US1427861A - Metallic furniture - Google Patents

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M. 0. SHRINER.

METALLIC FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED MAE, 3:. I922.

1,427,8 1, Patenoedsept. 5,.1922'.

Patented Sept. 5, 1922.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MORAL O. SHBINER, F NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO BALINA A.

' SHRINEB, OIENIAGABA FALLS, NEW YORK.

METALLIC FURNITURE Application filed March 31, 1922. Serial No. 548,315.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORAL O. SHRINER, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the cit of Nia ara Falls,

county of Niagara, and tate of "ew York,

have invented certain new and useful Metallic Furniture, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates enerally to furniture, and more particuFarly to furniture made entirely of metal. The principal object of my invention has been to provide metal furniture which shall be light, strong, and durable.

Another object has been to provide furniture of this character which, when suitably finished, shall have the appearance of wooden furniture, while still possessing the advanta es of strength and durability as well as ein fireproof.

Another 0 ject has been to provide metallio furniture, the parts of which are secured together by means of solder, thus eliminating the use of bolts, rivets or 26 crimped and interlocked joints.

Moreover, my furniture may be conveniently and economically roduced.

The above objects and advantages have been accomplished by the device shown in the accompanying drawings, where for convenience I have shown my invention applied to a chair. In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a chair embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 1s a cross-sectional view thereof, and is taken longitudinally through the center of the chair, a rtion of the arm being broken away to slifw its construction.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section view, taken on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fi 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary, seo tiona view of the back portion of the chair, and is taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fi 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary, sectiona plan view taken on line 55 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings I have shown and will describe my invention as applied to an armed chair, it bein obvious that my invention may be carried out in the menu facture of other articles of furniture than that shown in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings 5 and 6 are the front legs of my chair, and 7 and 8 are the rear legs thereof. The rear legs are ex- 6 tended upwardly so as to form the back of the chair. An upper back crosspiece 9 and a lower back cross-piece 10 connect the upper parts of the rear legs 7 and 8 and form a part of the back of the chair. Vertical members 11 connect the u per and lower back cross-pieces and comp etc the back. The le 5, 6, 7, and 8, are connected together y horizontal braces 12, located near the lower ends thereof. The upper end of the front leg 5 is connected to the rear leg 7 by an arm 13, and the upper end of the front leg 6 is likewise connected to the rear le 8 b means of an arm 14. I

y c air is provided with a seat 15 which is carried by the legs 5, 6, 7, and 8, and is supported b seat supports 16 and 17. At the fronto the chair are preferably provided two vertical braces 18, which connect the horizontal brace 12 at the front of the chair with the seat support 17. At each side of the chair are provided two vertical braces 19, which connect the horizontal brace 12 at each side ofthe chair with the arms of the chair and also with the seat supports 16. Having thus described the several parts of my chair, I will now describe their structure. By reference to Fig. 5, where a typi- .cal leg sect-ion is shown, it will be seen that the leg is preferably square in cross-section and is formed of two pieces 25 and 26, each having an angular cross-section, and each having a right-angled flange 27 along one of its edges. These flanges 27 are arranged so as to be diametrically opposite each other when the parts are assembled. It will thus be seen that these flanges overlap the inner adjacent edge of the other member of the leg. fThese adjacent overlapped portions may be secured together by means of-solder. Each of the seat supports 16 and 17 is 95 formed in a similar manner, and vary only in the cross-sectional proportions of its parts. Like the legs of the structure, each of these seat supports is composed of two angular parts 28 and 29, each having a short right-angle flange 30 along one of its edges. These flanges 30 are arranged at diametrically opposite corners of the supports, and may be secured to the adjacent edges of the angular parts 28 and 29 by means of solder. Each of the horizontal braces 12 is formed of two channel parts 31 and 32. One of these parts is smaller in its major dimension than the other part,

whereby the flanges of the smaller part will be disposed between the flanges of the larger part. After these parts are assembled they may be secured together by means of solder whichis 'run in between the adjacent flanges. The vertical =braoes'18 and 19 are each formed in a manner similar to the horizontal braces 12. Each of these vertical braces comprises a channel part 33 and a channel part 34, which are so proportioned that they may be disposed one within the other so that they may be secured by means of solder.

