IMPROVEMENTS IN METALLIC BEDSTEADS
Year: 1885

page_text: We GUSTAVE ADOLPH BARTH, Machinist and WILLIAM RAMSEY, Machinist, both
of the City of St Louis, in the State of Missouri, one of the United States
of North America do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN METALLIC BEDSTEADS and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The following is a full clear and exact description of the invention, reference
being had to the accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved bedstead. Figure 2 is an end view
looking at the foot of the bedstead.
Figure 3 is an enlarged detail vertical section taken on line 3-3 Figure 1, the
corner piece being shown in elevation. Figure 4 is an enlarged detail view partly
in section, illustrating one of the couplings. Figure 5 is a section taken on line 5, 5,
Figure 1 or on the same line Figure 6.
Figure 6 is a section taken on line 6, 6, Figure 5, or on the same line Figure 1.
Figure 7 is a horizontal section taken on line 7, 7, Figure 1.
Figure 8 is an enlarged view of the tightening disc of the tie or brace rods.
Figure 9 is an edge view of same. Figure 10 is a horizontal section taken on
line 10, 10, Figure 11.
Figure 11 is a vertical section taken on line 11, 11, Figure 10.
Figure 12 is an enlarged detail elevation showing one of the castings to which
the side and end rails are connected.
Figures 13, 14, 15 and 16 are enlarged detail views partly in elevation and
partly in section illustrating the construction of the sides and ends of the bedstead.
Figure 17 is a section taken on line 17, 17 Figure 1.
Our invention relates to a bedstead made entirely of metal and our invention
consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the
claims.
Referring to the drawings A represents the head B the foot and D the sides of
the bedstead.
The head and foot have two corner posts C each that pass through castings C¹
see Figures 1 and 11, and are held therein by screws C². These castings are near
the foot or bottom of the head posts and at their upper ends are castings C³ that
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page_text: fit into the posts, see Figure 3, and into a cross rail H where they are held by
screws H' the posts and rail being hollow as shown, and the rail extending from
one of the front corner posts to the other. A short distance down from the top of
the posts we prefer to place another rail H2 which is secured to the posts by
brackets H the brackets fitting in the ends of the rail where they are held by
screws H* see Figure 3, and being made fast to the posts by screws H³ and
by teats H thereon fitting in holes in the posts.
The sides of the bedstead consist of rails I, two for each side, connected by
pieces I and I, those I having simple projections I³ see Figures 13, 14 and 15,
that fit in holes in the rails, and those 12 having elongated projections I' with
elongated heads Is that fit in slots 1° of the rails. These pieces are turned edge
ways with the rails, see Figure 13, to have the heads inserted through the slots
and then they are turned around in line with the rails, see Figure 14, which causes
the elongated heads to be locked in the slots-the slots extending in the direction
of the length of the rails, see Figure 10.
These plates are held in this latter position by hooks J, see Figures 5 and 6,
provided with grooved extensions J₁ that fit in slots 17 of these pieces, and
provided with lips J' that are bent, when the hooks are in place, under the lower
rail, see Figure 5.
There are a number of these plates I and therefore a number of these hook
around the bedstead the head and foot having rails the same as the sides connected
by these plates I' and I* and the same reference letters refer to them-there being
no difference in construction.
These side rails are also hollow and fitting in their ends are castings L held by
screws L' and having grooved lugs L that fit in slots C of the castings C¹ the slots
being larger at their upper portions, see Figure 12 to allow the insertion and
removal of the lugs, as in an ordinary bed fastening.
N represents corner brackets connecting the head and foot to the sides.
They are made fast to the castings L by screws N¹, and to the top rails of the
sides by projections N2 fitting in holes in the rails, see Figure 1 and they are
connected to the posts of the head and foot by fitting in the slots or nicks of
screws O in the posts, see Figure 17. These brackets act to strengthen the head
and foot and yet they do not interfere with the sides being disconnected from the
posts, as explained, when desired, they will move upward in the grooves of the
screws O which is the only connection between them and the head and foot, and
yet the screws effectually prevent their moving laterally.
The foot has cross rails H1, H2, the same as the head near the upper ends of its
posts C, and the connections between the rails and posts are the same in both
cases.
The foot posts also pass through the castings C of the foot and are held therein
the same as those of the head. The cross rails of the foot, and preferably those of
the head also, may be connected by vertical tubes or pieces P connected thereto by
castings P¹, see Figure 2 fitting in the tubes and rails and held by screws P2 see
Figure 4.
The upper castings, see Figure 2, have sockets to receive a rail T.
U represents the caster-blocks fitting in the hollow posts and held there by
screws U¹, see Figure 1. It will be seen that all the connections, such as these
caster blocks and the castings and brackets, all fit inside the posts and rails thus
adding greatly to the finish and quality of the bedstead.
The hooks J are intended to support a frame V on which a mattress may be
placed, or the mattress may be placed directly on the hooks.
W represents tie or brace rods that are hooked into the castings C¹, see Figure 10
and are brought together near the centre of the bed, see Figure 7 where they are
made fast, preferably to a disc Y, see Figures 1, 8 and 9 provided with a horn Y¹
to hook over one of the rods. By turning the disc the rods may be tightened to
hold the bed firm and make it strong. Other means for tightening the rods could
be employed.

