Improvements in or applicable to the Construction of Collapsible Beds and Berths.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 29th June, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 29th Mar., 1890-Accepted, 3rd May, 1890
ODBALION
Improvements in or applicable to the Construction of Collapsible
Beds and Berths.
We, FREDERICK HORATIO STREET, Master Mariner, of St. George's Road, Hull,
and CHARLES ELLIS, Grocer of Selby Street, Hull, do hereby declare the nature of
our. said Invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to certain improvements in or applicable to the construction
of collapsible beds and berths, the Invention consisting principally in improved
means of supporting the same and of securing the parts in position with facility of
placement and removal, such means of support being also applicable for use with the
collapsible beds or berths described in the Specifications of our Letters Patent
Nos. 9828 and 14041, of 1886.
The said supports consist of stanchions which may be made of a cylindrical or
tapering tubular formation and of any required length and in one or more parts.
Adjacent to their upper ends or upper parts (and also at interinediate parts if required
to support successive tiers of beds or berths) they are fitted or adapted with collars
which are pinned or otherwise suitably secured in the desired positions thereon either
rigidly or loosely so that they may be turned round about the stanchion if desired,
and are recessed peripherally and at the upper edges in such a manner as to be
adapted to receive the connecting top parts or the head, foot or side rails or divisions
of collapsible berths or beds or other analogous parts which it is required to support,
and the ends of which connecting parts (which are or may be made of bulbed or
grooved metal) are adapted to hook or fit into such recesses.
The lower parts of the stanchions (and intermediate parts thereof if required to
support successive tiers of beds or berths) are also adapted with supporting collars
which are also pinned or secured thereto, and the lower rails of the bed or berth are
or may be formed or provided with segmental parts which rest on or enter the said
lower collars and against the sides of the stanchions, and are formed with projecting
pins or parts which enter corresponding holes or recesses formed in the said collars
or in superposed collars which if used can be lowered thereunto so as to embrace
such projections and then secure the parts in position, this being ensured by means
of nuts which are adapted to adjacent threaded parts of the stanchions and are
screwed down onto the said superposed collars, or such collars may be secured or
held down by pins or keys or by like or equivalent means when more advantageous
to so apply them.
As a preferred means, we secure supporting collars to the stanchions, and rest the
side and end rails formed with notched sides thereon, with the notched sides
uppermost, and secure the same by means of flanged caps which are lowered into
the said notches and are secured by turning collars formed with upper inclined sur-
faces adapted to act against keys projecting from the stanchions and which collars
can consequently be turned so as to secure or release the flanged caps.
The foot ends of the stanchions are secured in position by being let into sockets
which are let into the deck or floor, and are made of an angular formation corres-
ponding with that of the foot of the stanchion but are made of larger size so as to
admit of the subsequent insertion of a wedge between the one side of the foot of the
stanchion and the adjacent side of the socket so as to cause the inclined sides of the
foot and socket to be forced into close contact and sosecure and prevent the withdrawal
of the stanchion without previous withdrawal of the wedge. We may also apply
the cam like arrangement herein before referred to to the foot and socket of the
stanchion for securing and releasing the latter as and when required.
As before mentioned, the stanchions may be made of a cylindrical or tapering

page_text: formation; when used to support successive tiers of beds or berths they are preferably
made of a tapering formation when they may be made in one part, or of a cylindrical
formation when they may be made in separate sections each of a cylindrical formation
the successive sections from the bottom one being of reduced diameter, and so per-
mitting of the parts being easily put together and taken apart as required.
When the stanchions are of a tapering forination the parts thereof adjacent to the
said top and bottom rails may be provided with plain or screw threaded collars to
make such parts of an equal diameter to the other corresponding parts of the
stanchions so that like parts of the beds or berths may be interchangeable.
By the hereinbefore described improvements we can follow and allow for the shear
of a ship's bow, stern or other part, and any variation of form in any building, and
such improvements also enable us to fit beds or berths singly or in series to any bulk-
head side transverse wall or building,and to support the beds or berths by angle or flat
iron bars and brackets secured to such bulkhead or wall to receive the bottoms and
sides of such berths, and to effect such with a less number of stanchions or upright
supports and other parts.
Berths constructed in accordance with the present improvements can be made in
wood or in wood and iron together.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to the Construction of Collapsible
Beds and Berths.
