U.S. patent number 3,663,059 [Application Number 05/074,630] was granted by the patent office on 1972-05-16 for furniture construction.
Invention is credited to Donald E. Omlie.
United States Patent |
3,663,059 |
Omlie |
May 16, 1972 |
FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION
Abstract
An article of furniture having a pair of end sections, cushion
support means removably mounted between said end sections and
supporting the end sections in a spaced-apart relation, and cushion
means removably received by the cushion support means.
Inventors: |
Omlie; Donald E. (Utica,
MI) |
Family
ID: |
22120658 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/074,630 |
Filed: |
September 23, 1970 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
297/440.2;
297/450.1; 297/440.22; 297/440.23; 297/447.1; 297/461 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47C
4/022 (20130101); A47C 4/028 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47C
4/02 (20060101); A47C 4/00 (20060101); A47c
007/00 (); A47c 007/20 (); A47c 004/02 () |
Field of
Search: |
;297/119,440,445,450,452,455,DIG.2 ;46/30 ;287/189.36 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Nunberg; Casmir A.
Claims
I claim:
1. An article of furniture including a pair of end sections,
cushion support means, and cushion means, said end sections
including a wall portion having attaching means for removable
attachment thereto of said cushion support means extendant
therebetween, said cushion support means including a main wall
portion having upturned opposite side wall portions and attaching
means for cooperation with said first mentioned attaching means in
removable attachment of said cushion support means to said end
section, said main wall portion and said side wall portions
extending substantially from the wall portion of one end section to
the wall portion of the other end section, said wall portions of
said end sections and main wall portion and side wall portions of
said cushion support means defining a pocket for receiving said
cushion means, said cushion means comprising a substantially
polygonal member having a main body portion provided with a pair of
side wall portions and a pair of end wall portions, said cushion
means removably interfitting within said pocket with each of said
end wall portions thereof in substantial abutment with a wall
portion of one of said end sections and each of said side wall
portions in abutment with a side wall portion of said cushion
support means, said side wall portions of said cushion support
member being angled inwardly in a direction toward each other to
provide sides for said pocket wherein the outer edge thereof is
spaced apart a distance less than the distance between said side
wall portions of said cushion and having a sufficiently flexible
interconnection with said main wall portion to enable the same to
be spread apart to receive said cushion therebetween and to
releasably engage said cushion means in retention thereof within
said pocket.
2. An article of furniture including a pair of end sections,
cushion support means, and cushion means, said end sections
including a wall portion having attaching means for removable
attachment thereto of said cushion support means extendant
therebetween, said cushion support means including a main wall
portion having upturned opposite side wall portions and attaching
means for cooperation with said first mentioned attaching means in
removable attachment of said cushion support means to said end
section, said main wall portion and said side wall portions
extending substantially from the wall portion of one end section to
the wall portion of the other end section, said wall portions of
said end sections and main wall portion and side wall portions of
said cushion support means defining a pocket for receiving said
cushion means, said cushion means being removably mounted in said
pocket, said attaching means of each end section including at least
a pair of spaced apart substantially L-shaped flange members
extending outwardly from the inner face of said wall portion of an
end section, said L-shaped members of each said end section having
inner facing co-planar leg portions and outer leg portions, and
said attaching means of said cushion support means comprises
connector means at each end thereof for cooperation with an
attaching means of an end section, each said connector means
including at least a pair of spaced apart groove portions having
opposite opening mouth portions, a pair of said groove portions
being disposed to receive a pair of said L-shaped flange members
with said co-planar leg portions of said L-shaped members received
within said groove portions and said outer upstanding leg portions
extending outwardly from said groove portions in a manner to
prevent removal of said cushion support means from said end
sections in a manner other than by moving apart of said end
sections in withdrawal of said L-shaped members from said groove
portions.
Description
This invention relates to improvements in furniture construction.
The invention was primarily developed to provide toy furniture for
use in doll houses and the like, but it is obvious that its use is
not so limited.
The primary object of the invention is the provision of furniture
which may be readily assembled by children or other inexperienced
persons.
A further object is the provision of furniture construction which
may be easily modified to provide furniture of different
lengths.