page_text: The rails I of the head and foot may be secured to the posts by castings L the
same as the side rails but we prefer to secure them by means of projections L¹º
formed upon the castings C¹ that fit into the tubes or rails I and are held therein
by screws L¹¹, see Figure 10.
The rods W not only act to tie the posts together but also form a support for the
centre of the mattress when put in place.
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
1. As a new article of manufacture, a bedstead made entirely of metal
substantially as set forth.
2. As a new article of manufacture a bedstead made entirely of metal with
tubular posts, and tubular head, foot and side rails, substantially as set forth.
3. A bedstead having metallic tubular posts and head foot and side rails, coupled
together by castings, substantially as described.
4. A bedstead made entirely of metal and consisting of tubular side rails, head
rails, foot rails and posts, secured together by couplings or castings fitting into the
tubular rails, substantially as shown and described.
5. In a metallic bedstead, the combination of tubular posts C, tubular rails H
and corner couplings C³ substantially as shown and described.
6. In a metallic bedstead the combination of tubular posts C, tubular rails H*
and coupling H³ substantially as set forth.
7. In a metallic bedstead the combination of the tubular posts C, tubular
rails H, H² and couplings C³, H2, the coupling C³ fitting into the post and its rail,
and the coupling H³ fitting into its rail and secured to the post by a screw H³,
substantially as set forth.
8. In a metallic bedstead the combination of the posts C, castings C¹ and L and
rails 1, substantially as shown and described.
9. In a metallic bedstead the combination of the posts C, castings C' through
which the posts pass, castings L provided with Jugs fitting in slots in the castings C¹
and rails I into which the castings L fit and are held by screws, substantially as
set forth.
10. In a metallic bedstead the combination of the rails I and pieces I¹, 1*
connecting the rails, the pieces I' having elongated heads fitting in slots in the rails
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
11. In a metallic bedstead the combination of the rails I¹, pieces I¹, I², and
hooks J, the pieces I having elongated heads and being locked in position by the
hooks, substantially as set forth.
12. In a metallic bedstead the combination of the rails I, connecting pieces I', I2²,
hooks J, and frame V, arranged and operating substantially as and for the purpose
set forth.
13. In a metallic bedstead the combination of the rails H, H2, pieces P and
couplings P¹ into which the rails and pieces fit substantially as set forth.
14. In a metallic bedstead the tubular posts C in combination with the caster
blocks U fitting into the post substantially as described.
15. In a metallic bedstead the combination of the posts C, and tie or brace
rod W, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
16. In a metallic bedstead the posts C in combination with the rods W hooked
into the posts and united near the centre of the bed substantially as and for the
purpose set forth.
17. In a metallic bedstead the posts C in combination with the tie rods W
connected to the posts, and means for tightening the rods, substantially as set
forth.
18. In a metallic bedstead the combination of the posts C, the tie rods W.
connected to the posts, and disc Y, Y¹, to which the inner ends of the rods are
connected and by which they are tightened, substantially as set forth.

page_text: 19. In a metallic bedstead the combination of the posts C, rails I and brackets N
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
20. In a metallic bedstead the combination of the posts C, rails I, castings L and
brackets N the latter being connected to the rails by projections N² and to the
castings and posts by screws N¹ and O substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
21. As a new article of manufacture a bedstead having tubular metallic side
rails, substantially as described.