US1200694A

US1200694A - Closure for wall-recesses.

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Publication number: US1200694A
Application number: US4950015A
Authority: US
Inventors: John C Beach
Original assignee: LACHMAN WALL BED Co
Current assignee: LACHMAN WALL BED Co
Priority date: 1915-09-08
Filing date: 1915-09-08
Publication date: 1916-10-10
Anticipated expiration: 1933-10-10

Description

J. C. BEACH.

CLOSURE FOR WALL RECESSES.

APPLICAHON FILED SEPT. 8. m5.

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JOHN c. BEACH, OF SAN FRANCIsCo, CALIFC 'IA, AssIeNo T0 LACnI/IAN WALL BED COMPANY, OF SAN FRANCIsCo, CALIFCRNIA, A CoRFoRArIoN 0F CALIFoRNIA.

CLOSURE FOR WALL-BECESSES.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented (Jet. 10, 1916.

Application filed September d, 1915. Serial No. 49,500.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN C. BEACH, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Closures for Wall-Recesses, of which the following is a specification.

, ,This invention relates to closets or recesses, wherein a wall-bed, or the like, is stored; and the object of the same is to pro- .vide an improved and simplified closure therefor. In carrying out this object I employ a pair of endwise swinging doors fitted flush in the opening in said closet and adapted to contain on their front surfaces mirrors or other useful devices; an improved and simplified multiple pivotal mounting for .the doors whereby the latter may be swung to open position in a minimum of space, still retaining the device on the front thereof exposed for use; said pivotal mounting being such as to permit the doors to be opened a distance of 90 and entirely clear the doorway, as is desirable where a right angular wall is located adjacent to the doorway or where it is desired to utilize the doorsas Shields or side pieces for the extendedv bed, and an improved and Sim.-

plified latch device for yieldingly retaining the doors in closed position.

One form which my invention may as sume is exemplified in the following description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a rear elevation of the closure applied to a closet or recess and embodying my invention. Fig. 2 shows a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows a view similar to Fig. 2, of a portion of one of the doors, illustrating the same by dotted lines in various positions of movement and by full lines in open position. Fig. 4 shows a sectional view taken on the line lp-4 of Fig. 1, and illustrates the manner of unlatching the doors. Fig. 5'shows a detail view in perspective of the pivotal mounting for one of the doors. Fig. 6 shows a detail, sectional view of the latch device employed. Fig. 7 shows the connection between two of the pivotal members employed in the door mounting, and Fig. 8 shows a fragmentary section of one of the doors in open position, lying against a right angular wall adjacent to the doorway.

Referring in detail to the form of my invention illustrated herewith, there is shown a recess or closet 10, formed in the walls 11 of the building, and closed by means of

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12 and 13 fitted flush in the doorway or opening thereof. I Each of said doors carries a stop device 14;. The hinge or pivotal mounting for the doors comprise, in each case, a pair of bearings 15 secured to the rear surface of the door in vertical alinement, preferably to one side of the central line thereof, and within said bearings is mounted the vertical rod 16 of a large bail shaped member 16 said rod being held against longitudinal movement in the bearings by means of shoulders 17.

The bail shaped member 16 is provided with horizontally extending arms 18 pivotallyconnected to clips 19, carried on the vertical portion 20 of a second and smaller bail shaped member 21, said last mentioned bail shaped .member having its horizontal arms 22 pivoted in bifurcated short links 23, which links are imturn pivotally mounted and on a pintle 24: carried in brackets 25 secured to the side wall 26 of the closet or recess a short distance from the front thereof. Stay rods 27 extending diagonally of the large bail shaped member 16 and connected by means of a turnbuckle 28 form an adjustable reinforcing means for said member. The. rods 27 extend from the outer end of theupper arm 18 to the inner end of the lower arm, and by tightening the buckle 28 the vertical rod 16 of the bailshaped member may be moved upwardly, the

upper, bend or corner thereof yielding to permit such movement. Thus the fit of the doors in the doorway can be adjusted. For this reason, the arms of the bail 16 are made longer than the arms of the bail 20. A mirror or other useful device is set in or attached to the front face 29 of each door.

Within the closet is shown a folded bed 30, which in width is substantially equal to the width ofthe doorway or opening, and therefore it is important and necessary that the doors open in such a way as to expose the full width of the opening, and likewise desirable that the front face of each door be disposed outwardly at all times to present the mirror or other device thereon for constant use. The doors where used in pairs should abut each other, and I provide a stop 31 attached to the door 12 and overlapping the other door to interlock them when in closed position. Only one of the doors therefore requires a latch device and this I apply to the door 13 which does not carry the central stop device. The latch isin the form of a spring pressed ball 32 carried in a keeper 33 sunk in the door jamb and normally projecting a slight distance outward where a depression formed in a plate 34 carried by the door cooperates therewith to retain the door yieldingly in closed position. In order to open the door 12, it is necessary that the same be moved inwardly a slight distance to clear it from the door jamb, and this initial inward movement will be prevented by the door 13. Hence the single catch will serve the double function of latching both doors. However, I may apply the latch device to both doors, so that should it be desired to open the door 13 alone, the door 12 can be kept in closed position independently thereof. On the links 23 and brackets 25 I affix limiting lugs 35, which prevent buifeting of the door against the wall and adjacent parts. In the operation of this device the door 13 is first pushed into the recess or closet at its inner end as shown in Fig. 4, swinging about its pivotal member 16, thus freeing its outer end from the jamb. The door may then be swung first on its pivot 24 then on its pivotal connection between the bail 22 and links 23, as shown in dotted line positions A and B in Fig. 3, then from the dotted line position B of said figure, the door is free to swing endwise about its pivotal connections .19 until it reaches a position with its rear face lying fiat against the adjacent wall as shown in full lines Fig. 8. By providing the intermediate set of pivotal members much less space is required in front of the doorway in which to move the door to open position, and where a corner wall 36 is present, as shown in Fig. 8, said pivotal member permits the door to be moved into engagement with such wall and entirely clear the doorway so that the bed may be readily withdrawn from the closet without obstruction. The door 13 being open, the other door 12 is then free to be opened in the same manner.

When a door has been moved to open position the links 23 will have moved through 90, and will be projected outwardly a short distance beyond the front face of the wall, thus permit-ting the bail members to lie flatly against said wall in the rear of the door, and on account of the presence of the links 23 it is desirable that the pivotal mounting of the vertical portion 16 of the bail member l6 be to one side of the central line of the door and thereby when the door is moved to open position and the links 23 occupy right angular positions with the bail members the edge of the door, adjacent the doorway, will lie to one side thereof and leave the closet or recess open throughout its full width. Where desired both doors may be opened after the manner shown in Fig. 8, that is a distance of 90, and in this position serve as shields or side pieces for the head of the extended bed.

It will be noted that when a door is in either open or closed position the front face thereof is exposed outwardly, and should it be desired to vary the angular position of the door in order to obtain the proper light rays, as where a mirror is carried thereby, this may be done in any intermediate position of the movement of the door by turning the latter on its pivotal connections. I find a closure of this construction to be admirably adapted for use in wall recesses containing beds, for the reason that a flush fit is attainable, making the presence of the closet recess unnoticeable. The capability of the doors to clear the opening even where a right angular wall is present is a feature of particular advantage in this use. The presence of mirrors in the doors further obscures the appearance of the closet and it therefore becomes important to have the mirrored face of the doors exposed for use at all times, and likewise angularly adjustable to suit the conditions of the light. Obviously one door may be used in place of the two shown and give the same operation and advantages; other modifications may be em ployed without departing from the spirit of my invention, as disclosed in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A closure for a wall recess, comprising an endwise swinging door lying flush in the opening therein, and a swinging, pivotal mounting therefor comprising a plurality of interconnected pivot members between the intermediate portion of the door and the interior of the recess adapted to lie in a straight line when the door is in closed position and to be concealed wholly within the closet.

2. A closure for a wall recess, comprising an endwise swinging door lying flush in the opening therein, and a hinge connection therefor comprising horizontal swinging arms, each having a vertical pivotal connection with the interior face of said door intermediately thereof, and pivot links connected to said arms and to the interior of the recess, said hinge members being adapted to lie in a straight line when the door is closed and to be concealed wholly within the closet.

3. A closure for a wall recess, comprising a door lying flush in the opening therein, and a hinge connection therefor comprising horizontal swinging arms, each having a vertical pivotal connection with the intebeing adapted to lie in a straight line when the door is closed.

- 4:. A closure for a wall recess, comprising an endwise swinging door fitting flush in the opening therein, and a hinge connection therefor comprising horizontal, swinging members each having avertical pivotal connection with the interior face of the door intermediately thereof, pivot members connected to the interior of the closet, and intermediate members pivotally connected with the other members, all of said members being adapted to occupy a straight line when the door is closed and to be concealedwholly within the closet.

