US1088258A - Davenport-bed. - Google Patents

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lJ. F. BREZINSKL DAVENPORT BED.

APPLICATION TLLED AUG. 23, 1913.

1,088,258'. .Patented Feb. 24, 1914,

- '2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

sans PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH r. nnnfzrusxnor enrolled-ILLINOIS. AssIGNoR or .oula-HALF To ANDREW y owczAnzAK, or CHICAGO, ILLINo-Is.

DgvENPonT-BED.

Specification of Letters Patent. .Patented Feb. 24, 1914. .Application filed August 23, 19'13. Serial No.-786,246. I

To all 'whom it may. concern Be it known that l, JOSEPH F. BREZINSKI, a citizen of they United States, anda resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and

State of Illinois,A have invented certain new and useful VVImprovements infDavenport- Beds, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in davenport beds, and has for its; object'V the production of a device of this character which maybe readilyand eas/ily converted from a davenport to a bed or vice versa, and which will be of durable and economical construction. A y

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

` The invention consists inthe combinations and arrangementsof parts hereinafterdescribed and claimed. I

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of'this specification, and in which, l

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of a davenport bed embodying my invention, the same being shown converted into a bed, Fig. 2 is a similar section showing the device arranged for use as a davenport, Fig. 3 is an enlargeddetailsecton taken on line :ze-' of Fig. l, Fig. t is a horizontal sectiontaken on line of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 isa rear elevation of the construction shown yin Fig. 2. l f

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the accompanying drawings comprises a body or frame consisting of end members 1A which are rigidly connected at their forward and rearward ends or edges by cross pieces 2 and 34 respectively. Hinged at d to the upper .rear corners of the end members 1 is a transversely extending member 5 to the forward edge of which.is

'hingedly secured at 6 the upper edge of a back member 7, the front side of the latter being suitably upholstered. The back member 7 is somounted as te permit of' forwardV 'and upward swinging `thereof to a position as shown in dotted lines in'Fig. l, said back member being releasably held in thisposition by meansfof a supporting rod 8 one end of which is pivotally yconnected vwith the rearward side of said back v, nembe'r. Thev the device is converted intoa.l e

opposite or free end'of the supportinor rod 8 loosely engages a strap 9 secured to tlie in- @ner side of the corresponding end member 1,

a notch 10 provided in one edge of said member 8 being adapted to releasably engage a pin 11 arranged at said strap 9 to re leasably support the back member 7 as above mentioned. When it is desired to lower the back member 7 to its normal vertical posi- -tion it is only necessary to release notch 10 from engagement with pin 11 whereupon said back member will swingydownwardly by gravity' tothe desired position.

Pivotally mounted at 12 upon the inner sides of the end members' 1 are arms or levers 13 of angular or curved form. Corresponding ends of arms 13 are rigidly connected at 14 with a bed bottom consisting of bed sections 15` and 15 connected by links or connecting elements 16, the arms -lbeing connected with the section 15. A foldable bed bottom4 is thus constituted, the sections 15 and 15 being adapted to be folded -upon one another as indie-ated .in Fig.A 2 and to be unfolded which are foldably into coplanar operative positions,`as shown in Fig. 1. When inunfolded or operative condition, the center of the bed bottom` is reinforced by cross bars i 17 the central portions of which are bent downwardly, as clearly shown'in Fig. 5 vso as to permit the depression orv slight sagging of the bed bottom when in use.l When the bed bottom is in extended condition the inner .e'n'd of section 15`is supported by levers 13,

the outerl end thereof beingsupported by legs. 18 which depend therefrom into en'-A gagement. with the cross piece 2, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.' Also in this arrangement the outer end of section 15 is supported by legs 19 which are foldably connected with said bed section so that when-the latter is in .folded position, Vsaid legs may` be vswun upwardly into the same plane therewit clearly shown in Fig. 2.

