Improvements in Cots for Children.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 6th May, 1891-Accepted, 6th June, 1891
Improvements in Cots for Children.
We, JOHN MOSLEY WHITE, Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, Stationer, and
JAMES ROBINSON HANCOCK, Wood Street, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, Machinist,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
To obtain ready access to the interior of childrens cots, we employ several
modifications of construction.
In the first modification, a cot is constructed with four corner columns connected
to side and end rails, provided with bearing slats in the usual way. The rails support
two end frames, and one side frame. One end of a second side frame is hinged to
one of the corner columns, a tube forming the other end of the side frame carries
a vertical bolt which may be lifted by a knob projecting from it, and sliding in a
slot in the tube. The top of the bolt carries a cap and catch pin engaging with a
recess in a bracket projecting from the column at the other end of the cot, the
bottom of the bolt engages with a socket secured to the side rail. By raising the
bolt, the catch pin is disengaged from the bracket, and the bottom of the bolt is
lifted clear of the socket enabling the side frame to be turned outwards and leave
the side of the cot open.
In a second modification, the cot is constructed with one side in two lengths, one
end of each length being hinged to a corner column, and the other end of each
length is provided with a bolt cap, and catch pin which engage with an intermediate
column and socket secured to the side rail. Such arrangement enables each half
side to be opened outwards onto the end column.
In a third modification the cot is constructed with an intermediate column on
one side, one half of the side being a fixture having one end of the other half
hinged to it, the other end of the half side being provided with a bolt, cap, and
catch pin, which engage with a bracket and socket as described in the first
modification. Such arrangement enables one half the side to be opened out and lie
close on the other half.
In a fourth modification one side of the cot is provided with an intermediate
column having its top connected to one end of an inverted U shaped rail, the other
end of the rail being connected to one of the corner columns. A number of horizontai
and vertical tubes, rods, or strips of metal are attached to the corner and inter-
mediate columns to form one half of the side of the cot. The other half of the
side is formed of horizontal and vertical tubes, rods, or strips of metal, the top
horizontal tube or rod engages with and slides in the inverted U shaped rail before
named. And the bottom tube rod or strip of metal is provided at each end with a
bracket carrying a truck, which runs in a side grooved bearing rail, secured to the
side rail of the cot. When the half side of the cot is closed the outer end of the
top tube, or rod enters a socket projecting from one of the corner columns and
firmly holds it, and a catch hook engaging with a stud carried by the outer bracket,
prevents the half side from being moved until the catch is raised, when the catch
is raised clear of the stud the one half side of the cot may be slid aside to cover
the other half. In either of the above described modifications the sides and ends
of each cot may be partly formed of perforated or embossed metal plates.
In a fifth modification the cot is constructed with side and end rails provided
with bearing slats, the rails being connected by four corner columns. On one side
two of the columns are connected by side rails, bearings project from the top of the
two columns in which an axle shaft, provided with a bracket at each end, is free to
rock below the bearing each column is provided with a bracket tenninating at the
front in a case containing a coiled spring. The sides of the case carry an axle pin to

page_text: which the inner end of the spring is secured, the outer end of the spring engages
with a bracket plate which rocks on the axle pin. Each bracket is connected
to one or more tubes, rods, or rails which form the ends of the cot, the front ends
of the tubes, rods, or rails are swivelled to the ends of the framing forming the
front side of the cot. The lower rail of the side frame at the centre carries a
catch bolt which engages with a socket projecting from the side rail. When the
catch bolt is withdrawn the spring at each end raises the swivelled ends and front
side of the cot up over the cot until the front side lies back over the back side of
the cot leaving the front side open.
Dated this Twenty-eighth day of October 1890.
H. W. GOUGH, C.E.,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cots for Children.
We, JOHN MOSLEY WHITE, Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, Stationer, and
JAMES ROBINSON HANCOCK, Wood Street, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, Machinist,
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 :-
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure shows the upper portion of one side of a cot constructed according to
the first modification of our improvements.
Figure 2 a plan of the front side of the cot, and
Figure 3 a sectional view taken on the line a, a, Figure 1 looking from the
left end.
Figure 4 shows the upper portion of one side of a cot constructed according to
the second modification.
Figure 5 shows one side of a cot constructed according to the fourth modifi-
cation, and
Figure 6 a view of the same looking at the left end.
Figure 7 shows the right half and part of the left half of the upper portion of
the front side of a cot constructed according to the fifth modification.
Figure 8 is an enlarged view showing the right side of a coiled spring in a case
hereafter referred to.
Figure 9 shows the upper portion of the right end of the cot.
Figure 10 is a plan showing the back right corner column and bearing in which
the right end of a shaft rocks.
Figure 11 is a plan of the same column with a bracket and spring case before
mentioned.
In the first modification a cot is constructed with four corner columns A, see
Figures 1 and connected to side and end rails provided with bearing slats in the
usual way. The rails support two end frames and a side frame at the back which
corresponds with the front side frame B, the left end of the front frame is hinged
to the left front column, a tube C forming the right end of the side frame carries a
vertical bolt C', which may be lifted by a knob C² projecting from it and sliding in
a slot in the tube. The top of the bolt carries a cap and catch pin C3 engaging
with a recess in a bracket D projecting from the front column A at the right end
of the cot, the bottom of the bolt engages with a socket D' secured to the side rail.
By raising the bolt, the catch pin is disengaged from the bracket and the bottom
of the bolt is lifted clear of the socket, enabling the side frame to be turned out-
wards and leave the side of the cot open.
In a second modification the cot may be constructed with four corner columns

