IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF METALLIC BEDSTEADS, COTS, AND SIMILAR ARTICLES
Year: 1886

page_text: I, REINDERT GERRIT VOS VAN AVEZATHE, of Gordon Place, High Street,
Erdington near Birmingham in the County of Warwick, bedstead manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
MANUFACTURE OF METALLIC BEDSTEADS, COTS, AND SIMILAR ARTICLES" to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to that class of bedsteads in which the rods and uprights
are held in position by chilled castings, and has for its object to give to such
bedsteads the appearance of those of better quality. This end I attain by orna-
menting the chilled castings in the manner described below.
In bedsteads as usually constructed, the chilled castings above referred to are
made either with a suitable design on their surface, or are finished by affixing to
their front face a rosette of brass. I form the back half of the chilled casting in
the usual way, but the front half of a shape and size to fit, more or less roughly,
into a sheet or cast brass ornament, which in conjunction with the adapted shape
of the chilled casting, constitutes the first feature of my invention. This ornament
consists of a cap or covering for the front part of the chilled casting, and may be
either of an outward shape corresponding to that of the back part of the chilled
casting so that when in position it completes the outline of the said chilled casting;
or may bear any device or design which may suggest itself-In order to fix this
cap or covering in its place on the front of the chilled casting, I provide it at the
sides and bottom (or at the sides and top, or otherwise, as the case may be) with
the collars which constitute the second feature of my invention. These collars
consist, in the first instance, of U-shaped bands cast or stamped on the cap or
covering, and having their rounded part towards the front of the bedstead. When
it is desired to fix the said cap or covering in its position, the U-shaped bands are
pushed on to the rods and uprights. The legs of the U-shaped bands are then
pinched round the rods and uprights till the ends meet, when the cap or covering
is firmly fixed to the chilled casting.

page_text: If the top of the cap or covering is made of sufficient length to extend right to
the back of its chilled casting, the latter is invisible from the front of the bedstead,
which then seems to be mounted with solid brass tees.
Of course, though I have described my invention as applied to the junctions of
the rods and uprights of a bedstead, I do not confine myself to those parts only,
but reserve the right of adapting my invention to any portion whatsoever of
bedsteads, cots, and similar articles.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Metallic Bedsteads, Cots,
and similar Articles.
REINDERT GERRIT VOS VAN AVEZATHE, of Gordon Place, High Street, Erdington
near Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Bedstead manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
METALLIC BEDSTEADS, COTS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :—
My invention relates to that class of bedsteads in which the rods and uprights
are held in position by chilled castings, and has for its object to give to such
bedsteads the appearance of those of better quality. This end I attain by orna-
menting the chilled castings in the manner described below.
In bedsteads as usually constructed, the chilled castings above referred to, are
made either with a suitable design on their surface, or are finished by affixing to
their front faces rosettes of brass-I form the back half of the chilled casting in
the usual way, but the front half of a shape and size to fit, more or less roughly,
into a sheet or cast brass ornament, which, in conjunction with the adapted shape
of the chilled casting, constitutes the first feature of my invention. This ornament
consists of a cap or covering for the front part of the chilled casting, and may be
either of an outward shape corresponding to that of the back part of the chilled
casting, so that when in position it completes the outline of the said chilled casting;
or may bear any device or design which may suggest itself. In order to fix this
cap or covering in its place on the front of the chilled casting, I provide it, at the
sides and bottom, (or at the sides and top, or otherwise, as the case may be) with
the collars which constitute the second feature of my invention. These collars
consist, in the first instance, of U-shaped bands cast or stamped on the cap or
covering, and having their rounded parts towards the front of the bedstead. When

