Improvements in Bedstead Frames or Bottoms.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Mar., 1835.
Complete Left, 13th Mar., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 5th Mar., 1837.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
Improvements in Bedstead Frames or Bottoms.
I, WILLIAM PARISH HOSKINS of Charles Henry Street Birmingham, in County of
Warwick Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
These improvements apply to Bedsteads, Ship's Berths, and other furniture having
metallic frames or bottoms, with metallic or other spring mattresses, and consists in
placing the rails, or bars, which form the ends of frame, upon the top of the side
bars or rails. Blocks are placed at extremities of these end bars, and the attachment
is preferably made by dovetails, those upon underside of blocks upon end bars, fitting
on dovetails upon top of blocks at extremities of side bars.
This arrangement elevates the bars at ends of bed bottom any required distance
above the side bars, for the purpose of attaching metallic or other spring mattresses
having a lateral tension.
WM. P. HOSKINS.

page_text: Improvements in Bedstead Frames or Bottoms.
I WILLIAM PARISH HOSKINS of Charles Henry Street Birmingham in the County
of Warwick, Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN BEDSTEAD FRAMES OR BOTTOMS, 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 framing of metallic bedsteads, cots, couches, ships
berths and other like articles of metallic furniture, in which the said framing is
employed for supporting or suspending spring and other mattresses and beddings;
and my said invention consists in placing and elevating the rails or bars which con-
stitute the ends of the frame or end framings upon the side bars or rails, or rather
upon dovetail blocks at the extremities of the side rails or side framings and the
attachment of the elevated end rails with the terminal ends of the side rails is effected
by usual he and she dove tail connections; that is, the blocks at the extremities of the
side rails or side framings have upon their top faces, he dove fails, which fit into she
dove tails formed in blocks at the extremities of the end rails; so that by arranging
the framing as described, the ends of the bed bottom are elevated a considerable
distance above the tops of the side bars, which afford a desirable acquisition for the
purpose of supporting and suspending spring and other mattresses or beddings having
longitudinal or lateral tension.
In order to impart great strength to the said framings, and enable the bars to bear
great strain, I make them of two lengths of angle iron, so disposed with respect to
each other, that they form a trough or framing, having an open side, the connection
being effected between the two angle or lengths by casting the ends with the end
blocks, or by riveting, or by both.
Having described the nature of my invention, I will now proceed to describe with
reference to the accompanying drawings the manner in which the same is to be
performed.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bedstead frame provided with elevated end rails,
and duplex angle framing, constructed and made according to my invention.
Figure 2 is a portion of the same with an end rail removed from the extremities or
blocks of the side rails, in order to better exhibit the means employed for elevating
and connecting the end and side rails. The other views represent upon an enlarged
scale, the respective ends of both the side and end rails; that is, figure 3 is a vertical
section through the dovetail of one of the end blocks of an end rail, leaving the block
on the side rail in elevation-Figure 4 is an elevation of both side and end blocks,
but in section through the duplex angle frame-Figure 5 is a front view of the side
and end rail blocks, showing the positions of the dovetails, and the connections.
Figure 6 is an underside view of the block end of an end rail-Figure 7 is a plan of
the block end on side rail-Figure 8 is the same view as figure 5, but with the
ends of the rails removed from the dovetail connections of each-Figure 9 is a
modification in which the he dovetail is upon the terminal blocks of the end rails, and
the she dovetails upon the terminal blocks of the side rails-Figure 10 shows a

page_text: perspective view of a length of duplex angle framing, and figure 11 represents a
modification of figure 10 in which the duplex angle sides are rolled all in one piece,
so as to form a troughed length-Figure 12 represents my improvements applied to
an end of a metallic bedstead-Figure 13 shows the duplex angle bars in combination
with elevated corner blocks applied to what is commonly known as a French end.
a a are the end rails, and are the side rails of the frame of a metallic bedstead.
Thus it will be seen that the end rails are elevated a considerable distance above the
bars or rails of the side framings, for the purpose hereinbefore described. ² are cast
iron blocks formed at the extremities of the end rails a, and formed within the under-
sides of the said blocks, are she dove tail connections a, which take upon the dove
tails 3 formed or disposed on the tops, or top faces of the end blocks of the side
bars or framings
The end bars a and side bars are unade up or composed of two angle bars or
lengths e, so disposed with respect to each other, that one side or web of each
length is placed parallel to and in juxta position to the other side, thereby forming a
trough-like side or bar of great strength, the open side of which being presented to
the inside of the frame of the bedstead or other article. The double or duplex angle
bar as described is best seen in cross section at figure 4 and the perspective view
figure 10.
The terminal connections of the ends of the double angle bars with the corner
blocks or ends, may be effected by embedding their terminal ends as represented,
within the metal of the blocks during the process of casting, or they may be connected
by riveting or otherwise; and in order to prevent the said angle lengths from bulging
or separating at or about their middles, I connect them together by rivets d.
In the modification figure 9, a are the end rails with terminal blocks a having he
dove tail connections on their undersides. are side rails with terminal blocks b
having she dove tail recesses or connections 3, made therein wherein the he dove-
tails take.
Although I have only represented the double angle bar as applied to end, framings
in combination with elevated corner blocks made according to my invention, yet the
said combination of two angle lengths is equally applicable to side framings with
corner blocks as aforesaid; and further, instead of making the side or end framings
of two separate angle bars, a single troughed length may be employed instead,
but in combination with elevated corner blocks, and which bar is marked ³, and
represented at figure 12.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
an in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is-
First. In the framing of bedsteads, cots, couches and other like articles of
furniture elevating the end bars or end framings a upon and above the ends and
tops of the side bars or framings b, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Secondly. The combination of elevated end bars or framings a, with side bars or
framings, which are connected together so as to form a bedstead or other framing,
by blocks and dovetail connections a², a³, 1, 1, at their ends, substantially as
described and set forth.
Thirdly. Combining with the elevated ends, or the corner blocks of elevated ends
of metallic bedsteads as described in the preceding claims, of the combined angle
bars (with rivettings d) or the trough shaped bar as described and set forth.
E:
WILLIAM PARISH HOSKINS.
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicant.