Improvements in Bedstead Feet, applicable to other Articles of Furniture.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Sept., 1897
Complete Specification 1 eft 27th June 1898- Accepted. 27th Aug., 1898
Date of Application, 25th Sept., 1897
Complete Specification Left 27th June: 1898- Accepted. 27th Aug., 1898
PROVIDIONAL DIET
Improvements in Bedstead Feet, applicable to other Articles of
Furniture.
I, SAMUEL ILSLEY WHITFIELD, of Leyland Cottage, Claverdon, Warwick, in
the County of Warwick, Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object "Improvements in bedstead feet applicable to
other articles and refers more particularly to the feet of bedsteads for use on
polished floors whereby the feet are prevented from scratching or damaging the
floor while at the same time they form a solid base and are simple and cheap to
manufacture.
In applying my invention to the feet of metallic bedsteads I provide a tapped
nut which is chilled into the underside of the bottom chill of the leg the said
underside being preferably recessed or cupped. The. foot is formed of a chilled
knob slightly flattened at the bottom and having a screw chilled into the top side
which screw is made to fit the beforementioned tapped nut. The knob portion of
this foot is covered with india rubber. Felt or other medium soft or springy
material which is put on of sufficient thickness to prevent any possibility of
damage to the floor. The top part of the foot is rounded to fit the cupped recess
in the bottom of the leg so that the bottom of the leg takes a bearing on the
covering all round the foots the covering thus forming a washer which prevent
the foot working loose when it has been screwed home. In the case of wood or
partly wood steads the bottom of the leg would be shaped the same but in such
a case a wood threaded screw is chilled into the covered foot.
Dated this 21th day of Contamisen 1807
Improvements in Bedstead Feet, applicable to other Articles of
Furniture.
I, SAMUEL ILSLEY WHITFIELD, of Leyland Cottage, Claverdon, Warwick, in
the County of Warwick, Manager, 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: -
My invention has for its object improvements in bedstead feet applicable to
other articles of furniture and refers more particularly to the feet of bedsteads

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on polished floors whereby the feet are prevented from scratching or
damaging the floor while at the same time they form a solid base and are simple
and cheap to manufacture.
In applying my invention to the feet of metallic bedsteads I provide a tapped
nut which is chilled into the underside of the bottom chill of the leg the said
underside being preferably recessed or cupped. The foot is formed of a chilled
knob slightly flattened at the bottom and having a screw chilled into the top side
which screw is made to fit the before mentioned tapped nut.
The knob portion of this foot is covered with india-rubber, felt, or, any other
medium soft or springy material which is put on of sufficient thickness to prevent
any possibility of damage to the floor. The top part of the foot is rounded to fit
the cupped recess in the bottom of the leg so that the bottom of the leg takes a
bearing on the covering all round the foot, the covering thus forming a washer
which prevents the foot working loose when it has been screwed home. In the
case of wood steads or partly of wood the bottom of the leg would be shaped the
same but in such a case a wood threaded screw is chilled into the covered foot.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which I have
fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements.
Figure 1 is an elevation of a bedstead foot complete.
Figure 2 is a vertical section through the same.
Figure 3 is a similar section to Figure 2 but with the foot detached.
Figure 4 is an inverted plan of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is an elevation of the foot detached.
Figure 6 is a vertical section shewing the application of my improvement
to a wooden leg.
In carrying my invention into effect the nut B having the tapped hole b¹ is
chilled into the underside of the bottom chill C of the leg D the underside of
which chill is preferably recessed or cupped at cl although I do not confine myself
to this. The foot consists of the cast iron knob a¹ which is slightly flattened at
the bottom and is provided with the screw a² which is chilled into the top of the
said knob and is made to fit the tapped nut B. The knob portion a¹ of the foot
is covered preferably with the india-rubber A although felt or any other soft or
springy material may be used so long as the particular material used is put on
of sufficient thickness to prevent any possibility of damage to the floor. The top
part of the foot A is rounded to fit the cupped recess C¹ in the bottom of the
chill and by which the lower part of the chill has a bearing on the covering A
all round the foot the covering thus forming an intermediate washer between the
chill C and cast knob a¹ whereby the foot is prevented from working loose after
it has been screwed home while at the same time the recess takes a considerable
amount of the strain off the screw connection.
I may vary the shape of my chills C and foot A and I may form the foot A. and
al entirely of wood, or of wood with a rubber or felt centre as indicated by dotted
lines as in Figure 5 and in the case of bedsteads of wood or partly of wood I form
a similar recess but the cast iron knob is provided with the screw a' which
is suitable for being screwed into the wood and which is cast into the iron knob a¹.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
1st. The improvements in bedstead feet applicable to other articles of furniture
consisting of the covered foot A with screw a³ in combination with the hole b¹ to
receive the said screw substantially as herein set forth and illustrated upon the
accompanying drawings.
2nd. In metallic bedsteads and other such articles the covered foot A with
screw a² in combination with the tapped nut B and recess c¹ substantially such
as and for the purpose herein set forth & illustrated.

page_text: 3rd. In combination with bedsteads wholly or partly of wood the covered
foot A having head of wood screw, cast into same substantially as and for the
purpose herein set forth and illustrated.
Dated this 23rd day of June 1898.
LEWIS WM. GOOLD,
Agent for Applicant, 5, Corporation Street, Birmingham.