U.S. patent number 3,817,573 [Application Number 05/316,988] was granted by the patent office on 1974-06-18 for convertible and pilable furniture sets for living rooms.
Invention is credited to Guilherme Facury.
United States Patent |
3,817,573 |
Facury |
June 18, 1974 |
CONVERTIBLE AND PILABLE FURNITURE SETS FOR LIVING ROOMS
Abstract
A living room furniture set consisting of a couch, armchairs,
banquettes and central console table wherein the couch is modularly
corresponding to various associated armchairs having individual
seat and back units. The back unit structures are provided with an
upholstered surface that is tiltable over its associated seat. The
central console table is modularly corresponding to various
associated banquettes having reversible cushions. The tiltable
elements and the cushions are provided with an upholstered side,
for sitting down, and with an overlay face of rigid laminated
material for supporting objects in general. The armchairs, the
banquettes and the central console table can be easily piled upon
the couch, thus providing a compact easily movable block.
Inventors: |
Facury; Guilherme (Sao Paulo,
BR) |
Family
ID: |
3940064 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/316,988 |
Filed: |
December 20, 1972 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
Current U.S.
Class: |
297/125; 108/91;
297/239; 108/62; 297/135 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47B
85/04 (20130101); A47C 3/04 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47B
85/04 (20060101); A47B 85/00 (20060101); A47C
3/04 (20060101); A47C 3/00 (20060101); A47b
085/04 () |
Field of
Search: |
;297/121,123,119,124,125,135,439,239 ;108/11,13,91,62 ;5/3 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Mitchell; James C.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Weaver; D. Paul
Claims
I claim:
1. In a convertible furniture set comprising a plurality of pieces
of furniture, a convertible piece of furniture having a
positionable part with first and second oppositely disposed
surfaces, the first of said surfaces being relatively soft so as to
enable the body of a person to bear comfortably against it and the
second of said surfaces being relatively hard so as to enable it to
support objects; means so mounting the part to the piece of
furniture that it may be moved between a first position wherein
said first surface faces in a direction to bear against the body of
the person and a second position wherein said second surface faces
upwardly of the piece of furniture; and legs extending from the
periphery of said mounting means and said legs being dimensioned
with respect to another of the pieces of furniture such that the
positionable part of the other piece of furniture fits
substantially exactly with said legs in one lateral degree of
freedom, whereby said convertible piece of furniture may be stacked
on the other piece of furniture.
2. The convertible piece of furniture of claim 1 wherein said piece
of furniture is an armchair that comprises a fixed seat; and
wherein said part is a back element pivotally connected to the seat
so as to be movable between said first and second positions in such
a manner that the back element in its first position extends
upwardly of the seat with its first surface facing toward the seat
and said back element in its second position overlies the seat with
its second surface facing upwardly, said armchair further including
lateral arms mounted to said mounting means, said lateral arms
being substantially the same height as said back element in its
second position, whereby another of the pieces of furniture of the
furniture set may be stacked compactly on said armchair with said
lateral arms of said armchair supporting the mounting means of the
other piece of furniture.
3. The convertible piece of furniture of claim 1 wherein said piece
of furniture is a couch having a plurality of fixed seats; wherein
one of said parts is associated with each of said seats; and
wherein each of said parts is a back element pivotally connected to
its associated seat so as to be movable between said first and
second positions in such a manner that each back element in its
first position extends upwardly of its associated seat with its
first surface facing toward the seat and each back element in its
second position overlies the seat with its second surface facing
upwardly; and further comprising: a resting arm at each of the
lateral ends of the couch, said mounting means being dimensioned
with respect to other pieces of furniture of the set for supporting
the legs of other pieces of furniture when the other pieces of
furniture are stacked on said couch.
4. The convertible piece of furniture of claim 1 wherein said piece
of furniture is a banquette having a base and lateral walls
extending upwardly of the base along the periphery of the base to
thereby define a housing; and wherein said part is a cushion that
is removably received in said housing in such a manner that either
of said surfaces may face upwardly.
5. The convertible piece of furniture of claim 1 wherein said piece
of furniture is a central console table having a base and lateral
walls extending upwardly of the base along the periphery of the
base to thereby define a housing; and wherein a plurality of said
parts, each of which of said parts is a cushion, are removably
received in said housing in such a manner that either of said
surfaces may face upwardly.
6. The furniture set of claim 1 comprising a plurality of said
pieces of furniture; wherein a first of said pieces of furniture
comprises: a fixed seat; a back element, constitutiong said part,
pivotally connected to the seat so as to be movable between said
first and second positions in such a manner that the back element
in its first position extends upwarly of the seat with its first
surface facing toward the seat and the back element in its second
position overlies the seat with its second surface facing upwardly;
wherein a second of said pieces of furniture comprises: a base; and
spaced supporting legs extending downwardly of the base; and
wherein the width of the back element is less than the spacing
between the legs whereby, when the back element is in its second
position, said second piece of furniture may be piled on top of
said first piece of furniture.
