US1926796A - Collapsible inclosed screened seat - Google Patents

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Filed April l, 1932 4 Sheets-Sheet l Sept. 12, 1933. s. sTRANsKY COLLAPSIBLE INCLOSED SCREENED SEAT Filed April 1, 1932 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 sept. 12, 1933.

S. STRANSKY COLLAPSIBLE INCLOSED SCREENED SEAT lFiled April 1, 1932 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Sept. 12, V1933. 5 STRANSKY 1,926,796

COLLAPSIBLE INCLOSED SCREENED SEAT Filed April l, 1932 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 \-1 /zy /J .7g2

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PATENT OFFICE i 1,926,796 COLLAPSIBLE lNcLosED "SCREENED SEATY I n v Stephen- Stransky, Darby, Pa.

Applitatienlipril 1, ,1932. serial No. 602,559

- f- 6 YClaims. (o1. 155-1) v My invention relates to new and useful improvements in a collapsible inclosed screened seat, and has for one of its, objects to provide a simple and effective `construction which may bereadily takenapart or knocked down. and stored in a very ysmall space when knot in use. k n' Another object of the invention is to provide a seat of the kind described of any suitable dimensions for the'accommodation'of one or morehpersons. v

Another object ofthe invention is to provide a base member and a bodyv structure separable from fthe base member, certain parts of saidbody being demountably connected together and otherparts hinged to one another, whereby the entire device may be easily and quicklyputftogether and dismembered. i

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby thefbodymay be rigidly connected with the base or connected in a manner which will permit a swaying or rocking motion to the body relative to the base.-

rAnother object of the invention is to provide a device of thekind above :mentioned wherein the Yfront, backand ends are inclosed partly by wire mesh or screening in order to protect theoccupant or occupantsagainst the intrusion of' in-Y sects, animals or objectsthrown by persons lin lthe locality Wlierethe seat is situated and to provide the upper endwith a water` proof top with curtains or sunsvhades hanging `from the top Another object of the invention is to provide a seat element and .a back'each intwo sections and removably assembled in the completestructure, saidV back being inclined while the rear wall above the seat back -is vertical.

Another object-of Ythe invention is to provide an upholsteredeat' element and back for anarticle of the kinddesoribed.

Another object of the invention is to construct lthe flooring `with finger holds in4 the form of undercut recesses or apertures whereby said flooring may be easilyremoved. v v Another object of the invention is to provide improvedY meansj for mounting aslidable door so that it will operate readily andl easily with very little friction and practically no noise.

A further object of the invention is to provide for, swinging a door hinged to a sideV frame 'inward rather than :outward as embodied in a 'A stilijfurtgher object of the mvnnon "isto so construct thevback frame thatit will be strong 1 particularly inv Figs. A1 to 4 inclusive, 10 reprewithan upwardly projectirigextension 13 adja-` With these and other ends in view, this invention consists in the details of construction andV combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specically designated by the claims.

1n order that those skilled in the art to which 60 this'invention appertains may understand how to v make and use the same, I will describe its construction in detail, referring `by numeralsto the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, in whichpi Y l Fig. l is a front elevation of my improved collapsible inclosed screenedv seat constructed in accordance with my invention and having a small part broken away and shown in section to illustrate certain details of construction.

Fig. 2 isa section on Athe line 2--2 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a section of the complete device on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Y

Fig. 4`is a fragmentary rear elevation of the device with the covering of the top removed.V Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view similar to Fig. 6 is a similar view of a furthermodified vform of the invention.

Fig. '7 isv an enlarged fragmentary detail sectionall View of the hinge connection for that form of the device illustrated in Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view similar to that in Fig. 3, of afurther modification. v

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary rear View of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view similar to Fig` 3,*of a modification. Y

Fig. 1l vis a transverse or horizontal sectional View of the modification shown in Fig. 10, on about the line 11-11 thereof.

Fig. 12 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view illustrating a desirable way of mounting a sliding door.

