Improvements in Folding Children's Cots and Bedsteads.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 8th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 8th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 13th Mar., 1897
WC, THOMAS BASS of Melbourne Road, Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, Essex,
Engineer, and CARL MORITZ RÖMPLER of New Basinghall Street, London, E.C.,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In the cots and bedsteads of this invention the head and foot parts have pivotted
to them on each side a rail being two pivotted rails for each side of the cot or
bedstead. To said rails are pivotted staples or eye pins through which are passed
rods so as to be capable of sliding therein, one sets of rods for each long side of
the bed. The head and foot parts are held together by longitudinal laths or
bearers which may be fixed by screws or removable pins to the cross bars of the
head and foot parts. The two rails on each long side of the bed may with their
rods be turned up so as to form a guard or fence or folded down flush with
the bed body so as to leave the sides of the bed clear for getting in or out of the
cot or bed. In the upward and downward movements of the rails and rods, the
rods slide to some extent in the pivotted staples and these also are turned round
on their bearings. The pivotted rails are readily detachable from the cross bars of
the head and foot parts and the rods from the rails. The rails may be secured in
the vertical position by a suitable lock or catch.
Dated this 8th day of May 1896.
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.
Improvements in Folding Children's Cots and Bedsteads.
We, THOMAS BASS of Melbourne Road, Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, Essex,
Engineer, and CARL MORITZ RÖMPLER of New Basinghall Street, London, E.C.,
Manufacturers' Agent, 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 :-
This invention has for object to render childrens' cots, and also bedsteads for
adults, especially for sick and restless persons, very secure against the falling out
of the occupants, the restraint of these easy, and at the same time to allow of
ready access, when desired, to the cot or bedstead.
In the accompanying drawing is shewn a cot or bedstead with the invention
applied thereto, Fig. 1 being a side elevation, Fig. 2 so much of a plan view as is
necessary to explain the invention.
Fig. 3 a section on line A-B looking in the direction of arrow 1.
Fig. 4 a similar view of a somewhat modified construction, and Fig. 5 a
plan

page_text: In the cots and bedsteads of this invention the heal and foot parts a have
pivotted to them on each side, approximately at b, a rail c, being two pivottel
rails for each side of the cot or bedstead. To said rails c are pivottel eye pins
or sleeve blocks d, through which are passed metal tubes or rods e, so as to be
capable of sliding therein, one set of rods for each long side of the cot or bed-
stead. The head and foot parts a are held together by longitudinal angle metal
or other suitable kind of bearers which may be fixed by screws g, or by removible
pins, or in any suitable manner to parts such as i projecting from the head
and foot parts a.
The two rails c on each side of the bed may, with their ris
or tubes e, be turned up so as to form a guard or fence, or folded down siy to the
level of the mattrass so as to leave the sides clear for getting, or being placed, in
or out of the bed. In the drawing the folding guard is shewn with four tubes or
Tods e. On the near side of the bed the guard is shewn turned up and on the far
side folded down in opposite view to that from the front side. In the upward
and downward movement of the rail and tubes the sleeves d slide along the tubes
whilst turning to some extent with their pivots carried in the rails. The rails are
preferably pivotted on a screw as shewn so as to be readily detachable. Any
suitable number of tubes or rods e may be used, and the rails c may correspondingly
be of any suitable length according to the height it is desired to fence off. The
tubes or rods may be prevented from working out of the sleeves d by fitting small
pins in the ends of the same so as to project slightly out of their circumference,
and to prevent the accidental folding down of the device a hook / may be provided
at one or both ends of the bedstead to engage in a hole or recess in the top tube
.or rod.
In Figs. 1, 2, 3, the tubes or rods are carried so as to come outside the head
and foot parts a but they may also be arranged as shewn in Figs. 4, 5, to take by
their ends and be guided and held from lateral displacement by means of a
groove m in each post. In this case the rails c are pivotted somewhat away from
the posts, say at n instead of on, or in a vertical line with, the posts.
For the purpose of automatically fixing the device in the turned up position the
two ends of the upper tube or rod are made of a slightly smaller diameter so
that it will fall within the two upper sleeve blocks and be locked against the rails c
by the two shoulders o.
Instead of round tubes or rods, other sections may be employed with a corre-
sponding section of sleeve to prevent the rods from turning round, say a semicircular
cross section. In this way the sleeves would always slide over the tubes or rods in
the same line and scratching of the surface of these would thereby in a great
measure be prevented. In cases where it is particularly desired to keep the rods
or tubes in a polished state the sleeves may also be lined with cloth or other soft
material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
In childrens' cots and in bedsteads the folding device constructed, attached, and
operated substantially as described and shewn.
Dated L
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.