US2582703A - Combination hassock table - Google Patents

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Jan. 15, 1952 KIRSHBAUM 2,582,703

COMBINATION HASSOCK TABLE Filed Sept. 29, 1950 ATTOR a e d p n hich o erat s 1 s Patented Jan. 15, 1952 EQMiiiNHIQ-N SQQK .Harrr .lgirshha ll n tead, N- assignor to deadwood ro ue orn 13m N. a

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This invention relates to an .artioleof furniture in the form of a hassock having movable; coupled: therewith a table which is normally toreei with n the hassock and extendible intonsahle pos tion adjacent and above one side of the rhassoe aeili.- tating the use thereof byv ,anoccupant 9 the has sock. More particularly, theimlehtion d a swrh an article of furniture of the pharactep gles ibed wherein the table unit includes-m psio st,- in the table into elifierentpes s a as 1 s it r d f rent uses and, s ill .inere. panti -plant. theinven oii comprises. a. pa sed; they the form. f con ainer, artit oned to io -iii compart ent to va iou ert e esi T n features o tee lill i-.9, Wiiib understood from thefollgwing gigs v taken er with h eeeei ilia ili sie in ch r n emb ei -heiite o iii ei ii are disclosed a d, i whiehi the sepa te h are desi n t d by su b e reference eh raeteiin ea h of he vi ws and w h;

i Fi 1 s a iclea d ecti nal v ew of he soeh made ding o my nvention parts in he use po ti of t e a le unit and i i g, in part, h table unit ii e iiaps d position with the top seat me r of the hassoe'lg in raised po ition t'anti d. .h iii t e sectional po t n o igibei seiibst. tie l l n f F g-. and I Fi 2 is a s tional plan i w on the broken l ne f g- .1 sh wing the art he hill li e position o g. .1. and i iv ting the table p in par i dot and. dash y- In the accom n in sirawiiia I haveshowii'at t the bo y or c nta n r Po tio oi a h sseek vmeeie e 'd e t my i nt Pii; this ody 9. mprising a bottom wall H front wall it, back wall [3 and side walls 14 and 16 The walls are covered and faced by suitable outer facing rnaterials, generally indica-ted by thereference character I6 and, at intervals, this facing material may be cushioned, as indicated in part at ll. Suitable facings may be employed on the inner surfaces of the -walls, but this has been omitted for the sake of clarity in the showing.

Hinged to the upper edgemof the back wall :13, as for example, at [8, is a cushioned top .orseaj;

19 which rests upon the uppers-edge portions oi all of the e l when the-same is theelesesi p s t as seen'in-Fie- 1.9 th idea-tw ne. se-

cured to he w r su aee o the eat Ma tiacent one side thereof, is a check l n1; -;2il ,;h iggig wall l3, centrally of the body [0, are a pair pf u... ee aperture o a b acket 23. seeiii ee t the spaced partition walls 2 t forming acentercompartmeiat 25 and side storage compartments 26 and 2 as will clearly appear from a consideration of Fig. 2 of the drawing.

5 The upper corner portions of the front and side walls are reinforced by angle plate 23 to give rigidity and-strength to the upper wall portion 52.

Secured centrally to-the upper edge of the front wall portion is a U-shaped bearing plate 29, upon which part of a table unit, generally identified by the-reference character 30," operates.

The table unitcomprises an arm 35. The arm 31, when in extended operative position, seen in full lines in Fig. 1, comprises a lower perpendicw lar channel portion 32- disposed within the body with the channel directed inwardly. At the upperend of thelehannel 32' is an outwardly and horizontally disposed part 3.3 which rests upon the ztopmf the bearing plate 29 and, extending upwardly and outwardly from the part 33, is a long channel portion .34. Formed from the plate of the channel portion 24-is a downwardly extend: ing-flange .35, with which an adjustable link 36 is coupled 10y means .of a winged nut 3:7, the link SBhaving an elongated. aperture .38 to facilitate this adjustmentin moving a table supporting plate 3.9 and the table topAfl into different positionson thear-m 3.1.

