US2145037A - Cushion support for furniture - Google Patents

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Jan. 24, 1939. A E. BENNETT 2,145,037

CUSHION SUPPORT FOR FURNITURE Filed April 12, 1938 WITNESSES INVENTOR filexanderi'. BenneZ Z ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 24, 1939 UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE I 3 Claims.

This invention relates to cushion supports for furniture and particularly to an improved construction especially adapted for supporting radio receivers, an object being to provide a cushioning and resilient structure which willabsorb all, or most all, of the vibrations between the floor and the radio receiver so that the latter may function in its most emcient manner.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cushion support for radio receivers or other furniture which may be applied to the legs or bottom part of the furniture and adjusted to level the furniture.

A further object, more specifically, is to provide a cushion support for radio receivers or other furniture which utilize rubber cushion members and springs to secure a desired cushioning action. a

In the accompanying drawing- Fig. 1 is a fragmentary sectional view through the leg of an article of furniture with an em-' V plied thereto.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, l indicates an article of furniture preferably the leg part thereof. This article of furniture is provided with a bore 2 adapted to receive a cushion 3. Where the legs of the article of furniture are sufficiently large the arrangement is as shown in Fig. 1. However, if the device is applied to an article of furniture which has no legs, as for instance a radio receiver cabinet 4, an aperture 5 is formed in the bottom 6 and then the cushion 3 is fitted.

In case the radio receiver into this aperture. .or other article of furniture does not have a bottom, one or more boards could be secured interiorly of the cabinet and the cushion device applied thereto so as to properly support the cabinet on the floor or on another article of furniture.

The device is particularly efficient in its use with radio receivers as heavy music being reproduced by a radio receiver will produce vibrations in the cabinet which cause areaction of the flea. and thereby a distortion. By having the cushion members 3 arranged as shown in the drawing, the vibration is absorbed to a large extent and the result is that the sound is, more accurate and true. I

The particular construction of thecushion I is shown in Fig. 1.

From this figure it will be seen that the cushion-is provided with a casing 1, said casing being fully open at one end and substantially closed at the other except for an opening through which the tube 8 extends. At 5 the open end the casing I is provided with an annular flange 9 which is provided with any desired number of apertures for receiving retaining screws Ill. The casing, i is preferably made from metal though it could be made from 10 plastic material or other suitable material without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Arranged interiorly of the casing 1 are friction washers II and I2 and at the open end a friction washer l3; also a friction. washer I4 is arranged adjacent the closed end of the casing. All these washers function as friction members for the respective springs. l5 and Hi. It will be observed that there is provided a resilient rubber cushion I! at the closed end of the casing 1 and washer i4 bears against this cushion. The respective washers fit loosely in casing l and may freely move when necessary. Between the washers II and 12 there is arranged a resilient rubber cushion I8, while in the lower part of the washer I3 a supporting cushion of resilient rubber is is provided. The cushion i9 is preferably of greater depth than the other rubber cushions and is provided with an aperture which accommodates part of a screw 20 and the head thereof. The screw 20 is threaded into the tube 8 so that all the cushions and springs are normally under a slight compression. When three or four of the cushions 3 are applied to an article of furniture and it is found that the article is not level, screws 20 in all or certain of the cushions may be adjusted to level up the article.

It will be noted that each of the washers, except washer H, at the periphery is T-shaped so that one side acts to hold the springs in proper place while the other side acts to hold the cushion in proper place. v

After the various cushions have been applied to the article of furniture, as shown for instance in Fig. 3, the article of furniture is placed on the floor or on another article so that the weight will be applied to the various cushions. This will cause the cushion is and associated parts to move toward the closed end of the casing 1. After the first movement there will be no appreciable further movement though any vibration will be quickly deadened or absorbed by the various cushion members. This is true whether the vibration is in the floor on which the article of furniture stands or in the radio receiver itself.

I claim- 1. A cushion support for radio receivers or other furniture including a casing having a flange, means coacting with the flange for securing the -casing in position on the article to be supported,

a plurality of resilient rubber cushion members arranged in said casing, a coil spring arranged between adjacent cushion members, and a manually actuated adjusting member for varying the tension of said cushion members and said springs.

2. A cushion support for furniture including a' casing, means for connecting the casing with an article of furniture, a resilient rubber cushion arranged at one end of said casing, a resilient members positioned to receive the end portions of said springs, said friction members having means overlapping part of the springs and part of the rubber cushion members.

3. A supporting cushion for an article of furniture comprising a casing having an open end and a closed end, a resilient rubber cushion member arranged interiorly of and against said closed end, a metal washer arranged against said cushion member, a coil spi .ng having one end engaging said washer, a second washer engaging the opposite end of said spring, a rubber cushion arranged on the opposite side of said second washer to said spring, a coil spring arranged between said lastmentioned cushion and the open end of the casing, a rubber cushion member projecting from the open end of said casing, and a threaded structure engaging said last-mentioned cushion memberand the closed end of said casing whereby the tension and position of the respective cushion 20

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