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US3893731A US404266A US40426673A US3893731A US 3893731 A US3893731 A US 3893731A US 404266 A US404266 A US 404266A US 40426673 A US40426673 A US 40426673A US 3893731 A US3893731 A US 3893731A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A47C7/72—Adaptations for incorporating lamps, radio sets, bars, telephones, ventilation, heating or cooling arrangements or the like
    • A47C7/727—Adaptations for incorporating lamps, radio sets, bars, telephones, ventilation, heating or cooling arrangements or the like with speakers
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  • ABSTRACT A couch comprising a bag partially filled with spheri- [52] gygg ggxfg, g gi cal pellets of foamed plastic and a head rest in the [51]
  • References Cited exert a force on the head rest to move the head rest into an upright head supporting position or into 3.
  • Such a couch comprises a circular bag filled or almost filled with spherical foamed plastic particles, usually of different size varying between an eighth of an inch to a half inch in diameter.
  • Such bags can be varied in shape by body pressure.
  • this type of couch offers little or no head support and is not capable, for example, of supporting a person in an upright position to the extent of supporting the head, or providing a means for the support of sound producing means adjacent the head.
  • the present invention is directed to an adjustable couch utilizing mobile pellets and is summarized in the following objects.
  • an adjustable couch including a bag containing mobile foamed plastic pellets and forming a seat cushion portion and back supporting cushion portion so constructed that a person, by application of body pressure, may adjust the back rest cushion por tion between an essentially horizontal position and an essentially vertical position.
  • the back supporting portion includes a novely arranged head rest cushion block which is manipulated by force exerted by the mo bile pellets in response to application of body pressure.
  • the head rest cushion block is arranged to receive small speakers in such a manner as to be heard by a person resting thereon with minimum sound dispersion outwardly from the couch.
  • FIG. I is a perspective view of the adjustable couch with the back portion in its raised condition.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof with the back portion in an intermediate position.
  • FIG. 3 is a side view thereof with the couch as shown in a flat condition and indicating by broken lines, the shape of the couch in side aspect after the footing end is raised and the mobile pellets contained therein have been caused to flow by gravity towards the head end of the couch prior to using the couch.
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view of the couch corresponding to the solid line position of the couch shown in FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken through S5 of FIG. 3, the wall thickness of the couch bag being exaggerated for purposes of illustration.
  • FIG. 6 is a transverse sectional view taken through 6-6 of FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sec tional view taken through 7-7 of FIG. 3 showing particularly the head rest and showing the head rest in its upright position corresponding to FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view thereof taken through 8-8 of FIG. 7.
  • FIG. 9 is a reduced developed view of the couch bag.
  • the adjustable couch includes a bag member 1 formed of fabric material or plastic material or a combination of both materials.
  • the bag member includes side members 2 each having a concave margin, a bottom member 3, back side 4, a top edge 5, a front edge 6, and a top panel 7. Except for the side members 2, other parts of the bag member are of uniform width.
  • the panels are formed of a resilient foamed plastic material. the front panel being relatively soft while the back and center panel may be formed of somewhat stiffer material.
  • the bag member except for the head rest compartment 8, is filled with mobile pellets I3 which may be formed of foamed plastic material.
  • the pellets may vary in size from an eighth of an inch in diameter to three-eighths of an inch, the percentage of each size being selected to provide maximum mobility.
  • Such pellets are commonly used for the packaging of delicate instruments. Also such pellets have been used in the so called bean bag" cushions as well as pillows.
  • An apteurte opening is provided for introduc ing the pellets into the bag member, which opening may be permanently sealed or closed by a slide fastener.
  • a dual slide fastener that is an interand outerside fastener is provided, to minimize the chance that the contents may escape from the bag.
  • the pellets are not packed tightly in the bag.
  • One convenient way of manipulating the couch is to pick up the foot end so that the pellets move by gravity toward the head end of the couch as indicated by broken lines in FIG. 3. A person then sits on the midportion of the couch with his feet overlying the foot end. By appropriate body movement, a depression is formed in the midportion of the bag member which causes the back supporting portion of the couch to arch upwardly as indicated in FIG. 2. Further manipulation causes the back portion to assume almost a vertical position as indicated in FIG. I. Similarly, by movement of the legs, the seat portion of the couch may be manipulated for maximum comfort.