The back cross-pieces 9 and 10, as well as the vertical members 11 of the back of the chair, are each formed of two channel-section members so propor tioned as to interengage each other in a manner similar to that of the horizontal braces 12 and vertical braces 18 and 19. The top and bottom ends of the rear legs 7 and 8, and the bottom ends of the front legs 5 and 6 of my chair, are each closed by a cap 35 which is provided with flanges 36 at its edges. These flanges fit into the end of the leg and may be secured there by means of solder.

Each of the arms of my chair is formed withchannel-section side members 37 and with a top and bottom 38 and 39, respectively. The top and bottom are laid onto the short'fianges of the side members and may be secured thereto by means of solder. So as to make the structure of the arms sufficiently strong and prevent denting of the comparatively light metal, I provide a plurality ofchannel-section braces 40, which are arranged between the top and bottom of thearm and are disposed at suitable intervals, where they may be secured by means of solder. The ,front end of each of the arms is set onto the upper end of the front legs 5 and 6, whereit may be secured in position by solder. The back end of each of the armsis preferably cut out so as to engage the front andside surfaces of the rear legs 7 and 8 ,as shown in the drawings, to which it maybe securely soldered.

The seat supports 16 and 17 of the seat 15 have their ends bearing against the legs of the chair and may be secured thereto b means of solder. The seat is provided with a top' 41 which is cut out at its corners to pass around the inner corners of the legs so that its edges may be brought out to the outer edges of the seat supports 16 and 17. The seat top, like the other parts of my device may be held in position by solder.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that in my invention the use of all bolts and rivets is eliminated, and that the parts may be secured together entirely by means of solder, welding or other like means. When solder or otherequivalent fastening means are employed for securing together the parts of my furniture, all the joints may be closed, and when the chair is completed and finished it may be given the color and grain of nat ural wood.

While I have shown and described certain types of joints of the various parts of my chair, it is obvious that the size and shape of the members may be varied at will. It is necessary, however, that the joint be such that the parts may be securely fastened together in the manner above described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A metallic chair comprising front legs and rear legs, seat supports connecting the legs. a seat top disposed on the seat supports. the legs and the seat supports being each formed of two pieces of material connected by means of lapped joints, and means for completely closing the joints and securing the parts together, without bolts, rivets, or the like.

2. A metallic chair comprising front legs and rear legs, seat supports connecting the legs. a seat top disposed on the seat supports, the legs and the seat supports being each formed of two pieces of material connected by means of lapped joints, arms for the chair, the arms being formed of pieces of material with lapped joints and channelshaped reinforcing members, and means for completely closing the joints and securing the parts together, without bolts, rivets, or the like.

3. A metallic chair comprising front le s and rear legs, seat supports connecting t 6 legs, a seat top disposed on the seat supports, the legs and the seat supports being each formed of two pieces of material connected by means of lapped joints, the seat supports forming butt joints with the legs. and means for completely closing the lappe and butt joints, without bolts, rivets, or the like.

4. A metallic chair comprising front legs and rear legs, seat supports connecting the legs. each of the legs and seat supports being formed of two pieces of material, each of triangular cross-section and having a flange at the edge of one of its legs for engagement with the opposite leg of the other piece. a seat top disposed on the seat supports. horizontal braces, each being formed of two pieces of material of channel-shaped cross-section which interengage each other, the seat supports and the horizontal braces being connected with the legs by means of butt joints, and means for completely closing the joints and securing the parts together.

5. A metallic chair comprising front legs and rear legs. seat supports connecting the legs. each of the legs and seat supports being formed of two pieces of material. each of triangular cross-section and having a flange at the edge of one of its legs for engagcmcnt with the opposite leg. of the other piece, a seat top disposed on the seat supports, arms for the chair, horizontal braces connecting the legs, ertical braces connecting a number of the horizontal braces with the arms, the horizontal and vertical braces being each formed of two pieces of material of channel-shaped cross-section which intel-engage each other, the seat supports, the

arms, and the horizontal and vertical braces being connected together by means of butt joints, and means for completely closing the 10 joints and securing the parts together.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

MORAL O. SHRINER.

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