US1770759A

US1770759A - Convertible chair couch

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Publication number: US1770759A
Application number: US306748A
Authority: US
Inventors: Judson L Mckellar
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1928-09-18
Filing date: 1928-09-18
Publication date: 1930-07-15
Anticipated expiration: 1947-07-15

Description

July 15, 1930. J. 1 MCKELLAR CONVERTTBLE CHAIR COUCH Filed Sept. 18, f5 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 1.5, 1930. 1. L.. M CKELLAR CONVERTIBLE CHAIR COUCH Filed Sept, 18, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 July 15, 1930.

J. L. MCKELLAR CONVERTIBLE C11/UR coUcH contorni to tlie ditlerent positions of the back veijtible chair-cou provisinof an article of furniturefof the Veltble, Chair-00mm illustrating Ain dottedV 65' 1 20 versa, and which inall positions-ofthefarti `l"Beforeexplainingill detail thp'eselltln 70 i Patented July 15,1930 i. "1 11,770,759V

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This invention relates Itjo convertible chairare ccjnvenie1`itlyl placed for the arms of the couches conveniently usedfeither as a'chair nser in alltpositionsof the hack.

l or extended to forin a'full-length couch, the 1 In the drawings accompanying and forrnhjectof the invention heing'te provide an vinfgfpartei thisfspeeiieation,Fig. l is aper- 5 article of furniture of'this class With glie'ldingVV speetive view `e1" this' improved' chaircouch 55 1 or'shiftable 4arrn rests whereby a Inore prac'- with :the/foot` extended i tical forni of'convertible .chair eenen is `ob-V Fig. 2 isa perspective vieu thereof When tained than hasheretefore -been'provided,the .the article is feldedintoa chair.v f, arm rests'` being so constructed .that theyivill lEig. 3 is a plan YieW 0th S'H1pi1OVd C011- y l ".11 lin extendediorin with 60` When the .article is used as a chair, whereby the cushions thereof removed; .Y Y they will .be always at the .properjllieight Yto Fig. 4L is a side View thereof with .the Cush- A further -object of the invention' is the Figi .5 is'asidewiew of thisiniproved conclassfrlescribed, `simple in construction and lines the different" positions ef. the yparts which can lie inexpensively manufacturedtli'ereof. 1- v .1 and -Vvvliicli can be .readily converted from a Slltl, Characters .0f IQCITQHCG 111111050@ .coneliV to Vaehairorreeliningl chair and vicec orrefsponding parts in the several views] cle as a'chair, the arni'rests'will be autoniati-` lyernent and mode .of operationthereof, I

callvshifted to the proper height to c onorin1 deSireto-l12tYeit understpod that the inven-V chair, and .which armrests 'are soflocated JOl and ,allllgemlltjif parte( WhlCh arealwhen the back is lowered to form a couch, IU-Stlflted Ili the @C Qomlmnylng dmwlngsa 75 thatthey will be entirely outof the Way v' since the invention 1s VCapable of other em- I am aware 4that convertible Vchair couchesbodlllllts, and .that the PhaSGOlOgy `K Vh'iGh I have been patented, as in rny yPatenty No. employ isfor the pnrposeof .description and 1,405,931, datedFebruary 7, 1922, andpatent 11013 Of limitflflf f to. Luppino, 1,145,777 of Ju1y6,j1915, but This convertible chair-@ouch 111 lts pre 80 neither o1 these convertiblechairecouches are felled fQYHl- COHI'PFSQS Seat VSQCIOH Q hv provided With'arin rests sliiftableQr'othering ]llgd heTeO 2L f I'OIl 01 f OOSy SCtlOII 3 wiseand consequently, they are just yas prac- :111,01- alSQ lPWOJlY .CQnTgGCted thereto a baCk tical as a Achair as anfordinary chair or rocker .seetien 4," flfhseatsection 2 preferablycorn- Wouldbe ivithoutarm rests and tl1erefore,.the. PQSGS EL. Sulable frameworlrcomprlsing a 85 objectief the present invention isto provide P541? O fflplltlgs and 1.1331? `0f rea-r legs a rnore practicable, comfortable and commer.- 65 each P311' blllg Sultbly brCid, hSe legs. @en einer@ of uns type than. is disclosed in beleef @reflected basilea-ble angle, 111.011. mem either of sind patents, and toad this'. it. a here?? ed@ belebetveeeWhlehlsleeeted o simple, practical and inexpensive manner a WM? gixlbl? abl@ SIPFlmfmat-@GSS 90 whereby the @0a f ne ma1e-wa1raa`b@ Marelli mestre.; ,Sete @ne-@fed materiall increased and Wherele` the user with the gifted -Spglpgfs YQ H'fe hpnl?.

