A Combined Cradle Support, Invalid's Tray, Reading Table, and Clothes Securer.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 31st July, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 30th Apr., 1898-Accepted, 4th June, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Cradle Support, Invalid's Tray, Reading Table, and
Clothes Securer.
I, JOHN SYMINGTON, of 84, Harehills Terrace, Roundhay Road, in the City of
Leeds, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
My invention consists of a vertical shaft or rod revolving in bearings secured or
clamped to the sides or end of an ordinary bedstead in any required position.
Upon this shaft is a sliding socket or sockets, to which are secured detachable
brackets or trays, adjustable as to their height and position relative to the bed;
such brackets or trays can be used as a cradle support, invalid's table or tray,
reading table, or for securing bedclothes in position.
To prevent noise the rockers of the cradle have rubbers thereon, and grooves
may be made in the bracket for the rockers to work in, or pins in the bracket may
work in holes in the rockers, so retaining the cradle in position and safeguarding it.
For securing the bedclothes I employ a rod which clamps the clothes to the side
of the bed and is adjustable by means of a screw or other suitable arrangement.
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JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.
A Combined Cradle Support, Invalid's Tray, Reading Table, and
Clothes Securer.
I, JOHN SYMINGTON, of 84, Harehills Terrace, Roundhay Road, in the City of
Leeds, Commercial Traveller, 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 my invention is to provide an adjustable attachment for bed-
steads, which can be easily fixed or removed, and which serves as a support for a
cradle or cot, tray, reading or writing table, clothes securer, or the like.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 shows my apparatus in use for supporting a cradle and tray, the tray
being brought forward over the bed.
Fig. 2 shows it applied as a support for a tray reading stand, and bed clothes
fastener.

page_text: Fig. 3 is a detail view of the sliding socket hereafter referred to.
My invention consists of a vertical shaft or rod A revolving in bearings B
clamped or secured in any suitable manner to the side or end of any ordinary
bedstead in any required position.
Upon the said vertical shaft A are a number of sliding sockets C, which may
each be fixed in any required position on the shaft by a set screw D or other
suitable means. A number of detachable brackets E are provided, which brackets
may be attached to the said sliding sockets C in any suitable manner, but pre-
ferably by means of a pin F fitting into a hole G at one side of the socket, so that
the brackets may be turned separately if required without revolving the vertical
shaft A in its bearing.
Each bracket may also have if required a supporting arm H with its lower end
bearing loosely against the vertical shaft A. The brackets serve respectively as
supports for a cradle J tray K, reading or writing table L, bed clothes fastener M,
or the like. The cradle bracket is provided with cross bars or supports Non
which the rockers work, the rockers being guided by means of a pin P passing
upwards from the bracket and working in a slot in the rocker, or by means of
grooves in the said cross bars or supports N. The rockers may if required be
provided with rubber rims for ensuring silent action.
The tray bracket is also provided with cross bars for holding the tray, and the
tray may be secured by bolts, rivets, or like means.
For securing the bed clothes I employ a rod M which clamps the clothes to the
side of the bed, and is adjusted by means of a screw R.
Any combination of the attachments described may be in use, and the apparatus
may be so manipulated as to bring any one of them in front of the bed when
required. For instance a child sleeping in its separate cot may be moved to the
front of the bed when requiring attention, without the necessity of the mother or
nurse rising from the bed.
Or food or medicine may be prepared in bed, the materials being kept on the
tray. In the case of an invalid only the tray K, reading or writing table L and
clothes fastener M would be required.
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:-
A bed attachment serving as a support for a cradle, reading or writing table,
tray, and bed clothes fastener, and consisting of a vertical rod secured to the bed-
stead, and having adjustable sliding sockets with adjustable detachable brackets,
substantially as and for the purposes shown and described.
Dated this 29th day of April 1898
Dated this 29th day of April 1898.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.