MENTS IN THE METHOD OF SECURING WOVEN WIRE TO THE FRAMES IN THE FORMATION OF MATTRESSES AND OTHER, ARTICLES
Year: 1884

page_text: We GEORGE LAMB SCOTT of Manchester in the County of Lancaster, Engineer,
and ISAAC CHORLTON of Blackfriars Street Manchester aforesaid, Spring Mattress
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE METHOD OF SECURING WOVEN WIRE TO THE FRAMES IN THE
FORMATION OF MATTRESSES AND OTHER, ARTICLES to be as follows:-
Our Invention relates to the so termed woven wire which is formed by the
inter-lacing of wire spirals. In the attachment of this material to the frames in
the manufacture of woven wire mattresses the ends of the sheet of material are in
some cases bent over the outer upper edges of the end inembers of the frame and
are nailed or secured to the outer sides of the said members. This bending over
the edges of the frame is objectionable- and the strain upon the frame has a
tendency to turn the said members and thereby to distort the frame.
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In our invention we clamp the ends of the sheets of material between two metal
strips ribands or plates, sheet or rod lead or lead strips or leather, felt, paper or
other suitable yielding matter or composition being interposed between the said
material and the metal strips. The parts are secured by means of rivets, screws or
fastenings which pass through the outer strips and the interposed material and
packings or by suitable means. In the cases of metal frames the metal members
of the frame may in some cases take the places of the under metal strips. We
may still further secure the material by soldering or by dipping the ends in melted
metal, alloy or matter. If it is considered to be desirable to increase the security
of the hold of the metal strips upon the material the latter may be bent over a
rod strip or wire and the clamping strips be applied on the inner side thereof.
When attaching the material so prepared to a wooden frame or to wooden members
of a frame or to wooden end pieces we secure the ends in rebates so that the under
strips lie in the rebates and bear against the sides thereof whereby the strain upon
the screws or fastenings is lessened. To increase the hold upon the frame or
members we in some cases employ angle metal for the under metal strips or strips
rolled or formed with ribs or pins which are let into grooves in the frames or
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page_text: members or we provide the said under strips with studs or projections to enter
recesses in the said frames or members. We also employ this. method of attach-
ment in cases wherein metal strips are applied to the material in the ordinary
manner and in some cases we employ our method of clamping the ends of the said
material when connecting the said material to the frame by means of interposed
springs, and in some cases when attaching the material to wooden frames or end
pieces we apply metal clamping strips or bars of an angular section or of a suitable.
section so as to firmly clamp the material the said frames or pieces being preferably
rebated or grooved.

page_text: We GEORGE LAMB SCOTT of Manchester in the County of Lancaster, Engineer
and ISAAC CHORLTON of Blackfriars Street, Manchester, aforesaid, Spring Mattress
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE METHOD OF SECURING WOVEN WIRE TO THE FRAMES IN THE
FORMATION OF MATTRESSES AND OTHER ARTICLES" and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement and accompanying drawings:-
Our Invention relates to the so termed woven. wire which is formed by the
inter-lacing of wire spirals. In the attachment of this material to the frames in
the manufacture of woven wire mattresses the ends of the sheet of material are in
some cases bent over the outer upper edges of the end members of the frame and
are nailed or secured to the outer sides of the said members. This bending over
the edges of the frame is objectionable and the strain upon the frame has a tendency
to turn the said members and thereby to distort the-frame.
In our Invention we clamp the ends of the sheets of material between two metal
strips ribands or plates, sheet or rod lead or lead strips or leather, felt, paper or
other suitable yielding matter or composition being interposed between the said
material and the metal strips. The parts are secured by means of rivets, screws
or fastenings which pass through the outer strips and the interposed material and
packings or by suitable means. In the cases of metal frames the metal members
of the frame may in some cases take the places of the under metal strips. We
may still further secure the material by soldering or by dipping the ends in
melted metal, alloy or matter. If it is considered to bo desirable to increase the
security of the hold of the metal strips upon the material the latter may be bent
over a rod, strip or wire and the clamping strips be applied on the inner side
thereof.
In order that our Invention may be clearly understood we will refer to the
accompanying sheet of drawings wherein Fig: 1 represents a cross section and
Fig: 2 a plan of a portion of one end of a sheet of woven wire which is represented
by the dotted lines a, a. The end of the sheet is inserted between the two metal
strips b, b. Between these plates and the sheet, leather, felt, paper or other suitable
substance may be interposed as hereinbefore mentioned but we do not confine
ourselves to the use of such substances as we have obtained good results without
them. The two strips and the interposed sheet are firmly clamped and secured
together by means of rivets c, c. We sometimes secure nuts d to the strips by
means of longer rivets the stretching screws e engaging with the said nuts. When
attaching the material so prepared to a wooden frame or to wooden members of a
frame or to wooden end pieces we secure the ends in rebates so that the under
strips lie in the rebates and bear against the sides thereof whereby the strain upon
the screws or fastening is lessened. Such a construction is indicated in Fig: 7
wherein represents a wooden rail in section. To increase the hold upon the frame
or members we in some cases employ angle metal as indicated in Figs 3 and 4. In

page_text: some cases we use under metal strips which are rolled or formed with ribs or fins
which are let into grooves in the frames or members or we provide the said under
strips with studs or projections to enter recesses in the said frame or members. In
some cases we employ our method of clamping the ends of the woven wire material
when connecting the said material to the frame by means of. interposed springs as
indicated in Figs 5 and 6 wherein such springs are represented by g, g. In some
cases when attaching the material to wooden frames or end pieces we apply metal
clamping strips or bars of an angular section or of a suitable section so as to firmly
clamp the material the said frames or pieces being preferably rebated or grooved.
Such a construction is indicated in Fig. 8.
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
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The methods of and means for securing woven wire to the frames in the formation
of mattresses and other articles substantially as set forth and indicated hereinbefore
and in and by the accompanying drawings.