US1724181A

US1724181A - Woven furniture

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Publication number: US1724181A
Application number: US186992A
Authority: US
Inventors: Cohen Solomon
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-04-27
Filing date: 1927-04-27
Publication date: 1929-08-13
Anticipated expiration: 1946-08-13

Description

S. COHEN Aug. 13, 1929.

WOVEN FURNITURE Filed April 27, 192'? 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Patented Aug. 13, 1929.

' UNITE srarss 1,724,181 Mam OFFICE.

SOLOMON COHEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

VJOVEN FURNITURE.

Application filed April 2'7,

This invention relates to improvements in woven furniture and more especially to that character of furniture comprising a frame, or frame member and woven fabric supported thereby. fabric may be of the usual form made out of vertical or stake members with filler material woven about the same in the wellknown manner. For example, the stake members may he sticks, fibre or reed mem-- bers, and the filler material is preferably of a pliable substance, and, for example, may be reed, fibre, or the like.

For the purpose of illustration the invention is here shown as embodied in. a chair. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is equally well applicable to other articles of furniture.

One of the features of my invention is the provision of a rigid, firm, strong, durable frame, preferably made out of metal, to give the furniture strength, rigidity and durability. The frame, however, is entirely, or practically entirely covered and concealed by the reed, fibre or other woven fabric of which the chair is made so that the same is attractive in appearance and comfortable.

Among the features of my invention, also, is the provision of improved means for firmly uniting the woven fabric to the frame and supporting the same thereby so that great strength is given to the resulting struc ture and so that there will be little, if any, relative shifting or movement between the frame and the fabric covering.

Hereinafter in describing the invention I shall refer to the filler ofthe woven fabric as consisting of reed, although it is to be understood that fibre, or any other suitable flexible filler maybe used.

As shown in the drawings, Fig. 1 a view in perspective of the complete chair showing a part of the fabric removed with the frame exposed, and Figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5 are views taken as indicated by the corresponding lines in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6 of Fig. 5 in the direction indicated by the arrow.

As shown in the drawings, 10 indicates in general a substantially integral frame made in the general shape of the desired article of furniture. This frame as here shown is made out of tubular members suitably fastened at the corners 10, preferably by welding or brazing. More particularly, the

For example, the woven 1927. Serial No. 186,992.

frame comprises the four

horizontal mernbers

10, 10 arranged in a square at the edges of the seat, the

forward leg members

10, 10, the

rear leg members

10, 10% and the curved arm and back member 10 joining the upper ends of the

leg members

10 and 10 as shown.

In general, the woven fabric is constructed by providing a plurality of substantially vertical members, or stakes 11, and weaving about them in the usual manner the filler material 12. The filler at the ends is boarded off in the usual manner.

I shall now describe more in particular method of securing the woven fabricto frame. Reference to Fig. 2 will show method of securing the woven fabric to seat members 1O at the sides, and in the front and back. It will. be seen that the member 10" is provided with horizontal holes 13 arranged in pairs at intervals and that one strand of the filler as indicated by 12, as it is passed back of the stake 11, is in sorted through one of the holes 13, thence passed backwardly and again through the other hole 13 of the pair, and thence continued again back of the same stake 11 for the rest of the weaving. The manner in which one of the filler strands 12 is thus secured to the member 10 is quite clearly shown in Fig. 2 where two such attachments are illustrated. There may be as many attachments of this kind as desired to each of the members 10.

4 illustrates the manner of attaching the woven fabric to one of the vertical. leg members, such as 10 or 10. As here shown, one of the filler strips 12, as itpasses behind the stake 11, is wrapped once around the member 10 and then continued in the weaving. This holds the woven fabric securely to the vertical member.

The manner of attaching the woven fabric to the member 10 is shown in Figs. 3, 5 and 6. As there shown, it will be noted that the upper ends of the stakes 11 are wrapped around the member 10. The filler is continued upwardly in front, over the top of, and down in back of the member 10 in the usual manner, but before being completely boarded off, certain strands of the filler as indicated by 12 in Figs. 3, 5, and 6, are passed back below (as viewed in Fig. 8) the member 10 and again laced about the stakes 11. This same process applies to the attachthe the the the ment of the woven fabric to the member 10 at the sides Where the arms are formed. Here, likewise, the woven material is carried out over the member 10 then downwardly on the outside and then inwardly under the member 10, and some of the strands l2 are then again passed upwardly inside of the member 10 and about the stakes. In this manner, the edge of the woven fabric is rolled or curved about the member 10 throughout its entire length and firmly secured thereto by the filler strips 12 which are passed under or inside of it. In this manner, the woven material or fabric is very neatly and comfortably rounded or curved over the member 10 to entirely conceal it. In general, it might be stated that in joining the Woven material to the member 10 the filler is run around the frame member and then back around the stakes. This is preferably done when the filler reaches the end of the stakes just before boarding off.

The provision of a metal frame, as shown, insures that the furniture will keep its true shape and prevents distortion, warping, and the like.

While I have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that it is capable of man modifications. Changes, therefore, in t e construction and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed in the appended claims, in which it is my intention to claim all novelty inherent in my invention as broadly as possible in view of the prior art.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In woven fabric furniture of the character described, a frame member and woven fabric consisting of vertical stakes and filler strands, said frame member being provided with holes, and some of said filler strands being passed through said holes for the purpose of attaching said fabric to said frame member.

'2. Woven fabric furniture of the character described, comprising a rigid frame and woven fabric consisting of vertical stakes and filler strands, said frame being provided with a pair of holes, and one of said filler strands being passed through one of said holes, thence around a portion of the frame,

and thence back through the other of said holes, for the purpose of attaching said fabric to said frame.

3. \Voven fabric furniture of the character described, comprising a rigid frame member and woven fabric consisting of stakes and filler strands, said woven fabric being curved around said frame member and some of said filler strands being passed around portions of stakes on opposite sides of said frame member for the purpose of onclosing said frame member between said filler strands'and the completed woven fabric curved about the frame member.

4. In woven fabric furniture of the character described, a metallic tubular frame member and woven fabric consisting of interwoven stakes and filler strands, said frame member being provided with holes, and some of said filler strands being passed through said holes for the purpose of attaching said fabric to said frame member.

5. Woven fabric furniture. of the character described, comprising a. rigid metallic tubular frame and woven fabric consisting of interwoven stakes and filler strands, said frame being provided with a pair of holes, and one of said filler strands being passed through one of said holes, thence around a portion of the frame, and thence back through the other of said holes, for the purpose of attaching said fabric to said frame.

6. In woven fabric furniture of the character described, a frame member and woven fabric consisting of stakes and interwoven strands, certain of said strands being parallel to the frame member, the frame member being provided with holes, and some of said parallel strands being passed through said holes to form a reverse bight between stakes for the purpose of attaching said fabric to said frame member.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of March, A. D.

SOLOMON COHEN.