Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Jan., 1887
Complete Left, 22nd Sept., 1887
Complete Accepted, 25th Oct., 1887
[Communicated from abroad by DIE FABRIK FÜR MÖBEL AUS MASSIV GEBOGENEM
HOLZE DER UNGARISCHEN LANDESBANK ACTIEN-GESELLSCHAFT VORMALS
CHARLES CHEVALLIER, of Fiume, Hungary.]
I, CHARLES DENTON ABEL of 28 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the
County of Middlesex, Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
According to this invention the frames for the seats of chairs, couches and other
seats are made of a single piece of bent wood, which is bent round so as to form a
closed loop or ring, the ends being fastened together. The frame of the back is in
like manner formed of a single piece of wood bent into a loop, the lower ends of
which may either be continued downwards sufficiently to form the two back legs, or
the legs may be separate pieces secured to the seat frame, to which the back frame is
also fixed. If the legs do not form part of the back frame, the arms, when such are
used may be formed in one with the latter, the ends of the arms being fixed to the
seat, and in this case the back frame is connected to the seat frame by one or more
separate supporting pieces.
When the back frame is made in one piece with the hind legs, the seat frame is
notched at two points at the back to receive the back frame which is secured thereto
by screws, and the notched parts are strengthened by metal plates fixed on the inside.
The front legs fit with studs into holes in the seat frame, which is also strengthened
at such points by metal plates.
The arms, when such are used with this construction, are formed of bent pieces;
the upper tapered ends are fixed to the back frame so as to die away into this, while
the lower ends are either fixed directly into the seat frame, or to the upper ends of
supporting pieces fixed to the latter.
For sofas, the same construction is employed as above described for arm chairs, the
only difference being that the seat frame, back frame and arms are all made of
correspondingly increased width or length, the back and arms being provided with
the necessary number of intermediate supporting pieces.
Dated this 27th day of January 1887.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: An Improved Manufacture of Chairs, Couches, and other Seats of
Bent Wood.
I, CHARLES DENTON ABEL of 28 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the
County of Middlesex, Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent 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 relates to the manufacture of bent wood frames of chairs couches
and other seats to be covered with upholstery.
According to the invention the seat frames are made of a single piece of bent wood,
which is bent round so as to form a closed loop or ring, the ends being fastened
together. The frame of the back is in like manner formed of a single piece of wood
bent into a loop, the lower ends of which may either be continued downwards
sufficiently to form the two back legs, or the legs may be separate pieces secured to the
seat frame, to which the back frame is also fixed. If the legs do not form part of
the back frame, the arms, when such are used may be formed in one with the latter
the ends of the arms being fixed to the seat, and in this case the back frame is
connected to the seat frame by one or more separate supporting pieces.
When the back frame is made in one piece with the hind legs the seat frame is
notched at two points at the back to receive the back frame which is secured thereto
by screws and the notched parts are strengthened by metal plates fixed on the inside.
The front legs fit with studs into holes in the seat frame, which is also strengthened
at such points by metal plates.
The arms when such are used with this construction are formed of bent pieces;
the upper tapered ends are fixed to the back frame so as to die away into this, while
the lower ends are either fixed directly into the seat frame, or to the upper ends of
supporting pieces fixed to the latter.
For sofas, the same construction is employed as above described for arm chairs, the
only difference being that the seat frame, back frame, and arms are all made of
correspondingly increased width or length, the back and arms being provided with
the necessary number of intermediate supporting pieces.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings shews a perspective view of the framing of
the parts of an arm chair constructed according to the above described invention in
which the back is formed in one piece with two of the legs the arms being separate.
Fig. 2 shews another arm chair in which the back and arms are of one piece, the legs
being separate.
Figs. 3 and 4 shew the frames of couches in which part of the back and two of the
legs are also formed of one piece. Fig. 5 shews a couch in which the back and arms
are of one piece, the legs being separate.

page_text: Figs. 6, 7 and 8 shew the frames of sofas in which the back and two hind legs are
formed in one. Figs. 9 to 14 shew the frames of various forms of arm chairs having
the back and hind legs formed in one.
In Fig. 1 the seat frame a consists of a single piece of bent wood the scarfed ends
of which are secured together at a¹ by means of screws. A second piece of bent
wood b forms the back and hind legs. The part of the piece b forming the back is by
preference of more or less circular transverse section while the ends & forming the
legs are of rectangular section.
For fixing the part a to the part b, a is provided with two rounded notches a² into
which fit the limbs of b these being secured by screws. The parts of a where the
notches a² are formed are strengthened on the inside by plates a³.
The same arrangement is employed for strengthening the parts of a where the two
front legs c are fixed, these legs having studs turned upon them which fit into holes
formed in the frame b. The arms d are fixed to the back and to the frame a.
In Fig. i the arm d is shewn composed of two supports d', notched where they fit
on to the frame a, which is however not notched to receive them. Similarly
constructed arms are shewn at Figs. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 12, while at Figs. 9, 13
and 14, the arms are fixed with their ends abutting directly against the frame
and back.
In the construction shewn at Fig. 2 the frame a is also formed of a single bent
piece, but the back instead of being formed in one with the hind legs is made in
one piece with the arms; the four legs are fixed to the frame a by means of studs
fitting into holes, the frame being strengthened by plates a³ as before. The couch,
Fig. 5, is constructed in a similar manner.
In this case the back has several supports that are half notched on to the
frame a and are fixed by screws.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
1. Constructing the framing of chairs conches and other seats that have to be
covered with upholstery of bent wood substantially as herein described.
2. Constructing the framing of chairs, couches, and other seats to be covered with
upholstery, of a frame a for the seat formed of a single piece of bent wood, a back b
formed in one with the hind legs separate turned legs c for the front and arms d, the
back being fixed to the frame a by means of screws and fitting into notches a² in
the outer surface of the latter, while the legs c fit with studs into the frame a and the
arms are half notched thereon, strengthening plates a being provided on the frame a
where the legs and back are fixed, substantially as herein described.
3. Constructing the framing of chairs couches, and other seats, to be covered with
upholstery of a seat frame a, formed of a single piece of bent wood, a back formed
in one with the arms, and four legs c fitting with studs in the frame a the back and
its supports being half notched on to the frame a which is provided with strengthening
plates a³ where the legs c are fixed.
Dated this 10th day of Santamber 1887