US871181A - Combined bed and couch. - Google Patents

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No. 871,181. I PATENTED NOV. 19, 1907.' D. '1. OWEN.

COMBINED BED AND COUCH.

APPLICATION FILED 0012s, 1906.

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No. 871,181. PATBNTED NOV. 19, 1907. n. T. 0WBN.

COMBINED BED AND COUCH.

APPLICATION FILED OUT.8, 1906.

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D. T. OWEN. COMBINED BED AND COUCH.

APPLICATION FILED 0OT.8, 1906.

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David T. Gwen No. 871,181. PATENTED NOV. 19, 1907. 1). T. OWEN. COMBINED BED AND GOUGH.

APPLICATION FILED 0OT.8, 1906.

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ATTEST I/vvEA/T R 1]? a 8 Dmrd T. Owen citizen of the United States, residing at UNITED STATES PATENT orrron;

DAVID T. OWEN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNORETO 'lHE'D..'l. OWEN COMPANY, OF

CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID T. OWEN, a

Cleveland, in the county of ()uyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Beds and pouches; and do declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to combined beds and couches, and the invention is an improvement onthe combined bed and couch shown and described in my a plication for Letters Patent of the Unite States, Serial No. 320,328.

An important object in the present inven tion is embodied in the arrangement of the bed-frame and its springs whereby adequate room is afforded for the mattress and bedding and wherebythe mattress and springs "combined provide for a comfortable couch finish the cone seat and which is free from view of a portion of the bed-frame s and secondary pivots and cross brace. 50.

the bed-frame and is adapted to dro away therefrom when the parts are unfol ed for use asa bed.

Other objects are embodied in other details of construction as will fully appear in the following detailed description of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Fi ure 1 is a perspective view of my improved bed and couch as folded for use as a couch. Fig. 2 is an edge view of a stuffed mattress especially adapted for use with my invention. Fig. 3 is a central cross section of the invention folded as shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a cross section of the main frame and a side elevacompletely unfolded in dotted lines and with-.

outthe mattress. Fig. 5 is a perspective iowmg the details of construction of the primlary 1 6 is a perspective view of the invention uii folded for useas a bed but with the mattress removed. Fi 7 is a cross section and end elevation oft e parts'unfolded as in Fig. 6.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 8. 1906. Serial No. 387.861.

Patented Nov. 19, 1907.

Fig. 8 is a similar view toFigs. 4 and 6 except that the parts are shown in 'full and dotted lines in the positions assumed when folding the same from bed to couch. Fig. 9 is a pers ective view partly sectioned awe of the ppliolstered spring frame for the coucii seat.

Themain elements of this invention com prise main frame 2, folding bed frame 3, and the separate upholstered spring frame 4 for the couch set at. Main frame 2 may be variously modified from the design or form shown, but as shown and upholstered the design is of the so-called davenpo'rt type of couch having arm rest ends 5 and a cushioned back 6 with head rest a. In this instance, head rest a is pivotally mounted on upright portions 7 of ends 5 and is adapted to be raised as seen in Fig. 6 to permit unfolding of the bed-frame, especially as re- 8 thereon which project upard behind ack6-and are concealed thereby when the parts are all folded for use as a couch. Front and rear rails 9, 10 and 11, res ectively, connect ends 5 and all together ma (e a rigid support and inclosing frame for the bed and seat frames.

Bed-frame 3 is made up of two metal sections 12 and 14, respectivel hin ed together at 15 at each end si e of the bed proper, and said bed frame is 0 en throughout except for the spring-mesi bottom 16 which is stretched between its ends. Any suitable spring bed-bottom may be employed but preferably one .of no appreciable thickness, such as a wire mesh havin heli- ,cal springs 17 at its ends which are a apted to connect with the end rails of the bed frame 3 as shown. In view ofthe fact that bed frame 3 is comprised of two f ldable sections adapted tg be s aced apart from each' other when folded it ollows that the spring bed bottom is also made in two sections, onev for each bed-frame section. A separate bedmattress 18 also formed of two parts and preferably united by a hinge like conned tion, although not necessarily so, is ada ted to rest upon bed spring bottom 16 as aw ole when bed-frame 3 is unfolded and is also adapted to fold one part u on the other between the two scctionsof t e s ring bottom when bed frame 3 is folded. he usual bed linen and covers may also be folded in be--- tween the mattress sections when the bed is made up in the morning and the bed is con-' verted into a couch.

