Piece of mult-purpose furniture

• US 5,415,454 A
• Filed: 09/17/1993
• Issued: 05/16/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chuo Fu-Tsung
• Original Assignee: Chuo Fu-Tsung
• Inventors: Fu-Tsung, Chuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Lopez, F. Daniel
• Application Number:
  US08/123,413
• Time in Patent Office: 606 Days
• Field of Search: 297/118, 297/119, 297/133, 297/271, 297/272, 297/423.1, 297/440.14, 297/440.1, 297/440.15, 297/130, 297/1, 297/3, 297/174, 5/101, 5/105, 5/107
• US Class Current: 297/3
• 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 1/08 convertible to a rocking chair

Abstract

A piece of multi-purpose furniture consisting of a pair of corresponding main frames, with one side of each of the main frames being contoured into an arc shape and another side being formed into a shape with a recessed contour, according to specifications. The inner side of each of the main frames is equipped with a multiple number of positioning slots of different sizes in accordance with specifications. A board for back rest, a board for seating, a board for auxiliary seating, a board for studying, a board for stepping, a board for sleeping, a set of protective boards and handling bars are inserted into the corresponding positioning slots, depending on the applications of the piece of multi-purpose furniture. In addition, a set of arc-shaped rocking bars are mounted onto the arc-shaped side of the two main frames. Accordingly, said multi-purpose furniture can be used as a dining chair, study chair, rocking chair and rocking crib, by changing the configurations of the different components.

Claims

1. A piece of multi-purpose furniture comprising:

a pair of corresponding main frames, wherein one side of each of the main frames is contoured into an arc shape and another side is recessed,

an inner side of each of the main frames is equipped with multiple positioning slots of different sizes,

a board for a back rest is inserted into positioning slots located near the arc-shaped sides of said main frames,

a board for seating is inserted into positioning slots located at a lower end of said board for back rest,

two handle bars are removably affixed to the main frames, an upper handle bar extending between two upper ends of said main frames and a lower handle bar extending between two lower ends of said main frames,

a board for auxiliary seating is inserted into a positioning slot located near a center of said main frames under said board for seating,

a board for studying is inserted into a positioning slot located on the arc-shaped sides of said main frames near an end of said board for auxiliary seating, and

a board for stepping is inserted in positioning slots located on the recessed sides of the main frames; and

wherein when a user desires to use the piece of furniture as a crib,

said piece of furniture is disassembled, and

a board for sleeping is inserted into positioning slots near the arc-shaped sides of said main frames, two protective boards are inserted into positioning slots at positions such that the protective boards are at ends of said board for sleeping and are perpendicular thereto,

the handles bars are reinserted in their positions, and

a set of arc-shaped rocking bars are mounted onto the arc-shaped side of said main frames.

2. The piece of multi-purpose furniture according to claim 1 wherein:

the main frames are positioned with said lower ends downward and said upper ends upward so that the piece of furniture is utilized as a dining chair, said board for seating forming a seat and said board for back rest forming a back rest, said upper handle forming a grip and said board for stepping forming a foot rest.

3. The piece of multi-purpose furniture according to claim 1 wherein:

said arc-shaped side of said main frames faces upward and said recessed side of said main frames faces downward so that the piece of furniture is utilized as a study chair, said board for auxiliary seating forming a seat, a first end of said board for seating forming a back rest, and said board for studying forming a support for reading and writing.

4. The piece of multi-purpose furniture according to claim 1 wherein:

said recessed side of said main frames faces upward and said arc-shaped side of said main frames faces downward so that the piece of furniture is utilized as a rocking chair, the board for auxiliary seating forming a seat, a second end of said board for seating forming a back rest, said lower handle forming a grip, said board for studying forming a foot rest,

said piece of furniture rocking on said arc-shaped sides of said main frames.