A Combined Chiffonier, Cupboard or Chest of Drawers, and Bedstead and Bed.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 18th June, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 16th Feb., 1891-Accepted, 21st Mar., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Chiffonier, Cupboard or Chest of Drawers, and Bedstead
and Bed.
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 to be as follows:-
This invention which relates to a combined chiffonier, cupboard or chest of
drawers and bedstead and bed has for its object to provide a chiffonier, cupboard
or chest of drawers which can be easily folded down into a bedstead and bed ready
for use when desired.
In carrying out my said invention as regards a chiffonier and bedstead, I form
a base which may be fitted with one or more drawers and provided with castors
or other suitable feet; this base has hinged to its top side, the front and back of the
chiffonier as also two upright pieces which form part of the sides or walls of the
bedstead the front being so formed and fitted as to represent an ordinary chiffonier
front, but having dummy glass or other doors, panels, drawers and fittings, and
having a half of each of the ends attached to it, as also the top, and any ornamental
back, mirror, or shelves, which are hinged to the said top in such a manner that
they may be held in any desired position to the said top, that is either in the same
plane or at right angles to it. The said ornamental back, if provided with shelves
and brackets may be so formed as to allow the said shelves and brackets to fold, by
means of hinges, flat against it, so as to take up less space when used as a bedstead,
when desired to be so used the front is folded down till it rests on its two legs,
which are suitably hinged to the said front in such a manner as to act automatically,
and which may form part of the ornamental work on the front of the chiffonier, thus
forming the top or head of the bedstead, and which owing to the said front having
a half of each of the ends attached to it thus form parts of the walls or sides;
the lower or foot end of the bedstead is formed by folding down the back of the
chiffonier, which also has halves of each of the ends attached to it and hinged legs,
and foot board, the said foot board being so fitted as to lie inside and underneath
the top of the chiffonier when used as such. The said front and back of the
chiffonier being held in their proper positions to each other by means of suitable
catches, snibs, or their equivalent when used as a chiffonier.
In order to save trouble and time I may upholster the interior of the said
chiffonier that is the front, back and top of the base, with suitable springs and hair,
wool, feathers or other material so as to form an ordinary combined spring mattress
and bed, the said springs being so arranged as not to hinder the folding up of the
bedstead, in addition to the bed. I may also form a bolster, or bolster and pillows,
and I may if desired provide suitable means at the head and foot of the bedstead,
for connecting the sheet and other bedclothes thereto, so that the whole may be
folded up inside the chiffonier, when not required as a bed.
Thus forming
piece of furniture which may be used as a chiffonier when desired and which owing
to its construction may be readily and easily folded down into a bedstead and
bed ready for use, the bedstead thus formed being somewhat after the style of
what is known as a Parisian bedstead, and which may be panelled or otherwise
upholstered as desired.
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It will be seen from the foregoing that my combined chiffonier and bedstead and
bed may take the form of a combined cabinet, cupboard, or chest of drawers and
bedstead and bed by simply forming the front as to represent the desired article of
furniture.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Chiffonier, Cupboard or Chest of Drawers, and Bedstead
and Bed.
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 a combined chiffonier, cupboard or chest of drawers
and bedstead and bed, has for its object to provide a chiffonier, cupboard or chest
of drawers which owing to its construction can be easily folded down into a bed-
stead and bed ready for use when desired.
And in order that my said invention may be more readily understood, and easily
carried into effect, I will proceed to describe the same with reference to the
accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 of which is a perspective view of a chiffonier in its open position or
when used as a bedstead and bed, and
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Figure 2 a perspective view of same when shut or when used as a chiffonier.
;
In carrying out my said invention as regards a chiffonier and bedstead, I form a
base A, which may he fitted with one or more drawers B, and provided with castors
or other suitable feet a this base has hinged to its topside a', the front and back
of the chiffonier; the said front C, being so formed and fitted as to represent an
ordinary chiffonier front, but having dummy glass or other doors, panels, drawers
and fittings, and having the front halfe of each of the ends E, attached to it, as
also the top F, and any ornamental back G, which may have mirrors g, or other
panelling formed on it, as also shelves ', which along with their supporting
brackets, are hinged to the said back G, which is hinged to the said top F, in
such a way that it may be held in any desired position thereto, either in the same
plane as shown in Figure 1, or at right angles to it as shown in Figure 2,
preferably by means of suitable quadrant hinges H, and lock pins, which
may if desired be attached or suspended by means of chains ', to said
back and in order to lock the back and front together when used as a chiffonier
may provide locking pins J, which may also be attached by chains j, the
said pins passing through suitable holes or eyelets formed in the top F,
and in the foot board K, (to be hereafter described) as shown in Figure 2; the
said front C is also provided with suitable hinged legs L, which if desired may form
part of the front's ornamentation and preferably hinged in such a manner as to act
automatically, such as by connecting them near their bottom ends to a rod I, which
may form part of the beading as shown in Figure 2, the other end of said rod
being pivoted near the bottom of the base A; the said front F, and back G, thus
forming, when opened out or folded down as shown in Figure 1, the head or top end
of the bedstead, the lower end being formed by folding out and down the back D
of the chiffonier, which is also hinged to the top a', of the base A, and having the
back halves e, of the ends E attached, as also a foot board K, so constructed as to
lie inside and underneath the top F', of the chiffonier when used as such; the said
back D, is also provided with hinged legs L', preferably similarly arranged as the
front legs L, so as to act automatically. If desired I may also attach to the top a',
of the said base A suitable filling in pieces (not shown in the drawings) so as to
complete the walls of the bedstead wlien used as such.
In order to save trouble and time may upholster the interior of the said
chiffonier, that is the front C, back D, and top a, of base A, with suitable springs
and hair, wool, feathers or other material, so as to form a combined spring mattress
and bed M, Figure 1; the said springs being so arranged as not to hinder the
folding up of the bedstead and bed. I may also form a holster, or bolster and
pillows, and may if desired provide suitable means at the corners, or other parts
of said bedstead for connecting the sheet and other bed-clothes thereto, so that the

page_text: whole may be folded up inside the chiffonier when not required as a bed. Thus
forming a piece of furniture which may be used as a chiffonier (as shown in
Figure 2), and which owing to its construction may be readily and easily folded
down into a bedstead and bed (as shown in Figure 1) the said bedstead thus
formed being after the style of what is known as a Parisian bedstead, and which if
desired may be panelled or otherwise upholstered.
It will be seen from the foregoing that my chiffonier, bedstead and bed may
take the form of a combined cupboard, cabinet, or chest of drawers, and bedstead
and bed, by so forming the front as to represent the desired article of furniture,
and which may be made of any kind of wood or woods, and fitted and upholstered
as desired.
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 :-
The general arrangement, combination, and construction of the various parts
constituting my combined chiffonier, cupboard or chest of drawers, and bedstead
and bed, all substantially as, and for the purposes hereinbefore described, and shown
in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 13th day of February 1891
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.