Improvements in Frames for Woven Wire and other Mattresses.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 11th July, 1896-Accepted, 15th Aug, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Frames for Woven Wire and other Mattresses.
I JAMES DAVI of 16 Fanfield Square, Droylsden, in the County of Lancaster,
Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in the frames of woven wire and other
simula natti esses the object of my invention being to reduce the weight of the
frame and to allow of the mattress and frame to be divided or folded together for
convenience of transport and storage, and also to give facility for removing the
same from one room to another and up and down stans in dwelling houses.
By my invention the ordinary wood side pieces of the frame upon which the
cross pieces rest are dispensed with two wood cross pieces only are used, and these
are connected with two or more iods of iron, or 11on or other metal tube, each rod
or tube fitting into recesses or holes in the bottom or foot cross piece, and through
the top or head cross piece into specially designed nuts fastened and made
permanent on the outside of head cross piece, this end of the rod or tube being
sciewed and a square end made thereon for tightening purposes, whereby the
weight of the fiame is considerably lessened and the paits required in the fitting
up of the mattress reduced.
A second part of my invention relates to the seperating or dividing the mattress
frame, by which the mattress can he reduced to two seperate paits, or may be
folded longitudinally one half upon the other.
For the purpose of this part of my invention I divide each cross piece of the fiame
into two pieces transversely, boung holes into each at the transverse section four
to six mehes deep, and when the mattress is use [insert a short length of metal
tube eight to twelve inches long into these holes, the inserted tube thus forming &
connecting mpple. I also fix a hook and eye on the cross pieces at the transverse
sections above named and work a abbet on the outer under edges of the cross
pieces, attaching a button to same to turn under the usual angle on side
of a bed.
In carrying out a further form of my invention I may connect at the transveise
sections of the cross pieces of the mattress by butt hinges vertically fixed and let in
flush with section, to enable one half of the mattress to be folded upon the other
half, and to support the cross pieces of the mattress at the transverse section when
in use, a suitable cast or malleable iron bracket is attached, this bracket being
divided into sections to correspond with the transverse sections of mattress frame
and bored for a suitable nipple to be inserted. The nipple may be of metal tube
or 1od, plain or screwed, or take the form of a stud or bolt.
In all or any of the divided frames, four metal iods or tubes are used, each of
which becomes a tightening medium, the woven wire web is also divided longi-
tudinally or woven in sections, and when required to be folding the web is laced
together with a suitable metalic lacing.
Dated this Twenty-second day of October 1895.
JAMES DAVIE,
Applicant.

page_text: JAMES DAVIE of 16 Fanfield Square, Dioylsden in the County of Lancaster,
Clerk, 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.-
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This invention relates to improvements in the flames of woven wie and other
similai mattresses, the principal object of my invention being to reduce the weight
of the fame and to allow of the mattress and fiame to be divided or folded
together for convenience of transport and storage, and also to give facility for
removing the same from one room to another aud up and down staus in dwelling
houses
In order that my invention may be clearly rendered, reference may be had to the
accompanying sheet of drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation according to my invention,
Fig. 2 an end elevation showing position of rods, nuts, rebates and buttons, also
form of cross pieces
Fig 3 end elevation showing cross bar cut transveisley and nipple inserted
according to my invention.
Fig. 4 folding hinged mattress frame open, showing nipple bracket.
Fig 5 view of hinged mattress frame when folded
Similar letters of reference are used to indicate like parts in all the views
In constructing a mattress fiame according to my invention, I employ two wood
cross pieces A, to which to attach the web B and connect same by two or more
1ods of iron C, or iron or other metalic tube, which 1ods or tubes are screwed at
both ends and a lock-nut and washer D attached thereto. These rods or tubes are
put through holes bored into the cross pieces and specially designed cap unts E
are attached, by which a base to screw against when tightening is provided, and
also a covering for the tube or rod ends. The cross pieces have a rebate F worked
on the outer under edges, and a button attached G to prevent slip outwards and
lift upwards.
A second part of my invention relates to dividing the mattress frame into two
distinct parts, which parts may be seperate, or attached one to the other. In this
part of my invention I divide the cross pieces of the frame into two pieces
transversley, the resistance of any downward pressure or weight being met by the
insertion of a nipple or piece of iron tube half of which is let to each section of
the cross pieces, as at H Fig 3, a hook and eye on an equivalent means being made
use of to help m keeping the parts together
When the two parts of the frame are made to fold one upon the other, I insert
hinges, Fig 4, between the transverse sections of the two cross pieces, placing
them vertically and fixing them flush with section, the resistance of any downward
pressure or weight being met by attaching to each of the cross pieces a cast or
malleable iron bracket K, divided to correspond with sectional division of cross
pieces through which a hole has been bored for a suntable nipple to be inserted,
which nipple may be a piece of metal tube or rod, plain or screwed, or take the
form of a stud or bolt.
In all or any of the divided fiames four metal rods or tubes are used, each of
which becomes a tightening medium. The woven wie or other web is also
divided longitudinally or woven in section and when required to be folding the web
is laced together with a suitable metalic or other lacing.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in-what manner the same 18 to be performed, 1 declare that what
I claim is :-
The methods of & means for providing a mattress frame light in weight, and
made portable by division substantially as herein described and set forth and in
and by the accompanying diawings.
000
JAMES DAVIE,
Applicant.