Improvements in Coiled Wire Mattresses and Bedstead Bottoms,
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 27th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 29th Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coiled Wire Mattresses and Bedstead Bottoms,
I, GEORGE WATSON, trading as The Central Wire Mattress Company, of
133, Bromsgrove Street, in the City of Birmingham, Wire Mattress Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention has reference to coiled wire mattresses and coiled wire bedstead
bottoms and consists in strengthening the coiled wire fabric of the said mattresses
and bedstead bottoms in the manner herein described.
In applying my invention to the edges or sides of the coiled wire fabric of one of
the said mattresses or to one of the said bedstead bottoms I proceed as follows:-
For simplicity I will describe my invention as applied to only one of the edges or
sides of the coiled wire fabric but it is to be understood that my invention is
similarly applied to both edges or sides of the same. I form a stout narrow band
of coiled wire fabric by the coiled wires engaging together in the usual way the
edge coils of the band being strengthened by being made of several strands of wire.
I connect this band to the edge of the coiled wire fabric for forming the mattress
or bedstead bottom by means of one or more coiled wires engaging with the fabric
and with the band the latter running along the edge of the said fabric from end to
end. The coiled wire fabric is connected to the band parallel with the edges
thereof between the said two edges so that one part of the band stands up above the
level of the wire fabric of the mattress or bedstead bottom and the other part of the
band projects down below the same. These two parts of the said band are then
folded together outwardly thus forming a double edge to the wire fabric of the
mattress or bedstead bottom.
In order to further strengthen the edge I may provide one or more stout
wire coils within the band this coil or each of these coils consisting of several
strands of wire so that when the band is folded as stated above it will enclose this
stout wire coil or these stout wire coils and form a treble edge for the wire fabric
of the mattress or bedstead bottom..
In order to further strengthen the body of the coiled wire fabric of the wire
mattress or bedstead bottom I provide one or more of the said stout coiled wire
bands woven into the said fabric at an intermediate position or at intermediate
positions between the sides of the same. The edges of the band or of each of the
bands curl inwardly and project or projects down from the undersurface of the
coiled wire fabric of the mattress or bedstead bottom the body of the said coiled
wire fabric being made in separate lengths and connected to the band or to each of
the bands at some distance within the edges of the band. Each of the said bands
is or may be strengthened by having one or more stout coils of several strands of
wire connected to the underside by one or more strands coiled into the band and
into the strengthening coil or coils underneath. Woven wire mattresses and
bedstead bottoms strengthened according to my invention are flat at the top
and thus have no tendency to cut the horse hair mattress or bedding which is
a defect in some other coiled wire mattresses and bedstead bottoms.
Dated this 25th day of November 1893.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Coiled Wire Mattresses and Bedstead Bottoms.
I, GEORGE WATSON, trading as The Central Wire Mattress Company, of
59 Bissell Street, in the City of Birmingham, late of 133 Bromsgrove Street, in
the said City, Wire 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 coiled wire mattresses and coiled wire bedstead
bottoms and consists in strengthening the coiled wire fabric of the said mattresses
and bedstead bottoms in the manner which I will describe by referring to the
accompanying drawings, on which
Fig. 1 represents in cross section a portion of the coiled wire fabric of one of the
said mattresses or hedstead bottoms with its edge strengthened by means of a folded
band of coiled wire fabric in accordance with one part of this invention;
Fig. 2 is also a cross section of a portion of the coiled wire fabric and strengthen-
ing band attached thereto before the band is folded together, and
Fig. 3 is a cross section of the strengthening band separately;
Fig. 4 represents in cross section a portion of the coiled wire fabric of one
of the said mattresses or bedstead bottoms made with a treble edge in accordance
with this invention;
Fig. 5 represents the same fabric as Fig. 4 before the treble edge is finished;
Fig. 6 is a cross section of a portion of the coiled wire fabric strengthened by a
modified form of the treble edge shewn in Fig. 4 and Fig. 6* shews a further
modification of the same;
Fig. 7 is a cross section of a portion of the coiled wire fabric of one of the said
mattresses or bedstead bottoms with the body part strengthened by means of the
coiled wire band arranged in accordance with this invention;
Fig. 8 is a cross section of the said coiled wire band;
Fig. 9 is a cross section of the coiled wire band and portions of the coiled wire
fabric of the mattress or bedstead bottom ready to be connected to the band ;
Fig. 10 illustrates a modification of the arrangement shewn by Fig. 7, and
Fig. 11 is a cross section of a portion of the coiled wire fabric of one of the said
mattresses or bedstead bottoms illustrating a further modification of my invention.