  • the cushion block 9 By reason of the fact that the cushion block 9 completely fills the compartment 8, the cushion block func tions as a unit.
  • the pellets exert a pressure indicated generally by the arrow 14 in FIG. 8 so as to tilt the head rest cushion block toward a vertical position. If the head and shoulders are pressed against the head rest block and adjacent portion of the back of the bag member, as indicated by the arrows IS, the head rest and the back portion ofthe couch may be moved from the position shown in FIG. I toward the position shown in FIG. 2.
  • the head rest may serve an added purpose without interfering with the adjustment of the couch. That is, the head rest cushion block may be equipped with speakers 16. Two speakers may be provided for stereo use of four speakers for four channel use. These are positioned in pockets formed in the lateral portions of the central head rest block. Each speaker opening is cov ered by a supporting wire frame 18 and the front panel is sufficiently thick that no discomfort results should one press his head against the wire frame.
  • a couch structure comprising:
  • a bag member including side walls of greater dimension at their central portions and lesser dimension at their end portions, and a botton wall, back wall, end walls and top wall of essentially uniform width;
  • the bag member being dimensioned to receive a person thereon, and the mobile pellets being responsive to body pressure so as to permit the upper surface of the bag member to conform to a person supported thereon;
  • a head rest extension formed by an end wall and adjacent end portions of the side walls, back wall and top wall of the bag member and forming a compartment exposed to the interior of the bag member;
  • a the cushion block is formed of foamed plastic material'
  • a couch structure comprising:
  • the bag member including a mobile seat cushion portion and a mobile back cushion portion merging with the seat cushion portion, the bag member increasing in thickness toward the juncture of the seat cushion portion and back cushion portion;
  • the pellets being responsive to body pressure of a person supported on the bag member to shift the back cushion portion between an essentially horizontal position and an essentially vertical position;
  • the mobile back cushion portion including an extension forming compartment open toward the mobile seat cushion portion;
  • a cushion block formed of foamed plastic laminations including an intermediate lamination having at least one speaker cavity therein, said cushion block being disposed in the compartment, the bottom side of the cushion block being subject to force exerted by the pellets to tilt the extension and cushion block therein as a unit in response to shifting of the direction and area in which force is applied to the mobile seat cushion portion;

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A couch comprising a bag partially filled with spherical pellets of foamed plastic and a head rest in the form of a foamed plastic block having a side exposed to the pellets within the couch bag, the shape of the couch bag being changeable by body pressure of the user whereby the spherical pellets may be caused to exert a force on the head rest to move the head rest into an upright head supporting position or into a range of inclined positions; the head rest containing speakers for the transfer of sound to a person reclining against the head rest.

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United States Patent Maggs July 8, 1975 [5 ADJUSTABLE COUCH WITH ACOUSTICAL g l/ f arns r l r HEAD REST 3,766,577 l0/l973 Stewart 5H2 R [76] Inventor: Richard G. Maggs, 4050 La Junta Gammon" Cahf' 91711 Primary ExaminerCasmir A. Nunberg [22] Filed; O t, 9, 1973 Attorney, Agent, or FirmLyon & Lyon 21 App]. No.: 404,266 [57] ABSTRACT A couch comprising a bag partially filled with spheri- [52] gygg ggxfg, g gi cal pellets of foamed plastic and a head rest in the [51] In! A476 A47: 7/114 form of a foamed plastic block having a side exposed [58] Fieid 297/396 452 456 to the pellets within the couch bag, the shape of the 297/460 5/12 355 couch bag being changeable by body pressure of the user whereby the spherical pellets may be caused to [56] References Cited exert a force on the head rest to move the head rest into an upright head supporting position or into 3. UNITED STATES PATENTS range of inclined positions; the head rest containing 74,340 2/[868 297/D'CI. 2 peakers for the transfer of Sound to a person reclining 3,l56,500 ll/l964 Kerr........ 297/396 X against the h d rest. 3,535,7l6 10/1970 Greiner... 5/66 3,629,882 12/1971 Thorne 5/345 R 3 Claims, 9 Drawing Figures I ADJUSTABLE COUCH WITII ACOUSTICAL HEAD REST BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION So called bean bag" couches or pads have had substantial commercial success. Such a couch comprises a circular bag filled or almost filled with spherical foamed plastic particles, usually of different size varying between an eighth of an inch to a half inch in diameter. Such bags can be varied in shape by body pressure. However, this type of couch offers little or no head support and is not capable, for example, of supporting a person in an upright position to the extent of supporting the head, or providing a means for the support of sound producing means adjacent the head.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to an adjustable couch utilizing mobile pellets and is summarized in the following objects.
