US3284814A
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Davenport bed
Assignee: Seng Co
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Filing: 1965-10-20
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Granted: 1966-11-15
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Expires: 1985-10-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Aloysius J Mikos
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 21:10
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C17/00; A47C17/04; A47C17/22; A47C17/23; A47C17/225
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
306 words
IN A FOLDING DAVENPORT BED, IN COMBINATION: A BASE; A FOLDING BED STUCTURE INCLUDING AN INNER BED SECTION, A HINGE BED SECTION, AND AN OUTER BED SECTION PIVOTALLY CONNECTED END TO END, SAID BED SECTIONS BEING ADAPTED TO OCCUPY A FOLDED POSITION WITHIN THE BASE WITH THE INNER SECTION LOWERMOST, THE HINGE SECTION GENERALLY UPRIGHT AT THE FRONT, AND THE OUTER SECTION INVERTED ABOVE THE INNER SECTION; SUPPORTING MEANS MOUNTING SAID BED STRUCTURE ON THE BASE FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID FOLDED POSITION WITHIN THE BASE AND AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION ABOVE THE BASE WITH SAID INNER, HINGE, AND OUTER SECTIONS OCCUPYING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER; MEANS MOUNTING SAID OUTER BED SECTION FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID HINGE BED SECTION WHEN SAID BED STRUCTURE IS IN SAID INTERMEDIATE POSITION; MEANS FOR PULLING THE OUTER SECTION GENERALLY INTO PARALLELISM WITH THE INNER SECTION AS THE BED STRUCTURE MOVES TOWARD FOLDED POSITION, SAID PULLING MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF LEVERS PIVOTED ADJACENT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE INNER SECTION AND THE HINGE SECTION, FIRST LINKAGE MEANS CONNECTION SAID LEVERS TO THE SUPPORTING MEANS TO ROTATE THE LEVERS DOWNWARDLY WITH REFERENCE TO THE INNER SECTION AS THE BED STRUCTURE MOVES TOWARD FOLDED POSITION, AND SECOND LINKAGE MEANS CONNECTING THE FREE ENDS OF SAID LEVERS TO THE OUTER BED SECTION SO THAT ROTATION OF THE LEVERS PIVOTS SAID OUTER BED SECTION RELATIVE TO SAID HINGE BED SECTION TO PULL SAID OUTER SECTION DOWNWARDLY, THERE BEING A LOST MOTION CONNECTION BETWEEN EACH OF SAID LEVERS AND ONE OF SAID LINKAGE MEANS; AND A PAIR OF FOLDING INTERMEDIATE LEGS PIVOTED AT THE OUTER END OF THE INNER SECTION, SAID LEVERS BEING PIVOTED ON SAID LEGS BELOW THE PIVOTAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE LEGS AND THE INNER SECTION, WHEREBY THE FIRST LINKAGE MEANS FOLDS SAID LEGS AS IT PIVOTS SAID LEVERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
306 words
IN A FOLDING DAVENPORT BED, IN COMBINATION: A BASE; A FOLDING BED STUCTURE INCLUDING AN INNER BED SECTION, A HINGE BED SECTION, AND AN OUTER BED SECTION PIVOTALLY CONNECTED END TO END, SAID BED SECTIONS BEING ADAPTED TO OCCUPY A FOLDED POSITION WITHIN THE BASE WITH THE INNER SECTION LOWERMOST, THE HINGE SECTION GENERALLY UPRIGHT AT THE FRONT, AND THE OUTER SECTION INVERTED ABOVE THE INNER SECTION; SUPPORTING MEANS MOUNTING SAID BED STRUCTURE ON THE BASE FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID FOLDED POSITION WITHIN THE BASE AND AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION ABOVE THE BASE WITH SAID INNER, HINGE, AND OUTER SECTIONS OCCUPYING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER; MEANS MOUNTING SAID OUTER BED SECTION FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID HINGE BED SECTION WHEN SAID BED STRUCTURE IS IN SAID INTERMEDIATE POSITION; MEANS FOR PULLING THE OUTER SECTION GENERALLY INTO PARALLELISM WITH THE INNER SECTION AS THE BED STRUCTURE MOVES TOWARD FOLDED POSITION, SAID PULLING MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF LEVERS PIVOTED ADJACENT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE INNER SECTION AND THE HINGE SECTION, FIRST LINKAGE MEANS CONNECTION SAID LEVERS TO THE SUPPORTING MEANS TO ROTATE THE LEVERS DOWNWARDLY WITH REFERENCE TO THE INNER SECTION AS THE BED STRUCTURE MOVES TOWARD FOLDED POSITION, AND SECOND LINKAGE MEANS CONNECTING THE FREE ENDS OF SAID LEVERS TO THE OUTER BED SECTION SO THAT ROTATION OF THE LEVERS PIVOTS SAID OUTER BED SECTION RELATIVE TO SAID HINGE BED SECTION TO PULL SAID OUTER SECTION DOWNWARDLY, THERE BEING A LOST MOTION CONNECTION BETWEEN EACH OF SAID LEVERS AND ONE OF SAID LINKAGE MEANS; AND A PAIR OF FOLDING INTERMEDIATE LEGS PIVOTED AT THE OUTER END OF THE INNER SECTION, SAID LEVERS BEING PIVOTED ON SAID LEGS BELOW THE PIVOTAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE LEGS AND THE INNER SECTION, WHEREBY THE FIRST LINKAGE MEANS FOLDS SAID LEGS AS IT PIVOTS SAID LEVERS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-11-14 | 1970-05-16 | 1970-11-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-11-14 | 1974-05-16 | 1974-11-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-11-14 | 1978-05-16 | 1978-11-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |