An Improved Combined Chiffonier, Cupboard, or Chest of Drawers and Bedstead.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 24th Sept... 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Chiffonier, Cupboard, or Chest of Drawers
and Bedstead.
I, MARY WALLACE MCALLISTER, of 240 New City Road, Glasgow, in the
County of Lanark, North Britain, Dealer in Furniture 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 which relates to an improved combined chiffonier, cupboard, or
chest of drawers and bedstead, forms additions to, as well as modifications of the
invention described in the Specification of my prior Patent No. 9425 of 18th June
1890, and has for its object to so construct and arrange the parts that they can
be more readily folded up or down.
In describing my said invention I will refer to the annexed drawings in which
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the chiffonier when closed or when used as a
chiffonier, and Figure 2 is similar view of same when open or when used as a
bedstead.
Referring to said drawings, I construct a base A, which may be provided with
one or more drawers B and castors or other feet a; or if desired in lieu of the
drawer BI may form a recess or box egress to which may be had from either the
top or front. To the back of said base A 1 form the back C, preferably in one
with the back of the base A as shown, the said back C forms both the back of the
chiffonier and the head of the bedstead, and if desired it may be provided with
ornamental mirrors, panelled or otherwise, and also one or more shelves c which
along with their supporting brackets c may be hinged to said back C which has
the back piece D₁, of the top board D attached to it, the said top board D being
hinged to the back piece D in such a manner as to be folded up as shown in
Figure 2, there being retaining hooks or other means d, provided for keeping it in
this position. To the front of the base A, 1 hinge or otherwise connect the
front E of the chiffonier which may be provided with dummy doors, drawers or
panels so as to represent the front of an ordinary chiffonier; the said front E when
folded down, as in Figure 2, forms the central portion of the bedstead, it being
provided with two hinged legs F which may form parts of the front's ornamentation,
and they are also caused automatically to act by means of the pivotted beads f
The said front E has hinged or otherwise secured to its top end the central
portions G of the two ends or gables which are formed in three portions the back
portions G being secured to the back C, and the front portions G2 to the front E
as shown; the said central portions G are connected at their other ends to the
footboard H in such a manner as to form the lower portion of the bedstead when
folded down as in Figure 2, there being suitable pivotted or swinging legs J
provided as shown.
The various portions of the bedstead thus formed, are provided with sections of
chain or other mattress K, the top section or that which is mounted to the base
portion is preferably pivotted or otherwise mounted in such a manner as to enable
it being folded up against the back C as shown in Figure 1, there being suitable
means provided for retaining the said portion in any desired position whether up or
down; the other two portions of the inattress being fixed by any suitable means to
the woodwork of the other portions of the bedstead.
The whole arrangement thus forming a piece of furniture which may be used as
a chiffonier, as in Figure 1, or as a bedstead as shown in Figure 2, there being
suitable means provided where necessary for keeping the parts in any desired
position. The said piece of furniture may also be made to resemble a cupboard,
cabinet or chest of drawers as well as a chiffonier by so forming the front E, as to

page_text: represent the desired article of furniture. Also in accordance with my said
invention, may upholster or otherwise ornament the said combined piece of
furniture, and if I desired 1 may provide it with a suitable bed, made and arranged
in such a manner as to permit of it being folded up inside the chiffonier when used
as such.
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 :-
:-
The general arrangement, construction and combination of the various parts
constituting the combined chiffonier, cupboard or chest of drawers and bedstead all
substantially as, and for the purposes herein before described and shown in the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 6th dox of Sucust 1802
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.