1 Y y u -f h l l 1 fy i orithisseat'setion the foot 0r front. section mut-mw a -Ot eat'mn-tf-ages O @mires-tas Sis hinged and this' likewise onsists' o'f a of Whatever form desired.-inallpyositions vof Slt-b1ffmf8l: Hv'g fffmila-z fomi- 'of 95 thea-rtlcle when used asa chair, since the spig 'figtrssboeetdf telsbarg armrests are so located-that .whether thehack gthreo' Thgffogt sfctnl vis prbvdd .A 0f the article. 1s uprlght- 0r melmed thejarm with apairrofifoldablelegs iopv'foted there;v rests Will be automatically positioned accordto aii'dleach-'linkiseonneeted to' the'ge'atfgging tothe height of thatbackand thus theyy tion as llpre-i'erblyatthe top of thefront `100 legs thereof, whereby the footr'section may be folded over upon the seat sectionwhen the article is to be used as a chair, the link connection 11 being such that the legs ofV seat section and that of the back section mayk be made as a single spring mattress, if'prefe'rred, The side hars of the back 13 are piv. otally connected to the vseat section adjacent to the tops of therear legs-6thereofpkand this back section is likewise provided withja pair 'of foldable legs `14; pivotally connected thereto and linked by links 15 to the rear legs 6 of the seat section whereby whentlie back section is raised or lowered the legs 14EV will likewise vbe folded or unfolded, in the vlatter position vof which they serve to sup-V port the back when in its lowered position to form a couch. A

For the purpose of holding the back in differentinclined positions.' the links 15 connectedy with the legs 14 ofthe back` are provided with inwardly extended headed pins or projections 16 adapted to beengaged by a pair'of notched bars` 17 pivotally connected with the rearplegs 6 of theseat, these notched bars ,projecting forwardly of the legs and connected together, as at 18, to forni a` treadle, and being connected with the seat by a coil spring 19, whereby on its nianipulation the notched bars will be raised to release the pins of the back `and vpermit it to be lowered into different Vinclined positions and firmly held in any of such positions.

The back may be'raised to any desired position by merely shifting the back upward.

lThe shiftable or folding; arms each comprise a horizontal rbar 20 linked to the front part vof the seat section and preferably to the vfront legs thereof by a link 21 offset adjacent to itsA lower end, this link being pivotally connected to the `front leg of the seat section and to the front end of the arm bar er rest. The rear end of this arm bar or rest is offset, as at 22, vand is pivotally connected, as at23, to the folding rear leg 14 of the back. j hns bythis construction, the positionof the back and the back supporting legs determines the position of the arm rests so thatk when these legs are in position to support the-back when fully lowered, the

arm rests are entirely out of the way andin fact areslightly-below thel seat so that they do notinterfere with the article asa couch, and in this position, they may, because of the y Ylocation ofthe pivotal points,rbe pushed suf ficiently far down so as' to lock the back in its lowered position, if desired.V

Upon raising the back the arms are autofv matically shifted upwardlyand forwardly to correspond in height with the inclination of the back, the arms having their full height "when the back is fully raised.

