Abstract: A headrest for back seats in station wagons arranged on a forwardly foldable seat back is arranged on or is integrated with an arm pivotally arranged at the top, rear edge of the back seat, to be swung out of the way from a use position to a stowage position beneath the seat back when the seat back is folded down. The arm can be articulated and be slidably arranged in a sleeve mounted on the rear side of the seat back. When the headrest is in the stowage position, the seat back can be folded forwards and the headrest will be well-protected and out of the way in the cavity under the seat back which would otherwise be unused.

Abstract: A dual use cushion and container are provided and adapted for a first use with a shipping carton. The container has a cover or lid at the top and a handle on the side. The cushion includes a retaining tab and can be folded so that it can be placed within the shipping carton along side the container. When in the shipping carton, the cushion cushions the container during shipment. After shipment, the cushion and container can be removed from the shipping carton, and the cushion placed on top of the lid of the container to form a cushioned seat. The retaining tab of the cushion can be engaged with the handle of the container to hold the cushion in place on top of the container's lid. In addition to its use in holding the cushion in place on top of the seat, the handle can be used to carry the container.

Abstract: A relatively straight back curves forward at the lower end at a small angle to the longitudinal axis of the back to form an integral supporting foot portion, and at the approximate center of the length of each side member of the back a pivot journal or stud projects inwardly to selectively engage in detents in the lower edge of an armrest when used as a chair. The armrest is pivoted adjacent the opposite end to the top portion of a pivotable foot which is pivoted to the supporting foot portion to form an adjustable cross therewith. The pivot journal engages the armrest lower edge adjacent the pivot connection with pivotable foot when used as a chaise lounge. A seat is pivoted at one end to the side member in proximity to the pivot journal and is supported in a chair position by a removable crossbar engaging the underside thereof and recesses in strips connected on the inside of the pivotable foot.

Abstract: A combination hunter's seat and hauling sling which is of a flexible construction permitting rolling or folding into a concise configuration as to be readily carried within a pocket. The sling includes a seat band member adjustably secured to a flexible cord adapted to be looped about a tree wherein the user may comfortably sit upon the band member. Further, placing the band member across the chest permits the apparatus to function as a sling for distributing a pulling load when hauling heavy game.

Abstract: The invention relates to a furniture unit comprising a bed convertible into a seat. The unit comprises a flexible cover containing a deformable filling material such as plastics granules and comprises closure means defining a separate seat portion and a separate bed portion. When the unit is in use as a bed all the filling material is contained within the bed portion of the outer cover but the redundant seat portion remains attached and is conveniently stored in a pocket of the bed. When the unit is in use as a seat all the filling material is contained within the seat portion of the outer cover but the redundant bed portion remains attached and is conveniently held in place by a flap.

Abstract: The following disclosure shows a combination valise and backrest having a compartment for carrying articles such as those articles used at the beach. The valise has two triangularly shaped end panels and a base. Overlying the edge of the end panels and affixed thereto are a pair of front and rear walls or side panels. Both of the walls or side panels are secured by means of an upper brace in the form of a rod that is supported across the upper portions of the triangular end panels which accommodate the rods in an overcenter slot configuration. The walls or side panels are comprised in part of a piece of sheet material which can be extended in connected relationship as a part thereof. The sheet of material forms a seat that can be unfolded from the side walls or panels in extended relationship for seating purposes. At the same time, the wall or side panel provides a backrest that is held in place by the weight of one sitting on the extended sheet connected to the side panel.

Abstract: A seat assembly device having a lower drawer storage compartment and being convertible into two back-to-back seats. The seat is comprised of a lower box-shaped base member having a sliding drawer storage area therein; the base member having a horizontal cushioned top and a cushioned back member extending vertically therefrom. The cushioned back member has a cushioned front and back face with the back face connected to the front face by a hinge member along the top edge of each face member. When not in use, the second seat member and its support means are folded behind said back face member and are secured to the base member along a rod extending along the top back edge of the base. In order to use the second seat, the back face is swung up along its hinge so that the second seat member can be lowered to a horizontal position and its support member swung out to a downward vertical position along the front edge of the second seat member.

