Means of Adapting Ordinary Bedsteads for Stowage of Bed-clothes, Dresses, and Garments.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Aug., 1886.
Complete Left, 9th May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 10th June, 1887.
Means of Adapting Ordinary Bedsteads for Stowage of Bed-clothes,
Dresses, and Garments.
I, GRACE MATILDA SANDYS BALL of "Maisonnette," St. Leonards on Sea, Sussex,
Gentlewoman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention, is to fit in or on the frame of a bedstead a receptacle
(collapsible or not) within which a change of bed linen, or bed clothes, dresses, and
garments generally may be stored and kept ready for after use, or for wear as the case
may be.
The receptacle is particularly suited to bedsteads on which a spring Mattress is used,
because certain parts of the receptacle may form the tie bars by which the side and
head and foot rails are kept in their respective positions, the spring Mattress sitting
thereon with an additional firmness than on the edges only.
The receptacle may be formed of wood, or a metal frame in skeleton, or other
form as desired and may have canvas sides and end cover such as striped ticking
to give it the appearance of an under Mattress or Palliasse, or it may be made to any
desired form.
The top cover of the receptacle may be provided with hinges so that it, or some
part of it can be turned up or down, or the box portion may draw out in one, or more
parts, tray like, or the bottom may be arranged to drop down, or be suspended.
Should the receptacle be made to fit on an ordinary bedstead its top may conform
to that part of the bedstead on which the usual Mattress rests.
noted this Oth dow of Aromat 1886
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said G. M. S. Ball.

page_text: I, GRACE MATILDA SANDYS BALL of Maisonette, St. Leonards on Sea, Sussex,
Gentlewoman, 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 object of this invention is to fit in or on the frame of a bedstead a receptacle
(collapsible or not) within which a change of bed linen or bed clothes, dresses and
garments generally may be stored and kept ready for after use or for wear as the case
may be.
The receptacle is particularly suited to bedsteads on which a spring mattress is used,
because certain parts of the receptacle may form the tie bars by which the side and
head and foot rails are kept in their respective positions, the spring mattress sitting
thereon with an additional firmness than on the edges only.
The receptacle may be formed of wood or a metal frame in skeleton or other form
as desired and may have canvas sides and end cover such as striped ticking to give it
the appearance of an under mattress or palliasse, or it may be made to any desired form.
The top cover of the receptacle may be provided with hinges, so that it or some part
of it can be turned up or down or the box portion may draw out in one or more parts,
tray like, or the bottom may be arranged to drop down or be suspended.
Should the receptacle be made to fit on an ordinary bedstead its top may conform
to that part of the bedstead on which the usual mattress rests.
This invention will be clearly understood by reference to the annexed drawings.
Figure 1 shows a box or wardrobe a having door b to open from one side of the bed,
c is a partition and d d ledges to support drawers.
The wardrobe a can be fitted with one, two, or more drawers e, it can be made in
large beds to have a flap door b on each side as at Figure 2 so that the drawers have
only half the width of the bed, a central board c dividing the wardrobe in two.
To facilitate carrying the article upstairs in narrow staircases the wardrobe can be made
in two halves with a hinge at f in Figure 3 or without a hinge in two separate parts.
Figure 4 shows the application of the invention to a small bedstead g.

page_text: In use under a spring mattress the box a may be without a bottom or top, the spring
mattress forming the top and the bottom being either absent or formed of canvas with
a wooden stay or two on which to run the drawers, themselves made only of a frame
with canvas stretched over.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
Arranging a receptacle in, or to a bedstead, so that clothes, dresses, garments and
things may be kept clean, tidy, and handy for after use as described and substantially
as shown in the annexed drawings.
The 9th day of May 1887.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said G. M. S. Ball.