IMPROVEMENTS IN TERMINAL ORNAMENTS OR MOUNTS FOR PILLARS OF METALLIC BEDSTEADS COTS, AND OTHER ARTICLES OF METALLIC FURNITURE AND IN THE METHOD OF PRODUCING PARTS OF THE SAME
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Thomas Causnett of Birmingham in the county of Warwick
Tool Maker for an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN TERMINAL ORNAMENTS
OR MOUNTS FOR PILLARS OF METALLIC BEDSTEADS COTS, AND OTHER ARTICLES
OF METALLIC FURNITURE AND IN THE METHOD OF PRODUCING PARTS OF THE
SAME
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Thomas Causnett at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 17th August 1883.
THOMAS CAUSNETT of Birmingham in the County of Warwick Tool Maker-
"IMPROVEMENTS IN TERMINAL ORNAMENTS OR MOUNTS FOR PILLARS OF METALLIC
BEDSTEADS, COTS AND OTHER ARTICLES OF METALLIC FURNITURE, AND IN THE
METHOD OF PRODUCING PARTS OF THE SAME."
"
The pillars of metallic bedsteads, cots and other articles of metallic furniture,
are usually surmounted by terminal ornaments, vases or mounts, and by loose caps
or shells used in combination with the surmountings described. These-terminal
ornaments are in consequence of being only screwed or connected to screw pegs
cast in the pillars of the bedsteads, cots or other articles, are thereby liable to be
readily disconnected and removed from the said pillars.
The principal object of my invention is to produce such terminal ornaments and
their caps or shells in one mounting, that is to say; the terminal ornament, vase,
or other object, and the cap or shell, covering the end of the pillar head, are
connected or attached together, so as to form one mount, or terminal ornament;
and when attached to the pillar or pillars of bedsteads described, they cannot be
readily detached therefrom, forming permanent or non-detachable parts of the said
pillars.
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I will first describe my invention as applied to the pillar of the foot rail of a
metallic bedstead.
According to my invention I first raise by a series of shaping and raising
processes from sheet metal, an hemispherical cup or shell, having at its summit a
Crown or contracted raised part the top of which is sunken or dished, forming a
Pans GAY

page_text: seat or mounting for connecting or attaching permanently thereto, the terminal
mount, vase, knob or other similar object, the attachment is effected by burnishing
or spinning the edges or walls of the mounting crown of the cup or shell over the
end of the neck, constituting the base of the terminal ornament, the two parts are
by the above means permanently connected together. The mounting thus formed
is applied to the summit of the bedstead pillar, by passing the top horizontal rail of
the bedstead, through the side of the cap or shell, and terminating in the pillar head.
Or the combined mounting and cap described may have a supplementary neck,
attached to the cap base, which screws upon a screwed peg on the top of the pillar;
to prevent the parts rotating, small screws pass through the said neck, and takes
into the central screw peg or into the pillar head.
Or the compound mount may be attached permanently, by passing small screws
through the sides of the cap or shell and taking into the metal of the pillar head
or summit
Or I affix the said ornamental mounting by passing a screw through the off side
of the cap or shell, and taking into the end of the horizontal rail resting in the
head of the pillar.
Where the first described mounting is. to be attached to the pillar of a Tester
end of a bedstead. The neck of the terminal ornament, vase or knob, is made
capable of rotating within the bushed seating of the cap or covering shell, the neck
is screwed internally; which when applied to the summit of a pillar, the loop or
eye end of the rail carrying the Tester is passed through a suitably shaped hole,
in the side of the cap or covering shell and passed over a screw peg on the top of
the pillar; by then rotating the knob or terminal ornament the compound mounting
is-adjusted-and-affixed-to-the-pillar-head.-The-last-described-arrangement-is
equally applicable to the foot end, as well as to the Tester end of a bedstead.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Thomas Causnett in the Patent Office on the 15th February
1884.
THOMAS CAUSNETT of Birmingham in the County of Warwick Tool Maker 3
"IMPROVEMENTS IN TERMINAL ORNAMENTS OR MOUNTS FOR PILLARS OF METALLIC
BEDSTEADS COTS AND OTHER ARTICLES OF METALLIC FURNITURE AND IN THE
METHOD OF PRODUCING PARTS OF THE SAME
"
The pillars of metallic bedsteads, cots, and other articles of metallic furniture are
usually capped by knobs, terminal ornaments, vases or mounts, and by loose pillar 3
covering caps or shells used in combination with the terminal mounts described.
