US2398769A - Resilient construction for articles of furniture - Google Patents

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April 23, 1946. A. CESLOWITZ RESILIENT CONSTRUCTION FOR AN ARTICLE OF FURNITURE Filed 001;. 17, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 7 V IN V EN TOR. A raham Casio wz'tz his ATTORNEX I A. CESLOWITZ April 23,1946.

RESILIENT CONSTRUCTIONFOR AN ARTICLE OF'FURNITURE Filed Oct. 17, l942- INVENTOR. Aha/3am Ceslawz'zfz 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ia's 47mm):

Patented Apr. 23, 1946 RESILIENT. CONSTRUCTION Foe ARTICLES- OFFURNITURE Abraham Geslowitz, New York, N". Y. Application October 17, 1942., Serial No... 162,353

2 Claims.

My invention relates; to furniture, and more:

particularly to a resilient; construction. for. an article of furniture, such as a chair, a beda couch, asofa orthe like; x

An object" of my inventionzis to provide a resilient construction of above described type, for ex.-

ample. a seat or a back restof a chair,.which.may

be. readily manufactured without theme ofmetallic springs. l

Another object of my inventioniis to provide a resilient. constructionof above describedtype, by means of which any damage; to the. upholstery. by the springs used may beravoided.

A further object of my invention is toprovid a resilient construction of above described: type, which may be manufactured.atrlowcosts:

The above mentioned objects and advantages: as well as other' bjects andtadvantages' will be more fully disclosedin the; following specification reference being had to the accompanying draw- Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a laminated auxiliary spring, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a laminated main spring.

Referring now to the drawings, Ill generally indicates the frame of an arm-chair having the four rails I2, l4, l6 and I8 connected with each other in conventional manner. v

As best shown in Fig. 2, an upper transverse bar 26 and a lower transverse bar 22 are secured to the front rail [2 at a certain distance from each other; likewise an upper transverse bar 24 and a lower transverse bar 26 are secured to the back rail [6 at a certain distance from each" other. Spacing members 28 secured to the front rail l2 are arranged at intervals in the space between the bars 20 and 22, and similar spacing members 30 secured to the back rail I6 are ar- I nated main prings :32 extending in the longitudinal-directionofthe chair. Theeends of said;1aminated main springs 32 arranged in the; spaces.

formed by; two spacing: members. and; the upper and lower'transverser barszslidably rest on the; lower transversegbars 2-2=and-. 26; respectively. The length of each mainispringiis somewhat shorten than. the a distance: between the front raill2 1 and back, rail, I16, so that. the mainsprings slidably resting on the, lower: transversebars may expand: in the longitudinal directionofthe. chair under the load of an occupant. Each. main spring 32 is provided with a plurality'of-bores, 3.4 li'lexible means: or strings 36,. 3,65,, 36" attached. to. the

rails; -by,.nails 36 or the: like. pass. through said bores; 34 of the. main springs. 32' for holding; Same intheir position. l a i M A. laminated: auxiliary: spring: 4|] is secured to eacha main. spring; 32:; The. auxiliary springs: 40 are arranged-in: such, a. manner, that the lower surface of' their; laminated arms; 42; and: 4.4 is.

at a certain distance from a webbing 46 attached to the lower portion of the frame when the springs are in their normal position shown in Fig. 2, and thatsaid arms 42 and 44 come into engagement with said webbing 46 when the springs are under the load of an occupant.

A pad 48 consisting of a layer 50 of burlap, a layer 52 of hair and a layer 54 of muslin is secured to the rails l2, l4, l6 and I8 by nails. The pad 48 rests on the main springs 32.

The above described resilient seat construction is covered by layers. 56 and 58 of covering material, such as leather or fabric, attached'to I the frame in suitable manner,

If desired, the auxiliary springs 46 may be omitted, so that the resilient construction has only the main springs 32.

My resilient construction may also be used for the back-rests of chairs. For example, the backrest 60 of the chair shown in Fig. 2 is provided with .a resilient construction similar to that shown in cross-section for the seat of the chair, which, however, has only the main springs 62.

Fig. 4 illustrates a 'difierent embodiment of the support cooperating with the arms 42 and 44 of the auxiliary spring 40. Instead of the webbing 46 shown in Fig. 2, two transverse supporting bars 64 secured to the side rails l4 and I8 are used in the embodiment shown in Fig. 4.

The laminated main springs 32 and the laminated auxiliary springs 46 used in the resilient construction shown in the drawings are made of wood. Preferably, the main and auxiliary springs are connected with each other by an adhesive.

As best shown in Fig. 6, the main spring 32 is made of a wooden bar having a solid end portion 66. The remaining portion or the bar is slotted, by sawing for example, so as to form a plurality of leaves 68 extending throughout the entire length of the bar from said solid end portion 66 to the other end of the bar and being slidable upon each other. v v I The wooden bodylofthe auxiliary spring 40 has a solid center portion 1!], and the arms 42 and 44 extending from said center portion on each side thereof are slotted from said center portion to their free ends, whereby a plurality of. leaves 72 and 14 slidable upon each other is formed;

If desired, the laminated main spring shown in Fig. 6 may have its solid portion at an intermediate point or in the center instead of at the end, and the bar forming the spring i divided into a plurality of leaves on each side of the solid portion. iv

Furthermore, it may be mentioned that the resilient construction shown in the drawin s is not limited to the use in seats or back-rests of chairs. The resilient construction may also be used in beds or couches or -sfas or the like,

wherever a portion of the article of furniture shallhave a certain resiliency.

I have described preferred embodiments of my invention, but it is clear that numerous changes and omissions may be made without departing of auxiliary springs, each of said auxiliary springs being connected with one of said laminated main springs, supporting means connected with said frame and arranged adjacent said auxiliary springs, said auxiliary spring being capable of engagement with said supporting means when under a load acting on said laminated main springs, each of said auxiliary springs being made of a body of wood having a solid portion, and the remaining portion of each body of wood being slotted so as to form a plurality of substantially parallel leaves slidable upon each other upon an engagement of the auxiliary spring with the supporting means.

2. A resilient construction for an article of furniture comprising: a frame, a series of spaced laminated main springs, each of said main springs being made of a bar of wood, each bar having a solidportion, the remaining portion of each bar being slotted so as to form a plurality of at least three substantially parallel leaves slidable upon each other, the ends of said main springs being carried by said frame, and a series of auxiliary springs, each of said auxiliary springs being connected with one of said laminated main springs, supporting means connected with said frame and arranged adjacent said auxiliary springs, said auxiliary springs being capable of engagement with said supporting means when under a load,

ABRAHAM CESLOWITZ.

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