Abstract: An assembly adapted for transport on a vehicle may be transformed into furniture; the furniture includes at least a table, and a bench. The assembly consists of a frame, including a plurality of tubular elements which may be assembled one to another, to form carrying elements of the table and the bench of the furniture, and of a transport case, including a cover member therefor doubling as a table top of the table, and first and second groups of plates forming a floor member of the case; the first group of plates double as a backrest of the bench, and the second group of plates double as a sitting portion of the bench.

Abstract: A cycle seat having wheels and which is detachable from the cycle and useable as a skateboard.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a convertible piece of furniture which may be made into a chair or a bed. The convertible chair and bed has an arm section hingedly secured to a seat section and carrying a latch bracket. A back rest is hinged to the rear of the seat section having a pedestal pivotally secured to the rear of the back rest which support the back rest in a generally horizontal position in the extended bed position. Studs project laterally from the pedestal in the chair position and are engageable in the latch bracket in the chair position. The convertible chair and bed may be incorporated in various styles of furniture and may be provided with a fixed, swivel or rocking base.

Abstract: A leisure chair comprising a generally rectangular frame bent on a line extending transversely of the frame so as to be generally L-shaped as viewed from the side with support and backrest frame portions. The chair also includes a cover for the frame extending between opposite sides of the backrest frame portion, and a cushion swingable relative to the frame about the bend line of the frame. The chair may be used in two different positions on the floor, one in which the cover functions as a backrest and the cushion as a seat, and the other in which the cover presents a reclining surface and the cushion provides a headrest to one reclining on the surface.

Abstract: A convertible furniture article which may be selectively utilized for a number of different purposes, including serving as a cradle or a bench. In the cradle configuration, the article defines an upwardly opening receptacle which may be utilized for a large number of different purposes, not only as a cradle, but illustratively as a toy box, storage box, magazine rack, knitting or sewing box, pet box, wood box, etc. In the reverse arrangement, the article may function not only as a bench, but as a stool, a child's table, a lap table, etc. The article may be provided with integral handles for facilitated carrying and manipulation. The article may be arranged to provide a rocking action in one disposition thereof. The article may be arranged selectively to provide a stabilized support in one or more different dispositions thereof. Stops may be provided for limiting the movement of the article in the rocking action.

Abstract: A rear compartment arrangement for a van type motor vehicle or automobile which is composed of a reclinable seat including separable cushioning and reclining seat-portions and two pairs of supporting members, each pair attached to the respective inner surfaces of a pair of side body panels, the supporting member extending horizontally in the direction of driving and positioned vertically with respect to each other in parallel relation, wherein when the seat-portions are disassembled they are supported on the supporting members in the direction of driving by the two upper supporting members of each pair by engagement of respective lugs which are provided on the seat-portions in grooves which are provided on the supporting members, so that the rear compartment is for example, divided into two spaces which are superposed one on top of the other.

Abstract: A modular bean bag seating device includes a pedestal, and cushion which rests atop the pedestal. Each module is partially stuffed with a filling material allowing each module to substantially maintain its respective shape. The cushion is detachably secured to the pedestal by interconnectable strips which are positioned about the periphery of each module. One portion of the interconnectable strip is affixed to the pedestal while the second portion is affixed to the cushion. Each portion of the interconnectable strip can be a slide fastener ribbon having a series of interconnectable elements; the two modules are then secured to one another by the use of a slider. The pedestal and cushion modules are interchangable as long as the interconnectable strips are similarly oriented.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dual use infant and child seat intended to accommodate an infant as he grows from birth to childhood and until he is large enough to sit comfortably in a car seat. The infant seat is provided with a rectangularly-shaped and hollow storage base, which serves as a seat. The seat is completed by integrally formed arms. A fixed back is provided for receiving a child. The seat is provided with apertures positioned to receive engaging hooks and a tab member of a removable seat back. A removable seat back engages these apertures to be releasably inserted into the seat and at the front of the seat and opposite the fixed back to receive an infant. The removable seat is furnished with an integrally formed wedge-shaped member for being disposed upon the seat between the removable and fixed back so as to provide an inclination for the infant's feet to rest and be elevated. With the removable seat back in place, the infant faces rearwardly and the seat is held in place by the automobile seat belts.

