US2627298A - Convertible nursery furniture - Google Patents

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Feb. 3, 1953 R, BROWN 2,627,298

CONVERTIBLE NURSERY FURNITURE Fil'ed Sept. 19, 1947 2 SHEETS-SHEET l 2 2 T 4 g 8 T- i do J2 FIG I Awe/27hr: Roy WE /"own.

Feb. 3, 1953 w, BRQWN 2,627,298

CONVERTIBLE NURSERY FURNITURE Filed Sept. 19, 1947 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 //2 vnfor R 0y W B r0 W12 Patented Feb. 3, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE) CONVERTIBLE NURSERY FURNITURE Roy W.Brown, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Application September 19, 1947, Serial No. 774,914

.1 Claim. 1

My invention relates to nursery furniture, an object of the invention being to provide an article of nursery furniture which is particularly adapted for small homes, apartments and the like and is convertible to a variety of uses according to the desires of the parents and according to the age of the child.

Specifically, my article of furniture may be employed as a bassinette o-r crib either rockable or wheelable, being a low-type chair in which the infant may be fed or may play on the tray provided, such chair being also either rockable or wheelable, a walker or in other words a device in which the child may be placed for training in walking, a carriage, a. sleigh, a tea-wagon, or a night or bed table.

A further object is to provide an article of furniture of the character herewithin described which is of conspicuously simple construction rendering the same susceptible to merchandising at a low price, and which is convertible into the various uses aforesaid quickly and readily without anything more than the most rudimentary instruction leaflet or label.

With the foregoing objects in view, and such other objects and advantages as will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention relates as this specification proceeds, my invention consists essentially in the arrangement and construction of parts all as here inafter more particularly described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of my article of nursery furniture.

Figure 2 is a cross-section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a cross-section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4. is a fragmentary detail illustrating the manner in which my wheel assembly looking rods engage recesses provided therefor in the associated guideways.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal vertical cross-section as per Figure 2 of an alternative embodiment of my invention.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary underside plan of the central area of the embodiment of Figure 5 illustrating the manner in which the wheeling assemblies may be preserved in the out-of-use position.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures.

My invention comprises a rectangular enclosure collectively designated l and comprised of the pair of side walls 2 and end walls 3 and 4. The foregoing walls are secured to framing members 5 and 6, the latter taking the form of rockers.

The framing members 5 are of the cross-sec tional configuration best depicted in the accompanying Figure 3 and are longitudinally grooved at l to receive at the right-hand end thereof (with respect to the accompanying Figures 1 and 2) the slidably removable tray 8 bordered by the flanges 9 and [0. In this connection it is to be noted that the grooves 1 are open ended or extend from end to end of the framing members 5, so that the tray 8 can be slid longitudinally in and out of the members 5. A rear horizontal panel portion I I similarly provided with aflange I2 is positioned to the rear of the back-board It.

The back-board I3 rests via the lower edge thereof on a pair of inclined slats l4 lying parallel with and adjacent to the side walls 2. Upon these slats is also supported a seat-board [5 as clearly depicted in Figure 2 from which it will be seen that the back-board may be adjusted as to its position within the enclosure l by means of the transversely aligned, spaced and diagonally disposed pairs of slots IE, ISA etc. ofwhich pairs of slots as many as desired may be formed in the members 5.

A. pair of transversely aligned recesses H are provided in the upper edges of the rockers 6 to receive a removable foot-board l8, and for the amusement of the infant, I secure t6 the side walls 2 and across platform 8, a bead rod [9. It

will be observed from Figure 2 that the upper edge of the foot board l8 rests against the vertical side members 2| hereinafter described.

Positioned for vertical sliding movement against the interior surfaces of the end walls 3 and 4, and within guideways 20 formed between the aforesaid end walls and vertical side members 2| secured against side walls 2 are wheeling assemblies designated 22. These wheeling assemblies each consists of a horizontally oblong rectangular frame 23 composed of the upper and lower horizontal rails 24 and 25 and the side rails 26.

The aforesaid frame is enclosed by panels 2'! and 28, and positioned within the aforesaid frames are means for securing the wheeling. assemblies in retracted or elevated position, or al-' ternatively in projected position.

The means for maintaining my wheeling assemblies in retracted or projected position as stated in the immedately preceding paragraph consists in the provision of a vertical slot 29 in each of the upper rails 24, through which extend the vertically angulated portions 36 of retractable dogs in the form of oppositely endwise shiftable rods 31 normally held outwardly projected by the springs 32 the outer ends whereof are anchored to downwardly projecting eye-bolts 133 secured to the underside of rail 24, while the inner ends of the aforesaid springs are anchored to the upwardl projecting portions 30.

