US982669A

US982669A - Wall-seat wall-bed.

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Publication number: US982669A
Application number: US45743108A
Authority: US
Inventors: Arthur L Haley
Original assignee: A L HALEY ARCHITECT Inc
Current assignee: A L HALEY ARCHITECT Inc
Priority date: 1908-10-12
Filing date: 1908-10-12
Publication date: 1911-01-24
Anticipated expiration: 1928-01-24

Description

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UNITED PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR L. HALEY, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO A. L. I-IALEY ARCHI- TECT INCORPORATED, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OF CALI- FORNIA.

WALL-SEAT TALL-BED.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 12, 1908.

Patented Jan. 24, 1911.

Serial No. 457,431.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Acri-Ion L. Hamm', a citizen of the United States, residing at Los l-Xngeles,` in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Improvement in hill-Seat lVall- Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of beds which is concealed Vin the wall when out of use and which provides a scat along the wall, the seat being in use when the bed is out of use. 'i

rl`he present invention is an improvement upon the invention set forth in my co-pending application filed .lune 25), 1908, Serial No. MLOZl, for wall-seat wall-bed, and con sists of the novel features herein shown, described and claimed. y

An object of this invention is to provide a wall-bed, the frame of which is provided cn its bottom with a facing and is so mounted by means of a geared rocker and rocker tracks, that when the bed is upright in stored position, it will be held by gravity entirely within the recess except that the facing on the bottom of the hed is in frontot', though practically liush 'with the face of 'the wall and portions of the rockers and their supports will be in front of the plane of the upright. facing, and concealed by a seat-structure that will -fold as the bed is lowered.

An object is to so construct the bed and its rockers and plain tracks that in the operation of lowering the bed into position for use, the bed and its frame will be practically balanced upon its rocker at all angles and the bed frame will bc moved out of the rc-` cess so that the head of the lowered bed will be flush with the face of the wall and in the same position as that occupied by the bottom facing' of the bed when the bed is erect.

An object is to prevent any irregular or uneven action in the operation of raising and lowering the bed and to provide for superior ease of simultaneously raising the bed and shifting it back at a simple single movement in one direction and to lower it by a simple single movement in the reverse direction. In order to carry out the invention in this respect the tracks are aslant downward rearwardly at a comparatively small angle with the horizon and project considerably in front of the wall, and the rockers are considerably wider than the bed frame and project downward therefrom when the bed is down to form legs that fulcrum the bed a considerable distance from the end of the bed frame.; and to conceal the rockers and their tracks a seat with a folding support arranged between buttrcsses and a special arrangement of parts is provided whereby the seat and its supporting elements assist in holding the bed in its upright position.

One of the principles of this invention is that the bed is carried by a quadrant-rocker that rocks on an inclined track, and is so mounted that when the bed is upright the point at which the rocker rests on the track is always close to and slightly above the center of gravity of the bed.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure l is a front elevation showing a wall-seat wall-bed in its upright or closed position and showing the seat in position for use. the bed being arranged to fold endwise. Fig. i2 is a horizontal section on line arg. Fig. l. Fig. 33 is a vertical section on line af, Figs. .l and Q. Fig. It is a view anal ogous to Fig. il and showing the bed in its horizontal position ready for use with the seat folded ont ot' use. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary cross-sectional detail on line ar", Fig. 4. Fig. 0 is a front elevation of a bed arranged to fold sidewise and showing the hed in its horizontal position ready for use. Fig. 7 is a vertical cross-section on line .f1/'7, Fig. 6. Dotted lines show the folded position. Fig. S is an enlarged fragment of thc geared rocker-mechanism. Fig. 9 is a cross-section on line m9, Fig. S.

The bed operates in an opening in the wall, said opening being surrounded by the casing or jamb comprising the

vertical portions

1 and 2 and the head 3. This casing may. be constructed in constructing the building, exactly as adoor-casing is constructed. Of course the dimensions must correspond to the dimensions of the proposed bed, and in one case as in Fig. l the casing will be constructed to receive the bed endwise, and in the other case as in Fig. G the casing will be constructed to receive the bed sidewise.

Rigid arms 4t and 5 extend forwardly from the

vertical casings

1 and 2 and may be of suitable desirable construction. Rocker bases 6 are inserted against the inner' faces of the arms 1 and 5, said rocker-bases being inclined downwardly from the front. The geared rocker-tracks 7 are mounted upon the bases 6. Flanges 3 extend upwardly at one side of each track, and gearteeth 9 extend upwardly from the iianges, thereby producing geared rocker-racks inclined downwardly from the front, the

parts

7, 8 and 9 being integral.

The front facing 10 may be of any suitable design large enough to cover the open,- ing 11 in the casing so that the rear of the facing will butt against thel front face of the casing preferably all the way around. Light-fixtures 12 may project forwardly from the upper part of the facing 10 to serve as legs for the bed when in its hori- Zontal position. wardly or 'backwardly from the rear face of the facing 10, and the bed-frame 141 is supported upon these pedestals.

