US689942A - Reclining-chair. - Google Patents

Description

No. 689,942. Patented Dec. 3|, l90l.

P. R. WRIGHT &. I. ANDERSON.

REGLINING CHAIR.

(Application filed Aug. 29, 1901.

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(No Model.)

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UNTTEn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER It. W'RIGHT AND ISAAC ANDERSON, OF BUFFALO, NE\V YORK.

RECLlNlNG-CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 689,942, dated December 31, 1901.

Application file August 29, 1901. Serial No. 73,641. (No model.)

T0 at 10720772 it may concern;

Be it known that we, PETER R. WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, and ISAAC AN- DERSON, a subject of the King of Great Britain, both residents of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Reclining-Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of reclining-chairs which consist of a supportingframe, a tilting back which is pivoted above its lower end to said frame, and a seat which is hinged at its rear end to the lower end of the back and which is supported near its front end on the frame in such manner that upon swinging the back down to a reclining position the seat is moved forwardly, and upon swinging the back from a reclining position up to a more or less upright position the seat is moved backwardly. In this class of chairs the position of the back and seat can be changed by the occupant without rising from the chair simply by exerting pressure in the proper direction against the back or seat or both. When the occupant moves from asitting to a more or less reclining position, the back of the occupant moves downwardly on the back of the chair, whereby the garments on the back of the occupant are pulled up more or less by contact with the chair-back, while upon moving from a reclining to a sitting position the garments on the back of the occupant are pulled down more or less. This interference with the garments of the occupant is objectionable; and the object of this invention is to provide a comfortable chair of this character which practically obviates this inconvenience and which is at the same time simple, strong, and durable.

Our invention consists to that end, briefly stated, of a supplemental movable back which is arranged on the face or front side of the tilting main back, against which supplemental back the back of the occupant rests and which is connected with the seat in such manner that the supplemental back is moved down on the tilting back when the back is swung to a reclining position and moved up on the back when the latter is swung to an upright position, whereby the back of the occupant retains its position practically undisturbed with reference to the supplemental back in the different positions of the back and seat.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation showing the back and seat arranged for a sitting position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the back and seat in a reclining position. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the chair. Fig. 4 is a sectional top plan view, the section being taken through the back. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary longitudinal section through the adjacent portions of the seat and back in line 5 5, Fig. 4, on an enlarged scale.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

The rigid frame, the tilting main back, and the seat are of any ordinary or suitable construction and arrangement. The construction of these parts shown in the drawings is as follows:

The rigid frame comprises front legs A, connected by a transverse bar B, rear legs 0, connected bya transverse barD, and side rails d, which connect the front and rear legs. The rear legs 0 extend upwardly beyond the connecting bars and rails to form supports 0 for the pivots of the chair-back, and the front legs also preferably extend up above the connecting bars and rails to form front supports a for the arm-rests E, which are secured thereto and to the upper ends of the supports a.

F represents the seat, which has the form of an open frame consisting of side barsf and cross -bars f. The seat rests loosely with its front portion on the front transverse bars B and is connected at its rear end by hinges f to the lower end of the main back G. The latter is pivoted above its lower end to the rear supports cby pivot-studs g,which project inwardly from the supports 0 into pivot-sockets g in the outer faces of the upright side bars 9 of the back. In order to permit the ready attachment and detachment of the back to and from the rear supports 0, the pivot-sockets have preferably the form of grooves, which open rearwardly at their lower ends. To decrease friction and render the operation of the chair easier, antifriction-rollers h are mounted on the front frame-bar B underneath theside bars'of the seat, which rest and slide freely thereon. The chair shown in the drawings is intended to be upholstered, and the seat and back are preferably in the form of open frames, as described, though a solid or other form of seat and back can be employed. 7

I indicates the supplemental back, which rests against the front side of the tilting main back G and is guided on the same by any suitable means, so as to be capable of moving up and down thereon. A convenient guide device consists of longitudinal tongues and grooves t" 1?, formed, respectively, on the side bars t' of the supplemental back and the side bars g of the tilting back. The supplemental back is connected at its lower end with the rear portion of the seat by links or other suitable means in such manner that the supplemental back is compelled to follow the forward or backward movement of the seat by sliding down or up on the main back. As shown in the drawings, this connection is made by links J, which are arranged at the sides of the supplemental or sliding back and the seat and pivoted at their forward ends at j to the side bars of the seat-frame and at their rear ends atj to the lower end portions of the side bars 2' of the supplemental or sliding back. The links are preferably curved downwardly, so that they are at all times below the faces of the seat and back and practically hidden between the side rails of the frame and the seat and do not detract from the neat appearance of the chair.

K indicates a weight, which is preferably secured to the under side of the rear part of the seat-frame for holding the seat and back in their normal position, as shown in Fig. 1, in which the back stands nearly upright and the seat is in its rearmost position for supporting the occupant in a sitting position.

When the parts are in the reclining position shown in Fig. 2, the sliding back is in its lowermost position with reference to the tilting back. In moving the parts to the sitting position shown in Fig. 1 the front ends j of the links J approach the front side of the tilting back, whereby the rear ends j of the links are caused to ride up on the tilting back, pushing the sliding back upwardly on the latter. The sliding back is so caused to follow the movements of the seat by moving up ordown on the tilting back, and the occupant resting against the sliding back does not change his position with reference to the latter in changing from one position to another, whereby the annoying disturbance of the occupants clothes is avoided.

We claim as our invention 1. The combination of a supporting-frame, a tilting back mounted thereon, a seat connected to the lower end of said back to move forward and backward therewith in the supporting-frame, a supplemental back arranged on the tilting back and capable of moving up and down on the same, and a connection between the seat and the supplemental back whereby the latter is moved up or down on the tilting back upon moving the back and seat from one position to another, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of a supporting-frame, a main back movably mounted on the same, a seat movably mounted on the frame and connected to said main back, and a slidable supplemental back supported on the main back and connected to said seat,substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a supporting-frame, a main back pivoted above its lower end to the same, a seat slidably supported near its front end and hinged at its rear end to the lower end of said main back, a supplemental sliding back mounted on the main back, guides for permitting'the supplemental back to slide up and down on the main back and holding thesliding back from lateral movement on the main back, and means for connectingthe seat with the lower end of the sliding back, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of asupporting-frame, a tilting back mounted thereon, a seat connected to the lower end of said back to move forward and backward therewith in the supporting-frame, a supplemental back arranged on the front side of said tilting back, upright guides on the tilting back in which the supplemental back can move up anddown, and links connecting the supplemental back with the seat, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of a supporting-frame, a main back pivoted above its lower end to the same, a seat slidably supported near its front end and hinged at its rear ,end to the lower end of said back, a supplemental sliding back arranged on the main back, and downwardly-curved links arranged between the sides of the frame and the sides of the seat and back and pivoted at theirrear ends to said supplemental back and at their front ends to said seat, substantially as set forth.

Witness our hands this 26th dayof August,

PETER R. WRIGHT. ISAAC ANDERSON. WVitnesses:

(1'13. HORNBECK, CHAS. W. PARKER.

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