Fig. 13 is an enlarged fragmentary face View of a curtain, shade or awning fringe illustrating one manner of detachably hanging the same.-Y #Fig 14 is an enlarged fragmentary rear face View of the back frame showing how the meeting corners of the back frames and side frames are constructed. Y I

Fig. 15 is a section on the line 15-15 of Fig. 14. Fig.' 16 is a' section on the line 16-l6 of Fig. 14. In carrying out y my invention as embodied,

sents thebase upon which the body of the `device is mounted, and said basecomprises any suitable number of trestles 11 connected by any suitable 'number of cross bars 12. Each tre'stle is provided i2v e cent its rear end on the upper end on which is fixed a metal socket 14, as by screws, for a purpose to be presently described.

The bottom frame 15 of the body includes a front rail 16, a rear rail 17, side rails 18 and an intermediate cross rail 19, and the upper and lower surfaces of the several rails are flush with one another.

To the front rail, so as to extend downwardly therefrom, is secured a leg element 20, preferably one piece, althoughit will be readily understood that it may be made from several separate independent sections, each one properly positioned to coact with one of the trestles l1. The leg piece is connected with the base 10 and more particularly to the trestles thereof by hinges A2,1.

At the rear of the bottom frame 15 of the body and particularly to the side and yintermediate rails 18 and l19 are secured strap irons 22, the outer ends of which are bent to pass around the -rear rail 17 and then inclined upwardly and rearwardly, as in Fig. 3, to provideseats for metallic sockets 23 welded or otherwise suitably secured thereto. The sockets 23 are similar to the sockets 14 and are in .line therewith, and the ends of coiled springs 24 are 'secured lin said sockets, preferably by cotter pins, and said springs `with their component parts function as the rearlegs ofthe seat.

On the upper surface ofthe front rail 16 of.

the bottom fraie of the body is mounted a sill plate 25 having a portion at each end adjacent the rear-edge out out as at 26 to receive the side frames =to be presently described, and in its upper face near each end adjacent the front edge and running longitudinally ofthe plate is formed a plowed groove 27-and on the top face of said plate running about two-thirds the length there- .K of at one end is atrack 28.

The side frames 30 of the body each includes aV front vertical upright 3l, a rear lower vertical upright 32, a rear upper inclined section 33 and cross pieces 34. To the inner surface of each of the lowermost cross pieces 34 is secured a fastening strip 35 which, when the side frame is connected with the bottom frameof the body by dowels,V will occupy the space atan end of the flooring and said fastening strip may be secured by screws to the side rail 18 of the bottom frame of `the body to prevent accidental displacement of the side frame.

Each -side framexhas a swinging front frame section 36 permanently hinged to the .forward upright 31 by hinges 37 secured to the front face of a front section andto the outside face .of the vertical upright of a side frame, so that VVwhen the parts of the seat are. dismembered each front Aframe section may be swung back against its reispective side frame, butk when the device is lin use each front frame section assumes a position at right anglesto its 'respective' side frame just section.

The front frame sections occupy approximately one-third of the space between the side frames, therefore, their adjacent ends are spaced apart to produce a door way 38 which is normally closed by a sliding door 39 of suicient Width to overlap the adjacentedges of both front frame sections and its closing movement is limited by a stop strip 40 `secured on the inside of one of the front frame sections, and said r:sliding -door `:is provided with ya lhand hold l41 by which it may be slid .backward and forward from the outside. Suitable locking mechanism can be provided for the sliding door.

A lrear lower body `section 42 is removably secured to the rear edges of the side frames by means of hinges 43 having removable pintles and .said lower ,rear ,section is further supported by resting upon the ystrap irons 22. An upper rear body `section 44 is likewise removably secured to the side frames by means of hinges 45 also having Aremovable pintles and said lupper rear .body section is further supported 1bv resting y'upon the `upper edgeof the lower rear-@body section.

vA top frame 46 is provided and `iscomposed of suitable front, rear, and side rails as well as rafters assembled to provide la suitable vpitch to the top covering 47, 'preferably-of waterproof canvas, although any other suitable material may 'be used which will Ashed rain andact as a barrier vto the suns rays.