The geared rockers 15 are bolted to the bed-frame 1st and secured to the edges of the facing 10 and match with the geared rockerracks upon the bases 6, there being segmental flanges 16 to travel upon the track 7 and engage against the flanges 8, and there being teeth 1T to mesh with the teeth 9. The geared rockermechanism is constructed right and left handed so as to hold the bed from lateral movement.

The headboard 13 extends upwardly from the bed-frame 1st, there being braces 19 to strengthen the headboard, and the rear facinO 2O is hinged to the headboard. Arms 21 project backwardly from near the upper end of the rear face 20 and connecting-rods or links 22 connect the rear ends of the arms 21 to the rear faces of the casing-

jambs

1 and 2 so that when the bed is rocked forwardly to its horizontal position the facing 2O will assume the position shown in Fig. 4t and close the opening 11 above the bed.

A box 23 for weights is secured to the bedframe below and back of the headboard 1S. The seat-board 24 is secured to the flangeboard 25 and this flange-board is connected by the hinge 2G to the lower edge of the facing 10, so that the seat will swing between the arms l and 5, and suitable upholstering 27 is applied to the upper face of the seatboard.

A mop-board 2S is secured to the forward ends of the bases G; hinges 29 are secured to the upper edges of the mop-board; a cleat 30 is secured to the low-er face of the seatboard 24 near its transverse center; and hinges 31 are connected to the forward edge of this cleat. The folding-seat -pedestal comprising the vertical board 32 and the flange-board 33, is secured to the

hinges

29 and 31 so that when the bed folds forwardly to its horizontal position the seat will re- Pedestals 13 project up-' tain the horizontal position and fold downwardly and forwardly as shown in F ig. 4. The hinge 31 is considerably back of the vertical plane of the hinge 29 by reason of the flange-board 33 extending backwardly from the upper edge of the vertical board 32, and the hinge 31 is near the transverse center of the seat-board 24 so that when the seat is occupied the weight of the occupants is back of the mop-board 23 and hinges 29, thereby tending to press the bed backwardly and hold it in its upright position against the casing'.

If the hinge 31 were in the same vertical plane with the hinge 29 or in front of the hinge 29, pressure upon the seat would tend to tip the seat forwardly and throw the bed forwardly upon the occupants of the seat; whereas, by moving the hinge 31 backwardly to the middle of the seat and back of the support of the pedestal the pressure is reversed and exerted to hold the bed firmly in its upright position.

l desire to call especial attention to the location and construction of the geared rockers. l find that by using comparativelylarge rockers and inclining the tracks downwardly from the front, I can balance the bed with a great deal less weight than I could otherwise; and assuming that the relation between the weight-box 23 and the bed is properly adjusted and the bed in a horizontal position as in Fig. 4, as soon as the forward end of the bed is elevated the action of the weight will cause the rockers to run down the incline very easily and cause the bed to assume its uprightl position, and the weights are located below and back of the geared rocker-mechanism as shown in F 3, thereby overbalancing the bed and holding the facing 1() firmly against the casing or jambs.

Then the bed is operated from its vertical position it travels forwardly until the headboard 18 is flush with the front face of the jambs, as shown in Fig. fl, thereby bringing the bed entirely out of the opening.

Vhen the casing is properly constructed in preparing the building for the bed it becomes a very simple matter to install the. bed. The bases 6 are secured vin position by nails or glue or in any suitable way, the bed-construction placed upon the bases in its horizontal position with the rear facing 2O in position to close the opening 11, and then the bearing-blocks 34 connected to the ends of the links 22 are secured to the rear faces of the

j ambs

1 and 2 and thedevice is ready for use.

The-forward ends of the geared rockern tracks are as far from the floor as the bedframe is from the track, as shown in Fig. 4. There is a great advantage in attaching the geared rocker directly to the bed-frame and extending it to the end of the bed-frame,

thereby enabling me to use larger rockers, so that when the bed is operated to a vertical positien the weights are near the tioor, and when the bed is operated to a horizontal position the bed moves out into the room and is of the desired height. If smaller rockers were used at the eXtreme ends of the bed- 'rame it would be necessary to place the geared rocker-tracks farther from the floor and this would raise the bed when in its elevated position 0r else the bed would not be of the desired height when in its horizontal position. By placing the weightmechanism directly upon the end of the facing back oi the headboard and arranging the rockers so that their rear ends are close to the counterbalance, I am able t0 get the bed close to the floor and the fulcrum close to the weights when the bed is in vertical position, and then as the bed is tipped forwardly to ahorizontal position the fulcrum shifts rapidly'away from the weights and also away from the floor so as to correspondi ingly increase the force oi the weights and balance the bed; and the weighted end of the bed is raised bodily; all of which tends to reduce the amount of counterbalance weight required.

The weightbox 23 may be supplied with separate weights not shown in the usual way. that may be increased or decreased in number as required to eounterbal ance diil'er entweights of bedding.

There is a great advantage :in placing the seat-pedestal back from the forward edge o't' the seat-board, as it improvesthe appearance of the seat and gets the pedestal back under the seat away from the heels of the occupants of the seat.

In the construction shown in Figs. 6 and T the headboard becomes a sideboard, the bed being folded sidewise instead ot endwise. ln other respects there is very little differ`- ence in the construction except that the opening into the wall is of different dimensions, and these differences are obvious.

