Convertible and combinable multipurpose article of furniture and toy

• US 3,233,942 A
• Filed: 11/26/1962
• Issued: 02/08/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Helmut Creutz
• Original Assignee: Helmut Creutz
• Inventors: HELMUT CREUTZ
• Application Number:
  US04/240,042
• Time in Patent Office: 1,170 Days
• US Class Current: 297/463.2
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 85/00 Furniture convertible into other kinds of furniture
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 13/005 Modular seating chairs connectible into a row A47C1/124
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 1/004 in height
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 1/006 dismountable
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 1/04 convertible from a high chair to a low one , e.g. by reversing
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 1/06 convertible to a push chair
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 11/002 Children's chairs convertible into tables
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 11/005 Convertible children's beds
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/12 Perforated strips or the like assembled by rods, bolts, or the like

Claims

1. A CONVERTIBLE AND COMBINABLE MULTI-PURPOSE ARTICLE OF FURNITURE AND A TOY COMPRISING AT LAST ONE STANDARD UNIT COMPRISED OF TWO SQUARE FRAMES, EACH FRAME BEING DEFINED BY FOUR ARMS HAVING BORES THERETHROUGH AND A CROSS BAR EXTENDING PARALLEL TO TWO OF SAID ARMS AND AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE OTHER TWO ARMS DISPLACED FROM THE MIDDLE THEREOF, SAID CROSS BAR HAVING BORES THERETHROUGH, SAID ARMS HAVING HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL PORTIONS, AT LEAST TWO BOARDS HAVING END FACES, SAID BOARDS BEING OF TWO DIFFERENT WIDTHS, THE WIDER BOARDS BEING TWICE THE WIDTH OF THE NARROWER BOARDS AND EQUAL TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN AN ARM OF THE FRAME AND THE CROSS BAR PLUS TWICE THE WIDTH OF THE ARM, THE SPACING OF THE BORES IN THE CROSS BAR BEING EQUAL TO THE WIDTH OF AN ARM OR CROSS BAR, THREADED BUSHINGS IN SAID END FACES, SAID ARMS AND CROSS BAR OF EACH FRAME HAVING A SQUARE CROSS-SECTION WITH THE BORES THEREOF BEING ARRANGED THE SAME DISTANCE APART, THE BORES OF SAID ARMS EXTENDING BOTH HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY OF SAID HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL PORTIONS OF SAID ARMS, AND SCREWS COOPERABLE WITH THE REQUISITE BORES OF THE FRAMES AND THE THREADED BUSHINGS OF THE BOARDS FOR CONNECTING THE BOARDS TO THE FRAMES TO PROVIDE THE DESIRED ARTICLE.