US1465529A - Disappearing structure for chairs, tables, and the like - Google Patents

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Aug. 21, 1923.

- 1,465,529 c. 'M. RUMBAUGH ET AL AND THE LIKE TABLES DISAPPEARING STRUCTURE FOR CHAIRS Filed Jan. 28, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 21, 1923. 1,465.529

C. M. RUMBAUGH ET AL.

DISAPPEARING STRUCTURE FOR CHAIRS, TABLES, AND THE LIKE Filed Jan. 28. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 W7ess' fully et forth, ointedoutin our claims,

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oHARLEsM. BUMBAUGH ANDJO N s. osseonn, senseemes, o A. V

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' Application filed Jamey 28,1922. se m-o, 532,456. j I l InLFigureZ 1, weihave used the reference numeral 10 to indicatey'generally the front surface of the wall having thestudding 11..

, The other surface of the wall has not been shown. Each chair orirtable or thelike is 7' arranged between two stud'di'ng 11'. 'x'

ll ejpreterably build each disappearingfl structure as. a unit in a rectangular" frame, 7 c

7 i V V comprisingtheupright niembers 12 andthe,

10 The purpose efonr invention is to prof: cross ;members.13'.- Secured to; the: inner V ide a disappearing structure,foricliairs, tafaces of the upright membersl2 near the blesand the lilie' of simple, durable and in lower parts thereof are opposite upright eiigensiveconstruction.' 1 V a guides 14,. The :gnidesjlimay'be madei'of jllore particularly, it is our object toprosuitable 'materiaipsuchifor; instance.as'.inch;-l02

'videmfor" instance a; structure, whereby chair, such as is used in breakfast rooms andother places where it isimportant to save space, may be 'contructed and arranged, so as to be folded into a wall, when desired, and may .be opened out for-use conveniently and easily. f f V A further object is to provide a peculiar structure for sueh-a device, whereby the chair or table is firmly supported when in 2 its open position. .i' a

\Vith these and other objects in View, our invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various :parts of'our device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, tie-hereinafter more T o ailtwiz-omflit meg ,concernr ,7

@Be it known that we, CHARLES M. RUM- eanen and JOHN SgOnsizonN, citizens ot' the United States,- and residents of Des 5 Moines, in the county of Folk :and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Disappearing Structures for Chairs, fiables, and the like, ofwhich the following,- is a specification. j

slot 15.] Theiguide A'has at the'upperedge 'ofeach. slot a horizontalsurtaee l6 fromthe 1 rear end of which the. material iscut' out to form a downwardly and forwardly curvel 5 guidesurface 17, as shownfor instancein Figurefii. ..-e:v It will be understood that the wall at the front of the irame described has an open-f. ing, which is filled bv the chair seat or ta 3 his or the like when the disappearingdevice is folded 111').i.- i V A ound-theedge of the opening, we Err" range frame members as fshownin F igure l, i 1 the upper frame members'being indicated at 18,thev side frame members at 19 and the bottom frame member at 20. i

It may be-mentioned that thetrame mem ber 20 substantially overlaps "the "opening, as illustrated for instance in Figures 3 .[VVhere thedisapnearing structure forms" achair or chair sea't,rwe provide a suitable seat, such as A, which may be i'nthe form of and illustratedin {the accompanying draw- 4 ingainwhich: f V Figure 1 showsqa perspective view o fa wall i and, a itoldii'ig structure einstalled,

thereon 1 .7: we, i

Figure 2 shows arear elevation-of the dis-- appearing structure. l r

Figure 3 shows a detailed, sectional, view taken on the line 3-'3 ,ofFig'ure 2.]

qFigure ishows La similar view with the ii/leather or the like; 1' v a I I The. member oithe'frame 21' whichstand chairseat lowered] 5 adjacent to the frame member'QO has the I Figure jishowsa similar view of a" extension;23, which projects'into the ope: slightlymodified ,fOID'I Of our invention, in inr 24 in thewall g Y ,j i 100. which a table instead of achair is used. (W en the seat is n its aised pos ion, .qFigure 6showsa similar view illustrating the ex'tension23 stands behind? the frame;-; the arrangement of the partswithan ironmember 20 as shown in Figure; 1. The exing board; and H I t tension 23fis only substantially halt the L Figure? shows airlan view of the ironing board. 1 1 V lVewillf-describe a disappearing struc seat is in its raised osition the frame 21 boards, each having-in itsforward edge,a'

arectangularvframe-21,lmvingthe seatj23 thiekness of-zthe frame thatwhen the 0 rests on the frame. m mberso s shown inf f ture, comprising ja device-adapted to serve as a-chair or seat-in abreakfastroom or the lil'zewThe, device is designed'to be made to j-foldjinto awall having substantial thick DESS- V c Figure. 3; Secured to'the; extension is .a crossbar v25', which is provided substantially mid-way "between its ends with a 1 ,notch 2-6,'showninFigure 2 i M t n heses b 'and projectfj ing upwardly and 'rearwardl'y; theretr-om,

' when the chair seat is in raised position,

are two guide lugs 27, shown in Figures 2 and V V 1 lVe provide a rectangular panel 28 for closing the opening 24 when the chair seat is lowered. The panel 28 when the seat is raised rests on the cross bar-just back of the seat, as shown in Figure 3 and is held between the guide member 14 and the chair seat.

On the back of the panel 28 at the upper part thereof near the side edges of the panel are filler hlocks 29. Connecting the upright frame members 1% just above the lower 'crossi'rame member 13 is a bar 3 A coil spring 31 is secured to the bar v and to the upper rearpart of the panel 28.

