Year: 1897

page_text: ARTHUR HAWLEY ASSINDER, Manufacturer, Empire Works, Heath Mill Lane,
Birmingham, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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A drop side cot, the sides of which move up & down on half round brass or
iron slides attached to pillars either by being rivetted through the pillar or cast
into top mount & corner mount of pillar. There is a dovetail joint attached to
the top rod of side rail, which runs up and down the above named half round
slides being guided by two grooved wheels attached to the bottom rods of cot sides.
The sides when up are held in position by a bolt passing through the pillar and
under the dovetail on the top rod.
Dated this 13th day of August 1897.
I, ARTHUR HAWLEY ASSINDER, Manufacturer, of Empire Works, Heath Mill
Lane, Birmingham, 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:-
This invention relates to childrens cots having drop-down sides, and has for its
object, to provide such cots with improved fittings or means for guiding the movable
sides in their rising and falling or sliding movements.
The invention consists in providing the ends of the top-rods of such drop-down
sides with she-dovetail claws or clips, adapted to embrace and rise and fall upon
slides or guide-bars, of a semi-circular section, or of a similar shape in cross
section to the figure comprehended in the insides of the dovetail claws, said guide
The bottom rails
bars being secured to the cot pillars by rivetting or otherwise.
of the said sides are terminated by grooved wheels or rollers which run upon the
bottom parts of the pillars as guides, whilst the rails are held up in their raised
positions by means of push and draw bolts, passing through the pillars and engag-
ing underneath the dovetail claws as aforesaid.
Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings represent perspective views of a
drop-side cot constructed according to one form of my invention. In Figure 1,
both the sides are raised, whilst in Figure 2 one of them is shown lowered, or in a
position which admits of ready access being gained to the occupant or bedding of
cot

page_text: Figure 3 represents, upon an enlarged scale, an elevation of the said cot, with the
drop-down side thereof in its raised position.
Figure 4 is an elevation, upon a further enlarged scale, of one of the bottom roller
guides of a drop side.
Figure 5 is an end elevation of Figure 4.
Figure 6 is a horizontal section of Figure 4, upon the dotted line x, showing how
the lower portion of the pillar is partially embraced by the running guide roller.
Figure 7 is an elevation, partly in section, of the upper portion of the side and
the cot pillar, showing the dovetail section claw and guide bar arrangement for
guiding the said side in rising or falling.
Figure 8 is a section of Figure 7 upon the dotted line a¹.
Figure 9 is a horizontal section of Figure 8 upon the dotted line 2.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures
of the drawing.
The cot, comprising the mattress or bottom a', supported by head and foot end
rails a², having corner pillars a³, whilst b, b, are the drop or falling sides, each
comprising a framing of suitable pattern or design, with the ends of the top rail 61,
provided with she-dovetail sectioned claws or clips b³, which engage over or partially
embrace vertically arranged guide bars or slides a*, rivetted or otherwise attached
to the sides of the pillars, and being of a section corresponding or approximating to
the figure comprehended by the claw of the dovetail connections 63, whereby the
said sides are loosely connected or secured to the framing of the cot, so as to be
capable of a vertical rising and falling movement relative to the fixed ends.
The bottom rail 63, of each side is provided with guide wheels or rollers 64, the
peripheries of which are grooved or made of a concave section of sufficient depth
to lie partially around the lower portions of the pillars a³, upon which they run in
guiding the sides when being raised or lowered.
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The sides are retained in their lifted positions by sliding bolts or catches_c,
passing through holes in the pillars a³, and adapted, when pushed home, to lie
underneath the claw connections 62, (see Figures 3 and 7), whilst when the said
bolts are withdrawn, the head ends c¹, lie flush within the sinkings a, in the faces
of the guide rails at, so as to be out of the way of the said claw connections and
admit of the sides falling.
Figure 10 represents a modification of my invention, in which the guide or slide
bars a, are made of a she-dovetail section, and are either attached to, or formed as
an integral part of, the corner pillars a³, whilst the ends 62, of the top rail b¹ are
made of such a shape as to fit and slide within the vertical groove of the said bars.
Instead of employing claw or dovetail connections at the ends of the top rail
only and guide rollers on the bottom rail, I may provide both the top and bottom
rails with sliding claw connections, or both the rails may be provided with guide
rollers, provided that the gooves therein are of such a depth as to partially embrace
the pillars and so retain the rails in their proper vertical positions.
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:-
First: In cots having drop-down sides, guiding the said sides in their rising
and falling movements between the pillars of the cot by dovetail or claw forma-
tions carried on the rails of the said sides engaging over guide bars or slides on the
said pillars, the said sides being held up in their raised position by catches or
fasteners substantially as described and set forth.
Secondly-In cots having drop-down sides, guiding the said sides in their
rising and falling movements between the pillars of the cot by grooved wheels or
rollers carried on the rails of the said sides and partially embracing, and running
upon, the said pillars, the said sides being retained in their raised positions by
sliding bolts or equivalent fasteners, substantially as described and set forth.
Thirdly: In cots having drop-down sides, guiding the said sides in their rising

page_text: and falling movements between the pillars by dovetail or claw formations on the
upper rails or parts of the sides engaging over guide bars secured to or formed upon
the upper portions of the said pillars, and by grooved rollers carried by lower
portions of the said sides running upon lower parts of the said pillars, the said side
rails being retained in their raised positions by sliding catches or bolts, substan-
tially as described and set forth in Figures 1 to 9.
Fourthly In cots having drop-down sides, guiding the said ends in their
movements between the pillars by enlarged ends of the rails thereof engaging and
sliding with dovetail or claw sectioned formations or grooves carried by or formed
within parts of the said pillars, substantially as herein described and set forth.
Dated this 19th day of April 1898.
ARTHUR HAWLEY ASSINDER.
By Henry Skerrett,
24, Temple Row, Birmingham.
Agent for Applicant.
ARTHUR HAWLEY ASSINDER.
By Henry Skerrett,
24, Temple Row, Birmingham.
Agent for Applicant.