An Improved Sofa Bedstead.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 7th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Sofa Bedstead.
I, RICHARD JAEKEL, of Markgrafenstrasse 20, Berlin, Germany, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved sofa bedstead.
Referring to the accompanying drawings in which for the sake of clearness, no
upholstering is shewn, it will be seen that a sofa bedstead according to my invention
comprises an underframe A, a bottom frame B and back C. The underframe A
consists of a lower part and two sides D D¹ each provided with a bolster. These
bolsters may either be fixed or be arranged to turn laterally or they may, as
shewn, be made in halves in order to obtain the inclined position for the bedstead
to be constructed. When being used as a sofa the front part of the bottom frame B
rests on the front of the underframe A. and the hind part is suspended the points of
support being obtained laterally, by pins a a¹ on the sides DD' taking into the
straight upper parts of inclined slots in the frame B.
The back C may be connected with the bottom frame by means of turnable
angle bars, or, as illustrated, be joined to the sides DD' of the underframe by
pieces e e', fixed to the sides D D¹, and each having a hole at its upper end in
which a projection on the back C takes in such a manner that the latter can be
turned down as shewn in Fig. 3. At its rear side the back a is provided with a
spring-mattress to form the bottom of the bed.
In order to change the sofa into a bedstead of ordinary height, the bottom
frame B which for this purpose has 2 handles in front, is lifted and caused to slide
downwardly (the pins a a' taking in the inclined slots 66¹) until it comes to rest on
2 battens c¹; the back C is then turned down, pins ff" on it resting on the
sides D D¹, the construction being now in condition for use as a bedstead.
By lowering the frame B as described sufficient space is afforded for the back C
which occupies the room of the frame B and thus does not exceed the ordinary
height of a bedstead.
Dated this 1st day of September 1891.
R. JAEKEL,
By L. W., per F. B.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Sofa Bedstead.
I, RICHARD JAEKEL, of Markgrafenstrasse 20, Berlin, Germany, 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:-
This invention relates to an improved sofa bedstead.
Referring to the drawings filed with my Provisional Specification in which, for
the sake of clearness, no upholstering is shewn, it will be seen that a sofa bedstead
according to my invention comprises an underframe A, a bottom frame B and a
back C. The underframe A consists of a lower part and two sides DD' each
provided with a bolster. These bolsters may either be fixed or be arranged to turn
laterally or they may, as shewn, be made in halves in order to obtain the inclined
position for the bedstead to be constructed. When being used as a sofa, the front
part of the bottom frame B rests on the front of the underframe A and the hind
part is suspended the points of support being obtained laterally by pins a a¹ on
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page_text: the sides DD¹ taking into the straight upper parts of inclined slots 66¹ in the
frame B.
The back C may be connected with the bottom frame by means of turnable
angle bars, or, as illustrated, be joined to the sides D D¹ of the underframe by
pieces e el, fixed to the sides D D', and each having a hole at its upper end in
which a projection on the back C takes in such a manner that the latter can be
turned down as shewn in Fig. 3. At its rear side the back a is provided with a
spring-mattress to form the bottom of the bed.
In order to change the sofa into a bedstead of ordinary height, the bottom
frame B which for this purpose has 2 handles in front, is lifted and caused to slide
downwardly (the pins a a' taking in the inclined slots b) until it comes to rest
on two battens c, c₁; the back C is then turned down, pins ff on it resting on the
supports ggl on the sides DD', the construction being now in condition for use
as a bedstead.
By lowering the frame B as described sufficient space is afforded for the back C
which occupies the room of the frame B and thus does not exceed the ordinary
height of a bedstead.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
A sofa bedstead having a bottom frame (B) capable of being lowered into an
underframe (A) so as to afford space for a folding back (C), the rear surface of
which can be provided with a mattress to form a bed of suitable height substantially
as described and shewn in the annexed drawings.
Dated thin 7th day of Cantomhan 1001
R. JAEKEL,
By L. W., per F. B.