US2809692A

US2809692A - Removable upholstery for chairs

Info

Publication number: US2809692A
Application number: US480151A
Authority: US
Inventors: Taffae Israel Sarge
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1955-01-06
Filing date: 1955-01-06
Publication date: 1957-10-15
Anticipated expiration: 1974-10-15

Description

7 l. s. TAFFAE 2,809,692

REMOVABLE UPHOLS'IERY FOR CHAIRS Filed Jan. 6', 1955 1 45 5 5 INVENTOR.

IS RA E L SARGE TA FFHE ATTORNEY.

United States atet REMOVABLE UPHOLSTERY FOR CHAIRS Israel Sarge Taifae, Cedarhurst, N. Y.

Application January 6, 1955, Serial No. 480,151

Claims. (Cl. 155-182) This invention relates to chairs. More particularly, the invention deals with removable upholstery having means for quickly andeasily coupling and uncoupling the upholstery with the chair frame to facilitate cleaning or reconditioning thereof. Still more particularly, the invention deals with an upholstery system, wherein the upholstery is in the form of an elongated envelope or casing, in which cushioning or padding means is removably disposed to facilitate cleaning or laundering of the envelope or casing.

Further, my invention deals with a removable upholstery having means for adjustably and yieldably supporting the cushion to maintain the same in proper position on the chair frame.

The novel features of the invention will be best understood from the following description, when taken together with the accompanying drawing, in which certain embodiments of the invention are disclosed and, in which, the separate parts are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views and, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a chair showing one of my removable upholsteries mounted in connection therewith.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the upper portion of the chair frame, indicating the manner of attaching one end of the upholstery to the frame.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of a part of the seat, indicating the adjustable and yieldable coupling of the other end portion of the upholstery.

Fig. 3a is a detailed perspective view of one corner of a modified form of upholstery.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal broken section of the pholstery in extended position; and

Fig. 5 is a view, similar to Fig. 4, showing a part of the construction and showing a modification.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing, I have shown a chair, comprising a seat and backrest frame comprising side rails defined by side seat rails 11, side backrest rails 12 joined to the seat rails by a curved intermediate portion 13. The side rails 11 are joined at the front edge of the seat in a crossrail 14, these rails being further joined by a seat platform which, in the construction shown, is in the form of a sheet metal plate 15, having a multiplicity of transversely and longitudinally spaced apertures 16, as clearly noted, in part, in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

The curved portions 13 of the sides of the frame are joined by a crossrod 17; whereas, the top portions of the backrest sides 12 are joined by an integral upper rail 18 and a lower adjacent rail 19. At this time, it will be understood that the plate and rails or

rods

17, 19 can be welded or otherwise secured in position.

At 29 I have shown one of the side leg frames which is employed, it being understood that the other side of the chair will have a similar frame and these frames are detachably coupled by a crossrod 21?. Each frame 29 comprises a front leg member 21 having a rounded lower foot 22, the other end of the leg 21 being curved upwardly, rearwardly and downwardly, as seen at 23, to

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extend into the downwardly and backwardly inclined rear leg 24. The leg 24 has, at its lower end, a foot 25, similar to thefoot 22. Welded or otherwise secured to the leg 24 is a U-shaped bracket 26.

In some methods of construction, the leg frame may be directly welded to the seat frame or the side members 11 thereof. However, in the construction shown, I have indicated, at 27, fastener devices for detachably coupling the

legs

21, 24, as well as the bracket 26 with the frame 10. This detachable coupling is desirable from a standpoint of more compact packaging of the complete chair frame for shipment or transportation thereof.

The top rail or rod 18 is preferably curved rearwardly to give contour to the rear portion of the backrest and the side members 12 include a bent wire backrest portion 28 which is welded or otherwise secured to the rod 19 and to a similar rod 29, arranged below the rod 19 and both

rods

19 and 29 are also curved to conform with the contour of the top rod 18. The backrest portion 28 is welded'or otherwise secured to the

rods

19 and 29, as well as to the side members 12.

At 30 is shown the removable upholstery which, in the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, comprises an elongated envelope or tubular casing, defined by side facings 31, 31' of any suitable fabric, these facings being secured together to form, transversely of the elongated upholstery, a hollow or tubular casing, having an end 32 with eyelets or other fasteners 33 in the facing 31 and 33' in the facing 31'. These

fasteners

33, 33 facilitate attachment of one hook end 34 of coil springs 35 therewith, as clearly indicated in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawing, the other hook end 36 of the spring being adapted to engage one of the apertures 16 in the seat plate 15. It will be understood that a number of these spring couplings are provided across the lower front portion of the chair seat and parts of these couplings are diagrammatically shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

By providing the multiplicity of apertures 16, various adjustments of the springs are made possible in order to keep the upholstery taut on the chair. It will be appar eat that the crossrod 20, in addition to coupling and bracing the leg frames, is so positioned at the upper end of the front leg members 21 as to render the springs 35 substantially invisible, the end 32 of the removable upholstery being arranged above the rod 20'.

