Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Mar., 1886.
Complete Left, 9th Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 11th Jan., 1887.
We, JOSIAH BROOKES and HENRY JAMES BROOKES both of the Cape Works
Smethwick in the County of Stafford Manufacturers and HENRY GARNER of
164 Montague Road Smethwick Foundry Manager do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
The rails are constructed of solid iron, iron tube, or brass cased tube as usual, and
they are chilled together with iron chilled castings, or as they are generally called
"chills" in the manner usual in the metallic bedstead trade; great care however being
taken to prevent the melted iron injuring the brass when cased tube is used. The
chills are so modelled that they can be completely covered or enveloped in thin brass
casings; these casings being applied in two or more parts as may be required by the
nature of the design. Each of these parts is secured where necessary to the chills by
means of a screw cast in the chill. The casing is in some instances provided with a
hole through which the screw passes and a small brass knob fits on the outside thus
securing the casing firmly in its position The parts where the casings join each other
are so constructed by means of beadings or other suitable arrangements that the joints
are not seen, thus giving the whole an appearance of being solid brass, besides
imparting great rigidity to the rail not possessed by the present method of making
composite and brass rails.
When it is necessary the tubes or rods should be detachable from the rails, the chills
are cast with holes through them, to suit the size of tubes which have to pass through
them. One of the screws abovementioned would be cast in the chill as usual and the
brass casing would be applied with knob as above. The chill however on the other
side would have a hole extending through, to the tube, instead of the screw being cast
in. When a top rod, for example, is placed in position through the holes in chills

page_text: prepared to receive it, a screw passing through the said hole is tapped into the tube
top rod, the brass casing is then slipped on, the whole being made secure by the knob
on the outside of the casing.
When the rail is made of iron it is japanned; and if necessary polished, before the
brass casings are applied. If of brass cased tube it is sometimes partly polished before
being cast up, then the process is completed, it being afterwards lacquered & the brass
casings attached. To facilitate these processes we prefer to make the chills so that
where the tubes enter they are a little flattened. This allows the japanning or polishing
to be carried well under the brass casings which in such parts project a short distance
beyond the chills, thus ensuring the parts being properly finished.

page_text: Improvements in the Manufacture of Rails for Metallic Bedsteads.
We, JOSIAH BROOKES and HENRY JAMES BROOKES both of the Cape Works
Smethwick, Manufacturers, and HENRY GARNER of 164 Montague Road Smethwick
Foundry Manager all being in the County of Stafford 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 :-
"
The rails are constructed of solid iron iron tube or brass cased tube as usual and.
they are chilled together with iron chilled castings or as they are generally called
chills," in the manner usual in the metallic bedstead trade; great care however being
taken to prevent the melted iron injuring the brass when cased tube is used. The
chills are so modelled that they can be completely covered or enveloped in thin brass
casings, these casings being applied in two or more parts as may be required by the
nature of the design. Each of these parts is secured where necessary to the chills
by means of a screw cast in the chill. The casing is in some instances provided with
a hole through which the screw passes and a small brass knob fits on the outside thus
securing the casing firmly in its position. The parts where the casings join each other
are so constructed by means of beadings or other suitable arrangements that the joints
are not seen, thus giving the hole an appearance of solid brass, besides imparting
great rigidity to the rail not possessed by the present method of making composite and
brass rails.
When it is necessary the tubes or rods should be detachable from the rails, the chills
are cast with holes through them, to suit the size of tubes which have to pass through
them. One of the screws abovementioned would be cast in the chill as usual and the
brass casing would be applied with knob as above. The chill however on the other
side would have a hole extending through to the tube, instead of the screw being cast
in. When a top rod for example is placed in position through the holes in chills
prepared to receive it, a screw passing through the said hole is tapped into the tube
top rod, the brass casing is then slipped on, the whole being made secure by the knob
on the outside of the casing.
When the rail is made of iron it is japanned, and if necessary polished before the
brass casings are applied. If the rail is made of Brass cased tubes it is sometimes partly
polished before being cast up, then the casting is done, and it is afterwards completely
polished & lacquered, and the brass casings attached. To facilitate these processes we
prefer to make the chills so that where the tubes enter they are a little flattened,
This allows the japanning or polishing to be carried well under the brass casings which
in such parts project a short distance beyond the chills, thus ensuring the parts being
properly finished.
The nature of the invention will be further seen by reference to the drawings,
Fig. 1 being part of the rail of a bedstead. Figs. 2 and 4 being transverse sections of
the chill castings full size with the brass casings, and Fig. 3 being a front section of
same. The tubes or round bars a Fig. 1 have the chills & cast upon them which are
covered by the brass casings as shown at c Figs. 2. 3 & 4. These brass casings are
secured to the chills by means of the screws d which are cast in the chill. The

page_text: knobs e fix the casings in their position, the beadings covering the joint It will be
seen that the brass casings can be readily removed or in. case of injury replaced.
The tubes or rods forming the bars of rails, on which the chills are cast are seen at g.
Fig. 4 shows a transverse section of a chill casting with hole in same to secure any
tube or rod which must be detachable from the rail. The hole h is cast through the
chill, and in this the rod is placed. A screw d is cast on one side of chill; and in the
other side there would be a hole i through which a screw is passed which is tapped into
the top rod the brass casing then being fixed by means of a knob as e as usual.
To facilitate the tubes or rods being polished, the chills are cast generally with the
sides flattened where the tubes enter the casting as at; Fig. 3.
When chills are more complicated in form than those shown the brass casings,
instead of being in two parts, may require to be in three or more pieces, the joints
being covered by beadings like f and the whole being secured together substantially
as described.
It will be seen that the invention may easily be varied in the details. Thus in place
of two screws d, one may be used, projecting from the chill at each side, or the chills
may be cast with holes through and loose screws with knobs may be used. In certain
cases the screws may be dispensed with, and the casings could be cemented or otherwise
fixed to the chills.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is :-
1. The use of brass or plated casings which are provided with beading as for of
any other convenient section, or with a plain overlap to cover the joint so as to
completely envelop the chill castings as described, such casings being detachable.
2. The use of the screws and knobs as described or any adaptation of same to secure
brass or plated casings to chills, so as to render such casings detachable when required.
3. The method of securing rods or tubes which are required to be detachable, as
described in Fig. 4 in combination with the brass or plated casings.
4. The flattening of sides of iron chills as shown at j Fig. 3 to facilitate polishing
the tubes.