US1093565A - Davenport-bed. - Google Patents

Description

T. B. SCHULI'E.

DAVENPORT BBD.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 16. 1912,'

1,093,565. Patented Apry14, 1914.

SHEETS-SHEET 1.

T. BJSGHULTB, DAVENPORT BBD.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 16, 1912.

Patented Apr.l1 4, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2. l

' 'UNrTED .STAT- Es PATENT OFFICE.

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Application'mea september 1s, 1912. serial nu. rames.

`To all 'u'm-mjit may con-erw Be 1t known that LTnnononn B. SQHULTF.,

of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and u seful improvements in davenport beds and particularly to an improvement on the bed shown in my pending application Serial-llo..

The object of this invention 'is to provide an article of the character indicatedwhich can be cheaply manufactured and which will be simple in construction, durable and easily operated. y

A further obej ect of my invention is to provide an article of this kind which will take up much less room than articles of this kind now on the market.

My invention, therefore, consists in the features of construction and combination and arrangement of parts, described in the specification, pointed out in the claims and illustrated inthe accompanyin drawings.

Referring to the drawings igure 1 is a front elevation of a davenport embodying my invention.A Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal section showing the bed portion extended as when in use. Fig. 5 is a detail view of a portion of the bed. Fig. 6 is a section on line 6-6, Fig. )4., Fig. 7 is a section on line 7 7, Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is a detail view of the catch for holding the bed sections in their proper positions when extended. Fig. 9 is a view in perspective showing a'portion of the back of the bed. Y

Referring to the drawings it will be seen that the main frame comprises four uprights or posts 1, a pair of top side bars 3, a pair of bottom side bars 1, a rear top bar 5, a rear bottom bar 6 anda front bottom bar 7. The sides of the frame are not filled inwith upholsterybut are left ope'n, to insure'a circu` lation of air.A On each of the bottom side bars 4; arrangeda track. 11j orspporting the spring mattress, Sections, .ast-.willbe de? scribed later. The mattress itself `s" made 1n Spcciation of Letters Pat-ent.

Patented Apr. 14, 1914.-

fra-me, sl1own at 12, 13 and 14. The section l 12 1s pirotally supported at its inner end bef tween the rear posts of the main frame by lmeans of hanger plates 15` each of which has z a small trunnion 16 which enters a hole in the adjacent side of the frame of the said l mattress section. The hanger plates are secured to the said posts ,by means of screws and by simply y'adjusting the position of the plates backward or forward orf-up' or down the mattress section can be readily adjusted to its proper 'position in the main' frame. The section 12 is divided by a transverse bar 18 into two portions and the portion between the bar 18 and the pivoted end of the section is provided with'a cover 19 of any suitable The portion between` the bar 18 and the front or free end ofthe section is upholsteredon. one side, as indicated at 22. Now whemthe section is in the position-illustrated in Fig. 4 the said section forms the first or head section of the mattress, but when the said. section is swung up to the vertical position, shown most clearly in Fig. 3, the said section forms the back'of the davenport and the upholstered portion 22 forms the upholstery for the back of the davenport and the compartment 20 forms atplace in which pillows and the like may be stored Tn order to assist thelifting of the pivoted section 12 a pair of coil springs 24 are se.- cured to the rear end'of the said section and the said springs are also secured to the rear bottom bar 6 of the main frame. Between arranged, one end of each bow-spring being secured to the bar 6V and the other end of each bow-spring being operatively connected with the rear end Vof the section 12 by means of a coil spring 26 and said springs 2,6 are 'ing and `raising of section. 'N

material so that a compartment 20 is formed.

v| three sections, each section having a separate the springs 24 a pair of bow-springs 25 are made stronger than the springs 24. On the l the pivoted section is broughtto a horizontal position, all the sprin are put under tension and particularly t e larger coil springs 26 connected with the 'bow-springs 25 and vthe tension of the sprin-gs is such that the lbe yunder'tension a very s ight force will cause the'section to swingup the rest of the `way.l untilV it ,assumes a vertical position. Stops 28 are mounted on theV rearfposts of rthe-'mainA frame to prevent the section 12 from swinging too far back when raised.

