Year: 1886

page_text: I JAMES PATRICK FARRELL of 81 Walker Street, New York, United States of
America, Merchant in Textiles, 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:-
The object of this Invention is to provide combination tables, settees, chairs, and
bedsteadis, constructed in such a manner that they can be readily adjusted for
many different uses, and will be firm and secure in each adjustment.
The Invention consists in the construction and combination of various parts of
the combination table, settee, chair, and bedstead, as will be hereinafter fully
described.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this
specification in which:
Figure 1. is a front elevation of my improvement arranged as a settee, parts
being broken away, figure 2 is an end elevation of the same, figure 3 is a sectional
end elevation of the same, figure 4 is a plan view of the same parts being broken
away. Figure 5 is a plan view of the same arranged as a bed, figure 6 is a
sectional end elevation of the same. Figure 7 is an end elevation of the same
arranged as a flat top table. Figure S is an end elevation of the same arranged as
an inclined top table. Figure 9 is an end elevation of the same arranged as an
inclined top table but having the top more steeply inclined than as shown in
figure 8. Figure 10 is an end elevation of the same arranged as a high inclined
top table. Figure 11 is a sectional end elevation of the same arranged as a side-
board, book-stand, or music-stand. Figure 12 is a rear elevation of the saine
arranged as a high inclined top table. Figure 13 is an end elevation of the same
arranged as a low flat top table, and indicating in dotted lines the position of the
top when inclined Figure 14 is an end elevation of the same and with its top
low and steeply inclined forming a drawing-board or easel. Figure 15 is a detail
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page_text: sectional elevation showing the mechanism for fastening the back-board in place.
Figure 16 is a plan view of the bolt. Figure 17 is an elevation of the spring catch
shown as attached to a post, figure 18 is a sectional plan view of the same.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
A are the rear posts, and B are the forward posts, which are connected respec-
pectively by bars or boards CD. The posts A B at each end of the frame are
connected by bars or boards E attached to the posts A at their rear ends, left free
at their forward ends, and having dovetailed ribs upon their inner sides to engage
with the dovetailed bars or boards F attached at their forward ends to the forward
legs B supported by legs G secured to their rear ends and connected at their rear
ends by the board m. To the rear posts A are also attached the rear ends of the
upper parts H of the arms, which have dovetailed grooves in their lower sides to
receive dovetailed ribs formed upon the upper sides of the lower parts I of the said
arms. The inuer ends of the parts I of the arms are supported by uprights J from
the bars or boards F of the frame the said uprights J fitting against the forward
sides of the posts A when the extension frame is closed.
With this construction, the extension frame can be constructed to serve as a
table, settee, or chair frame, or extended to serve as a bedstead frame. To the
upper sides of the forward ends of the upper parts H of the arms are attached
screw-knobs K or other detachable knobs.
To the front posts B at the upper edge of their connecting board D are pivoted
the forward corners of the board L which when turned down into a horizontal
position serves as a seat or shelf, and when turned up into a vertical position serves
as a support for the table top, as will be hereinafter fully described.
To and between the rear posts A are pivoted the lower corners of the board M
which when in a vertical position forms the back of the settee, and when turned
down into a horizontal position forms a part of the bed bottom The adjacent sides
of the rear posts A have vertical grooves N formed in them through which the
corner pivots of the board M can move up and down. In the inner sides of the
rear parts of the arms are formed horizontal grooves O to receive the flush bolts or
button pivots P pivoted to the middle parts of the ends of the said board M to
support the said board when adjusted in a horizontal position at a level with the
said arms and which can be turned back out of the way when the said board is
being adjusted. When the board M is in a vertical position the bolt or button
pivots P can be turned into the grooves N to hold the said board in place. When
the board M is in its lower horizontal position it can be supported by turning the
bolt or button pivots P to rest upon the bars or boards E but I prefer to support
the said back board when in this position by bars Q connected at their rear ends
with the connecting boards C and which are provided with shoulders or other
stops R to prevent the extension parts of the frame from being drawn apart. The
forward parts of the bars Q when supporting the back board M rest in recesses in
the upper edge of the central connecting-board m and thus serve as guards to cause
the extension frame to expand and contract squarely. When the frame is contracted
and the board M is in a vertical position the rear edge of the board L and the
lower edge of the said board M are secured to each other by a bolt S let into the
said board L and shooting into a socket in the said board M. The boards L M
may be solid, may be made with rattan centres, or may be upholstered, as may be
desired.
