Improvements in and relating to Couches, Sofas, and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Couches, Sofas, and the like.
I, CHARLES PRITCHETT, of 31, Paignton Road, Stamford Hill, in the County of
Middlesex, Printer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
My invention relates to couches, sofas, and the like and consists in forming
such an article with a detachable and changeable or reversible head, and com-
prises certain other improvements hereinafter described.
In carrying out my said invention I form the head of the couch or sofa detachable,
that is to say instead of being a fixture as is now usually the case, I connect it to
the frame or body of the said couch or sofa by means of lugs or projections passing
through slots or holes in the latter, and a rod or pin engaging in holes in the said
lugs or projections, or by means of screws and thumb or wing nuts, or in any con-
venient manner. I so construct the body or frame of the said couch or sofa that
the head may be fixed or secured in position at either end or extremity thereof
thereby rendering the said head changeable or reversible and the couch or sofa
adaptable for use in any part of a room.
In order to render the couch or sofa more convenient and comfortable for those
using it, I may so construct the head that it may be adjusted to different angles
relatively to the frame or body. To effect this purpose I may employ one or more
quadrants with holes for fastening pins, or notched or toothed so as to admit of
the engagement therewith of pawls or catches, or any other convenient means for
fixing or securing the head at the desired angle or inclination.
In the case of couches or sofas with a detached mattress or stuffed body I may
make the same somewhat shorter than the frame, and the former may be loose so
as to be capable of being placed towards one end or the other and be of such
length as to reach from the base of the head to the foot of the couch. Or the said
mattress might be carried on a light frame which latter might be connected to
the couch frame by one or more link bars or the equivalent so as to enable the said
mattress to be moved to either required position in a manner analogous to that of
a parallel-rule.
Improvements in and relating to Couches, Sofas, and the like.
I, CHARLES PRITCHETT, of 31, Paignton Road, Stamford Hill, in the County of
Middlesex, Printer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what
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page_text: In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention,
Figure 1 is a plan.
Figure 2 is an elevation.
Figure 3 is an end view, and
Figure 4 is a similar view to Figure 2 but with the scroll or head removed and
the position of the mattress or stuffed body in the process of being altered pre-
paratory to placing the scroll or head at the reverse end of the sofa as indicated in
dotted lines in Figure 2.
Figure 5 is a side elevation of a portion of a sofa showing an improved method
of adjusting the scroll or head thereof hereinafter described.
In carrying out my said invention I form the scroll or head a of the couch or sofa
detachable, that is to say instead of being a fixture, as is now usually the case, I
connect it to the frame or body b of the said couch or sofa by means of one or more
lugs or projections c each passing through a slot or hole d and upon which lug or
projection a winged nut or equivalent device e engages. In addition to the said
projection c others, such as c¹ may be provided which pass into apertures d¹ and
form a means of steadying the said scroll or head. Or the said scroll or head may be
connected to the said body by means of one or more rods or pins passing through
apertures in the said projections, or I may otherwise so construct the body or frame
of the said couch or sofa that the scroll or head may be fixed or secured in position
at either end or extremity, thereby rendering the said scroll or head changeable
or reversible, and the couch or sofa adaptable for use in any part of a room, as
indicated in Figure 2.
In order to render the couch or sofa more convenient and comfortable for those
using it, I may so construct the scroll or head that it may be adjusted to different
angles relatively to the frame or body. To effect this purpose I may employ one
or more quadrants with holes for fastening pins or preferably the arrangement
shown in Figure 5 wherein the scroll or head is carried by a frame and is pivoted
thereto as shown at a¹ and is notched or toothed as shown at j so as to admit of
the engagement therewith of either the pawl or catch h, as shown, or of the pawl
or catch i and thus fixing or securing the said scroll or head at the desired angle or
inclination. By the provision of two catches h and i of different heights as shown,
either of which catches can be brought into engagement with the notches or teeth j,
I am enabled to obtain a very wide range of adjustment.
In the case of couches or sofas with a detached mattress, seat, or stuffed body,
I may make the same somewhat shorter than the frame, and the former may be
loose so as to be capable of being placed towards one end or the other and be of
such length as to reach from the base of the head to the foot of the couch. Or the
said mattress or seat might be carried on a light frame as shown at f which might
be connected to the couch frame 6 by one or more link bars g, or the equivalent,
so as to enable the said mattress to be moved to either required position in a manner
analogous to that of a parallel-rule as clearly shown in Figure 4.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. A couch, sofa or the like having a scroll or head so constructed as to be capable
of being detached and replaced at the opposite end of the body substantially as set
forth.
2. In a couch, sofa or the like, the combination, with a reversible scroll or head,
of means for adjusting such scroll or head to different angles substantially as set
forth.

page_text: 3. The combination, in a couch, sofa or the like, of a detachable scroll or head,
a movable mattress or seat, and means for securing the scroll or head at either end
of the body, substantially as set forth.
4. The couch, sofa or the like constructed substantially as described and as
illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 22nd day of January 1898.
A. F. SPOONER,
323, High Holborn, London, Agent for the Applicant.