5. A closure for a wall recess, comprising an endwise swinging door fitting flush in theopenin'g therein, and a pivotal mounting therefor comprising a swinging bailshaped supporting member having a vertical portion connected with the interior face of the door and having horizontal arms lying parallel with said door when in closed position, swinging supporting members pivoted to the ends of the horizontal arms of said bail, and having connections with the interior of the recess, said supporting members being arranged in line with the arms of the bail when in closed position, and an adjustable truss-rod connected to the outer end of the upper arm of said bail and to the inner end of the lower arm thereof, whereby to adjust the fit of the door in the opening.

6. A closure for a wall recess or closet, comprising an endwise swinging door, and a pivotal mounting therefor, said pivotal mounting including a bail-shaped pivotal member having a vertical portion carried by the door, and arms projected horizontally therefrom, pivot links connected to the interior of the closet, and an intermediate bail-shaped member having a vertical por tion connected to the arms of said firstmentioned bail-shaped member and having short arms connected to said pivot links, and an adjustable truss-rod connected to the outer end of the upper arm on said firstmentioned bail-shaped member and to the inner end of the lower arm of said member, whereby to adjust the fit of the door.

7. A closure for a wall recess or closet, comprising an endwise swinging door fitted flush in a doorway therein, and a pivotal mounting therefor comprising a pivotal member connected to the door at one side of the center thereof, a second member pivotally connected to the interior of the closet, and an intermediate pivotal member between said first mentioned parts, all normally arranged in a straight line and lying within the closet when the door is closed, and the intermediate member being at right angles to the others whenthe door is opened a distance of 90, whereby the door is fully clear of the doorway in such position.

8. A closure for wall recess or closet, comprising an endwise swinging pair of doors lying flush in the doorway thereof, strips for the outer ends of said doors overlapping the doorway, a strip on one of said doors overlapping the other door, said strips forming stops and acting to conceal the joints between adjacent doors and between the doors and doorway, a. yielding latch device on the last mentioned door, and a pivotal mounting for each of said doors permitting a preliminary inward movement of the adjacent ends thereof, whereby to freethem I of the latch device and stops and allow them to be moved outwardly to open position.

9. A- closure for a wall recess or closet, comprising an endwise swinging pair of doors lying flush in the opening thereof, stops for the outer ends of eachof said doors, a stop on one of said doors overlapping the other door, and a latch device for the other door comprising a spring-pressed member carried in the door jamb and cooperating with a depression formed in the adj acent end of the door, and a pivotal mounting for each of said doors, whereby a preliminary inward movement at their adjacent ends is required to permit them to be opened.

10. A closure for a wall recess or closet, comprising an endwise swinging door fitting fiush in adoorway therein, and a pivotal mounting for said door having a member connected with the inner face of the door intermediately thereof, and another member connected with the interior of the closet, said members being arranged in a straight line when the door is closed, whereby the door must be swung inwardly at its end remote from the connection of the pivotal member with the closet, to free it from the doorway and allow it to be opened.

11. A closure for a wall recess or closet, comprising an endwise swinging door fitting flush in a doorway therein, and a pivotal mounting for said door having a member connected with the inner face of the door intermediately thereof, and another member connected with the interior of the closet,

, said members being arranged in a straight line when the door is closed, whereby the door must be swung inwardly at its end remote from the connection of the pivotal member with the closet, to free it from the doorway and allow it to be opened, a strip on the outwardly moving end of the door overlapping the doorway, and a stationary strip overlapping the inwardly moving end of the door, said strips acting to conceal the adjacent joints when the door is closed.

12. A closure for a wall recess or closet, comprising an endwise swinging pair of doors lying flush in the doorway thereof, strips on the outer ends of each of said doors overlapping the adjacent doorway, a strip on the inner end, one of said doors overlapping the other door, said strips forming stops and acting to conceal the joints between adjacent doors and between the doors and the doorway, and a swinging, pivotal connection for each of said doors permit ting a preliminary inward movement of the adjacent ends of said doors, whereby to free them of the doorway and stops and allow them to be moved outwardly to open position.

13. A closure for a wall recess or closet, comprising a pair of endwise swinging doors,'- hinges for said doors which permit initial inward movement of the inner ends of the doors, stops between the doors and jamb, a cooperating stop between the doors, and a hidden latch for one of said doors acting through said cooperating stop to retain both doors closed, and releasable by inward movement of the inner end of its respective door.

14.. A closure for a wall recess or closet, comprising an endwise swinging door, hinges for said door which permit initial inward movement of one end thereof, a stationary stop engaging the inwardly moving end of the door, a stop carried by the other end of the door and engaging with the jamb, and a yielding latch device for said door releasable when the latter is moved inward.

In testimony whereof I have hereuntoset my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN C. BEACH.

Witnesses;

JOHN H. HERRING, W. W. HEALEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.