Improvements in Cots.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cots.
I, GEORGE BRYAN MEADOWS, of 128, King Street, West, of the City of Toronto,
in the County of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, Manufacturer, 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:-
My invention relates to improvements in cots and the object of the invention
is to design a simple and light form of cot, which may be readily manipulated
by the hand and swung gently and with the greatest ease and gentleness of
motion conducive to sleep for occupant and so hung that it will be impossible
for the baby to fall out of it and it consists essentially of a cot provided with
suitable standards and frame connecting the standards at the bottom of the cot,
the cot being hung at each end on hooks at the top of the standards by a
Y-shaped brace connected to brackets at the bottom of the cot and to a hook
connected to the bottom of two springs having a connecting loop at their upper
ends, which is hung over the hooks of the standard as hereinafter more particu-
larly explained.
Fig. 1, is a perspective view showing my cot complete.
Fig. 2, is an enlarged perspective detail of the hanging support.
In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each.
figure.
A is the cot proper, which is preferably made of open wire work and is
provided with an upper rim a. B is the head standard and C is the foot standard
of the cot which is provided with laterally extending bracing scrolls B and C.
band bare metal straps secured to the uprights B and forming preferably
square sockets.
c and c¹ are metal straps secured to the standard C and forming
preferably square sockets.
D) is a central bracing panel having square end hooks d fitting in the square
sockets b and 1 and square hooks and fitting in the sockets c and c. In
this manner the frame is braced together and yet may be readily taken apart
for convenience in shipping.
B and C are the hooks formed on the upper bent ends of the standards B
and C. E are Y-shaped supporting braces having an upper loop e and lower
hooks e which extend through bracket eyes a secured on the ends of the cot
rim as shown.
F is a Y-shaped hook which extends through a loop e at the upper end of the
bracing supports E. Hooks are formed at the upper end of the Y-shaped
hook F. G is a supporting eye having 1-shaped ends g of equal size. H are
spiral springs arranged in pairs at each end of the cot and hooked to the tops
of the eyes and at the bottom to the hooks f.
Having now described the principal parts involved in my invention I shall
briefly describe its utility.

page_text: By taking hold of the upper rim of the cot it may be swung longitudinally
or laterally with the greatest ease and gentleness of motion. A single swing
will keep it moving for many minutes. The cot may also be given a gentle
vertical motion against the tension of the springs H.
When the child is in the cot should it lean over to try. to get out, the sides
of the Y-shaped end braces E may assume a perpendicular position on account
of the extra weight at the one side of the cot-but under no circumstances can
the cot be precipitated any farther on its side and consequently it would be
impossible for the baby to fall out.
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Improvements in Cots.
I, GEORGE BRYAN MEADOWS, of 128, King Street, West, in the City of Toronto,
in the County of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, Manufacturer, 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:-
My invention relates to improvements in cots and the object of the invention
is to design a simple and light form of cot which may be readily manipulated
by the hand and swung gently and with the greatest ease and gentleness of
motion conducive to sleep for occupant and so hung that it will be impossible
for the baby to fall out of it and it consists essentially of a cot provided with
suitable standards and frame connecting the standards at the bottom of the cot,
the cot being hung at each end on hooks at the top of the standards by a
Y-shaped brace connected to brackets at the bottom of the cot and to a hook
connected to the bottom of two springs having a connecting loop at their upper
ends, which is hung over the hooks of the standard as hereinafter more particu-
larly explained with reference to the drawings filed with my Provisional
Specification in which
Fig. 1, is a perspective view showing my cot complete.
Fig. 2, is an enlarged perspective detail of the hanging support.
:
In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each
figure.
A is the cot proper, which is preferably made of open wire work and is
provided with an upper rim a. B is the head standard and C is the foot standard
of the cot which is provided with laterally extending bracing scrolls B and C¹.
band b¹ are metal straps secured to the uprights B and forming preferably
square sockets.
c and are metal straps secured to the standard C and forming
preferably square sockets.
D is a central bracing panel having square end hooks d fitting in the square
sockets and 61 and square hooks dd fitting in the sockets c c. In
this manner the frame is braced together and yet may be readily taken apart
for convenience in shipping.
t
B and C are the hooks formed on the upper bent ends of the standards B
and C. E are Y-shaped supporting braces having an upper loop e and lower
hooks which extend through bracket eyes a¹ secured on the ends of the cot
rim as shown.
F is a Y-shaped hook which extends through a loop e at the upper end of the

page_text: bracing supports E. Hooks are formed at the upper end of the Y-shaped
hook F. G is a supporting eye having 1-shaped ends y of equal size.
H. are
spiral springs arranged in pairs at each end of the cot and hooked to the tops
of the eyes g and at the bottom to the hooks f.
Having now described the principal parts involved in my invention I shall
briefly describe its utility.
By taking hold of the upper rim of the cot it may be swung longitudinally
or laterally with the greatest ease and gentleness of motion. A single swing
will keep it moving for many minutes. The cot may also be given a gentle
vertical motion against the tension of the spring. H.
When the child is in the cot should it lean over to try to get out the sides
of the Y-shaped end braces E may assume a perpendicular position on account
of the extra weight at the one side of the cot but under no circumstances can
the cot be precipitated any farther on its side and consequently it would be
impossible for the baby to fall out.
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;-
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1. In combination with a cot and supporting standards therefor at the head
and foot thereof, a pair of springs at each end intermediate of the standard
and cot, the springs of each pair being arranged parallel to each other, and a
diverging connection between each pair of springs and the cot, substantially as
described.
2. In a cot, in combination the supporting standards, the cot proper having an
upper rim, eyes on the rim, the Y-shaped braces hooked in such eyes, the
Y-shaped hooks having upper eyes, the double looped eyes and the double springs
at each end all arranged as and for the purpose specified.
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G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.