Bed iirarne 3 and the parts carried thereb are adapted to fold and unfold as describe by reason of certain details of construction embodying a primary pivot support 20 for bed-frame 3 and the secondary pivot or thus alining both of said sections on the I same plane.

\(Vhen said bed-frame sections are folded one upon the other, the location of their pivot connections necessarily spaces them apart to lie on different planes.

Primary pivot 20 is preferably located at the front of main frame 2 on ends 5 and may be a trunnion connection, as shown, or some other suitable pivot arrangement, which will adapt bed-frame section 12 to swing upward and outward from the main frame when unfolded; The location of primary pivot 20 in bed-frame section 12 is preferably at a point approximately opposite pivot connection 15 near the joint line of the bedfr'ame sections, and also at a point near the plane line of bed-frame 3. One advantage of this ivot arrangement is that both the seat and the bed bottom are brought to the proper planes for their respective uses. Another advantage is that the folding and unfolding of the parts is accomplished by swinging only one' section, no mechanism being required to jointly operate both sections to and from their two ositions of rest. A further advantage is that oth bed springs sections when folded come into play and combine with the mattress toform a spring cushioned couch seat, and on the other hand when the bed-frame is unfolded the bed spring bottom is perfectly free and, unobstructed to play as usual under load.

This latter feature is further provided for by the construction and arran ement of upholstered seat frame 4. T1115, said frame f comprises a spring wire border ortion 25 trussed by spring rods 26 central y between its ends, and a further spring frame 27 at the bottom front edge of frame 4 completes said,

structure, especially when all said .parts are flexibly united by a covering of fabric 24 or the like which may be padded to give the necessary upholstered finish to the top and front of thecou ch seat. WVhen bed-frame 3 is folded it is inclosed top and front by up bolstered frame 4 which is adapted to rest free thereon and upon one section of the bed spring bottom 16. Detachable connectionsis also preferaoly'buttoned or (Tetachabl'y connected with the front rail 9 of main frame 2.

It will be understood that one of the essential requisites of a couch seat is to have a comfortably yieldiin front edge which when free from load will a ways come to a straight line from end to end of the couch. A erfeet upholstered seat requires that the fa ric be drawn tightly on its frame and this tends to draw front edge 29 inward or out of line, and also causes it to sag down at its center. Truss '26 effectually prevents the inward movement without nullifying the desired downward yield to the front edge, and springs 27 yleldingly maintain said edge upward on a straight line and prevent it from sagging. The flexible and hinge like connections between main frame 2 and bed-frame 3 and seat frame 4 permit said u holstered seat frame to drop away from the ed-frame and bed-bottom when unfolded. The seat frame a may also be bodily removed to dust and clean it whenever needed.

Now, referring more particularly to the means for supporting bed-frame 3 in its two positions, it will be seen that when said bed frame is folded upon itself, primary pivot 20 on main frame 2 is its support at the front, and a set of rollers 30, one upon each end rail of rear bed frame section 14 serve to support it at the rear because said rollers are adapted to rest andride on a track or ledge 31 upon the inside of each main frame end 5. same rollers 30 also support rear section 14 of bed frame 3 when unfolded as they are adapted to engage and lien on pivotal spring pressed rest members 32 w rich are fastened, one at each side, to ends 5 on a higher plane than tracks'3 1.

Now, assuming that the couch is folded as seen in Fig. 1, and it is desired to convert the done, the operator grasps strap 33 attache to apivoter spring lock 34 on bed-frame section 12 and which lock is adapted to en a e a shoulder piece 35 on rear rail 10, to hol t e bed-frame down and folded as against the upward pressure of the mattress and bedding which is presumably compressed to a greater or less extent. This upward pressure is also produced to a somewhat greater extent by a pair offc'onnected helical springs 36 attached to ends 5 and bed-frame 3 at pivot 15 and which help to raise and unfold said parts and relieves the pulling strain upon the operator.