The front rail of the -top frame is 'connected 'with the front frame sections 'by a tongue and groove construction as shown-in Fig. 3, and saiid front Vrail is further provided with agu'de groove 48 in which the sliding door -39 -is loosely 'fitted to guide-the upperend Iof said door as it slides along the track 28.

The top -frame is connected by-dowels with the body side frames, each of said side frames having f-a fastening strip 49 permanently secured to its 115 upper end which Imay be fastened to the side rails of the top` frame by screws to prevent accidental displacement of said top frame Awhile 1permitting its removal when desired. Disconnectablehinges '76 may yattach the top. to the -upper `rear frame '120 Side, rear and Aeven front ycurtainsfor shades 50 maybe provided to depend from kthe -top downvWard any suitable distance in-.order to protect the -occupantsof the seat from the sun, rain, winietc. 125

Extending upwardly from `the-rear end of the flooring 35 isa riser 51 temporarily secured 'to an attachment str-ipfl fixed to a filler 52 .and-the -two -lowermost cross pieces 34` and the upper edge of said riser terminates at the upper edges of `a 1.1) Vpair-of said cross pieces 34 of Vthe side frames. A cross piecelof the `frame work -of the flower Vrear section 42 'is at'the same Aelevation so 4that a `seat 'element 53 can rest 'upon the riser andthe cross pieces for proper support, and said seat lelement is 1135 connected to Ithe riser, and if desirable, 'to .the

-crosspieces by dowels, so as to perm-it .its` ready removal when desired. l

The sidel frames, the jupper and' lower rear frame sect/ions, and thefront frame sections and the sliding door, are-allfcovered'withsuitable wire meshor screening -54'iny order 'to completely inclose the "body 4and prevent intrusion of animals, insects and the'like.

In that lform 'Ofrthe invention illustrated in 145 Figs. 5 and 7,the`ba.se 55 Iisconstructedfrom sections of metal, preferablypieces of'pipe, andincludes a trestle element ''and a supporting element 57. 'The trestle element is bent or fashioned to provide a rear connecting bar 58 withthe ends'150 I are bent downwardly at right angles to produce extensions 64, each of which inclose an end of a hinge member 61 projecting from an extension 60 with a pin 65 passing through the Awalls ofthe extension 64 andvsaid hinge member 61. The

trestle and supporting.- elements of the base are thus hinged together at their forward ends and in order that the supporting element may swing -or rock relative to the trestle element, portions of the downwardly projecting extensions 64 are cut away at the back as indicated at 66. f

The hingedv extensions form the forward legs of the device and in order to resiliently support therear, flat springs 67 having reversely curved coils 68 intermediate their ends are used. VOne end of each of said springs-is suitably fastened to an arm 63 of the supporting element and to an arm 59 of the trestle element and theend of the spring vconnected to the trestle element khas an -of-set 69 adjacent the end or point of securement to provide-a greater amount of resiliency.

The body of the seat is constructed in the same Ymanner as described with' relation to the first vmentionedform with theexception that a'beam 70 is secured to the underside of the bottom frame ofthe body and a position strip 71v is secured tothe underside of the bottom of the body at the rear thereof and lies just insideof the rear rail 62. The base, and more particularly, the supporting element 57 thereofis secured to -the body in any suitable manner as by staples,

U-clamps or screws-72 and where the latter are used, they may be projected through holes in the supporting element. Inorder that thebase may have restricted contact with the surface on'which it rests, leveling blocks 73 are .preferably secured underneath the arms 59 at their forward ends in order to elevate the major portions of, said arms off the surface on which the device rests.

.Arurther modificationis illustrated in Fig. 6,

wherein stationary trestles or legs 74' are removably but rigidly secured to the bottom frame of the body and these may be connected by cross pieces 75 located at any'suitable places, for Vinstance,`only at the .front .and rear. The ,body of the seat in this'form is identical with that in the first described formation.