A further object is to provide a furniture construction in which
the parts thereof may be readily removably attached to one another,
and wherein the assembled piece of furniture comprises a
substantially structurally sound unitary article.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent
during the course of the following detailed description, taken in
connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a portion of
this specification, and in which drawings:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a chair constructed and assembled
according to my invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the end sections and
cushion support means of the chair of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the chair of FIG. 1,
looking toward the right hand end thereof.
FIG. 4 is a love seat constructed and assembled according to my
invention.
FIG. 5 is a couch constructed and assembled according to my
invention.
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing use of end sections
and a cushion support means that may be used to provide a hassock
or footstool according to my invention.
FIG. 7 is a bench constructed and assembled according to my
invention.
FIG. 8 is a bed constructed and assembled according to my
invention.
In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration are shown
preferred and modified embodiments of the invention, and wherein
similar reference characters designate corresponding parts
throughout the several views, the letter A may generally designate
the chair as shown in FIGS. 1-3; B the love seat of FIG. 4; C the
couch of FIG. 5; D the hassock of FIG. 6; E the bench of FIG. 7;
and F the bed of FIG. 8. Each of the forms A-C include a pair of
end sections G, the forms D-F a pair of end sections H, and forms
A-F include cushion support means I and cushion means J.
End sections G preferably include a right hand end section 15 and a
left hand end section 16. Each end section 15 and 16 preferably
include a seat portion 20 which may have depending front and rear
legs 21 and 22 and a back portion 23. As shown, back portion 23 is
rigid with seat portion 20, however, it is obvious that the same
could be pivotally or foldably interconnected to seat portion 20,
to provide a conventionally reclining chair in which the back
portion is adjustable to different positions of inclination. In the
form shown, seat portion 20 and back portion 23 have a common wall
portion 26.
Right and left hand end sections 15 and 16 each preferably include
spaced apart attaching means 30 and 31 on inner face 28 of wall
portion 26 of seat portion 20 and spaced apart attaching means 32
and 33 on inner face 28 of wall portion 26 of back portion 23. Each
said attaching means 30-33 preferably comprises a substantially
L-shaped flange member including leg portions 34 and 35. The leg
portions 34 of each pair of attaching means 30, 31 and 32, 33 are
preferably arranged to be co-planar, with leg portions 35
upstanding therefrom at the outer edges thereof.
Cushion support means I of form A of the invention preferably
comprises a seat cushion support means 40 and a back cushion
support means 41. Each seat and back cushion support means 40 and
41 preferably include a main wall portion 42 having upturned
opposite side wall portions 43 and 44. Main wall portion 42
preferably includes a pair of spaced apart connector or attaching
means 45 and 46 adjacent each end thereof for cooperation with an
attaching means of an end section in mounting a cushion support
means therebetween. The form shown is an extruded member having an
attaching means which is continuous from end to end of main wall
portion 42, thus providing a connector means adjacent each end of
main wall portion 42. It is, of course, within the scope of the
invention to provide separate connector means adjacent each end of
main wall portion 42.
Attaching means 45 and 46 preferably each includes a groove portion
47 that have opposite opening mouth portions 50 and 51, mouth 50
opening toward side wall 43 and mouth 51 opening toward side wall
44.
Cushion support means I of form A is interconnected to each end
section G with leg portions 34 of each attaching means 30-33 being
respectively received within a groove portion 47, legs 35
upstanding from a respective mouth 50 or 51 thereof to provide an
abutment which prevents lateral movement of the cushion support
means with respect to its attached end section. Each groove portion
47 preferably has a slightly narrower opening at its mouth portion
50 or 51 than the thickness of the leg 34 received therein.
Accordingly, groove portions 47 exert a clamping action on the leg
34 which is inserted therewithin, inhibiting movement apart of the
end sections from each other and from the cushion support
means.
Interconnection of cushion support means I between end sections G
provides a pocket 55, one for each the seat portion and the back
portion thereof, within which may be received a cushion means J.
Side walls 43 and 44 are preferably angled slightly inwardly toward
each other, so that the outmost ends thereof are spaced apart a
distance less than the width of a cushion means J, in order to
removably retain cushion means J within pocket 55.
Cushion means J preferably comprises a substantially polygonal
member including a main body portion 60 having a pair of side wall
portions 61 and 62 and a pair of end wall portions 63 and 64. As
shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, cushion means J is preferably inserted
within pockets 55 of both the seat portion and back portion with
end wall portions 63 and 64 in substantial abutment with an inner
face 28 of a wall portion 26 of an end section G, and each of the
side wall portions 61 and 62 in respective abutment with a side
wall portion 43 and 44 of cushion support means I. As previously
specified, the inward inclination of side walls 43 and 44 of
cushion support means I exert a clamping action on side walls 61
and 62 for retention of cushion means J within a pocket 55.
Cushion means J of form A of the invention preferably include a
seat cushion 66 and a back cushion 67.
In form B of the invention, end sections 15 and 16 are used to
support therebetween a seat cushion support means 70 and a back
cushion support means 71 which are identical to seat cushion
support means 40 and back cushion support means 41 except that they
are slightly more elongated, to provide an elongate pocket 73 which
permits seat cushion support means 70 to receive two seat cushions
75 and 76 and back cushion support means 71 to receive two back
cushions 77 and 78. Each cushion 75-78 may be identical to cushion
means J as previously described in connection with form A.
In form C of the invention, end sections 15 and 16 are used to
support therebetween a seat cushion support means 80 and a back
cushion support means 81 which are identical to seat cushion
support means 40 and back cushion support means 41 except that they
are even more elongated than seat cushion support means 70 and back
cushion support means 71, providing an elongated pocket 83 which
permits seat cushion support means 80 to receive three seat
cushions 84, 85 and 86, and back cushion support means 81 to
receive three back cushions 87, 88 and 89. Each cushion 84-89 may
be identical to cushion means J as previously described in
connection with form A.
End sections H preferably include a right hand end section 90 and a
left hand end section 91, each including spaced apart attaching
means 92 and 93 on innerface 94 of wall portion 95. Each attaching
means 92 and 93 preferably comprise a substantially L-shaped flange
member including leg portions 98 and 99. The leg portions 98 of
each attaching means 92 and 93 are preferably arranged to be
co-planar, with leg portions 99 upstanding therefrom at the outer
edges thereof. Each end section 90 and 91 may have depending front
and rear legs 100 and 101.
Cushion support means I of form D of the invention preferably
comprises a seat cushion support means 105 which may be identical
to either seat cushion support means 40 or back cushion support
means 41 of form A. Reference characters have thus been applied to
seat cushion support means 105 which are identical to those applied
to cushion support means I of form A of the invention.
Cushion support means I of form D of the invention is
interconnected to each end section H with leg portions 98 of
attaching means 92 and 93 being respectively received within a
groove portion 47, legs 99 upstanding from a respective mouth 50 or
51 thereof to provide an abutment which prevents lateral movement
of the cushion support means with respect to its attached end
section. Each groove portion 47 preferably has a slightly narrower
opening at its mouth portion 50 or 51 than the thickness of the leg
98 received therein. Accordingly, groove portions 47 exerts a
clamping action on the leg 98 which is inserted therewithin,
inhibiting movement of the end sections from each other and from
the cushion support means.
Interconnection of cushion support means I between end sections H
provides a pocket 106 within which may be received a cushion means
J. As previously described, side walls 40 and 43 are preferably
angled slightly inward toward each other, in order to movably
retain cushion means J within pocket 106, in a manner as previously
described in connection with form A.
In form E of the invention, end sections 90 and 91 are used to
support therebetween a seat cushion support means 110 which is
identical to seat cushion support means 105 except that it is
slightly more elongated, providing an elongated pocket 111 which
permits seat cushion support means 110 to receive two seat cushions
112 and 113. Each seat cushion 112 and 113 is identical to cushion
means J as previously described in connection with form A.
In form F of the invention, end sections 90 and 91 are used to
support therebetween a seat cushion support means 115 which is
identical to seat cushion support means 110 except that it is
slightly more elongated, to provide a still more elongated pocket
116 which permits seat cushion support means 115 to receive three
seat cushions 117, 118, and 119. Each cushion 117-119 is identical
to cushion means J as previously described in connection with form
A.
It is obvious that end sections G and H may be formed differently
than as shown and described herein, for instance having a rocker
support; that cushion support means I may be varied, for instance,
to provide an even more elongated support; and that cushion means J
may be varied, for instance, such as to include padding or other
conventional seat material.
Various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be
made to the forms of the invention herein shown and described,
without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of
the following claims.
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