US2092082A

US2092082A - Glider

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Publication number: US2092082A
Application number: US65447A
Authority: US
Inventors: Carl H Oermann
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1936-02-24
Filing date: 1936-02-24
Publication date: 1937-09-07
Anticipated expiration: 1954-09-07

Description

Sept. 2 293?. c. H. OERMANN I 2,092,032

GLIDER Filed Feb. 24, 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR (EARL H. OERMANN ATTORNEY P 1937. c. H. QERMANN 2,092,082

GLIDER Filed Feb. 24, 1936 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 v5 HIIIEIIIH INVENTOR CARL H. OERMANN ATTORNEY Sept. 7, 1937. c. H. OERMANN GLIDER Filed Feb. 24, 1956 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 FLOOR LINE INVENTOR CARL H. OERMANN BY WM %.W

ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 7, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Claims.

This invention relates. to gliders or couch hammocks or the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a glider or couch hammock wherein the'seat is supported 5 for swinging movement in a novel and improved manner.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved glider or the like in which the supporting means for the seat is located beneath the 1 seat structure so as to be entirely out of the way of an occupant or occupants of the glider.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved glider or the like in which the supporting means for the seat is of such form that the seat has smoother movement'than various types of gliders heretofore produced.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved glider or the like having a. novel form of glider frame construction and mountin for the glider seat.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved glider of the character mentioned, which is simple in construction, and reliable and exact in function under all conditions of service.

The invention also comprises certain new and useful improvements in the construction, arrangement and combination of the several parts of which it is composed, as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed. 1

In the accompanying drawings;-

Figure 1 is a perspective of a glider or couch hammock constructed according tothe present invention;

' Fig. 2 is an end elevation, parts being omitted means;

Fig. 3 is a detail plan of a portion of the glider frame, the handle at one end of the seat frame being in section, and the back being omitted; I

Fig. 4 is a detail front elevation, partly in section, of the structure shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken on the line 8-6 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 7 is a vertical section taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, the improved glider or couch hammock comprises similarly formed end supports II, which constitute supporting means for the seat structure, as will be hereinafter described. Each end support comprises a front foot i3, a rear foot ,andan arcuatebar l5, of suitable con- 55 tour, as shown in Fig. 2, which connects said feet.

superposed above the end supports I I, is a, seat frame 16 of any desired construction. In the present instance the seat frame it is shown as being formed of angle irons or bars, there being spaced front and rear side bars 11, it, which are to illustrate more clearly the seat suspension connected at their ends byflcross bars l9. Also intermediate of their ends, the side bars I1, I 8,- are connected by a cross bar 20 (Figs. 3 and 4).

Fixed to, and carried by the cross bars l9 of the' seat frame, are arm rests 2|, preferably formed from pipes or tubes, and having any desired curvature or shape.

Suitably secured to the rear end of the seat frame It, is a back frame 22, of any approved construction. The relative position of the back 0 frame may be adjusted by means of notched straps 23,;which are pivoted to thearm rests 2| and extend through slots 24 formed in the ends -of the back frame 22, as shown in Fig. 2'. The straps 23 are formed with a plurality of notches 25 along one edge, to provide teeth adapted to engage the slots 24, as shown.

The seat frame [6 supports a spring structure, 26 (Fig. 2) and the spring structure 26 in turn supports seat cushions 21 (Figs. 1 and 2). The back frame 22 supports back cushions 28, as is customary. In Figs. 3 and 4 the spring structure 26 is omitted, so as to clearly show the construction of the seat frame [6 and associated parts.

Depending from the end cross bars I 9, is a pair of supporting elements, one of which is disposed near the front of the seat frame it, and the other being located near the rear of said seat frame.

Each front supporting element comprises a bar 30, the upper end of which is pivoted to the cross bar l9, as indicated at 29. At the lower end of bar 30 there is secured thereto an arcuate bar, so formed as to provide a pair of arms 3i, 32 which extend forwardly and rearwardly, respectively, from the supporting bar 30.

Each rear supporting element comprises a bar' 33, the upper end of which is pivoted to the cross bar l9, as indicated at 39. The lower end of bar 33 carries an arcuate member, formed to provide 40 a. pair of

arms

34, 35 which extend, respectively, forwardly and rearwardly from the bar 33.

' As shown in Fig. 2, the front and rear supporting elements may preferably be substantially in the form of an inverted T. 45

Also, as shown in Figs. 4 and,5, it will be noted that the length of the seat frame 16 is slightly greater than the distance between the endsupportsll, so that the cross bars [9 are disposed slightlyoifset with respect to said end supports. According y. the

bars

30 and 33 extend downwardly and inwardly from the cross bars I 9. In this way the supporting means for the glider will be disposed underneath the glider seat, in an out of the way position. i

Preferably the bars 30 are connected to the bars constituting the arms 3|, 32, by means of rivets, and also connected to the lower ends of the bars 30 at the places where the arms 3!, 32 are connected thereto, are the downturned ends of a brace 31. The brace 31 underlies the seat frame l6 and at an intermediate point is connected to cross bar 20, as indicated at 38, Figs. 3

and 4. Brace 31 parallels the front-and rear side bars l1 and I8 of the seat frame It.

