US1375047A - Wardrobe attachment for chairs - Google Patents

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A. C. HEAPHY.

WARDROBE ATTACHMENT FOR CHAIRS.

} APPLICATION FILED JULY 7. 1919. 1,375,07. Patented Apr. 19,1921.

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WARDROBE ATTACHMENT FOR CHAIRS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7, l9l9.

Patented Apr. 19, 1921.

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. A- D CHARLES {HEArHSLQ F NEW YORK, N. Y.

Tb allabhomz't may concern; p

Be it known that I, ABOH I ALD C HEARHY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at New k, i h unty N wYp kan State or"; New York, have invented Certain v new and useful Improvements;1n;Wardrobe Attachments for Chairs, of which the tollowingisa specification." j

This invention pertains to wardrobe attachments-for chairs, the construction and advantages of which will be hereinafter set forth in detail. The .installationof lockers inofiices, or the provision of lockerlrooms in buildings, is'attendant withcertain objections, among which. may be mentioned the taking up of valuable floor space, thexex pense necessary to their} installation andthe congestion and confusion and consequent :de--

1, lay ofthe employees when assembling to.

disposeof or receive their wraps.

The object of he PI'GSGIltlIlVGIltlOHitQ provide means whereby such. lockersystems may be done away with and to that 'end I: have produced a wardrobe-designed to: holdthe headCoVerings and wraps of an .1I1-

dividual, which wardrobe maybe readily attached to an ordinary: chair. The construction is such that it occupies a minimum 3 1 of space and does not in any wise interfere with the ordinary use of the chair, as, for instance, the turning of the seat upon its swivel or screw, or the-tilting thereof, if the device be employed in conjunction with achair of the'screwsand tilting backtype.

One embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the annexed drawings, wherein: -.Figure 1 is a side elevation of a chair showin the wardrobe attachedfthereto and in its closed position;

- Fig. 2 a vertical sectional view with the Wardrobe opened; 7 j

Fig. aplan view ofthe lower compartmerit, viewed in its open position; Fig. 4 a transverse vertical sectional view taken onthe line IV-IV of Fig. 2;

F 5 a side elevation of the lower ward- WARDROBE ATTACHMENT s01; CHAIRS.

stamens of Letters'Pate'fit' "Patented 19, 192i. 2 Application filed iriu 7, 1919.1 Serial no. 309,002; r r.

members 7 whichlatter engage'thebar 5' In the 7 and'zhold the element 6 in rear ot and against the chair back. Hinged to the'upper end ofthe body 6 is a box-likeelement 8 forming the hat compartment. buitable hat retaining means as 9 is securedto the upper rear face ofthe closure or body ele-' ment,-and when the box 8 is swung down toits closed. position its edges abut the body 6 and thus forms a closedcompartment in which the hat is'housed and inclosed; H

Secured to the' under rear portion of the seat. 3'.1s a pairof plates or hinge members 10 between the rearends'of whiclris piv otally. I mounted the; clothes compartment, said element likewise takingthe former alength that when iniits closed; position,fF 1g.

'boxfiasillg fsaid compartment is ofsuch 1, it abuts the lower face ofthe compartment 8. 1 In order't'hat 'the wrap or coat may be held in the comp'artment and this without undue'creasin'g, I provide a series of rods which extend transversely of the compartment:- The outer or uppermostrod'is desig-' nated by 12, and is hinged. to one-50f the side walls, as at 13, the free end when it is in place.

A second rod 15, located centrally'of the" compartment and in a plane above the rod 12, s mounted 1n a similar manner. A third rod'16 is locatedin the lower or innerend of the compartment. Said rod is pivoted at one end to a slide 17 mounted in a slot 18, F1'gsJ5 and"6', formed in=theside wall turned down engaging a friction latch of any approved' 'type, as 14, to hold the rod 7 of the member ll the slide being 'formed with a fingerpiece or haiidhol'dsothat it may be moved along the slot; The free end of said rod 16 will when it is brought to its final innermost position engage a friction lock and thus be held against movement. With the rods thus arranged a folded garment may be held in position within the compartment, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The central portion of the-garment will be laid within the compartment, see

Fig. 6, at which time all the rods will stand I vertical. Rod 12 will be turned down over the garment and rod 16 likewise, and the latter will then be shifted-bodily to-.the position shown in Fig. 2. The upstanding end portions of the. garment will then be p turned in and the central rod l5, w'hi'ch may be termed a compression .rod or. member will then be turned down, said rod overlying the infolded end port ons of the garment (Fig. 2 and thus-hold itagainst shifting 'as the compartment is turned into its up right position in rear of the chair back and against the fixed closure member 6. 7

To prevent the chair from tipping over when the clothes compartment is lowered, I preferably provide a support therefor shown in the present, instance as a pair of legs ,19, said legsbeing pivoted to the side walls of the compartments The legs are of a length to touch and restupon the floor When the compartment comes to the hor1-; zontal position, and locking means, such as I rods 20,,pivoted. at one end to the legs and adapted to pass into sockets'21 carried by the compartment, will be employed tohold the legs against accidental displacement.

seat by suitable fastening devices,such as screws 22, shown in Fig. 2,.

; What is claimed is,-

. 1. In a wardrobe attachment forchairs, the combination. of a body member adaptedv to be securedto a chair back and in rear thereof; and two box-like members associated therewith and adapted when closed against the body member to form compartments .in whichwearing apparel may be housed. 7

2. In a wardrobe attachment for chairs, the combination of a body member adapted to be securedto a chair back and in'rear closed against the body member formingv "compartmentsforthe storage of wearlng thereof; and two hinged box-like members associated therewith, said members when apparel.

3. In a combined chair and wardrobe, the combination of a chair; a closure member attached to the rear of the back thereof; hat sustaining means attached to the upper rear same in place.

portion of said member; a boxdike structure hinged to the upper end of the closure member and adapted to sw ng downwardlyand inclose said hat sustaining member; a second box-like structure pivotally supported adjacent the lower portion of the chairand adapted to be turned upwardlyinto closed .position with reference to the closure mem ber; and means carried by said second boxlike structure for maintaining a wrap" in position therein." 7 1 4:.v I11 a'combined chair and wardrobefthe combination of a chair; a bOX-llkGIIlGIDlOGIf pivotally mounted adjacent the lower 'p'ortion of the chair and adapted to be swung upwardly in rear thereof; a plurality of: rods pivotaly mounted within; said member and 3 extending "transversely thereof when turned down therein; a slide mounted in a 'way in the side wall of-said lOOX-llkG'HlGIIlher; and a rod pivoted to theinner' end of said slide. 5. In a wardrobe, thecombination'of a compartment adapted toreceive a garment in a foldedcondition; and a plurality of rodsmounted for swinging movement across and into saidcompartment, oneof'saidrods being bodilyshiftable toward the others.

compartment adaptedto receive a garment s5 6. In a wardrobe, the combination" of a in a folded condition; a rod located within and at one end o'f the compartment andfextending across the same; a rod located atand within the opposite end of the compartment,

said rod being bodily shiftable toward and from the first named rod; and a third rod hinged to the inner face of the compartment at a point intermediate saidother rods.

7. In a wardrobe, the combination'flof a' compartment adapted to receive a garment in a folded condition; a rod hinged within andat oneend of the-compartment'and extending across the same; a slide located'ad-- jacent the opposite end of the compartment; a rod hinged to the inner portion of said slide-,said rods being'adapted to havea gar-- ment placed below the same with the ends of the garment folded back about and above the rods; and a third hinged rod lying in'a plane above that occupied by the others and adapted to be swung inwardly against the infolded ends of the garment-to retain the In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

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