The upwardly projecting portions 36 terminate in grips 34 for the convenient manipulation thereof, and it is to be understood that the outer ends of the rods 3| extend through pairs of' aligned apertures 35 in the side rails 26. It is to be observed that positioned within the guideways 26 are filler strips 36 as depicted in the accompanying Figure 4 having upper and lower apertures 36 and 36 into which the rods 3! may be projected in the retracted and lowered position of the wheeling assemblies respectively.

Secured for swivelling movement to the rails 25 are castors 31 and from the foregoing description it will be understood that upon gripping the members 34 and squeezing, the rods 31 move inwardly to disengage the associated wheeling assembly whereby the same may be projected and my device elevated above the rockers 6. By reference to Figure 2 it will be noted that sleigh'runners 38 may if desired be secured againstthe under edges of rockers 6 by means-of-the studs 39which extend through blind apertures dilformed in the said rockers.

In view of all theforegoing it will now be explainedthat if it is desired to use my invention as a bassinette or crib, back-board 13 will beremovedand the seat-board l moved leftd r The ter fo oa d 8 ll be la across slats 14 at the right-hand endrwith respect to Figure2) of the-leftwardly moved seatboard to providefora continuous bed or' panel. Ii it is desired -touse thedevice as a walker, the footrest I8 is, removed, the wheeling assemblies 2 2" are lowered and'the seat-board and backboard may beremoved or allowed to remain according to choice; The child may then stand within the enclosure 1, and'by holding on to the sides, propel the device and thus gain selfinstruction in the art of walking.

If it is desired to use my device as a tea wagon, the wheelin assemblies will be lowered and the back-board l3 removed. Same will then be'inserted into slots 1 withthe curved upper edge 41 at the rightj-handend (with respect to Figure l). Tray 8 will of course have been previously removed, and thereafter re-inserted when it will be found that the curvature of the flange 9- is complementary to that of edge il so that a continuous table top is provided.

In the accompanyingFigures 5 and 6 I have depicted an alternative manner of projecting and retracting thewheeling assemblies 2. In this modification'the guide members 2 i of my first embodiment are eliminated,'the wheeling assemblies being pivoted 11; the upper corners thereof for rotary movementat the point 43.

Each wheeling assembly may be maintained in the vertical position by means of a conventional break-joint brace, M such as is commonly employed in connection with bridgetables and the like, and any of several means'may be employed tomaintain the vvheeling'a'ssemblies in the retracted or horizontal position, such, for example, as the rotatable tie-bar 45 one end of which is secured at 46 to one of the wheeling assemblies, the other end being hooked as at 3'! to engage a stud 48 on the other wheeling assembly. In all other respects it is to be understood the embodiment of Figures 5 and 6 is similar to that depicted in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive.

In conclusion it may be stated that by turning my device up on one end so that either one of the end walls 3 or 4 constitutes a table top, a night or bed table may be formed, and since various modifications can be made in my invention as hereinabove described, and many apparently widely different embodiments of same made within the spirit and scope of the claim without departing from such spirit and scope, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim as my invention is:

In an article of furniture of the class described, a vertically walled, horizontally rectangular and oblong enclosure wherein the longer side walls are rocker mounted, a pair of wheeling assemblies within said enclosure, means mounting eachof said wheeling assemblies for retraction within, andextension from said enclosure, said assemblies each including a sub stantially rectangular plate, and a pair of spaced castors secured at the loweredges of each of said plates, said mounting means enablingsaid wheeling assemblies to be pivotally mounted for rotation between the vertical and the horizontal adjacent the lower edgesof the end walls of said enclosure, said wheeling assemblies, in the horizontal position, being nested in opposition between said end walls; and means for maintaining said wheeling assemblies in the retracted position within said enclosure and further meansfor maintainingsaid assembly in the ex tended positionfrom" said enclosure, said first mentioned means including a rotatable tie-rod secured at one end thereof to one of said Wheeling assembliesand being detachably secured by the other end thereof tothe other of said Wheeling assemblies, said last mentioned means including a i the side walls of said enclosure and said wheeling assemblies.

ROY W. BROWN,

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date D. 142,512 Cronk Oct. 9, 1945 935,385 Mason SeptQZB, 1909 1,364,683 Beck Jan. 4, 1921 1,674,741 Rosman June 26, 1928 2,106,927 Kinnear Feb. 1, '1938 2,397,528 Brandwen Apr. 2, 1946 2,415,146 Nanna 14-; Feb. 4, '1947 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 369,267 Great Britain Mar. 11, 1932 391,303 Great Britain 7 Apr. 27, 1933 break-joint brace extending between

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