Abstract: A compact case containing two compartments, one of which stows an inflatable bed and the other of which stows an inflatable high-back seat. The seat and bed are shaped to gain support from the case when in an inflated condition, and the seat includes interior bracing sections to properly support a person in a seating position. The device is designed to be particularly useful in conjunction with recreation vehicles.

Abstract: A spindle and web configuration of furniture is adaptable to a variety of furniture configurations.

Abstract: Modular multiple lounge seating and table furniture is provided which includes a tubular support frame. The tubular support frame is formed of a plurality of modular pairswhich may be intercoupled into a variety of configurations. Each modular pair includes a module individually formed of a U-shaped elongated tubular member having its closed end bent down into a plane extending substantially perpendicular to the plane of its open end. A cross bar is mounted across the open end of each module, and two such modules are coupled together by couplings between the respective bent-down portions to form the modular pair. A succession of such modular pairs may be intercoupled by couplings between open ends of the tubular members, between the respective cross bars at the open ends thereof, or by other means, so as to provide an assembly of any desired number of modular pairs, and of any desired configuration. Seat cushions, table tops, or other appropriate components, are mounted on each modular pair.

Abstract: A wheelchair is disclosed which is convertible into a wheeled stretcher, wherein the chair seat will assume a comfortable angle with respect to the horizontal when the chair is in the seating position and will assume a horizontal position coplanar with the back of the chair when the chair is in the stretcher position. The chair seat and back may be locked into any relative position between a fully erect seated position and a fully reclined stretcher position. Leg support members which are connected to the chair may assume any angular position with respect to the horizontal without regard for the relative positions of the seat and back of the chair. The leg support members may have their lengths independently adjusted.

Abstract: A deer stand and game carrier having a framework, a back pack connection at one end of said framework, and a pair of wheels mounted on the other end, and a ladder mounted on the framework between said back pack and wheels, which, when the desired location is reached, may be pivotally mounted on the framework and moved into stand position, with the backpack portion being utilized as a stand seat. The framework is composed of telescoping members to permit the legs to be extended as desired.

Abstract: Tubular assemblies are interpivotally connected so as to form a stable seat when the assemblies are pivoted into an expanded position but form a wheeled carryall when in the collapsed position. One assembly cooperates with the other assemblies to provide a seat back when in the expanded position and likewise provides a gripping handle for manual movement when the assemblies are in the collapsed position. A second of the assemblies has wheels attached thereto which are pivoted out of engagement with the surface when in the expanded position but pivoted so as to provide wheeled engagement with the surface when the assemblies are interpivotally collapsed. The third assembly cooperates with the wheeled assembly to provide the seating arrangement in the expanded configuration and the carryall portion when in the collapsed configuration.

Abstract: A multi-purpose chair having generally parallel L-shaped sides spaced apart and held by a plurality of elongated members. The base of said L-shaped portion of each side contains a slotted aperture, each slot supporting portions of a slidable bar in said aperture. One of said elongate members is disposed adjacent said slotted apertures to support a plurality of heddles. The chair is constructed so that when a plurality of warp threads are wound around said supports through said heddles and over said bar, the chair is converted to an Inkle-type loom with a shedding bar. Accessories include a shuttle and a woven cover which is supported by the elongate members to form the chair seat.

Abstract: A piece of furniture in which two side walls are joined to respective spaced edges of a back wall extending in a common direction so as to define a channel, and a partition perpendicular to the back and side walls bisects the channel, may constitute a chair for a child when the partition is horizontal to provide a seat, or a table when the piece rests on one of the side walls. Two such pieces can be interengaged to form an approximately cube-shaped hassock if each partition is partly slotted to receive the partition of the other piece.

