US595913A - Sofa-bedstead - Google Patents

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H .S.HALE. SOFA BEDSTEAD.

No. 595,913. Patented Deo. 21, 1897.

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HENRY S. HALE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SOFA-BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 595,913, dated December 21, 1897'.

Application liled March 5, 1897l Serial No. 625,974. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, HENRY-S. HALE, of the city and county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement in Sofa-Bedsteads, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to sofa-bedsteads; and it consists of the improvements which are set forth in the following specification and are shown in the accompanying drawings.

It is the object of my invention to provide a combined sofa and bedstead which shall preserve the usual form and shape of a sofa and may be converted with ease and quickness into a bedstead. It is particularly difficult to keep upholstered furniture of this character perfectly clean and free from vermin; and it is also an object of my invention to accomplish this result by so constructing the sofa bedstead that it may be readily knocked down 01' dismembered for convenience in cleansing and also for packing in a compact form, and may be as readily put together again.

In carrying out my invention I employ a main frame composed of side boards and end frames, a sofa-seat section resting on the main frame and movable horizontally thereon, a sofa-back section, and guides between the end frames of the main frame and the sofa-back section which enable the latter to be maintained in a more or less upright position and to be moved from that position into a more or less horizontal position to convert' the sofa into a bedstead, and vice versa.

When my invention is embodied in the knockdown construction, the parts of the main frame are made detachable in the manenables the seat-section to be lifted at will to give access to the interior of the main frame. I shall now refer to the accompanying drawings for the purpose of particularly describing my invention.

In the drawings, Figure I is a perspective view of my improved sofa-bedstead. Eig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same, taken on the line :l: a; of Eig. 3. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view on the line y y of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a similar view with the bed opened. Eig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view on the line zz of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the devices for interlocking the side and end boards of the frame. Fig. 7 is a similar view of the same with the interlocking members disengaged. Eig. 8 is a vertical sectional view, enlarged, of a portion of the frame, showing the interlocking devices. Fig. 9 is a transverse vertical sectional view similar to Fig. 3 with the back and cushion removed. Eig. 10 is a horizontal sectional view on the line fw w of Eig. 3. Eig. l1 is a perspective view of part of the back and seat frames, showing the hinging of the parts together.

A A are the end frames. These constitute the ends of the sofa and the head and foot boards of the bedstead. They may be of any appropriate design and construction.

B B are the longitudinal side frames, which may be constructed like the ordinary side boards of a bedstead, and are adapted to be detachably connected at their ends with the end frames in the manner usual in the construction ot' bedsteads. The side boards B B may be provided with the usual rests b to support a series of slats C, forming a compartment T within the main frame to contain bedding. The frame may be further braced transversely by a central` cross-brace D, having its ends inserted in vertical guides d CZ on the inside of the side boards B B.

Various devices may be employed for interlocking the ends of the side boards with the end boards A A. I prefer the devices shown, which consist each of a plate E, carried by the head-board, having an inwardlyprojecting web E,to the upper end of which is pivoted a notched dog G immediately above an inclined lug H, and of a plate I, carried by the side board and having at its inner end an inclined piece J, provided at its top with a notch j and at its rear with a projection IOO To connect the side board and head-board together, the inclined piece J of the plate I is inserted behind the inclined lug IAI and the notched dog G is thrown into engagement with the notch y'. The projectiont at the rear of the piece J enters an opening e in the plate E and, resting` against the edge of the plate, acts as a stop to support the end of the side board. To detach the side board and head-board, the dog Gis disengaged from the notch j, when the side board may be lifted up.

The head-boards A A are provided on their inner faces with guides K K, which extend rearwardly in a more or less horizontal position toward the back and then upwardly and preferably in an outwardly-inclined position. These guides are preferably constructed as shown in Fig. 5, consisting of grooves faced with metallic angle-strips 7c Za, secu red in place by fastening-strips Z. The upper ends of the guides K K are open or unobstructed, but may be closed by removable plugs or pieces K to present a neat appearance in the arms of the sofa.

N is the sofa-back section, and M is the sofa-seat section. The sections Naud M are preferably connected together. In the drawings I have shown them hinged together, as by hinge-links m, between the frames of the sections M N, Fig. ll.

rllhe sections M N may be of any suitable construction and may be suitably uphol stered. I prefer to construct them of rectangular wooden frames, with transverse crosspieces O at the bottom, and with upholstery stretched over the surface and secured to the frames and supported by broad metallic bands P, sustained upon coiled springs Q, interposed between-the metallic bands P and the cross-pieces O. This forms a very comfort- 4able sofa-seat as well as an excellent elasticbmattress when the sofa is converted into a ed.

