Improvements in and connected with Upholstered Furniture.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 28th June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 27th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 2nd May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Upholstered Furniture.
We, GUILLERMO ANTONIO FARINI, of Dartmouth Lodge, Forest Hill, in the
County of Surrey, Gentleman, and STEPHEN HAWKINS of No. 22 St. James Street,
Islington, in the County of Middlesex Pattern Maker do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in the construction of upholstered furniture
and has for its objects; the attainment of lightness in the general structure, economy
in manufacture, and facility in packing the parts for transport.
In carrying our invention into effect, we employ a metallic frame, the lower web
of which is plain, but carries a channel or groove around its edges, and also around
the interior walls. An orifice is formed at each angle, according to the conforma-
tion of the piece of furniture to be made, wherein the legs preferably of wood,
are fitted, and secured by screws or equivalent means to the frame aforesaid, suitable
projecting flanges attached to, or formed thereon being provided for that purpose.
The wood pieces fitted or let into the inner channel aforesaid serve for the attach-
ment of the cross tapes or webbing forming the bottom of the upholstery. The
wood let in the outer grooves or channel in a similar manner allows of the attachment
of the cover enclosing the whole cushion or stuffing. We may modify this
arrangement by continuing the walls forming the two channels or grooves only for
such a distance beyond the angles as to form a dovetail, the bottom web alone
connecting the corners of the frame. Pieces of wood let into said dovetails, and
resting upon said lower web, serve the double purpose of attachment of the tapes
or webbing and also of the outside covering of the cushion or stuffing. We may
further modify this arrangement by causing the orifices provided for the back legs
of the article of furniture to be slotted instead of being complete holes. A double
bevil is formed in said slot so that the back legs, and any attachments thereof may
be sprung into position, and there retained by the tension of the other parts of the
back frame or ties. No plates are requisite in this case, nor flanges, for retaining
the legs in position, since the bevels will sustain the weight ordinarily imposed upon
such articles of furniture. We may further modify this arrangement by employing
metallic angle pieces only, with suitable sockets, with or without flanges or plates
for attachment to the legs, and dovetail grooves wherein the wood bars constituting
the members of the frame in this case may be fitted.
We may employ any kind of metal or material in the construction of upholstered
articles according to our said invention, and may ornament the same in any manner
and according to any style, and our said invention is applicable to any kind or type
of upholstered furniture.
Dated this 14th day of Jun 1905
FREDK. WALKER,
73 St. Stephen's Road, Upton Park, London, E.,
Agent for the Applicants.

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Improvements in and connected with Upholstered Furniture.
We, GUILLERMO ANTONIO FARINI of Dartmouth Lodge, Forest Hill, in the
County of Surrey, Gentleman, and STEPHEN HAWKINS of No. 22 St. James Street,
Islington in the County of Middlesex, Pattern Maker, 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 :-
Our invention relates to improvements in the construction of upholstered furniture,
and has for its objects; the attainment of lightness in the general structure, economy
in manufacture, and facility in packing the parts for transport.
In order that our said invention may be the better understood, we have appended
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which
Figure 1 is a top side plan view of a chair frame, Figure 2 a section thereof upon
the line A. B and Figure 3 an underside plan view.
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the method of fixing the back legs and
continuations and
Figure 5, is a sectional view showing the adaptation of the frame to upholstered
furniture.
Figures 6 and 7 are modifications of the foregoing devices.
Similar letters of reference are used to denote corresponding parts throughout the
several views, and Figures 4, 5, 6 and 7 are drawn to a larger scale. We also wish
it to be understood that although we have, for purposes of illustration chosen a chair
frame, our invention is also applicable to any other article of furniture.
In carrying our invention into effect we employ a metallic frame C, Figures 1, 2
and 3, the lower web a of which is plain as shown by the reverse plan, Figure 3.
A chanuel or groove bis carried round the outer edges, and may or may not be
stopped off at each corner. This is preferably dovetailed as shown by Figures 2, 4
and 5. Another groove c is formed around the frame upon its upper side, and
inside the wall of the groove b as shown by Figures 1, 2, 4, and 5. An orifice d
is formed at each angle, according to the conformation of the piece of furniture
to be made, wherein the legs, e Figure 4, are fitted, and secured to the frame C by
screws or equivalent means, suitable projecting flanges or lugs attached to, or
formed upon said frame, being provided for that purpose.. Certain wood pieces
let. into the channel c serve to support the webbing, upon which the cushion
stuffing lies; Figure 5.. Similar pieces of wood let into the dovetailed groove, b
allows of the attachment of the outer cover i by nails or the like. The back legs,
in the case of a chair, or like piece of furniture as shown by Figures 1, 2, and 4,
may be extended on both sides of the frame, and supported by a double set of lugs
or flanges f, the front legs being shouldered, to fit the corresponding orifices d,
and only supported by one set of lugs.or flanges extending from the lower face of
the frame, Figure 3..
We may modify this arrangement by continuing the walls forming the two
channels or grooves b and c, Figure 6, only for such a distance beyond the
angles as to form a dovetail into which a wood continuation of the frame may
be secured by screws or any equivalent means. We may also; instead of using
these as simple corner pieces, as shown by the drawing, counect them by a
lower web or plate, forming an integral part of the frame and serving as an
additional support to the wood.extensions j.
We may modify the method of, and means for supporting the legs and back
members of articles of furniture by dispensing with the lugs or flanges f herein-
before described and substituting therefor an orifice or slot d with a double
bevil as shown by Figure 7. This is open at one side, according to the shape or
nature of the article of furniture to be made, and the wood forming the legs or back

page_text: members e suitably shaped to conform thereto, and then pressed in, being held in
position by the tension of the cross ties or other parts of the back or exterior-
frame.
We may employ any kind of metal or material in the construction of upholstered
articles according to our invention, and may ornament the same in any manner and
after any style, and our said invention is applicable to any kind or type of upholstered
furniture.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven--
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is,
First. In upholstered furniture the employment of a metallic frame C with.
grooves b and c and orifices d in combination with wood fillings and legs or back
members e substantially as herein described with especial reference to Figures 1, 2,.
3, 4, and 5.
Second. In upholstered furniture the combination of a grooved metallic frame C
with lugs or flanges f adjacent to the orifices d substantially as and for the
purposes herein set forth, with especial reference to Figure 4 of the appended
drawings.
Third. In upholstered furniture the employment of metallic corner pieces with
wood connecting pieces and with or without a lower web joining them, substantially
as herein described with reference to Figure 6 of the drawings.
Fourth. In upholstered furniture the employment of a metallic frame C in which.
one of the side walls of each orifice dis removed and a double bevil formed interiorly,
substantially as and for the purpose herein described with reference to Figures 1.
and 7 of the drawings.
Dated this 26th day of March 1896.
FREDK. WALKER,
73 St. Stephen's Road, Upton Park, London, E.,
Agent for the Applicants..