Portable Detached Metallic Wall Tester-heads or Curtain and Upholstery Bearers.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Nov, 1890-Accepted, 3rd Jan.,
1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Portable Detached Metallic Wall Tester-heads or Curtain and
Upholstery Bearers.
ISAAC ALFRED READ, of 146 Frederick Road Aston Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick, Modeller and Designer of Metallic Bedsteads, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
These tester heads are constructed to be affixed to the wall or suspended from the
ceiling, and will consist of wall plates, each having sockets or otherwise for holding
the tester head or upholstery bearer. The wall plates will have attached, stop rack
swivels for holding the curtain brackets in position, through each swivel will pass a
raising rod to be used, when raising the brackets, to alter their positions. To the top
rod of the tester head will be fitted a screw adjusting eye, to hold the wall plates in
position, while being adjusted to the wall. In some instances false pillars will be
attached to the wall plate or plates, in such cases they carry the swivels and curtain
brackets.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Portable Detached Metallic Wall Tester-heads or Curtain and
Upholstery Bearers.
ISAAC ALFRED READ, of 146 Frederick Road, Aston, Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Modeller and Designer of Metallic Bedsteads, 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 relates to improvements in and additions to portable, metallic, wall
tester heads or curtain and upholstery bearers, to be used in conjunction with ordinary
curtainless bedsteads, and so convert the same into any style of upholstered beds
chosen.
In carrying my invention into practice I make a portable detached, metallic, frame,
by means of wall plates, made of cast iron, wrought iron or with tube or rods, with
iron chills (preferably of an ornamental character) cast on to them, containing sockets
or other attachments and connections for the purpose of holding the ornamental part
of the tester head or upholstery bearer, and the wall plates and frames so made that,
it may be suspended from the wall and attached thereto, by means of adjusting screw
eyes, one or more of which may be used to each head part, either attached to the wall
plates or to the top rod of the tester.
The top of the wall plates will be cranked for the purpose of placing a vase peg
sufficiently in advance of the wall to allow a vase of any desired size to be fixed
thereon, between the vase peg and the wall will be formed a square groove for the
purpose of receiving the ends of the ceiling screen bow, which being made square to
fit the said grooves, makes the bow self supporting when in position, also between
this groove and the wall provision is made for fixing the adjusting screw eye, when
prefered in this position, to that of the top rod of the tester head or upholstery
bearer.
In some cases the bottom of the wall plates, will also be cranked, but in such
instances the wall plates will be much elongated, so that an entire and completely
upholstered head part may be held thereby; in the desired position, but in this instance
the rack swivels, the raising rod and curtain brackets, will be transferred from the

page_text: wall plates, and attached by screws or otherwise, to the front of the pillars forming
such head part.
On the face of the wall plates will be fitted stop rack swivels (for the purpose
of supporting the curtain brackets) they will be made in two halves, the top half
having a peg on the under-side, and a ferrule socket on the front-side, to receive
the top or the bottom rod of the curtain bracket as the case may be, the lower half
of the swivel will be affixed to the wall plates, and around its upper surface will be a
gutter with a rack formed in its lower depth, into this rack, the peg on the upper half
of the swivel adjusts itself, when in position; through each swivel will be a hole
through which will pass a raising rod, which in some cases will be ensheathed in a metal
tube, and a cavity will be provided on the under-side of the lower half of the swivel
to receive it, during the act of raising the curtain brackets.
The adjusting screw eyes are made in the shape of a loop, a screw with an eye at
its end passing through its top downwards then by working it up or down, gives you
the means of adjusting the tester head parts to an exact upright position in fixing, but
in some cases a recess may be formed in top (back part) of the wall plates into which
the adjusting screw eye may be worked and so enable you to obtain the same
result.
My invention will be understood by reference to the accompanying sheets of drawings,
in which,
Figure 1. shows a perspective view of portable metallic head, composed of wall
plates A, A, adjusting screw eyes B, B, the cranked top C, C, with vase peg D, D,
and a square groove E, E, to receive the ends of ceiling screen bow F, F. Attached
to the front of the wall plates are rack swivels G, G, with sockets to carry the curtain
brackets H, H, through the swivels pass a raising rod, ensheathed in metal tube I, I,
the underside of the swivel having. a recess indicated by dotted lines J, J, to receive
the metal tube which enters it while in act of raising the top half and peg, to give
free action to the curtain brackets. K, K, is the handle at the bottom of raising rod.
L, L, are sockets in the wall plates to receive the top and bottom rods of the tester
rail M, M, and N, N, shows the top portion of the iron upholstery frame that joins to
the tester head rail. O, O, is the knob which screws on to the top of the raising rod
and holds it and the swivels and curtain bracket in position, while P, P, is the top
and bottom rod of curtain bracket.
Figure 2. shows a front view of the top of a wall plate, with the vase Q, adjusted,
and the interior of the rack swivel, also the upper part of the swivel showing the
peg R, that fits into the rack to hold the curtain brackets in desired position.
Also showing a piece of ensheathing tube 1, which covers the iron raising rod.
Figure 3. shows an upholstery bearer with wall plates A, A, cranked top and
bottom C, C, for carrying a complete head part, and showing the pillars S, S, of such
head part ready to be fixed thereto, and showing, attached to them the swivels, the
raising rod and curtain brackets G, P, I, respectively. And on the top bar, the
adjusting screw eye B, but one may be placed at each corner if desired.
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,
The construction of a complete portable, detached, wall tester head, curtain and
upholstery bearer, replete in all the requirements, attachments and connections that's
necessary to constitute any style of upholstered head parts of a bedstead. By the
following combination of new improvements (viz.) suspending the head parts from the
wall and adjusting them thereto by means of adjusting screw eyes.
The cranking of the top of the wall plates to provide space to fix a vase thereon,
also to provide space for a square groove to carry the ceiling screen bow, and a space
for a recess into which the adjusting screw eye may be fitted, and also providing by
casting on the chill process or otherwise sockets and other attachments to the wall
plates to hold a head rail or upholstery frame.
And finally by fixing to the wall plates or otherwise, stop rack swivels (to carry

page_text: the curtain brackets) provided with an iron raising rod, that may be ensheathed in
brass tube, when applied to a brass bedstead. The above mentioned improvements to
be used permanently or temporarily as and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 20th day of November 1890.
1. A. READ.