In applying my invention to the edges or sides of the coiled wire fabric of one
of the said mattresses or to one of the said bedstead bottoms I proceed as follows:-
For simplicity I will describe my invention as applied to only one of the edges or
sides of the coiled wire fabric but it is to be understood that my invention is
similarly applied to both edges or sides of the same. 1 form a stout narrow band A
of coiled wire fabric (such a band for instance as shewn in cross section by Fig. 3)
by the coiled wires engaging together in the usual way the edge coils a¹ a being
strengthened by being made of several strands of wire. I connect this baud A to
the edge coil of the coiled wire fabric B for forming the mattress or bedstead
bottom by means of one or more coiled wires c engaging with the fabric B and
with the band A the latter running along the edge of the fabric B from end to end.
The coiled wire fabric B is connected to the band A parallel with and between the
two edges, a¹ a so that, as shewn by Fig. 2, one part of the band of which a' is
the edge coil stands up above the level of the wire fabric 13 of the mattress or
bedstead bottom and the other part of the band A of which part a' is the edge
coil projects down below the same. These two parts of the band A are then
folded together outwardly as shewn in Fig. 1 thus forming the double edge a¹ a²
to the wire fabric B of the mattress or bedstead bottom and considerably
strengthening the same.

page_text: In order to further strengthen the edge of the said coiled wire fabric B of the
mattress or bedstead bottom I may as shewn for instance by Figs. 4, 6 and 6*,
provide one or more stout wire coils D. within the band A this coil D Fig. 6* or
each of these coils D (Figs. 4 and 6) consisting of several strands of wire so that
when the band A is folded as stated above it will enclose the stout wire coil D
(Fig. 6) or these stout wire coils D (Figs. 4 and 6) and form with the coil or coils D
a treble edge for the wire fabric B of the mattress or bedstead bottom. These inner
coiled wires D may either be of the same size as the coils of the band A or larger
or smaller than the same.
In order to strengthen the body of the coiled wire fabric B of the wire mattress
or bedstead bottom I provide one or more of the said stout coiled wire bands, such
for instance as shewn in cross section by Fig. 8 and marked A¹, which is made
rather wider than the band A. above described. This stout wire band A¹ is so
woven into the coiled wire fabric B at an intermediate position between the sides
or edges of the mattress or bedstead bottom that the edges a' a³ of the band A can
be curled found as shewn by Fig. 7 or by Fig. 10 and project down from the
underside of the coiled wire fabric B of the mattress or bedstead bottom the body B
of the said coiled wire fabric being made in separate lengths and connected to the
band A' as shewn at some distance within the edges a¹ a² of the same. Fig. 9 shews
the strengthening band A' in position ready to be connected by separate coils c
as shewn in Fig. 7 to the edge coil of the two lengths of wire fabric B. It
is to be understood that I may use either one or more of the strengthening
bands A arranged as above described.
Each of the bands A¹ is or may be strengthened as shewn for instance by Fig. 11
by having one or more stout coils such as E of several strands of wire connected to
the underside by being coiled into the band. In Fig. 11 I have shewn three of these
extra coils E but it will be understood that I do not confine myself to this
particular number as there may be either more or fewer than three of these extra
coils E.
Woven wire mattresses and bedstead bottoms strengthened according to my
invention are flat at the top thus having no tendency to cut the horsehair
mattress or bedding which is a defect in some other coiled wire mattresses and
bedstead bottoms.
It is to be understood that the wire coils forming the said strengthening bands
and also the coiled wire fabric of the mattress and bedstead bottoms to which
my invention is applied, may be arranged with one two or more spiral wires in each
coil, according to the strength and pattern of coiled wire fabric required.
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 manufacture of coiled wire mattresses and bedstead bottoms having their
edges strengthened by means of a stout narrow band of coiled wire fabric which is
folded and connected to the said fabric of the mattress or bedstead bottom so as to
form double edges to the same substantially as hereinbefore described with reference
to Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
2. The manufacture of coiled wire mattresses and bedstead bottoms having their
edges strengthened by means of a stout narrow band of coiled wire fabric which is
folded and encloses one or more stout wire coils and is connected to the fabric of
the mattress or bedstead bottom so as to form treble edges to the same substan-
tially as herein before described with reference to Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 6* of the
accompanying drawings.
3. The manufacture of coiled wire mattresses and bedstead bottoms having their
body parts strengthened by means of one or more stout narrow bands of coiled
wire fabric which band is or bands are so connected to the said body parts that the
edges of the said strengthening band or bands project downwardly from the
underside of the mattress or bedstead bottom and are curled or bent round all

page_text: substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to Figs. 7, 9 and 10 of the
accompanying drawings.
4. The manufacture of coiled wire mattresses and bedstead bottoms having their
body parts strengthened by means of one or more stout narrow bands of coiled wire
fabric which band is or bands are so connected to the said body parts that the
edges of the said strengthening band or bands project downwardly from the
underside of the mattress or bedstead bottom and are curled or bent the said band
being further strengthened by one or more additional wire coils such as E between
the edges of the band all substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to
Fig. 11 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 25th day of August 1894.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.