IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MATTRESSES
Year: 1866

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Oetzmann, of the Hampstead Road, St. Pancras,
in the County of Middlesex, Bedding Manufacturer, for the Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MATTRESSES."
Sealed the 19th March 1867, and dated the 3rd October 1866. ;
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Oetzmann at.
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
3rd October 1866.
I, JOHN OETZMANN, of the Hampstead Road, St. Pancras, in the County'
of Middlesex, Bedding Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MATTRESSES," to be
as follows:-
These improvements consist in a peculiar method of constructing and com-.
bining a spring mattress with one of wool, horsehair, or other material in such
manner that the two combined act as a single mattress and form a perfect.
bed, while they can be easily separated when needful. For this purpose the
spring frame is constructed in the usual manner, either in one or more parts,
and with or without hinges, but instead of padding the top it is merely covered
with a stout canvas. The horsehair, wool, or other mattress is then placed on
the top of the spring frame and affixed thereto by straps, studs, buttons, or.

page_text: other suitable fastenings capable of being readily detached by an inexperienced
person for cleaning or other purposes, thus forming a very convenient and
economical mattress.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said John Oetzmann in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
23rd March 1867.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRÉSENTS SHALL COME, I, JOHN
OETZMANN, of the Hampstead Road, St. Pancras, in the County of Middlesex,
Manufacturer, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Third day of October, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, in the thirtieth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto
me, the said John Oetzmann; Her special licence that I, the said John
Oetzmann, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the
'said John Oetzmann, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at
any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times there-
after during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make,
use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MATTRESSES," upon the condition (amongst
others) that I, the said John Oetzmann, my executors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should
particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in
what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be
filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and
immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said John Oetzmann do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement (that is to say):
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My said Invention consists in an improved method of constructing and com-
bining a spring mattress with one of wool, horsehair, or other material in such
a manner that the two when so combined act as a single mattress and form a
perfect bed, but are at the same time capable of being readily separated from
each other for the purposes of cleansing or removal.

page_text: The spring frame is constructed in the usual manner, but for the con-
venience of removal may be made in two or more parts, such parts being
either connected with hinges or entirely separate from each other, as may be
desired. The springs are covered on the top thereof with stout canvas or other
suitable material, a padding or stuffing of wool, hair, or other material adapted
for the purpose being also placed on the top of the springs, or if preferred such
padding or stuffing may be dispensed with. An ordinary mattress of horse-
hair, wool, or other material is then placed on the top of the spring frame,
and affixed thereto or connected therewith by means of straps and buckles,
studs, or other fastenings or contrivances in such a manner that the two
portions of the compound mattress may be readily detached or combined by
any inexperienced person for the purposes of cleansing or removal.
The compound mattress thus formed combines the advantages of two
distinct classes of articles, thus forming a very convenient and economical
mattress.
Having thus described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I would observe, in con-
clusion, that what I consider novel and original, and therefore claim as
constituting the Invention secured to me by the said herein-before in part
recited Letters Patent is, the method of constructing compound mattresses,
substantially herein-before described and set forth, or any mere modifications
thereof.
In witness whereof, I, the said John Oetzmann, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Twentieth day of March, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.
Witness,
E. P. H. VAUGHAN,
54, Chancery Lane,
Agent for the Patentee.
JOHN OETZMANN. (L.S.)