The link 36 passes through anelongatedaper- 30 tun-e111 in-the arm .3! and this link is-piyoted toc he plate as seen at 42. Theplate .39 is generally of the structure shown in plan-in Fig. 2

e1. thedrawing and formed from thep1atel39ar hair o downwar y extendin piyot hearin s 4'3. "with. which the upp r endof h arm 3 is pivoted.-

Fi e table top preferably ha upwardlyex tendin hence it extent he a one the ed t o to .lsl flp l' .ie es, ieh as d aw paper o t e i e the table. to is eli iee oos tiei si itabie for aim ifer .drewTeiyot dzie he lower end of t e per endicu ar ilfiDHlsPQl'iibZi tiles at as is iere .e .iev r 14.5-

ei .ere srseetienai rm for reat r-pa length-a id t other eiis of the lever 45 is pivoted, as seen at iifi, to a lea ed bra ke disses-me t the upper n of the.: ee1s- =wa 1i-.

5o wil he a pa ent v. roih a cons deration o Fi erawi ewthet the er a elle 1 d ngepartof the link jtaqan be p. eeiiinert h hi 112 when th as? V is the c llap d e s t i w hii l h .a soe s h dy ii he eh ehei e d o edi t pp r-po ion oi t o y it ab e t ehe t eh it ai dthe slotted l ne representat on e he tabl top in the collapsed position has been omitted-for sake of clarity in the showing. By providing the separate compartment 25, into which the arm and lever are adapted to pass, it will be apparent that the other compartments 28 and 21 can be utilized for storage of writing equipment, toys or the like, without interference of the operation of the mechanism of the table unit and, in this way, the table unit can be readily moved into its collapsed or extended positions without disturbing articles that may be in the compartments 26 and 21.

Considering Fig. 1 of the drawing, it will appear that the lower ends of the sides of the channel portion 34 terminate in perpendicular walls 48. which bear upon the plate 29 in providing a firm support of the table on the .body ID or the front wall I2 thereof, the portion 33 also assisting in this operation.

In collapsing the table unit 30 into the body these parts beneath the seat l9.

Considering Fig. 2 of, the drawing, it will appear that the side walls 15 and [5 include handle members 439 to facilitate movement of the. hassock from place to place,

The hassock table combination is designed for use in the home and can be made sufiiciently attractive to be utilized in any room of the home and toprovide means for converting the same into a service or utility table. In other words, refreshments can be served to an occupant seated upon the hassock with the legs of the occupant straddling the arm 31. In some instances, the table top may be adjusted to an angular position, facilitating its use as ,a reading table or writing or drawing table.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: w

I. An article of furniture of the character described, comprising a box-shaped body defined by bottom, front, back and side walls, the body being open at the top, a member mounted on and forming a closure for the top 'of said body, a table unit, means movably supporting said unit in connection with said body, said unit being adapted to be contained within the body when not in use and extended beyond and supported by the body in the use thereof, said table unit comprising an upwardly and outwardly extending arm portion, means for bracing and clamping the arm portion on one wall of said body, and a table top adjustably supported in connection with said arm portion.

2. An article of furniture of the character described, comprising a box-shaped body defined by bottom, front, back and side walls, the body being open at the top, a member mounted on and forming a closure for the top of said body, a table unit, means movably supporting said unit in ,connection with said body, said unit being adapted to be contained within the body when not in use and extended beyond and supported :by the body in the use thereof, said table unit comprising an upwardly and outwardly extending arm portion, means for bracing and clamping the arm portion on one Wall of said body, a table top adjustably supported in connection with said arm portion, and means pivotally coupling the arm portion in connection with another wall of said body.

3. An article of furniture of the character described, comprising a box-shaped body defined by bottom, front, back and side walls, the body being openatthe top, a member mounted on and forming a closure-for the top of said body, a table unitf-means movably supporting said unit in connection with said body, said unit being adapted to be contained within the body when not in use and extended beyond and supported by the body in the use thereof, said table unit comprising an upwardly and outwardly extending arm portion, means for bracing and clamping the arm portion on one wall of said body, a table top adjustably supported in connection with said arm portion, means pivotally couplin the arm.

portion in connection with another Wall of said body, the body having a pair of partition walls forming a compartment therein, and the last namedmeans and said arm porton being movable in said compartment.