- The. central mattress section 13 is adapted torest on or be supported by tracks 11 in the main frame when the bed is closed and the frame of the said Vsection 13 is provided on its bottom with a series of rollersv 29, whichengage. said tracks 11, so that the said' section can be easily pulledy out or f shoved back on the said tracks. This section 13 is provided with a pair of le s 30` whichare hinged to the front part o the frame so that they can fold u at each side of the frame. When the sai vsection 13 is pulled out the front end thereof is supported y the said legs while the rear end remains supported in the main frame by the means whichv will now be described :-A pair of track forming bars 31 are arranged to eX- tend between the rear bar 6 and the front bar 7 ofthe main frame. The said bars 31 are slightly inclined forwardly and have seat forming depressions 32 attheir front ends. To ,the rear vend of the mattress sec-v tion 13 is'hinged a supporting member 33 which in this case conslsts of a board which member 33 extends extends from side to side ofthe mattress section. To the rear face of the supporting member 33 are secured a pair of brackets 34 and on each bracket is mounted a .U-shaped spring 35 which extends downwardly at an angle `to the supporting member and the lower portion of each sprin always remain in contact with the adjacent ar 31. The o eration of this supporting member 33 w1ll be` understood by referring to Figs, 3 and 4. In Fig. 4 the mattress section 13 is shown drawn out from the main frame and when the sectionis' in this position the supporting down from the section 13 at a sli ht inclination and the lower edge thereo rests in the seats 32 and the lower ends of the springs 35 rest on the bars 31. Now when the section 12 is raised by the means hereinafter described and the section 13 is moved, to push it back into the main frame, the supporting member 33 folds down against the-I. tension ofv the 1. springs `35 andfthej end ofthe Section 13 sinks vdown until the rollers on the bottom thereof engage the rails 11 and as the sc ction is pushed farther back into the mam .frame the supportin member 33 remains forward movement of the support being.

thus arrested the support will swing u to an approximately vertical position in which movement it will be assisted by the springs 35, and thereby raises the rear end of the mattress section 13.

The method of connectin the section 13 or the center section with t e section 12 or first section is as follows :-One end of an iron bar 42 is pivot-ally secured near the middle of the first section 12, as at 43, and to ther opposite end of said bar42 is secured one end of a small link 44, the other end of which is pivotally secured to the rear end of the section 13 at the center thereof. When the device is used as a davenport, the section 12 will be in a vertical position and the section 13 will be in a horizontal position and resting entirely on the main frame. If it is desired to place the sections in their proper posit-ion for using the device as a ed the section 13 is pulled forward and while the section 13 is being drawn out, it' will`pull down the section 12 by means of the. bar 42 and connectin link 44, so that the said section 12 will swing down into the placev formerly occupied by the section 13.

Now, as before mentioned, the tension of the counterbalancing springs is 'suldcient'to hold the front end of the ysection 12 in a position intermediate its vertical and horizontal positions and in order to hold the said section down in a horizontal position the following means is provided z-At the center of the rear end of the section 13 is pivotallymounted a -hook 47 which is adapted to engage the front end of the section 12. On the hook 47 is arranged a strap 48. Through the strap 48 is assed one end. of a rod 49 and'in the end of) the rod is secured a pin 50.A The rod 49 extends to the front end of the mattress section 13 and on the front end of said rod 49 is secured a rin 51. Now when it is desired to lock the two sections together the rod 49 is shoved back which causes the hook 47 to swing down and enga e the front end of the mattress section en it is desired to disengage the sections therod 49 is pulled forward and when the pin 50 on the inner end of said rod strikes the strap 48 it. causes the hook 47 Ato swing out of engagement with thefrOnt end of the mattress section',12

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` The end or foot section 14 is liinged at its rear end to the center section by means of hinges 57 of the usual construction so that the said section 14 can be folded over on top of the section 13. The side which lis up 'when the section 14 is folded over on thel section 1 3 is upholstered to form the seat of the davenport. At its front end said section vice is provided for engaging the ends of the bed covers, which is arranged as follows z-In the end frame of thesection are formed .several grooves 60.` shown most clearly in Fig, 5,' and to said end is hinged a plate 61 which is arranged to overlap said grooves. spring 62 is provided for holding the plate 61 against the end board. To

secure the covers the plate 61 is pulled back' and the ends of the covers are insert-ed between the plate and the end of the bed section, and the plate is Vthen released and the spring 62 clamps it against the ends of the covers.

The operation of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing descrip` tion.