Abstract: Pieces of furniture are assembled from segments of a closed hollow shell formed by severing the hollow shell along at least two planes and providing segments of different sizes. The hollow shell from which the segments are formed may be of various different sizes and/or shapes and in each case a minor segment of the hollow shell is provided and includes a lower planar edge for resting flatwise on a floor surface and an upper continuous peripheral edge spaced from such floor surface. A main body for the furniture is provided by a major segment of the hollow shell and has a curvilinear outer surface which seats freely on and in contact with the upper peripheral edge of the base. The main body of the piece of furniture accordingly may be rotated and/or readily tilted.

Abstract: Furniture foldable structure, unfoldable to provide either a chair or ladder structure, which foldable structure comprises a pair of spaced front poles pivot connected at the top ends of a pair of equally spaced rear legs, said poles being connected together by a top transverse rigid member, and being angularily shiftable from said pair of rear legs; said poles are provided with intermediate means for supporting seat board sections, said board sections being pivotally connected between elongated members of a swingable frame; wherein said boards sections are comprised of a first rectangular front section and a second rectangular rear section, said first and second board sections being linked together by side swing connecting means, said first board section being upwardly and rearwardly oscillable from said intermediate supporting means to be horizontally supported on said transverse rigid member connecting the top of said pair of poles, whereby said swing connecting means bring said second rectangular rear boa

Abstract: Modular furniture elements concave can be assembled to form an article of furniture, such as, armchairs, divans, and beds, consist of elements which, in plan, have two or three different but interrelated shapes. In plan, the different shapes are all based on a circle having a radius R. Each element of a first set of elements has a shape, in plan, defined by a convex semi-circular side of radius R and two converging cooncave sides extending from opposite ends of the convex side and merging together at a blunt edge. Each concave side is equal to one quarter of the circumference of a circle of radius R. Each element of a second set has a shape in plan which is defined by two interconnecting convex sides, each being equal to one quarter of the circumference of a circle of radius R. Each element of a third set has a shape in plan which is defined by a convex side equal to three-quarters the circumference of a circle of radius R and a concave side of one quarter the circumference of such a circle.

Abstract: A "Child's Cave" provides a small "living" enclosure in which a child can work or play. In this enclosure, a seat assembly faces a shelf that acts as a working surface. Access to the enclosure is provided by cut-outs in one or both of the front and rear walls. The wall panels also define a separate clothes storage space which can be closed to the exterior by a curtain. An upper bed extends along the top of the article to provide a main sleeping surface and form a ceiling for the living enclosure and clothes storage space. Climbing holes form a ladder to this bed. The article has the further features that (a) the seat assembly and shelf can be horizontally aligned to form a second, lower bed; (b) slidable drawers are located in the lower part of the clothes storage space; and (c) the climbing holes are spaced apart non-uniformly, the spacing between the uppermost pair being less than that between the other pairs.

Abstract: A child car seating apparatus and method for assembling the same are disclosed to form a seat to protect a child riding in an automobile from infancy until he is old and large enough to use the automobile seat belts. The child car seating apparatus comprises an outer shell usable in two positions to form either a reclining seat for an infant or an upright seat for a toddler or small child, an infant insert insertable in the outer shell to form a seat for the infant, a shield attachable to the outer shell to form a seat with an impact surface for a toddler, the outer shell, itself, forming a seat for the small child, various belts and straps, and, optionally, a booster to raise the height of the outer shell when used as a seat for the toddler or small child.

Abstract: A wheelchair is disclosed which is convertible into a wheeled stretcher, wherein the chair seat will assume a comfortable angle with respect to the horizontal when the chair is in the seating position and will assume a horizontal position coplanar with the back of the chair when the chair is in the stretcher position. The chair seat and back may be locked into any relative position between a fully erect seated position and a fully reclined stretcher position. Leg support members which are connected to the chair may assume any angular position with respect to the horizontal without regard for the relative positions of the seat and back of the chair. The leg support members may have their lengths independently adjusted.