US2281684A - Furniture wall guard - Google Patents

Description

May 5, 1942.

FURNITURE WALL GUARD G. F. F|-J ux 2,281,684

Filed Jan. 16, 1940 Taal. E.

Vitra/d Y BY Patented May 5, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE George F. Fijux, Laurelton,'Long Island, N. Y.

Application January 16, 1940, Serial No. 314,105

1 Claim.

This invention relates to guards for preventing furniture and walls from being marred or damaged, and relates particularly to spacer means for insuring a minimum spacing between the back of a chair, settee or similar article of furniture and an adjacent wall or abutment.

While various forms of furniture guards have been proposed heretofore for preventing the backs of chairs or other articles of furniture being forced into contact with an adjacent wall, these prior devices have been limited in use to particular kinds of furniture and for use in connection with roller casters. I have devised a simple and cheaply constructed device which is ex- I pressly adapted for use in connection with articles of furniture, the legs of which are provided with so-called dome slides at the lower ends.

A feature of the invention relates to a furniture-wall guard which is designed to receive the usual dome slide attached to the legs of articles of furniture, the device according to the invention being arranged so that lghe weight of the article of furniture is carried directly thereby. As a result of this feature the weight of the chair or other article of furniture, prevents accidental dislocation of the guard with respect to the chair and wall. Thus the article of furniture may be moved over the floor in a sliding movement without danger of the guard leaving the chair leg. At; the same time the guard is not permanently fastened to the chair by screws or the like which leave a permanent mark.

Another feature relates to an adjustable furniture-wall guard whereby it may be used with different types of chairs, settees or the like.

Another feature relates to a furniture-wall guard for use with so-called dome or metal slides whereby the guard can be used equally well with such domes or slides of different sizes.

A further feature relates to a furniture-wall guard which is provided with a hole or recess to receive so-called dome slides, together with means for varying the effective size of the hole or recess to suit different sized dome slides.

A still further feature relates to the novel organization, arrangement and relative location of parts constituting an effective but cheaply constructed wall-furniture guard.

Other features and advantages not specifically enumerated will be apparent after a consideration of the following detailed descriptions and the appended claim,

In the drawing which shows a number of embodiments of the invention,

Fig. l is a top-plan view of a guard embodying features of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View of Fig. 1, taken along the line 2--2 thereof viewed in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view showing the relation between the guard of Fig. 1 and a chair and wall.

Fig. 4 is a top-plan view of a modication of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of Fig. 4 taken along the line 5 5, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 6 is a modification of Fig,5.

Figs. 7 and 8 are yrespectively sectional views along the lines 'I-l and 8-8 of Fig. 6, viewed in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to Fig. 1, the guard consists of a rigid elongated member I, preferably having the Wall-abutting edge 2 of greater width than the portion 3. The edge 2 is adapted to abut against a wall or other member 4 as diagrammatically shown in Fig. 3. The opposite end of member I is provided with a hole or recess 5 which is adapted to receive the dome slide 6 usually prolvided on the lower ends of chair legs and the like. Since these domes 6 are of well-known construction, further description thereof is not believed necessary. Suffice it to say that the recess 5 is preferably round in formation and is of slightly larger diameter than the dome Ii. In

accordance with the invention, the recess 5 is sufficiently deep so that the lower surface of the dome does not touch the bottom of the recess 5. Consequently the entire weight of the chair is carried by the surface of member I and substantially negligible forward tilting of the chair occurs. Since lghe weight of the chair rests on the member I, there is very little chance of the said member I being dislocated from its abutting position against the wall. Furthermore, since the dome 6 is round and slightly smaller than the corresponding round recess 5, it is possible to change the angular relation of the chair with respect to the wall 4 without disturbing the position of the member I. While the member l may be made out of any suitable material, preferably it is of wood, fibre or the like, which may be colored or painted to blend harmoniously with the floor 8. It will be understood of course, that the member I may be made out of'sheet metal if desired and if there is any danger of the floor 8 being scratched, the lower surface of the member I may be provided with a felt or other similar covering or if desired, the

lower surface of member I may have attached thereto one or more dome sides similar to the dome 6.

From an examination of Fig. 1, it will be seen that the guard I is of xed length, whereas in certain cases it may be desirable to vary the spacing between the chair and the wall or to suit chairs or the like having different inclinations of the chair back. A device for accomplishing this is shown in Figs. 4 and 5. In Fig. 4 the guard is made in two pieces 9 and I0. The piece 9 is provided With a slot or guide to receive telescopically the piece IIJ and the two pieces 9 and I0 may be fastened together in their adjusted position by suitable bolts or wood screws I I. The forward edge I2 is adapted to abut against the wall and the piece I0 is provided with a recess Ita similar to the recess 5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 shows a modification of Fig. 4, wherein the guard consists o-f a member I3 telescopically receiving a pair of parallel framed members Iii, I5, across which is fastened by means of screws I6 a cup-shaped metal member I'I corresponding to the recesses 5 and I3a. By means of the screws Iii and the screws I8, the effective length l of the guide as a whole may be varied and the position of the dome receiving cup I'I may like wise be varied.

In all the foregoing embodiments, the dome receiving recess or cups are of xed internal diameter.' There are on the market dome slides of different diameters and in order to prevent eX- eessive lateral play between the dome slide and the dome receiving recess, the size of the recess may be varied in internal diameter.

While Fig. 3 shows a single guard I, it will be understood of course that a similar guard is provided for the remaining rear legs of the chair or other article of furniture which is to be spaced from the wall 4.

The manner of using the guard will be clear from the foregoing description. Suce it to say that with respect to the adjustable guards, the guard is rst placed so that its forward edge abuts against the wall and then the position of the dome slide receiving cup or recess is adjusted to the proper distance away from the wall so that the rearmost part of the chair or other article is spaced from the wall when the dome slides on the rear legs are inserted in the said recesses. The recesses may then be fastened in position as above described.

Various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim is:

A furniture-wall guard of the type described adapted to support a furniture leg carrying a dome slide on its lower end which slide is of smaller diameter than the diameter of the leg, comprising a rigid member having a straight rear edge adapted to engage a wall or similar abutment, an adjustable extension for the guard consisting of a rigid member slidably engaging the rigid member at one end, said extension having a cup at its other end to receive only said dome slide, and means to fasten said extension in adjusted position with respect to said rigid membei'.

GEORGE F. FIJUX.

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