To the adjacent sides of the upper ends of the rear posts A are pivoted the ends
of a rocking bar T, to one side of which near its ends are attached blocks U having
dovetailed inner sides to engage with the dovetailed outer sides of the end bars of
the frame V which is hingel at its forward side to the under-side of the table
top W, at a little distance from the forward edge of the said table top so that the
said table top can be adjusted into an inclined position by raising its rear edge.
The rear part of the table top W is connected with the rear bar of the frame V
when desired by a spring catch-bolt X attached to the said rear bar and which

page_text: engages with a catch plate Y attached to the said table top. To the rear bar of
the frame V is hinged the rear bar of the frame Z, so that the forward edge of the
frame Z can be swung upward to engage with a serrated bar a attached to the
under side of the table top W and thus support the table-top at any desired
inclination. In the rear parts of the under sides of the dovetailed end bars of the
sliding frame V are formed recesses 6 to engage with the rocking bar T and hold
the table-top from movement when in use.
When the bottom board L is swung up into a vertical position and used as a
support for the table top, the bolt S attached to the said board L shoots into
a socket in the said table top and is secured in place by a sliding bolt c let into the
said table top and which shoots through a hole in the said bolt S as illustrated in
Figure 15. The bottom board L when turned up into a vertical position is secured
in place by the spring catches illustrated in Figures 17 and 18 and which are
secured to the adjacent sides of the front posts B. The adjacent sides of the
posta B have recesses & formed in them and to the said sides are secured plates e
covering the said recesses. To the forward ends of the inner sides of the plates e
are secured the ends of springs f which have a curved bend g forined in them near
their fixed ends. To the springs f near the bends y are attached studs h which
project through holes in the plates e to serve as stops to prevent the bottom
board L from passing a vertical position when swung upward. To the rear ends
of the springs are attached studs i which project through holes in the rear part
of the plates e and are bevelled upon the rear sides of their outer ends, so that as
the said bottom board L is swung up into a vertical position its ends will strike
the inclined ends of the said studs, force them back through the plates e and
pass them, when the said studs will be forced out by the springs f and will
fasten the said bottom board in place. When the bottom board L is to be
swung down the catch studs i are forced back through the plates e by pressing the
projecting ends of the stop studs h to the rearward. In the frame of the combina-
tion table, settee, chair, and bedstead beneath the bottom board L is placed a
drawer or box to receive bedclothes, or other desired articles. Beneath one part
of the bottom board L is formed a chamber k to serve as a commode the part of
the said bottom board above the said chamber being cut-out and hinged at its rear
edge to the rear part of the said bottom board to serve as a cover to the said
commode and which shuts down upon a seat board n attached to the lower side of
the said bottom board L and which has an aperture formed through it as shown in
full lines in figures 1. and 5. and in dotted lines in figure 4. Access is had to the
commode chamber k through a door o in the front board or end board of the main
frame.
I will now describe some of the adjustments of which the combination table,
settee, chair, and bedstead is susceptible. In figures 1. 2. 3. and 4 the improve-
ment is shown adjusted as a settee with the table top W in a vertical position at
its rear.
