US1279064A - Convertible chair. - Google Patents

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e. s. SWINGLE. CONVERTIBLE CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2.5!917- RENEWED JUNE 2 16m I9 F:

Patented Sept. 17, 1918.

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GEORGE s. SWINGLE, or BYESVILLE, orIIo, assrcnon or ONE-HALF T0 BENN1E DAVIS,

or BYESVILLE, OHIO.

CONVERTIBLE CHAIR.

To all whom it may concern. Be it known that I, GEORGE S. SWINGLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Byesville, in the county of Guernsey and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Convertible Chairs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to convertible furniture, and particularly to an article which 'may be converted either into a chair, crib,

or a wagon.

The general object of the invention is to providea very simply constructed article of this character which may be used either as a high chair, a crib or a wagon and which may be readily converted from one to the other as the user desires.

And a further object in this connection is to provide a device of this Character having side pieces, pivoted end pieces, and intermediate sections pivoted to the side pieces, and so connected to one of the end pieces that when the end piece is swung to form the back of a'chair, the sections will form a. seat and foot rest for the chairand when the end piece is swung to form the endof a crib or agon, the said sections will form the bot-- tom of the crib or wagon; V

A further object" is to provide means whereby either wheels or rockers may be readily applied to ordetached from the side pieces as it may be desired.

Other objects will appear in the course of the followingdescription.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein L i 1 Figure 1 is a side elevation of a convertible chair constructedinaccordance with my invention V Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of ,7 the article converted into a crib Fig. 4 is a front elevation thereof;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation showing the" manner'of mounting trucks upon the constructionillustrated in Fig. 3;

' Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the front truck,

the members 48 being in section.

Referring to F ig; 1, in which I have shown my device in the form of Specification of Letters I 'atent.

and the connecting pieces bymeans of springs29. upon the outerfaces of the curved portions a high chair lO designates oppositely disposed parallel side pieces-each side piece consisting of a I'illl" 11.

Patented Sept. 17, 1918. Renewed June 2c, 1918. Serial No. 242,096.

which is bent in the form of an elongated U and may be formed of either one or more sections, if desired, but preferably in one section, the legs of this U-shaped side meniher being braced from each other by a plurality of transverse braces 12. The legs 13 are relatively thick and the legs 14 are relatively light in construction. Disposed between the legs 13 adjacent the bent portions of the side pieces is a transversely extending board 15, which may be permanently attached to the legs 1% in any suitable manner.

Pivoted to the legs 13 at that end of the side pieces remote from the curved portion which connects the legs is an end piece 16, which has upper and lower cross pieces, the upper cross piece being designated 17, these cross pieces being connected by vertical bars 18. Thecross piece 17 is wider than the distance between the legs 1%, so as to extend over these legs for practically all uses, but this end piece may be turned down into a plane approximately parallel to the plane of the lcgs'13 or at right angles thereto. The legs 13 are also connected by means of a plurality of braces 19, 20 and 21.

Pivotally mounted between the legs 13 adjacent the curved portions'of't-he legs, is an end piece 22 which may be of'any suitable design, but which is preferably composed of the cross bar 23,' the cross bar 24lbars 25. This end piece 22 is pivoted to-the legs 13 bymeans of a pivot rod 26 so that the end piece 22 may be turned into a position parallel to tl'ie'legs 13 or at right angles thereto, 7 For thepurpose of holding the end member 22 in a positi on parallel to the legs 13, I hingedly mount upon theends of the cross piece 24, the latches 27, which are formed of flat leaves of metal bent to provide finger holds 28 and urged against the edge faces of the side Mounted of the side pieces are the detent strips30 with which these latches engage, the latches engaging againstthe ends of these detentstripswhen the end member 22 is turned up to form a chair back as illustrated clearly in Fig. l.

Pivotally mounted as at just below the piece 15 is a section 31 having a width approximately equal to the distance between the leg 13 and the corresponding leg 14, in

other words", equal to the depth of the side toys, etc.

pieces and pivotally mounted upon the legs 13 below the section 31 is a section 32 carried on rods 32, the section projecting beyond the section 31 when horizontal position, as illustrated in Fig. 1, the section 32 being spaced from the pivotal point of the arms 32 a distance sufficient to permit the section 31 to turn into a position behind the section 32 when the sections 31 and 32 are turned into a position parallel to the legs 13, as illustrated in Fig. 3. The width of the section 32 is such that when it is turned to a position parallel to the legs 13 it will fill the space between the pivotal axis of the section 32 and the end member 16 and rest upon the transverse brace 19. The section 31 when it is turned down will rest upon the transverse brace 21. These sections 31 and 32 are connected to the end member 22 by means of the links 33 and 34: which are formed of strap iron. Each of the links 33 is pivoted at its upper end to one of the vertical rods 25 and at its lower end is pivoted to the section 31 intermediate the free and pivoted edges of the section. The links 3% are pivoted to the section 31 and to the section 32 and thus the end piece 22 and the sections 31 and 32 will move together. When the end member 22 is in a position parallel to the plane of the legs 13, the sections 31 and 32 will be at right angles to said plane. When, however, the end member 22 is turned into a position at right angles to the plane of the legs 13, the sections 31 and 32 will be turned into alinement with each other and parallel to the plane of the legs 13. V

Thus in Fig. 1, the end member 22 is turned to form a chair back, the section 31 forms the seat of the chair and the section 32 projecting out beyond the seat forms a foot rest, while in Fig. 3, the member 22 is turned at right angles to the plane of the legs 13 and forms an end piece confronting the end piece 16, while the sections 31 and 32 are turned so as to form the floor of a crib or wagon.

The legs 13 are provided adjacent the V curved portion with perforations 36 and the opposite ends of the legs are provided with perforations 37. The legs14: adjacent the curved portions are provided with perforations 38. These perforations 38 receive pins. 39 carrying a cross piece 40, which forms a table extending across the high chair, as is usual in high chairs, and so long as this transverse piece is in place, the child is held in the high chair and this cross piece provides a support for the usual tray or for This cross piece is, of course, removable as it would not be used after the article is converted into a crib or wagon, as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 5.

For the purpose of converting the'chair into a rocking crib, I provide the rockers 41, which are connected by longitudinal braces the sections are in a.

12, these rockers having upwardy extending legs 43 adapted perforations 3G and 37 and if necessary transverse pins may be disposed through these legs, so as to hold the rockers in place.

In Fig. 5, 1 show the chair converted into a wagon and for this purpose I provide rear wheels a l mounted upon vertical legs l5 which are provided with longitudinally extending pieces 46 upon which the legs 13 of the side pieces rest when the legs %5 are disposed through the perforations 37. The front wheels l7 are mounted upon vertically extending standards $8, which are disposed through the forward perforations, these standards d8 having longitudinally extending members 4:9 pivotally connected to trans-. verse links 50, to which a tongue section 51 is connected, this tongue section 51 having pivoted thereto a second tongue section 52 pivoted for vertical movement. Inasmuch 'as the upper ends of standards %8 are circular in cross section, they can rotate in the perforations 36 and thus the wagon can be steered in any direction.

It is to be noted that when the sections 31 and 32 are disposed in alinement with each to be inserted through the V other, the links 34: will also be disposed in a horizontal position and in the same plane as the sections so that no pull upon the end member 22 will cause these sections to turn into a position at right angles to the plane of the legs 13. It requires that the sections 31 and 32 shall be forced inward slightly before a movement of the end member 22 will draw the sections 31 and 32 into a position at right angles to the legs.

It will be obvious also that this device may be converted into a sled by providing runners having upstanding pins insertible into the perforations 36 and 37 My device is very simple, may be made of different materials and may be made more or less ornamental as may be desired. It is also to be noted that the weight of a child on the seat section 31 when the article is converted into a chair will cause the latches 27 to firmly engage with the keepers or detents 30, as the greater the weight of a child, the more firmly will the latches be engaged with thekeepers.

Having described my invention, what I claim is :f g V 1 i 1. A convertible chair including spaced sides and an end member mounted between the sides at one end, a second end member pivotally mounted between the sides at the opposite end andmovable into or out of a position at right angles to the first end member, sections pivoted between the sides, that section remote from the'pivoted end piece being wider than the other section, links pivotally connected to the pivoted end member and to said sections whereby to hold the pivoted end member at right angles to the sections at all times, and means for holding the nected to the pivoted end member in a plane at right angles to the first named end section to form a chair back, the side sections respectively forming a seat and a foot rest under these conditions.

2. A convertible chair including spaced side pieces, each side piece being U-shaped in form to provide a pair of legs connected by a rounded portion, an end and back member mounted between the sides at one end and pivotally connected with one of said legs, a second end member mounted between the sides at the other end and pivotally consame legs to which the other end member is connected, sections pivotally connected to said last named legs formovement into or out of a position parallel to said last named legs, links connecting the pivoted end and back member to said sections Whereby the sections may have unitary movement and back member, the links holding the end and back member at all at right angles to the planes of'the sections, and latches for holding the a position parallel to the last named pair of legs and the sections at right angles thereto.

3. A convertible chair including spaced side plece's, each side piece being U-shaped in form to provide a pair of legs connected by a rounded portion, an end and back mem- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents by the sections may have unitary movement with the end and back member, the links holding the side member at all times. in a plane at right angles to the planes of the sections, latches for holding the side memcomprising leaves pivoted to the free end of the side member and resiliently urged toward the outer faces of the curved portions of the side pieces, and keepers. mounted upon said curved portions of the side pieces and with which engage.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afliX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

hlS GEORGE S. SWINGLE.

lVitnesses A. 0. SMITH,

Washington, D. G.

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