US3656189A - Convertible chair - Google Patents

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US3656189A
US3656189A US874335A US3656189DA US3656189A US 3656189 A US3656189 A US 3656189A US 874335 A US874335 A US 874335A US 3656189D A US3656189D A US 3656189DA US 3656189 A US3656189 A US 3656189A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C17/00—Sofas; Couches; Beds
    • A47C17/04—Seating furniture, e.g. sofas, couches, settees, or the like, with movable parts changeable to beds; Chair beds
    • A47C17/16—Seating furniture changeable to beds by tilting or pivoting the back-rest
    • A47C17/165—Seating furniture changeable to beds by tilting or pivoting the back-rest with forward tiltable back-rest, e.g. back cushion
    • A47C17/1655—Seating furniture changeable to beds by tilting or pivoting the back-rest with forward tiltable back-rest, e.g. back cushion forming top surface of the bed with non-rotatable seat cushion

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  • ABSTRACT The invention relates to convertible settee-beds in which the backrest is connected with a base frame by a pair of side arms which are pivotally connected with both the backrest and the base frame in such a manner that the backrest can be swung from the backrest position at the back of the seat to the horizontal bed position in front of the seat.
  • the invention thus consists of a settee-bed of the kind described wherein a bed covering is attached at one of its ends or sides to the base frame or seat portion and at its opposite end or side to the backrest in such a manner that the backrest automatically draws said bed covering over the seat portion and the backrest when the settee-bed is converted into a bed and automatically folds said bed covering back to its initial position when the backrest is swung back into the backrest or settee position.
  • This invention relates to convertible settee-beds of the type in which the back rest of a settee is movable to a position in front of the seat portion to form a horizontal extension thereof and thus convert the settee into a bed.
  • the invention is concerned more particularly with a setteebed of this general type in which the backrest is connected with a base frame by a pair of side arms which are pivotally connected with both the backrest and the base frame in such a manner that the backrest can be swung from the backrest position at the back of the seat to the horizontal bed position in front of the seat.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a setteebed with such a covering which is automatically drawn over the reclining surface of the bed by the backrest when the latter is swung into the horizontal bed position and automatically folded back when the backrest is swung back into the backrest position.
  • the invention thus consists of a settee-bed of the kind described wherein a bed covering is attached at one of its ends or sides to the base frame or seat portion and at its opposite end or side to the backrest in such a manner that the backrest automatically draws said bed covering over the seat portion and the backrest when the settee-bed is converted into a bed and automatically folds said bed covering back to its initial position when the backrest is swung back into the backrest or settee position.
  • FIG. I is a part sectional side elevation of a settee-bed according to the invention with the backrest in the settee position,
  • FIG. 2 is a similar view showing the backrest in an intermediate posotion during the conversion of the settee into a bed
  • FIG. 3 is a similar view after the settee has been converted into a bed.
  • the settee-bed comprises a base frame 4 forming a seat which is provided with supporting legs 5, a backrest 6 which is connected with the base frame by a pair of side arms 7 (only one being shown in the drawing) which are each pivoted at one end to the base frame 4 at fulcrum 8 and at the other end to a fulcrum bracket 9 fixed at the top of the backrest 6 and dimensioned to allow the backrest to be swung forwardly to the bed position (alternate position).
  • a backwall 11 having at its top horizontal edge a transverse reinforcing bar 12 which forms a support for the top of the backrest when the latter is in the settee position shown in FIG. 1.
  • legs (leg means) 13 which support said backrest on the ground when the backrest is in the bed position shown in FIG. 3 and which abuts the backwall 11 to support the bottom of the backrest in correct position when in the settee posi tion as shown in FIG. 1.
  • the settee-bed is also provided with a cushion 15 or cushions overlying the generally horizontal upper surface for use when the settee-bed is used as a settee.
  • the settee bed is provided with a bed covering 16 for covering and protecting the upholstery of the seat and backrest when in the bed position as shown in FIG. 3.
  • the bed covering 16 may consist of mattress ticking, relatively thin quilting or any other suitable material and is fitted to the settee-bed in such a manner that it is drawn over the horizontal reclining surface of the seat 4 and backrest 6 automatically when the backrest is swung from the position shown in FIG. 1, through the position shown in FIG. 2 to the position shown in FIG. 3, and is automatically returned to the position shown in FIG. 1 when the backrest is swung back into the settee position.
  • one end or side edge of said covering is attached along the upper edge of the base frame 4 of the seat at 17 and its opposite end or side edge is attached to the lower rear edge (as viewed in FIG. 1) of the backrest 6 at 18.
  • the length or width of the covering from the point of attachment 17 to the point of attachment 18, and the manner in which it is returned to the position shown in FIG. 1, is such that said covering is stretched tightly over the reclining surface of the bed in the position shown in FIG. 3 and when in the folded back position shown in FIG. 1 the line of the fold, indicated at 19 in FIG.
  • the bed covering 16 is preferably detachably connected at 17 and 18 to the base frame 4 and backrest 6 respectively so that it can easily be removed for laundering or replacing. It may be detachably connected in any suitable manner, for example by lacing, the edges of the covering being provided with a series of spaced eyelets through which a lace or cord can be threaded and tied to a suitable part of the base frame and backrest.
  • a piece of furniture comprising a seat with a generally horizontal upper surface; a rear wall extending upwardly behind said seat, said surface extending transversely to said rear wall at its junction therewith; a backrest extending generally surface; leg means connected with said backrest on a rear surface thereof opposite said front surface, said leg means coming to rest on the ground in said alternate position; and a bed covering fixedly attached at one of its ends to a rear edge of said seat at said junction and at its opposite end to an underside of said backrest near said leg means, said bed covering overlying said seat and said backrest in said alternate position and being folded over said seat in said seating position, with a foldline lying between the forward and rearward edges of said upper surface of said seat, and a cushion adapted to cover said foldline.

