US2935123A - Leg rests - Google Patents

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May 3, 1960 v c, F. LLOYD-YOUNG 2,935,123

LEG RESTS Filed oct. 13, 1958 28 INVENTOR. (Ammo/er FL/oYa-)una 2,935,123 LEGRESTS Carysfort F. Lloyd-Young, Seattle, Application Gctober 13, 1958, Serial No. 766,893

3 Claims. (Cl. 15S-171) This invention relates to leg rests as designed for use in connection with easy chairs, davenports, and the like, but more particularly with chairs of the cushonedor overstufed types but not necessarily confined in use to any particular type or design of chair. e

It is the principal object of the present invention to provide ,a novel form of collapsible or foldable leg rest that can be easily and readily applied to any of the common types of easy chairs and davenports and adjusted as may be required to a positionl for the easy support of the chair occupants legs either for comfort, treatment or immobilization.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a leg rest of the above kind and character having a mounting or securing portion that can be adjusted to adapt it for its functional application to chairs of various sizes, and which also has a leg supporting member that is adjustably attached to said mounting portion and is equipped with means for its tixed support at various elevations relative to the chair, and also in various angular positions.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a leg rest or, support of the above kind having its mounting portion designed for application to the chair beneath the seat cushion, thus to provide that the weight of the chair occupant as applied thereagainst or on will serve to hold the leg support in its functional position without the use of any permanent or fixed securing means for the mounting portion.

The device is further so designed that it`may be left in place intact when not-being used, or can be easily and readily removed.'

Still further objects and advantages of the invention reside in the details of construction of its various parts and in their combination and relationship in use andl mode of adjustment, as will hereinafter be fully described.

In accomplishing the above mentioned and 4other objects of the invention, I have provided the improved details of construction, the preferred forms `of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. l is a side elevation and partial vertical section of atypical easy chair to which a leg rest, embodying the improved features of the present invention has been applied 'and showing the leg support as adjusted to an upwardly extended position of use.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the present leg rest removed from the chair.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional detail, showing details of the hinge lock whereby the extended leg rest or support may be held at diiierent angular positions of use.

Fig. 4 is a top view of a part of the hinge lock as shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the joining end portions of the two parts of the leg rest and the hinge pin in separated relationship for explanatory purposes.-

Fig. 6 is an enlarged section 'taken on lines 6-6 in Fig. 1.

Staes Patent Referring more in detail to the drawings:

The various parts of the present device are shown in Fig. 2 in their assembled relationship, with the leg rest as adjusted to an upwardly extended position. It comprises a mounting or supporting portion that is designated in its entirety in this View by numeral lil and a leg support which, in this view, is designated in its entirety by reference numeral 11. vThe mounting portion 10 comprises two adjustablyassembled parts which are designated respectively by numerals 12 and 13. The part 12 comprises a continuous, flat strip of sheet metal, or the like of substantial stiffness, that is bent at a right angle between its ends thus to provide a horizontal, forwardly directed portion 12a and a shorter vertical and downwardly directed rear end portion 12b. This strip of metal preferably should have a width of about four inches. The part 12a ordinarily should have a length of from twelve to fifteen inches while the part 12b should have a length of from Vthree to tive inches. However none of these dimensions-arecritical and may vary to suitconditions.

That part of the mounting portion 10 that is designated by numeral 13, also is formed from a continuous, at strip of relatively stiff sheet metal of the same transverse width as the part 12 and bent, on a transverse line that is approximately midway of its ends, at a right angle thus to provide the piece with a horizontal rear portion 13a and a downwardly directed'forward end leg 13b. Each of the parts i13a and 13b should be approximately iifteen 4la better understanding of the device in its preferred -ferent depth from front to back of the seat.

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It is alsoto be observed by reference to Fig. 2, that the parts 12 and`13 are adjustably assembled to adapt f 1 tained for endwise adjustment. The guideway and part -assembled therewith are made sutiiciently close fitting that any telescopic adjustment made will be frictionally retained during ordinary use of the device. Adjustment provides for movement of the parallel vertical parts 12b i 'and 13b closer to or farther from each otheras may be required to suit the horizontal depth of the chair seat to which the device is to be applied.

The leg supporting member which has been designated in its entirety by numeral 11, comprises a flat, vertically 5- directed, inner end mounting plate 20 that extends vertically along the front side of the part 13b and which is adapted to be adjusted vertically and fixed thereto to retan the adjustment by means which will presently be described. The leg support also includes a leg rest mem- .',ber comprising an inner lendv portion 21 and an'outer end portion 22 that are joined pivotally, end to end, by an elbow connection designated at 23 and presently fully explained. Each of these parts should be approximately twelve inches long and about four inches wide. At its inner end this leg rest member 11 is hingedly attached by a horizontal hinge pin 24 to the upper end of the plate 20. This connection permits the leg support 11 to be swingingly adjusted about the hinge pin 24 to a higher or lower angle, as indicated by the two headed arrow a in Fig. 1.

'The elbow connection 23, which joins parts 21 and 22, permits the part 22 to be swung upwardly from that positonrelative to part 21 in which it is shown in Fig. 1, to a position extended inwardly along the part 21, as indicated by the arrow b. The part 21 likewise may be ,Y Patented May s, 1960A eeeeee yswung downwardly about the hinge pin 24 as indicatedn Y bythe arrowc. Thus, the two parts`21 and 22 of the leg support, when not in use, can be folded together and then collapsed against part 20 and the. device left applied to the chair if'such is desired.