First, to provide an adjustable couch including a bag containing mobile foamed plastic pellets and forming a seat cushion portion and back supporting cushion portion so constructed that a person, by application of body pressure, may adjust the back rest cushion por tion between an essentially horizontal position and an essentially vertical position.
Second, to provide an adjustable couch as indicated in the preceeding object wherein the back supporting portion includes a novely arranged head rest cushion block which is manipulated by force exerted by the mo bile pellets in response to application of body pressure.
Third, to provide an adjustable couch as indicated in the preceeding object wherein the head rest cushion block is arranged to receive small speakers in such a manner as to be heard by a person resting thereon with minimum sound dispersion outwardly from the couch.
DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES FIG. I is a perspective view of the adjustable couch with the back portion in its raised condition.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof with the back portion in an intermediate position.
FIG. 3 is a side view thereof with the couch as shown in a flat condition and indicating by broken lines, the shape of the couch in side aspect after the footing end is raised and the mobile pellets contained therein have been caused to flow by gravity towards the head end of the couch prior to using the couch.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the couch corresponding to the solid line position of the couch shown in FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken through S5 of FIG. 3, the wall thickness of the couch bag being exaggerated for purposes of illustration.
FIG. 6 is a transverse sectional view taken through 6-6 of FIG. 3. FIG. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sec tional view taken through 7-7 of FIG. 3 showing particularly the head rest and showing the head rest in its upright position corresponding to FIG. 1.
FIG. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view thereof taken through 8-8 of FIG. 7.
FIG. 9 is a reduced developed view of the couch bag.
The adjustable couch includes a bag member 1 formed of fabric material or plastic material or a combination of both materials. Referring to FIG. 9. the bag member includes side members 2 each having a concave margin, a bottom member 3, back side 4, a top edge 5, a front edge 6, and a top panel 7. Except for the side members 2, other parts of the bag member are of uniform width.
The top edge 5, the adjacent portions of the side members 2, as well as the adjacent portions of the back side 4 and top panel 7 form a head rest compartment 8 which receives a head rest cushion block 9 comprising a back panel I0. a center panel II, and a front panel 12. The panels are formed of a resilient foamed plastic material. the front panel being relatively soft while the back and center panel may be formed of somewhat stiffer material.
The bag member, except for the head rest compartment 8, is filled with mobile pellets I3 which may be formed of foamed plastic material. The pellets may vary in size from an eighth of an inch in diameter to three-eighths of an inch, the percentage of each size being selected to provide maximum mobility. Such pellets are commonly used for the packaging of delicate instruments. Also such pellets have been used in the so called bean bag" cushions as well as pillows. An ap propriate opening. not shown, is provided for introduc ing the pellets into the bag member, which opening may be permanently sealed or closed by a slide fastener. Preferably, a dual slide fastener, that is an interand outerside fastener is provided, to minimize the chance that the contents may escape from the bag. The pellets are not packed tightly in the bag.
Operation of the adjustable couch is as follows:
One convenient way of manipulating the couch is to pick up the foot end so that the pellets move by gravity toward the head end of the couch as indicated by broken lines in FIG. 3. A person then sits on the midportion of the couch with his feet overlying the foot end. By appropriate body movement, a depression is formed in the midportion of the bag member which causes the back supporting portion of the couch to arch upwardly as indicated in FIG. 2. Further manipulation causes the back portion to assume almost a vertical position as indicated in FIG. I. Similarly, by movement of the legs, the seat portion of the couch may be manipulated for maximum comfort.
By reason of the fact that the cushion block 9 completely fills the compartment 8, the cushion block func tions as a unit. By position ofa downward and rearward body thrust, the pellets exert a pressure indicated generally by the arrow 14 in FIG. 8 so as to tilt the head rest cushion block toward a vertical position. If the head and shoulders are pressed against the head rest block and adjacent portion of the back of the bag member, as indicated by the arrows IS, the head rest and the back portion ofthe couch may be moved from the position shown in FIG. I toward the position shown in FIG. 2.
The head rest may serve an added purpose without interfering with the adjustment of the couch. That is, the head rest cushion block may be equipped with speakers 16. Two speakers may be provided for stereo use of four speakers for four channel use. These are positioned in pockets formed in the lateral portions of the central head rest block. Each speaker opening is cov ered by a supporting wire frame 18 and the front panel is sufficiently thick that no discomfort results should one press his head against the wire frame.
Having fully described my invention it is to be understood that I am not to be limited to the details herein set forth, but that my invention is of the full scope of the appended claims.
I claim:
I. A couch structure, comprising:
a. a bag member including side walls of greater dimension at their central portions and lesser dimension at their end portions, and a botton wall, back wall, end walls and top wall of essentially uniform width;
b. mobile pellets contained in the bag member;
c. the bag member being dimensioned to receive a person thereon, and the mobile pellets being responsive to body pressure so as to permit the upper surface of the bag member to conform to a person supported thereon;
d. a head rest extension formed by an end wall and adjacent end portions of the side walls, back wall and top wall of the bag member and forming a compartment exposed to the interior of the bag member;
e. and a cushion block filling the compartment and presenting an end surface exposed to the mobile pellets whereby a varying direction of force exerted by the pellets against the end surface of the cushion block due to body movement on the bag member causes the head rest to tilt as a unit.
2. A couch structure, as defined in claim I, wherein:
a the cushion block is formed of foamed plastic material',
b. and a pair ofspcakers are embedded therein at laterally portions of the central portion of the cushion.
3. A couch structure, comprising:
a. a bag member;
13. mobile pellets contained therein;
c. the bag member including a mobile seat cushion portion and a mobile back cushion portion merging with the seat cushion portion, the bag member increasing in thickness toward the juncture of the seat cushion portion and back cushion portion;
d. the pellets being responsive to body pressure of a person supported on the bag member to shift the back cushion portion between an essentially horizontal position and an essentially vertical position;
e. the mobile back cushion portion including an extension forming compartment open toward the mobile seat cushion portion;
f. a cushion block formed of foamed plastic laminations including an intermediate lamination having at least one speaker cavity therein, said cushion block being disposed in the compartment, the bottom side of the cushion block being subject to force exerted by the pellets to tilt the extension and cushion block therein as a unit in response to shifting of the direction and area in which force is applied to the mobile seat cushion portion;
g. and a speaker mounted in the cavity.

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1. A couch structure, comprising: a. a bag member including side walls of greater dimension at their centrAl portions and lesser dimension at their end portions, and a botton wall, back wall, end walls and top wall of essentially uniform width; b. mobile pellets contained in the bag member; c. the bag member being dimensioned to receive a person thereon, and the mobile pellets being responsive to body pressure so as to permit the upper surface of the bag member to conform to a person supported thereon; d. a head rest extension formed by an end wall and adjacent end portions of the side walls, back wall and top wall of the bag member and forming a compartment exposed to the interior of the bag member; e. and a cushion block filling the compartment and presenting an end surface exposed to the mobile pellets whereby a varying direction of force exerted by the pellets against the end surface of the cushion block due to body movement on the bag member causes the head rest to tilt as a unit.
2. A couch structure, as defined in claim 1, wherein: a. the cushion block is formed of foamed plastic material; b. and a pair of speakers are embedded therein at laterally portions of the central portion of the cushion.
3. A couch structure, comprising: a. a bag member; b. mobile pellets contained therein; c. the bag member including a mobile seat cushion portion and a mobile back cushion portion merging with the seat cushion portion, the bag member increasing in thickness toward the juncture of the seat cushion portion and back cushion portion; d. the pellets being responsive to body pressure of a person supported on the bag member to shift the back cushion portion between an essentially horizontal position and an essentially vertical position; e. the mobile back cushion portion including an extension forming compartment open toward the mobile seat cushion portion; f. a cushion block formed of foamed plastic laminations including an intermediate lamination having at least one speaker cavity therein, said cushion block being disposed in the compartment, the bottom side of the cushion block being subject to force exerted by the pellets to tilt the extension and cushion block therein as a unit in response to shifting of the direction and area in which force is applied to the mobile seat cushion portion; g. and a speaker mounted in the cavity.
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