US1931085A

US1931085A - Furniture

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Publication number: US1931085A
Application number: US449792A
Authority: US
Inventors: Salomon Irving
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1930-05-05
Filing date: 1930-05-05
Publication date: 1933-10-17
Anticipated expiration: 1950-10-17

Description

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FURNITURE Irving Salomon, Chicago, Ill. 7 Application May 5, 1930. Serial No. 449,792

' 4 Claims. (01. 155-194).

My invention relates to furniture, and includes among its objects and advantages an improvement in the construction of metal furniture supported on legs.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of an assembled school desk, and Fig. 2 is an isometric view of the parts from which it is made.

In the embodiment of the invention selected for illustration, the frame proper includes two U- shaped side or end members 10, each comprising a horizontal upper-bight 12 and a rear arm 14 and front arm 16 constituting the corner posts and legs. The bights 12 support the edges of the top or seat member 17. f

Members

14 and 16 are braced intermediate their ends by a unitary brace in the shape of a third U-shaped member, having its bight 18 extending across between the rear legs 14 and the proximate portions 20 of its arms running forward from the rear legs 14 to the front legs 16, The arms of the brace member are continued downwardly at 22 to form liners nested into the lower portions of the front legs 16. These liners .22 may be spot-welded at intervals to the legs in which they nest. In the chair illustrated the front legs 16 are curved forwardly as at 24 to increase the stability of the completed article, and these forwardly curved portions are in a position stresses and to occasional accidental kicks and blows. The arrangement of the three U-shaped members shown provides a double thickness throughout the curved portions of the front legs 16 where the heaviest loads and most severe shocks are encountered.

The bracing of the frame is completed by paneling, comprising a front panel 26, a bottom panel 28, and a rear panel 30. The side edges of all three panels may be spot-welded to the adjacent 7 frame members, and across the top the member 1'7 affords a structural connection of ample'rigidity between the tops of the side members. The front and

rear panels

26 and 30 may have in- .wardly turned flanges 2'7 and 31 to provide a spotwelding attachment to the bights 12, and the front and rear edges of the bottom panel 28 may be upset as at 29 to overlie similar flanges 33 extending in from the bottom edges of the

panels

26 and 30. The

paneling

26, 28, and 30 defines a transversely open passage through the device. This may be left open to receive books or other articles, or a slidable drawer may readily be simply set in place therein.

l I have illustrated the three U-shaped frame where they will be exposed to heavier bending members built up of angle iron throughout. -At the lower ends of the legs, one of the webs of the angle may be cut away and the other bent back to provide attachment means for casters or an enlarged bearing on the supporting floor surface. This'is indicated at 32 for the front legs, and 34 for the rear legs. In the case of a seat or chair, I provide extensions 36 nested over the upper portions of the rear legs 14 and extending above the same to support 5. the cross panels 38 defining the back rest proper. In case of a school desk I nest a similar extension] 40 overthe upper portion of the right front leg 16. This extension carries an inwardly extending horizontal arm 42 and may be braced by a diag 7 onal brace 44 extending forwardly and upwardly from the right extension 36 just above the seat level. The outer end of the brace 44 has a horizontal portion 46, and the desk top 48 is securely supported by fastening it to the horizontal por- 75,

tions 42 and 46. All the different parts of the frame proper and back may be united by rivets or by spot-welding, and preferably by both. The extension 40 and brace 44 may be boltedin place. I have indicated a plurality of spaced holes 50 for the bolt at the rear end of the member 44. A similar' set of spaced holes 52 in the front face of the extension 40 receives a bolt passing through the single aperture 54 in the corresponding flange of the front 85, leg 16. To assistin the adjustment of the desk top to different heights, I provide another bolt 56 in the side flange of the same leg, and a slot 58 in the side flange of the extension 40 to receive the head of the bolt 56. Thus, removal of the bolts in the

holes

50 and 52 will not let the desk top fall to the floor, but the top and its members will be temporarily guided in vertical sliding movement by the bolt 56 and the ,slot 58. Without further elaboration, the foregoing will so'fullyexplain my invention that others may, by applying knowledge current at the time of application, readily adapt the same for use under various conditions of service.

, I claim:

1. An article of furniture, including a metal frame made up of three U-shaped frame members, each of said frame members being made up of angle stock, the arms of two of said frame members forming the legs of the article, the third frame member interconnecting said legs across both sides and the back, the front end of the arms of said third frame member being extended downwardly and nested inside said front legs to reinforce them, said front legs being curved outward- 1y, a top member having its side edges overlying and fastened to the bights of said first two frame members, and paneling boxing in the space defined by said frame members from said third frame member up to said top member, the edges of said paneling being spot-welded to said frame members to brace them.

2. An article of furniture, including a metal frame made up of three U -shaped frame members, the arms of two of said frame members forming four legs of the article, the third frame member interconnecting said legs across both sides and the.

back, the lower ends of the front legs being bent outwardly, the third frame member having arms 3. A chair comprising a frame made up of two U shaped members, the arms of said 'members forming two rear legs and two front legs and the bights of said members forming seat supporting means, the lower ends of certain of said legs being curved, and a third member having portions conforming to the shape of said curved portions and fastened thereto, and other portions shaped to interconnect the legs to brace the same, a seat mounted upon .said bights, and a receptacle mounted upon the portions of the third member interconnecting said legs.

4. A chair comprising a frame made up of two members bent to provide two rear legs, two front legs and seat supporting means, the lower ends of said frontlegs being curved outwardly, and a third member bent to provide portions reenforcing said curved portions and other portions forming bracing means for all the legs.

IRVING SALOMON.