US2073293A - Convertible furniture - Google Patents

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March 9, 1937. E. YBAEZ ET AL 2,073,293

CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE A Filed Nov. 23, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet l .Dbl

March 9, 1937.'

E. YBAEZ- r AL CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE Filed NOV. 23, 1935 Patented Mar. 9, 1937 2,073,293 CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE Eustaquio Ybaez and Manuel Lopez-Cepero, Buenos Aires, Argentina Application November l23, 1935, Serial No. 51,300

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to a new convertible furniture, which due to its special character, unique in its type, and judging from the results obtained from the model made for trial,

is destined to play an important function, as

an auxiliary element in apartments and dwellings of limited capacity, as also in every kind of oiices and rooms, where very often the existence of a bed is necessary for eventually passing the night or for resting, as it consists of an article of furniture of limited dimensions which by containing in its interior a comfortable folding bed with its corresponding mattress, plays as an article of furniture the permanent and effective `l5 serviceof a book-case desk'with its shelves and boxes for books and writing-desk equipped for writing, with the particularity that the upper middle portion is formed by two bodies which laterally hinged may be unfolded over the sides leaving visible a portion of the folded spring, this being removable and articulated, so that on running for- Ward the panel which acts as a support, the bed is stretched out being in this way complemented with the backing at the bottom which acts as a '25 head-board, whilst the panel unfolded towards the front forms the foot backing. The two', hinged bodies unfolded towards the sides provide perfect and comfortable night-tables.

With the foregoing it should be understood that 30 the whole is a furniture essentially convertible as it is expressed by its denomination; therefore in a position for example in the character of a book-case or cabinet, it will have no vestige revealing a bed and, on the contrary, in the charac- 35 ter of a bed, all disappears that by its disposition gave it a book-case appearance.

For the best comprehension and clearness of the scope of this invention it has been illustrated with several figures in which the convertible fur- 0 niture has been represented in one of the preferred forms of construction.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1, a front view in its character of cabinet in which may be seen the way in which the bodies of the upper part are susceptible of unfolding to transform the whole into a bed.

Fig. 2 is a side View of the furniture represented as per section A-B as shown in the preceding 50 figure.

Fig. 3 is the plan of the same furniture which has been opened, that is to say is represented with its two upper bodies unfolded over the two sides, showing the casing of the bed which is 55 folded.

Fig. 4 is a front view of the Whole converted into a bed.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the whole furniture showing the demountability of the mattress; and

Fig. 6 is a side View of the same whole converted into a bed.

In the several figures the same numbers and letters indicate the same or corresponding parts or elements.

As it may be seen in the drawings, a and a' are the upper bodies of the furniture which in the character of a cabinet rest on the support or base b constituted by a frame composed of the walls I and 2 extending forwardly from a rear member 3; the support b also comprises a panel 4 which simulates doors with corresponding pulls or knobs 5 and the same panel, together with walls I and 2, holds the upper bodies a and a' of which the rst, a, is mounted upon the wall I by means of a hinge 6 and the second, a', on wall 2 by means of hinge 1, and so it is that the body a, as likewise the body a', is susceptible of being unfolded as it is graphically shown in Fig. 1, that is to say, they rotate outwardly on their hinges and assume positions one on each side of the furniture, leaving visible the upper part of the same.

In the inside of the furniture, that is to say iny a hollow comprising the upper and lower parts, there is placed the mattress c` which for this case is positioned perfectly folded, as it comprises a frame or a set of bolsters 8, this frame being articulated at its middle portion With piece 9 of leg I0 having on its ends at both sides the pairs of studs II and I2, of which the rst pair I I chocks in the pair of grooves I3 formed on the brackets I4 fixed to the backing 3, while the opposed pair I2 is adapted to the grooves` I5, formed on the lateral supports I6 which are perpendicularly fixed to panel 4.

This mattress may include a permanently attached padded member, so that without the help of other elements it may constitute a soft bed, but the same may be done with a false woolen mattress or any other adequate element provided it be articulated at its middle part and has two pairs of studs II and I2 to be mounted in the indicated form with removable character.

When the mattress its folded, and the members a and a are swung inwardly on their hinges to rest upon the support bl, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the mattress is accommodated in and completely concealed within the furniture.

The furniture in the position, indicated in Figs. 1 and 2 becomes a cabinet perfectly suitable as a book-case or for a desk, being provided for that purpose with corresponding shelves and boxes I9, simulated or real; one of the doors-the one indicated with the number ZU-may be hinged as at 2l, and if provided with articulated hanging members 22, will serve, when opened, as a convenient desk or table upon which one may Write.

When the furniture is to be turned into a bed, the members or bodies a and a are swung laterally to the floor (as shown in Figure 4) and the mattress is unfolded by pulling the foot member or panel l away from the rear or back member 3 (see Figure). If desired, boards 23 and 24 may be placed upon the now upturned bodies a and a", to permit such bodiesto serve as tables or supports for objects which one may like to have by the side of the bed. The boards may be stored away in the furniture when folded or closed into the shape of a cabinet, these boards tting into slots made in the members 25 behind the panel 4.

For the purpose of converting again the furniture into a book-case cabinet, the boards 23 and 24 should be taken out and placed in the pocket 25 inside the panel 4, the panel 4 should then be pushed toward the rear member 3, the mattress folded up to its limit, and the two bodies and a should be raised so that, mounted on the whole of the support b, they will cover the mattress and remain again as shown in Figure 1.

Numerous modifications in the mechanical details, as well as in the design of the parts, can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

What we claim is:

1. In convertible furniture, a cabinet comprising a base having a relatively xed back wall and side walls and having a front wall movable from and toward the back wall, two upper bodies resting side by side on said base and hinged at their outer sides to the sides of the base to be swingable downwardly against the sides of the base, said upper bodies having recesses constituting between them, when the bodies are together, a transverse chamber, an articulated mattress which is pivotally connected at its ends with th front wall and the back wall respectively of said base and which wil1,when said front wall is adjacent said back wall, extend upwardly folded in part into said transverse chamber.

2. In convertible furniture, a cabinet comprising a base having a relatively Xed back wall and side walls and having a front wall movable from and toward the back wall', two upper bodies resting side by side on said base and hinged at their outer sides to the sides of the base to be swingable downwardly against the sides of the base, said upper bodies having recesses constituting between them, when the bodies are together, a transverse chamber, an articulated mattress which is pivotally connected at its ends with the fro-nt wall and the back wall respectively of said base and which will, when said front wall is adjacent said back wall, extend upwardly folded in part into said transverse chamber, and boards to close the recesses of said upper bodies when said bodies are down alongside said base whereby said bodies may serve as side tables.

3. In convertible furniture, a cabinet comprising a base having a relatively fixed back wall and vside walls and having a front wall movable from and toward the back wall, two upper bodies resting side by side on said base and hinged at their outer sides to the sides of the base to be swingable downwardly against the sides of the base, said upper bodies having recesses constituting between them, when the bodies are together, a transverse chamber, an articulated mattress which is pivotally connected at its ends with the front wall and the back Wall respectively of said base and which will, when said front wall is adjacent said back wall, extend upwardly folded in part into said transverse chamber, boards to close the recesses of said upper bodies when said bodies are down alongside said base whereby saidy bodies may serve as side tables, and means to hold said boards within said base when the base is closed.

EUSTAQUIO YBAEZ.

MANUEL LOPEZ-CEPERO.

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