Improvements in or connected with Furniture Convertible into Travelling Trunks or Boxes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 30th Jan., 1893—Accepted, 4th Mar., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Furniture Convertible into
Travelling Trunks or Boxes.
JOSEPH PULLEIN Leather Manufacturer 23 Cocker Street North Shore
Blackpool, Lancashire. I do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
I take a travelling trunk of any size or shape and the object of this invention is
to convert it by means of the lid or top cover into a chair, couch, lounge or bed,
and by means of adjustable rests into an invalid couch or chair.
The trunk may be of any size or shape, and the invention being confined to the
lid or cover, the trunk remains available for the purposes for which it is usually
used.
The top lid or cover is to be made as a hollow shell of a sufficient depth to
contain the appliances hereinafter described.
The lid of the trunk therefore contains a top and bottom and opens longitudinally,
the bottom remaining always the lid or cover of the trunk beneath.
The entire lid of the trunk opens horizontally and may be locked or fastneded in
the front in the usual way.
The two parts of the lid or cover which open longitudinally may be locked or
fastened at the end.
In order to get the top lid to open longitudinally and to be level with the bottom,
I let a plate of wood or metal attached by hinges into the ends of the upper and
lower lids at equal distances into each.
Attached to the sides of the lower lid I place supports upon which to rest a
moveable bottom.
This moveable bottom is divided into two parts which are hinged together, and
to each I attach underneath supports so that either may be raised to any angle,
thereby forming rests or supports for the body according to the uses for which it is
required.
To one end of the moveable bottom I attached a padded cushion or pillow, which
is supported by a piece of light perforated metal, which is held in position by a
light but strong metal frame from the ends of which are attached to and revolve in
metal brackets fixed underneath the end of the moveable bottom so that when the
pillow or cushion is not required it lies between the moveable bottom and the bottom
of the lower lid. The remainder of the space between the moveable bottom and
the bottom of the lower lid is available for any purpose.
The top cover is also to be divided if necessary into two parts and hinged
together.
attach to the top of the top lid supports which fall to the ground when it is
opened longitudinally the supports being of such length as to make the top lid level
with the bottom when it is opened longitudinally as before mentioned.
I do not confine my invention to a travelling trunk but apply it to any suitable
box or article of furniture to which a double top can be added.
The moveable bottom may consist of a piece of canvas, wire or of any suitable
materiel stretched in a light frame which should be divided into two parts, but
instead of being hinged together may be pivoted so as to admit of either end being
raised to any angle.
Both the upper lid and the moveable bottom may be upholstered in any suitable
materiel or made so as to hold or support cushions or matresses according to the
use to which it is to be put. . .
Dated this 28th day of April 1892.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Furniture Convertible into
Travelling Trunks or Boxes.
I JOSEPH PULLEIN of 23 Cocker Street Blackpool in the County of Lancaster
Leather Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :—
My present invention relates to certain improved additions to travelling trunks
the object being to combine therewith means or apparatus for forming either a
chair couch lounge or bed for this purpose my invention is confined to the lid
of said travelling trunk which I arrange and construct in the manner set forth
in the accompanying sheets of drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved travelling trunk shown in closed
⚫position and
Fig. 2 is an end view of the same with the lid open.
Fig. 3 is a side elevation of trunk with the improved apparatus fitted to the
lid thereof and shown in position forming a couch or bed.
Fig. 4 is a side elevation with the apparatus upon lid in the position forming
a chair and
Fig. 5 is a side elevation with apparatus in position forming couch and chair.
Similar letters of reference denote corrresponding parts in each view.
The trunk A may be made of any size or shape and my invention being con-
fined to the lid or cover B the trunk A remains available for the purposes for
which it is usually used. The lid or cover B is in the form of a hollow shell
of sufficient depth to contain the appliance or apparatus herinafter described.
The said lid B is formed with an upper portion and a lower portion which
divide longitudinally and are coupled up to each other by a double hinge C and
the portion 6 remains always the lid of the box or trunk. The complete lid
is preferably hinged to the side of the trunk as shown and may be locked or
fastened at the front and the parts of said lid which are hinged to each other
are preferably locked at the end. The double hinge aforesaid is constructed in
the form of a plate being pivotted in the sides of the lower portion at c¹² and
into the sides of the upper portion at c³. Attached to the side of the lower
portion of cover B I fix racks or supports see Fig. 5 upon which rests the
movable bottom D. The said bottom D is hinged at d and carries on its under-
side hinged legs d' which rest in the racks or supports when the bottom D is in
position shown at Fig. 5 and the said bottom D has also secured to its underside a
hinged head rest which is attached to a backing of light perforated metal d* and
supported upon a hinged frame. The space between the removable bottom D and
the lower part of lid is available as a receptacle. The upper portion of cover or
lid B is also preferably divided into two longutudinal parts and hinged together so
that one part will form the back of a chair as shown at Fig. 4 and the said upper
portion receives suitable hinged legs or supports a' which fit in suitable recesses
when the portions of the cover are closed together as shown at Figs. 1 and 2 but
when open they support the body of the couch lounge, or bed as shown at Fig. 3 or
the back of the chair as shown at Fig. 4.
Referring to the chair and couch combined as illustrated at Fig. 5. The back of
the chair is formed by a part of the removable part instead of the part of the upper
portion of lid. Where preferred it will be obvious that the said removable part
may be composed of a piece of canvas wire or other suitable material which may be
stretched upon a suitable light frame which may be divided into two parts but
instead of being hinged together may be pivotted so as to admit of either end being
raised to an angle to suit a back. Both the under part of the upper portion of lid
or cover as well as the removable part may be upholstered in any suitable material

page_text: or made so as to hold or support cushion and mattress according to the use to which
it is to be put as will be well understood.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. Arranging the lids of travelling trunks or other similar receptacles with an
appliance or apparatus so that the same may be easily formed into either a chair
couch lounge or bed in the manner substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 18th day of January 1893.
H. F. BOUGHTON, M.I. Mech. E.,
Agent.