In order to take the seat herein described apart, it is only-'necessary toxlift the sliding door 39Vso that its upper end wllproject farther into the guide groove 48 than usual to disengage the lower end of saidsliding door from its track 28 after which said lower end may be swung back toward the riser 51 and said door then manipulated so that it can be taken out through the doorway 38. 1 f

Next the screws which pass through the fas tening strips 49 into the top frameare vremoved Y and said top frame disassembled. After that has been done, the pintles of the hinges 43 and 45 53 can be removed bydisengaging its dowels and next the screws can vbe removed from the riser which fastens Yit to the fillers 52 and said riser the lowerrear body section42 vand roller'shades 92 can be placed under projecting edges of the disassembled.- The screws passing through the fastening strips 35 into-thebottom frame of the `'stiles 78 between the upper edge of the lower rear body are` removed f. which. will permit the side frames and the front sections 36 to'be lifted oi thev bottom frame Iof thefbody and said front frame sections swung back against the outside surfaces ofthe side frames. -If desirable, the ooring 35 can now be removed from the bottomV frame of the-body by withdrawingr the screws which vfasten' it inplace'-and the bottom frame of the-'body can `'be'removedfrom. the base by withdrawing thev Cotter vpins from one set of the sockets which hold the end of the springs and said bottom `frameof the body removed from the leg element 20 or said leg element can be disconnected from the baseY by withdrawing the Yscrews from one of the leaves of each of the hinges 21. .Byreversing the above operations, the device may be reassembled.

The modification .shown in- Figs. '8 and 9 is 'similar' in most'respects .to other body structures but the rear uprights or stiles 78 of the side frames 30 are wid'erat the bottom than at the topV to accommodate the inclined seat backs 79,

there being two of these, in endwise alignment.

VThe lower rear body Vor-.frame section 42 is vconnected with the inner edges of the wide parts of the rear side uprights or stiles 78 by meansof `the removable pintle hinges 43 and the upper edge of said lower rear body section 42 is preferably at the same elevation -as a pair of the cross pieces 34.

A longitudinal supporting strip80 is' provided between thefintermediate cross rail 19 and the side rails 18 to support'the rear edge ofthe floor'- ving 29 which is provided with undercut apertures 8-1 to act as finger holds for easy removal of the flooring. y f Just lback of the supporting ystrip 80 and the rear edge ofthe ooring is placed the riser 82 which has its lower edges notched to register with the rails 18 and 19. Said riser carries screw locking hooks 88 which may be turned to cause their heads to engage the strips 84, which are mounted on the Y' two lowermost cross pieces 34 :and the ller 52 between them, thereby removably mounting the riser in place. f

The vupper edges of both the riser 82 and the lower rear body or frame section 42 arenotched to rreceive the tenon'ends of the bars 84 secured to the undersides of the seat elements 85 which include wooden frames and upholstery or cushions 86. There are two seat elements side by side or in endwise alignment and being temporarily mounted they may be readily removed when the device is to be disassembled. The seat backs 79 are connected at their lower edges by dowels 87 to the rear parts of the seat element frames and engage strips 87a on the seat elements v85and other strips 88 extending diagonally across the 'faces of the uprights or the upper ends by the removable pintle hinges 45.

Each seat back 79 includes awoodenframe and upholstery Vor 'cushion 89. Locking screw hooks,

90 are mounted in the wooden'frames and mayY be rotatedfto cause their heads to engageY the lower edge of the upper rear bodyA section 44 for' removably holding the backs in place.

