Improvements in Bedsteads.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 20th June, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 19th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 22nd Oct., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bedsteads.
1, ALBERT PHILLIPS of Excelsior Works Rea Street South Birmingham in
the County of Warwick Metallic Bedstead Maker do hereby declare the nature of
my said invention to be as follows:-
:-
My invention has for its object improvements in bedsteads by which means they
are lit up by electricity independently of any other lighting provision so as to
enable any person to read while reclining in bed without any difficulty I also
make provision for recording the time and for waking the sleeper at any required
time.
In carrying my invention into effect I form say at each side the bedstead head
in the ornamentation an electric lamp which I preferably arrange as the centre of
the ornamentation or I may form one lamp in the centre of the head also as the
centre of an ornament or surmounting the centre of the bedstead head or I may
form lamps in place of the knobs on the posts either at the head or foot of the
bedstead or both but I prefer to place a lamp or lamps as at first described i.e. in
the centre ornament of the head or at each side of the head of the bedstead..
These lamp are connected with a primiary or secondary battery which is fixed in
any suitable position underneath the bed by wires which pass within the posts or
ornamentation of the bedstead so that no wires are exposed. I also provide a
clock fixed preferably in the foot of the bedstead so as to be readily seen by the
person reclining on the bed and an alarm movement in the clock may be connected
by means of an electric wire to an alarm bell so that by adjustment of the clock
the sleeper may be awakened by the bell at any required time or an electric wire
may be connected to any suitable position so that at the given time a slight shock
would awaken the sleeper. The clock may be fixed in any convient position and
the lamps & clock may be combined so as to provide an illuminated clock and
means are provided to enable the light to be readily switched on & off while
reclining on the bed. Of course my invention does not interfere with the neccessity
for other electric light in the room as my invention relates to the application of
electric light in a portable form to bedsteads.
Dated this 18th day of June 1892.
JOHN KENDRICK,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bedsteads.
I, ALBERT PHILLIPS of Excelsior Works Rea Street South Birmingham in
the County of Warwick Metallic Bedstead Maker do hereby declare the nature of
my said invention and in what manner the saine is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention has for its object improvements in bedsteads by which means they
are lit up by electricity independently of any other lighting provision so as to
enable any person to read while reclining in bed without any difficulty I also
make provision for recording the time and for waking the sleeper at any required
time.
In carrying my invention into effect I form say at each side the bedstead head
in the ornamentation an electric. lamp which I preferably arrange as the centre of
the ornamentation or I may form one lamp in the centre of the head also as the

page_text: centre of an ornament or surmounting the centre of the bedstead head or I may
form lamps in place of the knobs on the posts either at the head or foot of the
bedstead or both but I prefer to place a lamp or lamps as at first described i.e. in
the centre ornament of the head or at each side of the head of the bedstead.
These lamps are connected with a primiary or secondry battery which is fixed in
any suitable position underneath the bed by wires which pass within the posts or
ornamentation of the bedstead so that no wires are exposed. I also provide a
clock fixed preferably in the foot or head of the bedstead so as to be readily seen
by the person reclining on the bed and an alarm movement in the clock may be
connected by means of an electric wire to an alarm bell so that by adjustment of
the clock the sleeper may be awakened by the bell at any required time or an
electric wire may be connected to any suitable position so that at the given time
a slight shock would awaken the sleeper. The clock may be fixed in any con-
venient position and the lamps and clock may be combined so as to provide an
illuminated clock and means are provided to enable the light to be readily switched
on and off while reclining on the bed. Of course my invention does not interfere
with the neccessity for other electric light in the room as my invention relates to
the application of electric light in a portable form to bedsteads.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise I have appended hereunto two double sized sheets of drawings upon
which I have fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements.
Figure 1 is a view of the head of a bedstead with my improvements applied
thereto.
Figure 2 is a similar view to Figure 1 of the head of a bedstead shewing a
modification in the application.
Figure 3 is a section through the centre of Figure 2.
Figure 4 is an enlarged back view of the clock shewing the electrical
connections.
Figure 5 is a plan of the connections.
Figure 6 shews a means by which in case of heat by fire the current would be
switched on to the alarm bell on the bedstead as will be hereafter described.
Figure 7 is a plan of Figure 6.
In applying electricity to bedsteads in a portable form for the purpose of light
or alarm I may hang my lights E at each side of the head A as shewn by Figure 1
where they are hung from the posts a¹ by means of the cranes B so as to swing
and thus enable their position to be adjusted or I may prefer to introduce my
light into the ornamentation of the head of the bedstead as shewn at Figure 2
and 3 where the lamp E forms a centre to the ornamentation or the lamps E may
be made to surmount the posts F of the bedstead as shewn at Figure 2. The
electricity is provided from a primiary secondry wet or dry battery as may be
preferred or in cases where electricity is used generally an easy means for
connecting and disconnecting the current to the bedstead would be provided the
bedstead being fitted up in accordance with my improvement to allow of such
connection. may also provide a clock D Figure 1 which may be fixed in the
head as shewn or which I may prefer to fix to the foot so as to be the more readily
seen by the sleeper and connected with this clock is the alarm bell H which may
be set to switch on the electricity at any given time. The clock is made
removable from the bedstead and for the purpose of forming a ready means for
connecting and disconnecting it with the supply wires I form two metal bases as
shewn by Figures 4 and 5 which are insulated from the bedstead by being mounted
upon non-conducting pads and which are connected with the supply wires k².
wires which are connected with the bell are then brought down and fastened
under the feet of the clock at 2 so as to form its own connection between the
plates K and wires when the clock is placed in its position. Wires may also be
connected with this bell which are connected with wires running to each of the
doors and windows of the premises so that upon the opening of any one of them
the electricity would be switched on and the alarm bell would be caused to ring
The

page_text: and such wires may also be connected with thermometers in various parts of the
house which in case of fire would rise and switch on the electricity to the bell by
any suitable means such as shewn at Figures 6 and 7 where the mercury in rising
carries up the pin t¹ until it raises the one end t of the balanced and pivotted lever
sufficiently for the other end t³ to form contact with the stud t and thus complete
the circuit and start the bell ringing.
It will be obvious that the design and arrangement of the lights and other parts
may be considerably modified without departing from the nature of my said
invention.
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 :-
The improvements in bedsteads substantially as herein set forth and as illustrated
on the two sheets of accompanying drawings.
Dated this 17th day of September 1892.
JOHN
KENDRICK,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.