page_text: connected to side and end rails provided with bearing slats in the usual way.
The
rails supporting two end frames and a side frame at the back, the front side frame
being formed in two lengths, the outer end of each length being hinged to a front
corner column, and the innner end of each length being provided with a bolt cap
and catch pin which engage with an intermediate column and socket secured to the
side rail. Such arrangement would enable cach half side to be opened outwards on
the end columns. Or the front side of the cot may be constructed with an inter-
mediate colnmn E sec Figure 4, the side frame being formed in two lengths, one
half of the side being a fixture, its right end being carried by the right front
column, and its left end by the intermediate column E having a recess on the top
to receive a catch pin C³ as before described.
The other half of the side being hinged at its left end to the left front column,
a tube C forming the right end of the half side covers the column E and carries a
bolt C knob C, cap and catch pin C, the bottom of the bolt engages with a
socket D' secured to the side rail. Such arrangement will enable the left half of
the side to be opened outwards on the left column.
In a third modification one side of the cot is constructed with an intermediate
column, one half of the side being a fixture, the intermediate column having one
end of the other half side hinged to it, the other end being formed by a tube C
carrying a vertical bolt C, knob Ca cap and catch pin C³ engaging with a
bracket D projecting from either of the front columns, the bottom of the bolt
engaging with a socket D as described in the first modification.
In a fourth modification one side of the cot is provided with an intermediate
column E sec Figures 5 and 6 having its top connected to the inner end of an
inverted Ushaped rail F the other end of the rail being connected to one of the
corner columns A.
A number of horizontal and vertical tubes, rods, or strips of metal G are
attached to the corner and intermediate columns to form one half of the side of
the cot. The other half of the side is formed of similar tubes, rods or strips of
metal, the top horizontal tube or rod Gengages with and slides in the inverted
U shaped rail F. And the bottom tube, rod, or strip of metal G³ is provided at
each end with a bracket. H carrying a truck H which runs in a side grooved bearing
rail H secured to the side rail of the cot.
When the half side of the cot is closed, the outer end of the top tube or rod G¹
enters a socket (projecting from one of the corner columns and firmly holds it,
and a catch hook G hinged to the corner column engages with a stud carried by
the outer bracket H and prevents the half side from being moved until the catch
hook is raised. When the hook is raised clear of the stud, the left half side of
the cot may be slid aside to cover the right half, or the parts may be so arranged
that the left half may be fixed and have the right half slide over it.
In either of the above described modifications the sides and ends of each cot may
be partly formed of perforated or embossed metal plates.
In a fifth modification the cot is constructed with side and end rails provided
with bearing slats, the rails being connected by four corner columns.
Above the side rail at the back of the cot two of the columns are connected by
rails corresponding to the rails C C shown at Figure 7.
Bearings H project from the top of the back columns see Figures 9 and 10 in
which an axle shaft H is free to rock, each end of the axle shaft has a bracket H
keyed on it, each bracket is connected to the back ends of two tubes, rods or
rails H³ forming portion of the ends of the cot, the front ends of the tubes, rods,
or rails are connected to plates H' swivelled on studs H³ which project from upper
portions A of the front corner columns, forming the front side of the cot. Below
the bearing H brackets J project from the back columns see Figures 9 and 11 each
bracket carries an axle pin Jon which a case J' is free to rock, each case
contains a coiled spring K, see Figure 8, the inner end of the spring is secured to
the axle pin and its outer end engages with a recess in the case J*. The spring
is enclosed in the case by a bracket plate J which rocks with the case on the axle

page_text: pin J, each bracket plate is connected to the back ends of two tubes, rods or
rails H having their front ends connected to plates H' swivelled on studs H* pro-
jecting from the front corner columns before named. The lower rail G of the front
side of the cot near the centre of its length is provided with a spring catch bolt L
which enters a socket L' projecting from the rail and engages with a recess formed
in the lower end of a central column A2 at the front side of the cot.
When the catch bolt is withdrawn clear of the recess the springs K' at each end
raise the swivelled ends and front side of the cot up over the cot until the front
side lies back over the back of the cot leaving the front side open.
Ready access may be obtained to the interior of childrens cots constructed
according to either of the above described modifications.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. The construction of cots for children substantially as described for the purposes
specified and illustrated in the drawings annexed.
TALL INCA dow of M 1801
H. W. GOUGH, C.E.,
Agent.