If found desirable,y strips 91 can be added to the side'frames 30 tofunction as Vabutments for 4 y nacemos .top so .as to :be adjusted ,for protection. the sunrays and rain.; Y .Y

As shown in Fig, 10, thepsliding. (1601335 may have both its top and bottom ends slidably mounted in. .grooves in the front rail of the top fr-aine and in the sill of the bottom frame vas heretofore described but said door may be supported by wheeled hangers 96 runningupon a track 97 secured to the inside of the front rail of the tcp ramaor the sliding door maybe. provided with ball bearings 98 in its lower, edge for engagement with and running upon;.a suitable track 99 mounted in the groove inthesill as shown in Fig. 12, or `if preferred, both ,the wheeled hangers and ball bearing maybe used in conjunctionwith eachother. 1

While I haveaboye described the front frame as including two stationary frame sectionsg36, it willbe obvious that if made sufficiently-wide or the device `as a whole is made shorter, a single stationary rontfframesection may be utilized as shown in Figs. 10 and 11, andif found desirable, the lower parts of the door and stationary frame sectionor sections may have paneling 100 therein in which case` only the upper parts will'be covered with wire netting. l

.A strip 101 of suitable material, such as nannel; may be secured to an edge of the sliding door or the front frame section in order to tightly close the crack between them to exclude insects.

, On the inside of a side frame near-.its front edge is a post 102 which is spaced-from lthe front edge of said side framea distance equalto the; thickness Vci? the removable front section, and said front section is secured tothe post by hinges 103 which will permit said front section to swing .in-

Y ward against the side frame or to be yremoved entirely by withdrawing the p intles *from* hinges. Y i

To the crosspieces`34 of the y.side frames `orany other suitable part of the latter'at the rear end held in place by locking screw hooks ,107 carried by said back frame and `engagingfthe vfor-wand edges of the verticalgstraps 104 and-either .separately from said locking hooks or fin conjunction therewith hinges 108Vmay be secured Vto the fillers 109 yat the ends of the back frame and to .said vertical straps 104 which latter are secured to the side frames by fastening devices 110. In addition to the fastening vdevices 110 the vertical straps may be further supported by positioning them so that their lower ends may rest yupon the strap irons 2 2.

.The bottom frame may be suitably braced by iron straps v1 11 secured to the parts .18, 19` and A16. Inaddition to the usual `doiwels for holding the stretchers `or cross bars 12 to thetrestles, bolts n 112 maybe utilized in which case they arepositioned through roni the outer ,faces of .the end trestles endwise into the said cross .bars .or

stretchers.

It is often the case that theiiooring in devices of `Vthis kind warp due to the varying weather conditions, for which reason I preferthat the flooring be ofthe .overlapping vtongue and groove time as illustrated n- 10, and linwhichthe boards are` relatively narrow.v l Y The non-adjustable shades, curtains or awning fringe is preferablyprovided with reinforced elongated openings 113 land the reinforcements may be grommets 114 in order to readily pass over the head of a screw eye v115 or equivalent device, and when the latter is turned .crosswise `of the opening Y113, the shade, curtainor awning fringe willbe detachably held in place,

Where a single frontframe section A3,6 and .a single sliding door are used, .a strap or bead 116 is placedon the inner faceof the side frame opposite the one to which the front frame seclrtion is hinged. This bead or strap 116 strengthens the. side frame, adds a finishV thereto .and

:acts as a yclosure for the crack between vthe meetine .a base, a .ibottomframe having its front portion hinged .tothe front :of .the Ibase,.springs interposed between Athe rear of thexbottomirame and .the base, side frames having. front `frame sections hinged 'thereto and removably connected to .the bottom frame, a lower rear frameV section detachable' connected to the side frames, an upper rear :frame section also d'etachablyV secured Ato `the side frames, Aa tcp ,detachablyxsecured to .the .Side frameseand the upper rear and. front 'of -Sa'd .trestles having an upwardly projectingextension near its rear end, 1.a socket mounted on the upper rend of each extension; [ai `leg l1.25

