US2801676A

US2801676A - Upholstered furniture for seating

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Publication number: US2801676A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1957-08-06
Anticipated expiration: 1974-08-06

Description

Aug. 6, 1957 S. S. JONAS Filed Aug. 29, 1955 failli. l

UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE FOR SEATING, SUCH AS CHAIRS OR COUCHES N45, IN V EN TOR.

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UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE FOR SEATING, SUCH AS CHAIRS R COUCHES Samuel S. Jonas, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application August 29, 1955, Serial No. 531,195

3 Claims. (Cl. 15S-112) This invention relates to upholstered chairs or couches, and more particularly to such furniture that is equipped `with arm rests.

in lsuch furniture, it has been common to attach the arms rigidly to the trame. Accordingly, .when occupied, the Iseat would be depressed `again-st the resilience of the seat cushion, while the arms remain in elevated position.

1t is one of the Iobjects of this invention to provide an arm construction that avoids this objection; and more particular-ly by Iattaching the `arm to the seat cu-shions.

It is another object of this invention to improve and simplify, in general, seats and couches of this character.

This invention possesses many other advantages, and has other objects which may be made more clearly apparent from a considerati-on of :one embodiment of the invention. =For this purpose, there is shown y.a form in the drawings accompanying and forming -a part of the present specification. This form will now be described in detail, illustrating the general principles of the invention; but it is to be understood that this detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, since the scope of this invention is best dened by the appended claims.

Referring to the :drawings:

iFigure 1 is la pictorial -view of la couch embodyin-g the invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section o1 the couch, taken through one of the arms; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary .sectional View, taken along a plane corresponding to line .33 of Fig. 2.

The Acouch includes la structure having superposed frame members A1 and 2. Member 1 is provided with legs 3. These trame members are appropriately attached together so as to clamp between them the inwardly turned edges of the fabric or leather covers4 and 5. The cover 4 provides a lower 'edge for the couch; and the cover 5 serves as fa covering for the seat portion 25.

The seat portion is upholstered as by Iappropriate cotton batting 6, or the like, confined between the cover -5 and webbing 7. A number of springs 8 resting upon the frame member 2. and engaging webbing 7 serves to provide seat resilience. An appropriate back structure 9 may also be provided.

Directly supported upon the upper surface of cover 5 are the arm structures 10 and l1.

Each arm structure includes `a box-'like structure having an upper member 12,

side members

13 and 14, and a plurality of struts 15 arranged along the bottom portion of the frame structure. A -welt or piping 16 extends around the base of the

arm rest

10 or 11 and is attached both to the

arm rest

10 or 11 and the cover 5. In this way the `arm rests 10 and 11 are supported wholly upon the upper surface of the seat portion.

States Patent 0 ICC interposed between the -frame

structure comprising members

12, 13, 14 and 15 and the cover material 17, upholsteri-ng, such as cotton batting 18, may be provided.

The frame member 1 is provided with a plurality of longitudinally extending Slat members 19. These slats have openings for the passage of metal straps or wires 20 extending upwardly through the members 15 and placed under tension by the action of the springs 8 when the seat 5 is not occupied. The ends of these metal strap members may be anchored in any appropriate manner to the

members

19 and 15, as by the aid of screws. Since the wires or straps 20 limit upward movement of the rest 1:1, the springs 8 cause the `cover 5 to bulge about the margins of the rest, as shown clearly in Fig. 2. The general appearance thus created is .that the `rest-s 10 and 11 are rigidly a part of the frame and that the seat is upholstered Iabout rigid-1y supported rests.

This structure, while indicated in connection with a couch, is adaptable for any furniture designed for seating. When the couch is occupied 'by one or more person-s, the arm rests 10 and 11 are depressed along with the seat structure. Tension on the straps is then relieved, but due -to the welt or piping 16, the arm rests 10 and 11 are moved downwardly with the seat as the seat is lexed under the weight of the occupant.

The inventor claims:

1. `In furniture of the character described: an upholstered seat; a frame tor the seat; resilient means supporting the sea-t on the frame; an arm rest disposed on the seat; `a flexible connect-ion between the frame and the rest and limiting movement of the rest upwardly from the frame whereby the resilient means causes the seat to dex about the marginal por-tions of the rest; and means connecting the rest to the seat.

2. In furniture of the character described: an upholstered seat; a frame for the seat; resilient means supporting the seat on the trame; an arm rest disposed on the sea-t; -a exible connection 4between the frame and the rest and limiting movement of the rest upwardly from the frame whereby the resilient means causes the sea-t to Hex about the marginal portions of the rest; and a welt extending about and secured to the lower` edge of the rest and joining the rest to the seat.

3. in furniture of th-e character described: an uplholstered seat; a frame for the seat; resilient means supporting the seat on the frame; an arm rest supported on the seat, said rest having a bottom member rest-ing on the seat; means for attaching the lower edge of the rest upon the seat; and a flexible connection between said bottom member and the frame, and placed under tension by the resilient means while the seat is unoccupied; said connection limiting movement of t-he rest upwardly from the frame, and -causing the resilient means to flex the seat about the marginal portions of the rest.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS D. 170,189 Glass Aug. 18, 1953 `1,105,822 Murphy Aug. 4, 1914 1,585,279 Brandber-g May 18, 1926 2,495,849 Kris Jan. 31, 1950 2,692,638 Castell Oct. 26, 1954 FOREIGN PATENTS 578,982 Great Britain July 18, 1946