US1080714A - Reclining-chair. - Google Patents

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F. MEYROSE.

REOLINING CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 5, 1912..

Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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F. MEYROSE.

REGLINING CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 5, 1912.

Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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FERDINAND MEYROSE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

RECLINING-GHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedDec. 9,1913.

Application filed August 5, 1912. Serial No. 713,216.

of the chair will be self-elevating when the occupant rises from a reclining position.

Another object is to provide improved means whereby the occupant can readily adjust the back of the chair to any desired inclination.

Another object is to provide improved means for adjusting the leg supports of the chair in accordance with the desire of the occupant.

Other and further objects will appear in the specification and be specifically pointed out in the appended claim, reference being had to the accompanying drawings exemplifying the invention, and in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of this im proved reclining chair, the lying position shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a rear view of this reclining chair. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of one of the winding drums and springs used in lifting the back of the chair, parts being shown in section. Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line 1VIV, Fig.3. Fig. 5 is an enlarged section of a portion of the chair taken on the line V-V, Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings: 1 designates the front legs of the chair, 2 the rear legs, which front and rear legs are connected by the side rods 3. The rear legs are connected by the bottom and top rods 1 and 5. Supporting the side of the chair, and connecting with the front and rear legs, is a side rod 6, the rear of said side rods and the rear legs 2 terminating in the elbows 7, said elbows forming a support for the rod 5. Mounted adjacent these elbows 7, between the rear legs 2, are levers 8, said levers being connected, as at 9, to the back 10 of the chair. Mounted to the back of the chair 10, adjacent the lower end, are brackets 11 supporting a rod 12. The ends of said rod 12 carry hinges 13, said hinges being mounted on the under side of the resting arms 14- of the chair. The front legs 1 of the chair extend upwardly above the side members 6 and are curved rearwardly adjacent the top,

as shown at 15. Said rearward portions 15 are flattened and have a vertical opening formed therein through which an eye 16 of the rod 17 is mounted. Said rods 17, extending rearwardly on the under side, and parallel with, the resting arms 1 1-, are supported in the brackets 18, which brackets are also mounted on the underside of the arms.

Mounted on the rods 17, between the depending bearing portions 19 of the brackets 18, is a spring actuated stop 20, which spring actuated stop is of common construction. By pressing the finger clips 21 said spring can be slid along the rod 17. When said finger clips 21 are released, the spring actuated stop 20 grips the rod and is immovable.

Loosely mounted on the rear rod 4, and adjacent the rear legs 2, are sleeves or drums 22 which are held in place by the collars 23. Loosely mounted on the drums 22 adjacent said rear le 's 2 are spring casings 2 1, which .casings contain flat coiled springs 25, said springs being fastened at one of their outside ends to the casings 24, as shown at 26, and at their inner ends to the drums 22, as shown at 27. Mounted on the drums 22 bet-ween the collars 23 and spring casings 2-1 is a winding of belting 28, said belting being fastened at one end to the drums 22 and at its opposite end to the lower ends of the levers 8, as shown at 29. Pivotally mounted at 30 at the intersections of the front legs 1 and side rod members 6 are leg rest supports 31, said leg rest supports carrying supporting fabric 32 therebetween. The upper ends of said front leg rests 31 carry spring actuated stops 33 which stops are slidably mounted upon rods 3a which are bent radially from the pivotal mountings 30, and are mounted at their ends at 25 to the front legs 1 and side members 6.

In the operation of this improved device, assuming that the occupant is sitting in an upright position, which upright position of the chair is shown in full lines Fig. 1, and he desires to lie in a reclining position, he will press together the finger clips 21 of the spring actuated stops 20 so as to slide the stops 20 along the rod 17 to the position shown in full lines Fig. 1. Then he will lean back against the back 10 and said back, being hinged on the rod 5 to the leg or supporting frame, will be lowered to the position shown in dotted lines Fig. 1.

While the back was being lowered, the lower ends of the levers 8 travel upwardly, thereby unwinding the straps 28, and at the same time turning the drums 22 which would wind up the springs 25 which are mounted in the spring casings 24%, said casings 24L being held against turning by the engagement of pawls 37, mounted on the rear legs 2 by the bolts 38, with stops or lugs 36 carried by the casing 24.

It will be noted that when the back 10 was moved rearwardly, the resting arms 14, being hinged to the back, also traveled therewith the rear ends of the arms inclining downwardly and the forward ends of the arms resting on the eye 16 of the rod 17, and the forward bearing 19 of the brackets 18 engaging the spring actuated stops 20, as shown in dotted lines Fig. 1, limiting the movement of the rearward action of the chair back. By this spring actuated stop 20 being slidable along the rod 17, when so desired, any desired regulation of stop can be obtained to limit the rearward movement of the chair. By the actuation of the spring actuated stops 33 of the rods 34, any desired inclination of the leg rests can be obtained.

In the event of the occupant desiring to sit up from a reclining position, a slight elevation of the body, enough to lift the dead weight off the back, will start the back on its upward travel. As the heretofore stated backward movement of the chair back wound up the springs, the unwinding act-ion of said springs, when the weight is released from the back of the chair, will readily raise the back to an upright position.

If it is desired, at any time, to increase the tension of the springs 25, a mere turning of the spring casing 24: toward the left until the pawl 37 engages another one of the lugs 36 will accomplish this result. Or, if the tension of the spring is too great, a lifting of the pawl 37 and turning of the casing back in the opposite direction will weaken the tension of the spring. This operation of increasing or decreasing the spring tension is applicable in cases where a chair of this character is occupied by an invalid or a convalescent, so that the spring tension can be regulated according to their weight.

That I claim is:

In a reclining chair, the combination of a supporting or leg frame, a back pivotally mounted adjacent its lower end in the said frame, resting arms pivotally connected with said chair back, rods pivotally connected with the front portion of said support-ing frame adjacent the under side of said resting arms, said resting arms being slidably mounted on said rods, adjustable stops mounted on said rods for limiting the sliding movement of said resting arms and said chair back, spring actuated means mounted on said chair and connected to said chair back for returning said chair back and said resting arms to their forward position when the weight of the occupant is removed therefrom.

FERDINAND MEYROSE.

In the presence of M. O. HAMMON, H. G. FLETCHER.

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