' A pull upon strap 33 first releases lock '34 from shoulder piece 5 and thenraises the free end of bed-frame section 12 which swings on These movement bed section 14 is carried rearward movement. The bed is now completely uning an arc of 180 degrees beforelegs 8 rest upon the floor. During the first part of this primary pivot 20, the full. movement cover- I l within frame 2, its rollers 30 riding on tracks 31 and this action is caused by the crank like relation between pivot 15 and primary pivot 20. I As unfolding of bed frame 3 progresses say from the position shown in Fig. 4, pivot 15 travels on an arc upward and forward, thus raising one portion of bed-frame section 14 and causing it to reverse its previous movement until members 23' abut, as in Fig. 8. When this occurs, the two bed frame sections and spring bottom sections carried thereby as well as the mattress thereon are on the same plane and form a complete full sized bed, and all move together unitormly on primary pivot 20 until level with the floor.- During the latter part of this unfolding movement, rollers 30 engage and press back pivoted spring rests I52 and ride to the top or above the same, and then said rests spring back he neath the rollers at the completion of the folded as seen in Figs. 6 and T, and the couch seat frame 4 has dropped away, and a perfect bed bot tom is disclosed which is supported at the front on fixed legs and at the center on its primary and secondary pivot connections and at the rear rests on the main frame The reverse of the movements above described necessarily follow in converting the bed back to the couch form but with one notable except-ion. 'lhus, hen bed-frame section 12 is first raised pivot 15 travels rearward and downward thereby separating the bed-frame sections at theirjoint or meeting line and this movement rides rollers 30 on section 14 free of rests 32 thereby permitting whereby the other part fo section 14 to drop at its free end until hinge members 23 abut again and as seen in full and dotted lines, Fig 8. 'lhen, when said rollers strike trar, 31 the folding ci -tomof said bed-frame sections is autonlath-ally brought about by merely winging: section 12 back I to an inverted position withinrourh frame '2. r I also show a trusscd brace I: pivolally connecting bed-frame IS between its opposite I primary pivots l0, and this brace guard against excessive inward strain own the bcdl frame especially at its pivoted ends; Said brace remains substantially in the same position throughout the folding and unfolding of l the bed-frame, a clip 37 on front rail 9 holding I it practically stationary. I Primary pivots 20 are in reality round trunnions which project outwardly from end pieces 38 of brace I) and which have squared or flattened ends 39 adapted to rest in open ings in ends 5 of cou h frame 3 or in suitable keepers fastened on the inside of said frame ends. In some types of (lavenport couches 1 prepivotafly connected to unfold onthe same plane and to fold upon each other on different planes, a spring bottom for each bedframe part, a mattress adapted to rest upon said bed bottom and to fold therewith, and

rests for the free ends of said bedfra1ne when in folded and unfolded positions.

3. In a combined bed and couclna main support and a two part bed frame having primary pivot connections with said support and secondary pivot connections with each other whereby sahtbed-frame parts are adap ed to unfold to the sanle horizontal plane 8.1K also to fold upon each other with a space between for a mattress and bedding, spring bottom sections for said bed frame, a mattress f or said spring bottom, rests for the free ends of said bed-frame when in folded and'unfolded positions and a se iarate couch seat cover ada ted to befreed from said bed-frame when unfolded.

4. In a combined couch and bed, a two part frame having a shouldered hinge connection and a pivot support for said frame adapt-- ing one of said parts to lo inverted and fdcd and unfolded, a spring bottom for said )arts combining to make a spring seat for the couch and a springbotlom for the bed, rests for said frame when folded and unfolded, and a separate couch seat cover adapted to be removed from saidspring bottom.