In order to further reinforce the seat structure, a second bar or brace 40 may be employed. The brace 40 is constructed similarly to brace 3'! and has downwardly bent ends which are secured to the rear supporting element at the point where bar 33 is connected to the bar constituting arms 34, 35 (Fig. 2). The intermediate portion of brace 40 is connected to cross bar- 20, as indicated at 4|, Fig. 3.

The front and rear supporting elements may be connected to the end supports II by any suitable means. As shown, such connecting means may comprise a plurality of links.

In the instant case, four sets of links are em- 20 :lioyed, indicated, respectively, at 43, 44, 45', and

43 and 45 are arranged invsubstantially parallel relationship, while

links

44 and 46 are disposed substantially parallel to each other.

25 However,

links

43 and 45 are inclined with respect to the vertical in one direction when the glider is at rest, while

links

44 and 46 are in- 'clined in the opPOsite direction.

If so desired the links may be constructed 30" from bars or straps of suitable metal, or said links may be constructed .from any other suitable material, such as wires, rods, or the like.

.As shown best in Fig. 2, the upper end of link '43 is pivotally connected to. the bar l5, as indi- 35 cated at 48, and the lower end of said link is pivotally connected to the front extremity of arm 3|,as indicated at 49.

The upper end of link 45 is pivotally connected to the-bar l5, as indicated at 50' and the lower 40 end of said link is pivotally connected to the front end of arm 34, as indicated at whereby link 45 will be disposed substantially parallel with link 43. The upper end of link 44 is-pivotally connected 45 to the bar l5, as indicated at 52, the point 52 being disposed slightly tothe rear of pivot point ,5ll of link 45, andthe lower endof link 44 is pivotally connected to the extremity of arm 32, as indicated at 53.

50 The upper end of 1ink'46 is pivotally connected to bar l5, as indicated at 54, and the lower end i of link 46 is pivotally connected to arm 35, as indicated at 55, whereby link 46 vwill be disposed substantially parallel with link .44.

A's shown in Figs. .6. and '7. thelinks may be constructed in pairs, so as to straddle the end supports II, as well as the front and rear supporting elements, and said links are so formed as to permit easy swinging movements of the .60 seat with respect to the stationary end supports.

The construction and mounting of the seat is such that the seat is supported so as to swing forward and backward (see dotted lines Fig. 2%) without any substantial side sway and the swinging 65' movement of the seat is somewhat more pleasant than was obtained from gliders or couch-hammocks heretofore constructed in which the seats were suspended rather than supported from end members. H g 1 ',-g.

Changes may be\made iii the"details of construction and in the arrangement of the parts above described within certain limits without" departing from the spirit of the invention.

Y porting members.

Having thus described my invention; what I claim is:-

l; Glider structure comprising stationary end members, a seat structure overlying said endend, said cross arms being disposed beneath the intermediate portions of said stationary end members,- each end of each cross arm being connected by a link to an intermediate portion of one of said end members.

- '2. Glider structure comprising stationary end members, each in the form -of an arcuate bar having downturned ends providing feet for supporting the bar, the intermediate portion of said end members being disposed in a plane spaced above the fioor, a seat structure overlying the 4 end supporting members, a pair of member depending from each end of the seat structure and terminating beneath theintermediate of said end members; each of said depending members being pivotally connected at its upper end to said seat structure and having a cross arm rigidly connected to its lower portion, each end of each cross .arm being connected by a link to an intermediate portion of one of said end members.

3. A glider comprising end supporting, members, each having an intermediate portion disposed in a planeabove the floor, a seat structure overlying said end supportingniembers, a pair of inverted T-shaped members pivotally 0011-. nected at their upper ends to each of the ends of said seat structure and having a cross arm at their lower ends disposed beneath the intermediate portionsof said and supporting members, each end of each cross arm being connected by a link to an intermediate portion of one of said supporting members.

4. A glider comprising end supporting members having an arcuate bar formed with downturned ends whereby the intermediate portion of said bar. is disposed in a plane above the floor, a seat structure overlying said supporting members, a pair of inverted T-shaped membersat each end of the glider, each T-shaped member having a substantially vertically disposedbar pivoted at its upper end to the end-of saidseat structure and a substantially horizontally disposed cross arm rigidly fixed to its lower end,-

-, 5. A glider comprising stationary end supporting members having an intermediate portion disposed in a plane above the floor, a seat structure overlying said end members, a pair of inverted T-shaped members pivotally connected tc each end of said seat structure and depending'thereq from and terminating in a cross arm disposed in a plane located beneath the intermediate portions of said-end supporting members, each end of each cross arm being connected by a link to an intermediateportion of one of said sup- CARL 1!. 0mm.

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