US1654437A - Folding bench - Google Patents

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Dec. 27, 1927. P. szuHANszKY FOLDING smzcn' Filed Jan. 4, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l I Dec. 27, 1927.

P. szuHANszK? FOLDING BENCH ile J n- 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Dec. 27, 1927.

UNITED STATES PAT PAUL SZUHANSZKY,

01 NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO, CANADA.

FOLDING BENCH.

I Applicationifiled January 4, 1927. Serial No. 158,915.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in folding benches of that kind usually employed upon lawns and the like. 7 r

6 The primary object of. the invention is to provide a folding bench which is extremely simple and durable in construction and may be readily set up for use or folded in compact condition to be conveniently stored away in a comparatively small space when not required for use.

More particularly, the invention contemplates the provision of an improved folding bench embodying pivoted crossed legs and a back rigid with the front legs including rigid slat carrying extensions upon the upper ends of the front legs, the slats of the back being fastened to the forward edges of the front leg extensions and projecting beyond the end ones of the latter, and a seatbottom including slat supporting bars hinged at their forward ends to vthe upper forward ends of the rear legsand slidably associated at their rear ends with the front leg extensions, the slats of the seat bottom projecting beyond the end ones of, the seat bottom sup porting bars in position to flatly engage the frontedges of the front leg back extensions to limit the folding movement of the parts to a flush compact relation.

Other objects will become apparent as the nature of'the invention is better understood, and the same consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a bench constructed in accordance with the present invention and set up for use;

Figure 2 is a rear perspective view there- Figure 3 is a rear perspective view of the bench in folded condition;

Figure 4 is a front perspective view of the folded bench shown in Figure 3.

' Referring more in detail to the drawings,

the present invention embodies four pairs of front and rear legs 5 and 6, respectively, which are crossed and pivotally connected intermediate their ends as at 7, upon aligned horizontal axes, the rear legs 6 associated with the end front legs 5 being disposed at v the inner sides of the latter, and the rear legs 6 associated with the intermediate front legs 5 being disposed at the outer sides of said intermediatefront legs.

The front legs 5 are provided at their upper ends with rigid extensions 8 across the front edges of the upper end portions of 1 which are secured a plurality of slightly spaced slats 9 which project beyond the end front leg extensions and cooperate with said front leg extensions to form a back rigid with the front legs.

7 The bench further embodies a seat bottom composed of a plurality of supporting bars 10 hing-ed at their forward endslas at 11 to the forward upper ends of the rear legs 6, Y

one bar 10 being pivoted to each leg 6. As

shown, the bars 10 pivoted to the end legs 6 are disposed at the inner sides of the latter, while the bars 10 pivoted to the intermediate legs 6 are arranged at the outer sides of said intermediate legs 5. -The seat bottom of the bench further includes a plurality of slightly spaced parallel slats 12 secured across the upper edges of the supporting bars 10 and extending beyond the end Ones of the latter so as to flatly engage the forward edges of the leg extensions 8 when the seat bottom. -is swung upwardly in the folding operation of the bench, as

illustrated in Figures 3 and 4. In-this folded condition the rearmost slat '12 of the seat bottom lies-adjacent and under the lowermost slat 9 of the back, and the folding movement of the legs 6 is effectively limited so that the same are aligned with the bars 10 coincident with the legs 5 and their extensions 8. Moreover, the structure is effectively braced when folded and the folding movement of the parts is further properly limited by having the rear ends of the bars 10 project rearwardly beyond the rearmost slat 12 so that said projecting ends of the bars 10 engage the rear surface of the lowermost back slat 9 when the bench is in folded condition, as illustrated in Figure 3.

In order to cause the proper upward swinging movement, of the seat bottom of the bench when thelatter is folded, a horizontal rigid guide bar 13 is provided, which 7 adjacent the upper and lower ends the extensions 8 for suitably beveled, as shown,

sides of the end ones of the bars 10 and slid ably engage in longitudinally elongated straight grooves 16 provided in the inner sides of the extensions 8 on the end front legs 5. The slots and grooves 16 extend upwardly for a distance slightly greater than the extreme upward limit of movement of bar 18, so as to permit the before mentioned flat engagement of the slats 12 with the front edges of the extensions 8 when the bench is folded, thereby permitting, with assurity, the complete compact folding movement of the parts and the action of the slats 12 in conjunction with limiting the folding movement. When the bench is set up for use, the lower ends of the legs 5 and 6 will flatly engage the ground, the same being for this purpose, and the rod 13 will engage the lower ends of the slots 15 and grooves 16 so as to properly support the bench seatbottom at its rear edge, at this time. Naturally, the

opening movement of the legs 5 and 6 is properly limited by the engagement of the rod 13 in the slots 15 and grooves 16, and the forward portion of the bench bottom is accordingly supported by its connection with the rear legs 6 at 11, when the bench is set up for use.

Each end rear leg 6 is rigidly connected with theadjacent intermediate rear leg 6 of said legs by co-planar horizontal brace'bars 17 and the front legs 5 are rigidly connected adjacent their lower ends by means of a brace bar 18 which is secured across the forward edges of the legs 5 in position to engage the when the slats 12 in limiting the parts.

From the foregoing description it will be forward edges of the rear legs 6 bench is folded to aid the seat the folding movement of seen that the present bench is of a most simple and inexpensive nature, may be read ily set up for use or folded in very compact condition, and will not bereadily damaged when in its folded condition, because of the arrangement of the slats 9 and 12 and brace bar 18 and their cooperation with the legs, leg extensions and supporting bars 10.

Minor changes maybe made without departing from the-spirit and scope of the invention as claimed. 1

WVhat I claim as new is A folding bench comprising end and intermediate pairs of crossed front and rear legs pivotally connected upon aligned hori zontal axes, the front legs having co-extensive integral extensions at their upper ends, horizontal slats secured acrossithe front edgesof the upper tensions to form a back, supporting bars pivoted at their forward ends to the forward upper ends of the rear legs,'parallel slats secured across the upper edges of said supporting bars to form adapted to engage the front edges of the leg extensions below the first named slats when the bench is, folded with the legs and the supporting bars in side by side parallel end portions of said ,ex-

a seat bottom-and relation, means pivotally and slidably connecting the rear ends of the supporting bars to said leg extensions, the intermediate rear.

legs-being arranged at'the outer sides of the intermediate front legs and having their associated supporting outer sides thereof, the end rear legs being arranged at the inner sides of the end front legs and havingtheir associated supporting bars arranged at the inner sides thereof, and co-planar horizontal brace bars rigidly connecting the rear legsin pairs. I

In testimony whereof I affixmy signature.

PAUL sZUI-IANSZKY. i

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