These terminal mounts or ornaments are in consequence of being only screwed or
connected to scrow pegs cast in the pillars of bedsteads, cots, or other article, are
thereby liable to be readily disconnected and removed therefrom.
The principal object of my invention is to produce such terminal mounts or 4
ornaments and their caps or shells in one mounting, that is to say; the terminal
ornament vase or other object and the cap or shell covering the end of the pillar
head, are connected or attached together so as to form one combined mount or

page_text: terminal ornament and when attached to the pillar or pillars of bedsteads described
they cannot be readily detached therefrom forming permanent or non-detachable
parts of the said pillars
I will first describe my invention as applied to the pillar of the foot rail of a
metallic bedstead
According to my invention I first raise by a series of shaping and raising
processes from sheet metal an hemispherical cup or shell having at its summit a
crown or contracted raised part, the top of which is sunken or dished forming a
seat or mounting for connecting or attaching permanently thereto the terminal
knob, mount vase, or other similar object the attachment is effected by burnishing
or spinning the top edges or walls of the crown of the cup or shell over the lower
part of the neck, constituting the base of the terminal ornament The two parts
aro by the above means permanently connected together. The mounting thus
formed is applied to the summit of the bedstead pillar by passing the top horizontal
rail of the bedstead through the side of the cap or shell and terminating in the
pillar head
Or the combined mounting and cap described may have a supplementary neck
attached to the cap base which screws upon a screwed peg on the top of the pillar
to prevent the parts rotating small screws pass through the said neck and taking
into the central screw peg or into the pillar head
Or the compound mount may be attached permanently by passing small screws
through the sides of the cap or shell and taking into the metal of the pillar head
Or I affix the said compound mounting knob or vase by passing a screw through
the offside of the cap or shell and taking into the end of the horizontal rail resting
in the head of the pillar
Where the first described compound mounting is to be attached to the pillar of
the Tester end of a bedstead the neck of the terminal ornament vase or knob is
made capable of rotating within the bushed seating of the cap or covering shell
the neck is screwed internally which when applied to the summit of a pillar the
loop or eye end of the rail carrying the tester is passed through a suitably shaped
hole in the side of the cap or covering shell and passed over a screw peg on the top
of the pillar by then rotating the knob or terminal ornament the compound
mounting is adjusted and affixed to the pillar head. The last described arrange-
ment is equally applicable to the foot end as well as to the Tester end of a bedstead
or cot
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying Drawings
the manner in which my Invention may be performed.
Figure 1. represents in front elevation a combined or compound terminal
ornament or mount in which the parts are constructed combined and arranged
according to my Invention
Figure 2. shows the same in the act of being connected or attached to the pillar
head of a metallic bedstead and Figure 3 shows also the same attached to the said
pillar head and its screw peg, the horizontal rail of the foot or head end of the
bedstead or cot in position
Figure 4. shows the knob or mount separately also the cap in section before the
knob or mount is united thereto and figure 5 the said cap in elevation turned
round from that shown in the other views
Figures 6. 7. 8. and 9. show the successive stages of the shaping processes for
the production of the cap shown at figures 4. and 5. of the drawings
Figure 10 exhibits a modification of figure 1. This compound mount has no
screw peg on the summit of the pillar head the bedstead rail alone fixes the
combined cap and mount to the pillar head.
Figure 11. shows another form of cap and figure 12. the mount and cap united
In figure 13 the union of the parts of the combined mount is effected by a screw
ring or collar which draws and unites the knob or mount to its cap.
Figure 14. shows the same in section adjusted upon a pillar head and figure 15.
the parts of the same separately.

page_text: In figure 16. the combined mount is affixed to the pillar head by a screw passing
through the sides of the cap and taking into the end of the rail
a. is the mount and b. the cap, the union of the mount a. by its neck a³ is
effected by gathering in or contracting the metal of the top edge a³ of the necked
part as of the cap a. by the process or combination of processes called spinning or
burnishing the turned over top edge of the neck b. is best seen at figurës 2. änd 3.
of the drawings
The joining together of the parts a. and b. as described allows the knob or
mount a. to freely rotate within it's bushed seating b" which forms an abutment
ledge for the face of the neck of the mount or knob to rest and turn upon―c. is the
pillar head and c² it's screw peg which takes and worms into the internal screw
thread a of the knob a. -The holo c in the pillar head c. receives the bedstead
rail d. which said rail passes both through the hole b³ in the cap b. and terminating
in the pillar head as described.
