US569001A - Combined couch - Google Patents

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J. BOOK. GQMBINBD 000GB, BED, AND BATH TUB.`

No. 009,001'.A Patented 001:. 0.1000.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 569,001, dated October 6, 1896. Application filed February 7, 1896. Serial No. 578,306. (No modela '/'u f/// '1n/mmA 1'/ m//ll/ coller/H1..-

le it kno'wn that I, JOHAN BQCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Yori, in the county and State of New Yorlqhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Couch, Bed, and Bath- Tub, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

his invention relates to a new article of 1o household furniture, the saine consisting of the combination-,in one p1ece,ofa couch, a bed, and a bath-tub. I am aware that the princi# ple of sneh combination is not new, but the object 'of my invention is to provide a simple form of construct-ton, which is bothinexpensive and con veni en t and as such is well adapted for use in tenement houses and the apartand bed, the same heinz, ments of those who are limited as to space tion F at j and being adjusted at a suitable 7o and the means of acquiring;l sepa-ratelyall the angle to said portion F to form a convenient 2o articles of this combination. head-rest. Said portion His arranged to rest In the drawings accompanying this spe'ciat its'edges upon the framing E. eatiou, Figure l is .ft-perspective View of my Situated in one corner of the easinggbetween invention. 'Fig..2 is a. longitudinal section the bath-tnb and the said casing, isatnbe or 75 thereof. Figliisaeross-scetional'view taken cavity l, the same couneetingbyan openingm on theline .r of Fig. 2, and Fig. i is a erosswith the interior of the bathftub. y consectional view taken on the line y/ 1/ of Fig. 2. neeting a pump willi said tube Zthe contents A indicates a base portion, upon which is ofthelmth-tubniaybe convenientlyremoved. supportedabath-tub li, which may be formed 'hen it is desired to utilize my invention So of tin or any other suitable material. asa couch, the auxiliary bed-pillow portions 3o CCareendwalls,andDD'side-walls,foruiare folded over toward each other and into ing the body portion or support of the eomthe framing l'l, being' secured therein by a billed couch and bed, and likewise serving as catch (not: shown) or in any other suitable a casing toeontain the bath-tub B. manner. The supportingpiece e is folded A85 E is the fra ming to contain and support the against the under side of eoverportion F 'and auxiliary bed-pillow, portions of o, and the secured thereto iu anysuitableimmner. The eouehliead portion Il. said cover portion l" is closed upon the cla. F is a coverfor the easingand.bath-tub li, ing, its head portionll resting upon the rethe upper side o of said cover being.: upholcoolly-,folded portions a. a.' The side pieces 9o stored to serve as a couch or bed. Said cover (i are folded against the side walls of the cas- 40 F is hinged at rl Z to the end piece C', a-ud it ing and secured thereto each by catch n or has a supporting-piece e, Ihinged to its free as otherwise desired. A simple couch is thus end atf, the opposite endl-of said piece c beprovided. To provide a. side wall or arm for ing,r adapted to rest upon the edge ot the wall. said conch, one of the said side portions G is 95 (2 at e to hold said cover F open when the turned upwardly and the pivotal brace z-is bath-tub is in use, or said cover F may be caused to engage with the contiguous wall l) held open by anyothersuitable means. Suitor Y1). To provide a bed, the said brace is reablyhinged to the coverportion F, at cach side vleased from its engagement with the.v ja-11.1) thereof, are the side extension portions G, the or D', the side pieces G are both turned to a roo said portions beingupholstered atg. The said position Hush with the maia'portion F, the 5o portions G are provided on their under side pivotal braces are turned to engage underl and the legs z are turned down when not in use and to be extended, as shown in Fig. 3, when the side portions G are turned up to form a continuons extended surfaee'in .5 5 a plane with the cover portion F. Pivoted to the under side of portions G are the pieces yi, the same being intended to serve as braces to against the outer side of a side wall D or D of the easingsueh piece i th rehyserving'to 65 retain the portion Gin the position of an npper side wall for theeouch. Y

I is an upholstered head-piece for the conch secured to the perf with legs lz., which are hinged thereto at la', said portionl being adapted to fold against said portion G to have a bearing upon the floor. The aul\:-

z l aaeel iliaryhead portions a a, having heen turned the said easiivT eoniainngn hath-thi) and havouiwzirdly, ihereby permit the head portion 7:.. 1o lit het-Ween them in the framing ii, und a Vuil-sized bed is thereby provided.

Now in order to convert; the device iiiio n l ai iis opposiie end, an inclined head-piece hath-lub the eover pori ion F is raised upnnd held in :in upright open position hy means oa supporiing-pieee e,and`.ilie auxiliary heed portions a a are closed into the framing 'Upon the under side of the eerder portion F maybe proyided a towel-rack, comb and brush, and Soapllmekets and otherlike conveniences.

Having newdeseribed my invention, l deelare that, what I elaiin iis l. In a combined couch, bed, and beth-tub, a easing eoniaininga bath-tub, anda bed porion forming a cover for said easing :in d hathtuli, together with a liend'porion having uro separately hinged and outwardi y opening auxiliary pillow portions, the seine when I closed serving' to support tion, substantially as set forth. A combined couch, lied,

a moin pillow porl and bath-tui,

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es ser forth.

b ing n frzmie porion at one end thereof, :i pair of auxiliary pillow-pieces hinged to said frank ing, und arranged to fold inwardly and outwurdly, :i cover portion hinged to said easing formed at the free end-of said cover portion, said inelined head-piece arranged to lit within the aforesaid framing when said auxiliary piliow-pieees are opened, and upoirsaid auxilf igry pillow-pieces when they are closed, side flaps flexibly connected to said cover portion and arranged to he adjusted and held either atright angles io said cover portion or in a. plaine therewiih, and means for supporting said side flaps in either position, substantially l claim the foregoing I houd this 4th day of JOHAN BOOK.

ln testimony that. have hereunto son my February, 12596,

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