US3164849A

US3164849A - Combination bed and davenport

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Publication number: US3164849A
Application number: US232444A
Authority: US
Inventors: Irvin C Poskin
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1962-10-23
Filing date: 1962-10-23
Publication date: 1965-01-12
Anticipated expiration: 1982-01-12

Description

Jan. 12, 1965 1. c. POSKIN 3,164,849

COMBINATION BED AND DAVENPORT Filed Oct. 23, 1962 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 12, 1965 l. c. POSKIN COMBINATION BED AND DAVENPORT 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Oct. 25, 1962 all'lllllvlill Ifk l\\\\\\. c r L 0 :2

United States Pat n '0 p 3,164,849 CUMBINATKON BED AND DAVENPORT Irvin C. Poskin, 1828 /2 S. Robertson Blvd, LosAngeles 35, Calif.

' Filed Oct. 23, 1962, Ser. No. 232,444 Claims. or. 5-41 dering it movable out from a wall to a position for being.

inspected from all sides. Said track is an adjunct to the davenport and is automatically picked up thereby when the davenport is moved back to its normal position by a wall.

The track provided by this invention renders the wheelsupported davenport more freely movable across a floor and protects from wear the floor or itscovering.

Additional objects, advantages and features of invention will hereinafter appear.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, illustrative of a preferred, reduced to practice embodiment of the invention, r

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the complete device, showing it adjusted to the davenport position, a portion of the cushion being broken out to show underlying structure.

FIG. 2 is an elevation looking at the back side of the device positioned as shown in FIG. 1 ,the scale beingsomewhat enlarged.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the device; showing it adjusted to bed formingposition.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-section showing the swingable back in its up-swung position, together with adjacent structure, the plane of section being on line i-4 of FIG.

2, parts being omitted to simplify the view.

FIG. 5 is a sectional detail, on line 5-5 of FlGz 2, illustrating the footoperable release whichis operated when the device is changed from a-davenport toabed, or from a bed to a davenport. I y p r j 7 FIG. 6 is a plan ofthe device adjusted to the davenport position with the davenport moved out from a wall, disclosing the track which forms part of thedevice. In this view the cushions-bed springs and davenpor-tback are omitted.

. ,FIG. 7 is a sectional end elevation showing the device adjusted to the davenport forming position. FIG. 8; is a fragmental elevation illustratingone of roller carrying feet and itsrelation to a supporting track. FIG. 9 is a section on line 99 of-FIG. 8. FIG. 10 is a fragmentary perspective illustrating-the foot operable means for releasing the davenport back. I

1 FIG. 11 is an end view of thedevice, partly in elevation and partly in section, moved out from a wall and 3 adjusted to bed forming position. t

FIG. 12is anenlarged fragmentary sectional vie'w on line 12+12 of FIG. -11, illustratingthe catch which main FIG. 15 is; a perspective view illustrating the handlecarrying rod of the lock release means which, when de- -sired, can be usedinstead of the foot-operablerelease,

.means. a r

Referring in detail to the drawings, the body portionof the davenport comprises a basal, rectangular, skeletal frame having, spaced forwardly from its rear side, an additional side beam 21. Mounting blocks 22 for parts hereinafter described, are secured between said member 21 and the adjacent rear side 20x (see FIG. 7) of the frame 20. Each end portion of said davenport frame is also rectangular, and comprises a horizontal top member 24, horizontal basal member 25, L-shaped in cross-section, and upstanding front and

rear members

26 and 27. Also, across the lower portion of each end frame extends a mounting and reinforcing member 29.

In an upwardly spaced relation to the tubular pivot 66 about which it swings the davenport back 30 has swingably attached to each of its end portions by means of a pin 31a, a strap metal leg- 31 which closely overlies its back surface when not in use, butwith which is combined a swingably mounted link 32 which causes the leg to swing out to the operative position whenthe device is adjusted to the bed forming position, shown in FIG. 11; The inner end portion of each of the links 32 is swingably attached by a pin 32a to a fastening plate 33 secured to the frame member 271 This structure is shown and described in my Patent No. 2,636,187, and separately considered, forms no part of the present invention.