In connecting or affixing the combined or compound terminal mount ornament or
vase to the pillar head of a metallic bedstead the combined mount figure 1. is
placed upon the pillar head as shown at figure 2.
By then rotating the part a. within the bushed seating 64 and at the same time
holding the cap b. stationary the combined mount or knob a. and its cáp b. are
adjusted to and upon the pillar head c. as shown at figure 2. the end of the bedstead
rail d. being adjusted within the pillar head and passing both through the hole 65-
in the cap and taking or terminating in the said pillar head. The combined or
compound mount and pillar head cap a. and b. is thereby permanently affixed to
the pillar head forming a permanent or non-detachable part of the pillar of the
bedstead cot or other article to which it is or may be attached or connected.
In figure 10. a plain peg e. is employed which takes into a plain axial hole in the
neck of the knob instead of the peg and axial hole in the neck of the knob being
screwed.
The other parts of the combined mount and cap are the same as before described
-The rail d. alone holds the compound mount upon the pillar head
Figure 11. shows another method of producing the seating for the neck of the
knob or mount and also it's walls for spinning or gathering over the bottom of the
said neck for uniting the mount to the cap-This cap is produced from a cylindrically
formed blank and afterwards throttled by well known procosses in shaping metals
as represented in figure 11-The knob or mount a. is attached by the closing-in of
the top edge b as before described the mode of attachment to the pillar head is
the same as that already described.
Figure 12, shows the complete compound mount partly in section
Figures 13. and 14. shows another method of capping or affixing permanently to
pillar heads mounts or terminal ornaments
The knob or mount a. is not screwed internally as before described but has a
plain hole wherein a plain peg on the pillar head may take if desired. f. is the
mount with a screw thread ƒ formed thereon, and g². is the worm of an internally
screwed collar g. which takes upon the screw f. of the mount f. the combined
mount is affixed to the pillar head as follows,-The cap f. is placed upon the pillar
head c. the rail d. inserted in the hole c. and the collar f. is then rotated drawing
the neck of the mount a. of the mount a. tightly upon the top of the pillar head
by the shoulder g³ pressing the neck of the knob downwards
By the rotation of the collar as described the parts are permanently and rigidly
connected together as shown in figure 14 of the drawings in figure 15 the parts are
shown separately.
The compound mount figure 16. is affixed to the pillar head by a screw h taking
into the end of the rail d. as represented in the drawings
The application of my improvements to the terminal ornaments or mounts for
the pillars of metallic bedsteads differs in no essential respect from their application
to the pillars of other metallic furniture

page_text: Having now described the nature of my Invention and the manner in which the
same is to be performed, I wish it to be understood that I claim―
First. Improvements in terminal ornaments or mounts for pillars of metallic
bedsteads cots and other articles of metallic furniture and in the method of
producing parts of the same herein before described with reference to figures
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. and 9. of the accompanying drawings; that is to say, making
terminal mounts, vases knobs or other terminal ornaments of pillar heads for
various purposes of a knob mount or other necked ornament A. united or connected
to a cap or shell B., and when so joined the mount or knob is capable of rotating
within a bushed seating on the top of the said cap and on being attached to a
pillar head as herein before described, the combined or compound mount becomes
non-detachable therefrom, the combined mount and cap being constructed and
arranged as herein before described and illustrated in figures 1. 2. and 3. of the
drawings.
Secondly Attaching or connecting terminal ornaments or mounts to the
summits of pillars for various purposes so that the ornaments or mounts shall be
non-detachable from the said pillar heads by the parts being arranged combined
and operating in the manner and for the purpose as herein before described and
illustrated in figures 1. 2. 3. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. and 16. of the drawings.
Thirdly. Constructing arranging combining and attaching terminal ornaments
or mounts in the manner and for the purpose as described and shown in figures 10.
and 16 of the drawings.
Fourthly Connecting the part A. to the part B. of terminal ornaments by a
screwed collar G. the parts being arranged combined and operating in the way and
for the purpose as described and set forth in figures 13. and 14. of the drawings
Fifthly Making the cap or part B. of terminal ornaments as described by
a combination of processes as set forth in figures 7. 8. 9. 10. and 11. of tho
drawings
In witness whereof I the said Thomas Causnett have hereunto set my hand
and seal this thirteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-three.
Witness
HENRY SKERRETT
Patent Agent
6 Livery Street
Birmingham
THOMAS CAUSNETT (L.S.)