4. An article of furniture of the character described, comprising a box-shaped body defined by bottom, front, back and side walls, the body being open at the top, a member mounted on and forming a closure forthe top of said body, a table unit, means movably supportin said unit in connection with said body, said unit being adapted to be contained within the body when not in use and extended beyond and supported by the body in the use thereof, said table unit comprising an upwardly and outwardly extending arm portion, means for bracing and clamping the arm portion on one wall of said body, a table top adjustably supported in connection with said arm portion, and means for reinforcing the wall of said body in connection with which the arm portion is supported.

5. A hassock of the character described, comprising a box-shaped body open at the top, a cushioned seat hinged to the body and movable toward and from the top thereof and forming a closure for the open top thereof, a table unit pivotally supported within and normally col-- lapsible within said body, said unit comprisin a lever pivoted to said body, an arm pivoted to the lever, a table member coupled with said arm, and means intermediate the ends of said arm for engaging the upper edge of one wall of said body to retain the arm against movement on said wall and for support of the table member in extended spaced relationship to said wall.

6. A hassock of the character described, comprising a box-shaped body open at the top, a cushioned seat hinged to the body and movable toward and from the top thereof and forming a closure for the open top thereof, a table unit pivotally supported within and normally collapsible within said body, said unit comprisin a lever pivoted to said body, an arm pivoted to the lever, a table member coupled with said arm, means intermediate the ends of said arm for engaging the upper edge of one wall of said body to retain the arm against movement on said wall and for support of the table member in extended spaced relationship to said wall, and means for adjustably supporting the table member on said arm I 7 .r

7. A hassock of the character described, comprising a box-shaped body open at the top, a cushioned seat hinged to the body and movable toward and from the top thereof and forming a closure for the open top thereof, a table unit pivotally supported within and normally collapsible within said body, said unit comprisin a lever pivoted to said body, an arm pivoted to the lever, a table member coupled with said arm, means intermediate the ends of said arm for engagin the upper edge of one wall of said body to retain the arm against movement on said wall and for support of the table member in extended spaced relationship to said wall, means for adjustably supporting the table member on said arm, and said body being partitioned to form a compartment therein in which said lever and arm are free to operate in movement of said unit into extended and collapsed positions.

8. A hassock of the character described, comprising a box-shaped body open at the top, a cushioned seat hinged to the body and movable toward and from the top thereof and forming a closure for the open top thereof, a table unit pivotally supported within and normally collapsible within said body, said unit comprising a lever pivoted to said body, an arm pivoted to the lever, a table member coupled with said arm, means intermediate the ends of said arm for engaging the upper edge of one wall of said body to retain the arm against movement of said wall and for support of the table member in extended spaced relationship to said wall, means for adjustably supporting the table member on said arm, said body being partitioned to form a compartment therein in which said lever and arm are free to operate in movement of said unit into extended and collapsed positions, and means bracing and supporting the cushioned seat in raised position.

9. A hassock of the character described, comprising a box-shaped body open at the top, a cushioned seat hinged to the body and movable toward and from the top thereof and forming a closure for the open top thereof, a table unit pivotally supported within and normally collapsible within said body, said unit comprising a lever pivoted to said body, an arm pivoted to the lever, a table member coupled with said arm, means intermediate the ends of said arm for engaging the upper edge of one wall of said body to retain the arm against movement on said wall and for support of the table member in extended spaced relationship to said wall, and means for reinforcing the Wall portion of the hassock body engaged by said arm.

10. A hassock of the character described, comprising a box-shaped body open at the top, a cushioned seat hinged to the body and movable toward and from the top thereof and forming a closure for the open top thereof, a table unit pivotally supported within and normally collapsible within said body, said unit comprising a lever pivoted to said body, an arm pivoted to the lever, a table member coupled with said arm, means intermediate the ends of said arm for engaging the upper edge of one wall of said body to retain the arm against movement on said wall and for support of the table member in extended spaced relationship to said wall, means for reinforcing the wall portion of the hassock body engaged by said arm, and said table member comprising a supporting plate and a table top secured to said plate.

HARRY T. KIRSHBAUM.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 534,443 Manguine Feb. 19, 1895 640,647 Gannet Jan. 2, 1900 1,386,819 Walton Aug. 9, 1921 1,785,880 Strong Dec. 23, 1930 2,058,299 Cook Oct. 20, 1936 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 353,230 Germany May 13, 1922

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