IMPROVEMENTS IN SPRING MATTRESSES AND THEIR FRAMES
Year: 1885

page_text: WILLIAM WATERHOUSE Engineer Pioneer Works, Warwick Road Tyseley near
Birmingham do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN SPRING MATTRESSES AND THEIR FRAMES to be as follows:―
I proceed to describe the frame first.
It consists of 2 side frames or bars, CC, at each end of the frames or bars CƠ,
I fasten a casting B B made of iron or steel or brass, such castings B B having a
slot and guide, all castings as B B are alike with exception two are right hand & 2
are left hand, these castings can be made all one hand throughout.
It also consists of 2 cross bars of wood or iron D D, on each corner of D D,
I fasten a casting A & Al the casting A having a thread H the casting Al have a
flange as A 11 the casting Al with flange and All are put into the castings B and
become fixed by the flange, A 11 the castings A are put into B and are in connection
with bolt E by turning the bolt E I draw up D D to which are attached the
Fabric or Spring Mattress thro the slots that are in B B by so doing I form my
Improved frame with Mattress attached. All the parts are interchangeable, which-
ever way the sides are put the mattress frame can be formed.
I claim for my Improved frame simplicity, lightness durability & cheapness.
The above frames without the sides are suitable for bedsteads as Drawing 2, also
for ship berths with iron frames.
In describing my Spring Mattress with Inge,
I only claim for the Inge and the mode of attaching same to the spring Mattress
and the folding arrangement The mattress is made of coiled steel wire, at each end
of the Mattress or Fabric, I fasten several strips, these strips are connected together
by Inges length way with the Mattresses the Inge is on the top side of the
Mattress, by this means I can fold up the mattress or fabric by which for export
it takes up part of the present arrangement the fabric, is all in one, or whole
not divided, the Iuge can be made in two or more parts and are made of iron, steel,
brass or wood. I have shown, section of Inge on Drawing No. 2.
WILLIAM WATERHOUSE.

page_text: Improvements in Spring Mattresses and their Frames.
WILLIAM WATERHOUSE Engineer Pioneer Works, Warwick Road, Tysley near
Birmingham do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED OR
DUPLICATE FRAMES FOR SPRING MATTRESSES ALSO FOR THE SPRING MATTRESS
WITH INGE TO FOLD LONGITUDINALLY AND TO FIX ON THE FRAME OF ANY
BEDSTEAD and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
I proceed to describe the frames first, 'as follows."
No. 1 consists of two side peices of wood, iron bars or tubes as C C, at each end
of C C I fasten a casting or castings B B made of malleable or other iron, steel or
brass, these castings B B have as lot or guide along the top, All castings B B are
alike in make and size, but can be varied made longer or shorter as desired or two
can be made short and two made longer, the short ones to receive the casting A 1
with flange All and the two longer ones to receive A with bolts or screws, E, The
'castings will generally be made two right hand and two left hand but can be made
central so that all are alike and fit on end of C C instead of the side as shown on
drawing.
The Frame also consists of two cross bars or peices of wood or iron D D as
required or tubes if preferred, On each corner of D D I fasten or fix a casting of
malleable or other iron, steel or brass, as A & A1 the castings A having a thread H
the castings Al having a flange as All the casting Al withe the flange All are
pushed into casting B B and become fixed by the flange All the castings A are
also slipped or put into casting B and are in connection with screws or bolts E,
and by turning bolts or screws E I draw up D D (to which are attached the
Fabric or Spring Mattress) thro the slots or guide in B B by so doing I form an
improved frame with mattress attached as before described.
I also describe another arrangement, as follows. C1 C1 are the two sides pieces
of wood bars or tubes. At each end of C1 C1 I fasten or fix an angle or corner
plate made of any metal suitable as E1, E1, all angle or corner plates are alike.
This frame has two cross peices D1, D1, of wood or other material, at each end
of D1, D1, and thro D1, D1, I bore a hole of any size required and in these holes
in D1 D1 I insert a long bush H1 made of any suitabe metal, this bush H1 can
be put in the four holes made in D1, D1, or only in two and in the other two holes
ordinary bolts can be put.to secure one end.
The bushes H1 have an inner screw, of any size suitable I then have 2 long
screws F. I put screws F thro the holes in E1, E1 the screw then enter the bush Hi
which are in D1, D1, and by turning the screw F I draw up D1, D1, rigid & firm
to E1 E1. I can also put screws F at both ends, and adjust the Fabric or Mattress
from each end or I can put two bolts at one end thro E1, E1, and thro DJ, D1,
and fix the two together by bolts and nuts and only adjust from one end.
The two arrangements as described but without the side peices C, C, and C 1. C1,
are suitable and can be fixed to any bedstead or can be used for ships berths with
iron frames.
Castings B1 are fixed loose on the frames of bedsteads or frames one casting at
each corner or 4 castings in all.

page_text: On the cross peices D I fix castings A. with internal screw thread I then slip A.
into each of the 4 castings B1 on the bedstead or frames and also put bolt or
screw, E. into B1. and by turning screw, E. into the screw thread of A. I stretch or
adjust the mattress as required on the bedstead or frame.
I can adjust from each end of the mattress or I can make one end fast by bolts
and adjust from one end only.
In describing my folding arrangement with Inge and plates for Spring Mattress
for fixing on my improved frame, or any other frame suitable or any bedstead.
I form it in manner described hereafter. I have plates any width as K or length
required, at proportionate lengths, on these plates K I make joints or connections
the joints are after the style of an ordinary Inge joint. I put as many joints or
connections as are required for folding the fabric or Spring Mattress any width
longitudinally, I fasten the folding Inge or connection on the Fabric or Spring
Mattress at each end on the opposite or under side of fabric or Spring Mattress
I put plates L these plates are shorter or longer as required according to the
folding length of the Inge or connection I fasten the fabric or Spring Mattress
between the Inge or connection and plates by bolts, rivets, or screws, or any other
simple mode of fastening.
After the Inge and plates are fixed to the spring Mattress, I can then fold the
Spring Mattress or Fabric in flat layers by this arrangement the fabric or Spring
Mattress is packed for export Or instead of having the folding arrangement with
Inge, I make the fabric or spring mattress in several widths seperately with simply
flat plates to each end and fastened by bolts screws or rivets, It is then fixed on
my improved frame in same way as the one with Inge.
Sheets No. 1 & 2 of the drawings were drawings sent with, the provisional
specification Sheet No. 3 drawing was sent in addition to the Nos. 1 & 2 with
the complete specification.
I claim for my patent the folding arrangement longitudinally of the fabric or
Spring Mattress and also in widths to suit any mattress or frame.
Date this 27th day of October 1886.
WILLIAM WATERHOUSE.