Improvements in or connected with Woven Wire Mattresses.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 26th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 19th Oct., 1895-
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Woven Wire Mattresses.
I, THOMAS HILTON Moss Side Works Manchester in the County of Lancaster
Wire Mattress Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The invention is designed to provide a method of attaching valances or bed-
hangings to the sides of woven wire mattresses.
It consists in attaching to the wire which forms one of the edge coils of the
mattress or to a wire inserted there-through or therein, a number of small,
perfectly solid loops or eyes.
I construct the edge coil of the woven wire mattress in the ordinary way either
of the same size or larger size than the body of the mattress. When weaving the
outer coil I weave into it at intervals a number of small solid rings which will
hang down therefrom or I attach such solid rings by means of a wire inserted
through the interior of the coil.
By this method of inserting the rings I am enabled to employ solid rings, but if
desired rings may be affixed by clamping them on or otherwise after the mattress
is woven.
Dated this 28th day of November 1894
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6 Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Woven Wire Mattresses.
I, THOMAS HILTON, of the Firm of Rowcliffes & Hilton, Limited, Levenshulme,
near Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, formerly of Moss Side Works,
Manchester, aforesaid, Wire Mattress 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:--
The invention is designed to provide a method of attaching valances or bed-
hangings to the sides of woven wire mattresses.
It consists in attaching to the wire which forms one of the edge coils of the
mattress or to a wire inserted therethrough or therein a number of small perfectly
solid loops or eyes.
It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which
in Fig. 1 the loops or eyes are woven onto the wires forming the edge coil or spiral
of the mattress and in Fig. 2 the loops or eyes are threaded upon a wire or coil
forming a core for the edge coil of the mattress.
any
The edge coil a of the woven wire or spring mattress A is constructed in of
the ordinary ways of single or any number of wires in the coil or of the same
size or of larger size and thickness than the coils which form the body of the
mattress.

page_text: Referring to Fig..1 when weaving the outer coil a I weave into it at intervals a
number of small solid rings or eyes B which hang down therefrom and form
or provide means by which the valances can be attached to the side of the
mattress.
Referring to Fig. 2 the outer coil a is woven in the ordinary way and a wire
core C inserted in the spirals of the coil when inserting this core C I thread upon
it a number of small solid rings or eyes B which hang down therefrom and serve to
attach the valances to the bedside or edge of the mattress.
By either of these methods I am enabled to employ or attach solid or endless
rings or eyes to the edges of the mattresses but if desired the rings may be made
of solid wire but open at the ends and then clamped or compressed into position
and the two ends brought close together after the mattress has been woven and
otherwise finished. If found necessary the ends of the wires forming the rings or
eyes may be subsequently brazed.
The solid rings or eyes B may be made of brass, iron or other suitable wire or
of vulcanite, hard rubber or other suitable material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. The use or application of solid rings to the edges of woven wire or spring
mattresses to serve as means by which to secure or attach valances substantially as
described.
2. In woven wire or spring mattresses the combination with the edge coil or a
core inserted therein of a number of solid rings of wire or other material
depending therefrom to which to secure or attach valances substantially as
described.
Dalhin noch Jan of Avant 1805
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.