We FREDERICK HORATIO STREET, Master Mariner, of St. George's Road, Hull,
and CHARLES ELLIS, Grocer, of Selby Street, Hull, do hereby declare the nature of
the said Invention and what manner the same is to be perforined to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This Invention relates to certain improvements in or applicable to the construction
of collapsible beds and berths, the Invention having special reference to improved
means of supporting such beds and berths and securing the parts in position with
facility of placement and removal, and such means of support being especially applic-
able for use with the collapsible beds or berths described in the Specifications of our
Letters Patent, 9828, and 14041 of /86.
On the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1, represents a perspective view of super-
posed ships' berths constructed in accordance with our present improvements.
Fig. 2, represents a view of the side rail collapsed or closed.
Fig. 3, represents a sectional view of the improved means of securing the stanchions
to the deck or the like.
Fig. 4, represents an elevation of the improved means of securing the bottom side
and end rails in position.
The said supports consist of stanchions, 6, which may be made of a cylindrical or
tapering tubular formation and of any required length, and in one or more parts.
Adjacent to their upper ends or upper parts (and also at intermediate parts if required
to support successive tiers of beds or berths as represented in Fig. 1) the stanchions, 6,
are fitted or adapted with collars, 7, which are pinned or otherwise suitably secured
in the desired positions thereon, or they may be loosely mounted thereon so that they
may be turned round about the stanchions if desired and are recessed peripherally
and at the upper edges as at, 8, in such a manner as to be adapted to receive the
connecting top parts, 9, of the head foot and side rails or divisions, of collapsible
berths, or beds or other analogous parts which it is required to support; and the
ends of which connecting parts (which are preferably made of bulbed or grooved
metal as represented) are adapted as at, 10, to hook or fit into such recesses, 8.
The lower parts of the stanchions (and intermediate parts thereof if required to

page_text: support successive tiers of beds or berths) are also adapted with supporting collars, 11,
which are also pinned or secured thereto and the lower rails, 12, of the bed or berth
are formed or provided with notched parts, 13, with the notched sides uppermost,
and are supported by such collars and secured in position by flanged and corre-
spondingly notched caps, 14, which are lowered into the said notches and are secured
by turning collars, 15, formed with upper inclined surfaces, 16, adapted to act
against keys, 17, projecting from the stanchions, and which collars 15, can conse-
quently be lowered and turned so as to secure, or turned and raised so as to release
the flanged caps.
The foot ends, 18, of the stanchions are secured in position by being let into
sockets, 19, which are let into the deck or floor and are inade of an interior angular
formation at one side corresponding with that of the foot of the stanchion but are of
larger size so as to admit of the subsequent insertion of a wedge or fastening key, 20,
between the one side of the foot of the stanchion and the adjacent side of the socket
vide Fig. 1, so as to cause the inclined sides of the foot and socket to be forced
together and so secure and prevent the withdrawal of the stanchion without previous
withdrawal of the wedge or key. We may also apply the inclined collar arrangement
herein before described to the foot and socket of the stanchion for securing and
releasing the latter as and when required.
As before mentioned the stanchions may be made of a cylindrical or tapering
formation: When used to support successive tiers of beds or berths they may be
made of a tapering formation in one part, or of a cylindrical formation when they
may be made in separate sections each of a cylindrical formation, the successive
sections from the bottom one being of successively reduced diameter and so permitting
of the parts being easily put together and taken apart as required.
When the stanchions are of a tapering formation the parts thereof adjacent to the
said top and bottom rails may be provided with plain or screw threaded collars to
nake such parts of an equal diameter to the other corresponding parts of the
stanchions so that like parts of the beds or berths may be interchangeable. Or the
stanchion may be made of a like diameter throughout its length and surrounded at
the lower parts with tubular supports, 21, for supporting the lower collars, 11, and
the parts supported thereby vide Fig. 4.
By the hereinbefore described improvements we can follow and allow for the shear
of a ship's bow, stern or other part, and any variation of form in any building, and
such improvements also enable us to fit beds or berths singly or in series to any
bulkhead, side transverse wall or building, and to support the beds or berths by angle
or flat iron bars and brackets secured to such bulkhead or wall to receive the bottoms
and sides of such berths, and to effect such with a less number of stanchions or
upright supports and other parts.
Berths constructed in accordance with the present improvements can be made in
iron or in wood and iron together.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our Invention
and the manner in which the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
1. The hereinbefore described improvements in or applicable to the construction of
collapsible beds and berths.
2. The herein before described improved means of supporting the side and end rails
of collapsible beds and berths.
3. The herein before described improved means of securing the stanchions of
collapsible beds and berths to the deck or floor.
OL
1000
DAY, DAVIES & HUNT,
321, High Holborn, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.