US1810970A - Furniture framing and method of making the same - Google Patents

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' June 23 1931.

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FURNITURE EEAMINE AND METHOD 0E MAKING TEE SAME Filed June 1'?. 1929 2 sheets-sheet 2 @NMi-fm Patented June 23, 1931 l UNITEDSTATES *P1 Lala-971e LEWIS LARSEN, on MnNoMiNEn, MicnGAN, `AssrcrNoR To iiEYWoon-WAKErrnLn COMPANY,y or BosToN, MAssAcHUsETTs A coRroRaTIoN vor MassAcHUsnTTs FRNITURE FRAMING'AND MnTHonor MAKING Tian Application led :I une 17,

, This invention relates to improvements kin furniture framing and method of making the same and it consists of the matters hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In some branchesof the furniture indus-y try, bent Wood is employed in the production of chairs, stools,` tables and the like. The Wood thus employed is usually cylindrical vin cross sections and is referred `to as dowel stock. In this branch of the industry the exterior surface of the stock is substantially plain and smooth. The reed furniture industry absorbs large amounts of such stock as framing materialrandvusually such stock is circumferentially beaded to simulate rattan, orreed Wrapping on thosev portions of the frames exposed to View in a finished article ofreed or like furniture. j

Hoivever, in both instances. the stock is treated as with hot Water'to make it pliable and bendable to form. Sometimes such Waf ter treated Astock splits l'or cracks in the bendingthereof and again such Ystock even after it has been incorporated in a piece of furnif turerand has dried out, splitsand splinters,

which of course is objectionable.n y l ,Y .M f The primary object ofthe inventionis to provide a material suitablefor-bending into desired shapes for furniture framing, which is indeed much stronger, than all Wood framing and will not` split, crack or splinter While the same is being bent into shape or after it has been incorporated into anarticle of fun niture. Y j

@Still another object of the invention is to provide a framing for such purpose, made of a thin light Weight metallic tubing and reinforced upon the inside so that thesameV may be bent Without splitting. or cracking,V the tubing stock being so thin as to easily .permit the driving of nails, brads or tacksthereinto in the manner of driving the same into These objects of the invention 'as well as others together Withthe many. advantages thereof, Will more fully appear as I proceed with my specification. Y Y. Inthe drawings Fig. 1 is a'view in side elevation of a piece 1929. Aserial* No. 371,338.

offthin Walled, sheet metaltubing employed v'in carryingout 'one form ofmy inventionbeforeithe same has been operated upon in accordance with other-'stepsof the invention as Will later appear. y

Fig..2 isa vieW in side elevation lof Vsaid tubing after it has beenV operated upon to providea circumferentially beadedl surface thereon to simulate a rattan or reed Wrapped appearance after finishing.. Fig. 2a isa View in end elevation thereof. v w Y Fig. 3 is a vieW inside elevation; of one or morershort pieces of Wood doWel stock Which maybe advantageouslyemployed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 3a is a View in end elevation of the same. f

Fig. .4 is a .View in side elevation of the piece of tubing shown in Fig. 2 after a piece ofthe doWelstock'shoWn in Fig. 3 has been inserted'thereinto to reinforce the same.` y Y nFig. 5v is a view inside el'evation of the reinforcedtube shown inFig. 4L .after the same has been bent to desired shape o r form. Fig. ,52L is a view in end elevation thereof. f Fig. '6, is vaperspective View of the frame ofan article of furniture, suchaspa chair made in accordanceyvith myinvention. I AFigfr'k is a'perspective View ofV a reed chair made in accordance with my invention .with the l'us'ualseat omitted therefrom to more fully disclose the structure thereof.

., lIhe vinvention is herein illustrated and Will i be-her'ein. described in connection with a reedior reed fabric chair beca-usesuch a chair vvell'r'represents an article of. furniture of commonl use and oneyvvhich may be ltaken as anexemplieation of the problems overfv come by my invention. f InFig. 6 `is illustrated the bare frame ofY a substantially high-back and side chair adopted to be .covered with a suitablewoven reed orv reedv fabric. Such al chair frame comprises a seat frameimemberlrincluding side rails 2 2, a frontraill and-a rounded rear rail k4 Which may befmade as an integral part of the sidelraijls." `5 indicates the rfront pair of legs ofthe Vchair 'jframe and 6 indicates the rear pair of le'gsof said` frame. The front legs 5 are ofsuchfheightsas to f gether by diagonal braces- T and `portions of fraine member 1. The bottom portions of said legs are substantially perpendicular 'While the top portions of said legs are bent laterally outward as shown. vSaid legs are engaged with and secured to the seat frame in the plane of the front rail 3 in any suitable manner.

The rear pair of l'egs 6 are longer than the legs of the front pair and are bentata point bet-Ween their ,ends Where they are se` cured in any suitable Vmanner "to, the rear partof the seat frame. In this instance the bottom parts .of saidlegs A`extend dovvn Wardly from the seatv fiame andthe vtop parts of said legs extend upwardly `and out- Wardly from said seat frame. The bottom portion `of all yof saidlegs are connected toall of saidvlegs'belotv 'the seat frame are further" braced therefrom Vby brace members 8.

