Improvements in Frames for Woven Wire and other Mattresses.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 4th July, 1893-Accepted, 15th July, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Frames for Woven Wire and other Mattresses.
I ROWLAND WILLIAM NEWTON of 45 Market Street Hyde in the County of
Chester Furniture Salesman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
:-
This invention relates to improvements in the frames of woven wire and other
similar mattresses, the principal object of the invention being to allow of the frame
and mattress being folded together for convenience of storage and transport, and
also to afford facility to householders and others for removal of the same up or
down stairs or from one room to another.
For this purpose I divide the longitudinal or side pieces of the frame into two
pieces transversely and I connect these two parts together by means of strong
hinges fixed underneath the frame so that the two parts of the latter form a
"butt-
joint" resisting any downward weight or pressure but at the same time allowing the
frame to be raised up in the centre and the two ends doubled or folded together and
secured by hooks or catches.
The hinged ends of the frame are connected together by means of cross stays of
metal or wood and when the frame has to be folded the screws of the tension rail
must be first loosed so as to slacken the wire or web, and when the mattress is
folded together the cross stays support the central portion of the wire or web and
keep it in place.
A second part of my invention relates to the lubrication of the screws of the
tension rail used for tightening the wire or web which are liable to become rusted
and fast in the wood of the tension rail.
This part of my invention is also applicable to other mattress frames having a
tension rail tightened by screws passing through the same.
Above the holes through which the screws pass I make a vertical hole or holes
leading into the screw holes and I fix therein a metal eyelet or bush for the
purpose of admitting oil or other lubricating matter to the screws where they
pass through the wood, whereby they are kept lubricated and prevented from
rusting.
Dated this 4th day of October 1892.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Frames for Woven Wire and other Mattresses.
I ROWLAND WILLIAM NEWTON of 45 Market Street Hyde in the County of
Chester, Furniture Salesman, 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 improvements in the frames of woven wire and other
similar mattresses, the principal object of the invention being to allow of the frame
and mattress being folded together for convenience of storage and transport, and
also to afford facility to householders and others for removal of the same up or down
stairs or from one room to another.
My invention will be readily understood from the following description on reference
to the accompanying drawings.

page_text: Fig. 1 is a side elevation and Fig. 2 a sectional elevation of a mattress made
according to my invention, Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same when folded as
hereafter described.
I divide the longitudinal or side pieces of the frame a into two pieces transversely
and I connect these two parts together by means of strong hinges b fixed underneath
the frame, so that the two parts of the latter form a "butt-joint" as shewn at
Figs. 1 and 2, resisting any downward weight or pressure but at the same time
allowing the frame a to be raised up in the centre and the two ends doubled or
folded together as shewn at Fig. 3 and secured by hooks or catches c or equivalent
means.
The hinged ends of the frame are connected together by means of cross stays d
of metal or wood and when the frame a has to be folded the screws of the tension
rail a¹ must be first loosed so as to slacken the wire or web f, and when the mattress
is folded together (as seen at Fig. 3) the cross stays d support the central portion
of the wire or web and keep it in place.
A second part of my invention relates to the lubrication of the screws e of the
tension rail a (used for tightening the wire or web f) which are liable to become
rusted and fast in the wood of the tension rail a¹.
This part of my invention is also applicable to other mattress frames having a
tension rail tightened by screws passing through the same.
Above the holes through which the screws e pass I make a vertical hole
or holes g leading into the screw holes, and I fix therein a metal eyelet or bush
for the purpose of admitting oil or other lubricating matter to the screws where
they pass through the wood, whereby they are kept lubricated and prevented from
rusting.
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 :-
:-
First. The improvements in frames for woven wire or other mattresses
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawing annexed
which allow of the frame and mattress being folded in half for convenience of
storage and transport.
Secondly. I claim the means substantially as herein before described and
illustrated by the drawings annexed for lubricating the screws of the tension rail
of such frames which are used for tightening the web of such or similar mattresses.
Dated this 3rd day of July 1893.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant