US1202205A

US1202205A - Folding buffet.

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Publication number: US1202205A
Application number: US4169615A
Authority: US
Inventors: Walter R Montgomery
Original assignee: SOUTHERN FOLDING FURNITURE Co Inc
Current assignee: SOUTHERN FOLDING FURNITURE COMPANY Inc; SOUTHERN FOLDING FURNITURE Co Inc
Priority date: 1915-07-24
Filing date: 1915-07-24
Publication date: 1916-10-24
Anticipated expiration: 1933-10-24

Description

w. R. MONTGOMERY.

- FOLDING BUFFET.

APPLICATION FILE D )ULY24, 1915.

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Attorneys W. R MONTGOMERY.

FOLDING BUFFET.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24, 1915.

1,202,205. Patented Oct. 24,1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- Witnesses Inventor WALTER RJMQNTGQMERY, or snnnvnron'r, Louis ana, ASSIGNOR, BY DIREGTVAND SHBEVEPORT, LOUISIANA, A CORPORATION OF LOUISIANA.

FOLDING BUFFET.

To all whom it, may concern a buffet of such construction that it may be conveniently folded or collapsed for purpose of compact storage or shipment, and which when erected will be thoroughly sub stantial in construction, as well as being convenient, serviceable and efficient in use. The present construction utilizes a number of the features of the cabinet forming the subject-matter of my co-pending application,

Serial No. 451,695, filed even date herewith, and the present construction has a'number of improved details whereby the structure 7 is particularly adapted for use as a buffet .bin'ation and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being .understood'that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within'the scope of what is claimed without departing'froni the spirit of the invention.

'The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a frontview'of the improved buffet. Figs. 2 and '3 are horizontal sections taken on the lines 2-2 and 33, respectively, of Fig. 1. Fig. et-isa side elevation of the bufiet. Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a vertical section of the buffet in folded position. Fig. 7 is an enlarged horizontal section on the same section lineas Fig. 2, andillustrating the buffet folded. Fig. 8

- isa fraglnental perspective illustrating one I of the connections between the top and mirror frame. Fig. 9 is a fragmental perspec- "being "separated to illustrate them more Specification of Letters Patent. Patgntgd (M 1324, 1916 Application filed July 24:, 1915. Serial No. 41,696. i Y

' clearly. Fig. 10 is a fragmental perspective Be it known that I, WALTER R. MONTGO1\I view of a removable bar employed between the side walls for holding the fabric in place at the lower rear corner of the buifet.

The body of the bufiet comprises a front wall 1 constructed of wood or other suitable material and having legs 2 adjacent its up-.

right side edges, and rearwardly projecting flanges 3 along its side edges. The front wall 1 has an opening a between the legs 2, the legs extending upwardly and being connected by three vertically spaced horizontal cross bars 8 which are terminally secured to the legs or supports 2. A pair of doors 5 are disposed between the upper and intermediate cross bars 8 andhave their remote ends hinged to the front wall, and to this end, the upper and lower edges of the doors 5 are provided adjacent the remote ends of said'doors with outstanding dowels or lugs 6 pivotally engaging the respective cross bars 8. The doors'5 may have glass or other suitable panels 7 to add to'the appearance of the buffet. Above and below the horizontal swinging doors 5 are doors 9 having the outward appearance of drawers, and these doors 9 are hinged to the front wall to swing downwardly. The upper door 9 is disposed above the upper cross bar 8, while the lower door 9 is disposed between the lower and in termediate cross bars, each of the doors 9 being provided at its ends and adjacent its lower edge with outstanding dowels or lugs 10 pivotally engaging the legs or supports 2. Suitable latches or catches may be used for holding the doors closed if desi The side walls 12 of the body are hinged, as at 13, to the flanges .3 whereby the side walls can be swung inwardly and forwardly toward one another and toward the front wall when the bufi'etis folded. These side walls 12 may be provided with wooden or other suitable panels 15. I

The top'16 of the body is normally dis posed between the side walls 12 adjacent but spaced slightly'below the upper ends thereof, and the forward edge ofthe top 16 is hingedly connected with theupper end of the front wall. -Thus, the ends of the said top 16 are provided with outstanding .dowels or pins 18 pivotally engaging outstanding ears 18 carried bylthe front wall. adjacent,

the side edges and upper end thereof, whereby'when the buffet is folded, the top 16 can .be swung upwardly, forwardly and then downwardly in front of the front wall.

An upstanding mirror frame 17 1s normally disposed above the rear edge of the' top 16 between the side walls 12, the frame 17 being provided with a mirror 17, and the frame 17 being hinge'dly connected at its lower edge with the rear edge of the top 16. Thus, links 17 connect the ends of the frame 17 and top 16. The lower edge portion of the the pins 17 when the frame is lowered into place. The portions 17 b in seating upon the side walls will support theframe 17 as well as the top 16, and the pins 17 fitting in the sockets 17 will brace the frame 17 and prevent the same from swinging backwardly or a forwardly out of vertical position.

