US972484A - Folding bed, table, and seat. - Google Patents

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1G. A. sWANsoN'.y

` FOLDING BB?, TABLE, AND SEAT. v

LIRLIJATIONTILED .LPBJL 1908.

Pannbea 0613.11, 1910.

y rlosed up for use. as in Fig. portion B is hinged at 2, to the front upper away; and Fig. l is a front or plan of the :monos A. Swanson. or QAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

eoLnINoBEn, TABLE. No SEAT.

To all whom it lmii-y comm-ni Be it knownl that' l. (leonor. A. Swaxsox,

fthat they will close up at. right :Ingles to, v

citizen of the lnited States, residingF at. Oakland, inthe county of- Alameda and State of California, have invented new and useful linproifenients inv Foldingl Beds. Tables, and Seats. of whieh the following a specification.

My invention ypertains to a combination folding-hed. table and seat.

The invention consists of the parts andthe construction and combination of parts as hereina fter iuore'fully described and claimed, ha ving reterenieto the aeconipanying,r dra w; ings, in which y l Figure 1. a longitudinal section of the deviee opened ont for use as a bed: Fig.

is a vertical section of the device closed up I into the Vposition of a seat: Fig. f is a front Q elevation of the device as the same appears f in Fig. witha portion of the haelt broken table portion folded up.

'l he device is made in three main portions j movement. on the telescoping'legs 25, which .-\-B-C: the part A being a stationary box-like structure, orhase. the part l forininga seat portion. and the'part C constitilting;v :i back to the seat when the. parts are The seat edge of the box or' hase A, and the part C is hinged to the part l at'l. y

4- is a wire mattress suitably secured at the head end to a liar 5 which is carried b v the hinged rods G. The latter are pivotally supported on the seat portionl at 'i'.

i i 4 v T he parts 5 and 6 form :i hinged adjustable kframe supportingr this end. of the mattress:

the upward movement of the frame being limited by thc stops 7. The other lend of the mattress is attached, to a hinged frame 8 pivoted` at t) within the sides of the parts 6. The upward movement of the frame 8 is limited, when the mattress is stretched, by means of a rod l0 operating in the slot 1l at eaeh side of the frame 8, and this rod is -arried hy arms 1Q, which ai'e rigidlyv connected at an angle to the hinged foot-board 13; the foot-board 13 being pivoted at 14 within the part C, and adapted to fold iiiwardlywithin said part when the -device is in thc position shown in Fig. "2, for use asa seat.

`15 is a rigid headboard fixed to thel box A, and when the parts are closed up, it will nstand in thc position shown in Fig. 2.- I

Specification of Letters Yteiit. iippiicfation iiid prix 3. isos.

Patented oct. 131910. seriaz'no. 424.851. v l

,i The adjacent.y ends of the parts B and C are beveled atlorty-tive degree, angles, so

each other when used as a seat. when opened ont. m Fig. .1, the parts are kept port that portion of the device when the latter opened outV as a bed, in Fig. l, while the part C has the folding legs 1S wliioh are i pivotedht if) to support the foot portion i he suitably upholstered, as indicated at. 20. t In order to facilitate the folding up'fof the bed. one or more 'stitfsprings :24 may be 1 attached tothe front end of the hinged frame opened out. as in Fi". l'. the springs :'24- will i he put on tension; and on the folding up of i tht-bed into the' seat forni of Fig. 2, the springs 2l will exert a downward pull, which I tends to draw vin and down on the iiiiittress. The rods 6 have a limited inici-inning l are hinged at their lower ends inside of the the mattress.

t of the hed. The seat and baekvportions mayv I l i5. ink sueh fashion that when Vthe bed is UNITED' STATESellQnirroFFioiE.i

from collapsing by having the plane 'of the wire mattress always below the pivots 2-3. The part B has the side arms Y.' which sup f box A, and serre. `when the. dei'l'ioc isopened y' out for a bed, to support' the. front end of Y Y t In practice, when theV device is kopened out, theft-:inte .G4-6 will lift up, as tension is l! iii-ought on it by the spring mattress. until it is brought into substantially horizontal position, and supported against the'under side ofV the stop The telescoping char- `seat B is turned about its pivot. WhenV opened out as a bed, the telcscoping portions of the braces will suppoit rigidly the weight of the front end of the mattress, so that there will be no danger ofthe latter sagging or collapsing accidentally. lVlien it is desired to close up the apparatus, it .is

as to bringt-he mattress -linenbove thevpivots 24 will vassist in folding u the bed, fy exerting :i strong down-war tendency on'the frame 5--G, which latter will fulorum on the telescopingg braces 25. Y' i r he table portion of the device comprises a ieaf -26 hinged to one end, as shown at, 27, of a bracket 28. This bracket28 is hinged at the other end centrally of and to the un# der side of the seat portion B, as shown at only necessary to lift the rear section C sov aeter of the braces 25 allows for the properv v turning movement of'the frame 5 6 as the n ,x i .l

