Improvements in Bedsteads and Bedding.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Bedsteads and Bedding.
I, PIERRE LOUIS BOGAERTS, of 5, Rue des Agneaux, Antwerp, Belgium,
Merchant, 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:-
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This invention relates to improvements in bedsteads and the bedding or
furniture thereof, and consists of the provision of a trunk or chest at the head of
the bedstead with an adjustable cover or lid, together with mattresses which are
correspondingly shorter than otherwise required. The object of this invention is
to provide a bedstead which shall be more convenient to handle and adjust than
the ordinary bedstead, at the same time more economical in cost, and also pro-
viding in said bedstead a receptacle for bed clothes or linen, or any other con-
venient purpose.
In order to carry out this invention, the trunk or chest aforesaid, is made of a
convenient width so as to fit inside or within the width of the bedstead frame, and
is so arranged as to rest upon two arms of a spring mattress which forms the
bottom or lower mattress.
The said trunk or chest is provided with a lid hinged on the mattress side, said
lid having a hinged lever or levers working in a rack frame to allow of the lid
being raised to any inclination or angle required. This said lid is provided with
pillows or bolsters.
The aforesaid spring mattress forms the bottom of the bed proper, and consists
of a frame having two arms which extend the whole length of the bedstead framing,
three fourths of its length receiving the mattresses above it and one fourth sup-
porting the aforesaid trunk or chest. It will readily be observed that the mattresses
are one fourth shorter than they otherwise would be if required for the whole
length of the bedstead.
Side wings or brackets are provided for keeping the trunk or chest, as also the
mattresses in their places. In order to prevent the air passing up between the
chest and the mattress, a sheet or band of india-rubber or other convenient material
is provided which forms a stop to any currents of air, or better still on the cover
of the chest is attached a strip of impermeable cloth, the end or edge of which is
placed under the top mattress.
The trunk or chest may be divided into compartments as may be required for

page_text: storing linen or bedclothes, and if so required, by providing a hole in the lid, the
trunk or chest may be adapted as a convenience for sick persons, and thus obviate
the necessity of their having to leave the bed.
This arrangement of bed furniture can be adapted to serve for all kinds of bed-
steads of wood or iron.
In order that the invention may be readily understood, reference is made to the
accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 represents a perspective side view of the
bedstead complete. Fig. 2 is a view of the trunk or chest with the lid shewn open.
Fig. 3 is a plan of the framing and arms for the spring mattress. Fig. 4 being
a perspective-view of the same. Figs. 5 and 6 are perspective views of the com-
plete bedstead shewing the adjustment of the head rest, formed by the lid of the
trunk, or chest as hereinbefore described.
In these several views A is the bedstead framing, a the frame for the spring
mattress, having arms a¹ a¹ extending at one end the full length of the bedstead
framing. b¹, b, are the superincumbent mattress of shortened length that form
the bed. o is the trunk or chest, having a lid c¹ hinged as shewn, the said lid
being held in position at any required angle by the hinged lever or stay bar c²,
working on a rack c³. The top of this said lid is covered or provided with pillows
or bolsters as shown. The top of the trunk or chest is at an angle or inclination
of 45°, and the cover or lid aforesaid is so arranged that it can fall down between
the sides of said trunk or chest.
The back part of said trunk at the upper part thereof as shewn at 62 is loose,
and hinged to the main part of the back as shewn by hinges b¹. The object of
this upper part being made loose as described is that the top edge may be brought
forward to meet the edge of the inclined top of the chest, when the same is placed
at an angle corresponding to the top of the sides. The inclined position of this
loose board or top may be fixed by a bolt or bolts 63, or by any other convenient
means. is a roller across the full width of the chest or trunk which may be
arranged so as to rest on the top of the said loose board to prevent the edge of the
pillow or bolster hanging over. f f are brackets plates or boards formed from
or at the sides of the aforesaid trunk or chest which serve to keep the mattresses
in position. At the bottom of each side of the trunk or chest is provided a strip
or flange d³, which fits into a recess in the arm of the spring mattress formed by
providing a lug or strip d¹ on each said arm, so that the trunk or chest when it is
dropped on to the aforesaid arms, its exact position is secured, and any liability
to slide forward out of place is prevented.
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:-
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An improved arrangement of bedstead and bedding consisting of a trunk or
chest, having a hinged lid or cover that can be adjusted to any angle of inclina-
tion, said lid being provided with or without arrangement for convenience, and
being also provided with bolsters or pillows, a lower spring mattress frame, spring
and upper mattresses of shortened length, all substantially as herein set forth and
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 21st day of Dacomber 1807
REGINALD W. BARKER,
Applicant's Agent, Monument Chambers, London, E.C.