By making the rocker-tracks on an in eline from the front downwardly, the rockers travel uphill two or three inches in moving the bed from a Vertical position to a horizontal position, and this raises the bedframe to the standard bed-height, and while the fulcrum is traveling forwardly it is also traveling' upwardly so that when it is desired to raise the bed from a horizontal position the rocker is rolling down hill and works easy and requires less weight. At the same time thelreverse operation lowers the seat to the standard seat height, whereas, if the rockers traveledon a level the seat would be too high. A The entire device is within thelimits ot' the opening formed by the jambs, and it .does not matter what the width of either jamb is or how close it may be t0 a wall.

to the front facing 'l0 o't` the bed. thus holding the parts firmly together.

1. Geared roeker bases inclined downwardly from the trout, geared rocker-tracks upon the bases. geared rockers upon the tracks. a bed-trame secured to the geared rockers. a front-facing secured to the bed- :trame. a seat hinged to the iront-taeing. and a seat-pedestal hinged to the geared rockerbases and to the seat. the hinge ot' the seat being back ot the hinge oi the bases.

2. (ireared` rocker bases inclined downwardly from the front. geared rocker tracks upon the bases. geared rockers upon the tracks. a bedirame secured to the geared rockers. there beingl (langes upon the geared rocker tracks engaging the flanges upon the geared rockers to hold the lied-'trame in line; a 't'rontiacing secured to the bed-trame` a seat hinged to the lower edge oi. the 'trout Afacing. and a seat-pmlestal hinged to the geared roeker bases and to the seat.

3. Geared 'rocker bases inclined down- 'ardly from the trent, geared rocker Vtracks upon the bases, `geared rockers upon theI tracks. a beddrame secured to the geared rockers. a trontiacing secured to the bedtrame. a seat hinged to the lower edge oiE the liront facing. a seat-pedestal hinged to a rigid support and to the seat, the hinges oit' the seat being back of the hinges of the sup port.

4. The combination with a bed frame of a geared rocker at one end thereof, a base, a rearwardly and downwardly inclined geared track for the rocker fixed to the base, a seat above the rocker, a hinge above the seat hinging the seat to the bed frame, a hinge underneath and secured to the under side of the seat in trout of the rocker, a hinge secured to the base in :trout of the track, and a folding seat pedestal having a rearward top extension and hinged at its bottom to the base hinge and at its top rear extension to the lower seat hinge, the seat being normal to the bed frame and the pedestal normal to the seat when the bed is erect.

5. A casing forming an opening, geared rocker-tracks mounted in the opening and inclined downwardly from the front, geared rockers upon the tracks, a bed-frame carried by the geared rockers, a 'front facing carried by the bed-frame, and counterbalancing Vthe front facing closing the opening in the casing, a rear facing connected to the head of the bed, and connections between the rear facing and the 'casing so that when the bed swings to a horizontal position the rear facing will close theopening in the casing, thereb)7 inoving the bed forwardly out of the opening.

G. A. wall bed comprising a casing, a downwardly and rearwardly inclined geared track extending across the casing from the rear of the casing and projecting in front thereof, the incline of the track being slight, a be-d franie accommodated in the casing and provided with a facing to close the opening therein when the bed fraine is upright, and geared rockers on the trac i and fixed to the bed frame and Hush with the top of the frame and projecting froin the bottoni of the fraine substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. 'T he combination with a floor, of a wall provided with a recess, bases on the floor at the sides of the recess, said bases extending into the recess and projecting in front of the wall, buttresses in the angles between the floor and the wall outside the bases and eX- tending above and in front of the bases, geared rocker tracks on the tops of the bases and extending aslant in front of the wall, a bed-frame adapted to fit within the recess and provided on its bottoni with a facing to close the upper portion of the opening in the recess, geared rockers fixed to the bedfraine and projecting from the bottom thereof, beyond said facing and resting upon the geared tracks, and foldable means connected with the frame and with the bases and arranged between the buttresses to conceal the rockers and bases and adapted to form a seat when the bed is erect.

8. In a wall bed construction, a counterbalanced bed fraine, geared rocker segments secured to said frame, rocker bases, geared rocker tracks upon said bases, a seat hinged to the front of the bed frame, and a seat support hinged to the geared rocker bases and to the seat.

9. A bed-fraine mounted to swing from a vertical to a horizontal position and vice versa, a seat hinged to the bed-frame, and a seat pedestal connected to a hinge rigidly at its lower end and hinged to the seat, said upper hinge being back of the lower hinge.

l0. Geared rocker bases inclined downwardly from the front, geared rocker tracks upon the bases, geared rockers upon the tracks, a bed-frame secured to the geared rockers, a front facing secured to the bedfraine, a seat pedestal hinged to a rigid support and to the seat, the hinges of the seat being hack of the hinges of the support.

ln testiinony whereof, I have hereunto set iny hand at Los Angeles, California, this th day of October, 1908.

ARTHUR L; HALEY.

In prese-nce of- Jarras R. TowNsnND, JULIA TowNsEND.