Improvements in Castor Pegs for Metallic Bedsteads and such like Articles, and Methods of Attaching and Detaching Castors thereto.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 14th Sept., .1895-Accepted, 14th Dec., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Castor Pegs for Metallic Bedsteads and such like
Articles, and Methods of Attaching and Detaching Castors
thereto.
SAMUEL WILSON of the Firm of Wilson Bros. & Co. Bedstead Manufacturers
Ledsam Street Birmingham do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a castor peg which when chilled cast
or attached to the legs of bedsteads or such like articles shall be firmly and rigidly
fixed and by which the attachment of the castor to or its detachment from is,
*facilitated.
This invention consists in using a hollow or tubular castor peg instead of a solid
one this hollow or tubular castor peg is attached to the legs in the usual manner by
chilling, casting or otherwise one portion of the hollow or tubular castor peg being
cast into the foot of the bedstead or such like article (the molten metal in the
process ascending part of the way up the hollow peg gives increased strength and
grip and more firmly binds the hollow peg to the foot) and the other portion of the.
hollow peg projecting out sufficiently to receive the conical hole in the castor and
to stand a little higher than the cone part of the castor.
Instead of riveting the castor on I employ a leg or other punch of suitable shape
with which I expand, turn over, or eyelet the extreme end of the hollow or tubular
castor peg by this means I readily and quickly attach the castor to the leg of
bedstead or such like article.
When the castor is required to be detachable I form a thoroughfare hole through
the near extreme projecting end of the hollow or tubular castor peg this hole being
a little higher on the peg than the depth of the cone of the castor through this hole
I pass a cotter pin split or otherwise, by inserting or removing this cotter pin
when the castor is on the peg the castor is readily attached or detached from the
leg of bedstead or such like article.
Instead of this latter method may form an indented groove or channel round
the hollow or tubular castor peg such indentation being in that part of the peg
which is enveloped by the conical hole of the castor, I then form a thoroughfare
hole through the castor itself this hole skirting the inside edge of the conical hole
in the castor on placing the castor on the hollow or tubular castor peg and passing
through the hole in the castor a cotter pin split or otherwise the castor becomes
attached or gartered to the said hollow or tubular steel castor peg and is readily
detachable on removing the cotter pin.
Dated this 14th day of December 1894.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Castor Pegs for Metallic Bedsteads and such like
Articles, and Methods of Attaching and Detaching Castors
thereto.
SAMUEL WILSON Ledsam Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick,
Bedstead 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 object of this invention is to provide a castor peg which when chilled cast
or attached to the legs of bedsteads or such like articles shall be firmly and rigidly
fixed and by which the attachment of the castor to or its detachment from is
facilitated.
This invention consists of using a hollow or tubular castor peg instead of a solid
one, this hollow or tubular castor peg is attached to the legs in the usual manner
by chilling casting or otherwise, one portion of the hollow or tubular castor peg
being cast into the foot of the bedstead or such like article, the molten metal in
the process ascending part of the way up the hollow or tubular castor peg gives
increased strength and grip, and inore firmly binds the hollow peg to the foot, and
the other portion of the hollow peg projecting out sufficiently to receive the conical
hole in the caster and to stand a little higher than the cone part of the castor.
Instead of rivetting the castor on I employ a leg or other punch of suitable
shape with which to expand turn over or eyelet the extreme end of the hollow or
tubular castor peg, by this means I readily and quickly attach the castor to the
bedstead or such like article.
When the castor is required to be detachable I form a thoroughfare hole
through the near extreme projecting end of the hollow or tubular castor peg, this
bole being a little higher on the peg than the depth of the cone of the castor and
through this hole I pass a cotter pin, split or otherwise by inserting or removeing
this cotter pin after the castor is on the peg, the castor is readily attached to or
detached from the leg of the bedstead or such like article.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents in elevation the projecting
portion of the tubular peg a.
a. a. is the foot of bedstead or other like article.
Figure 2. is the same peg only partly in section also shewing the solid metal b
running up the interior.
Figure 3 in section shews the peg with the extreme edge c turned over or
eyeleted.
Figure 4 shews the peg with holes d d pierced near the extremity for reception
of a cotter pin.
Figure 5. is the same with cotter pin e inserted and opened out for security.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is -
First. A hollow or tubular castor peg with or without the support of metal in
the interior.
Secondly. The method of attaching or detaching the castor by expanding,
turning over or eyeleting the end of hollow castor peg substantially as described.
Thirdly. A hollow or tubular castor peg with a hole or holes for the purpose as
described.
Dated the Thirteenth day of September 1895.
SAMUEL WILSON.