A rectangular track member 35 underlies the davenport when it is positioned close to a wall. This member comprises two angle iron track rails 36 joined rearwardly by an

angle iron

37,1 and forwardlyiby an angle bar 38. To said bar is attached a pair of'forwardly directed, up' wardly inclined fingers 39.... With these fingers co-operates a longitudinally eXtendingpick-up rod 40 carried at its ends-by brackets 40bmounted on transverse members' ill which extend from front to rear of the lower portion of thedavenport. c a

The forwardly and, rearwardly. extending angle iron track rails 38 are supportedby the basal angle iron rails 37' and 38. The rear basal rail 37has a basal flange 37:: with its width-extending horizontally. A foot 37 which is welded to each end portion of said flange 37a, normally supportssaid-rail 37' slightly spaced above the floor, One

flangeSSa-of the frontfbasal rail 38.has its width extend- I 'U-shaped clips 42x which are welded or otherwisesecured I V .tains the device in'the davenport forming position.

' on'which the rear portion of the structure is movable toportion of I caster 420.

ing vertically, with its lower edge at timesengaging the floor, thus efliciently preventing the track-from sliding uponthe floor. Thelower rear portion of the davenport is provided nearleach of its ends with a caster42 anda pairof; casters-42a. 1 The caster 42travels aleng the upper surface ofljthe lower raill flange 3 6, and the ca sters 42a engage the" inner, side, of. the vertical flange'of the rail to keep the structure of -which it forms apart from being laterally displaced from' that side. Each front corner the davenport carries -a large .floorengaging The track structure" is preferably provided at its rear 'side with a pair of buffer. carrying arms 42b, which preventthe track'from'being moved too close to a wall.

The casters 42a (see FIGS. 8 and 9) arecarried by to angular brackets 42y havinghorizontal flanges. secured by screws to the basal portionof the davenport! As typically illustrated inFIG. 9 each of the four upstanding track ears 44 is beveled at 44;; automaticallyl'to direct each locking pin into the aperture of the ear at the proper time.

When the, davenport is 7 near each'rear corner, attached to the aforesaid track by means of a locking pin 43 which co-operates with with a' cross-.wall46, Around each pin, is loosely coiled V a compr ession' ,spring 47 which acts between said eross:

H Patented an. 12, I965 positionedtnear'a wall it is,

wall and a collar 43c carried by the pin 43 to urge the pin toward locking position. The means for manually retracting said pin from its locking position comprises a wire rod 50 .(FIG. 6) having one end axially secured to the pin, and its opposite end fastened to one end of a lever or link 51 (see lower part of FIG. 2 the mid-length portion of which is secured to a manually turnable shaft 52.. Said shaft 52, in turn, is secured to the mid-length portion of a primary lever 53 (see "FIG. 13). One end of this lever has fastened to it an upstanding 'pull rod 54, the upper end of which is connected with a yoke 55. A block 56 secured to the adjacent portion of the frame, is positioned to form a stop for the swinging movement of said lever 53. Said yoke 55 is furnished with a handle portion 57, which is grasped by the operator and pulled upwardly to operate the .pin releasing mechanism just described, thus to release the track from the davenport preparatory to pulling the latter out from the wall.

When the davenport is moved forwardly to limit of its travelthe aforesaid pins/t3 interlock with apertured cars 44:: upstanding from the front portions of the track rails, to releasably lock the track to the davenport, so as to maintain the latter stationary in the desired bed forming position.

