is likewise an end vie w thereof illustrating. the structure transformed into a six-foot length bed; and Fig. i is a detail front view of one end of the swinging s'ec-* tion illustrating the sides or arms thereof in their upright positions and by dotted lines in their folded positionsr-= Simnar characters of reference indicate 5 corresponding parts throughout the figures offthc drawings.

The present. improvement comprises what be designated as a stationary or seat ma and backsupportin' section 2, a sliding or middle section 3 sli ing over, the stationary or back supporting section 2 a swingin front or scat section 4 and a rear or back swinging section 15. The stationary section consists of a pair of end frames 5, each comrismg a transverse or cross member 6 havmg supporting means or 1 7. These end frames are connected by suitable longitudir naliy extending members or side bars and braces; This section rests upon the floor and is not ordinaril movable and therefore need not be provi ed with casters, and it forms a frame work over which the sliding or middle section 3- and the front 0! swinging section 4 rest when in the form of a 1 divan and from the top of which the sliding or middle section and the front or'seat section are shifted when the structure is transformed into a bed,and in which'posi- {ion it forms the support forthe back seclon.

The'slidi what simild fi pair of end frames 9, each consisting of transverse or-cross members 10 and legs 11, and which end frames are suitably connected by lengthwise extending members or side bars 12 and braces 13. Stretched between the end frames of the sliding or middle secor middle section 3 is sometion is a suitable spring'ld, whichima'y be of any desired form.

Hinged to the sliding or middle section 3, at the rear thereof, is the back section 16,

comprising a frame made up of a pair of end members or bars 16 connected at their outer ends by a longitudinally extending bar and preferably a j ends by a drop form of side bar 17. This frame likewise carriesa metallic fabric or y formed,- and consists "of a" aoent to their inner.

spring 18 of any suitable construction. In the present instance the fabric formin the seat and that forming the back is ma e as one continuous structure, whereby there is no break between the back and seat sections, thus providing a much more comfortable spring to sleep upon. The back 1s hinged to the sliding section by a pair of short links 19, one at ,each end.

The back section is connected to the rear of the stationary section by a pair of lmks 20, one at each end thereof, these llnks being pivotally connected to the ends of the back section, while the lower ends of the links are slotted for the reception of headed pins 21 carried by the rear-leg of the stationary section, and for facllltatmg the lowering and raising of the back section suitable coil; springs 22 are provided, one at each end, each connected to a link and to the, stationary section.

Hinged to the front of the Slldlllg or middle section 3 is the swinging front or seat section 4, likewise comprising a pa1r of end bars 23 suitably connected at their outer ends by a lengthwise extending bar, the inner ends being hinged by means of short links 24 to the outer ends of the sliding or middle section 3. This swinging section, when the structure is in the form of a divan, rests upon the sliding or middle section, which in turn rests upon the stationary section, so that the divan has a highly resillent seat. Connected to each end of the swinging section is a side or end arm 25, which arm is of an integral structure and forms the end of the structure when in the form of a divan and is of such height that when the swinging front section is swung to the front manently attached in an of the middle section 3 the arms will rest upon the floor and form supports or legs for the swinging front section. In the present instance these end or side arms are connected to upright lu s 26 carried at the end of the swinging ront section, and for this purpose each lug is provided with a pair of pins 27 out of alinement, and each end'of each arm is flattened and provided with a pair of

slots

28 and 29 for the reception of such pins, one of such slots, as 28, being an open ended one, whereby the arms may be folded down under the stuffed mattress when desired, as for instance when the structure is to be shipped or stored away.

Carried by the back section 15 and front swinging section 4 when the structure is in the form of a divan, is a three-section stufled mattress a, b and c, the sections 6 and a forming the seat of the divan'while the section a'forms the back. The section a is persuitable manner to the back section 15, w ile the other two may be shifted on to the back when the latter is in' a horizontal position as in Fig. 2 and from thence on to the middle or sliding section 3 and the front or swinging section 4 when the structure is in the form of a bed as in Fig. 3.

For shifting the sliding section to con vert the structure into a double bed, and to facilitate the change thereof into a divan, pedally operated means is provided, and this in the present instance comprises a rock shaft 29 extending from end to end of the stationary section and supported by the for ward legs thereof. Connected to the ends of this rock shaft are a pair of crank arms 30 to which is pivotally connected at each end of the structure a lever 31, which is also ivotally connected to the rear leg of the siding section, as at 32, by "means of a headed pivot 33 projecting into a slot 34 carried by the leg of the sliding sect-ion. By operating either of these pedal levers the sliding sectlon and its swinging seat section will be shifted forward together from ofi the top'of the stationary section to the front thereof, and simultaneously the back will be carried forward with the sliding section and lowered to rest upon the stationary section, whereupon the two parts I) and .0 of the stuffed mattress may be thrown over upon the back part aand thereu on the swinging section may be swung rom off the top of the sliding section and on to the 5 seat section back onto the sllding section and thereupon throwing the stuffed'sections b and c on to the seat section and operating the pedal, whereupon the back will be raised and the seat sections returned to their position over the stationary section in the manner shown in Fig. 1. Thus it will be observed that the heaviest part of the structure, comprising the middle or sliding section 3 and the swinging front section 4, together with the two sections of the stuifed mat-tress thereon and the back and its section of stuifed mattress, may all be operated by means of either pedal without the necessity of a woman bending down and manipulating these structures by hands, so that only a comparatively small part of the structure, to wit the sections 6 and c of the stufied mattress and the swinging front section 4, without the stuffed mattress attached thereto, need be manipulated by the hand, and as these are light in weight compared with the entire structure it follows that the divanette may be season readily: handled with comparatively little effort; It: aieozheobsorred that: the so tioo-ary section: supports the sliding) and swinging front. sections when inthe formofa divanand-.alsoforms-the su port for the back. section, which is carried forward and-I downward--' ontosaid; stationary sect-ion I without: thezneeessity'of moving the same froin the-wall whenthe-struetureis inthe form, of'a; double bed: It willf'albo be ob served that the swinging back and the swinging:

to the sliding or middle; and move-therewith whemthe strnetureis-trans formed into a double bed to carry the back forward and downward. to rest upon the stationary: section and to carrythefront or swinging section, intxn position "to. be

section, a sli sliding .ward of the: stationary section, said front swung-from the top ofthe sliding sectionto the front thereof; r

the sliding sectionsection resting on top of the stationary secand the latter on top of tion when the struct'ureisin the form ofa" divan. p

v 3. A divanette comprising a,

stationary section, a slidingZ section, afr nt; section. hinged to said sliding section, a back said sliding section and ada'iptedto rest upo hinged to n the stationary section when the sliding and front sections are shifted for ward of the stationary section, said front section resting on top of the section and the latter on top of the stationary seetion when the structure is in the form of a .divan, and means for simultaneously shift ing the backvsection down or u and the sliding sect-ion and front hin sections forward or backward from off 0 or on to the stationa section. 4

4. A divanette compris' a shiftable section, a back sect-ion hi thereto at one side, a front section hiiilged thereto at the opposite side and all sim taneously movable together to transform the structure into a bed or a divan, means for supporting the back section, and means for shifting said sections. v

5. A divanette comprisin a shiftable section, a back section hinge thereto atone a front section hinged thereto at the fr nt section= are both comtogether to-transform the structure into -a bed-'oeadivan, and-means stationary during the movement of said. sections for. supporting the back-section. I r- 6. A divanette comprising a-ishiftable section,'a' back sectioninged thereto at one side, afront section hinged thereto at the posits side and all simultaneously move together-to transformthe structure into a bed or a divan, and means stationary during the movement of said sections for supportingtheback. section and imposition when the structure is'inthe form o f='a divan to support the sliding and front hinged L'A- divanette comprising a sliding sec- .tion, abaekseetion hinged thereto atone side for movement therewith into a raised or loweredpositiom-a front section hinged to: said sliding section at the opposite side thereof and forming-with said, sliding section' the seat of thestructure in one posit-ion and: means for supportingthe back section wheninite lowered -pos1tion,.said hinged vfrontsection having means for supporting it when in position to forum: part of the'bed.

8. A divanetteoomprisinga sliding section, a backsection hinged thereto at-one side for-movementitherewith into a raised or lowered 'tion, a! front section hinged to=said-slid1n section atthe opposite side thereof and arming-with said slidingsectime the seat: of'the -ructure intone position another-position a= ofthe bed, and for supporting the back section when in its lowered position, ,said hinged front'sect-ion having means for supporting it when inposition to form a part of .the bed, said means arms when the structumislin the form of a divan.

9.- A divanette comprising a sliding seeside for movement therewith into a raised or lowered position, a front section hinged thereof and forming with said sliding section the seat of the structure in one position i and in anotherpositiona section of the bed,

and means for supporting-the back sect-ion when in its lowered posit-ion, said hinged front section having means for supporting it when in position to form a part of the bed, said means forming the arms when the structure is in the formrof a divan,--said arms "having a hinge connection whereby they may be folded on to the section.

10. A divanette compr a sliding section,'a back sedzion' hinged t 'ereto, a front section hinged thereto and resting flatwise thereof upon the section to form a divan, means for sliding'said sliding sect-ion and front sect-ion together and raising or lowering theback section, means for sup- 'opposite side and all' simultaneously movable tion, aback sectionhinged thereto at one and-in 'another position a sec ionof thebed, I

to said sliding section at the opposite side porting the back section, and [means carried by the front section and forming arms therefor when the structure is in the form of a divan and supporting means therefor when the structure is in the form of a bed. a

11. A divanette comprisin a sliding section, a back section hinged t iereto, a front section hinged thereto and resting flatwise thereof upon thesliding section to form a divan, means forsliding said sliding section and front section together and raising o-r lowering the back section, means for supporting the back section, and means carried by the front section and forming arms therefor when the structure is in the form of a divan and supportingtmeans therefor when the structure-is in the form of a bed, said arms foldablyconnected with said front section.

12. A convertible divanette comprising a stationary bed section, a sliding bed section shiftable thereover, a swinging back section hinged to the slidingsection, and a front section also hinged to the sliding section, all of said movable sections shif'table simultaneously, a pair thereof to the front of said stationary section and one thereof on to said stationary section to form a double bed.

13. A convertible divanette comprising a stationary bed section, a sliding bed sectlon shiftable thereover, a swinging back section hinged to the sliding section, a front section also hinged to the slidin section, all of said movable sections shi table simultaneously a pair thereof to the front of said stationary section and one thereof on to said stationary section to form a double bed, and

pedally operated means for shifting said sections.

14. A divanette comprising a sliding section, a front section hinged thereto, a back section hinged thereto, means linked to said back section for supporting it, and means connected to the front section and in one position forming the arms thereof and in another position supporting meanstherefor.

15. A divanette comprising a sliding section, a front section hinged thereto, a back section hinged thereto, means linked to said tion forming the-arms thereof and in another position supporting means therefor.

.17. A divanette comprising a stationary section or frame, a sliding section movable relatively thereto, a back hinged to said sliding section and supported in its lowered position by said stationary section, a reversible section also hinged to said sliding section, and means for supporting it.

Signed at Brooklyn, N. Y., this 14th day of September, 1912.

BENJAMIN ENGLAND-ER.

Witnesses:

ALBERT SISSINGH, ADoLrH SAUER.