section 15 is a springeatch 20 adapted, when the bed bottom is in folded condition, to engage the free edge of section 15 in order to hold the same'in close proximity with the section 15, asjclearly shown in 2. When the spying" Arranged at the rearward end of the bed I l back member 7.v In this larrangement the back 7 serves as a means for preventing forward swinging of the bed bottom', rearward swinging of the latter being prevented by angular stop pieces 21 secured to the under side of cross piece 5 at the rearward edge thereof. Also arranged between the end members 1' is a seat member 22 the rearward end of which is pivotally connected at 23 with corresponding ends of arms 13, the latter thus serving as supports for said end of said seat member. The forward end of said member 22, when the device is used as a davenport,is supported upon the cross piece.

2, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. Secured to the inner sides of end pieces 1 extending rearwardly from the upper edge of cross piece -2 are inclined angle irons 24 which serve as supports for the forward edge of the seat member when the latter is moved rearwardly as is the case when the bed bottom is unfolded into operative position, it being clear that upon swinging-of section 15 forwardly and downwardly to horizontal position the rearward edge of seat member 22 will be moved rearwardly and downwardly to the position shown in Fig. 1. In this movement of said seat member the forward edge thereof will ride downwardly upon the supporting members 24 and, so that when the bed bottom-is in operative position, said seat member will be positioned below the same, as shown in Fig. 1. Conversely when the bed bottom is folded and swung to inoperative position the seat 22 is automatically moved forwardly and upwardly to operative position as shown in Fig. 2.

, IVith a construction asset forth, when it is desired to convert the samefrom a daven'- port to a bed, it is first required to swing-the back'member 7 to the elevated position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. In thisswinging of said back member the upper end of the folded bed bottom will be moved forwardly by the stop members 21 so as to be readily engageable for forward swinging and unfolding. In the forward swinging and unfolding of the bed member the seat 22 of the ,davenport is automatically lowered to inoperative position as just described. The bed is completed by lowering the back member 7 to the position shown in Fig. 1, in which position of said back member a pillow rest is constituted. The reverse operations are of course resorted to in converting the device from a bed into a davenport.

v The construction is durable and economical and the manipulation thereof may be readily and easily effected.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction Afor carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A construction of the class described comprising end' members; a back member pivoted between said end members to swing upwardly; a bed member mounted upon swinging arms and adapted, when in inoperative position, to be positioned beneath said back member; and a seat member pivotally connected with said arms and adapted, when said bed member is in operative posi'- tion, to be lowered to a position behind said bed member, substantially as described.

. 2. A construction of the class described comprising end members; a back member pivoted between said end members to swing` upwardly; a bed member mounted upon swinging arms and adapted, when in inoperative position, to be positioned behind said back member; and a seatmember pivotally connected at its rearward end with said arms and having its forward -end loosely supported, said seat member, when said bed member is moved to operative position, be-

ing automatically moved to a position below said bed member, substantially as described.

3. A construction of the class described comprising end members; a back .member pivoted between said end members to swing upwardly; a bed member mounted upon. swinging arms and adapted, when in inoperative position, to be positioned behind said back member; a seat member pivotally connected at its rearward end with said arms: and inclined surfaces for the forward end of said seat member, said seat member when said bed member is moved to operative position, being automatically moved rearwardly and downwardlv to a position below said bed member, substantially 4as described.

4. A construction of the class described comprising end members; a back member pivoted between said end members to swing upwardly; a pair of arms pivotally mounted intermediate their ends upon said end members; a bed member rigidly mounted upon corresponding ends of said arms and adapted to be swung to inoperative position behind said back member; and a seat member-,pivotally connected with the opposite ends of said arms whereby, when said bed member is swung-(4to operative 1 osition, said seat memeol b`er will be lowered toa position `below said isz .when said bed member is swung to operative position, saidfend of said seatmember will be moveddownwardly and rearwardly to a position belowfsaid bed member; and supporting-means for the front end ofsaid seat member vf permitting of movement thereofY corresponding with that of said rearward end, substantially as described.