A foot operable means is provided to release the davenport back, this means comprising an L-shaped pedal member 60 the vertical limb 61 of which extends slidably through the already mentioned lower crosspiece 25 of the davenport. A flexible connection 62 connects said limb 61 with one arm 63 of a rockable rod 64 of a rectangular U shape, which is swingably mounted upon the crosspiece 29 of the davenport frame. To the other arm 63a of said rockable member is connected a wire pull rod 68 which is, in turn, connected to a pin 69 (FIGS. and which projects rightangularly from a shaft 70 which is carried by bearing

members

71 and 72.

Said pull rod 68 extends .slidably through a tubular bearing pin 66, which co-operates with a bearing pin (not shown) at the opposite side of the structure, swingably to mount the davenport back.

Dual means having parts in common are provided for releasing the back of the davenport. One of these comprises aforesaid manually turnable shaft 76 mounted upon the back and extending thereacross adjacent thereto. This shaft is shown in FIGS. 2 and 15 provided at'its upper end with a rightangularly projecting handle 70a, which, together with the parts it operates, is shown and described in my Patent No."2,51;5,261, these parts also being described hereinafter. q

The already mentioned

casters

42 and 42c support the davenport frame with its basal portion spaced sufliciently above the floor to provide room for operating the pedal 60 shown in FIG. 10 with its upstandingpart extending slidably through the horizontalportion of the frame member 25.

By preference. and as shown in FIG. 2,'the present embodiment of the invention is provided with manually operable release means some features of which are shown in my said Patent No. 2,997,340.. This release means comprises, in addition to the already mentioned shaft 70, a cross lever 75 (see FIGS. 2 and 12) to one end of which is connected a wire pull rod 76, and to the opposite end of which is connecteda wire pull rod 77, both these rods functioning in a similar manner. Thesefrods are respectively provided with tension springs 78a and 77a. Each of these rods is secured to the free end portion of a locking dog 78. Said dog swings about a pivot 79 and is of a bell-crank shape, a compression spring 80 being me'ans'for releasing Fthe davenport back for downswing provided to urge'it toward locking position, Said dog ing, shown in FIG. 2 and described in my Patent NG 2,636,187, the aforesaid shaft is provided with an ad ditional cross-lever 85, having its end portions connected with

rods

86 and 87 and connected to twin locking devices 83.

A sturdy mounting of the swingable back 30 results from the tubular pivot 66 extending through an end piece 30a of the back and also through a block 30b secured to said end piece as shown in FIG. 10.

Operation.Assuming the device to be located near a wall in the davenport position shown in FIG. 1, when it is desired to change to the bed forming position the operator pulls upwardly on the 'U-shaped member 57 shown in the break in FIG. 1, thus pulling the track supporting pins 43 (see FIG. 9) to the release position. Then the davenport will be pulled out from the wall, the

rear casters

42 and 42a travelling to the front end of the track while the front casters 420 travel on the floor, the davenport being thus moved far enough from the wall to allow it to be converted into a bed.

When, owing to moving the davenport away from the wall, the locking pins 45 reach the front track ears 44a they glide over the beveled portions of said ears into the apertures of the ears and releasably lock the davenport to the track so that, after it has been converted into a bed it remains stationary in the desired position.

When the davenport is moved back nearly to its original position the pick-up rod 40 (see FIGS. 11 and 13) passes under the upwardly deflected front end portions of fingers 39, and at the same time, as the davenport concludes its rearward movement, the spring loaded pins 43 (see FIG. 9) glide over. the beveled portions 44x of the rear clips 44 and then enter the apertures provided for them in said clips, making a stable, dual connection of the track with the davenport.

So far as I am aware the aforesaid track structure and the manually operable release means associated therewith is basically novel and may be advantageously applied to various bed and davenport structures beside that which has been illustrated and described.

Although a preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described, yet it is to be understood that changes therein, within the scope of the claims may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. The combination, with a combined davenport and bed having a swingable back adjustable from an upstanding to a downswung position, andfront and rear casters; of a track member which, when the davenport back is in an upstanding position normally underlies the davenport with said rear casters engaging the rear portion of said track, track attaching means which at such time releasably connect both the'front and rear portion of said track member with the davenport, and manually operable means carried by;the davenport andoperable to release the; rear portion of said track therefrom, the front portion of the davenport being slidably related to said track member so that, after said manually operable track release means has been-operated the davenport may be moved forwardly over said track-till said rear casters reach its front portion, while said track member remains stationary upon' a fioor. 4 i

2. The subject matter ofj claim' l, and the means whereby the davenport is slidably related to the front portion of saidtra ck comprising upwardly inclined fingers projecting forwardly from the front portion of the track,

and a horizontal rod carried by the davenport and normally underlying said fingers. 70

3. In an article of furniture of the kind described, a frame having a basal portion, a front pair and a. rear pair of casters carried by said basal frame portion, a

track member: underlying said basal'frame portion and normally: attached thereto, said'track member comprising a rail along each side'in an operative relation to one or the other of the casters of said rear pair, an apertured 5 ear u standing from each end portion of each of said rails, and spring loaded'manually releasable locking pins being at all times located forwardly of said track mern her in a position to travel along a floor upon which the track member rests.

5. In an article of furniture of the kind described, a frame having a basal portion, a front and rear pair of casters carried by said basal frame portion, a track member normally underlying said basal frame portion in an attached relation thereto, said track member comprising a rail along each side in an operative relation to one or the other of the casters of said rear pair, an apertured ear upstanding from the rear end portion of each of said rails, spring loaded manually releasable locking pins carried by the rear portion of said basal frame portion, said ears having beveled portions adjacentto their apertures automatically to guide said pins into a locked relation to said apertures wheneversaid rear casters move along said track rearwardly to the limit of theirtravel, and a horizontal pickup rod carried by the front part of said basal frame, said track member having at its front end forwardly directed upwardly inclined fingers under 7 which said rod glides when the caster carrying member approaches the limit of its rearward travel;

References Qited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 614,377 11/98 Evans 5--55 1,078,908 11/13 Fischrupp 5'55 1,081,590 12/13 Dylie 555 1,224,982 5/17 Washeim; 1 I 1,270,384 6/18 Davis 5-55 2,210,421 V 8/40 Martin 538 2,438,127 7 3/48 Poskin 5-38 2,494,105 1/50 Poskin 538 2,539,103 1/51 Robinson 518 2,636,187 4/53 Poskin 5-38 2,997,340 8/61 Poslcin 297361 v FRANK B. SHERRY, Primary Examiner.

Claims

1. THE COMBINATION, WITH A COMBINED DAVENPORT AND BED HAVING A SWINGABLE BACK ADJUSTABLE FROM AN UPSTANDING TO A DOWNSWUNG POSITION, AND FRONT AND REAR CASTERS; OF A TRACK MEMBER WHICH, WHEN THE DAVENPORT BACK IS IN AN UPSTANDING POSITION NORMALLY UNDERLIES THE DAVENPORT WITH SAID REAR CASTERS ENGAGING THE REAR PORTION OF SAID TRACK, TRACK ATTACHING MEANS WHICH AT SUCH TIME RELEASABLY CONNECTED BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR PORTION OF SAID TRACK MMBER WITH THE DAVENPORT, AND MANUALLY OPERABLE MEANS CARRIED BY THE DAVENPORT AND OPERABLE TO RELEASE THE REAR PORTION OF EACH TRACK THEREFROM, THE FRONT PORTION OF THE DAVENPORT BEING SLIDABLY RELATED TO SAID TRACK MEMBER SO THAT, AFTER SAID MANUALLY OPERABLE TRACK RELEASE MEANS HAS BEEN OPERATED THE DAVENPORT MAY BE MOVED FORWARDLY OVER SAID TRACK TILL SAID REAR CASTERS REACH ITS FRONT PORTION, WHILE SAID TRACK MEMBER REMAINS STATIONARY UPON A FLOOR.