Improvements in Metallic Cots.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 17th July, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 31st Mar., 1900-Accepted, 5th May, 1500
IRUVIDIONAL DITUITIVATION.
Improvements in Metallic Cots.
We, RICHARD GEORGE EVERED, Managing Director of Evered and Company,
Limited, Surrey Works, Smethwick, in the County of Stafford, Manufacturers.
and REGINALD GUY EARLE FREEMAN, Manager at Surrey Works, Smethwick,
aforesaid, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:--
Our invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in metallic
cots and has reference to metallic cots of the kind in which the side rails are
capable of being raised and lowered by a vertical sliding motion, our invention
having for its principal object to simplify the construction and arrangement of
the parts for fastening and releasing the sliding side rails of the said cots.
In constructing a cot according to our invention we form at each end of the
side rail and at top and bottom of the same, a U shaped or half collar for par-
tially encircling the inner sides of the corner pillars or rods of the cot, the said
half collars sliding on the corner pillars when the side rails are raised and
lowered and constituting the guides for the said side rails. Or the said sile
rails may have complete eyes or rings taking on the corner pillars or on guide
rods. Near the top of each corner pillar and at the inner side of the said pillar,
we make a slot and arrange therein a catch so pivoted that it takes by gravity its
projecting position. When the side rails of the cot are in their normal or raised
position, the catches engage with the under edges of the collars of the said side
rails. When it is desired to lower one or other of the side rails, the said rail
is gripped with both hands at the parts adjacent to the catches and the said
rail is slightly raised to disengage the half collars from the catches. The
catches are then pressed into the pillars so as to be out of the path of the said
collars by which motion of the catches the rail is released and allowed to
pass to its lower position. The foot block of each corner pillar may be provided
with an india rubber pad or washer or with a coiled spring to act as buffers for
the lower collars of the side rail on the falling of the side rail into its lowered
position. On the raising of the side rail the catches are pressed inwards by the
upper collars until the said collars pass the catches when they automatically fall
outwards and engage the rail the rail being supported in its raised position by
the said catches.
We wish it to be understood that we do not limit ourselves to the exact form
of the catches described, for example, a pivoted quadrant may be employed and
the pillar be slotted at opposite sides so that the quadrants may be pressed into
one position to permit the side rail to be lowered and into the other position.
after the raising of the side rail, so as to support and fix it in its raised position.
Or a spring or other catch may be employed in place of a gravity catch.
Dated this Seventeenth day of July 1899.

page_text: improvements in metalnic CoLS.
We, RICHARD GEORGE EVERED, Managing Director of Evered and Company,
Limited, Surrey Works, Smethwick, in the County of Stafford, Manufacturers,
and REGINALD GUY EARLE FREEMAN, Manager at Surrey Works, Smethwick,
aforesaid, do hereby declare the nature of our invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
Our invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in metallic
cots and has reference to metallic cots of the kind in which the side rails are
capable of being raised and lowered by a vertical sliding motion, our invention
having for its principal object to simplify the construction and arrangement of
the parts for fastening and releasing the sliding side rails of the said cots.
In constructing a cot according to our invention we form at each end of the
side rail and at top and bottom of the same a U shaped or half collar for par-
tially encircling the inner sides of the corner pillars or rods of the cot the said
half collars sliding on the corner pillars when the side rails are raised and
lowered and constituting the guides for the said side rails. Or the said side
rails may have complete eyes or rings taking on the corner pillars or on guide
rods. Near the top of each corner pillar and at the inner side of the said pillar,
we make a slot and arrange therein a catch so pivoted that it takes by gravity its
projecting position. When the side rails of the cot are in their normal or raised
position, the catches engage with the under edges of the collars of the said side
rails. When it is desired to lower one or other of the side rails, the said rail
is gripped with both hands at the parts adjacent to the catches and the sail
rail is slightly raised to disengage the half collars from the catches.
catches are then pressed into the pillars so as to be out of the path of the' said
collars by which motion of the catches the rail is released and allowed to
pass to its lower position. The foot block of each corner pillar may be provided
with an india rubber pad or washer or with a coiled spring to act as buffers for
the lower collars of the side rail on the falling of the side rail into its lowered
position. On the raising of the side rail the catches are pressed inwards by the
upper collars until the said collars pass the catches when they automatically fall
outwards and engage the rail, the rail being supported in its raised position by
the said catches.
The
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents in perspective a metallic
cot containing the improvements constituting our.invention the sliding side rails
of the said cot being in their raised position;
Figure 2 is a similar view of the said cot both side rails being lowered.
Figure 3 represents in side elevation a portion of one of the corner pillars and
upper part of one end of the side rail.
Figure 4 represents the same partly in side elevation and partly in vertical
section:
Figure 5 is a plan of underside of the parts represented in Figures 3 and 4.
Figures 3, 4 and 5 are drawn to a larger scale than Figures 1 and 2.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in the several figures of
the drawing.
a, a are the sliding side rails of the cot and ², are the U shaped or half
collars at each end of the said side rails. The U shaped or half collars a² encircle
the inner sides of the corner pillars and constitute the guides of the sliding
side rails a when the said side rails are raised and lowered. We make in the

page_text: inner side of each corner pillar and near the top of the same a slot e so as to
admit of the introduction into the pillar and the pivotting thereto of a catch d
the said catch turning on a pin c as will be best understood by an examination of
Figures 4 and 5. We prefer to give the catch such a shape and to pivot it in
such a manner that it takes by gravity the position represented in the several
figures of the drawing.
When the side rail is raised the upper half collars a, a in passing the
catches d, d press the said catches within the corner pillars b, b the said catches
falling outwards on the upper half collars a², a approaching the top of the corner
pillars. On the release of the side rail it descends until the upper half collars ²,
are caught by the shoulder parts of the catches in the way best seen in
Figures 1, 3 and 4, the said catches preserving the rail in its raised position.
When it is desired to lower the rail a it is gripped by both hands at the parts
adjacent to the corner pillars 6 and raised slightly, as is indicated in dotted lines
in Figure 4, when the catches may be pressed inwards into the position indi-
cated in dotted lines in Figure 4 and the rail permitted to descend into its
lowered position.
In order to prevent the scratching of the corner pillar 6 the half collars are
provided with linings f (see Figures 4 and 5) of soft material such for example
as felt.
We wish it to be understood that we do not limit ourselves to the exact form
of the catches described; for example, a pivoted quadrant may be employed and
the pillar be slotted at opposite sides so that the quadrants may be pressed into
one position to permit the side rail to be lowered and into the other position,
after the raising of the side rail, so as to support and fix it in its raised position.
Or a spring or other catch may be employed in place of a gravity catch.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
Providing each of the side rails of the cot at top and bottom with half collars
or complete eyes or rings for sliding on the corner pillars or rods of the cot
and providing the said corner pillars or rods near their upper ends with catches
capable of engaging with the said half collars or the like, when the side rails
are raised substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accom-
panying drawing.
Datal 1
RICHARD GEORGE EVERED.
REGINALD GUY EARLE FREEMAN.