6. A construction ofthe class described comprising end members; aback member pivoted between said end members to swingA 1'- upwardly; a pair of arms pivotally mounted intermediate their ends upon said end members; a bed member rigidly mounted upon- Correspending ends of said arms and ,adapted to be swung to inoperative position behind saidf'back member; a seatmember having its rearward end pivotally connected with the opposite ends of said arms whereby, wlicnsaid bed member is swungto operative `position, said end of said seat member will be moved 'downwardly land rearwardly to a position below said `bed member# and inclined surfaces for the' l front end of said seat member'whereby said front end of said seat member willy-move correspondingly with the rearwardend' thereof, vsubstantially as described. v f. j 'f ""7. A construction ofjgthe-class-ldescribed comprising end members; "a back member pivoted between saidend members to'swing upwardly;

tive positio'mutol be positioned horizontally between said end members; a seat.- member pivotally connectedy with said arms and for limiting vthe rearward swinging of said back member when the same'isserving as a pillow rest, substantially as described.

8. A construction of the class described comprising end members; aback member I end,members to swing upwardly; a bed member mounted upon swinging arms and adapted, when in operative position, to be positioned horizontally between said end members;a seat member pi/votally connected 4with'f saidgarms ,and

a I bed member mounted upon v swinging arms and adapted, '.'w'hen in operar is inoperative p'osibelow said bed In tion, constituting-a pillow Test; and means- 'ber, when ininoperativefposltidn, bein `adapted, when saidfbed member is in operative position, to. be lowered toa position beneat-h saidf bed member, said back member,

when said 'bed member is in operative posi-m tion, constituting a pillow rest; and a stop on said bed Vmember-for limiting the rear` ward `swinging o'fsaid back member when the same is serving as a pillw rest, substantially as described. .v

9. .A construction of the class described comprising end members; a back member pivoted between said end members to swing upwardly; a bed member mounted upon swinging` larms and adapted, when in operative posltion, to be positioned behind said back member; a seat member` pivotally connected with said arms and adapted, when said bed member is in operative position, to be lowered to a'position beneath said bed vmember; and means for releasably holding said back member in elevated position to permit Yof swinging of said bed member, substantially as described.

10. A construction of, the class described comprising end members; a back member pivoted between said end members to swing upwardly; a bed member mounted upon swinging arms, said bed member whenin inoperativey position, being t hind said back 4member and held by the latter against forward swinging; means for locking said bed memberagainst rearward swinging when in inoperative position; and

a seat member pivotally connected withsaid arms whereby, when said bed member is swung'to operative position, said seat member will be lowered to a position below said bed member, substantially as described.

' 11. A constuction of the4 class described comprising end members; aback member pivoted between said end members to swing upwardly; a vfoldable bed member mounted upon swinging arms,I said bed member, when folded and in inoperative position, being positioned behind said back member and held by the' latter against forward swinging; means for locking said bed member against rearward swinging when inoperative position; and a seat member pivotally connected with said arms whereby, when said bed member is swun to operative position, said seat member w11 be lowered to a position mber, substantially as described.

12. A construction of the class described comprising end members; a back member `pivoted at its vupper end between's'aid end members to permit of u ward swnf ;in,fg; of the lower end thereo a bed member mounted-upon swinging armsgs'aid bed mem- 0- sitioned behind said back member and held by the latter against forward swinging;

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positioned bev stops provided at the upper end-of said back member, saidl'stops, when jsai`d back'member is'swunl upwardly, moving the up` r end In testimony whereof I have signed my of said d member forwardly; an a seat name to this specification in the presence of member pivotally l-connected wlth said arms, two subscrbinv witnesses.

whereby, when Seid bed-member ie swung JbsEPH F. BREZINSKI. to operative position, said seat member will Witnesses:

be lowered to a lositon below said bed, A. A. OLSON,

member, substantia y 'as described. JOSHUA R. H. Porre.

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