Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Mar., 1898-Accepted, 30th Apr., 1898
DOR BUTTON.
I, JAMES BERNARD RYAN, of 394, Hudson Street, in the City, County and State
of New York, Manufacturer, United States of America, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to that class of bed bottoms which comprise mattresses
formed in whole or part of woven wire fabric, and its novelty and advantages will
be fully understood from the following description and claims when taken in con-
junction with the annexed drawing, in which:
Fig. 1 is a plan view of my improved bed bottom with the woven wire fabric
sections of the mattress partly broken away.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same.
Fig. 3 is a detail plan view of a modification.
Fig. 4 is a detail longitudinal section of the same, and:
Figures 5, and 6 are detail plan views of modifications.
Referring by letter to the said drawing and more particularly to Figures 1 and 2
thereof:
A indicates a bed bottom frame which may comprise the usual side bars a, and
end bars b, and B indicates my improved mattress. This mattress B comprises two
sections c of woven wire fabric suitably connected to the end bars b of the frame A,
and a spring connection, preferably helical springs d, interposed between and suit-
ably connected with the contiguous edges of the sections c and occupying the trans-
verse centre of the bed bottom; the said spring connection being adapted to render
the mattress very strong transversely and admit of it being made wide so as to
adapt it for use on bed bottoms for large double beds. The said spring connection
arranged transversely as described will also prevent the objectionable sagging
toward the transverse centre so often experienced, and, when a greater weight is
imposed on one fabric section than on the other, will prevent in great measure the
depression of the more heavily weighted section from being transmitted to the other
section, and thus obviate the liability of the occupants to slip toward the transverse
centre.
In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the woven wire fabric sections c
are disposed transversely and extend the full width of the frame, and they are
respectively formed by bending a piece of woven wire fabric of suitable length and
width upon itself so as to afford a double thickness of fabric, as better shown in,
Fig. 2, and thus materially increase the strength of the sections. Each of the said
sections has the ends of the piece of fabric of which it is formed suitably connected
to one frame bar b, and each section is provided with a transverse rod Č; the said
rods being arranged in the bights of the loops formed by bending the pieces of
fabrics and being designed for the engagement of the hooks e at the ends of the
springs d, as shown.
Thus it will be observed that the bending of the fabric sections upon themselves
affords a double thickness of fabric, and at the same time a seat for the transverse
rods, and renders the fabric sections considerably stronger at the points where the

page_text: springs are connected; said springs being preferably connected to both layers of
each fabric section as shown.
The rods C are provided with angular branches f at their ends which are inserted
in the end springs d of the series or are provided with eyes f', see Fig. 6, or with
hooks, so as to prevent casual removal of the rods from the bights of the sections c.
Said rods C serve to materially strengthen the connection of the springs d and fabric
sections C, and they are desirable for such reason. They are not essential, however,
as when desired they may be omitted and the hooks e of the springs placed in direct
engagement with the fabric sections c, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, in which
case the sections care preferably provided with selvage edges, as shown. I also
do not desire to be understood as confining myself to connecting the springs and
fabric sections by means of hooks as any other suitable connection may be
employed. The hooks on the springs and the rods in the bights of the. fabric
sections are preferable, however, inasmuch as they permit of the springs being
readily adjusted, that is to say, placed a greater or less distance apart or assembled
in close proximity at some point upon which a great portion of the weight is
imposed so as to strengthen the mattress at such point.
În Fig. 5, I have shown a modified construction which is similar to that shown
in Fig. I, with the exception that the fabric sections 2 have but one thickness of
fabric and are provided with selvages at their inner transverse edges for the
reception of the rods C. The said rods C are no more essential in this construction
than in those shown in Figures 1-4, and when desirable they may be omitted
and the hooks e of springs a placed in engagement with the selvagés alone.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1 In a bed bottom, a frame, and a mattress comprising the two sections of woven
wire fabric connected at their outer ends to the end bars of the frame and having
their inner ends arranged at opposite sides of the transverse centre of the bed bottom
and suitably reinforced, and the transverse series of longitudinally disposed springs
occupying the transverse centre of the bottom and interposed between and connected
with the inner ends of the said sections of woven wire fabric, substantially as
specified.
2In a bed bottom, a frame, and a mattress comprising two sections of woven
wire fabric suitably connected at their outer ends to the end bars of the frame and
having their inner ends disposed at opposite sides of the transverse centre of the
bottom, transverse rods secured in the inner edges of the said sections, and the
transverse series of longitudinally disposed springs occupying the transverse centre
of the bottom and interposed between and connected with the rods secured in the
inner ends of the fabric sections, substantially as specified.
3 In a bed bottom, a frame, and a mattress comprising two sections of woven.
wire fabric; each section being formed of a piece of fabric bent upon itself so as
to afford a double thickness of fabric and a bight at the inner edge of the section
and having its ends connected to one end bar of the frame, and a series of helical
springs occupying the transverse centre of the bottom and interposed between
and connected to the contiguous, bight edges of the fabric sections substantially
as specified.
4 In a bed bottom, a frame, and a mattress comprising two sections of woven
wire fabric; each section being formed of a piece of fabric bent upon itself so as
to afford a double thickness of fabric and a bight at the inner edge of the section
and having its ends connected to one end bar of the frame, and a series of helical
springs occupying the transverse centre of the bottom and interposed between the
contiguous, bight edges of the fabric and having hooks at their ends extending
through the upper and lower thicknesses of the fabric sections and receiving the
bights thereof, substantially as specified.

page_text: 5 In a bed, a frame, and a mattress comprising two sections of woven wire fabric;
each section being formed of a piece of fabric bent upon itself so as to afford a
double thickness of fabric and a bight at the inner edge of the section and having
its ends connected to one end bar of the frame, transverse rods arranged in the
bights formed at the inner edges of the said sections and a series of helical springs
occupying the transverse centre of the bottom and interposed between the contiguous,
bight edges of the fabric and having hooks at their ends extending through the
upper and lower thicknesses of the fabric sections and receiving the bights thereof
and the rods in said bights, substantially as specified.
Natal this 1st dow of Vamh 1808
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.