IMPROVEMENTS IN METALLIC BEDSTEADS
Year: 1884

page_text: I WILLIAM PARISH HOSKINS of Charles Henry Street Birmingham in the County
of Warwick Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN METALLIC BEDSTEADS to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the strengthening of the head and foot ends of
iron or other metallic bedsteads, it having been found that the lateral pull or strain
caused by many makes of metallic spring mattresses or meshes causes the ends of
bedstead frames to bend or bow inwards or. even to break. And it consists in
casting rivetting or otherwise attaching to the ends of the angle iron or other
substance forming the head and foot of bedstead frames a rod or rods onto the
inside front of the ends at or near their extremities, and further attached to the
bedstead frame end by means of a block bracket or other connecting attachinent
placed centrally or otherwise. This block or bracket projecting from the inside
face of the bedstead end throws the rod or rods out of the parallel line of the
bedstead end, the mechanical action of the pull of the mesh or spring mattress when
attached to the end of the frame being resisted by the rod or rods, & intervening
block or bracket.
PAYNE & TALBOT,
100, Colmore Row, Birmingham,
Agents for the Applicant.
I WILLIAM PARISH HOSKINS of Charles Henry street Birmingham in the County
of Warwick Manufacturer 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, reference being had to the drawings and to the letters and figures
marked thereon that is to say :-
This invention has for its object the strengthening of the head and foot ends of
iron or other metallic bedsteads it having been found that the lateral pull or strain

page_text: caused by many makes of metallic spring matresses or meshes causes the ends of
bedsteads frames to bend or bow inwards or even to break. And it consists in
casting rivetting or otherwise attaching to the ends of the angle iron or other
substance forming the head and foot of bedstead frames a rod or rods on to the
inside front of the ends at or near their extremities and further attaching to the
bedstead frame end by means of a block bracket or other connecting attachment
placed centrally or otherwise. This block or bracket projecting from the inside
face of the bedstead end throws the rod or rods out of the paralell line of the
bedstead end, the mechanical action of the pull of the mesh or spring mattress
when attached to the end of the frame being resisted by the rod or rods and
intervening block.
Referring to the Drawings Fig 1. shews a perpective view of my improvements
as applied to a French end, Fig 2 a section through the angle iron about full size
shewing a side view of the central bracket and Fig 3 shews a perspective view
of my improvements as applied to the end of a metallic mattress. The same
letters of reference indicate the same parts in each figure (a) (a) are the ends of
my tie rod which are cast rivetted or otherwise attached to the pillars or other
portions of the bedstead (b) (b) are the ends of my tie rod attached to the bedstead
frame (c) by means of the block or bracket (d) the rods (a b) being by means of
the bracket () thrown out of the paralell line of the bedstead frame (c) strengthen
the resisting power of the bedstead or mattress frame against the strain upon it
caused by the pull of the mesh.
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
The strengthening of the head and foot ends of iron or other metallic bedsteads
and mattresses substantially in, the manner herein, set fourth and specified in
order that they may better resist the strain of the meshes of metallic spring
mattresses.
PAYNE & TALBOT,
4 & 5, Arcade Chambers,
Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agents for the Applicant.