An Improvement in the Method of Rearing Bedsteads and Bedding against the Wall, and the Apparatus connected therewith.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 17th Dec., 1895-Accepted, 8th Feb., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Method of Rearing Bedsteads and Bedding
against the Wall, and the Apparatus connected therewith.
HENRY HARVEY PINCHES 19 Bessborough Street South Belgravia
London, S.W. Professor of Music, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention consists of a structure composed of four uprights, joined at top
and bottom by cross-pieces; from the base of each outside upright a foot projects:
which is fastened to the floor; a stay is fixed from the end of each foot to the
upright stays are fixed from top cross-piece to the inner uprights; blocks are
fitted and screwed into the two inner uprights, a short distance from the floor; a
head-board is fixed between the inner uprights; a two-wheeled side-pulley is
attached to the top of each inner upright and one of these is provided with a
single-wheeled side-pulley in addition; sockets are fastened to the top of the outer
uprights to hold a curtain rod; a cleat is fixed to one of the outside uprights;
staples are attached to the top of inner uprights.
A wire mattress is fitted on the foot-piece with sockets to hold supports of
foot-board, and two wheels as rollers; on the head-piece with two roller-wheels,
and two eye-bolts, and two eye-pieces with lynch-pins; near the foot end of sides
with two legs made to move up and lie along the inside face, and with blocks and
hooks for legs.
T-pieces, the arms of which are provided with rollers which run in rabbits
made in back of uprights, are attached to the eye-pieces on head of mattress by
lynch-pins and project between the uprights each side.
Two-wheeled block-pulleys are hooked on to the eye-bolts on head of mattress
and ropes are passed through block and side pulleys, the ends of the ropes hanging
down on one side.
The method of raising the bedstead is as follows:-
The bed having been made the clothes are strapped down by three bands from
head to foot and the foot-board is placed in position; the legs are then moved up
and the foot of bedstead lowered on to the wheels; the bedstead is then pulled up
by the ropes and pulleys to a perpendicular position, the ropes being fastened to
the cleat.
The rollers on head of mattress run on face of inner uprights; the T-pieces
prevent any bumping; a curtain hanging from the rod being drawn round, hides
the whole from view.
The advantages of my invention are:-economy of space, ease of manipulation,
perfect ventilation. No nailing into the wall is required.
The drawing represents the front and side elevations of the structure for raising
4'6" x 6'3" mattress.
H. HARVEY PINCHES.

page_text: An Improvement in the Method of Rearing Bedsteads and Bedding
against the Wall, and the Apparatus connected therewith.
HENRY HARVEY PINCHES, 19 Bessborough Street, South Belgravia,
London, S. W., Professor of Music, 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 consists of a structure composed of four uprights joined at top and
bottom by cross-pieces; from the base of each outside upright a foot projects ;
a stay is fixed from the end of each foot to the upright; blocks are fitted to the
two inner uprights a short distance from the floor; a detachable head-piece is
fixed between the inner uprights.
The structure is fitted with a two-wheeled side-pulley attached to the top of each
inner upright; with a single-wheeled side-pulley on one of the inner uprights;
with sockets fastened to the top of the outer uprights to hold a curtain rod; with
a cleat on one of the outside uprights; with staples on the top of inner uprights.
A wire mattress is fitted on the foot-piece with sockets to hold supports of foot-
board and two wheels as rollers; on the head-piece with two roller wheels and
two eye-bolts, and two eye-pieces with lynch-pins; on the sides and near the foot
end with two legs made to move up and lie along inside face, and with stops and
hooks for legs. T-pieces (to be fully described later), the arms of which are
provided with rollers which run in rabbits made in back of uprights, are attached
to the eye-pieces on bead of mattress by lynch-pins and project between the
uprights each side.
Two-wheeled block-pulleys are hooked on to the eye-bolts on head of mattress,
and ropes are passed through block and side-pulleys, one end of each rope being
passed through the staple at top of inner upright and knotted, the other ends
hanging down together on one side.
I will now fully describe the drawing.
No. I is the front elevation of structure and No. II the side elevation.
A, A, are the two outer uprights 7' 5" from floor. They are morticed at base
through 6 and E, two inches from ends of the former.
a, a, are the two inner uprights 7' 1" from floor. b is bottom cross-piece.
B is top cross-piece, morticed into A, A, and let-in to back of a, a.
C, C, are stays fitted and screwed into A 2' 10" from floor and into E, 2" from
end D, D, are blocks 8" long, dovetailed and screwed into the sides of a, a, the top
being 1' 6" from floor. Small stops of 1" square stuff are fastened on outer end.
E, E, are the feet projecting 1' 8" from back of uprights A, A, and are fitted
into bottom cross-piece b, A, A, being morticed through E and b (as before
mentioned).
F, is a head-board of inch stuff 1'8" high. It is screwed to flanges fixed on
inner face of a, a, the bottom resting on D, D.
G, G, are two-wheeled side-pulleys.
H, is a single-wheeled side-pulley.
I, is a cleat.
J, J, are sockets to hold curtain-rod.
K, K, are staples to hold knotted end of hauling line.
The distance from A to A and a to a and consequently the length of the top and
bottom cross-pieces B, 6, and of the head-piece F, depends upon the width of the
wire mattress. a to a (outside measurement) should be "less than the inside
measurement of width of mattress, and A to A (inside measurement) " more than
the outside measurement of width of mattress.
1"

page_text: No. III shows how the uprights are rabbitted. The rabbitting extends down
the back of uprights as far as 1" above blocks D, D, or 1' 7" from floor. The
rabbit is 1" each way. No. III is four times the scale.
No. IV shows the T-piece with rollers. It is made of one piece of wire bent
round at the bottom to form an eye. The rollers are " by 14" diameter and they
are kept in position by washers, the inner ones being brazed on the wire, the outer
ones burred on.
The method of using my invention is as follows:-The mattress when in use
rests at the head on the blocks (D, D,) and at the foot on the legs. The bed
having been made the clothes are strapped down by bands from head to foot and
the foot-board is placed in position; the legs are then moved up and the foot of
mattress lowered till it rests on the wheels; the bed is then pulled up by the ropes
and pulleys to a perpendicular position, the ropes being fastened to the cleat; the
curtain hanging from the rod being drawn the whole is hidden from view.
The rollers on head of mattress run on face of inner uprights; the T-pieces
prevent any bumping.
All the wood for the structure is 3" by 2" except the bottom cross-piece b which
is 3" x 3", and the head piece F.
The advantages of my invention are:-economy of space, ease of manipulation,
perfect ventilation. No nailing into the wall is required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner. the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The structure for raising the bedstead.
2. The method of raising the bedstead.
3. The T-pieces with rollers to produce steadiness.
Dated this 16th day of December 1895.