Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Oct., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 12th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 17th Aug., 1888
I, JAMES MIDDLETON, of Rolfe Street, Smethwick, in the county of Stafford,
Ironfounder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the ornamenting or mounting of metallic bedsteads, and
has for its object the forming of such mounts, from metal bands, which said mounts
or bands are laid on, wrapped, or folded upon the cast chills or other parts of the
bedsteads, and secured thereto. Specially, these mounts and the mode of their
application have reference to what is known as the corner mounts of bedsteads.
Various methods are already in use for mounting these corners, either by covering
in one piece half of their circumference, or in other cases by combining two or
more parts together to form the mount, and springing or sliding such parts into their
places, after they have been made into a tubular or part tubular form, and a portion
removed therefrom to allow them to pass on to the chills into their places, and then
only covering about three fourths of the circumference.
In my invention however I am enabled to encircle, wrap, or lay upon such
surfaces these ornamental metallic bands so as to practically entirely surround such
parts, and produce an ornamentation and pleasing effect in a simple and much
cheaper manner.
In proceeding to ornament a corner I should provide a band of metal of a suitable
width for the depth of that part of the corner block about which the dovetail is
formed which receives the sides. Generally this depth is equal to the depth of the
said dovetail part, but in some cases, for appearance sake, I should make such part
deeper, and may or may not form at its upper and lower part a bead or narrow band,
so that it would form as it were a recess into which the ornamental metallic band
would lie.
Commencing at the one end of this band from where the angle iron enters the
corner block, there would be formed a recess or slot into which one end of the band
is passed or hooked and secured; the band is then wrapped round and into the
recess in the corner block, and on to the other end, when this latter end is bent

page_text: around and into the dovetail itself or recess formed to receive it. Thus there would
be a band of metal upon the block, independent of the top and bottom mounts. In
some cases however I may dispense with the bead at the upper and lower part, and
provide the band the full depth, or even make it deeper, and then turn over the
edges on to the top and bottom sides of this part of the block.
Again I may mount the upper part and lower part of such "corners" by means of
these metallic bands after the manner following-Assuming the chill at such part to
be of a conical form, having their base against the central part of the chill, I should
generally form a bead or narrow band upon such part at its smaller extreme end;
I should then cut out a strip of the ornamental metal, (much in the same way that a
tinplate worker would) so that when wrapped around such part it would encircle and
fit neatly around, and lie thereto, its ends being brought round to the back, and there
secured by a rivet or rivets, or by being set into a recess, or by other convenient
method, such as soldering &c.
A corner thus mounted would present a view of three ornamental metallic bands,
the upper and lower practically embracing the entire circumference, and the central
one from angle iron to dovetail.
The chill instead of being thus formed conical, may of course be formed of any
shape that would admit of a metallic band being wrapped around it.
It will be readily seen that chills may be formed upon other parts of the bed-
steads, to receive these encircling metallic bands, or in some instances if desired the
tubular pillars may have such bands wrapped around them, and secured at their back
by rivet or set" in such pillars.
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Also such bands may be plain or engraved, embossed, or otherwise ornamented.
I may produce hexagonal, square, or other form of mounts by this method, by
means of wrapping these bands around such prepared forms.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
4, Cherry Street, Birmingham,
Applicant's Agent.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mounting or Ornamenting Metallic Bedsteads.
I JAMES MIDDLETON, of Rolfe Street, Smethwick in the county of Stafford,
Ironfounder, 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 relates to the ornamenting or mounting of metallic bedsteads, and
has for its object the forming of such mounts from sheet metal bands, which
mounts or bands are wrapped or folded upon the cast chills of the bedsteads, .
secured thereto.
Specially, these mounts, and the mode of their application, have reference to
what is known as the corner mounts of bedsteads.
Various methods are already in use for mounting these corners, either by covering
in one piece, half of their circumference, or in other cases, by combining two or
more parts together to form the mount, and springing or sliding such parts into their
places, after they have been made into a tubular or part tubular form, and a portion
removed therefrom, to allow them. to pass on to the chills into their places, and then
only covering about three fourths of the circumference.
In my invention however I am enabled to encircle, wrap, or lay upon such
surfaces, these ornamental metallic bands, so as to practically entirely surround such
parts, and produce an ornamentation and pleasing effect in a simple and much
cheaper manner.
In proceeding to ornament a corner, I should provide a band of metal of a suitable
width for the depth of that part of the corner block about which the dovetail is formed
which receives the sides.
Generally this depth is equal to the depth of the said dovetail part, but in some
cases, for appearance sake, I should make such part deeper, and may or may not form
at its upper and lower part a bead or narrow band, so that it would form as it were
a recess into which the ornamental metallic band would lie.
Commencing at the one end of this band, from where the angle iron enters the
corner block, there would be formed a recess or slot, into which one end of the band
is passed or hooked and secured; the band is then wrapped round, and into the recess
in the corner block, and on to the other end, when the latter end is bent around and
into the dovetail itself, or into a recess formed to receive it. Thus there would be a
band of metal upon the block, independent of the top and bottom mounts.
Again, I may mount the upper part, and lower part of such “corners,” by means
of these metallic bands after the manner following:-
Assuming the chill at such part to be of a conical form, having its base against the

