Improvements in or connected with Beds, Chairs, or the like for Sick People.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Beds, Chairs, or the like for Sick
People.
I, WILHELM SCHLEUNING, of Freihung, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, in the
Empire of Germany, Architect, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:--
The present invention relates to beds, chairs, and the like for sick people and
has for its object to provide an independent movable table mechanism, which
may be attached, together with the constructive parts carrying it, by a simple
screwing or clamping to the uprights of the bedstead, and also easily again
removed therefrom.
A bail or bent piece carrying the table plate and extending into lateral arms
is pivotally mounted at both sides, at the lower end of a small bar adapted to
be clamped to the bed posts whilst at the upper end of this bar, a rod is also
pivotally mounted, having its end moving in a slot in the lateral arm, and which
rod serves for fixing the bent piece in position by means of a wing nut or the
like.
The horizontal part of the bent piece carries the table plate which is suitably,
but always pivotally mounted thereon. It may be attached by one side or
edge and made adjustable and to be set by means of a screw or the like, but
which self-evidently may be of any desired kind, and may be arranged in various
ways.
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The fixing rod may also be replaced by a support bar, or by a curved piece
combined with the table construction, on which curved piece, the previously
mentioned bent piece slides and may be fixed, or the fixing rod may be replaced
by means of any other suitable arrangement.
The attachment of the whole arrangement to the bed posts may take place by
means of a small eccentric lever acting as a clamp or by screws or by means of
wedges or other simple means.
When in use the table may be fixed at various distances from the head end
of the bed, or in an inclined position. All these variations do not alter any-
thing in the basic idea of the invention, which consists in that when not required
for use, the table plate forms a part of the head end of the bed, and can be drawn
down when desired.
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An adjustment of the whole device to a suitable height at the head end of
the bed may be obtained by placing the bar higher or lower on the bed posts
This improved construction of table may be attached to sick chairs, easy
chairs, bath chairs, pleasure carriages, railway compartments and the like.
Dated this 23rd day of May 1899.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in or connected with Beds, Chairs, or the like for Sick
People.
I, WILHELM SCHLEUNING, of Freihung, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, in the
Empire of Germany, Architect, 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 present invention relates to beds, chairs, and the like for sick people and
has for its object to provide an independent movable table mechanism, which
may be attached, together with the constructive parts carrying it, by a simple
screwing or clamping to the uprights of the bedstead, and also easily again
removed therefrom.
The invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which,
Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a bedstead fitted with this improved table
mechanism in two positions;
Figure 2 a view in perspective of a bedstead showing a modification in the
method of mounting the table, whilst
Figure 3 shows the table mounting attached to the wall of the room instead
of to the bedstead itself.
A bail or bent piece carrying the table plate P and extending into lateral
arms A is pivotally mounted at both sides, at the lower end of a small bar T
adapted to be clamped to the bed posts, whilst at the upper end of this bar, a
rod H is also pivotally mounted, having its end F moving in a slot in the lateral
arm A, and which rod serves for fixing the bent piece in position by means of
a wing nut or the like.
:
The horizontal part of the bent piece carries the table plate P which is suit-
ably, but always pivotally mounted thereon. It may be attached by one side
or edge, as shown in Figure 1, and made adjustable and to be set by means of a
screw S and worm wheel G or the like but which self-evidently may be of any
desired kind, and may be arranged in various ways, for instance as shown in
Figure 2.
The fixing rod H, Figure 1, may also be replaced by a support bar, or by a
curved piece B, Figure 2, combined with the table construction, on which curved
piece, the previously mentioned bent piece slides and may be fixed, or the fixing
rod may be replaced by means of any other suitable arrangement.
The attachment of the whole arrangement to the bed posts may take place as
in Figure 1 by means of a small eccentric lever acting as a clamp or by screws
or by means of wedges or other simple means. In Figure 2 the table is fixed at S.
In both Figures 1 and 2 the position of the table when not in use is indicated
by 1 and when in use by 2.
When in use the table may be fixed at various distances from the head end
of the bed or in an inclined position (see positions 3 and 4 (Fig. 1) shown in
dotted lines). All these variations do not alter anything in the basic idea of
the invention, which consists in that when not required for use, the table plate
forms a part of the head end of the bed, and can be drawn down when desired.
An adjustment of the whole device shown in Figure 1 to a suitable height at
the head end of the bed may be obtained by placing the bar T higher or lower
on the bed posts. The table construction may however as shown in Figure 3 be,
if preferred, attached to the wall by means of screws or spikes J. It can then
be drawn forward when in use and when not required folded back against the
wall over the head part of the bedstead,

page_text: This improved construction of table may be attached to sick chairs, easy
chairs, bath chairs, pleasure carriages, railway compartments and the like.
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:-
1. The arrangement of movable table plate as an independent supplementary
attachment to bedsteads, chairs and the like, characterized by the plate being
adapted when in a position of repose to form a continuation or a part of the end
of the bed and being mounted with movable constructive parts, either on the
bed posts or the wall, so as to be able to be again removed in such a way that
the beds do not require to be constructed specially for the table construction or
to be essentially altered, substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. The construction of folding table-support substantially as described with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
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WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of G, Lord Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.