Improvements in the Mode of Connecting the Ends of Mattress Frames, Bed Frames and Bedsteads, Couches, Bed-rests, Ships' Berths, and the like.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 11th July, 1889-Accepted, 7th Sept., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Mode of Connecting the Ends of Mattress
Frames, Bed Frames and Bedsteads, Couches, Bed-rests, Ships'
Berths, and the like.
We ISAAC CHORLTON of 19 Blackfriars Street, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Spring Mattress Manufacturer, and GEORGE LAMB SCOTT also of
Manchester aforesaid, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be
as follows
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In an Invention for which we have made application for Her Majesty's Letters
Patent No. 17067 of the year 1887 we described a mode of connecting metallic
ends by means of a retaining snug or projection at each corner of the mattress
frame or bedstead which was either cast on the end bracket so as to pass through
a hole punched to receive it in the angle iron or other ends or was formed on or
attached to the angle or other end so as to occupy a recess formed to receive it
in the said end bracket. Our present application relates to an amplification of the
said foregoing invention. For example a convenient form of snug would have
been a round snug entering a round hole, but this form of snug was inadmissable
because it would have simply acted as a pivot at each end of the frame upon
which the two ends would have turned and would have admitted of almost indefinite
distortion of the frame. In addition to this the limited area of a single snug
even when of a rectangular form might not in all cases give a due amount of
resistance to distortion. According to our present invention instead of using a
single snug to engage at each corner with the metallic end we provide two or more
such snugs, and in such an arrangement we can make use of round snugs entering
round holes in the metallic ends as the duplication of the snugs prevents the end
from turning as it would do in the case of one. We may separate the said snugs as
far apart as the breadth of the end bracket will allow and the punched hole at the
extreme end of the angle iron or other metallic end may be open at the end. To
still further increase the resistance to the distortion of the frame we might prolong
the seat on the end bracket and thus either increase the distance between the snugs
or provide room for a greater number of snugs than two. Such greater number
than two might however be used with the ordinary breadth of end bracket, and they
might be disposed otherwise than in a straight line. The snugs might be round,
square or of any other desired form and instead of being formed on the end brackets
they might be formed on or attached to metallic ends and enter recesses prepared to
receive them in the end brackets. Both in the punched holes and in the recesses
clearance for lateral adjustment of the frame might be provided. An advantage in
the use of round snugs and holes is that not only can a round snug be more
clearly cast than a square one but also a round punch lasts much longer than a
square or rectangular so that there is a resulting economy both in workmens time and
in tools.
Dated this 10th day of October 1888.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Mode of Connecting the Ends of Mattress
Frames, Bed Frames and Bedsteads, Couches, Bed-rests, Ships'
Berths, and the like.
We ISAAC CHORLTON of 19 Blackfriars, Street, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Spring Mattress Manufacturer and GEORGE LAMB SCOTT also of
Manchester aforesaid, Engineer, 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 and accompanying drawings:-
In an Invention for which we have made application for Her Majesty's Letters
Patent No. 17067 of the year 1887 we described a mode of connecting metallic ends
by means of a retaining snug or projection at each corner of the mattress. frame or
bedstead which snug was either cast on the end bracket so as to pass through a hole
punched to receive it in the end rail or was formed on or attached to such end rail so
as to occupy a recess formed to receive it in the said end bracket. . Our present
application relates to an amplification of the said foregoing invention. For example
a convenient form of snug would have been a round snug entering a round hole, but
this form of snug was inadmissable because it would have acted as a pivot at each
end of the frame upon which the end rail would have turned and would have
admitted of almost indefinite distortion of the frame. In addition to this the
limited area of a single snug even when of a rectangular form might not in all
cases have given a due amount of resistance to distortion. According to our
present invention instead of using a single snug to engage at each corner with
the end rail we provide two or more such snugs. In such an arrangement we
can make use of round snugs entering round holes in the metallic ends as the
duplication of the snugs prevents the distortion of the frame. We may separate
the said snugs as far apart as the breadth of the end bracket will allow and the
punched hole at the extreme end of the angle iron or other metallic end may be
open at the end. To still further increase the resistance to the distortion of the
frame we might prolong the seat on the end bracket and thus either increase the
distance between the snugs or provide room for a greater number of snugs than
two. Such greater number than two might however be used with the ordinary
breadth of end bracket and might be disposed otherwise than in a straight line.
The snugs may be round square or of any other desired form and instead of being
formed on the end brackets may be formed on or attached to the end rails and enter
recesses prepared to receive them in the end brackets.
In the accompanying drawings Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate a form of attachment
wherein two round snugs a. a cast or formed upon the end bracket b enter holes
punched in the end cross rail c. The bracket bis attached to the end of the side
rail das in our said former invention. In the example the outer hole e in the said rail is
cut or punched so as to open out to the end of the rail but we do not consider this to
be important. In the example illustrated by Fig. 3 three suugs in a horizontal row
are formed upon the bracket. In Fig. 4 three snugs differently arranged are used.
Fig. 5 illustrates a variation wherein the snugs consist of studs a' which are riveted
or secured to the end rail and enter recesses formed in the bracket. Both in the
cases of the holes punched in the end rail and of the recesses formed in the brackets
clearance for lateral adjustment of the frame may be provided. An advantage in
the use of round snugs and holes is that not only can a round snug be more clearly
cast than a square one but also a round punch lasts much longer than a square
or rectangular punch so that there is a resulting economy both in workmen's time and
in tools.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
As means for connecting the end rails of mattress frames to the end brackets upon

page_text: the side rails two or more snugs a upon each end bracket entering holes in the end
rails or as an alternative two or more studs a¹ entering recesses in the said end
brackets substantially as set forth and indicated.
Dated this 10th day of Inle, 1980
DUTTON & FULTON,
1, St. James Square, Manchester, Agents.