Davenport (sofa)

Due to the popularity of the furniture at the time, the name davenport became a genericized trademark in parts of the United States.

[1] It is used as a synonym for "sofa" or "couch" in some Great Lakes regions of the United States, especially the Upper Midwest and Buffalo, NY–Erie, PA areas.

[2] It was used in the Adirondack Region and the Tug Hill Plateau amongst those born there before World War II.

[citation needed] The so-called davenports of the northern New York region are often sofa versions of the locally manufactured convertible Adirondack chair.

In the Tug Hill and Adirondack regions in New York, a davenport may refer primarily to a couch which, like a modern futon lounge, converts on pivoting hinges from a sofa to a bed.