US1477507A - Combined chair and couch - Google Patents

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Dec. M 1923.

J. G. LOCHNER COMBINED CHAIR AND COUCH Filed Feb. 23. 1921 ATTORNEY Patented Dec. H, 1923. I

JOHN G. LOCHNER, or BROOKLYN, new YORK.

COMBINED ormm AND COUCH.

Application filed February 23, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G.,LOCHNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and 'State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Chairs and Couches, of which the following is a specification.

This invention furniture, and has has relation to articles of for an object t'o'provide a combination of two articles so designe as to be utilized separately and individually according to taste.

in one capacity, and to be suitably connected for use in another capacity in a manner to be hereinafter set forth.

Another object of the invention is to provide a dual article of furniture of the character above set forth consisting of two articles of the chair type each of which is provided with adjustable backs so that the back ofone of said articles may be lowered into a horizontal position and adjusted with reference to the seat of the other article to form a couch or reclining surface, with means for permitting adjustment of the various articles in a manner to be hereinafter set forth.

In addition to the foregoing this invention comprehends improvements in the details of construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter describedand particularly setforth in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings in which similar and corresponding parts are designated by the same characters of reference throughout the several views in which they appear.

Figure 1 is a side view of one of the articles of furniture.

Figure 2 is a side view of the second article of furniture showing the relative positions of the reclining back in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is a side view showing the connected articles of furniture.

With reference to the drawings, A indicates generally one article of furniture and B, the other. With reference to the article A which is shown in side elevation only it will be obvious that the reverse side is duplicate in construction and hence the elements hereinafter described should be duplicated. It consists of the seat portion 10 moun in the front legs 11 and rear legs 12, the latter being curved or otherwise ornamente Horizontal upper and lower ra11s l3 and 14 respectively connect d furniture B. The

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the two front legs 11, the two rear legs 12 and also the legs 11 and 12 toform a'rectangular enclosure more or less for the reception of a tray 15. The rails13 and 14: are spaced vertically for the purpose set forth. The back portion consists of the side members 16 connected together at their upper ends, each of said side rails 16 having their lower ends offset laterally by means of the extension 17 and said extension pivotally secured to the rearedge of the chair by means of the pivot 18. The chair back is thus mounted for movement from a substantially vertical to a horizontal position;

The article of furniture B consists of the seat portion 19 supported upon the front legs 20 and the rear legs 21. In a similar manner these legs are connectedone to the other'by means of the vertically spaced horizontal rails 22 and 23 for the reception of the tray 24:. The back portion consists of the side rail 25 having the lateral offset extension 26 pivotally connected to the rear portion of the shaft by means of the bolt 27 Also mounted upon the upper end of each of the front legs 20 is the swinging arm 28, curved and oramented to suit the taste. The upper end of each swinging arm is connected to the side rail 25 of the back portion by means of the armrest 29 of which two are provided. The members 28 and 29 are connected'together and "to the legs by means of the bolts 30 and 31 respectively. The rear end of each arm rest29 is'connected to the side rail 25 by means of the bolts 32. I also provide a pair of arcuate braces consisting of the strip 33 pivotally connected to the bolt 31 and extended downward and passing through clamping members 35 operated by thumb screws which may be loosened or tightened to grip the strip 33 and thus hold the parts in any relatively adjusted position. From the foregoing it will be seen that the back rest 25 may be tilted to any desired angle as shown in Figure 2, the brace and the pivoted members 28 and 29 forming a means for securing the back rest in any adjusted position.

In operation the back rest 16 of the article of furniture A is lowered down to a horizontal position as shown in Figure v3 and d the back edge of the back rest is then placed portion of the article of juncture of the seat portion 10 and 19 and the back portion 16 of article of furniture A. will thus form a reagainst the front clining surface. In this manner these articles 'rnay be coeoperatively connected to form a sleeping couch. The backrest may be lowered orra'ised in any position desired forming a pillow or'head rest. The trays l5 and 24 may be lowered by slightly loosening them from their supports as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 andutilizedto. contain-bed ding or the like. X ithreference tothe article-i-i it will be Seen that when the-back .is in a upright. ipos tlon'it m beheld hymeans-of a sliding bolt '36 which is mounted upon the hack: and-adapted to slideinto a keeper which is mounted upon the base portion I of the 'cha'ir.

:lVhen the backof'said-article offurniture is to be moved to a horizontal positionto form a 'sleepingcouchsaid back maybe "semounted uponithe back and adapted to snap cured to thebia'se-portion of the article E13. by the provision of :a curved spring finger; v37

over a projection -3,8-secured to'the front face of'the fb ase portfio nv of the chair B. Withthe articles of furniture-in the position show-niin Fig-urea'it isdesirable-that they heheld against separation-and to that cnd dorm, a vsleeping couch.

sible without detractingfrom'the Ornamen- I have 'cles of furniture which-are 'ornamentally designed and intended to beutilized assepa- I provide, a rod 39- which is horizontally slidable in -a plate 40 mounted upon the base portion of the-chair- B andhav-ing a hook vportion adapted; 'to;;engage in an eye bolt a1 secured to-the base portion of-the chair A. When the Y articles of furniture areto be separately used the rod .39 may he slid "backward underneath the body of the chair-Bi;

From the foregoing itwill-be seen that I provided a novel combination of artirate articles of furniture, as chairs, and which may be 'co-ope'ratively connected .to

double function of the, combination is postion appertains.

the right and form of thedetails. of con structifi l or other' appended claim r I (1 other article. finger carried by said wise Jalteringibhe arrangement of thecarrelated parts i withoutdeparting -from the spirit of the-invention or the scope 'ojfthe Iavingthus described my invention What lairn as new and desire to secure by United StatesLetters Patentis4+ 1 In combination, a: pair offreely anovable articles of furniture-of {the ch-airgty pe, an 'angularly' adjustable back-mounted on the seat of one of said articles of fu-rnit re, an

arm swingingly vconnected Fl'O- the front i portion of sand seat, an armrest normally "hone.

zontal and "pivotally connecting said swinging arm withsaid back,-an-.arcuat'e member connected toone en'd atvthe juncture of-the swinging arm and thearmrest and adjustably connected at; its; other end to said seat. for adjusting the inclination of said back. a

projection; securedv to the front face of the base portion of s'aid article .of furniture, a

swingingback-mounted on the seat of -the swing-ingback adapted to snap over said projection whenthe said swinging back is in its lowered. horizontal position, and a connectingrod adapted to, be,;slidably, carried by -one of said: articles v of ;;furni'tu're for engaging the other article of furniture to prevent their separation;

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOHN. G. -L'o1oniNE'R. in l particularity,

of furniture, a curved spring'

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