Improvements in Metallic Cots.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Oct:;, 1894
Complete Specification, Left, 1st July, 1895-Accepted, 3rd Aug., 1895
Improvements in Metallic Cots.
I, JOHN EBENEZER HOSKINS, of the Firm of Hoskins and Sewell, of
Bordesley, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to metallic cots for 'hospital and nursery purposes, of
that type having movable sides, which are vertically raised or lowered into and
out of position for enclosing or gaining access to an occupant or the bedding.
My invention has for one of its objects, simplicity in the mounting and working
of the vertically sliding sides, and for another object, the holding of the sides in
their enclosing or raised position.
According to my invention, the cot is made up of a rectangular bed-bottom
frame, having dovetail ends engaging with or upon like dovetail ends carried from
the four corners of the posts or uprights of the head and foot ends or end framings,
whilst the openings between the ends of the cot are enclosed by removable anl
vertically sliding sides, with the ends of the top and bottom rails formed into eyes,
which take and slide upon upright guide bars, set forward from, and running
parallel with, the full length of the corner pillars, and passing through the eyes of
three chilled or other brackets cast upon each of the said pillars. The middle
brackets of each side, which are elevated a little above the end rails of the bed
bottom framing, form stops for the rails of the sides to rest upon when in their
lowered positions, that is, the eyes of the top rail come upon the top of the stop
brackets, and in order to neutralize concussion or jar occasioned by the sudden'
dropping of the rail, rubber blocks, washers or springs may be placed upon the
top-sides of the brackets.
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The guide rods, which have heads upon their upper ends, are threaded through
the eyes of the brackets and are secured by nuts screwed upon their other ends and
coming upon the undersides of the bottom brackets.
Fitted transversely through the corner pillars, and a little below the top
brackets, are spring bolts or catches with underside-bevelled heads, coming within
or overhanging the path of the top rail member of each side, so that as the side is
lifted to its enclosing position, the said rail strikes the bevels of the spring bolts
and forces them back, until the bar has snapped past them, when they return and
self-fix or hold the side in its.up position. To release the side, pull back the catch
bolts by their heads or terminals, when the same may be allowed to fall by its own
weight or it is held by hand and allowed to gradually descend. When down the
bed is accessible for making or arranging, or a person may be placed therein, or the
occupant can be attended to or taken out.
Instead of the spring bolts being, carried by the pillars, they may be carried by
the sliding sides, and be made to engage over fixed shoulders or stops standing out
from the pillars. If necessary, the spring bolts or catches may be withdrawn
simultaneously by a rod or cord.
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I, JOHN EBENEZER HOSKINS, of the Firm of Hoskius and Sewell, of
Bordesley, in the City of Birminghanı, 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:-
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This invention, relates, to, metallic cots for hospital and nursery purposes, of,
that type having movable or drop-down sides, which are vertically raised. or
lowered into and out of position for enclosing or gaining access to an occupant or
bedding..
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My invention has for one of its objects, simplicity in the mounting and working.
of the vertically sliding sides, and for another object, the holding of the sides in
their enclosing or raised position.
According to my invention, the cot may be made up of a rectangular bed-bottom
frame, having dovetail ends, engaging with or upon like dovetail ends carried from
the four corners of the posts or uprights of the bead and foot ends or end framings,
whilst the openings between the ends of the cot are enclosed by removable and
vertically sliding sides, with the ends of the top and bottom rails formed into eyes,
which take and slide upon upright guide bars, set forward from and running
parallel with, the full length of the corner pillars, and' passing through the eyes of
three chilled, or other brackets cast upon each of the said pillars. The middle
brackets of each side, which are elevated a little above the end rails of the bed
bottom, framing,, form stops for the rails of the sides to rest upon when in their
lowered positions, that is, the eyes of the top rail' come upon the top of the stop
brackets, and in order to neutralize concussion or jar occasioned by the sudden
dropping of the rail, rubber blocks, washers or springs may be placed upon the
topsides of the brackets.
The guide rods, which have heads upon their upper ends, are threaded through
the eyes of the brackets and are secured by nuts screwed upon their other ends and
coming, upon the undersides of the bottom brackets.
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Fitted and working transversely through the pillars, and a little below the top
brackets, are spring bolts or catches, with underside-bevelled heads, coining within
or, overhanging the path of the top rail member of each side, so that as the side is
lifted to its enclosing position, the said' rail, strikes the bevels of the spring bolts
and forces them back, until the bar has snapped past them, when they, return and
self-fix or hold the side in its up position. To release the side, pull back the catch
bolts by their heads or terminals, when the same may be allowed to fall by its own
weight, or it is held by hand and allowed to gradually, descend: When down, the
bed is accessible, for making or arranging, or a person may be placed therein, or the
occupant can be attended to or taken out.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents a side elevation of a cot
provided, with removable, and vertically sliding sides and constructed" according
to my invention. In the said view, the full lines show the side rail in its-up or
enclosing, position,, whilst the dotted lines represent the position the rail! takes
when lowered.
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Figure 2 represents an end view of the cot Figure 1, showing more clearly the
spring bolts or catches for retaining the sides in their raised positions; whilst the
ends of the sides are broken away for, the purpose of showing the guide rods.
