US2568527A - Furniture construction - Google Patents

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p 1951 N. M. WEISS 2,568,527

FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION Filed Sept. 19, 1949 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG. I. 9 2

INVI-iNTOR I NATHAN M. WEISS ATTORNEYS Sept. 18, 1951 N. M. WEISS FURNITURE CON STRUCTION 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. 19, 1949 FIG. 6.

ATTORNEYS N. M. WEISS 2,568,527

FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION Sept. 18, 1951 Filed Sept. 19, 1949 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR NATHAN M. WEISS ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 18, 1951 FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION Nathan M. Weiss, Compton, Calif., assignor to Cali-Quilt Furniture Mfg. 00., Lynwood, Calif.

Application September 19, 1949, Serial No. 116,501

My present invention has to do with furniture construction and has as an object the provision of an improved article of furniture such as a settee or divan.

A further object is the provision of an improved 3 Claims. (G1. 155-184) type of furniture construction which is partioularly well suited for making divans of the type which is convertible into a full sized bed when desired.

A long existing shortcoming of conventional settee or divan construction is that the padding tion the different layers going to make up the padding element tend to shift relative to each other and relative to the spring.

It is an object of my invention to overcome those shortcomings.

It is a further object to provide a novel type of divan capable of being readily converted into a comfortable full sized bed and wherein I am able to employ a single unitary pad element for both the relatively movable seat and back rest portions.

A still further object is to provide a settee or divan construction wherein the upholstering or cover sheet, the padding layer and the inner layer are formed into a unitary assembly stitched together by a continuous lock-stitch.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

Without intending thereby to limit the broader scope of my invention as defined by the appended claims, I shall now describe the invention in one of its presently preferred embodiments, for which purpose I shall refer to the drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a divan or settee made in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 1, but showing the divan converted into a bed;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating the several layers or sheets constituting the pad element; said sheets being arranged inversely to the order in which they appear in the finished product;

Fig. 4 is a perspective of the pad in inverted position;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross-section taken on line 5--5 of Fig. 4, but showing the pad element in position to be mounted on the spring assembly;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken on line 1-1 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a day bed or studio couch embodying a modified form of my invention;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged perspective View illustrating the several layers or sheets constituting the pad element of the structure shown in Fig. 8; and

Fig. 10 is an enlarged sectional View of the pad element used on connection with the structure shown in Fig. 8.

Referring now to the drawings, I show at 5 a settee or divan of the type which is convertible into a full sized bed, as shown in Fig. 2, and comprising a base 1, seat element 8, back rest 9 and 'side members Ill.

The seat and back rest elements each have a wooden base frame [5, see Fig. 6, to which the spring element It is fastened as by staples ll, or in any other suitable manner. The spring element may be conventional in form and comprises a wire frame Ifia carrying coils [6b.

In Fig. 3 I show the sheets or layers of material comprising the pad element used in my construction, those being, an outer layer is of upholstering fabric forming the cover sheet, an intermediate layer I9 of cotton batting or other suitable padding material, and a bottom sheet 28 of muslin, burlap or other suitable material.

I superimpose these sheets, one on the other, in the order named, and secure them together, preferably by a continuous quilting lock stitch 2], to form a single, unitary pad element 22 of a size to serve both as the pad element for the seat and as the pad element for the back rest.

As best shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, I secure to the pad element 22, a pair of superimposed flexible stretcher strips of fabric or the like, denoted thereof; and then I make a lock stitch 25 extending transversely of the pad element, which stitching not only secures the edge portions of the stretcher strips to the pad element, but also extends through the pad element to draw the inner layer 20 and the outer layer l8 toward each other, compressing the padding layer It therebetween to provide a hinge area 220 at the intersection of that portion 22a of the pad element which covers the seat portion 8 of the divan and that portion 22b which covers the back rest portion 9.

As best shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the marginal I provide a slit 31 in each of said sheets, extend ing outwardly from the ends of the stretcher strips. Thus, the marginal portionsof both the inner and outer sheets or layers are securely anchored, in stretched condition, to the=-wo o d.

frame, while the padding layer is between and stitched to said layers. In-my said construction, it is impossible for the sheets or layers to shift relative to each other or relative to the spring element; and the stresseswhich the outer sheet must bear alone in conventional construction, are shared by the inner sheet; ,It will be apparent from the freg0i1 ig desc riptionjthat a single unitarynpad element covers I claim:

1. In an article of furniture, a pair of rectangular frames disposed in side edge to side edge juxtaposition for relative swinging movement, coil springs mounted uprightly on said frames, a single upholstering pad element overlying both said frames and resiliently supported upon said springs, said pad element being stretched tautly over said springs and having its side and end marginal portions secured to said frames, and tension means between the contiguous edges of said frames drawing said pad element toward said frames againstthe pressure of said springs alonga transverse line medially between the ends both'the seat portionandjthe back rest portion s of the divan, the pad element being suitably hinged transversely .along' its middle to facilitate swingin the'back rest upright when the device is being used as a divan,and,-to swing-itinto horizontal position alongside, the seatportion, when itjs desired to c0nvert the device into a bed. The stretcher strips securely anchor the pad element tothewoodframes against the pressure of the spring element, drawing not only the cover sheet but also the bottom sheet and Dadding toward thewood frames along a transverse, line intermediate the seat and back rest portions. By securing one of the stretcher strips 24,, by means of, tacks 2], to the seat frameand the other stretcher strip 23, by means of-tacks '28, to the backrest frame, the "relative swinging movement of those frames does notimpose anystressnpon the pad element.- "The stitching of the stretcher strips to the pad elementisdone insuch manner that no direct pull on the stitchingjsexertedi' v 1 4 I Inl figs. 8, 9 and 10, I show a modified "form embodying the general principle of the structure previously described, but with a slight variation.

' Here, the. seat portion 8' of Y a conventional day bed; comprises'a spring unit 16 and a wood frame I5 in substantially the same unitary-structure as in the 'firstpreferred embodiment, except, however, that in this arrangementthe unitary pad 122? differs in that it is made to cover-only the seat portion and hence the previouslymentionedstretcher strips are eliminated; The pad comprises the sheets or layers -l8-',-l9 and- 20, all similar .to those in the previously-described form. The quilting stitching -2 If is also applied in the manner prevously described and the application-of'theunitary pad'to the spring frame is the same except that-in this case all four edges are applied as shown in Fig. '7.

'being secnred along its opposite; side edge portion to the other of said frames. v

2 In an article of furniture, apair-of frames disposed-in side edge to side edge juxtaposition for relative swinging movement, springs carried by each frame, a pad elementoverlyingand resiliently supported on said springs, said pad-element comprising top and bottom flexible sheets anda padding material therebetween, the marginal portions of said sheets extendingbeyond saidp'adding material andbeing secured to said frames, and tension meanscornprising a pair of flexible strips secured along oneofitheir side edge portions to said pad element along ;a;tran sverse medial line; one of said strips being securedalong its opposite side edge portion to -on e-of-said frames and the other of said strips being secured alongits opposite side edgeportion to one'other qfsaid f e sa d st ip b e'p a d hs maintain said pad element taut along its medial Ysrw Q t m i: 1 r I 3.; Thearticle of claim? wherein said sheets and padding material comprising said pad element are secured together by quilting stitching a d wher n sa d u t g s i n e ur n sideedge portion of said strips to said pad eleappearances :CITED llhe references are of record the file of this vpatent:

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