Secured to the' rear surface of the panel 28' is'a short plate or bar 3'2, which when the seat is raised, is received in the notch 26, as shown i iFigure 2.

Secured to theinner adjacent faces of the upright frame member-s12 at the upper parts thereof are guide members 33.

Assuming the parts to be in the position I shown in, Figure 8, and that it is desired .to lower the chair seat to position for use,

the engaging member 34: in the outer face of the chair is grasped and the upper portion of the chair seat 18 pulled downwardly .and forwardly. The chair seat is shown in its midway position in Figure l.

The-chair seat moves on the upper edge of the frame member 20 as a pivot, and is 7 moved to horizontal positio when the extension 23 rests on wardly and forwardly until it rests on the extension 23, as shown in Figure l. The

member-3: tlien projects downwardly and stands back of the frame 20 and thus prevents undue forward movement of the lower part ofthe panel 28. v

The guide lugs 27 engage the back of the lower part of the panel and hold it in position, forcing it forwardly a proper dis tance.

The spacer blocks 29 at the upper end of the panel 28, slide against the guide members 33 and stand just in front of the upper port ons thereof, as shown in lligure 4, I

when the seat is lowered.

The spring 31 prevents the upper-part of the panel from moving forwardlyfout of the opening 24. j' I l It will be noted that the panel'28 when thechair seat is lowered rests upon the V ported.

chair seat and substantially abuts against the upper frame member, 18 and thushelps to hold the seat snugly. and rigidlysup- As the seat swings from its upper posi-' tion downwardly to, horizontal position, the

cross bar 25 travels in the guide slot 15 in the guide member 14: until it engages the horizontal surface 16, and it willthus be seen that, the seat is held :supported on the frame member 20; while the cross bar'25 engages the surface 16.-

The seat is held against outward, slid ing movement by means of-theplate Y The" seats, which we have built, work very easily and are properly, balanced. outer or under surface "isipaneled to the appearaneeof a paneled wall.

The movabIe'panelQS serves the function of helping to hold the chair, seat rigidly in its'lowe-red' position and of forming a back of a chair and filling up the opening 24. It also serves as a weight to hold the chair in itsiraised position and toswing it upwardly after the chair has passed center on'its upward movement.

It will be noted that there are no metal hinges or joints. It will also be noted. that give I The I double 1 5 by pulling the upper edge of the panel front forwardly, the spring 31 may be readily released and the panel andseat'may be readily removed to permit access to anyof the parts.

It will also be noted that by simply making the parts inthe proper proportions, the seat may be given the form of a table.

In Figure 5, we have shown a slightly modified form of our invention, in Which he panel or member 40 is fixed and a table I 41 is provided, which'hason its outer surface, the cross member -42 and on its inner surface the cross member 43. member 43 when the table 41 is lowered The cross rests against the surface '16 of the guide member 14 and also against the rear surface of the member 450. Thetable- 41 has. on its under .offorward surface, a hinged leg 44, s

which when the/table is folded up, swings 7 against the forward surface of the table and "forms what is apparently apart of" apanel wall. r

In Figure 6, we have shown an ironing board 45 su'bstit-uted'fonthta table 41.

In Figure 7 is shown" the upper side of-- 7 our improved disappearing structurew-i-th i out departing; from the real spirit and purpose of our invention, audit is our intentionto cover by our claims, any modified forms of structure or use ot mechanical equivalents, which maybe reasonably included within their scope. V

We claim as our invention: 7

1. A disappearing structure designed to be supported as part of a wall, comprising. a frame, guide members on said frame at the oppositesides thereof having slots, guide members spaced above said first guide mem-- bers, a chair seat having at its lower, inner edge an extension of less thickness than the seat, a cross member on said extension, guide lugs on said cross member, a movable panel adapted to rest on said cross member when the seat is raised, said panel being provided at its lower inner portion with a downwardly projecting member, a spring con-. nected with the upper part of said panel and with said frame. 7 7 e 2. In a device of the class described, a frame, a disappearing structure operated on said frame comprising a supporting 'mem-' ber arranged in upright position to close and fill the opening in the frame, said member having a projection extending down wardly inside the frame when the supporting member is raised, said projection being adapted to rest on the'lower part of the frame when the supporting memberis lowered, stop members on the frame for engaging the said projection when the supporting member is lowered, a movable panel and coacting means on said frame and supporting member and panel for moving it to; position received within the frame for closing and filling the opening in: the frame when the supporting member is lowered,

said means including members for, loosely end with said frame. g V 3. In a device. of the class described, a

frame, a disappearing structure operated on sald frame compris ng a supporting. mem-z I ber arranged in upright position to close and fill the opening in the'frame, said 'member having a projection extending down-- wardly inside the frame when the supporting memberv is raised, said projection being adapted to rest on 1 the lower part of theframewhen the supporting member is low-- er'ed, stop members on the frame for engag-; ing the said projection when the supporting f Vmember is lowered, a movable panel and boasting means on said frame, supporting member and p'anelfor moving itto position received within the-frame for closing and filling the opening in the frame when the supporting member is lowered, said means 1nclud1ngme=mbers for looselyv guiding the upper portion of said panel, a yielding device for connecting said upper end with said frame, for supporting and guiding the lower edge of said panel without fa stening connection thereto.

CHARLES M. 'RUMBA'UGH. 7

' JOHN S. :ORSBORN. I

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