Improved Means for Securing Mounts to the Pillars of Metallic Bedsteads and Cots, and to Displaying Racks for Mattresses and Fenders, and to Tables, Chairs, and other Articles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 24th June, 1893-Accepted, 7th Oct., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Securing Mounts to the Pillars of Metallic
Bedsteads and Cots, and to Displaying Racks for Mattresses and
Fenders, and to Tables, Chairs, and other Articles.
I, WILLIAM FRAZER, of the Firm of Frazer Brothers, of City Works,
Wiggin Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Metallic Bedstead Manufacturer, 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 :-
This invention consists of the herein described improved means for securing the
sheet metal corner mounts to the pillars of metallic bedsteads and cots and for
securing sheet metal mounts to mattress racks, fender racks, tables, chairs and other
articles.
which
I will describe my invention by referring to the accompanying drawing on
Fig. 1 represents one form of a corner mount for a metallic bedstead or cot made
in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 shews the same attached to the pillar of a
metallic bedstead or cot; Fig. 3 represents a further modification of my invention
which in Fig. 4 is shewn attached to the said pillar; Fig. 4° represents a
slightly modified form of the said mount; Fig. 4° ° shows a further modification;
Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate a further modification of my invention. Figs. 7, 8, 9, 10
and 11 illustrate further modifications; and Figs. 12 and 13 illustrate a further
modification.
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By "mattress racks and "fender racks" I mean those well known metallic
racks which are used in shops for holding and displaying mattresses and fenders
respectively one above the other.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all
the figures of the drawing.
According to one method of carrying out my invention which is illustrated by
Figs. 1 and 2, I form in a piece with the said corner mount A and at the top thereof
a pillar clip consisting of tongues marked and I form a similar pillar clip
at the bottom of the mount; these clips are adapted to be bent around the pillar C
and clip the same as shewn in Fig. 2 the ends of the tongues being secured together
by an eyelet or rivet or screw or the like passing through a hole d in each of the
tongues thus firmly securing the corner mount A to the pillar C as shewn in Fig. 2
in which figure the lower part of the said corner mount and pillar are broken away
but it will be understood by referring to Fig. 1 that the bottom of the corner
mount A is fixed to the pillar C in the same way as is the top part as shewn in
Fig. 2.
Instead of the tongues and being secured together by eyelets or rivets
or screws or the like as above described, other means may be employed for securing
the ends of the tongues together round the pillar such for instance as soldering the
ends of the tongues together; or as shewn by Figs. 3 and 4 by reducing the end 6
of one of the tongues and adapting it to be threaded through the hole d in the
other tongue this end being then bent down as shewn in Fig. 4 so as to secure
the ends of the tongues together. Instead of making two tongues at the ends of
the mount A as shewn in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 there may be as shewn in Fig. 4° only
one tongue at each end adapted to be bent round and clip the pillar C and be
secured to a hole d in the mount; or as shewn in Fig. 4** the ends of the tongues
may be fixed together by being hooked one within the other
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page_text: In the further modification of my invention illustrated by Figs. 5 and 6 I may
or may not dispense with the said tongues and instead of the tongues or in addition
thereto I secure the top and bottom of the corner mount A to the pillar C by
two rings one at the top of the mount A and one at the bottom thereof; the top
ring only is shewn in Figs. 5 and 6 and is marked e. These rings may be cut off
from the end of a metal tube or be otherwise formed and threaded on to the pillar C
as shewn in Fig. 5 and then passed on to the ends of the mount A so as to embrace
the same to secure it to the pillar C as shewn in Fig. 6 the rings e being fixed in
position by any convenient means as by a screw or rivet e¹ passing into the pillar C
or by buiring the extreme ends of the corner mount a over the rings e, or by
soldering the rings e to the corner mount a. Or the rings e may be secured around
the top and bottoin of the mount A by means of small projecting parts a¹ (see Figs. 7
and 8) which are formed on the top and bottom of the mount A. and which after
the rings e have been placed around the mount so as to secure the mount to the
pillar, are bent down as shewn in Fig. 8 to keep the rings e in place. Or for what
are known as fast-end bedsteads where the rings e cannot be threaded on to the
pillars they may be split or divided and closed around the mount and pillar as by
means of a suitable pair of pliers or by other means. Or as shewn in Figs. 9, 10
and 11 I may make the top and bottom of the mount A slightly grooved or
channelled at a³ to receive the rings e and keep them in place the rings e in this
case may be split or divided as shewn in Figs. 9 and 10 so as to spring into the
channel a² to secure the mount to the pillar; or the ends of the wire forming the
ring may be secured by being twisted together or hooked together; or as shewn in
Figs. 12 and 13 a semi-ring e may be used at the top and at the bottom of the
mount and made hooked at the ends as shewn so as to engage with hook like
parts formed on the mount.
It will be understood that the corner mount A is raised in one piece of sheet
brass or other ductile metal or alloy and that my invention is applicable to corner
mounts and other mounts of any shape or pattern.
My invention is applied to the fixing of other sheet metal mounts such as mounts
for mattress racks, fender racks, tables, chairs and other articles similarly as above
described with reference to corner mounts for metallic bedsteads and cots.
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. Securing the corner mounts to the pillars of metallic bedsteads and cots and
securing other sheet metal mounts to mattress racks, fender racks, tables, chairs
and other articles by means of tongues formed in a piece with such mount at the
top and bottom thereof which tongues are bent around the pillar and the ends of
the tongues secured so as to fix the corner mount or other mount to the pillar
substantially as hereinbefore set forth.
2. Securing corner mounts to the pillars of metallic bedsteads and cots and
securing other sheet metal mounts to mattress racks, fender racks tables chairs and
other articles by means of two rings of metal or other suitable substance embracing
the top and bottom of the mount and the pillar substantially as herein before set
forth whether such rings are made solid and threaded on to the pillar, or made split
or divided to clip the same.
3. Securing corner mounts to the pillars of metallic bedsteads and cots and
securing other sheet metal mounts to mattress racks fender racks tables chairs and
other articles by means of two part rings such as e (Figs. 12 and 13) of metal or
other suitable substance embracing the pillar and secured to the mount by hooked
ends engaging with corresponding hooked parts on the mount substantially as
herein before set forth and shewn by Figs. 12 and 13 of the acccompanying
drawing.
4. The improved corner mounts for metallic bedsteads and cots and for mattress
racks, fender racks, tables chairs and other articles the said corner mounts being

page_text: made in a piece with tongues at the top and bottom of the mount adapted to be
bent around the pillar and secured thereto substantially as herein before set fort.
and illustrated by Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4 and 12 of the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 19th day of June 1893.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.