US2612942A - Furniture made of laminations or sections - Google Patents

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Oct. 7, 1952 L. G. slMJlAN I IFURNITURE MADE OF' LAMINATIONS 0R SECTIONS Filed Oct. 22. 1949 Patented Oct. 7, 1952 FURNITURE MADE oF LAMINATioNs oa SECTIONS lLuther G. Simjian, River The Reilectone Corpor side, Conn., assigner to ation, Stamford, Conn.,

a corporation of Connecticut Application OctoberZZ, 1949, Serial No. 122,997

Claims.

This invention relates to furniture, and more particularly, the economical assembly of an article of furniture through the utilization of a series of individual parts adapted to be brought together to function as a single assembled unit.

In the manufacture of upholstered chairs, stools, hassocks, and the like, considerable eX- pense is involved in the assembly of the component parts and in the upholstering operation. Therefore, upholstered hassocks, as an example, are costly due to the need for considerable skilled labor and the wastage of materials because of the necessity of shaping the upholstering material to the configuration of the hassock.

It is the object of my invention tocontribute a hassock, chair, stool or the like, manufactured in such a manner that the upholstering operation is extremely simple and may be performed without highly skilled labor such as is required in the upholstering of conventional hassocks, stools, chairs or the like. I

As a feature of my invention whereby the objects thereof are attained, an article of furniture of the class to which my invention relates is formed through the assembly of a series of sectional units. Some or all of these sectional units may be upholstered if desired and the upholstering operation is extremely simple because it is only necessary to upholster one exterior surface of each of the sectional units. Preferably, the sectional units are each in the form of a band or sleeve with the upholstering material applied to the exterior peripheral surfaces thereof. By assembling the series of bands, there is built up a complete article of furniture. Then, to the uppermost band or sectionalv unit there may be applied the seating portion, thereby completing the chair, stool, hassock, or the like, all as those skilled in the art willfully understand.

I have thus outlined rather broadly the more important features of my invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that my contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of my invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject of the claims appended hereto. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception on which my disclosure is based may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures for carrying out the several purposes of my invention. It is important, therefore. that the claims to be granted me shall be of suflicient breadth to preventl the appropriation of my invention by those skilled in the art.

Referring now to the drawings, Fig.` 1 is a perspective view of a stool manufactured in accordance with the teachings of my invention. Fig. 2

is a perspective view of a stool that is differently shaped. Fig. 3 is a section of the structurepf Fig. l, and is taken along lines 3--3 of Fig. 4.`

Fig. i is a section of Fig. 3 taken along lines 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an enlargeddetailed view of` different means for use in assembling the several sectional units of my invention. Fig. 6 is a perspective exploded view showing a furthermodi' ified form of means toassemble the sectional` units forming an article of furniture.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, and especially Figs. 3 and 4, reference numeral It indicates a circular sleeve-like band to the outer peripheral surface of which is :applied upholstering material II, with apadding or` the like I2 positioned between the upholstery "II and the band Ilhas is conventional in furniture of the class described. `As is probably best seen in Figs. 1 5 and 6, the upholstery material Ilmay be 1carried over theupper and lower edges of the band Il and may be secured to those edges as by gluing or by upholstery nails I3.

In the stool of Fig. 1, there are three bands Ill, and between these bands, there may be used bands I4 formed of plastic material, or a specially treated decorative wood. Each band IU and each band I is provided with four rectangular clips I5 as best seen in Figs. 3 and 4, these clips being traversed by four rods I6 threaded at their ends for nuts I'I. It is the function of the rods I6 and the nuts I1 to bind in superimposed assembled relation the three bands I0 and the two bands I 4 of the article of furniture shown in Fig. 3.

suitably secured to the uppermost band I0 is a seat S, the wood plate bottom of which is designated by referenceV numeral 2li. Bottom 20 is secured to the uppermost band I0 by a series of rectangular clips 2! screwed to the band I0 and to the woodbottom 2U. Bottom 20 is then secured to a bearing plate 23 that is rotatably mounted relatively to a frame 24 carried by four legs 25. It is now obvious that through the simple assembly of the series of bands I0, I4, these bands being readily assembled to the seat S, I obtain a completely upholstered article of furniture.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate fully that when upholstering the furniture, it is merely necessary to apply upholstery material in an extremely simple manner to each of the series of bands that is to be upholstered. It is also extremely simple to upholster the seat S. Then by assembling the various parts, I have a fully and beautifully upholstered article. The upholstering operation does not require skilled labor because almost anyone, with a minimum of skill, can upholster simple circular bands such as bands I0 or the simple seat S. On the other hand, Wereranyoneto upholsterthefentire .article of furnitureiof Fig. 1 :lasa single completed unit, it is obvious that considerable skill would be required to drape the material and secure it. Further, it would be impossible to do this Without numerous seams and considerable cuttingfo'f material.

In Fig. 2 I show an article offurniture in which the bands are rectangular in shape, but the upholstering operation and the assembly of the parts is exactly the same as 4was disclosed in the invention of Fig. l. "Of course,'no'legs need be used where the assembly of bands' is 'Lto be in the form of a hassock. In Fig. 5, I show a modification `of umy .invention wherein `the r several .bands-4.1.0 areassembled by aseries of bolts 35 extending Athrough aligned bores 3G in each ofthe .bands l0.

nIn Fig.6 .the .bands It .and ld :have secured-to theirzinner peripheries .a :series of .brackets 4U, each `ofwhchisbored at 4i, with a .bore42 con-n necting with lthe-bore til and threaded for a fastening stud '"43. lBy merely running a .rod Mlthrough'the yseveral .bores lil of the Lbrackets 110,..anddriving the .studs home .in 4binding .relationrlto'therod A4, it `ispossi'nle .to `assemble the several'bands relativelyito the rod 44 and relatively .to one anotherplnthis way,.a .unitary article offfurniture may'beformed asis the case ofthe modifications .oflEigsf 3 and f5.

'1I mow vclaim:

Il. In anarticlegof .furniture,..a series of bands, upholsteringmaterial applied V.to .the Aouter peripheralisurfaces .of vat .least .someof said bands, andmeans `fo'rilolding .said -bands in juxtaposed assenib'ledA relation.

2. In an article of furniture, a series of laminations applied in vertical superimposed relation, and means for holding said laminations assembled in said vertical superimposed relation with their exterior peripheral surfaces forming acomposite exterior surface for said 'article of furniture.

3. In an article of furniture, a series of laminavtions applied in vertical superimposed relation,

'Number and means for holding said laminations assem- Ybled in said' vertical superimposed relation with 'their exterior peripheral surfaces forming a Acomposite exterior surface for said article of `furniture, at'leastso'me of said laminations being `reach '.in'theiform of a band whose exterior peripheral .surface is upholstered.

4. 'In an article of furniture, a series of lami- -znations, Lupholstering material applied to each of the outer peripheral surfaces of at least some of `vsaid .flaminations, and means for holding said bands in assembled juxtaposed relation with the outer .peripheral surfaces Aof lsaid laminations forming `the composite exterior'surface of said article of furniture.

5. .Inan .article of furniture, la-series of vlami nations applied .in vertical superimposed relation,

means for holding said laminations assembled insaid vertical 4superimposed I.relation `with their exterior peripheral surfaces forming'acomposite exterior surface forsaid articleof furniture, and a .seat `applied .to the uppermost of .said'laminations.

vL'UTI-Ill?, G. SIMJIAN.

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