US1562161A - Convertible furniture - Google Patents

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Nov. 17, 1925.

S. GUTERMAN CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE Filed March 20, 1925 INVENTOR .J jmw Z Br M I ATTORNEY;

gportion of the several parts of construction within the scope of the ap n of Patented Nov, 17, 1925s rATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL GUTERMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. I

CONVERTTBLE FURNITURE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL GULERMAN, a citizen of Brazil, and resident of the city of New York, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Convertible Furniture, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improve ments in convertible furniture, and has for its main object to provide an article of that character which may serve at one time as a chair for infants, differing little in appearance from ordinary forms of chairs, and which may be conveniently converted into a baby carriage.

WVith these and other objects in view,

which will more fully appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may be made in the size and proand details pended claims, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing'any of the advantages of the invention.

- One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved convertible chair and baby carriage with the parts arranged for use as a chair;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof; Fig. 3 a side elevation of the same with the parts folded for transportation or storage; and

4 is a side elevation of the article showing the device arranged for use as a baby carriage.

The convertible furniture comprises a supporting frame, including two pairs of spaced apart side members, each pair consisting of two bars 10 and 11, which are crossed and pivotally connected together by. means of a rod 12, which extends from one of said side members to the other. The upper ends of the bars 10 are connected by a transverse rail 13, while upon the upper portions of the bars 11 is formed a chair back 14. The bars 10 and 11 carry adjacent their lower ends'wheels 15 and 16, respectively, which are in contact with the floor Application filed March 20, 1925. Serial No. 17,103.

when the chair is converted into a crib, as

clearly shown in Fig. t of the drawings,

but are out of contact with the floor when the furniture is in the form of a chair,as shown in Fig. 1. To each'of the bars 11 is pivoted at 17, adj'acentthe chair back 14, anarm rest 18, connected by a'transverse table portion 19, which is adapted portion in position upon the V rail 13, the latter and the said table portion are provided with coacting fastening devices of any suitable construction. For instance, the table portion is provided with two or more hooks 20, adapted to engage pins 21 on the transverse rail 13 (Figs. 1 and 2).

To the bars 10 is pivoted at 22, above the pivot rod 12, a foot rest 23, that is adapted carriage, the foot rest 23 and the links 24 are folded up against the bars 10. In or der to hold the elements in these positions (Fig 1), catches 29 are mounted on the bars 10, engaging thefoot rest.

. The combined chair seat and bed bottom is in the form of a web 30, of any suitable fabric. This web'is attached to the chair back 1 1, its width corresponding to the distance between'the side members, con stituted'by the two pairs of bars 10 and 11.

chair,'the web is carried around a tie-rod 31, connecting the bars 10 above the pivots 25 of the links 24:, and is thence'passed' downwards and below the foot rest 23, it's free end being provided with apertures through which the pins 28 on the outer to rest upon the upper ends of the support" ing bars 10 and upon the transverse rail For the purpose of keeping the table for a purpose hereinafter to be describedf When the chair is converted into a baby if When the furniture is in the form of a end of the foot rest may be extended When the chair is converted into a baby carriage, the free end of the web is dis- "for the chair and the baby carriage. 'each-lazylong construction the free end engaged from the pins on the foot en 'a 'ed with the nns 21 on the tr;

rail 13.

In order to hold the and 11 in the positions shown in Fig. 4C of the drawmgs, each or the bars 11 carries a link havm -a hook-shaped free end 33' that 1;)

adapted to be engaged with pins Ston the bars '10.

Each pair cl bars 10 and 11 is connected by a side railiil, in the form of a lazy-tong coi ruction, the same being disposed above the pivot rod 122 and forming side rails both of the outermost link has pivoted to it a ion er link, denoted by the numeral 36, which may be secured to one of the arm rests 18 when the latter are swung back to form a continuation oi the chair back 14,

as clearlyv shown in Fig. l of the drawings The said 9 "in rests and the elements car ried thereby are thus held in their extended positions. To the arm rests 18 and the table portion 15) is fastened in any suitable manner a canopy 37, the outer end'ol which is fastened in any suitable manner to a U shaped fran1e'38, which is pivoted at 3) to the arm rests 18'. The canopy is adapted to be folded against the arm rests i8 and the table portion 19 vhen the furniture is to be used as a chair, and is adapted to be oxtended, as shown in Fig; l of the drawings, when the chair is converted into a baby carria in its exto the trance as, the free end of the said cord being adapted to be brotught into engage with one 01" the pins 21 on the rail 13 (Fig.

From the foregoing: and by reference to the drawings it will be clearly seen that the 1 bel'eadily "folded for transportation or stom'g e by swinging the arm rests in and table IfT-Ufl'lfili 1 against the bars ii an" then causing); the bars 10 to sw ng against the bars 11, whereby the side rail 35 are automatically folded, the elements being: then in the positions shown in the drawings, from which it apthe furniture rests on the bars 7 11, the wheels Hand 16 being disposed distance from the lower ends oi the said bars that prevents the said wheels from coming into contact with the floor when,

the bars l0and 11' are folded in the manner indicated If it is intended to extend the furniture to 'f'ornia chair, the bars 10 and 11' are swung away from one another into the positions shown in Fig. 1' of 'tlie drawings I the arm" rests 18' and table portion 19 '4 I ll 1 '.v swung into horizontal position so that the tableport'ion- 19 rests on thet opofthebar's lott'he coacting liooks 20 and; pins 21 being order to hold the canopy in nded position, a cord lO is connected brought into engagement to hold the elements in thepositionsindicated. The foot rest 23 is then brought into horizontal position and the links 24 engaged therewith, and finally the web fastened to the foot rest. In order to convert the chair into a baby carriage, first the web 30 is disengaged from the foot rest, and the latter together with links lolded against the bars 10, the catches 29 being engaged with the foot After this, the arm rests 18 and table portion 19 are'swungr back to form a continuation of the chair back, and the bars 10 and 11 swung apart until they rest on the wheels l5 and 16, respectively. The links are then engaged with the pins 34-, and the links with the arm rests 1S. 'lherealter the web 30 engaged with-the pins 91 on the rail 13 and the canopy 37 eictondedi it' being held in'extended position .i; bringing the tree end of-the cord40into engagement with oneiofthe pins 21. It is to be observed that, when the elements are in the positions shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the wheels 15 and 16 do not rest on the floor, whereby the chair is securely held against movement.

l l hat I claim is= l A convertible chair and baby carriage comprising a supporting frame including a pair of spaced apart side members pivotally 95 and transversely connected together be tween their ends, each of saidimembers consisting;- of two bars crossed at their pivots, a chair back carried by one pair of said bars, arm rests pivoted to said last men than i pair of bars adjacent said chair back, a transve sely extendingtable'portion conting said arm rests, said arm rests and portion being adapted torrest upon the other )air of said bars or to form an extension'of said chair bacli, a web secured to .;aid chair back, a foot rest carried by that of'said suppertiingbarsupon wliicli said rests and table portion are adapted to' the free end ofsaidfweb being adapted to be secured "to said foot rest to" form a chair'seat or to the upper ends of those supporting bars to which said foot rest is attached when said supporting bars are extended to form a babycarriage, whereby said web constitutes a bed bottom.

2. A convertible chair and baby' carriage according; to claim 1, comprising side members in the form oflazy-tong constructions secured to said supporting bars, and means carried by said lazy-tong'constructions for holding said arm rests and table portion in the plane of said chair bacli.

Signed at'New York, in. the county of New rm-1%, and' State of" New York, this llth day of @ctoller A. D; 1924.

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