In figures 5 and 6 it is shown with the frame extended and the back
board M in its lower horizontal position forming a bedstead. In figure 7 it is
shown with the bottom board L swung up into a vertical position, and the table
top W raised and swung forward into a horizontal position forming a high flat top
table. In figure 8 it is shown with the forward part of the table top W resting
upon the arm knobs K. forming an inclined top table, writing desk, and textile
board. In figure 9 it is shown with the same adjustment as in figure 8 but with
the arm knobs K removed, giving the table top a steeper inclination for the display
and sale of textiles from samples. In figures 10 and 12 it is shown with the bottom
board L in a vertical position and with the frame V resting upon it and the table
top W raised into an inclined position and supported by the brace frame Z forming
a high inclined top table to serve as a standing mechanical drawing-board Itt
figure 11 it is shown with the back board M in its upper horizontal position
forming a sideboard or a book or music stand. In figure 13 it is shown with the
various parts adjusted as shown in figures 1. 2., 3 and 4 but turned over forward.

page_text: to rest upon the front posts and the forward ends of the arms forming a low flat
top table. When the improvement is in the position shown in figure 13 the table
top can be raised into an inclined position as indicated by the dotted lines in the
said figure forming a low inclined top table for the display of cloaks, suits, and
shawls. In figure 14 it is shown with the forward parts of the table top W and
sliding frame V lowered upon the upper parts of the front posts B, and with the
rear part of the said table-top supported above the rear part of the said sliding
frame by the brace frame Z forming an easel or sitting drawing board.
The improvement is susceptible of various other adjustments which it is not
necessary to show or describe.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is ;-
1. In a combination table, settee, chair, and bedstead, the combination with the
frame having a bottom board L pivoted at its forward edge, of the rocking bar T
journaled to the upper ends of the rear posts A, the frame V sliding upon the said
rocking bar, and the table top W connected with the said sliding frame, substantially
as herein shown and described, whereby the said table top can be readily adjusted
at the rear of the frame to form a settee, or above the frame to form a table as
set forth.
2: In a combination table, settee, chair, and bedstead, the combination with the
frame having a botton board L pivoted at its forward edge, the rocking bar T
journaled to the upper ends of the rear posts A, the frame V sliding upon the said
rocking bar, and the table top W hinged to the forward edge of the said sliding
frame, of the brace frame Z hinged at its rear edge to the rear bar of the sliding
frame, and the serrated bar a attached to the said table top whereby the said table-
top can be readily raised into and firmly supported in an inclined position, as
set forth..
3. In a combination table, settee, chair and bedstead, the combination with the
frame baving vertical grooves N in its rear posts and horizontal grooves O in its
arms of the back board M. pivoted at the ends of its lower edge and provided with
bolt or button pivots T substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the
said back board can be readily adjusted in a vertical position to serve as a settee-
back, in a lower horizontal position to serve as a part of a bed bottom, or in an
upper horizontal position to serve as a shelf as set forth.
4. In a combination table, settee, chair, and bedstead, the combination with
the rear connecting board C, the rear end connecting boards. E, and the centre
connecting board m recessed at its upper edge, of the bars Q having stops R
substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the frame is guided when
being extended and contracted and the rear part of the bed bottom is supported,
as set forth.
5. In a combination table, settee, chair and bedstead, the combination with the
bottom board L and the back board M of the bolts S substantially as herein shown
and described whereby the said back board is secured in place when in a vertical
position as set forth.
6. In a combination tabie, chair, settee, and bedstead the combination with the
bottom board L and the table top W of the interlocking bolts S c substantially as
herein shown and described whereby the said table top is secured in place when
resting upon the edge of the said bottom board as set forth.
7. In a combination table, settee, chair, and bedstead, the combination with the
recessed front posts B and the bottom board L of the plates e attached to the said
posts, the springs f attached at one end to the plates e and having curved bends g
and stop studs h, and catch studs i attached to the said springs and projecting
through the said plates, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the said.

page_text: bottom board will be firmly secured in a vertical position and can be readily
released as set forth.
8. In a combination table, settee, chair, and bedstead, the combination with the
frame having chamber k, of the bottom board L having a seat n attached to its
lower side and provided with a binged portion forming a cover, substantially as
herein shown and described.