US1426463A - Combination furniture - Google Patents

Description

H. COOPE'RSMITH.

COMBINATION FURNITURE.

APPLICATION man Nov. 8, 1920.

R. COOPERSMITH.

COMBINATION FURNITURE.

APPLICATION man Nov.8. i920.

Patented Aug. 22, 1922.

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UNITED STATES RUDOLPH oooPERsMITH, or MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA- COMBINATION FURNITURE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented A11-g, 22, 1922,

-Anplication filed November 8, 1920. Serial No. 422,705.

To all whom t may con-cern.:

Be it known that I, RUDOLPH COOPER- sMI'rH, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of the city of Montreal, in the Province of` Quebec and Dominion of Canada, have invented 'certain full, clear, and exact descriptipn.

This invention relates to improvements in furniture construction and the object of the invention is to provide a single article of furniture combining the capabilities of a plurality of articles of furniture. I

A further object is yto provide an article of combination furniture, which will be handsome and attractive in appearance, durable andinexpensive in construction, and compact and convenient in design.

A still further object is to provide an article of furniture capable at all times of use simultaneously for two or more purposes.

At the present time, various articles of combination furniture are on the market, suoli as table beds, divanettes and the like. The great disadvantage of these constructions is that, as a rule, they combine only two articles and when in use as either cannot be used as the other. For example, the ordinary divan or divanette which is found on the market to-day is available either as a seat or as a bed but not as both at the same time. According to the present invention, 'a number of articles of furniture are combined in one in such a manner that to a very large extent the use of any one part of the device does not interfere with the use of any other part.

The invention may be presented in various forms or combinations, of vwhich one seat and back of the divanette are connected together and formed preferably in a plurality of units which may be removed from the framework and used as chairs. A folding bed is provided in the framework and is normally concealedv by the seat and back of the. divan, that is to say, by the chairs when in position in the frame. The bed may occupy the whole space from the floor up to the bottom of the superstructure, but normally there-will be some space'left between the top of the folded up bed and the bottom of the superstructure, which may or may not be concealed by the back cushion of the divanette. According to the present invention, this space may 'be divided into pigeonholes, drawers or the like after' the manner of a roll-top desk. A table is hingedly connected to the folding bed and is 'provided with means to hold it in elevated position, the table being availablelfor use on removal of one or more of the chairs forming the seat and back of the divan. Thetable may extend the whole width of the structure but is preferably the width of only one. chair. The superstructure and the storage space'immediately below'the same are not affected by any other use of the device. The seat and back of the divan are available through all uses or` adaptions of the device for seating purposes either as a divan seat or as a plurality of separate chairs. In the preferable construction, the seat is composed of three chairs and the table occupies the space behind the centre chair, so that by removing and reversing the centre chair and allowing the other two to remain in normal position within the frame a table is providedl with three seats around the same. When the bed is to be used, the seat and back of the divan are removed and form three separate chairs available while the bed is in use. It will thus be seen that in the adaptionof an article of furniture according to the present invention to different uses, the uses interfere with one another to a very slight extent. In the form just described, the bed and table cannot be used simultaneously and the divan and chairs cannot be used simultaneously, but this last overlapping of the uses is no hardship,- as the seating accommodation of the divan is retained in a dierent form 1n the chairs.

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In the drawings which illustrate the inventionr- Fig. 1 is a perspective view' of the device arranged as a divan.

,Fig 2 is a perspective view of the device used as a table or desk.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the device used as a bed.

F ig. 4 is a sectional view of the device illustrating the arrangement of the table.

Fig. 5 is a partial plan view of a portion -of the bed illustrating the attachment of the" table thereto.

Referring more particularly to the' drawings, 11 designates the back frame of la divan, divenette or the like and 12 ends connected thereto and forming the arms of the device, and 13 a top board or canopy connected between the back and ends. These members may -be detachably connected but, in so far as the present invention is concerned, may be regarded as a single The seat cushion 14 and back cushion l5 of the structure are each preferably formed in a plurality of sections, the corresponding sections of the seat and back being connected together and provided with supports 16 which constitute of the seat and back a plurality of separate chairs, designated as a whole by the numeral 17.

These chairs are independent of one anotherand of the frame, so that any number of them may be removed at will and usedv at A superstructure 18 is provided above the canopy board 13 and may be constructed in 4any'manner desired so as to be available, for example, as a china cabinet or bookcase. This superstructure may be'adapted for the addition of further sections after the manner of the well known sectional bookcases or may be ofany other construction, the details in this respect being immaterial to the present invention. folding bed 19 of any suitable form 1s housed in the frame behind the seat and back and under the canopy 13, the bed be- 'ing adapted to be unfolded after removal of the chairs 17. 1f the design of the frame,

chairs and bed permit, a space 20 may be left between the top of the folded up bed and the canopy 13, in which a shelf 21 may be inserted lto provide a storage space ordlnarily in concealment behind the back 15.

A table 22 is hingedly mounted in any suitable manner in the space between the folded bed and the chairs, Athis table being adapted to swing to a vertical out-of-theway position when the chairs are 1n place in th'e frame and to be swung up to a posif tion of use, as indicated in Flgures 2 and l1, when one or more of the chairs are `withdrawn. This table may be of any suitable Meanies dimensions and may be supported in any desired manner, the size and manner of support depending to a lar e extent upon the design of the frame and the bed. 1n the form illustrated, the bed includes a movable art or frame 23, which occupies a substantially vertical position when the bed is folded and which is in a position out ofthe way under the bed when in use. rllhis frame- 23 includes a pair of paraliel members 24 which lie vertically when the 'bed is folded and between which a frame 25 is pivoted at 26. rl`his frame may be conveniently a metal strap bent to 'U-shape and adapted to serve as a support for a table top 26. In order to support the table in elevated position, a U-shaped frame 27 may be pivotally connected to the frame 25 and provided with studs or the like 28 adapted to enter notches 29 in the members 24, so that the table top may be supported in a horizontal position or atany suitable-inclination. With the type of bed illustrated, there will be a space between the line of table attachment and the top of the foldedbed structure, in which any suitable receptacle 30 may be provided. lt will be understood that the invention is not limited to the particular method of table attachment just described.

The operation of the device is extremely simple. When the bed is folded and the `chairs'are in position within the frame, the

device constitutes a divan-ette with a bookcase or the like mounted thereon. The chairs may be withdrawn individually `for use elsewhere. 1n the preferred arrangement shown in Figures 1 and 2, which comprises a divenette seat and back composed of three chairs, the central chair may be withdrawn and the table raised as clearly shown in Figure 2. The position of ythe central chair may then be reversed, as indicated in dotted lines, and used as a seat in front ofl the table. In this arrangement the remaining chairs form seats at the two sides of. the table, so that three persons may sit around the table. If it is desired to use the table as a desk, the top may be adjusted at an inclination convenient for writing and the receptacle() may serve to hold stationary. The storage space 20, if any exists, may serve for the storage of papers or the like. When it is desired t`o use the device as a bed, all the chairs are removed from the frame and, the table being'in its out-of-the-way position, the bed is opened as indicated in Figure 3. rllhe chairs may be of box frame construction with removable seats 'for the purpose of providing accommodation for pillows and bedding. llt will be observed that in whatever form the device is arranged, the seating accommodation remains unaffected and also the stora e space in the superstructure. 1t will e found that the device, as shown and described, provides in a single article of furniture the functions of six different articles, namely a divanette or the like, a plurality of chairs, a bed, a bookcase or the like, a table and a desk, besides providing storage space for pillows, bed linen and other articles. The advantages of such a device will be obvious to those faced with the problem of limited housing accommodation.

It will be understood that this invention is not limited to the number of chairs forming the divan or to the construction' of the bed or any particular method of attachment of the table or the design and structural details of the superstructure, but relates broadly to the combination of these or other similar features in a single article of furniture. Therefore in the following" claims, terms such as bookcase, desk and the like are purely illustrative and used to indica-te certain locations previously described andare therefore not to be considered as limitative to the particular purposes indicated by the v terms.

l furniture of a frame, a folding bed mounted therein, a table hingedly attached to said Havin thus described my invention, what I c aim is l. The combination in a single article of furniture of a frame, a folding bed housed within said frame, a plurality of chair s ections normally aligned in couch formatlon within the frame and forming the seat and back of a divan or the like, behind which the bed is concealed, said sections being entirely separable from one another and the frame' bed and movable to operative osition during folded condition of the be and a plurality of chair sections arrangeable to provide seating accommodation at three sides of said table and arrangeable inalignment within the frame during inoperative position of the table to form a divan seat and back within the frame, said sections being entirely separable from one another and the frame so as to be serviceable as independent chairs.

3. The combination in a single article of furniture of a frame comprising a back and side arms extending from the back, a superstructure in the form of a bookcase mounted on the frame and forming the top portion thereof, a folding bed carried by the'inner side of the back and a plurality of chair sections normally aligned `in couch formation between lthe side arms of the frame and cooperating with the book case to entirely conceal the bed from View when the latter is in fol-ded position, .said sections being entirely separable from one another and the frame and capable of use as independent chairs.

4. The combination in a single article of furniture, of a frame comprising a back and side arms extending from the back at opposite ends of the latter, a folding bed carried by the back on the inner side thereof, a table carried by said bed, and a removablelcouch-back and seat arranged between said si-de arms in couch formation and normally concealing said table from view, said couch-back and seat being divided.

into a plurality of independent sections, each constituting a chair capable of complete separation from the frame and the remaining sections, said sectionsbeing so arranged that removal of one section gives access to the tableto permit the latter to be disposed in an operative position, while removal of the remaining sections renders the bed accessible for unfolding.

5. An article of manufacture, comprising a frame, a plurality 'ofseparate chairs normally aligned in the frame in couch formation, said chairs being entirely independent of and removable from one another and the frame, a folding bed carried by the frame normally concealed between the frame and the said chairs, and a table.

and capable of use as an independent chairand a folding table normally concealed between the frame and one of said sections.

In witness whereof, `I have hereunto set my hand.

RUDOLPH COOPERSMITH.`

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