2-3; whereupon the tensiomof thes rings los i -wamrm The bracket QBis bern. in the manner indicated in Fig. 2, so that io-ean be folded down into un open space in the-front o1" the sections B A, or extended, as indicated in dotted lines`V into operutire position as arable. In Fig. L the extended position of the table is shown with theY table suitably supported on the legs 30. In Fig. i, the iable-and its legs 3() are shown as folded u p, and the legs held inplace by suitable means, as the homing-31. The openingY into which the table is folded may be, closed ln' a snilaole tlapor curtain iii. Having thus described my inventioinwhat i claim and desire-to .seeure by, Lei ters Patorsl. An improved vfoldinglued and seat made in three sections and. com prisingr a statiomrrhox-lilre base. a l:earyn'n'iion and a, portion (fkii'isui-z1t-ixig avba'uk lo the seatwhen ih paro are closed up for use. said seat portion lniinp` hinged ai front yedge to the front upper edge of infirme, and the back portior hein, r hinged lli-theseat'portion near the bark edge of thelzatter when the paris are elosed for use; rods hinged aiuno end to the seat portion and exil-ruling diagonally into the hase. porzion when the parts are closed` :1 bar ext-ending between and carried in.' .said rods. a maitres.; having one end secured to the har, said har and ro-fls forming .1 hinged vadjustable horizontal frame `for supporting one end of the mattress when the parisareeunfolded for use as a bed, and a hinged frame piyofed at; one end wit-hin the sides of theeat portion and connected to ihe. nnntress and adapted to hold the. same under tension when the mattress is in use.

.`.\n. improved folding; hed and .seat made in three seetions ais-l comprising a .stationary boxdlhe liaise, a sf-:uportion and a portion eonstitlting a lun-.lt to'the seat when the pui-ts are closed up for use, said sent portion heix'n:Y hinged ai its front edge to thefroni upper edge of the hase, and the lzaolr portion beineT hinged to the seat portion near the haci: edge of the latter when the paris are closed for u e; rods hinged at one end to the seat. portion and extending diagonall)7 into the base portion when the parts are closed, a bar extendingrbetween and carried by said rods, a mattress having one end seourei to the ba r, said bar and rods forming a `hinged adjustable horizontal frame for supportingvone endofihe mattress when the parts are unfolded for use as a bed, a hinged frame pivoted at one end within thesides of the seat portion and connected to the Vmattress and adapted to hold the same under tension when the mattress in use, and means for limiting the upward movement ofi-he hinged frame, said means including a rod operating in a slot at each side'of iho .seat frame, said seat, frame having a hinged foot-board and arms rigidly connected atthe angle to the foot-board and carrying said -rod wherebi7 the foot-board folds inwardly when the main parts of-the device are folded for use as a seat.. o 3. An improved Lfolding bed and seat made in three sections, and comprising a stationary box-lilre base, a, seatportionand a portion constituting a .back to the seat when the parts are, closed up for use, the said seat portion being hinged al. its front edge io the front upper edge of tholmse, and the back portion being hinged to the seat; portion near the back edge of ihelatter when the part-s are. closed for use; rods hinged at one end to the seat portionand ve::- ieuding diagonallyv into the basev vportion when the. parts are closed a bar extending between and carried by said rods, telescoping rods hinged at their lower ends inside of the baser and havinc their upper ends connected io the centra portion of said rods a mattress being secured aL one end to said bar and having its other end .sf-.cured to the upper porion of the seat portion when the parts are rlosed up for use, said rods form ing a horizontal support. for the head end of the mattress when the mattress is unfolded for use. ,Y v K In testimony whereof I have hereunto sel: my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. v e

. GEORGE A. SWANSON.

Witnesses: CHARLES A. Bornem, y Gro. H. S'rnoso.

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