A Collapsible or Portable Bedstead.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 27th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 27th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 29th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Collapsible or Portable Bedstead.
I, WILHELM DABERKOW, Manufacturer, of Leipzig (Brühl No. 2), in the kingdom
of Saxony, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My invention has for its object to construct a light metallic bedstead, which can
be packed into a small space and transported, and which can be made to suit either
children or grown up persons.
For this purpose, the frame work is chiefly composed of wrought iron tubes in the
following manner.
On each of the four tubular corner posts are mounted two short sleeves or socket
pieces, provided with set-screws for fixing them at the required height. Each of
these sleeves has two horizontal sockets at right angles to each other, and adapted to
receive the ends of the horizontal tubes which form the sides of the bedstead. Each
horizontal tube is composed of two equal lengths joined together by a muff, and made
detachable and exchangeable, so that one half of a long bar may be joined to one
half of a short bar, while the other half of the long bar is used as a single cross bar.
Each vertical post is provided with a telescopic foot, which may be drawn out more
or less.
The bars which form opposite sides of the lower rectangle are connected with
each other by flexible straps, and the bottom and sides of the bedstead may be closed
with sheets of canvas attached to the horizontal bars.
Dated this 25th day of May 1889.
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
433, Strand, London, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Collapsible or Portable Bedstead.
I, WILHELM DABERKOW, Manufacturer, of Leipzig (Bruhl No. 2), in the Kingdom
of Saxony, 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 :-
My invention has for its object to construct a light metallic bedstead, which can
be packed into a small space and transported, and which can be made to suit either
children or grown up persons.
For this purpose the frame work is chiefly composed of wrought iron tubes in
the manner illustrated by the accompanying drawings, Figs. 1-11.
The frame chiefly consists of the tubular parts R, R, which form the horizontal
sides of the bedstead and are connected among themselves by means of muffs or
sleeves p.
The longitudinal bars R, R, as well as the cross bars Q, Q, are united at
their ends with T pieces or coupling sleeves s which may be fixed to the tubular
posts E at any desired height, so as to form at will a high or a low bed.
The
corner-posts E are provided with telescopic feet r which may likewise serve to vary
the height of the bed, this adjustment being chiefly required if the bedstead is to
serve for children, in which case it should have high sides or parapets, as shown by
Figs. 5 and 7.
The two side bars R, R, are connected with each other by buckle straps G, Figs. 3, 4
and 7, in such a manner that the straps form a support or rest for the mattress M, M,
M, M. The mattress consists of four parts of such a shape, that they can be used for
children's bedsteads, as illustrated by Figs. 5-7, as well as for grown up persons, in
the manner illustrated by Figs. 1—4.

page_text: In the case of children's bedsteads, the gallery or parapet is formed by canvas
or linen strips L L, so as to admit fresh air but protect the child against
draught.
The corner posts may be made-high enough, to afford room for spreading a fly
net over the bed.
The whole bedstead may be packed together in a small space as illustrated by
Figs. 8 and 9, so that the bars and connecting pieces form a bundle B held together
by the straps. G, and of such a size, that they can be easily stowed away in ships
or carriages.. Fig. 11 shows in what manner the bedstead may be packed in
cases.
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. A collapsible bedstead adapted to be packed together into a bundle B, Fig. 8
or enclosed in a chest, Fig. 11, the said bedstead being composed of tubular bars R, Q, E,
straps G and couplings p and s constructed and arranged in such a manner, that
they can be formed at will either into a bedstead for adults, as illustrated by Figs. 1—4,
or into a bedstead for children, as shown by Figs. 5-7.
Dated this 27th day of February 1890.
:
W. DABERKOW.
By Fairfax & Wetter,
433, Strand, London, Agents.