US1473702A - Combined chair and display rack - Google Patents

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Ndv. 13!, B923. 1,4733% 1 A. L. GUTHRIDGE ET AL COMBINED CHAIR AND DISPLAY RACK Filed March 16 1922 Fla! FIG. 2

|NVENTDF S2 FRANK G. EUTHRIDEE ADA L. GUTHRIDBE Patented Nov. 13, 1923.

lAS WZ rt c ADA L. G' UTHRIDG-E AND FRANK G. GITTI -IRIDGE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; SAID FRANK G. GUTHRIDGE ASSIGNQR TO SAID ADA L.' GUTHBIDGE.

COMBINED CHAIR AND DISPLAY RACK.

Application filed March 16, 1922. Serial No. 544,207.

T aliwhom it may concern. 1

Be it known that we,.AnA L. GUTHRIDGE and FRA K G. GUTHRIDGE, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and usefulCombined Chair and Display Rack, of which the following is a specification. v

Our invention relates. to display. chairs,

andparticularly totsuch chairs which. are adapted to be converted: from the usual formto a form adapted for other purposes, for example, displaying garments or apparal inastore. i v

In chairs of this kind, means is. usually provided whereby the. back of the chair can be'tilted from its approximately vertical position into a position wherein it acts as a display rack.v In such cases, however, there areonly two fixed, positions for the back. That is, the back mustbe in its normal position ormust be tilted completely to the open position.

An'important object. of our invention is to provide means whereby the back of the chair canbe tilted into and held in any one of a plurality of angular positions.

Another object is to,.provide. a sturdy and convenient means foradjusting and for firmly supporting the back of the chair in any, adjusted position.

Other objects and advantages: of our invention will become apparent as the descrip tion. proceeds.

The objects of the invention thus generally stated are attained by the construction and arrangement illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, where- 1n- Fig- 1 is a side view of a .chair which is constructed in accordance with our invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same in which the back has been tilted into a horizontal position and in which portions of the back and support have been broken away and portions shown in section to illustrate parts beyond.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front view of the same with the back in its normal vertical position.

Fig. at is a fragmentary view on an enlarged scale taken in the plane of line 44 of Fig. 3 showing the means for holding the back in its adjusted positions.

Fig, 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view on line 66 of Fig. 4..

Fig. 7 is a rear fragmentary view of the chair.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view line 8-8 of Fig. 7.

In the preferred embodiment of our in vention which we. have shown in the drawng's, 9- represents the base of the chair which. may be of any desired style, 10 a tiltably adjustable back therefor, 11 a costumer or displaydevice which is adjustably mounted on said back and 12 a pair of standards rising from the base 9 and in the present instance constituting continuation of therear legs. The back 10 is hinged or pivoted at 10 to the upper ends of the standards, and in the present instance the back comprises twomembers 19 connected by an upper cross member 20 and a lower cross member 21, and apanel member 22 connecting, the two ,cross members between their ends. The members 19 are provided at their upper ends with rearward extensions 23,.the lower ends of said extensions being hinged to the standards 12 and adapted to fit over the upper ends of said standards when the back is in its vertical position, whereby the back 10 is supported and adapted for swinging adjustment.

The back is arranged to be supported in tiltably adjustable. positions by a pair of links 2% which connect the back with a cross piece 26. the ends of which are guided for vertical movement in guideways in the standards 12. In the present instanceeach taken along standard is provided with a right angular groove 13. at the: inner front corner for the major portion of its length. An angle iron 14 is secured to the side wall 15 of the groove 13 in such a manner that one flange of said iron forms a guideway with the rear wall 16 of the groove. Secured to the said angle iron is a member 18 having teeth or serrations adapted to engage one end of a bolt 17 to hold said bolt from moving in a vertical direction.

The strip 26 is provided with a longitudinal bore 27 into the opposite ends of which extend the retaining bolts 17. The outer ends of bolts 17 are provided with conical or beveled heads 28 which limit the inward movement of said bolts. -A coil compres- MID i and held in any desired angular position from approximately vertical as seen in Fig. 1 to approximately horizontal as shown in Fig. 2, whereby it is adapted to accommodate various kinds of displays.

The costumer 11 comprises a sliding shaft 32 and a cross-bar or head 33. In the present instance the shaft 32 is T-shaped in cross section and is adapted to slide in a similarly shaped groove 8 i r"ormed in the rear of members and 22. A. recess 3;) in the upper edge of the member 20 is adapted to accommodate the head 33 when the costumer is in its lowest position. A stop 36 secured to the member 20 limits the upward movement of the costumer by engaging with the stop 37 on the shaft 32-. The shaft can be held in any adjusted position by tightening the set screw 38.

Ve desire to point out that while the invention has been herein illustrated and described with considerable particularity we contemplate that various changes in form, construction and arrangement of the parts may be made by those skilled in the art but without departing'from the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

W'e claim as our invention:

1. In a display chair, in combination, a chair base, a pair of supporting members extending up from said base and having longitudinal grooves, a serrated member in each groove, a sliding strip mounted between said members with its ends in engagement with said grooves, link means connecting said back and said strip, and spring pressed means carried by said strip and resiliently engaging said serrated members to ad ustably retain said back in any one of a plurality ofangular positions.

2. In a display chair, in combination, two supporting members having guideways in their adjacent front edges. a sliding member with its opposite ends slidably disposed in said guideways, saidmember having a longitudinal bore, a retaining bolt disposed in each end of said bore, a spring in said bore between said bolts adapted to force the outer ends of said b'olts into frictional engagement with said guideways whereby said sliding member is held in one position, means adapted to draw said bolts out of engagement with said guideways when it is desired to move said sliding member, and a movable display device connected to said sliding. member.

3. In a display chair, in combination, a supporting member having a groove, an angle iron secured in said groove and forming a guideway therewith, a serrated member secured to the inner'wall of said guideway, a sliding member having one end disposed in said guideway, said member having a longitudinal bore, a bolt extending "from said bore into said groove, and arranged toengage said serrated member, a spring adapted to force said bolt into engagement with said'serrated member, and a lug on the inner end of said bolt whereby said bolt can be drawn out ofengagement with said serrated member. 7

4. In a display chair, in combination, two supporting members each having a guideway, a sliding member adapted .to move in said guideways, a chair back pivoted on said supporting members, a link pivoted to said sliding member and said back, a bolt carried by said sliding member, resilient means tending to force one end of said bolt outwardly to engage in said guideway whereby the sliding member is held stationary, and means to draw said bolt inwardly whereupon the sliding member and consequently the back can be moved to a difi'erent position.

' In testimony whereof we have hereunto aflixed our signatures.

ADA L. surnames. FRANK e. surnames.

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