A Combined Table and Settee.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Table and Settee.
I, JAMES WILKIE BURMAN of Ramsbury Wilts, Doctor of Medicine, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I form the top of the table in two parts, by a central or nearly central longi-
tudinal division, and hinge these two parts together so that one will fold over the
other. Beneath the fixed half is the back of the settee, so placed that it forms the
chief support of the table top. When the front flap is folded back the settee is
exposed for use, the two flaps forming a demi-table behind it. Brackets or legs to
fold or otherwise are placed beneath the demi-table.
The settee has in front one or more divisions which act as supports to the front
Hap when unfolded. It may have two or more seats which may fold if desired.
My combined table and settee may be made of two or more parts, so as to form
two or more separate settees when folded, and may be fitted with sockets to receive
brackets for lamps or candles.
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S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, E.C., Agent for Applicant.
I, JAMES WILKIE BURMAN of Kennet House, Ramsbury, Wiltshire Doctor of
Medicine, 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 refers to a combination of two useful articles of furniture and is
especially suitable for occasional requirements, where the taking up of space is a
consideration.
.It consists of a seat or settee, which may be divided into several seats or left open
as one seat; and a table top is so attached thereto that the whole may be used
either as a table or seat as required.
The table top is made in two parts separated by a central or nearly central
longitudinal dividing line and connected together by hinges so that one part will
fold over on the top of the other.
Beneath the fixed half of the table is the back of the settee so placed that it
forms the chief support of the table top.
When the hinged flap or part of the table is folded back, the settee is exposed
for use, the two flaps forming a demi-table or side table behind it which may be
fitted with sockets to receive brackets for lamps or candles. The settee has two or
more arms which act as supports to the front half of the table top when unfolded,
and as rests for the arms of persons using the settee. The seat or seats of the
settee are made to fold upwards and backwards against the back of the settee so as
to leave space for the knees when the combination is used as a table solely.
My combined table and settee may be made of two or more parts which can be

page_text: placed in apposition according to the length of the table required, and when
separated each part would form a separate combined table and settee.
I also make the combination by placing two settees back to back with a table
flap hinged by slide off hinges or otherwise, to the top of the back of each settee
and sliding off at will.
In another combination I form an occasional round table and single seat of about
two feet wide, the front flap to be fixed to the top of the back of the seat by slide
off hinges to slide off will, the back flap resting on folding brackets below or folding
downwards behind the seat from a hinging piece or centre board, over the said folding
brackets.
In another combination the article is formed as above stated without a back flap
and the back of the seat is placed against any partition or wall, the front flap
resting on the arms of the seat when in use as a semi-circular hall or other table,
and the seat being exposed for use by sliding off the front flap or folding it upwards
and backwards against the wall or partition.
In all combinations of the table and settee the seat or seats are made to fold
upwards and backwards against the back of the seat or settee, and remain there
whilst the combination is in use as a table solely in order to make room for the
knees of persons using the table.
I will now describe the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
in which,
Fig. 1, shows a perspective view of my combined table and settee in use as a
table.
Fig. 2 shows a similar view of my combined table and settee, in use as a
seat.
Fig. 3 shows a plan of the article in the form of a semicircular hall table, to be
used as table or seat as desired. The dotted lines also show it as an occasional
round table.
Fig. 4 shows a side elevation of Fig. 3. It will be seen that the semicircular
table top which is hinged folds upwards or slides off. The seat also folds upwards.
The position of these parts when folded up is shown by dotted lines.
Fig. 5 shows a front elevation of Fig. 3.
Fig. 6 shows my invention in the form of an oval table, with a settee beneath
shown by dotted lines.
Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 6,
a, is the fixed half of the table top.
b, is the hinged half.
c, is the seat or settee.
d, d, are the supports for the table top, also forming arms for the settee.
e, is a table, hinged to fold up against any wall or partition.
e', shows how e, can be converted into a round table.
f, is a drawer at one or either end of the fixed half of the table shown in Fig. 1.
The loose flap of the table may slide off sideways by means of loose joint hinges
instead of folding upwards if preferred.
The invention may be applied to combined tables and seats, for use on ships or
in Pullman cars and to tables of any pattern or configuration.
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 1
clain, is:-
A combined table and settee or seat as herein described and set forth.
Dated this 19th day of October 1895
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, E.C., Patent Agent.