Now considering Fig. 4 of the drawing, it will appear that the other end of the upholstery casing is open,.as seen at 37, and the sides of the

facings

31, 31, adjacent the opening, are brought together and coupled with the upper portion of the backrest, in the manner clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

Pivotally mounted on the upper corner portions of the backrest in alinement with the top crossbar 18 is a yokeshaped lock member 38, the crossrod 39 of which, in conjunction with the top crossrod 18, serves to lock the end 49 of the upholstery in position, the upholstery being brought downwardly beneath the rod 39, then through the opening formed above the rod 19 and then downwardly around the rod 18 and bearing upon the end portion 40, as indicated at 41, to secure the upholstery against movement at the upper end of the backrest. The upholstery is then brought downwardly around the crossrod 17, then downwardly around the front crossrod 14 and the springs, which are coupled with the

eyelets

33, 33 are then coupled with the predetermined apertures 16.

In the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 4, inclusive, foam rubber or other paddings are arranged in the upholstery and, as noted in Fig. 4 of the drawing, one long foam rubber strip 42 of predetermined thickness is employed and two

other pad portions

43 and 44, the latter preferably having tapered ends, as at 43' and 44', one of the tapered ends only being shown on each of the pads.

The

pads

43, 44 provide greater bulk or thickness at the seat proper, as well as the backrest portion proper of the upholstery; whereas, adjacent the rod 17,:as"we1l. as the rods 14 and '18, the thickness of the strip 42 of foam rubber. would be 'sufiicient. The

pads

43, 44 can 'be cemented or otherwise secured in position upon theistrip 42,'thus forming a complete cushionunit, Which,' in"its assembled form, is insertable and removable from the envelope or casing 30 in the operation of cleaning or laundering the casing. A

At this time, it 'willbe pointed out that the-upholstery can be quickly and easily reversed in the chair and, from this standpoint, the upholstery-30 may'h'ave facings 31, 31"of the same color and material; O-nthe other hand, these facings can be of difierent colors and of different materials, thus giving extensive use to the upholstery.

InFig. of the drawing, Ihave shown a modification inthe upholstery structure and, in this figure, 45 represents an upholstery unit, generally similar to the unit shown in Fig. 4,' the unit 45 differing simply in providing facings 4'6, 46. of rubber backed fabrics or -materials.

In other words, 47, 47 represent the fabric of the facings; whereas, 48, 48 represent the rubber backings of these facings. In some instances, the complete upholstery may simply comprise the rubber backed facings, as sufficient rubber may be employed between the two facings to provide the required cushioning effect in the seat and backrestof the resulting chair. However, in Fig. 5 of the drawing, 1 have indicated at 49 one of the paddings which Wouldbesimilar to the pad 44-and two of such paddings can be employed, these being cemented to one of the facings 47, 47' prior to assemblage of these facings. On the other hand, the paddings could be removablydisposed between the facings and simply positioned in the envelopes to as theiclosed end of the upholstery; whereas, the other endof the upholstery will' be referred toas the open end, as seen for example at 37 in Fig. 401' the drawing. With the construction'illustrated in Fig. 3a of the drawing, the end, 32' would, at all times, be partially closed by the fasteners 33" and, in some cases, it may be found that the

end

32, 32 can be maintained closed if the paddings can be conveniently inserted into the upholstery through the open end. If" any difliculty "is experienced, oneor two of'the springs 35 can be detached from the closed. end to provide a suflicient opening forthe insertion of the hand in straightening out or positioning the padding.

Having fully described my invention, whatl claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A chair structure of the character described, comprising a seat and backrest frame having seat and backrest portions, leg frames at the sidesof the seat portion, said first frame having transverse rails at the end extremities of the seat and backrest portions, a transverse rod at the intersection of the seat and backrest portions, a removable upholstery comprising an elongated tubular casing open at both ends, means for closing one end of and coupled with said closing means of the casing for detachably coupling said'close'd' end of thecasing with being adjustable and including yieldable coupling members.

2. A chair structure of'the character described, comprising a seat and backrest frame having seat and backrest portions, leg frames at the sides of the seat portion, said first frame having transverse rails at'the end extremities of the seat and backrest portions, a transverse rod at the intersection of the seat and backrestportions, a removable upholstery comprising anelongated flexible member, means on said' seat portion and coupled with one end of said member for detachably and adjustably coupling said end of said member with the seat portion of the seat frame, said member being adapted to be arranged beneath said transverse rod, means at the upper end of the backrest for coupling the other 'end'portion of said member with the upper rail of the backrest, and

said last named means being-adjustable.

3. A removable upholstery for furniture of the char acter described, comprising an elongated single tube casing having opposed longitudinally continuous facings,

means, at one end of the casing, for mounting the same' in connection with an article of furniture, theother end of the casing being open, rubber cushioning means disposed between'opposed facings of said casing, and said last named means comprising an elongated rubber strip extending the major portion of the length of the tube of said casing and detachable with the casing. through the open end thereof.

4. A removable upholstery for furniture of the char- 7 acter described, comprising an elongated single tube ca's-- said casing, and othercushioning means arranged between the rubber strip and one of said facings.

5. A removable upholstery for furniture of the character described, comprising an elongated single tube casing having opposed longitudinally continuous facings,

. means, at one end of the casing, for mounting the same in connection with an article of furniture, the other end of the casing being open, rubber cushioning means dis- 5 References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,125,425 Willis Q Jan. 19, 1913 1,573,980 Liptay Feb. 23, 1926 1,659,405 Love Feb. 14, 1928 2,281,341 Turner Apr. 28, 1 942 2,667,916 Burd Feb. 2, 1954 2,728,382 Baranski Dec. 27, 1955 V FOREIGN PATENTS 953,739 France Oct. 4, 1947