Thus, it will be observed that in this improved convertible chair-couch the arm rests are at-the desired height for use in whatever position the backis located, thus providing a very practical convertible chair-couch and Vnot only a practical chaircouch but an ornamental one.

The structure' is. provided with suitable foldable cushions 24, preferably of kbookform construction, the front and seat section of the cushion being provided with a valance 25 at the hinge of the' cushions to overlap the front of the chair and give it a decorative appearance, while the back cushion is suitably 'connected to the top of the back section to maintain this back cushion in proper position, and for this purpose the back section is provided with a head rail 2.8, and the back cushionis provided at the top rear thereof with a pair of iapswhich may be laced Varoundpthe back and thus maintain the back cushion in proper position.

' lV`neiitlie structure is in the form of a couch and'it' is desired to 'convertit into a chair, the foot cushion is turned overupon the seat cushion and these Vtwo are ythen raised thereby permitting the foot section 3 tobfe folded upon theseat section whereupon the cushions are lowered. The back is thenV raised. thereby automatically shifting the foldable arms intovtlie proper position for use.

' The arm rest bars are provided with suitable pads 26 bolted thereto and which are covered by suitable arm rest covers 27 of ornamental fabric. f

It is to be understood that by Adescribing in detail liereiiiany particular form, structure or arrangement, it is not intended to limit the invention beyond the terms of the several claims or the requirements of the prior art.

Having' thus explained the nature of my said invention and described a way of constructing and using the same, although without attempting to setvforth all of the forms in which it may be made, or all of the modes 0f its use, I claim:

1. A convertible chair-couch comprising a seat section having legs, ai swinging back section having foldable legs, and automatically shiftable arm rests connected with the legs and ,having different positions according to theinclination of the back.

2. A convertible chair-couch comprising a seat sectionliaving legs, a swinging back section having,- foldablev legs, means for holding said back sectionin various inclined positions, and jsaiftsble arm rests connected with the legs and automatically shiftable with the folding legs of the back'intodiiferent positions according to the inclination-ofthe back. Y. 3..A convertible chair-couch comprising a seat section having legs, a swinging back section having foldablelegs, a shiftable-foot section also having foldable legs,y andA autof inatically shiftable arm rests connected withk certain of said sections below the seat and back when-converted into a couch and having different positions according to the inclina.;

tion of' the back.

4. A convertible chair-conch comprising a seat section having legs, a swinging back sec'- "tion having oldable legslinksconnected with the rearY legs of the seatsection, aswinging foot section having legslink-connected with the front legs of the seat section and shiftable arm rests link-connected with the front'legs ot the seat section and'wit-h the foldablelegs of the back section and automatically shiftablevwith the back into different positions accord-l c Y ing to the inclination of the back.

5. A convertible ychair-couch comprising a seat section havinglegs, a swinging back sec* tion having foldable legs link-connected with the rear legs of the seat section, a swinging foot section having legs link-connected with the front legs of the-seat section, shiftable armrests link-connected with the front legs of the seat section and with the foldable legs of the back section and automatically shiftable with the back into different positions ac-V cording to the inclination of the back, and means for holding the back in dilerent vinclined positions.

6. A convertible chair-couch comprising a seat section having legs, a swinging back sec! tion having folding legs link-connected with the rear legs of theseat section, means for holding the back section in ditlerent inclined positions, a swinging front sectionfoldable` the foldable legs of the back section and con-jy nected by offset Vlinks withgthe legs of the seat section and shiftable into different positionsaccording to the inclination of the back.

