Improvements in Spring Mattresses.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd June, 1894-Accepted, 28th July, 1894
Improvements in Spring Mattresses.
We, VINZENT CZERNIK and PETter Mettlach both of 67 Kaiserstrasse,
Solinger, Germany, Upholsterers, 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 object of this invention is to construct a spring mattress entirely of metal,
and which, besides being light and durable can be easily repaired. The mattress
which has also the advantage of being always thoroughly clean can as desired, be
used on either side.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings:
Fig. 1 shows an isometric view of a part of the mattress.
Fig. 2 is a section to an enlarged scale of the parts as connected at a Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 shows to an enlarged scale the two parts forming the connection at y
Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 shows to an enlarged scale a section of the parts in position, forming
the connection at y Fig. 1.
The mattress which may be made in two portions preferably one large part and
one sinall part so as to enable it to be readily manipulated on the bedstead, is made
up of a number of wire springs a connected at top and bottom to metal strips c, d
arranged lengthwise and crosswise. The metal strips c, d being likewise fixed to
wires e running round the outside edge of the mattress at top and bottom.
The fixing of the metal strips c, d to the surrounding wires e is simply effected
ns will be seen at Fig. 2, by bending the end of the metal strip around the wire e
and also over the wire of the spring a. A metal sleeve or ring g is then placed in
the position shown and the strip is firmly held in place.
The connection between the springs a the metal strips c and the crossing parts
of the metal strips dis effected in the manner shown at Figs. 3 and 4. The
plate which is provided with four arms is placed above the strips c and d and
the plate which has a central hole in it is placed underneath. The arms of the
plate are bent, so as to pass through the hole in the plate and then they are
turned outwards as shown at Fig. 4. The whole thus forming a joint which
though strong and durable can be readily released, and casily repaired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we consider novel and desire to claim is :-
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1. A metal spring mattress made up of longitudinal and cross metal strips c,
laid above and below the wire springs a and connected with the surrounding wires e
by means of a sleeve or ring g, substantially as herein before described with reference
to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings annexed.
2. In the mattress specified in Claim 1, the means for connecting the longitudinal
and cross metal strips c, d and springs a together, consisting of a plate i provided
with arms h, and of a plate & provided with a central hole, these two plates forming
the connection, when the arms of the plate i are passed through the central
hole in the plate and bent outwardly, substantially as hereinbefore described
with reference to Figs. 1, 3 and 4 of the drawings annexed.
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H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.