Improvements in Bedstead Mounts.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 7th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 15th Sept., 1894
Improvements in Bedstead Mounts.
I, WILLIAM HENRY BAGLEY, of Viaduct Works, Aston, in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention has reference to the manner in which I construct and arrange
bedstead mounts for attachment to the rails of bedsteads known as fast end or chill
rails, the object of the invention being to produce a rail which is in effect a fast end
or chill rail but which has the appearance of an ordinary mounted rail.
In carrying ny invention into effect I make my mounts of a shape and con-
figuration to suit the chill of the rail so far as regards its external configuration
and I make the mount for each chill or box T or ball T joint in the form of a pair
of caps which pass over both the front and back of the chill and meet together at
the centre, suitable holes or openings being made in each cap for permitting the
tubes or rods attached to the chill to pass through. I secure my two caps on to
the chill by means of a screw, screws, rivet or rivets preferably passing through or
entering into the metal of the chill and having washers or nuts of any ordinary
kind for rigidly connecting the same together.
One portion of my mount or one cup I form with a bead or projection at the
central or meeting place of the cups, the bead having a slight projecting ledge or
flange for the companion non-beaded cup to rest upon; the bead also forming a
continuous surface for the edge of the companion cup to press against when screwed
or riveted up to the central chill. By this arrangement of joint the ragged end of
one cup is covered by the overlapping companion cup and the bead prevents the
joint of the two cups being seen, thus making the external appearance of the fast
end or chill rails to have the same appearance and external form as a more costly
mounted rail constructed in the usual ordinary manner.
I ornament my cups or shells to suit any particular form of general ornamentation
required upon the whole bedstead, and I modify the shape and configuration of my cup
mounts to suit any form of chill to which it may be desired to apply my end casing
metal caps. Similarly I provide openings within the caps or shells to suit the
particular shape and configuration of rods or tubes which may be attached to the
chill and over which the cups may be required to pass, and I make my cups of any
suitable metal which I polish, bronze or facquer to suit particular requirements.
Dated this 3rd day of November 1893.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bedstead Mounts.
1, WILLIAM HENRY BAGLEY, of Viaduct Works, in Aston, in the County of.
Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
O what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention has reference to the manner in which I construct and arrange'

page_text: bedstead mounts for attachment to the rails of bedsteads known as fast end or chill
rails, the object of the invention being to produce a rail which is in effect a fast end
or chill rail, but which has the appearance of an ordinary mounted rail.
In the sheet of explanatory drawings,
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a bedstead rail with its chill arranged
to receive my improved mount.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the mounts or pair of caps removed from the rail
and chill shown in Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a front elevation of the completed or mounted chill rail when
enclosed or covered by my mounts and Figure 4 is a sectional end elevation through
the mounts when upon the chill.
Figure 5 is a partial end view of a bedstead rail having my improved mounts
attached at the joints and chills.
Figure 6 is a detail side elevation of my bedstead pillar mount.
Figure 7 is a modification of my cap joint I sometimes employ.
In carrying my invention into effect I make my mounts A A¹ of any desired size,
shape and configuration and suitable for passing over or on to the chill B of
the rail C C, and I make the mounts for each chill or box, T or ball T joint, in the
form of a pair of caps A A¹ which pass over both the front and back of the
chill B and meet together at the centre, suitable holes or openings a a¹ being made
in each cap for permitting the tubes or rods C C attached to the chill to pass
through.
I secure my two caps A A¹ on to the chill B, by means of a screw, screws, rivet
or rivets D preferably passing through or entering into the metal of the chill and
having heads d, washers or muts of any ordinary kind or rail balls for rigidly connecting
the same together. I sometimes fasten or secure the screws to the mounts.
One portion of my mount or one cup A. I form with a bead or projection E at
the central or meeting places of the cups, the bead having a slight projecting ledge
or flange F, for the companion covering cup or mount to rest upon; the bead E
also forming a continuous surface for the edge of the companion cup to press
against, when screwed or riveted up to the central chill B. By this arrangement
of joint the ragged end of the one cup A, is covered by the overlapping companion
cup A and the bead E prevents the joint of the two cups being seen; thus making
the external appearance of the fast end or chill rails to have the same appearance.
and external form as a more costly mounted rail constructed in the usual ordinary
manner.
I sometimes provide my mounts with double beads and double flanges one on
each cap as shown at E E F F in Figure 7.
I ornament my cups or shells A to suit any particular form of general
ornamentation required upon the whole bedstead, and I modify the shape and
configuration of my cup mounts to suit any form of chill to which it may be desired
to apply my end-casing metal caps. Similarly I provide openings within the caps
or shells to suit the particular shape and configuration of rods or tubes C C¹ C³
which may be attached to the chill, and over which the cups may be required to
pass, and I make my cups of any suitable metal which I polish, colour, bronze or
lacquer to suit particular requirements.
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. The construction of mounts for application and attachment to bedstead rails
and chills in two parts in which a beaded and flanged joint is employed to cover
and protect the meeting surfaces of the mounts substantially as hereinbefore
described.
.
2. In a bedstead mount the combination of a cup or cap upon which a bead or
im having a projecting flange or ledge such as F or F' is formed, with a companion

page_text: cup or cap having its inner or meeting surface capable of resting upon the projecting
flange or ledge substantially as and for the purposes herein before described and as
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 4th day of August 1894.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.