Improvements in the Manufacture of Wire Mattresses.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 17th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 17th Sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Wire Mattresses.
I, ROWLAND SIDDALL, of Batley Carr Mattress Works, Dewsbury, in the
County of York, Mattress Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this.
invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to wire mattresses, the object of my improvements.
being to thicken the mattress at different parts so as to strengthen it. In making a
mattress according to my invention, may be made in the ordinary manner, except
that in suitable parts thereof I form additional links on the top of the mattress,
each link on the top being connected to a link underneath, and the mesh of the
added links is preferably made thinner or of less ply than the bottom of the
mattress, consequently the mattress is not of double thickness at the thickened
parts.
Another method of thickening and strengthening wire mattresses at different.
parts consists in forming a tube of the mesh, and inserting into such tube a spiral
or twisted wire rope or rod, which will give the desired effect.
Dated this 16th day of November 1891
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Wire Mattresses.
I, ROWLAND SIDDALL, of Batley Carr Mattress Works, Dewsbury, in the
County of York, Mattress Manufacturer, 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 reference to wire mattresses, the object of my improvements.
being to thicken the mattress at different parts so as to strengthen it.
In order that this invention may be more fully understood, I will make reference
to the accompanying sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig. 1 is end
elevation or cross section of a mattress made according to one portion of my inven-
tion. The bottom of the mattress A is made in the ordinary manner, but on the
top thereof I form additional links B and C. These added links are connected to
the links underneath them, but the mesh of the added links is made thinner or of
less ply than the bottom of the mattress, consequently the mattress is not of double
weight and thickness of mesh at the thickened parts, but it is much stronger than
the unthickened parts.
Another method of thickening and strengthening wire mattresses is shewn in
Fig. 3, which is end elevation and Fig. 4 plan view on an enlarged scale. In this
case each side of the mattress is turned over forming a tube of the mesh, into which
tube I insert a spiral or twisted wire rope D which will give the desired effect, and
whilst imparting strength also possesses elasticity and is yielding to pressure. Two
or more twisted wires D may be employed and arranged side by side.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that I
am aware that it has been proposed to strengthen wire mattresses by double or
extra weaving, or by double or extra thickness at parts of the fabric and I therefore
make no general claim to such improvement, but what I claim is :-
Firstly. The manufacture of a wire mattress having thickened parts the latter
of which is of thinner mesh or less ply than the foundation of the mattress.
Secondly. The manufacture of a wire mattress strengthened in the manner shewn
in Figs. 3 and 4 by the insertion of one or more spiral or twisted wire D.
ropes
Dated this 16th day of Angust 1892.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.