Figure 3 represents one of the spring bolts or side-retaining catches separately
and upon an enlarged scale and
STUBHAUPTA ion at Figure 2 unan the dotted lines T—2.

page_text: a is a rectangular shaped bed bottom, carried by four uprights, or corner pillars 6;
and secured together by ho and she dovetails.. care fast ends and d are removable
and vertically sliding sides, with the ends d' di of the top and bottom rails d', dª, of
the barred sides formed with eyes d', d, which take and slide upon upright guide
bars e, set forward from the pillars b, whose top, bottom and middle chill
parts b, have outstanding bracket eyes 6, 6, 6 The said rods.e,. are
supported within the eyed brackets b, 6, 66, by a head e² at the top end of each rod'
and a nut located below the bracket eye at that end.
Fitted and working transversely through the pillars are spring sliding bolts or
catches 99 with underside bevelled beads g', and stems 92, encircled by coiled
springs located between the shoulder,g, of the stems and the inside 6, of the
pillar b, inwards of the pull os, at the end of the said stem g
By taking hold of the pull gand drawing the bolt inwards, the head g¹, is
drawn inwards of the path of the top bar d³, of the rising, and, falling, side d,, when
the said side can be lowered and come to rest, upon the topside of the middle
eyed brackets 6; and be there supported, when the interior of the side becomes
accessible.
By now lifting the said side, the interior of the cot is enclosed and the said, side
is automatically retained in its, raised position by the topsides of the ends of the
bars d³, striking the bevelled heads of the sliding bolts which are forced back and
on the said top bars passing the bolte; the nose heads or ends then spring, forwards
and come under the said bars, which are thereby suspended.
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Instead of the side rails falling upon the metal of eyed brackets, I propose that
concussion should be prevented by india-rubber, felt, rubber or like buffers placed
upon their eyed brackets, as best seen in Figure 5, in which d is the rail and
ds, d, the top and bottom bars of it, e are the guide rods and 6 the pillars carrying
eyed brackets 4, 1, 6, and fis the rubber buffering block carried by the middle
bracket b
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Justead of the spring, bolts being carried by the pillars, they may be carried by
the sliding sides, and be made to engage over fixed shoulders or stops standing
out from the pillars. If necessary, the spring bolts or catches may be withdrawn
simultaneously-by. a-rod.
Figure 6 represents such an arrangement.
Figure 7 is a section of a portion of Figure 6 upon the dotted line x.
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bis a pillar and e is a guide rod. d is a rising and falling side with top rail d³,
baving large eyed ends d, taking and sliding over the said rods e, which are
supported from the eyed brackets 68 of chills 63, made fast upon the pillars b, which
said guide is cut away at e¹, to receive a catch spring i having a shoulder and a
free end, whilst the other or inner end is made fast to guide rod e. By pressing
the free ends of the springs, of which there is one at each corner of the cot, the rail
is released, and on the rail being lifted the same is held by the stop first being
forced back and then snapping forward and coming under the solid metal
surrounding the eye, as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 8 represents a further form of my improvements, showing the side secured
or fastened in its raised position.
Figure 9 represents one end portion of the same upon an enlarged scale, with the
catch ends of the bolt rod removed from the catches in the guide rods.
Figure 10 represents a topside plan of a part of the bolt rod.
dis the side and d' is the top rail, having eyed ends, and carrying upon its
underside a bolt rod j, supported by and working within eyed brackets, made fast
with the top rail d'. The sliding rod has a spring k, coming between a stud ³, and
one of the brackets j³, whereby the bolt rod is made to automatically engage with
the catch part es, of the rod e, which is supported by brackets 6, of the pillars b
and upon the Baid rods e, the sides slide.
Assuming that the side is required to be released, pull the knob m in the direction
of the arrow, when the spring is compressed and the catch parts, of the bolt
rod j, are taken from the catch parts in the guide rods e, when both the sides are

page_text: liberated by one operation and fall simultaneously. By now releasing the bolt, and
lifting the side, the same is automatically held by the ends of the bolt rod snapping
into the shouldered notches in the rods e.
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 :-
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First. In cots having movable or drop-down sides, mounting and sliding the said
sides upon guide rods supported, or supported and guided, by top, middle and
bottom eyed lugs or brackets carried by the pillars of the cots or their equivalent,
substantially as described and set forth in Figures 1 to 4. 4
Secondly. In cots having movable or drop-down sides, supporting the said sides
in their elevated position by spring bolts or catches, substantially as described and
set forth in Figures 1 to 4.
Thirdly. In cots having movable or drop-down sides, supporting the said sides
in their elevated positions by spring catches carried by the guide rods, substantially
as described and set forth in Figures 6 and 7.
Fourthly. In cots having movable or drop-down sides, supporting the said sides
in their elevated positions by means of a bolt rod carried by the said sides and
having ends adapted to engage or disengage. 'simultaneously with shoulders or
catches formed upon or within the guide rods, substantially as described and set
forth in Figures 8 and 9.
Fifthily. The improvements in the general construction, arrangement and
combination of the parts of cots having drop-down or movable sides, substantially
as described and set forth.
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Dated this 29th day of June 1895
JOHN EBENEZER HOSKINS,
By Henry Skerrett,
24 Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.