IMPROVEMENTS IN METALLIC BEDSTEADS
Year: 1884

page_text: I WILLIAM PARISH HOSKINS of Charles Henry Street Birmingham in the
County of Warwick Metallic Bedstead and Ship berth Manufacturer do hereby
declare the nature of the said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN METALLIC BEDSTEADS
to be as follows:-
My invention is applicable to metallic French Bedsteads that is the particular
description of Bedstead, the head or foot ends of which are usually made in one piece.
The invention is also applicable to half tester. four post and other bedsteads.
The object of my invention is to enable the ends of bedsteads to be packed in a
much smaller space than usual, when required for export or shipping purposes.
This I effect by separating the upper and lower portions of the French ends at about
their centre in either of the following ways.
I cast the angle iron and legs together, by means of the corners or dovetail
blocks and carry the tubes forming the legs several inches above the corner blocks
the top ends of the said tube being left open.
I make the head and foot rails for the bedstead ends separately from the lower
portion and with a length of iron or steel tube, or other material projecting several
inches below the rail these projecting pieces being of a smaller diameter than the
tubes forming the legs and their continuation. I then push the projecting pieces of
the rails into the sockets formed by the larger tubes composing the legs in a
telescopic manner until the loose upper and lower portions of the French ends are
closing together, and have the appearance of an ordinary bedstead end.
When required to be separated they are released from each other by an upward
horizontal pull.
Another method of making the upper and lower parts of metallic French end
bedsteads to- separate is to cast the angle iron and legs together by means of the
corner pieces or dovetail blocks and with a piece of iron or steel either solid or
tubular projecting several inches above the level of the angle iron and by making
the head and foot rails of bedsteads with outside tubes of a larger diameter than
the projecting pieces immediately over or above the corner blocks and by pushing
or sliding the larger tube forming outside of head or foot rail over the smaller
projecting pieces on the lower part of bedstead ends, until it rests in its right
position and has the appearance of an ordinary bedstead end The upper and
lower portions of the end are released in exactly the same manner as before
described namely by an upward horrizontal pull.

page_text: By these arrangements I make a French end capable of being quickly divided
or joined together with the object of reducing the size of packages for export or
shipping purposes and I make the two portions of Bedsteads ends when provided
preferably of about an equal height.
I also apply my said invention to reduce the length of pillars of half tester four
post or other bedsteads so as to enable one to pack them in a reduced space and
this I effect in the following manner namely by making the pillar in two or more
separate parts leaving at end of one portion of pillar a long plug to push into open
end of tube forming other portion of pillar, by placing this joint or division
at any required position in pillars, I can make it of equal or varying lengths.
Dated this 11th day of December 1884.
PAYNE & TALBOT,
4 & 5, Arcade Chambers,
Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I WILLIAM PARISH HOSKINS of Charles Henry Street Birmingham in the
County of Warwick Metallic Bedstead and ships berth Manufacturer, do hereby"
declare the nature of my said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN METALLIC BEDSTEADS
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement, reference being had to the
drawings hereunto annexed and to the figures and letters marked thereon :-
My invention is applicable to metallic French and other Bedsteads, that is the
particular description of Bedstead, the head or foot ends of which are usually made
in one piece.
'
The invention is also applicable to half tester four post and other bedsteads.
The object of my invention is to enable the ends of bedsteads to be. packed in a
much smaller space than usual, when required for export or shipping purposes.
This I effect by separating the upper and lower portions of the French ends at
about their centre in either of the two following ways I cast the angle iron and
legs together, by means of the corners, or dovetail blocks and carry the tubes forming
the legs several inches above the corner blocks the top end of the said tube being
left open
I make the head and foot rails for the bedstead ends separately from the
lower portions and with a length of iron or shell tube, or other material projecting
several inches below the rail, these projecting pieces being of a smaller diameter
than the tubes forming the legs and their continuation.
I then push these projecting pieces of the rails into the sockets formed by the
larger tubes composing the legs in a telescopic manner until the loose upper and
lower portions of the french ends are closed together and have the appearance of an
ordinary bedstead end.
When required to be separated they are released from each other by an upward
horizontal pull.
Another method of making the upper and lower parts of metallic French end
bedstead to separate is to cast the angle iron and legs together by means of the
corner pieces or dovetail blocks and with a piece of iron or shell either solid or
tubular projecting serveral inches above the level of the angle iron and by making
the head and foot rails of bedsteads with outside tubes of a larger diameter than
the projecting pieces immediately over or above the corner blocks and by pushing
or sliding the larger tube forming outside of head or foot rail over the smaller
projecting pieces on the lower part of bedstead end, until it rests in its right
position, and has the appearance of an ordinary bedstead end. The upper and
lower portions of the end are released in exactly the same manner, as before
described namely by an upward horizontal pull.
By these arrangements I make a french end capable of being quickly divided
or joined together with the object of reducing the size of packages for export or
shipping purposes, and I make the two portions of bedstead ends when divided
preferably of about an equal height.
I also apply my said invention to reduce the length of pillar of half tester four post
or other bedsteads and cots so as to enable me to pack them in a reduced space and

page_text: this I effect in the following manner namely by making the pillar in two or more
separate parts leaving at the ends of one portion of the pillar a long plug to push
into the open ends of the tubes forming either portions of the pillar by placing
this joint or division at any required position in the pillar I can make it of equal
or varing lengths.
Referring to the drawings Fig. 1. represents my invention as applied to a four
post iron bedstead Fig. 2. the several parts to illustrate one way of carrying out
my invention and Fig. 3 my second or reverse way of carrying out the invention
(a) Fig. 2 shews the angle iron and legs cast together with the socket (b) into
which the prolonged portion (c) of the rail (d) fits the prolonged portion (c¹) of the
pillar (d') fitting into the socket (6) in a similar manner thus when fitted together
forming the complete rail and pillars shewn in Fig. 1. at (e) The foot pillars may
be fitted into sockets at (62) in a similar way and may be in several lengths if
desired Fig. 3 illustrates the reverse of this arrangement the socket (b³) being on
the rail (d²) the prolonged piece (c) to fit theirin being on the foot piece (f).
Having now particularly. discribed and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I.claim is
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The improvements in the construction of metallic bedsteads so as to reduce their
bulk when packed by forming plugs and sockets on the various parts as herein set
forth and specified.
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PAYNE & TALBOT,
4 & 5, Arcade Chambers,
Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agents for the Applicant.