Year: 1897

page_text: We, THOMAS HENRY COURT and HARRY COURT, both of 746, Old Kent Road,
Peckham, London, S.E., Gentlemen, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows: -
Our invention relates to improvements in or connected with couches, the object
of which is to provide a couch which, while possessing all the advantages of an
ordinary article of furniture of this kind, is capable of being extended for the
purpose of providing additional seating accommodation, or to be used as a bed or
resting place.
By our improved construction this is quickly and casily effected, while owing to
there being no central hard dividing portion or ridge it is considerably more
comfortable than the majority of such articles, and to all outward appearances it
closely resembles an ordinary couch.
In carrying our invention into practical effect, our improved couch consists of a
suitably shaped frame arranged in such a manner that the whole of the front
portion and head can be drawn out at will so as to double its width approximately,
said sliding portion working in grooves in the end pieces or on runners or the like
which may be formed of metal or other suitable material as required.
The body of the couch is furnished with two cushions which, when the latter is
closed lie one upon the top of the other, so that when it is opened one of them may
be drawn forward or turned over so as to cover the extended portion.
Our improved couch may be furnished beneath with a box or well within which
bed clothes or covering material may be contained, said well also serving as a
receptacle for a loose cushion designed to cover the extending portion of the head.
Our improved couch is of simple construction and there is but little chance of its
getting out of order, while when opened or extended it is quite complete either for
affording additional seating accommodation or for use as a bed in which case no
other mattress or the like is required, while it may be made of any suitable material
and upholstered in any desired manner so as to match other articles of any ordinary
Buite.
As our invention is capable of some modifications without departing from the
principle thereof, we do not restrict ourselves to materials, dimensions, or to, the
precise form or arrangement of the various parts.
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page_text: Improvements in or connected with Couches.
We, THOMAS HENRY COURT and HARRY COURT, both of 746, Old Kent Road,
Peckham, London, S.E., Gentlemen, 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 or connected with couches, the object
of which is to provide a couch which, while possessing all the advantages of an
ordinary article of furniture of this kind is capable of being extended for the
purpose of providing additional seating accommodation, or to be used as a bed or
resting place.
By our improved construction this is quickly and easily effected, while owing to
there being no central hard dividing portion or ridge it is considerably more com-
fortable than the majority of such articles, and to all outward appearances it
closely resembles an ordinary couch.
In carrying our invention into practical effect, our improved couch consists of a
suitably shaped frame arranged in such a manner that the whole of the front
portion and head can be drawn out at will so as to double its width approximately,
said sliding portion working in grooves in the end pieces or on runners or the
like, which may be formed of metal or other suitable material as required.
The body of the couch is furnished with two cushions which, when the latter is
closed, lie one upon the top of the other, so that when it is opened one of them may
be drawn forward or turned over so as to cover the extended portion.
Our improved couch may be furnished beneath with a box or well within which
bed clothes or covering material may be contained, said well also serving as a
receptacle for a loose cushion designed to cover the extending portion of the head.
Our improved couch is of simple construction and there is but little chance of
its getting out of order, while when opened or extended it is quite complete either
for affording additional seating accommodation or for use as a bed, in which case
no other mattress or the like is required, while it may be of any suitable material
and upholstered in any desired manner so as to match other articles of any ordinary
suite.
In order that our invention may be more fully understood, we will now proceed
to describe same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Fig.
is a side elevation of one form of couch constructed according to our invention.
Fig. 2 being a plan of said couch.
Fig. 3 is a plan of a couch constructed according to this invention and shown in
the extended position.
Fig. 4 shows a cross section of such a couch in the closed position, the section
being taken through one of the end pieces.
Fig. 5 is a similar view with the couch extended.
Our improved couch comprises the front portion or frame a, which is preferably
formed with grooves g in the end pieces band in such a manner that the whole of the
front a slides readily over the back portion c. In the normal or closed position
such as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, the two cushions e and f are arranged one upon
the other Fig. or the lower one f may be concealed by reason of the front of the
frame a being of increased height.
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When it is required to extend the couch either for use as a bed or for affording
additional seating accommodation, the whole of the front portion a is drawn out,
the cushion e being placed upon the back portion c as shown in Figs. 3 and 5,
while the back portion ', of the head h, which is also arranged to slide one within
the other telescopically, is then covered with a loose cushion which may be con- 5

page_text: tained within a well w (Fig. 1) where such is provided, in this case the extending
portions s of the said well affording additional support for the back portion of the
couch, but where this well is not employed extra legs must be employed for this
purpose.
Although we have described and shown the end pieces b as being drawn out with
the front a, it is obvious that this part may form the back portion of the couch
and the part e the front portion, in which case it could be drawn out after the
manner of a sliding shelf, bringing the necessary legs for its support with it.
Instead of forming grooves in the end pieces these may be replaced by metal
runners upon which the sliding portion of the couch is free to move to and fro,
while any suitable and well known friction rollers may be employed in connection
with the couch to facilitate the free and easy working of the parts.
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:-
1/. The improved telescopic or extending couch substantially as described and
shown, and for the purposes specified.
2/. In telescopic or extending couches, the arrangement and combination of a
front portion a, back or rear portion e, sliding within grooves g in the end pieces b
or upon metal runners, or the like, and double cushions such as e, f, substantially
as herein described and shown, and for the purposes specified.
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this 1st May on starch 1090.
F. G. CASSELL,
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.