5. in a combined bed and conch, a main support and a two part bed-frame having a primary pivonconncction with said support and secondary pivot connections nith each other located at one side of the said primary pivot, a' spring bottom for said bed-frame and a brace centrally lmtwccn the ends of said bed-fralnc adapted to take up the strain of said spring bottom at said pivot. cxmncctions.

(3. A, main support and a combined seat and bed frame comprising a pair of three sided sections hinged together at their meeting ends and having one of said sections pivotally mounted on said support and the other free to mov 1 therein during folding and unfolding, a brace member pivotally en gaged with said sections at their hinged ends, and a spring bottom mounted within said l frame.

7. A main frame and a combined seat and bed frame ivotally mounted thereon and adapted to fie bodily moved therefrom, said bed frame com rising a pair of sections foldably connecte and having bracing means between their connections adapted to lie on a lower lane than said sections when unfolded, and a Eat spring bottom stretched within the borders of said bed frame.

8. In a combined bed and couch, a main frame, and a foldable bed frame comprising two sections hinged together and having a spring bed bottom stretched within its borders, in combination with a brace member between the ends of said bed frame having trunnions at its end adapted to rotatably support said bed frame upon the main frame.

9. In a combined bed and couch, a main frame, and a'foldable bed frame comprising two sections having right angled endsand hinge connections therefor adapting said sections to be unfolded from two different planes to the same plane, in combination with a truss member having rotatable'engagement with said sections and having -'projecting ends adapted to be mounted u onthe main frame.

10. In a combined bet and'couch, a main frame having a set of rests, and a bed frame bottom comprising foldable sections ro vided With a central depending truss mem er hav ing its ends "engaged with said rests and adapted to rotatably sup ort said bed frame.

11. In a combined ber. and couch, a main frame, and a bed frame bottom comprising a pair of foldable sections hinged together at their meeting ends, in combination with a truss member having end pieces with projecting trunnions rotatably engaged with one of said sections and said trunnions having angular ends adapted to be engaged with said main frame.

12. In a combined bed and couch, a main frame and a two part bed frame having one part pivotaily'engaged with said main frame and the other part free to move in respect thereto and hinged to the first part for joint folding and unfolding, a spring bottom for said bed frame adapted to fold and unfold therewith, a sepsirate mattress ada )ted to fold upon itself etween said spring ottom when the same is folded together, and a separate spring seat adapted to rest upon said parts when folded, said spring scat combining with the doubled spring and doubled mattress therein toprovide a soft couch seat with a yielding and compactly formed front seating edge the full length and depth of said parts.

13. In a combined couch and bed, a main frame, a combined seat and bed frame having a flat spring mesh bottom and comprising two sections pivotall connected at one side of the planes of their ottoms and one of said sections pivotally mounted upon said main frame and both said sections jointly operative and free to swing within said main frame, 65. rests on said main frame for both said sections, legs for one of said sections,'and a separate couch seat adapted to rest upon said bed frame when folded and having a yielding front edge portion de ending,-therefrom and secured to said main frame.

14. In a combined bed and couch, ainain frame, and a foldable combined seat and bed frame having a spring bottom, in combination with an upholstered s ring seat removably mounted upon said bed frame and having a detachable hinged connection at one edge with said bed frame and a hinged attachment with said main frame at its other? edge. I a

15. In a combined bed and couch, a main frame and a foldable bed'frame having a. spring bottom, in combinationwith an'upholstered seat removably mounted upon said bed frame, and flexible connections detachably securing said seat at its rear ed e to the bed frame, and said seat having a rent ortion hinged thereto and to said main rame. I

16. A main frame, and a combined seat and open bed frame comprising a pair of similar rail sections having end meeting rails provided with projecting membersjhaving pivot connections at their outer ends, a spring bottom for saidbed frame, a pivot connection for one of said sections engaged with said main frame, a set of folding s rings engaged with said main frame an bed frame, rollers 11 on one of said sections, and a .set of rests at ifl'erehtelevations upon said main frame for said rpllers,

In testimony whereof I sign this specificatron 1D. the presence of two witnesses.

DAVID T. ()WEN.

Witnesses: i

R. B. MOSER, CQA. SELL.

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