Improvements in Attaching to or Combining Mattresses with Bedsteads.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improvements in Attaching to or Combining Mattresses with
Bedsteads.
I GEORGE HENRY SLACK, of Clayton, near Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Patent Spring Mattresses Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of the said invention, to be as follows:-
My invention relates to arrangements by which the frame of the mattress can be
readily attached to the frames or posts at the head and foot of the bed which are
usually made with dovetail sockets to receive the dovetails which are formed on
the side rails of the ordinary bedstead, which side rails are dispensed with where
my invention is used.
The head and foot rails of the ordinary woven wire or spring mattress frame are
generally bolted to the two side rails by a bolt at each corner of the frame.
My invention consists in arranging each of these bolts so as not only to secure
the sides of the mattress frame but also by an additional nut to secure an iron
bracket on the underside of the mattress frame-This bracket is or may be
recessed for the screw nut on the bolt which secures the mattress sides together
and has also a recess to receive the head of another bolt, which bolt is or may be
made taper to suit the taper dovetail socket in the bedstead posts or frames or the
bolt may be cylindrical and have a taper ring 'upon it.
This bolt in each bracket has a screw nut that screws against an ordinary or
angle washer (which may rest at one side on a projection from the bracket) so that
when each bolt is passed through the dovetail or other socket and screwed up tight
the mattress frame and post frame at the head and foot are firmly united together.
The holes in the brackets for the two bolts are made large enough to allow of the
adjustment of the bracket on the mattress frame as required.
By my improved arrangements, mattress frames may be united to and combined
with any existing bedstead head or foot frames or posts, having sockets, as the bolt
in each bracket takes the place of the dovetail, and need not accurately fit the
dovetail socket in the head and foot frames, as is necessary with the ordinary
dovetail and dovetail socket mode of connection; the screw bolt of my improved
arrangement giving secure hold and firmness independently of the dovetail and
its socket..

page_text: Deusteaus.
I GEORGE HENRY SLACK of Clayton, near Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster Patent Spring 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 :-
1
My invention relates to arrangements by which the frame of the mattress can be
readily attached to the frames or posts at the head and foot of the bed which are
usually made with dovetail sockets to receive the dovetails which are formed on
the side rails of the ordinary bedstead, which side rails are dispensed with where
my invention is used.
By my improved arrangements, mattress frames may be united to and combined
with any existing bedstead head or foot frames or posts, having sockets, as the
bolt in each bracket according to my invention takes the place of the dovetail and
need not accurately fit the dovetail socket in the head and foot frames, as is
necessary with the ordinary dovetail and dovetail socket mode of connection, the
screw bolt of my improved arrangement giving secure hold and firmness inde-
pendently of the dovetail and its socket.
My invention will be explained by reference to the figures of the accompanying
drawings.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing the head and foot posts or frame of a bedstead
to which an ordinary woven wire mattress frame is attached.
In this figure a is the frame at one end and a¹ the frame at the other end of
the bedstead.
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b is the ordinary frame or rail on one side of the mattress, b¹ the ordinary cross
rail at one end to which the ordinary woven wire work c is attached, and b² the
ordinary cross movable rail to which the woven wire c is attached at the other
end, and 63 is the ordinary cross rail connecting the two side rails (b) and through
which the ordinary screw bolts 64 pass to the movable rail b to stretch the
mattress.
The rails b, b¹, and b³ are secured together at each corner of the mattress frame
as in the ordinary manner by a bolt 65 and by this bolt I secure a bracket d (one
at each corner of the mattress frame) to the under side of the side rail b as shown.
This bracket & has a slot d across it for a bolt d² to pass through and a recess d³
for the head of the bolt d' which bolt is or may be conical to pass through the
conical hole usually formed in the projection a² (one at each side) from the bedstead
frame there being a washer d' on the bolt under the said projection a² so that
when the nut d³ is screwed up the bracket d and thus the mattress frame will be
firmly attached to the projections a³ of the bedstead frames a and a¹.
.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation on an enlarged scale of part of the mattress frame (b, b¹
and 6) at one end and one of the brackets d, and fig. 3 is a plan view of the upper
side of the bracket d detached.

page_text: There is a projection d* from the bracket to come against the end of the
projection a³.
Fig. 4 is an elevation similar to fig. 2 but showing a modification of the bracket d
(which will be understood from the drawings) so that the mattress frame will be
secured lower down upon the bedstead frames.
Fig. 5 is a plan of the upper side and fig. 6 an end elevation detached of the
bracket shown by fig. 4-The recess d³ for the bolt head in the bracket & is or
may be enclosed by a dovetail plate do if desired when the bolt d' is in its place
(see fig. 6).
Fig. 7 is an elevation similar to fig. 4 of a modification where the bracket & is
brought under the cross rail b' or b³ which covers the recess d³ for the bolt d'
when the bracket d is secured in its place.
Fig. 8 shows an elevation of a parallel bolt d' with a loose cone bush or washer d'
upon it in place of having a solid cone bolt-The conical bush or washer d' can
drop into the cone hole in the projection a³ of the bedstead until it wedges and fits
therein.
Fig. 9 is a side elevation and fig. 10 a plan illustrating the application of my
invention to an ordinary and well known construction of woven wire mattress
formed by two side rails b and two cross rails b¹ and b² to which the ends of the
woven wire mattress c are attached.
Each end of the cross rails 61 and 6 has an iron shoe attached to it.
According to my invention I modify the ordinary fixed shoes 67 by forming and
combining therewith a recess in the casting for a bolt d' as shown-If desired the
end of the side rail b which enters the shoe b7 has or may have a thin plate of
metal do secured to its upper side by a screw as shown in dotted line so that when
the rail b is inserted in the shoe b7 the thin plate de will cover the recess d³ for the
head of the bolt d' when the bolt has been first placed therein. At the opposite
end of the mattress frame, the bracket or part for the bolt d is formed according
to my invention upon the casting d attached to the end of the rail b which casting
is for the tightening screw b that passes through a vertical slot in the bracket and
screws through a projection from the side of the movable shoe 68.
The recess d³ for the head of the bolt d is or may be covered by a thin angle
plate secured to the end of the rail b when the casting d' is secured thereto.
Figs. 11 and 12 are views corresponding to figs. 9 and 10 of a modification of
my invention as applied to the class of mattress frame mentioned in reference to
figs. 9 and 10.
It will be seen that the bracket for the bolt is formed and combined with
casting d' attached to each end of the side rails b as shown, and that the casting d'
for the fixed shoe 67 is formed with a projection 6° to catch upon a hook 6* formed
upon the fixed shoe b' which covers the recess d³ for the bolt head & when in
its place.
The recess d³ for the bolt head d' at the other end is or may be covered by a
thin plate as described in reference to figs. 9 and 10..
In some cases the bolt d² and the bracket are or may be attached together and
the bracket slotted for the bolt b* as shown in figs. 13 and 14 but I prefer and it is
more convenient to arrange the parts as herein before described.
It will be obvious that my invention is applicable to and may be used when the
mattress frame b, 61, 62 and 6³ or their equivalents are formed of metal in which
case the brackets & may be used separately as in fig. 1 or combined with the
mattress frame.
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,
1. The combination of the parts of mattress frames and bedsteads as and for the
purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings.

page_text: 2. The combination of the parts of mattress frames as and for the purpose
herein before described and illustrated by the drawings.
3. The brackets d formed alone or combined with other brackets of mattress
frames and with a bolt das and for the purpose hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the drawings.
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent,