Improvements in or relating to Bedroom Furniture and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Mar., 1897-Accepted, 10th Apr., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Bedroom Furniture and the like.
I, HENRY COWLEY, of 19 York Street, Hackney Road, in the County of
London, Cabinet Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to bedroom furniture and the like, and consists of
improvements in the construction or arrangement of certain members of the suite,
whereby great saving in space is effected, and the functions of two or more pieces
of furniture may be produced from one combination or compact article. My
invention will thus be found especially useful in rooms such as flats, where economy
of space is a consideration; and at the same time my improved furniture presents a
pleasing appearance.
In carrying out my said invention, I construct a combination bedroom or like
suite consisting of a wardrobe having attached to it, on one side, a corner
washstand, and on the other side a corner dressing table, the whole forming a
single piece of furniture, and capable of standing up flush against the wall.
The washstand and dressing table aforesaid may be attached in any convenient
manner to the central wardrobe, and are capable of being detached and used
separately in a corner of the room, if desired.
Dated this 30th day of April 1896.
STANLEY, POPPLEWELL & Co.,
7 & 8 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Chartered Patent Agents.
Improvements in or relating to Bedroom Furniture and the like.
I, HENRY COWLEY, of 19 York Street, Hackney Road, in the County of
London, Cabinet Maker, do bereby 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 :-
My invention relates to bedroom furniture and the like, and consists of
improvements in the construction or arrangement of certain members of the suite,
whereby great saving in space can be effected if and when desired. My said
improvements enable two or more pieces of furniture to be combined in one
compact article or combination suite, which is capable, however, of being readily
and quickly divided into separate pieces of furniture, if preferred.
My invention will thus be found especially useful in rooms such as flats, where
economy of space is a consideration, and at the same time my improved furniture
presents a pleasing appearance.
The accompanying sheet of drawings shows in Figure 1 a wardrobe combined
with a wash stand and dressing table in accordance with my invention, Figures 2

page_text: and 3 being views of the wash stand and dressing table respectively used as such
separately and independently in a corner or angle of the room.
Thus, in carrying out my invention, I construct a combination bedroom or like
suite consisting of a wardrobe A having attached to it on one side a corner wash
stand B and on the other side a corner dressing table C, the whole forming a single
and compact piece of furniture such as shown by Figure 1 capable of standing up
flush against a wall. The pieces B and C are preferably made of a depth not
greater than the depth of the wardrobe A so that they do not project at a greater
distance from the wall than said wardrobe.
The wash stand B and dressing table C aforesaid may be attached in any
-convenient manner to the central wardrobe A, such as by swivel hooks and
staples, nuts and bolts, cotters or the like, and are capable of being readily
detached and used separately if desired as shown by Figures 2 and 3.
I do not confine my invention to the exact shape or pattern indicated upon the
accompanying drawings, but may vary the same to suit varying requirements.
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 I
claim is :-
1. For bedroom furniture and the like, a combination suite or compact article of
furniture consisting of a wardrobe, wash stand and dressing table in one com-
bination capable of being separated if or when desired to be used independently,
substantially as herein before described.
2. The improvements in or relating to bedroom furniture and the like,
substantially as herein before described.
Dated this 27th day of February 1807
STANLEY, POPPLEWELL & Co.,
7 & 8, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London,
Chartered Patent Agents.