8. A convertible chair-,couch comprising a seat section having supporting legs, a swinging back section having'lfoldable supporting legs link-connected with the seat section,

means for folding the back into diiferent in-v ack section and clinedepositions and operative tolperinitthe backtobe loweredzto forinalconch, a 'swings ingffootzsection hingefconnected with the seat and 'fold'able thereonto end of-:theseat section .and 2in .the rear of and'fbelowfthe `ba'clcsection when .the :strucf ture is converted Vinto a couchand antoni'atically-shiftable'into different positions accordingtovthe .inclination ofthe back. 1

9. A convertible chair-conch comprising a seat sectionhaving supportingflegs,

fandf provided :with oldable 1legslinkcon1`iected v.with the iseat sec*y tionzand shiftable armrests link-.connectedto thestructure adjacent to {and below lthe front a swingfing back sectionhavingfoldable supporting legs link-connected vwith the seat section, means forl foldingthe back- `intofdiierentiinclinedipositionslai'id operative toperrnitthe i Vback to be loweredV to form a c onch', a swing;

ingffoot section Vhinge-connected `withthe seat andfoldablethereonto4 and provided with foldable legs link-connected with'the seat section-and shiftable armrests link-connected-y adjacent 'to the' frontend oftheV seat section and in the rear oftheJ back. section and .auto-fY rnatically shiftable into. different positionsaccording to ,the inclination. of thev1 back, said' arm rests comprisingzbars osetrattheir .rear

ends, and-.links connected. at-their forward ends and offset at their lower ends.- Y

10.v Aconvertible chair-couch comprising a seat section; a: swinging' back section, a shift. able yfoot section,meansfzfor supporting the Vseveral sections and including :toldable'` legs forthe vfront' section andthe y=swinging back section, V`and ,automa-ticallyV shiftable ,arm irestsconnected ;to v`the .structure fbelo'wfthe seat andback when converted v"into al, couch v and raised and loweredyaccording-to the inf clination ofthe backyand lowered out of the `way and below the seat section when the back is lowered to form a'couch. j

11. A convertible chair-eouch'comprising a seat section, a swinging back section, a shift-A able foot section, means'ffor supporting the several sections and including foldable legs for the front sectionand the swinging back section, and automatically shiftable arm rests so-c'onnected fwith certainlof saidsections" as to be raised and lowered accordingto the in-V clination vof the back and be lowered out of the wayV andjbelow the seat section when fthe back is lowered to form a couch, and com-v prising bars pivotally connected to the legs of the back and link-connected to the front legs of the seat.

12. convertible chair couch comprising a seat, a Yswinging back pivotally connected with the seat, shiftable arm rests, and a pair of links pivotally connected to the arm rests `at opposite ends thereof and pivotally con` nected with the structure independently of the -pivotal connection of the backv andseat 'and adjustable intol lowered yposition when the back is lowered to form a'couch.

iso

13. A convertible chair conchl comprising a.

seat, :i` swinging beek pivotally connectedy with the seat, a shiitable foot, automatically shiftable arm rests, and a pair of links pivot.-

- ally connected to the arm rests it lopposite ends thereof and pivotally connected with the structure independently of the pivotalconnection ofthe yback and'seat and adjustable into lowered position when thebaek is'loweredto form a couch.

14; A convertible chair couch Comprising a sent, a swinging back, shiftable erin rests'and links lpivotslly connected to both ends thereof `and pivotally connected with the Structure below theseat whereby the erin rests arel shiftableinto dii'ierent positions aecordingto the positionfo the beck.` y

' 15. A convertible chair couch Comprising e. seat, a rswinging baokfpiVota-lly connected with vthe seat, a shifteble. foot, antoinatieilly shiftable arm rests, and e pair of links pivotallyv connectedV to the' erin rests at opposite ends thereof and pivotally connected with the structure independently of the seat and of the pivotal connection Vofthe b aek and seatA and adjustable into lowered position when the back is lowered to forniv a couch.

16. A convertible chair couch comprising a seat, a swinging' beck, `shifteble arni rests,

links pivotally. connected to both ends thereofv and pivotally connected with the structure below the seatv whereby the arrn rests are shi-rtable into different positions .aecordingto the position of theback, and ineens Co-operating with a linkpivotally connected to the rear end of an -erin rest for holding the back in any of its adjusted positions. i

Signed at Brooklyn, New York, this 10th day of September, 1928.

JUDSON L. MCKELLABJ