If the device is being used for' a davenport, as shown in Fig. 1, and it is desired to convert it into a bed, as shown in Fig. 4, it is only necessary to take hold of and pull out the section 13, as far as it will come. As

the section 13 moves out the rear end thereof will be lifted up by the upward swing of the supporting member 33 so that the rear end of the bed is raised to the height it occupies when the bed is open. After the section 13 has been pulled out the legs 30 are swung down so as to support the front end. Now as the section 13 moves out the section 12 will be-swung down from its vertical position by the means before described but will remain slightly tilted above the rear end of the frame 13. The front end of the section 12 is then pressed down by hand and the rod 49 is shoved back so that the hook 47 engages the front end of the section 12 locking the said sect-ion down. The section 14 is then folded down parallel with the section 13 and the legs at the fro-nt end thereof are swung down to support the same; When it is desired to reconvert the bed into a davenport the section 14 is folded over on the section 13, the rod 49 is pulled out disengaging the hook at the front end of the section 12 and permitting the section 12 to swing up. The section 13 is then' pushed back and as it .moves back the supporting member 33 will swing down allowing the rear end of the section 13 to move down until the rollers on the bottoni thereof come in contact withthe tracks11, and as the said section is pushed farther back into the mainframe it will shove up the section 12 by the means before described 'until 4.the said section assumes a vertical position /forming the back of the davenport. v

In order to conceal the front end of the `section 13and give a finish to the front of the davenport I provide a front board which consists of ltwosections 65 and 66 which are secured ,together by means of hinges 67. The section 65 is provided at each side near "its lower .edge with a small trunnio-n 68 which .has a bearing inthe adjacent side post of the main frame, and at each slde of the same section 65, near the top` edge, 1s mount- 'ed a spring bolt 69, the end of which is adapted to enter a socket 69 in the adjacentsidel post.` A cord 70 is connected to each bolt and the cords are carried over small rollers 71 and through an eye 72 anda small ring is secured at the ends of the cords to provide a grip piece therefor. By pulling the said cords the bolts can be withdrawn from the Jsockets in the side posts. At the top edge of the/section 66 are secured a number of small plates 73 which project l beyond the edge, and at the front edge in the bottom ofthe frame 14 are formed a series of-sockets 74 arranged toreceive the pro- `jecting ends of said plates. The outer face of the section 66 is preferably upholstered, as shown at. 75.

l In order to provide means for supporting the bed coverings when not in use a bar 78 vis provided which extends between the rear side posts of the frame. This bar 78 `has crank arms 79 at each end thereof which are supported in small journals 80 mounted on the posts. At the end of each arm 79 is a st op forming member 81. When the bed is closed the bar will extend a little at the rear of the supporting posts and the stops on the crank arms will hold the arms out at a right angle to the rear face of said posts. Now when the bed is open and it is'desired' to place the coverings on the bar the bar is swung around on the crank arms so that it is brought in toward the front of the supporting posts ymaking it readily accessible.

What I claim is,-

v1. In a device of the character indicated, a main frame, a head mattress section pivotally supported in said main frame and capable of being raised toa vertical position to form a seat back or lowered to a horizontal position to form a bed section, a middle mattress section slidably mounted in said main frame in a plane below the plane occupied by the head section when said section is in a horizontal position, means supported by the main frame and operatively connected with said middle section for raising said middle section to the planeY of the head section when said middle section llo . is pulled out and means for supporting the front end of said middle section.

2. In'a device of the character indicated,-

horizontal position, means supported by the main frame and operatively connected with said middle section for raising said middle section to the plane of the head section when said middle section is pulled out, means for supporting the front end of said middle section, a foot mattress section hinged to said middle section and capable of being either folded over on top of said middle section or` folded down beyond said middle section to form a horizontal continuation of said midvdle section and legs operatively connected tothe front end of said foot section.