page_text: it is desired to fix the said cap or covering in its position, the U-shaped bands are
pushed on to the rod and upright. The legs of the U-shaped bands are then
pinched round the rod and upright till the ends meet, when the cap or covering is
firmly fixed to the chilled casting.
If the top of the cap or covering is made of sufficient length to extend right to
the back of its chilled casting, the latter is invisible from the front of the bedstead
which then seems to be mounted with solid brass tees. In cases where it is desired
to carry this appearance still further a second cast or sheet brass cap or covering
may be used for the back of each chilled casting, such cap or covering being of a
shape to cover, when in position, the parts of the chilled casting left exposed by
the first cap or covering; and it might be fixed in its position by suitably shaped
projections at the sides and bottom, which, coming in contact with the rod and
upright, should be enclosed by the U-shaped bands above described, when the legs
of them are pinched round the rod and upright.
Having thus stated the nature of my said invention I will now proceed to more
particularly describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is a side elevation shewing one of the chilled castings used in connection
with my invention, in its position upon an upright. Figure 2 is a side elevation
of the first described cap or covering used in conjunction with the chilled casting
illustrated in figure 1, and shews the said cap or covering in its position upon the
rod and upright before it is fixed thereto. Figure 3 is a plan of figure 2-Figure 4
is a side elevation of the first described cap or covering when it has been secured to
the chilled casting. Figure 5 is a plan of figure 4. The same letters of reference
occurring in the various figures indicate corresponding parts.
In figure 1, A is the chilled casting, B the upright and C the rod running along
the top of the foot of a bedstead. In figure 2 the cap or covering used in con-
junction with the chilled casting A is lettered D. It will be seen on reference to
figures 12 and 3 that the front and top part of the casting A is made of a shape
to fit the inside of the cap or covering D, the outside of the latter being of the
same shape as the back of the casting A, so as to complete, when in position, as
shewn in figures 2, 3, 4 and 5, the outline of the tee. In order to fix the cap or
covering D in its position on the casting A, it is provided at the sides and bottom
(or at the sides and top, or otherwise, as the case may be) with U-shaped collars
EEE (figures 2 and 3), which have their rounded parts towards the front of the
bedstead. It will be obvious that the cap or covering D can easily be slipped on
to the casting A, as the distance between the ends of the legs of the U-shaped
collars E E E is equal to the diameter of the rod and upright. When this has
been done the legs of the U-shaped collars E E E are pinched round the upright B
and rod C into the positions shewn in figures 4 and 5, when the cap or covering D
is firmly fixed on the casting A, and the tee is complete.
The top of the cap or covering D is preferably made to extend right to the back
of the chilled casting A, so as to render the latter invisible from the front of the
bedstead, which then seems to be mounted with solid brass tees.
Figures 6 and 7 are respectively a side elevation and plan of the second cap or
covering already referred to, which may be used in cases where it is desired to
entirely hide the casting A from view. This second cap or covering (K figures 6
and 7) is made of a shape to cover the parts left exposed by the cap or covering D,
and is provided with suitable projections G G (in this instance shewn of a semi-
circular shape) to enable it to be fixed in position on the back of the casting A as
I shall shortly describe. The cap or covering K is also provided at the top with a
small flange F to fit between the underside of the top of the cap D, and the chilled
casting A, with the object of improving the appearance of the tee and avoiding
ragged edges. The cap K is placed in its position on the casting A while the
cap D is in the condition shewn in figures 2 and 3. The projections G G then lie
against the rod C and upright B. The legs of the collars E E E are now pinched
into the shape shewn in figures 4 and 5, when they tightly grip the projections G G
against the rod and upright thus securing the cap K.

page_text: Of course the caps D and K need not necessarily be made of the shapes shewn
in the accompanying drawings, but may be of any outline and bear any device or
design whatsoever.
Although I have described my invention as applied to the junction of a rod and
upright of a bedstead, I do not confine myself to those parts only in the application
of my invention, but reserve the right of adapting it to any portion whatsover of
metallic bedsteads, cots and similar articles.
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 what
I claim is:-
1st The method of ornamenting chilled castings on bedsteads, cots and similar
articles, substantially as herein described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
2nd The adapted shape of chilled casting used in conjunction with the cap or
covering D, substantially as herein described and illustrated by figures 1, 2 and 3
of the accompanying drawings.
3rd The cap or covering D used in conjunction with the adapted shape of chilled
casting, substantially as herein described and illustrated by figures 2, 3, 4 and 5 of
the accompanying drawings.
4th The method of securing the cap or covering D to the chilled casting, sub-
stantially as herein described and illustrated by figures 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the
accompanying drawings.
5th The cap or covering K substantially as herein described and illustrated by
figures 6 and 7 of the accompanying drawings.