US1758826A - Nested chair - Google Patents

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L. DELLERT May 13, 1930.

NESTED CHAIR Filed Nov. 5, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR Louis DeZZerb BY WITNESSES ATTORN EY L. DELLERT May 13, 1930.

NESTED CHAIR Filed Nov. 5, 1928 3 Sheets-Shet 2 INVENTOR lazuli [)(lle rt ATTORNEY L. DELLERT May 13, 1930.

NESTED CHAIR Filed Nov. 5, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR Zoauls ,/)e[l6 TZT ATTORNEY WITNESSES Patented May 13, 1930 PATENT OFFICE LOUIS DELLERT, OF BRQOKLYN, NEW YORK NESTED 0mm Application filed November 5, 1928. Serial no; 317,253.

This invention relates to furniture, and has for an object to provide an improved construction which may be formed as a chair or as a table and may be readily nested for shipment, storage or other purposes.

' Another object of the invention is to provide an improved chair, table or the like, wherein each chair or table is of the same size and shape but so formed as to be readily nested by a movement in a horizontal directi n.

A iurther object of the invention is to provide a chair or table which may be nested, the structure being formed either of wood,

metal or a combination of Wood and metal,

and with the parts so formed that one article will telescope into another with the respective bracing parts sliding one within the other.

In the accompanying drawings,- Figure 1 is a side view of a chair disclosing an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view through Figure 1 on the line 2-2;

Figure 3 is a sectional view through Figure 1 on the line 33;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view through the chair shown in Figure 1, with two additional chairs shown in dotted lines illustrating how several chairs may be nested;

Figure 5 is a sectional view through Fig ure 4 on the line 55;

Figure 6 is a top plan view of a number of chairs connected together;

Figure 7 is a top plan view of a table almost identical in structure with the chair shown in Figure 4, except that it has no back or side rungs;

Figure 8 is an enlarged detail fragmentary horizontal sectional view through the chair shown in Figure 1 similar to the section shown in Figure 3;

Figure 9 is a fragmentary sectional view through Figure 8 on the line 9-9;

Figure 10 is a fragmentary sectional view through Figure 8 on the line 10-10;

Figure 11 is a perspective view showing the same structure illustrated in Figure 3, exce t the top seat plate has been eliminated.

eferring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates the back of a chair which may be of any desired formation, pro vided the same is supplied with side members,2 and 3 merging into legs 4 and 5. As heretofore setforth, the parts may be made from wood, metal or a combination of these materials. As illustrated in the drawings, the chair is made from metal and to give a pleasing appearance the legs and certain other parts are made from rectangular hollow tubing. Coacting with the rear legs 4 and 5 are front legs 6 and 7 which are set closer together than the rear legs, as shown in Figure '5. Suitable forms of rungs 8 are provided at the front, one rung being usually sufficient, while at the sides rungs 9 and 10 are provided. The rungs 9 and 10 are preferab y of angle iron, as shown in Figure 2, and curve in opposite directions at opposite ends, as shown in Figure 11. As indicated in this figure, the ends adjacent the front legs are provided with an inward curve 11, while the ends opposite the rear legs are provided with an outward curve 12. Where the parts are made of metal these rungs are spotwelded or otherwise rigidly secured in place. As clearly indicated in Figure 5, these rungs incline toward each other, so that when a number of chairs are to be nested, one will slide beneath the other, as indicated in Figure 4 without any of the chairs necessarily leaving the floor. At the upper ends of the piece of metal extending from leg 6' to leg 7 and also extending from the front legs to the rear legs to which they are secured by welding or other suitable means. The frame 13 is provided with a depressed portion 14 adapted to receive a seat plate or member 15. This seat member may be loosely fitted in place or may be welded, riveted or otherwise rigidly secured in place. A strip 16 is welded or otherwise secured to the bracing bar 17, said strip having a depression-similar to the depression 14, whereby the rear part of the seat plate 15 is properly supported. 7 Coacting with the bracing member 17 is a second bracing member 18 to which the back panels 19 are secured by welding or in any other desired manner. From Figure 4 it will-be noted that the seat plate 15 and associated parts incline downwardly from the back to the front. This permits the chairs to be identical in construction and identical in size and yet permits them to be nested. If desired, however, these parts could be horizontal and still the bars could be nested, but the nesting would require a slight tilting or elevation of the forward ,chair or chairs. However, there would be sufficient nesting to readily store the chairs in a small space. o

Sometimes it is desired to make a group of chairs or stools and when this is the case a number of chairs 20 could be connected to- 'ether by having certain of the rear. legs act for two chairs. This is accomplished by having the rear ends of certain of the frames 13 connected to the intermediate legs 21. Table 22 is identical with the lower part of the chair shown in Figure 4, except that the rungs have been eliminated, and preferably the top of the table is horizontal instead of being inclined. This permits a number of tables to be nested by slightly elevating the forward tables. In all forms of the invention the articles are nested by a horizontal movement, and in the case of the chairs, present a conventional chair."

What I claim is 1. A chair, including four legs, two of the legs having extensions merging into a back, the legs merging into a back being further apart than the other legs, a seat frame connected to all of said legs and inclined from the rear legs downward to the front legs, a pair of side rungs arranged parallel with said seat frame, and a seat member secured to said seat frame, the inclination of the seat frame and rungs and the position of the rear legs permitting chairs of identical construction and identical size to 'be nested without ifzlhe legs of the respective chairs leaving the oor.

2. A chair, including a pair of front legs,

L a pair of rear legs merging into a back, said rear legs being spaced further apart than the front legs, a seat secured to the top of said front legs and to said rear legs, said seat slanting from the rear legs to the front legs, said slant being sufficient to permit several chairs of identical structure and identical size to be nested, the rear chairs being forced beneath the front chairs from the rear.

3. A chair, including a pair of front legs, a pair of rear legs, a seat frame secured to said legs, said frame being substantially U- shaped, said frame having a depression formed therein on the inner part, a seat member secured to the seat frame, said seat member fitting into said depression, and a pair of rungs connecting the front legs with the rear legs, said rungs and said seat frame being inclined to permit the nesting of several chairs of identical construction and size.

5. A chair, including a plurality of legs,

a seat mounted on said legs sloping downward from the rear to the frontand side members converging toward the front, said sloping of said seat and said convergence of said side members being sufficient to permit a the sliding ofthe side members of one chair into the side member of another chair when nesting a number of chairs of identical size and structure.

6. A chair including a plurality of legs, a seat having an open end and converging away from'said end, downwardly extending side members positioned on said seat and converging from said end, said open end and said convergence of the side members being suflicient to permit the sliding of the seat of one chair into the seat of another chair of identical size and structure to nest said chairs.

7. A support having an open end, downwardly extending side members converging away from said open end, said support being wiger at said open end that at the opposite en 8. A chair having laterally spaced supporting means, a seat having an open end and converging away from said open end positioned on said supporting means and ownwardly extending portions positioned on said seat and converging from said open end, the spacing of said supporting means, the extent of said openend, and the convergence of said downwardly extending portions being suflicient to permit the sliding of the seat of the chair into the seat of another chair Cal of identical size and structure to nest said

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