3. In a device of the character indicated, a main frame, a head mattress section pivotally supported at its rear end at the rear end of said main frame and capable of being raised to a vertical position `to fo rm a seat' back or lowered to a horizontal position to form a bed section, a horizontally arranged middle mattress section slidably mounted in said main frame in a 'plane below the plane occupied by the head section when in a horizontal position, a supporting member n pivotally secured at one end to said middle section and having its other end supported by the main frame and adapted to slide in themain frame when ,the middle section is pulled out or shoved back into the main frame, means for arrestingy the forward movement of sa.i'd,supporting member so as to cause said supporting member to swing l up and raise the rear end of the middle section and means for supportingthe front end ofthe middle section. f

4. In a device of the character indicated, a main fra-me, tracks arranged in said main frame at each side thereof and extending fromthe front to therear thereof, a bar arranged in the main frame intermediate of' said tracks and 'extending from the front to the rear thereof, a headmattress section pivotally supported in the main frame and capable of belng raised to a vertical position to forma seat back or lowered to a horizontal position to form a bed section, said head mattress section when in a horizontal posi;

tion occupying a plane a distance above said tracks, a horizontally arranged middle mattress's'ection adapted when in said frame to `irest on saidtracks, a supporting member pivotally secured to the rear end of said middle mattresss'eotionythe; lower end of saidsupporting 'member-- being arranged: to

travel on the said bar, aspring connected to' said supporting-member and engaging `said bar and arrangedF to resiliently resist the folding of said supporting member down on saidibar, means for arresting the forward vmovement of the lower end of said supporting'member and means for supporting the front end of said middle mattress section.

5. In a device of the character indicated, a main frame, tracks arranged in said main frame at each side thereof and extending fromthe front to the rear thereof, a pair of bars arranged vin the main frame intermedi- ,atevof said tracks and extending from the mattress section adapted when in said frame to be supported by said tracks, rollers arranged on the bottom of said middle mattress section and adapted to travel on said tracks, a supporting member pivotally secured to the rear end' of said middlemattress section, the lower end of said supporting member being arranged to travel on the said bars and rest in said seats at the front ends of said. bars, a spring connected to said supporting member and enga-ging said bars and arranged to resiliently resist the folding of said supporting member down on said bars and means for supporting the front ond of said middle mattress section.

6. In a device of the character indicated. a main frame, a head mattress section pivotally supported in said main frame and capable of being raised to a vertical position to form a seat backor lowered to a horizontal position to form a. bed section, a middle mut tress section slidably;` mounted in said main frame in a planebelow the plane occupied by the head mattress section when said section is in a horizontal position, means supported by the main frame and operatively connected with said middle section for raisingsaid middle section to the plane of the head section when said middle section is pulled out, means operatively connecting the head section and the middle section so that the pulling out of the middle section will draw the'head section down from its vertical position and the shoving back the middle section fwill raise the head section to its vertical position and means for supporting the front end of said middle section.

7. In a'device of thecharacter indicated, amain framey'a head mattress-section pivotally supported at its'rear end at the rear end 'ofsaid main frame and capable of being raised to a-yerticaljV position xto form' asea-t back or lowered to a horizontal position to movement 0f said supporting member so as to cause said supporting member to swing up and raise the rear end of the middle section, means operatively connecting said middle section and said head section so that the pulling out of the middle section will draw the head section downfroin its vertical position and the shoving back of the middle section will raise the head section to its vertical position consistin of' a bar pivotally secured near the mi dle of the head section at the side thereof which is down when said head section is in a horizontal position and operatively connected to the middle section at the rear end thereof, means for supporting the front end of said middle section, a foot mattress section hinged to said middle section and capable of being either folded over on top of said middle section or folded down beyond said middle section to form a horizontal continuation of saidmiddle section and legs operatively connected to the front end of said foot section.

8. In a device of the character indicated,

a main frame, a head mattress section pivotally supported at its rear end at the rear end of said main frame and capable of being raised to a vertical position or lowered to a horizontal position, means for counterbalancing said section so as to normally hold said section in a position intermediate itsv vertical and horizontal positions, a middle mattress section-arranged to form a continu- 4ation of the head mattress section when the head mattress section is in a horizontal position and means for locking the said sections together, said means comprising a hook pivotally secured at the rear end of the middle section and adapted to engage with the front end of the head section, a strap arranged on said hook, a rod extending from the front end 'of the middle mattress section to the rear end thereof, the inner end of said rod passing through said strap and a pin ar .ranged in the inner end of said rod to preventits withdrawal from said strap.

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In testimony whereof, I sign the forego- I ing specification, in the presence of two witnesses.

THEODORE B. SCHULTE.

Witnesses:

VICTOR C. LYNCH, N. L. MCDONNELL.

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