US1107665A

US1107665A - Couch-bed.

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Publication number: US1107665A
Application number: US54765710A
Authority: US
Inventors: Otto Gasau; Otto Marklein
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1910-03-07
Filing date: 1910-03-07
Publication date: 1914-08-18
Anticipated expiration: 1931-08-18

Description

0. GASAU & 0. MARKLBIN.

GOUCH BED.

APPLIGATION FILED MAL?, 1910.

Patentad Aug. 18, 1914;

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WITNESSES' 0. GASAU da 0. MARKLBIN.

COUGH BED.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 7, 1910,

Patented Allg. 18, 1914.

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ATTRNE F5' 0. GASAU & O. MARKLEIN.

GOUCH BBD.

APPUGAMON FILED 141111.11910.

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OTTO GASAU AND OTTO MABKLEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

concia-BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

Application led March 7, 1910. Serial No. 547,657.

To all ywhom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, OTro GASAU and O'r'ro Mainuiniiv, citizens of the United States, and residing in the city of New York2 borough of Brooklyn, in the county ot Kings and State of N ew York, have invent-` ed a ne and' Improved Couch-Bed, ot which the following is a full7 clear, and exact specification.

The invention is intended. more particularly for embodiment in that form of couch beds in which a fixed section and a relatively movable section are adapted to be brought alongside each other to form a double bed, or in a position with one section above the other; and a main object of the invention is to provide an improved means for facilitating the. shifting of the movable section from either one of its positions to the other.

We also have for our object to provide. improvements in the detail construction; to improve the appearance of the bed; to provide an improved way of supporting the movable section above the fixed one; and to provide clear spaces beneath the fixed section and between the top franicsof the respective sections for use as stowage compartn'ients.

Other objects and advantages of the present Construction Will appear from the de scription of the Specific example given to illustrate one embodiment of our invention.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying. drawings forming apart of this specification, in which similar characters o f reterence indicate corresponding parts in all the figures. Y Figure 1 is aplan view of oar improved bed with the 1sections in the open position, portions being' broken away; Fig. 2 is a side or end elevation of the bed with the sections iii-the open position; Fig. 3 is an end View .of the bed with the sections in the closed orl folded position; Fig. 4 is al broken longitu- `dinal sectional view-substantially on the line 4- of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a partial en d elevation with the sections in the open position,` the 4view being given to illustrate a slight modification in the way of supporting the shifting leve; of the movable section; lfig. 6 is a broken front elevation of the form shown iii Fig. 5; and Fig. T is, a fragmentary side elevation illustrating a further modification. n

The two bed sections are joined by a lever nect the front and rear legs ofthe fixed section, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4, and also preferably there is a bar 16 connecting the two front legs and formed of angle iron.

A shifting lever 20 is provided for the movable section, and is so arranged` as t0 be capable of shifting the movable section in an arcuate path from a position above the fixed section to a position alongside the latter, or vice versa. The lever 20 hasits fulcruni on the front legs of the iixed section at a point between the top and bottom of the said fixed section. Ve form the lever of such a shape and provide such an arrangement of springs in connection therewith, as to enable 'us to get the proper action of the lever and springs to facilitate the shiftingr of the movable section While fulcruining'. the'lever on the leg of the fixed section. The advantage of locating the fulcrum of the lever on the leg of the fixed section as distinguished from the other parts of the section is, that a clearer entrance is providedl at the) ends for any articles to be stowed under theI bed when the sections are folded.

in the form shown in Figs. l, 2 and 4, there is a lever B() at each end of the bed, and these levers are fulcrunied on a connecting bar 21, to which the levers are rig-y idly attached, this bar being mounted to roch in bearings in the lega as indicated best in Figs. 2, 3 and 4. In the mentioned gures it will also be noticed that the conmeeting bar 21 of the levers is arranged behind the front. angle bar 16 which connects the. legs of the fixed section, so that the connecting bar 21 is not conspicuous. The levers are pivoted as at on any suitable member of the movable section, and above the pivots Q3 the levers are formed with handles 24, having knobs or equivalent formations to facilitate the manipnlationv of the levers, and with them, the movable section. in the forni shown, the pivots 23 of the levers are on end bars 26 of the movable section, these bars extending for the greater ortion of their length such a'distance beow the top frame 11 of the movable section as to cause said bars 26, when the movable section is above the fixed section, to rest on the top frame 10 of the fixed section, and thereby space'the mattress supports 12 of the respective sections in a way to provide .an open stowage compartment 27, as best illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4. The bars 26 do not, however, form part of our present invention.

It Will be observed that the movable section has at one end legs 28 approximately of the height of the legs 14 of the fixed sec tion, and at the opposite side there are short legs 29. In the open position of the bed the short legs 29 rest on angle brackets 30 on the fixed section, while in the closed po sition, the longer legs 28 of the movable section rest on the said brackets 30, the respective positions being indicated in Figs. 2 and 3.' In the closed position of the bed` the short legs 29 may rest on the top frame 10 of the fixed section, so that the two legs of the movable section thus contact with some member or portion of the fixed section, to co-act `with the bars 26 in sustaining the two lsections when spaced apart so as to form the mentioned box-like stowage compartment 27; or if desired, the

legs

28 and 29 may be relied upon alone to supportv the movable section in the closed position.