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GB52307/68A GB1243834A (en) 1968-11-05 1968-11-05 Improvements in and relating to a convertible settee bed
IE1514/69A IE33844B1 (en) 1968-11-05 1969-11-06 Improvements in and relating to a convertible settee-bed

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US3800337A (en) * 1972-04-06 1974-04-02 Seng Co Convertible settee-bed
US4099275A (en) * 1976-01-12 1978-07-11 Erwin Pallan Chair convertible into a bed
US4123811A (en) * 1977-11-11 1978-11-07 Kustom Fit Manufacturing Company Convertible sofa bed and cover
DE3202694A1 (de) * 1982-01-28 1983-08-04 Lieberknecht A Sitz-liege-moebel mit mehreren polsterteilen
AT407004B (de) * 1999-05-05 2000-11-27 Wiberg Ole In ein bett verwandelbares sitzmöbel
WO2002074133A1 (de) * 2001-03-20 2002-09-26 Ole Wiberg In ein bett umwandelbares siztmöbel
US20090146469A1 (en) * 2007-12-07 2009-06-11 Mc Marketing Resources, Llc Convertible Seat With Air Mattress
RU2375944C2 (ru) * 2007-10-01 2009-12-20 Евгений Петрович Ямщиков Диван-кровать
US7827629B1 (en) 2008-12-12 2010-11-09 Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company Folding furniture structure convertible between a folded seating condition and an unfolded sleeping condition

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US1360478A (en) * 1919-09-15 1920-11-30 Wajtukiewicz Felix Davenport-bed
US3188137A (en) * 1961-10-16 1965-06-08 Maynard C Sarvas Removable upholstery cover for furniture
US3377635A (en) * 1966-08-01 1968-04-16 Alfred G. Schindler Combination foldable double bed and sofa
US3422467A (en) * 1965-04-24 1969-01-21 Ole Wiberg Convertible couch

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1360478A (en) * 1919-09-15 1920-11-30 Wajtukiewicz Felix Davenport-bed
US3188137A (en) * 1961-10-16 1965-06-08 Maynard C Sarvas Removable upholstery cover for furniture
US3422467A (en) * 1965-04-24 1969-01-21 Ole Wiberg Convertible couch
US3377635A (en) * 1966-08-01 1968-04-16 Alfred G. Schindler Combination foldable double bed and sofa

Cited By (13)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3800337A (en) * 1972-04-06 1974-04-02 Seng Co Convertible settee-bed
US4099275A (en) * 1976-01-12 1978-07-11 Erwin Pallan Chair convertible into a bed
US4123811A (en) * 1977-11-11 1978-11-07 Kustom Fit Manufacturing Company Convertible sofa bed and cover
DE3202694A1 (de) * 1982-01-28 1983-08-04 Lieberknecht A Sitz-liege-moebel mit mehreren polsterteilen
AT407004B (de) * 1999-05-05 2000-11-27 Wiberg Ole In ein bett verwandelbares sitzmöbel
RU2272552C2 (ru) * 2001-03-20 2006-03-27 Оле ВИБЕРГ Трансформируемая в кровать сидячая мебель (варианты)
WO2002074133A1 (de) * 2001-03-20 2002-09-26 Ole Wiberg In ein bett umwandelbares siztmöbel
KR100823434B1 (ko) 2001-03-20 2008-04-17 오레 비버그 침대로 변환될 수 있는 착석가구
CZ301584B6 (cs) * 2001-03-20 2010-04-21 Sedací nábytek prestavitelný na lužko
RU2375944C2 (ru) * 2007-10-01 2009-12-20 Евгений Петрович Ямщиков Диван-кровать
US20090146469A1 (en) * 2007-12-07 2009-06-11 Mc Marketing Resources, Llc Convertible Seat With Air Mattress
US7900999B2 (en) 2007-12-07 2011-03-08 Mc Marketing Resources, Llc Convertible seat with air mattress
US7827629B1 (en) 2008-12-12 2010-11-09 Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company Folding furniture structure convertible between a folded seating condition and an unfolded sleeping condition

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