7. The furniture set of claim 1 comprising a plurality of said
pieces of furniture; wherein a first of said pieces of furniture
comprises: a base; lateral walls extending upwardly of the base
along the periphery of the base to thereby define a housing; and a
cushion, constituting said part, removably received in said housing
in such a manner that either of said surfaces may face upwardly;
wherein a second of said pieces of furniture comprises: a base; and
spaced supporting legs extending downwardly of the base; and
wherein the width of the cushion is less than the spacing between
the legs whereby said second piece of furniture may be piled on top
of said first piece of furniture.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
As is widely known, all furniture pieces until now used in living
or drawing rooms are designed and planned only to accomplish
satisfactorily a specific function. Thus, the chairs, armchairs,
banquettes and puffes are only employed for sitting down while
central or lateral console tables have been specifically drawn up
to be devices for supporting objects.
Excepting for davenports and sofa beds, no other living room
furniture pieces are known having a double function. In addition,
all double-function pieces have proven to be inefficient in
performing one of its functions, at least for a long term
period.
Considering the present tendency to build homes and houses more
compactly and functionally, with a substantial reduction of the
global room, particularly in modern apartment buildings, it is
quite desirable to provide a change in the traditional concepts of
furniture in terms of a certain multifunctionality whilst providing
an upgrading in the room/use relation aspects so as to reduce the
filled space when the furniture is not being used.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is the main object of this invention to provide a convertible
furniture set for living rooms, more specifically a modular living
room set, consisting of eight basic pieces, all of them devised so
as to allow its thorough utilization in at least two functions, the
main one being to provide sitting means and the second one being to
provide supporting surfaces.
It is another object of this invention to provide a living room set
by means of which smaller pieces may be piled up over the greater
ones providing a generally parallel-ipipedic pile, which provides
remarkable advantages either for room cleaning or for the
relocation of the furniture when required.
Still another object of this invettion is the provision of a living
room set consisting of eight basic pieces with double-functional
features, providing an unexpected versatility in its
utilization.
Yet another object of this invention is that of providing a
versatile and pilable living room set, consisting of eight
aesthetically and functionally integrated elements, whose upper
surfaces, either in the back elements of a seat structure or of
cushions, are convertible, offering in its conversion a second
working surface.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the living room set, showing the
eight pieces of the set in working condition;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a couch;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a central console table in its
double functional convertible utilization;
FIG. 4 is a side view of an armchair in its usual position;
FIG. 5 is a side view of the armchair, when converted to a side
console table, having its usual upholstered side fully tilted upon
its seat; and
FIG. 6 is a view of the set according to this invention, all of its
eight basic pieces being piled up and forming a single block.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The set, according to the enclosed drawings is comprised by a couch
1, four banquettes 2, one central console table 3 and two armchairs
4 (FIG. 1).
The couch includes a base 5 with supporting legs 6 and lateral arms
7. An independent sitting structure is formed by seats 8 and back
elements 9 pivotally connected to the seats 8, thus permitting
tilting of the back elements 9 into an over-turned position, as
shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The back elements 9 are provided with a
cushioned frontal face 9a and a rear face of rigid, flat material
9b whereby, when tilting the said back element upon the seat 8, it
will be converted into a console table.
The four banquettes 2 include a base 10 with supporting legs 11,
said base having slightly upstanding sides providing a peripheral
edge 12 defining an inner housing for a loose cushion 13 having an
upholstered face 13a and a rigid, flat material covered face 13b
allowing by the mere exposition of one or another of the faces, the
conversion of the piece from a sitting banquette into a lateral
console table.
As far as the central console table 3 is concerned, it is
constructed similarly to the banquettes 2 and comprises a base 14,
legs 15 and two cushions 16, that each have an upholstered face 16a
and another face covered with rigid, flat material overlay 16b,
fitted into the free space provided within the peripheral edges 17
of the flat and rigid top 18 of the base 14 (FIG. 3).
Finally, the two armchairs 4 are each provided with a base 19, legs
20, arms 21, a seat element 22 and a back element 23. The seat and
back elements are pivotally interconnected by means of hinges 24,
permitting the over-turning of the upright back element upon the
seat (FIGS. 4 and 5) in the same manner as with the individual seat
and back structure of the couch 1.
The back element is provided with an upholstered face 23a and a
face 23b overlayed with a flat and rigid material, said face 23b
facilitating the use of the piece as a side console table (FIG. 5)
by the full tilting thereof over the fixed seat.
FIG. 6 shows the final results of the piling up of the pieces of
the set, providing a compact block formed by the mere overplacing
of the smaller parts over the bigger ones allowed by the
constructive modulated features by which the cushions or tilted
backs fit exactly within the leg structure of the armchairs,
banquettes and table.
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