In connection with each lever 20, or with the one lever if`but one is provided, wey arrange a contractile spring 35. This spring connects at one end with a rear legl4, preferably near the: top thereof` as at 3f-, while the opposite end of the spring is connected with an arm 37 formed on the shifting lever. By comparing Figs, 2 and 3 it will be observed that the spring 35 is put under 'which 1s a newarrangement.

tension when the movable section is either in the closed or open position, and that in the respective positions the spring is swung past the center with respect to the fulcrum 21 or center of movement of the lever. This arrangement is found to be very effective in minimizing the power required to be exerted by the operator in shifting the movable sectionfrom one position to the other, since in both positions of the lever, the spring 35 exerts a lifting pull in an upward direction, as will be apparent. W'e preferably provide also anotherarrangement of springs in connection with the shifting lever, and prefer to employ the two forms of springs, since in this way lighter springs will suffice. Thus the additional springs indicated by the numeral 40, and best seen in Figs. 2 and 3, connect the shifting lever with the movabie section, Une end of the spring 40 is shown as connected with an arm 41 preferably extending from that side of the lever 2() opposite the side having the arm 37 to which the orner spring 35 is connected. The opposite end of the spring 40 is connected preferably with a laterally projected fiange member 42 extend- Ving from the lower end of a leg 28 of the movable section. The action of both springs in either position of the movable bed section is to aid in throwing the movable section, the action of the spring40 being more pronounced in the open position of the bed. since in this position. said spring is placed under greater tension. It will be seen in Fig. 2, that when the movable section is to be shifted from the open position, the

spring 40 tends to draw the lower ends of f the legs 28 inward as the movable section is raised at the inner end, and at the same time rocked on the pivot 23, so moving the movable section as to permit the legs 29 to clear the top of the fixed section. We furthermore provide a novel arrangement of connecting links between the bed see tions; thus a link 44 is provided at each end. It pivotally connects at one end, as at 45, with the short leg 2t* of the movable section. and extends therefrom to the top frame 10 of the fixed section or equivalent point of support. One end of the link, Apreferably the one" connected with the fixed section, is slotted as at 46,'to permit the link to swing beyond its center of movement in the raising and lowering of the movable section.

The angle iron legs 28 are adapted to overlap the rear legs 14 of the fixed section when the bed is closed, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and to permit this, the casters 47 on the long legs 28 of the movable section are secured to the outwardly projecting flange members 42. In this Way the casters and the springs 40 are outside the plane of the legs of the fixed se i.

In the form shown if" 5 and 6 the rear legs 14 of the fixed section are provided with extensions preferably in the form of separately secured brackets 48, and the said brackets form bearings for the previously' described bar 21 the-f' connects the shifting levers 20. In all otherl .respects the construction is the sameas described in connection with the other figures.

In the form shown in Fig. 7, the construction is similar to Figs. 5 and 6, except that the shifting lever 20 has no arm 37. The arm to which the spring 85 is secured is designated 37 and is secured to the bar 21 at a point inward from the leg 13.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,-

1. A bed comprising sections, of which one is movable from a position alongside the other to a position above the other, a shifting lever fulcrumed on the relatively fixed section and pivotally connected with the movable section, and springs, one end of each of which connects with said lever,

the opposite ends of the springs being connected respectively with the fixed and the movable sections.

2. Abed comprising sections, of which c e is movable from a position. alongside the other to a\ position above the other, members forming a. link connection between the respective sections, and springs connected with said members and extending therefrom to a connection with the fixed bed section and the movable bed section respectively. v'

3. In a bed, comprising a fixed and a relatively movable section, means for linking one section to the other, and a spring extending rom'said connectingmeans to a connection with the movable section.

4. In a bed, comprising a fixed and a relatively movable scction, means for linking one section to the other, antigen spring extending from said connecting means to a connection with the legs of the movable section.

In a bed comprising a fixed and a relatively movable section, means establishing a link connection between the said ,sections at the ends, and springs extending from said' means to` outwardly projecting members on the front legs of the movable section.

6. The combination. with a bed comprising al fixed section and a movable Section shiftable from apbsition'alon side the fixed Asection to a posi/tion above t e same, of a member pivotally connected at its lower end nected with the movable section, said member having a projecting arm, and a Spring connected with said armv and with the fixed section, the arm serving to swing the ad jacent end of the said spring from a posi the said fulcrum when the movable section is shifted from one position to the other, the spring in both its positions exerting a lifting action on the Said member and on the movable section.

7. In a bed, relatively ixed and movable sections, the movable section being Shiftable from a position alongside the fixed section to a position above the same, connections between said sections includin a link pivotally connected with the fixe soctionnear the `top thereof and pivotally connected with the movable section near the top, one of said ends of the link being slidable on its pivotal connection, the said link when the movable section is in the lowered position having its point of connection with the movable section lower than the conne@ tion ofthe link with the fixed section, a second link connecting the sections, and a :spring connected with said second link and with the fixed section.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

OTTO GASAU. OTTO MARKLEIN. Witnesses:

JOHN P. DAvis,

with the fixed/section and pivotally con- J. L. MCAULIFFE.

tion above the fulcrum to a position below