irons, coil springs mountedbetween pairs of .sockets and heldin place by. cotter pins, a sill plate mounted onthe luppeltsurfaceof thefront of the bottom frame, a flooring .mountedonthe :bottom frame twithrthe ends thereof terminating short of the outside edges of the *sidesy of the -bottom yframe With the upper A surface ofv said flooring fush with the upper surface ofvthesill plate, side frames connected by dowelsfwith the sides of the bottom frame Vandha-ving front frame sections hinged thereto which have a tongue `and groove connection 'with Ythe silly :plate `and fthe ,adjacent edgesA o f said front frame :sections being spaced :apart to vprovide a doorway, :fastening strips permanently secured zto the Slow-.er inside f faces of the side frames-@to occupy :the-spaces ,between said side :frames land the `ends of the Ilooring and to be fastened to thebottom frame, rear -frame sections` mounted one above the `other .andv detachably connected vto the :side -framesr a top frame connected by dowels with the side frames and by tongues and grooves with the upper ends of the front frame sections, fasteningv Y top frame, said top frame having a guide groove at its forward end, a track on thesill plate, a sliding door having its lower end mounted on said track and its upper end ttedin the guide groove,.

frame, flooring detachably secured to the bottom frame having its upper surface iiush with the sill plate, side frames detachably connected with the base, front frame sections hingedly connected with the side frames and detachably connected with the bottom frame, rear frame` sections detachably connected to the side frames, a riser detachably connected to the side frames at the rear of the flooring, a seat element detachably mounted on the upper edge of the riser and portions of the side frames Yand Yone of the rear.

frame sections, a top detachably mounted on the side frames and having a tongue and groove connection with the front frame sections and a'door I, removably and slidably mounted between the sill plate and the top for normally closing the space between adjacent sides of the front frame section.

4. A collapsible inclosed screened seat including a base, a bottom frame having its front portion hinged to the front of the base, springs in terposed between the rear of the bottom frame and the base, side frames including rear stiles, the lower portions of which are considerably wider vthan the upper ends, front frame sections hinged to the forward edges of the side frames and removably connected to the bottom frame, a lower rear frame section detachably connected to the inner edges of the stiles of the side frames, an upper rear frame section also detachably connected to the side frame stiles at the outer or rear edges thereof, said rear frame sections being spaced apart, diagonal strips secured to the inner faces of the side frame Stiles between the upper edge of the lower` rear frame section andthe lower edge of the upper rear frame section, a

side frames slightly to the rear ofthe supporting strip, a riser contacting with the rear edges of the ooring and supporting strip and resting upon parts of the'bottorn frame, locking screw y hooks carried by the riser for engagement with the upright strips to removably hold the riser in place, the upper edge of said riser and the upper edge of the lower rearframe section having aligned notches formed therein, two seat elements each including a wooden frame, a cushion and bars, the latter being mounted on under faces of the woodenframes and having tenon ends for registration with the notches in the riser and lower rear frame section, seat backs including wooden frames and cushions, said backs being-connected with the frames of the seat elements by dowels and resting against the diago nal strips and engaging the lower part of the upper rear frame sections, locking screw hooks carried by the backs for engagement with the upper rear frame section to removably mount said backs in place, a top detachably secured to theY side frames and the upperrear and front frame sections, a door slidably mounted between the bottom frame and top, and screening secured to the side frames, the front and rear frame sections and the sliding door. Y

5. In a device of the character described, a

baseya bottom frame hingedly connected at itsV front with the base, means to resiliently support the rear end of the bottom frame above the base,

vside frames detachably mounted on the bottom fra-me, said side frames including a verticalstrap positioned in the lower part of their rear ends and mounted on the insides ofsaid side frames, said straps each having opposed shoulders, a lower back frame section including longitudinal cross piecesone of which lies below the lower shoulder of each vertical strap, while the other rests on the yuppermost shoulder of each of said vertical straps, fillers also included as parts of the lower back frame section, hinges connected to said `iillers and the vertical straps, locking hookscarthereof, a front section hingedly connected `to the postr for detachably connecting said front `frame section to the side frame as well as per- 6. The structure set forthin claim 5, in combination with a track mounted in aY groove in the bottom framel and ball bearings mounted in the bottom of the door and engaging the lastV mentioned track.

STEPHEN STRAN SKY.

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