The back and bottom of the body are formed by a sheet 19 of canvas, duck or other suitable fabric or material which is flexible. The edges of the sheet or fabric 19 are secured in any suitable manner to the rear edges of the side walls 12, and the upper end of the sheet 19 is detachably connected with the rear side of the frame 17, or with the rear edge of the top 16 if de-' sired, by means of buttons 19 attached to' the frame 17 and with which the upper end of the sheet 19 is engageable. The lower end portion of the sheet 19 is extended forwardly, as at 20, to provide the bottom of thev body, the sideedges of the portion 20 being secured in any suitable manner to .the lower end of the sidewalls 12, and the lower or forward end of the sheet being secured to the lower cross bar 8.

An upper shelf is provided within the .body by means of a sheet of fabric 23, of

. tached to the sidewalls 12. This sheet 23 provides an upper shelf above which there is a compartment, and access may be had to this compartment by opening the upper door 9. V p

Alower shelf 21 has its forward edge disposed between and hingedly connected to .the flanges 3 of the front wall, and to this end, the ends of the shelf 21 are provided with outstanding dowels or pins 22 adjacent the forward edge of the shelf 21 and pivotally engaging the flanges 3. The shelf 21 is normally swung rearwardly and downwardly between the side walls 12 and is supported therebetween by means of cleats 24 secured to the side walls and upon which the shelf 21 seats. When the buffet is folded, the

shelf 21 can be swung upwardly and forwardly between the flanges 3. The shelf 21 provides a compartment thereabove to which access may be had for opening the doors 5, and provides a compartment below the same and above the bottom 20 to which access may be had by opening the lowerdoor 9. The various compartments may be used for the storage of table linen, silver, edibles, and the like, as usual. I

The side walls 12 are provided with legs adjacent their rear edges to coiiperatc with the legs 2 for supporting the body.

A cord or other flexible element 26 is terminally secured to the lower ends of the side walls 12 between the front and, rear edges thereof, and when the side walls are swung apart to normal position, the cord 26 will be drawn taut to thereby support the intermediate or central portion of the bot tom 20.

In order to maintain the sheet of fabric 19 in place at the corner orangle between the back and bottom, a cross bar 27 is em- 'ployed, the same comprising two sections connected by a strap hinge 28 whereby the sections may be folded or swung together ing of the buffet. readily placed between the side walls 12 and straightened out so as to lie in the angle between the back and bottom, forholding the corner of the sheet 19 in place. This bar 27 is the only removable part of the buffet which must be removed when the buffet is folded. v

e To fold the buffet, the sheet 21 is swung upwardly and forwardly between theflanges 3, this being readily done when the lower door 9 is opened, so. that the hand may be inserted topush the shelf 21 upwardly and forwardly, and the mirror frame 17 is then lifted off of the side walls to detach it therefrom, and which will swing the top 16 upwardly from betweenthe sidewalls. The top 16 and mirror frame 17 hinged thereto are then swung over the front wall so as to hang in front thereof, as seen in Fig. 6. After the bar 27 is removed, the side walls 12 canbe swung inwardly and forwardly against the shelf 21 and adjacent the front wall, it being understood that prior to the folding of the bufiet, the upper end of the sheet 19 is detached from the mirror frame 17. When the side walls are swung into folded position, the sheet of fabric 19 is folded with the side walls. The buffet may then be compactly stored or transported,

the single detachable part or bar 27 being readily slipped into the folded buffet to be carried therewith without trouble.

factured, and may also be shipped at a minimum expense, and furthermore, the buffet may be erected with but very little trouble and time, requiring little or no expense, since there are no parts which need be assembled and attached together as is customary with ordinary knock-clown furniture.

The sheets 19 and 2-3 are preferably coated with a vermin repelling paint or substance to prevent attack by insects, rodents, and the like.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A folding article of furniture, comprising a front wall, side walls hinged thereto, a sheet of flexible material attached to the rear edges of the side walls and having its lower end portion extended forwardly and attached to the side and front walls, and a flexible element attached to the side walls between the edges thereof and adapted to be drawn taut when the side walls are separated whereby said flexible element will support the intermediate portion of the lower end portion of said sheet.

2. A folding article of furniture comprising a front wall, side walls hinged thereto, a top hingedly connected with the front wall and adapted to be swung between the side walls, and a frame hinged to the top, said frame and side walls having cooperating means for supporting said frame from the side walls in an upstanding position.

3. A folding article of furniture, comprising a front wall, side walls hinged thereto, a top hingedly connected with the upper end of the front wall and adapted to be swung forwardly and downwardly in front of the front wall and to be swung rearwardly between the side walls, and a frame hinged to the free portion of the top and adapted to be hung in front of the front wall with the top, said frame and side walls having cooperable portions whereby the frame is supported by the side walls in an upstanding position when the top is disposed between said side walls.

4. A folding article of furniture, comprising a front wall, side walls hinged thereto, .a top hinged to the front wall and -movable between the side walls, and a frame having one edge hinged to the rear edge of the top to fit between the side walls, said frame having portions seatable upon the upper ends of the side walls.

5. A folding article of furniture, comprising a front wall, side walls hinged thereto, a top hinged to the front wall and movable between the side walls, and a frame having one edge hinged to the rear edge ofthe top to fit between the side walls, said frame having portions seatable upon the upper ends of the side walls, said portions and side walls having interengageable pins and sockets.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

WALTER R. MONTGOMERY.

Witnesses:

IVY E. SIMPSON, PHILOMENA A. Bowman.

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