Improvements in Connecting and Securing the Rails or Frame Bars of Metallic Bedsteads, Cots, and other Articles of like Manu- facture.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 27th Sept., 1889-Accepted, 23rd Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Connecting and Securing the Rails or Frame Bars
of Metallic Bedsteads, Cots, and other Articles of like Manu-
facture.
1, JAMES HALL of Chapman Road, Small Heath, near Birmingham in the County
of Warwick, Manager of Works, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention has for its object primarily, the attachment of brass or other rails or
bars to the chills of chilled rails or frames of iron bedsteads, and consists essentially
in providing the chills with open sided sockets, wherein the ends of the rails or bars
are introduced laterally, and there secured, by closing the sides of the said socket
(which is a laid-in short length of tubing) around the said ends.
In applying my invention to the top and bottom rails of a bedstead frame, I
proceed as follows:-
I take top and bottom rails, having arranged at suitable distances apart, chilled
castings, provided with open sided and laid-in short lengths of wrought tubing, which
form sockets or seats, for the ends of the tubes to rest, and be secured within. The
open ends of these open sided sockets of the upper and lower rails, are presented to
each other; so that a rail can be introduced laterally, and there affixed in position, by
a cross pin, closing in of the sides of the socket, indentation or otherwise.
The junction of the chill with the open sided socket, is preferably necked or
shouldered, and upon and around which, the upper end of a sliding and covering
sleeve or mount, is secured, by a cross pin, or by other means.
The covering sleeve, covers up and conceals from view the junction of the socket
with the chill, and thereby makes a neat connection.
The chill is covered by a rosette or cap, and secured in position by a knob or bead,
taking upon the end of a laid-in screw, passing through the middle of the said rosette or
cap.
The socket of the laid-in tube is preferably gapped, of the form of the letter T, so
that the sides admit of opening out, for the introduction side-ways of the rail or bar.
Instead of the open-sided socket, which is a neck extension of the chill, I make the
said socket of the metal of the chill, and secure the bar by pinning or other means,
and then enclosed or covered up by a sleeve, which may screw itself upon a shoulder
at the junction of the socket with the body of the chill.
As a modification, the ends of the rails may be open-sided or gapped, like that of
the socket as before named, and are introduced laterally upon a solid peg or neck of
the chill, and are there affixed after closing, by a cross pin or other means; and which
connection with the chill, is covered up by a sleeve, or a socketed sleeve, as aforesaid.
When the sockets of the chills are closed, instead of being opensided, I make them a
little longer and deeper than is necessary for the rails to lie in, so that the rails are
introduced by a sliding motion, by first introducing one end into one socket, and then
introducing the other end into the other socket, by a back sliding motion, and when
in position, the rails are affixed by cross pins or by closing means; and further, the
rails when tubular, may be fixed upon pegs instead of within sockets.
My invention is applicable to the connections of the rails or bars of all forms of rail
constructions, whether the said rails be directed vertically, horizontally or obliquely, or
whether the rails be semi-circular in shape, and with their ends connected in common
to either top, bottom, or side rails constituting the frame, of which the bars form the
middle part.
Dated this Twenty-fourth day of December 1888.
JAMES HALL.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant,

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Connecting and Securing the Rails or Frame Bars
of Metallic Bedsteads, Cots, and other Articles of like Manu-
facture.
I, JAMES HALL of 9 Chapman Road, Small Heath, near Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick, Manager of Works, 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 :—
This invention has for its object primarily, the attachment of brass or other rails or
bars to the chills of chilled rails or frames of iron bedsteads, and consists essentially in
providing the chills with open-sided socket connections, wherein the ends of the rails
or bars, are introduced laterally, and there secured, by closing the sides of the said
connections, (which is a laid-in short length of skelp) around the said ends.
In applying my invention to the top and bottom end framings of a bedstead, I
proceed as follows :-
I take top and bottom rails, having arranged at suitable distances apart, chilled
castings, provided with open-sided and laid-in short lengths of U shaped wrought
tubing, which form socket connections or seats for the ends of the tubes to rest, and
be secured within. The open ends of these open sided sockets of the upper and lower
rails, are opposite to each other; so that a rail can be introduced laterally, and there
affixed in position.
The junction of the chill with the open-sided socket, is preferably necked or
shouldered, and upon and around which, the upper end of a sliding and covering
sleeve or mount, is secured, by a cross pin, or by other means.
The covering sleeve, covers up, and conceals from view, the junction of the
socket connection, with the chill.
The chill is covered by a rosette or cap, and secured in position, by a knob or bead.
taking upon the end of a laid-in screw, passing through the middle of the said rosette
or cap.
My invention is applicable to the connections of the rails or bars of all forms of rail
constructions, whether the said rails be directed vertically, horizontally or obliquely, or
whether the rails be semi-circular in shape, and with their ends connected in common
to either top, bottom, or side rails, constituting the frame, of which the bars form the
middle part.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing, represents in front elevation, a bedstead
end framing, with rails or rods fitted and secured in position, according to my
invention. The ends rails or rods of the said end framing, have their junction, chills
and connections, encased with, or covered up by sheet metal caps and mounts, whilst
the inner or middle rails or rods, have their chills only partly covered, and their
connections fully covered or encased by sheet metal mounts, threaded upon the said
rails or rods.
The mounts of one of the rails, are shown removed from the connection, in order to
exhibit the means of attachment.
Figure 2 represents partly in vertical section, and partly in side elevation, one of the
ends of the outer rails, (as shown at figure 1.) upon an enlarged scale.
Figure 3 represents the said end partly in section, and partly in front elevation, but
at right angles to that of figure 2.
Figure 4 shows an underside view of the junction chill, and its rail clip
connection, the latter consisting of a U shaped piece of wrought metal, cast
centrally within the middle of the said chill, and directed inwardly.
Figure 5 shows the extended end of a rail, while figure 6 represents a side
vertical section, (partly in clevation,) of the junction chill and connection..
Figure 7 shows a front elevation of the chill, and rail clip connection, and
figures 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 elevations and sections of some of the parts separately.

