Couches, Sofas, Railway Carriage Seats and the like.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 10th June, 1887.
Specification Accepted, 12th July, 1887.
Couches, Sofas, Railway Carriage Seats, and the like.
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I WILLIAM BOOTH HUNT of Derby Road Belper in the county of Derby, Draper
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 for its object improvements in the construction of spring
mattresses, chairs, couches, sofas, railway carriage seats and the like.
Referring to the accompanying drawings and to the figures and letters of
reference marked thereon
Figure 1 is a plan of a mattress constructed according to my invention.
Figure 2 an enlarged vertical section of the same on the line a-b of Figure 1
shewing a spring in elevation.
Figure 3 an enlarged vertical section through the framework on the line c-d
shewing the joint or hinge between the framework and also between the netting
selvedges.
Figure 4 is an enlarged plan of the spring and netting.
According to my invention as applied to a mattress I arrange a frame A preferably
of wood for the sake of portability and cheapness and I form a hinge B on either
side of the same.
If desired I may place the hinge or hinges so that the bed may be folded longi-
tudinally that is to say at right angles to the method indicated in the drawings.
Across this frame I arrange suitable laths or strutts C to which are secured
springs D advantageously of the spiral order or variety as shewn ; such laths or
strutts can be arranged as shewn or, when the mattress is to be folded longitudinally
they may be placed longitudinally that is to say at right angles to the method
indicated in the drawings. Over, and above these springs I secure suitable wire work
or netting E affixed to the frame and covered by pieces as shewn in Figure 2 or by
other suitable method.
Accordingly as the mattress folds I put the wire work or netting on in two or more
separate parts leaving a sufficient space between them either as the mattress is

page_text: required to fold as shewn in the drawings or as when arranged to fold at right angles
to the method there indicated and I lace or connect the two selvedges of the wire
work or netting with a cord wire or string such as G or I may employ more than one
such connection.
The vertical springs pressing against the wire netting keep the same rigid and the
mattress is cool, cleanly and cheap to construct and is healthy in use.
For chairs, railway carriage seats, couches and the like the details of the frame
must of course be varied and for these purposes the frame need not be arranged
to fold.
I am well aware that vertical springs fitted to a soft or textile mattress to distend
the same are not novel and I lay no claim to such but 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. A mattress, seat, chair couch, sofa or the like having a rigid frame, laths or
strutts secured thereto carrying springs and wire work or netting secured over the
said springs and against which the said springs are adapted to press substantially as
described.
2. A mattress or the like having a rigid frame adapted to fold and having laths or
strutts secured to such frame carrying springs adapted to press against wire work or
netting so fitted as to be capable of being folded with the said frame, the selvedges of
the wire-work. and netting being connected together by cords, wire, string or other
suitable lacing substantially as described.
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POPPLEWELL, COLTON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.