US896239A - Wall-bed. - Google Patents

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No. 896,239. PATENT-ED AUG..l8, 1 908.

E. B. PEIROE.

WALL BED.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 8,1907.

3 SHBEITSSHEET 1 No 896,289. PATENTED AUG. 18,1908.

E. B. PBIRGE.

WALL BED; APBLIGATION FILED APR. 8,1907.

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WI NESSES Ho, 896,239. PATENTED. AUG 18, 1908.

E. B. PEIRGE.

WALL BED. I APPLICATION FILED APR. 8,1907.

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WALL-BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

"Patented Aug. is, 1908.

Application filed April 8, 1907. Serial No. 366,996.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it'known that I, EDWBSRD B. Pnrnon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lowell, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 'in I/Vall-Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to what are known as wall beds or folding beds of the type wherein the bed is raised from the floor by suitable means and retained against the wall of the room during the day time or whenever it is not in use. i It comprises the additional feature of being so constructed that it can be detached from the wall and moved to any part of the room."

With my device, when the bed is raised againstrthe wall, the beddingand bed clothmg are not pressed agalnst the wall and are not boxed in, but are exposed to the air of the room whereby they are much better ventilated than in other devices of a similar class.

My device can be used in connection with I the wall of an ordinary room or it ma be attaehed to one ;side of a framework. or door pivoted centrally at top and bottom or hinged 1n the opening of a recess or a closet as will be shown. In the latter case, when the bed is raised against the framework, it may be revolved or swung so as to face the recess or closet wall instead of the wall of the room.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows a sec tional view of the bed detached from the wall and resting wholly upon its own legs, some parts being omitted for clearness. Fig. 2 shows the bed attached to the wall with head board and foot board folded down and the foot legs folded up, reparatory to raising. Fig. 3. shows the bed attached to the wall andin process of being raised. In Figs. 2 and 3, some of the parts are omitted for clearness. Fig. '4 is an end view from the head, the bed being detached. Fig.5 shows the bed raised and held against the wall. Fig. 6 shows an end View from the foot,the bed being do tached. Fig. 7 shows a modified form in which the high head board and foot board are :dispensed with. Fign8 is a sectional viewon the line X Y of F ig. 2. Fig. 9 shows a pivotal framework with the clamp and lifting device attached thereto. Figs. 10, 11, and 12 are detail Views of the clam )s. Figs. 13, 14 and 15 show another form 0 clamp.

W is. the wall, and U is'the floor. A represents the frame of the bed, B is the each carries a pin pivot 'th .circular opening flanged to retain the head of 'integrali'vith a bar 63.

D, D represent the foot legs and E, E rep-- resent the head legs. The head legs E, E are connected and held together at their tops by a strap 11, and each carries astrong bracket 12 wlnch projects at right angles to the legs. To these brackets 12 are pivoted the two curved supporting arms F, each of which comprises a short branch 20 which is long enough torest' underneath-strap 11 thereby revent ing long'branch 21 from dropping beihw the horizontal. These arms Fserve to support the bedwhiie it is lowered. fEach arm F is pivoted to a bracket 12 at 22 and near the end of long branch 21,

to slide inside the slotted track'24which is attached one on each side of bed frame A.- These slotted tracks 24 may be much shorter an as shown or may be reduced to 'a mere pin 25. At the head end of bed- 31," 31, which are just far enough from the .end of'frame A to allow straps 11 to pass between, as shown in Fig. 1.

As the slotted tracks 24 are preferably of such length and arms F are preferably somewhat longer. than one-half the length of bed frame A, it will be. seen that the bed frame A must be moved through the medium of slotted tracks 24=and pins 25 toward head legs ter of gravity to allow dogs .31 to pass over strap 11. When this is done, if legs E are held against the wall, they, together with.

being raised or 25 which is adapted frame A are dogs,

E ,E beyond its cenarms F, will support the entire weight of the bed, as shown in Figrz. 31 also holdhead legs E in place when the bed is detached. Head legs E are also connected by a cross bar 26. Upon the wall wherethe bed is to be reared, I place clampsfor the purpose of firinly attaching the headllegs.thm'eto. These clainps. comprise the. hooks 6 60, which are provided with "slots 61,; through whichthe pins '7 by hooks 60 may beslidup ordownl The hooks 60 are connected byand are'preferably such size as to closely fit around cross bar 262 I 62 pass into theyvalh 'lhere The hooks 60 are of and when down are arranged at such a height to justallow 1: On the wall at one side of one hook 60' is a bar 26 to pass over them, see

.fixed jaw 64 andbeside the other hook (it) is a horizontally slidable jaw 65 which is kept l board C and foot board B serve to retain the normally by spring 66 a distance away from jaw 64 sufiicient to permit head legs E to pass between. A lever 67 ivoted to the wall and to bar 63 serves to raise or lower bar 63 and hooks 60. Lever .67 also carries pivotally a wedge 68 which passes behind slidable jaw 65 between said jaw and its casing 69. Lever 67 has a handle 70.

To attach head legs E to the wall, lever handle 70 is raised and the bed is pushed up until cross bar-26 is over hooks 60 and the legs themselves rest between jaws 64 and 65. Lever handle 70 is now pressed down which raises hooks 60 up around cross bar 26, and

'the same motion by forcing wedge 68 between casing 69 and'jaw 65 forces out slidable jaw 65 thus clamping the legs E, E, firmly in place. Preferably hooks 60, 60 are so adjusted that when raised under cross bar 26 they will lift the head legs E a short distance from the ground. Head legs E are tluis held firmly at four points against the wa l. I

The headboard O is pivoted to projections 32 from' the sides of frame A near one end, the foot board B is pivoted to the projections 33 from frame A near the other end, and the foot legs D are pivoted to projections 34 from the under side of frame A. Foot board B is substantially rectangular with rounded corners and its lower side 50 passes through pro.- jections This lower side 50 carries cen trally an arm 35. Foot legs D, D are carried by a connecting shaft 39 which carries centrally an arm 38. This arm 38 is so pivotally connected with arm 35 carried by foot board B by a connecting link 36 that when foot board B is folded down, foot legs D, D are folded up as shown. Head board C is substantially rectangular with rounded cor- 11ers and its lower Side 43 passes through projections 32. Lower side 43 of head board C carries an arm 42 which is so pivotally connected by a connecting rod. 41 with a second arm 40 carried by connecting shaft 39 that when foot legs D, D are folded up, head board C will be folded down. In this way, head board C, foot legs D, D, and foot board B all work together and when foot board B is folded down, head board C is folded down and foot legs D, D, are foldedup. When foot board B is raised, head board C is raised and the foot legs D, D, are dropped. The result of this construction is, that when foot board B is folded down upon the bed clothing K. as shown in Fig. 2, it also folds down upon the bed clothing K, the head. board C, and folds'up under the bed, the foot legs D, D. To keep the foot board B and the other parts in place, 1 use a button 45, pivoted to the. foot end of frame A. This button 45 is turned by hand to be in front of arm 35 to keep foot board B upright and it is turned sidewise to allow it to be lowered. Head,

92 to hold the bed clothing K in place.

bed clothing K in place when the bed is reared.

I provide a notch52 in connecting link 36 at such a point that when foot board B is down, button 45.n1ay be turned to enter' such notch 52 thereby holding the parts in place in that position. The wheels 53, 53

are loosely mounted on connecting shaft 39 and should be large enough to clear projections 34, 34.

The operation of the device is as follows In starting with the bed detached and standing upon its. own legs, as shownin Fig. 1, it is first pushed-a ainst the wall between the clamps 64 am 65, when the clamps are.

tightened against the head legs E until they are held firmly in place. Foot board B, carrying with it head board C and foot legs D, is

now folded down as shown in Fig. 2 and the arts are locked in place by button 45. The lied is so balanced now that by pressing down lightly on the foot of the bed, dogs 31 are lifted from strap 11, as shown in Fig. 3, until the wheels 53 rest on the floor U. The whole bed is now pushed toward the wall or the head end. is raised by hand with the resultthat a toggle joint action 'takes place, whereby the head of the bed and arms F are raised. As arms F support and guide the bed, and most of its weight is carried by wheels 53, it can be easily pushed up against the wall as shown in Fig 5. When it is desired to lower the bed, the reverse procedure is carried out. The bed is lowered by pulling the foot end away from the well, do s 31 are hooked over strap 11, and foot board B is raised thereby unfolding legs D. The head and. foot boards and foot legs are then locked in place by means of button 45. The bed can be used in this position 'or it can be detached by merely raising handle 70 of lever 67 when the bed can be rolled to any part of the room, To hold the bed in an upright position against the wall, I have attached to frame A, a hook or hooks 80 which can be hooked into eyes 81 attached to the wall N. For cot beds and other light unpretentious beds, I can dispense with the high head board. and foot board. and with the devices for holding them down and. the foot legs up. I use a low head board 90 and a low foot board 91. I connect these by a rope or strap In such case, foot legs D only are folded up and are held up by hooks 93. The raising operation is the same as with the kind just de- The operation in this case is m the recess.

I. thereby clampin it and with.

' the head legs with means for-attaching them folding foot legs and wheels, whereby the tog- ,bettem of the foot of the bed frame.

, legs, and folding foot legs pivoted to the bed sec sw' g the whole device around iintil the bed- In Figs. 13; 14 and 15, I show another form of clamp which comprisesvertical jaws 101, 102 which are operated by a'neccentric "shaft 103 is half rotated by handle 104-, jaws 101 and 162 are raised under cross bar 26 7 it, the head legs E to the wal The --principal features of my device, are

to the wall, the brackets carried by the head legs and the sup'portin arms pivoted thereto and to the sides of the bed, 'to ether with the gleg'oint action is made possible andihe bed may be raised with slight ex enditure of stren th. It is apparent thatt e head le ,s linay e permanently attachedto'the wa l, thus making a non-detachable bed. It will also'be'seen that in such case, the legs serve no purpose as lo e, and'brackets 12 maybe directly'attached to the wall, omitting the legs entirely, and connecting the brackets by strap 11. If theparts are made strong enough, it is clear that as shown in Fig. 2, the foot legs may be omitted. The wheels 53, 53 may be omitted, but I prefer to use them to avoid unnecessary wear on the floor.

What I claim as my invention and desire to cover by Letters Patent is 1. A bed frame, head legs, a strap which connects the head legs, brackets carried by the head legs, supporting arms pivoted to the brackets and to the sides of the bed frame, dogs attached. to the bed frame and passed over said strap, and foot legs as described.

2. A bed. frame, connected head legs, means for attaching the head lens to the wall, sup ortin arms pivoted to the head legs and to t e be frame, and folding foot legs pivoted to the bed frame, combined with a folding head board, a folding foot board, and means for operating the foot board, head board, and foot legs together.

3-. A bed frame, connected head legs, means for attaching the head legs to the wall, sup orting arms pivoted to the head legs and to t e bed frame, folding foot legs pivoted to the bed frame, and wheels mountedat the 4. A bed frame, connected head legs, means for attaching the head legs to the wall, supplortin arms pivoted to the head legs and c 0 t e bed frame, means for'detachably fasteningthe head of the bed'f'rame to the head framev.

5. A bed frame, head legs, astra'p which connects the-head legs; brackets carried by the head legs, so porting armspivoted to the brackets .andfslidably ivoted in slotted" strap, and foot legs as described.

tracks on the-sides ofthe ed frame, dogs attached to the bed frame and passed over sai 6. In a folding bed, a pivoted foot board, an arm carried thereby, pivoted foot legs, an

.arm carried thereby, and a conneeting link between said arms combined with a ivoted head board, an arm carried thcreby,-a second arm carried by the foot legs, and/a rod ivotally connecting the sermon thehead and the second arm on thefo'ot legs;

7. In a foldingbed, a pivoted foot board, an arm carried thereby, pivoted foot legs,'an

arm carried thereby, and a connecting link between said arms, and a notch therein, combined with a pivoted head board, an'arm car ried thereby, a second arm carried by the foot legs, and, a rod'pivotally connecting the arm on the head board and the second arm on the foot legs, and abutton pivoted to the foot of the bed frame adapted-to be movedbehind the arm on the foot board or into the notch in the connecting link as desired.

8, in a wall bed, a bed frame, head legs pivoted thereto and connected by across bar and means for raising the bed against the wall, combined with hooks so attached to the card wall as to slide vertically thereon, and means for raising the hooks about the cross bar.

9. In a wall bed, a bed frame, head legs pivoted thereto and connected by a cross bar and means for raising the bed against the wall, combined with hooks so attached to the wall as to slide vertically thereon, a rod con nesting said hooks, a fixed clamp, a l:or1

zontally slidable clamp, a spring in front thereof, a lever pivoted to the wall and to the connecting rod, and a wedge pivotally connected to the lever and passed behind the slidable clamp,

10. A wall bed comprising a framework pivoted in an opening in the wall, combined with a bed frame,'head legs, a strap which connects the head legs, brackets carried by the head legs, sup )orting arms pivoted to the brackets and to t 1e sides of the bed frame, dogs attached to the bed frame and passed over said strap, means for detachably attaching the head legs to the wall, and foot legs as described.

11. A bed frame, head legs, a strap which connects the head. legs, brackets carried bV thehea'd legs, supporting arms pivoted to they brackets each comprising a short arms-(lapted to extend under the strap and a long arm which carries a pin pivoted to theside of the bed frame, dogs attached to the bed frame and passed over said strap, and folding foot legs as described.

. 12. In a wall bed an opening in the wall, a

framework pivoted in the opening, and

clam s-attached to the framework, com bme 'with a bed frame, head legs detaphably held by theclamps, a strapwhich connects the head legs, brackets carried by the head legs, supporting arms pivoted to-the bpapke;

'ets and each confprising a'short arm which extends under the strap and a long arm j which carries a pinpivoted on the side of the bedframe .in a slotted track therein, a' folding foot board, a 'folding head board, folding footlegs, and means for folding and unfolding the head board and foot board and foot legs together, wheels carried on the/ under sideat the foot of the bed frame, and hooks carried by the bed frame fitted into eyes on the headlegs, dogs attached to-the bed frame and fitted over the strap, means for detach- 'ablydattaching the head legs to the wall, '1

brackets carried by the head legs sup orting arms pivoted to the brackets and eac 1 comprising a short arm which extends under the strap and a longarm, a pin carried by each long arm each slidably resting in a track in the bed frame, pivoted foot legs, and-wheels mounted under the foot: end of the bed frame.

In testimony whereof I hereby LfllX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDW'ARD B. PEIRCE. Witnesses: FLORENCE A. FARR, l\lARY V. ALLEN.

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