The elbow joint 23 between parts 21 and 22) preferably is of the detailed construction shown in Fig. wherein it is observed that the parts 21 and 22 are equippedv with hinge ears 21x and 22x, respectively, that are tted `together to receive the hinge pin 23h. It is also shown that the outer end member 22 has paired wings 25--25 extended inwardly from its inner end and projectingk be-y yond the hinge axis. Thesey wings are adapted to, be engaged flatly against the under face of part 21 thus to` stopand retain the parts 2,1Y and 2 2 in4 alignment when., extended as in Fig. 1.

The hinge. meantime of l[he les Supporters provided, in part by pin 24 elefe includes means fer the leelsine et.

hinge pin 24, with teeth 27 Aand mountingftoothed headsv 28e-28k on the ends of the pin; the head 28 being fixed to one end of the pin and the head 23 being slidably keyed thereto. The hinge pin is pinned, as at 29 in Fig. 3, against turning inthe hinge ear 26x formed inthe end of the piece 204 and a clamp lever 30 is pivoted, as at 31, to that end of the hinge pin which is immediately outside of the head 28. This clamping lever has a cam shaped crosshead 32 thereon whereby,v upon swinging the lever from the position shown in dash lines in Fig. 3 to the full line position, both toothed heads 2S and 28' will be drawnV inwardly and locked with the teeth of the hinge ears 26-26 andthe leg support thereby held at a fixed position vof angular adjustment. Releasing of the clamping action, as effected, by lever 30, allows the support 11 to swing free for angular adjust-v ment, in a vertical arc, about the hinge `pin axis 24.

The plate 2i), as previously mentioned, is vertically adjustable on the member 13b of the mounting member 13 to adopt the leg support to the desires or requirements of different persons using it. Itis shown in Fig. l that the piece 20 has a vertical leg 40 xed thereto, at the inside thereof and spaced slightly therefrom. The leg 40 is secured at its upperV end to the plate 30 and it is slidably contained for vertical adjustment, in a sleeve 41 that is formed vertically on the forward f ace of part 13b. This retains the leg 40 and part 20 rigid relative tothe part 13b. After a vertical adjustment of part 20l has been made, to raise or lower the leg rest 11, the adjustment can be retained by the tightening of a wing nut 45 that is Xed to the outer end of a bol-t 46 that is extended Athrough a vertical slot 48 in the plate 20 and threadedv through the sleeve 41. Turning of the bolt` 46 by means of wing nut 45 tightens the bolt against leg 40 and tightens the nut against the plate 20, thus to hold the` adjustment.

To apply this leg rest device to a chair, the chair 4 Y euehien is first.. temeved-A Then the mounting piece 1l! is so adjusted that it can be applied to the chain bottom as illustrated in Fig. 1. Then the chaircushion is replaced. The part 11 is then applied to the support 10 yby inserting the plate 40 downwardly in the sleeve 41 as seen inFig. 1, adjusting it vertically to a desired elevation and then securing the adjustment by tightening the wing nut 45 on the bolt 46. Then the leg support is extended and swung to the desired angular elevation and secured by the clamping action of lever 30.

The weight of the chair occupant on the cushion holds the device in place, and a leg of the occupant may be extended along and rested upon the support 11. lf desired the outer end portion 22 can be folded inwardly on top of part 21. Y

This device is likewise applicable to davenports as well as to easy chairs, and when applied thereto it is used in the same Way. The disposition of the leg rest may bev t 0 either side for resting either the right or left leg.` Adjustmentto suit the convenience or desires of the user can' be easily and readily made. To add comfort in use, the outer end of the leg support may be equipped withL a cushion, as at 52, which is adjustable along the part 22.

It is also anticipated that leg rests as above described may be made in pairs and the pairs adjustably joined in lateral` spacing, as may be desired, by a horizontal connecting member such as that shown at in Fig. 2.

Devices of this kind are easy to` adjust to "size, and

i easy to apply to a chair or davenport for use. 30

What I claim as new' is;

1. A leg rest apparatus designed for use with a chair or the like having a cushion disposed upon the chair bottom; said apparatus comprising a rigid frame member adapted to b e disposed for its functional securement between the chair bottom and cushion and to extend to the forwardY edge of the chair bottom, said rigid frame member including a downturned portion at its rearward end to holdingly engage against the back edge ofv the chair seat, and including at its forward end a` downwardly extending snpporting leg for engaging the frontV ofA the chair and having supporting contact with the iloor, a leg rest mounting plate adjustablytfxed to. said supporting leg,*a leg rest hinged to said mounting plate and extended` forwardly from the chair and means for positioning said leg restin different positionsv relative to said mounting plate.

'2. The device of claim l wherein said leg rest comprises, an inner` section and an outer section hinged to` saidinner section as an extension thereof.

3. Thel deviceof claim 2 wherein the inner endr section of'l said leg support is longitudinally troughed to receive the calf portion of the supported leg` therein and said outer portion is equippedwith a heel cushion.`

References Citedin the tile of this patent Y UNITED STATES PATENTS Scheide v July- 6,1954.

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