IMPROVEMENTS IN COMBINED
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Christian Klemetsen at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 4th May 1882.
CHRISTIAN KLEMETSEN, of Christiania, Norway,
SOFA OR CHAIR WITH BED
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"IMPROVEMENTS IN COMBINED
This invention has for its object to construct an arm chair which can be readily
converted into a bed. It consists in making the seat of the chair of three cushions
enclosed by frames which can be stretched out in one line or folded together, one
of the frames being hinged to the back or sides of the chair, while the second frame
rests on the front legs as well as on the movable part of the back legs, which
legs run on rollers and can be drawn forward for converting the chair into a bed.
The second frame forms the bottom of the chair and has lateral guides or nails
which slide in grooves on the sides of the chair, when the frame is drawn forward.
The third frame which forms the front of the bed is closed in front by a board to
which are pivoted two legs, which can be attached or detached at will. The first
and second frames are so binged together as to leave a space between them when
they are folded together, which space serves to receive the cushions, pillows and
sheets necessary to make up the bed.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent & of
an Order of the Lord Chancellor filed by the said Christian Klemetsen in
the Great Seal Patent Office on the 4th December 1882.
CHRISTIAN KLEMETSEN of Christiania Norway
SOFA OR CHAIR WITH BED
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"IMPROVEMENTS IN COMBINED
This Invention has for its object to construct an arm-chair sofa or couch which
can be readily converted into a bed. It consists in making the seat of the chair
of three cushions enclosed by frames which can be stretched out in one line or
folded together, one of the frames being hinged to the back or sides of the chair,
while the second frame rests on the front legs as well as on the movable part of
the back legs, which legs run on rollers and can be drawn forward for converting
the chair into a bed. The second frame forms the bottom of the chair and has
lateral guides or nails which slide in grooves on the sides of the chair, when the
frame is drawn forward. The third frame which forms the front of the bed is
closed in front by a board to which are pivotted two legs which can be attached
or detached at. will. The first and second frames are so hinged together as to
leave a space between them when they are folded together, which space serves to
receive the cushions pillows and sheets necessary to make up the bed.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings is a front clevation of the sofa bedstead
when folded up for use as a sofa Figure 2 is a side view of the same in the stretched
out position for use as a bedstead Figure 3 is a plan of the latter and Figure 4 is
a vertical longitudinal section Figure 5 is a perspective view of the sofa for use as
such and Figure 6 a perspective view of a chair when stretched out for use as a
single bedstead.
The sofa consists mainly firstly of the body proper consisting of the back and
sides A and the hind legs A¹; secondly of the seat E E' with legs E2 and E³ and
the parts belonging thereto.
The seat E E¹ of the sofa is provided with three cushions B, C and D which
together when in the stretched out position shown at Figures 2, 3, 4 and 6 form
the mattress of the bed and are enclosed in frames. The back part B is hinged to
the back of the sofa at b b and comes between the parts C and D when in the
folded up position shown in Figures 1 and 5.
The second or middle part E¹ with mattress part C when in the stretched out
position shown in Figures 2, 3, 4 and 6 rests on the moveable front legs E2 as well
as on the movable back legs E³ the legs E2 E3 run on castors and can thus be
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easily drawn forward in the position shown in Figures 2, 3, 4 and 6.
legs A¹ are provided with pointed pegs a¹ for taking hold in the floor. The middle
part E forms the bottom of the sofa when in the folded up position shown at
Figures 1 and 5 and has lateral grooved guides e' which slide on tongues a on the
inner side of the sofa when the frame E¹ is drawn forward or pushed back. The
part E is also provided with tongues e which run in grooves under the sides A.
The third or front frame E with seat D is when in the position figure 2 closed in
front by a hinged board or flap d to which is pivotted a leg d' that can be folded
up in the position shown in dotted lines in figure 1. The frames E and E' are
so hinged together at e² Figures 2 and 4 as to leave a space between them when
folded together which space serves to receive the cushions pillows and sheets if
desired. G is a strap fixed to the parts B and E and serves to raise the former
for allowing the part E' to be slided in under the part B when the bedstead is to
be folded up as a sofa; the part E is then raised, the leg d' folded up, and the

page_text: nap a turned down, whereupon the part E, can be turned down upon the parts B
and E'.
The invention is equally applicable to sofas couches and easychairs.
I claim,
The combination of parts forming the sofa couch or chair bedstead substantially
as described and shown.
In witness whereof I the said Christian Klemetsen have hereunto set my
hand and seal this Twentyfifth day of November in the year of Our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and eighty two
CHR KLEMETSEN (L.S.)