Carried by the ends of the sofa-back seetion N are projections, guides, or fingers R, which engage the guides or grooves K K of the end frames. These projections, guides, or lingers are preferably carried by the rear member N only and preferably consist of iianged rollers carried on studs or fingers secured to the ends of the frame N. I have shown two of these guides or rollers at each end of the frame N, one being carried on a stud at about the medial line of the frameand the other on an arm or plate S, located at the front end and projecting forward, so as to bring the rollers R in the angles or bends between the horizontal and upright portions of the guideways K K when the sofa-back section is in the upright position, as shown in Fig. 3.

In assembling the parts together the side boards B B are connected with the end frames A A through the interlocking plates E I or through such devices as may be employed. The section N is then lifted and the guides R are inserted in the guideways K.

NVhen the sofa is to be used, the section N is allowed to remain in an upright position as the sofa-back, supported by the guides R in the upwardly-extending portion of the guideways K, and the section M rests in a more or less horizontal position upon the horizontal surface of the main frame forming the sofaseat. rlhe front guides or rollers R are preferably so located that they will lie in the angle of the horizontal and upright portions of the grooves or guides K when the section N is in this position.

To maintain the sections M and N in these positions, suitable devices for locking the sections in place may be employed. I have shown the lower portion of the frame of the front section M provided with a lug or lugs fa, adapted to engage the frontside board B, (see Fig. 3 5) but any other suitable devices may be used.

To convert the sofa into a bed, the section M is lifted sufciently to disengage the lug or lugs n and is then pulled forward. The guides R of the section N travel down the guideways K, the front guides moving in the horizontal portions of the guideways until the sections M and N are brought into the position shown in Fig. 4 in a horizontal plane, forming a bed bottom resting on the side frames B B. To insure the bed-bottom lying level and to facilitate the movements of the sections, horizontal guide-strips S may be used, carried by the end frames or arranged transversely between the side boards B B.

By employing two guides or rollers R on each end of the frame N and so locating them that thefront guides will be at the angle or bend of the guideways K K when the section M is upright and the rear guides will be at the angle or bend when the section is in a horizontal position the guides will always be in posit-ion to pass from one portion of the guideway to the other and to enable the sections to be moved easily from one position to another.

By locating the guides R on the section N only the section M is free to be raised to permit of access to the compartment T, in which the bedding may be placed.

To dismantle or knock down the sofa-bed stead, the guides R of the section N are lifted entirely out of engagement with the guideways K, thus separating the sections M and N from connection with the frames A A B B. The sections M and N may then be folded together and the sides B B and ends A A separated and packed, with the folded sections M N, into a small compact package.

Vhen the sections M and N are hinged together, the hinge may be concealed at the back bya strip of covering material t, secured at its edges to the frames M N and at its middle to the hinges m.

While I prefer the details of construction shown, they may be varied without in any way departing from the invention.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

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l. In a sofa-bedstead, the combination of a main frame having its ends provided with guides occupying more or less upright and horizontal positions, a sofa-seat section movable horizontally in the main frame, and a sofa-back section provided at each end with two guides engaging the guides on the ends of the main frame, so arranged that when the sofa-back section is moved from an upright position to a horizontal position, one of said guides will move upon the upright portion of the guides of the end frames, and the other in the horizontal portion thereof.

2. In a sofa-bedstead, the combination of the main frame provided at its ends with grooved guideways K, K, having more or less horizontal and upright portions, a sofa-seat section movable horizontally on the main frame, and a sofa-back section provided at each end with two guides guided in the grooved guideways K, K, whereby the sofaback section may be maintainedin an upright position and may be moved therefrom into a horizontal position or vice versa.

3. In a sofa-bedstead, the combination of the main frame provided at its ends with grooved guideways K, K, having more or less horizontal and upright portions, a sofa-seat section movable horizontally on the main frame, and a sofa-back section provided at each end with two rollers R guided in the grooved guideways K, K, whereby the sofaback section may be maintained in an upright position and-may be moved therefrom into a horizontal position or vice versa.

4. In a sofa-bedstead, the combinationof the main frame provided at its ends with grooved guideways K, K, having more or less horizontal and upright portions, a vsofa-seat section movable horizontally on the main frame, and a sofa-back section provided at each end with two guides guided in the grooved guideways K, K, one of said guides at each end being located at the front edge of the sofa-back section, whereby the sofa-back section may be maintained in an upright position and may be moved therefrom into a horizontal position or vice versa.

5. In a knockdown sofa-bedstead, the

combination of a main frame, composed of end and side pieces provided with means for detachable connection, a sofa-seat section supported upon the main frame, a sofa-back section, and guides between the sofa-back section and the main frame, to permit the sofaback section to be moved from a more or less upright to a more or less horizontal position, and open at one end to permit the sofa-back section to be lifted from engagement With them.

6. In a knockdown sofa-bedstead, the combination of the main frame composed of detachable side and end pieces and provided at its ends with grooved guideways K, K,having more or less horizontal portions and upright portions open at their ends, a sofa-seat section movable horizontally on the mainy

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