US1323563A - Article of furniture - Google Patents

Description

J. V. WILSON.

ARTICLE OF FURNITURE.

APPHCATION FILED APR. 17, I918.

Patented Dec. 2, 1919.

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Patented Dec. 2,1919,

Z SHEETS-SHEET 2- attozncq JULIUS VASSIE WILSON, OF HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA.

' ARTICLE OF FURNITURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 17, 1918. Serial No. 229,120.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS VASSIE W11.- soN, a citizen of the United, States, residing at High Point, in the county of Guilford and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Articles of Furniture, of which, the following is a specification.

The, present invention relates to a damnette or convertible davenport and bed.

The object is to provide a, structure that is simple in its character, does'not provide an excessively wide seat when arranged as a davenport, is easily operated to convert it either to a davenport or bed, and is strong, so that it is not liable to become deranged.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the article of furniture in the form of a daven- P Fig. 2 is a similar view when converted into a bed,

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the embodiment illustrated, a supporting member is employed, which includes a base frame 5 and end members 7 having legs 6 and also provided with arms 8. A cross bar 9 connects the end members. The base frame 5 is secured bysuitable bolts 10 to the end members, thereby rigidly holding the parts in assembled relation. A back 1.1

is pivoted between its upper and lower margins, as shown at 12, to the end members 7, and is adapted to swing over the cross bar 9, as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 3. This back may be suitably upholstered, and

is preferably provided at its lower edgewith a handle loop 13 for operating it.

A seat member 14 is suitably hinged, as indicated at 15, to the front of the base frame 5, and is adapted to be placed thereupon, or to be arranged in advance of said base frame on a level therewith. The outer -or front end of the seat member when so extended, is supported by legs 16 fixed thereto, these legs assuming an upright relation behind the back 11, which back is cut away, as shown at 17 to accommodate the same. One side of the seat member may be upholstered in any siutable manner, as indicated at 18, so as to provide a cushion seat. The opposite side on its outer portion is cutaway, as shown at 19, and hinged to the outer side is a supplemental foot member 20 that is adapted to fold in the cut-away portion 19. The foot member 20 is supported at its outer end by legs 21 that are pivoted, as shown at 22, between their ends to the ends of said foot member. Links 23 are connected by pivots 24 to the upper ends of the legs 21, and are also pivoted, as illustrated at 25, to the ends of the seat member 14 at one side of the hinge connection 26 between the foot member 20 and the seat member. With this arrangement. when the seat member 20 is folded into the cut-away portion 19 of the seat member, the legs 21 will automatically assume positions at the ends of said seat member and parallel thereto. The seat member is secured in its folded position by suitable hooks 27.

The front sides of the base frame 5 and seat member 14' are preferably faced with a sheet 28 of material that bridges the joint between the two.and produces a finished appearance when the parts are arranged to form a davenport, as illustratedin Fig. 1. Suitable upholstery or ticking 29 covers the upper face of the various members when in extended relation. as illustrated in Fig. 2.

W'ith this arrangement it will be evident that with the parts as illustrated in Fig. 1, the seat member 14 rests upon the base frame 5, and the foot member 20 is inter posed between the two, the legs 21 being folded alongside the foot member, and the legs 16 being disposed behind the back. The back then rests upon the seat member, and securely maintains the parts in their folded relation. In order to prevent any endwise movement or play of the seat member, tapered filling blocks 30 are preferably carried by the ends 7, the seat member 15 fitting snugly between the same. To change the article into a bed, it is only necessary to turn the back upwardly, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3, whereupon the seat member may be swung outwardly until its legs 16 rest upon the floor, andthe foot member can thereupon be readily swung to its operative position.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art,

Patented'Dec. 2, 1919.

v w atria without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of constructioii, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

-Having thus fully described my inven tion, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In an article of furniture of the character set forth, the combination with a supporting member, of a movable back mounted on the'supporting member, a seat member hinged to the front of the supporting member and movable between a position on the supporting member and an inverted position in advance of the same, said seat member having its underside cut away to pro-' vide a recess that is at the outer and-upper side of said member when ininverted position, and a supplemental foot member hinged to the outer portion of the seat member and foldable into said recess so as to occupythe same when the seat member is on the supporting member.

In testimony whereof, I afix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JULIUS VASSIE WILSON.

Witnesses:

W. G. Km MAN, W. T. KIRKMAN.

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