Improvements in Spring Mattresses, Spring Seats, and other such Articles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Sept., 1895--Accepted, 29th Feb., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spring Mattresses, Spring Seats, and other such
Articles.
I THOMAS EDMUND WALE of Atlas Works Oozells Street Birmingham in the
County of Warwick Mattress 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 :-
My invention has for its object improvements in spring mattresses spring seats
and other such articles and refers particularly to mattresses which are formed of a
combination of woven wire and helical springs as set forth in the previous Patent
No. 19773 A.D. 1893.
By my present improvements such mattresses are cheaper in manufacture the
woven wire mesh has a more even surface and the intermediate springs are firmly
secured in position in an easy but effective manner.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which I have
fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements together with the mode of and
means for carrying the same into effect.
Figure 1 is a general view of one of my mattresses.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 1-2.
Figure 3 is a plan of a portion of the woven wire mesh shewing the attachment
of the spring, part of which is broken away.
Figure 4 is a section through Figure 3.
Figure 5 is an illustration of the means for joining the ends of the mesh.
Figure 6 is a part view of a mattress shewing a wooden frame in combination
with my improvements.
In carrying my invention into effect I form my mattress in two halves A and A'
so as to fold at the joint as each half being formed of one length of woven wire
mesh which is bent around at a² as shewn by Figure 2 the ends of the coils a³ of
the mesh being bent over at a so as to engage with each other as shewn at
Figure 5. The two ends of the mesh are then joined together by one, two, or
more cross coils as which engage with the bent up ends of the longitudinal coils
and thus form a continous mesh all around the mattress. The side a of the
mattress is formed by longitudinal coils which run parallel to the coils in top a.id
bottom mesh and which are woven into a sufficient number to fill the space between
the top and bottom mesh and thus form the side a of the mattress as described in
the previous Specification 19773 A.D. 1893. For securing the helical springs B
in position I provide the coil E which may consist of two three or more strands
and which is woven on the mesh A so as to only engage with one coil shewn by
Figure 3. This arrangement allows the coil E to be raised above the bottom mesh
and lowered below the surface of the top mesh sufficiently for the end 61 of the
spring B to be threaded through the coil so as to engage with it as shewn in
Figure 3 the action of threading the spring being as follows:-
Taking Figure 3 as an example of the lower mesh the end b' of the spring B is
threaded through the coil E on the one side F being then revolved until the end 6¹
bas passed through the coil E at the other side H of the spring.
For threading the reverse end or top of the spring B in the coils E which are
provided upon the underside of the top mesh the spring is still further revolved
through the coils on the bottom mesh until the reverse or top end of the spring is

page_text: in the required position to engage with the top coil E upon which the spring is
revolved in the reverse direction at the same time being made to engage with the
coils E under the top mesh on each side of the spring which is then in its previous
position with regard to the coils on the lower mesh as shewn by Figure 3. The
ends of the springs B are then bent at right angles to prevent the said spring
from working out. The action of attaching the spring to the mesh in this manner
has a tendency to expand the mesh in a lateral direction thus rendering assistance
in keeping the mesh taut and of even surface.
I may provide this mattress with a wood frame consisting of the ends H and
sides as illustrated by Figure 6 the head and foot bars H being inserted in the
woven wire mesh A as shewn and secured to the side bars by halving or tongueing
them together and bolting with suitable bolts.
The mesh is carried round these enils H so as to form a top and bottom sheet.
and may be secured to the ends H if so desired in any suitable manner and the
mesh may be also secured to the sides in any convenient way. The intermediate
springs B are in this case provided and fastened in a similar manner to that before
described. It will be obvious that in all cases I may border the sides with woven
wire as before described or if preferable with any kind of bed or mattress ticking.
The woven wire mesh A with intermediate springs B may be mounted upon an
ordinary mattress frame and provided with tension bolts for tightening in a similar
manner to that of the ordinary single mesh mattresses.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
First. The improvements, in spring mattresses spring seats and other such articls
substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and shewn upon the accom-
panying drawings.
Second. Mattresses seat bottoms and other such articles having a continous
woven wire cover A. and A' with coils E arranged to engage with the springs B
with or without a frame substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.
Tbird. In mattresses seat bottoms and other such articles the mode of and means
for inserting and securing the springs between the top and bottom mesh sub-
stantially as herein set forth and shewn.
Dated this 4th day of August 1895.
THOMAS EDMUND WALE.