` The topends or extensions of all of said legs are connected together by aU shaped top' rail or bar 9 preferably of bent Wood, doWel stock; Y

'Those portions of the legs above the seat frame member 1 receive a woven reed or reed fabric 1 0 Whichv fabric is disposed upon the inside lof said legs in the manner WellV known, and the'front rail is covered With'a strip v11 of lsuch fabric as best shown in Fig. 7.

From-the aboveA it is apparent that certain .portions ofV the legs are exposedto View in a finished chair and if such legs which were heretofore made of Wood doWel stock were left smooth, they would not harmonize with the covering. kThe practice hasbeen to make said legs in a manner to simulatea reedbr rattan' Wrapping thereon and this was done by circumferentially beading the same by rolling grooves thereinto. Such y legs being made of Wood are apt to split and crack after the chair has been finished,`W-ith the resultthat Vthechair is rendered useless or-has to be sold as a second with a resultingloss. 'Y To overcome the difficulties and objections to this type ofV leg-I'V have provided a Aframe member in the form of'a leg iv'vhich 'comprises a thin metallic tube interiorly braced or re-V inforced either for its entirelength` or atV certainv pointsk or places inthe lengthY thereof.

Such a leg is best shown in Figsl `5 and 5&4

,"Iloform suchV a leg, I provide a piece of thin Walled sheet Vmetal tubing j12`as shown inl Fig'l, of the' desired lengthand the same iriay'be eitherseamless or Welded tubing. I then operate upon said tubing and circum-r ferentially bead thesame'by rollingor otherwise Aforming a groove or grooves 13 therein to produce thebe'ading V'14: thereon, best shown iniFigulZ. beading fis preferably i helical .toY more Closely'sirnnlate a viewed arpeefees- VShould Silh tubing require trimming as to length, this may be done either before or after beading as mentioned.

Toreinforce such a piece of tubing, I provide a piece of Wooden dowel stock 15 of a diameter snugly fitting the interior of the tubing and treat the same to a fiuid to make it pliable or flexible enough for'bending.

vPreferably soaking such stock in hot Water Will make theesame bendable. VSaid Vdovvvel Vs tockfl', after -beingthus soaked in then inserted intoone endof the tubing and forced yinto the desired position Vvthereinto under endtvise pressurev and once in place therein canA onlyqbe removed with much diiiiculty. In this respect Ait is pointed out that the dowel stock may be offany desirable' length; that is, it maybe of a'length .approximating that of a the tubing `orf-itmay be inshorter lengths or `pieces .which `are disposed at dif# ferent distance apart Within said tubing. r-I`herebysnch fdowel stock asis now. considered as factory Waste may be advantageously employed With an economic saving.

After the soaked doyvel stock `has been placed Within-"thetubingto reinforce the same, such reinforced tnbinr may `bereadily bent as lshown in Fig. ,5 to the ydesired shape, the doWel stock acting to prevent :kinking or buckling Vof the tubing' atthe bend. Thereafter 'such portions as projectbeyond 'the ends ofi-the tubing areI` trimmed off and the reinforced tubing is then `ready for use in a furniture article frame.

Vhen a chair frame suchas that shown in Figffis` to be made up,'piel ces oftubing re-` in'forced as-described-,are bent into proper shape topformA the-' legs 5 and 6. 'Ihese legs are' then secured-tothe seat frame las by nailing'the saine` thereto,it being pointed out that theA tubing'vvall is not so ythick. or heavy Vas to offer myysilbsta'ntial resistance to the driving'of nailsfthereinto in thesame manneras theyvmay-be driveninto Wood;

K'IYhe-bottonri endsv of the Ilegs are then braced together and ytothe seat frame and the- U shaped top rai-l -9 is then secured-to the' top 1` ends ,ofr the 'legs so that lthe framing Y as a Wholeis ready to Yreceive its covering I0 offreed fabric or' the like. Y

Such ,a reinforced tubing hasmany advantages as material for` use in providingV the framing'of articles of-'ffu'rniturel 4It 'does not'split, cracker splinter either before or `after bending vandfit lreadilyv takes 'such finishing paints or'enamels as itis vdesired to apply'thereto."It'does not'V splinter' in themanne'r'of woodand Where such tubing isV reinforced atv VspacedV points only, the Weight of the chair materially reduced. JAgain vmaking upthetubing in the Lrrranner described forms an I'economic"outlet forthe shortpiecesf of do'v'vel stock heretofore" 'recoge Vnized as a factor Waste',A` andv'thereinforced ,tilting 'is ready .erase aftrbeedeelnihr thereof in producing the framing, the same is to be considered merely as illustrative so that I do not Wish to be limited thereto eX- eept as may be pointed out in the appended Claim.

I claim as my invention:

The method of making a furniture fram member or the like which consists {in providing a thin Walled metal tube, inserting a plurality of Wooden dowel members therein in endwise spaced relation at least in part and then bending the composite structure at p a zone containing such a doWel member.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand7 this 11th day of June, 1929.

LEWIS LARSEN.

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