page_text: Figure 13 represents an end connection, and junction chill of one of the inner rails
shown at figure 1.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in figures 1 to 12.
a are junction chills, cast around the top and bottom rails b, (of an end framing
of a bedstead, as shown,) at intermediate distances apart; c are U shaped connec
tions, forming open fronted sockets, wherein the ends, or the expanded ends d², of
rails d, lie, and are there secured by closing the open sides c², of the said
connections c, upon the said ends, which thereby holds the said rails in position.
The ends of the said rails or rods d, are preferably expanded or bulged
outwardly, to prevent, the rails or rods from turning.
In affixing the rails or rods d, in position, first place their ends in the sockets
when open, then close or bend the sides or flaps c, around the said end, as in
figures 1, 2, and 3, when the loose rails will be secured to the junction chills as
aforesaid.
The summit of each chill, has an upright screw e, and enclosed by a sheet metal
cap, whilst the rail connection and junctions, are covered up, or hooded over, by a
sheet metal mount g, secured in position by pins, screwing, or other means.
The cap is secured in position by a knob h screwing or taking upon the end of the
screw e.
In figure 13, which represents an enlarged view, of one of the end connections of
the inner rails of figure 1, a is a junction chill, is a top or bottom rail, c is a laid in
sheet metal connection, with flaps or sides e², and which connection or socket is cast in
chill, by shank - is a rail or rod, with expanded or bulged end d²-e is the head
of a screw for affixing the rosette, or sheet metal shell, to the junction casting or
chill a, g is a mount, for concealing from view, the socket connection of the rails.
The securing of the open socket connection to the chill, is best shown at figure 6.
Figures 14 and 15 represent modification of my invention; in this arrangement,
the junction chill has a peg or extension upon its underside, upon which a gapped or
open ended rail, takes, and is there permanently secured, by closing open wings of
the said ends upon the peg.
Figure 14 shows the rail in position, before the end is closed, and figure 15 the
same when closed. Figure 16 represents an end view of the top of the said rail.
a is a junction chill, ba top or bottom rail, da body rail, with ends d² slit, gapped
and opened out into flaps or wings ³ (see figure 14) to admit of the ends of the
said rails or rods taking, laterally upon the pegs or extensions a², depending from the
junction chills aforesaid, and when in position, the said ends of rails are closed, as in
figure 15-Figure 17 represents one end of a rail separately, and figure 18 the
junction chill.
The loose fitted rails, are prevented from turning by a swell a³, on the peg or
stalk a
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
First Securing, or affixing loose rails to the fixed junction chills, or other castings
of bedstead rail ends, and other railed structures, by open (to the front or side) and
cast-in, or secured-in wrought metal clips, connections, or open sockets, which when
closed, or the open sides gathered-in around the ends (bulged or otherwise) of the
said rails, secures them in position, substantially as described and set forth, in figures 1
to 13.
Secondly-Affixing or securing in of the rails, or rods, of railed structures,
substantially as described and set forth, in figures 1 to 13 of the accompanying
drawings.
Thirdly-Affixing or connecting loose rails to the chills or parts, of bedstead end
framings, and other railed structures, by closing or gathering-in open ends, or winged
ends, of the said rails, upon the chills or parts, or extensions of them, substantially as
described, and set forth in figures 14 to 18.

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Fourthly Connecting loose rails, to railed structures, by means substantially as
described and set forth in figures 14 to 18.
JAMES HALL.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.