page_text: central part of the chill, I should generally form a bead or narrow band upon such
part at its smaller extreme end; I should then cut out a strip of the ornamental
metal (much in the same way that a tin plate worker would) so that when wrapped
around such part, it would encircle and fit neatly around, and lie thereto, its ends
being brought round to the back, and there secured by a rivet or rivets, or by being
set into a recess, or by other convenient method, such as screws, soldering &c.
A corner thus mounted would present a view of three ornamental metallic bands,
the upper and lower practically embracing the entire circumference, and the central
from angle iron to dovetail.
one,
The chill instead of being thus formed conical, may of course be formed of any
shape that would admit of a metallic band being wrapped around it.
It will be readily seen that chills may be formed upon other parts of the bedstead
pillar, to receive these encircling metallic bands, and be secured at their back, by
rivet screw or "set" in such pillars.
Also such bands may be plain or engraved, embossed, or otherwise ornamented.
I may produce hexagonal, square or other form of mounts by this method, by
means of wrapping these bands around such prepared forms.
I will now proceed to more particularly describe this my invention, and the
manner in which it is to be performed having reference to the accompanying
illustrative sheet of drawings, upon which are figures and letters of reference, like
letters referring throughout the several views, to the same thing or part.
Fig. 1, represents in part sectional elevation the corner of a metallic bedstead,
mounted after the manner of this my invention.
Fig. 2, is a plan of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3, is a section of Fig. 1 upon line A-B.
Fig. 4, shews a modified section of Fig. 1 upon line A-B, hereinafter explained.
Fig. 5, is an elevation and Fig. 6 a sectional plan of combined ornamental band
and chill, applied in a parallel form to the pillar of a bedstead.
Fig. 7 is a detail of Fig. 1.
In Figs. 1, 2 & 3, a is the chill casting formed upon the pillar b, to connect
thereto the angle irons c, c', and upon which the ornamental bands are wrapped or
mounted. is a band of metal which is wrapped around the central part of the
chill, and secured as seen in Fig. 2. In order to secure this ornamental band in
position, I form a recess e in the chill at its junction with the angle iron C, and into
this recess, the said band is passed or hooked, the band is then wrapped around the
chill, in the recess or channel formed between the two ribs or beads f, f, until its
other end is passed round and into the dovetail as seen at g, in Fig. 2. Ordinarily
this would be quite sufficient to hold the said mount in its place, but if desired,
screws and nuts may be used at any part of its length similar to those seen at h
in Fig. 1.
Again, I may further mount the upper and lower parts of the corner chill a, by
these ornamental bands. At their outer ends I form a bead or rib i, i, thus forming a
channel or recess between such ribs, and the ribs f, f. I then cut out a piece of
ornamental metal, in the same manner that a tin plate worker would, and which
would be approximately of the form, reduced in size, and illustrated in dotted lines
in Fig. 7, so that when wrapped around such part, it would encircle and fit neatly in
the recess or channel.
These bands may be secured at their rear part by soldering, rivetting, or by
screws as illustrated, and in which latter the ends may overlap each other flatwise,
as seen in section in Fig. 3, or in order to obviate the exposure of the end or
thickness of the metal, the overlapping piece may be raised or ribbed similarly as seen
atj Fig. 4.
Figs. 5 & 6 illustrate how these metallic bands may be utilized in ornamenting
other portions of the pillars of bedsteads, the chill at being provided with beadings
or ribs, forming a recess to receive such band, similarly as before described, the
said bands being wrapped around and secured similarly as described for Figs. 1, 3 & 4.

page_text: 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 combination with corner chills of metallic bedsteads, of a plain or
ornamental metallic band, wrapped round and secured upon such prepared portions,
substantially as hereindescribed and illustrated upon the drawings in Figs. 1, 2, 3 & 4.
2. The combination with the chills of metallic bedstead pillars, having a recess
formed thereon, of a plain or ornamental band wrapped around and secured in such
prepared recess, substantially as hereindescribed and illustrated in Figs. 5 & 6.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
12, Cherry Street, Birmingham,
Applicant's Agent.