Improvements in Spring Mattresses.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left. 3rd Dec.. 1895-Accepted, 18th Jan., 1898
TROVISIONAL OF PULTIVATION.
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Improvements in Spring Mattresses.
I, HERMANN REINHOLD, of 30 Rungestrasse, Berlin, Germany, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
According to this invention the network of the mattress is made by connecting
the spring longitudinals by transverse springs in such a manner that the network,
besides being capable of deflection longitudinally and transversely, can vary in
width by the compression or elongation of the transverse springs.
Thus the mattress can yield in all directions easily and flexibly to the pressure
of the limbs, thus conforming to the shape of the body.
The transverse springs may vary in form but are preferably helical, either
extending continuously across the mattress, or they may be separate, connecting
adjacent longitudinals either in one line or in alternating order, that is to say, the
springs between one pair of longitudinals connected to the spaces between those of
the next pair. The longitudinals themselves may consist of separate parts which
are straight wires extending from the ends of the transverse springs and hooked
together, or they may be continuous or separate wires hooked together and formed
with eyes to which the transverse springs are attached. Preferably, the
longitudinals consist of short pieces, including helical springs, extending from the
ends of the mattress to a series of square or polygonal meshes from which extend
longitudinals connected as above described by transverse springs, these longitudinals
being preferably made in separate parts each consisting of lengths of the transverse
spring wires hooked into rings.
Dated this 4th day of March 1895.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant..
I, Hermann ReINHOLD, of 30 Rungestrasse, Berlin, Germany, 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:
According to this invention the network of the mattress is made by connecting
the spring longitudinals by transverse springs in such a manner that the network,
besides being capable of deflection longitudinally and transversely can vary in
width by the compression or elongation of the transverse springs.
Thus the mattress can yield in all directions easily and flexibly to the pressure
of the limbs, thus conforming to the shape of the body.
The transverse springs-may vary in form but are preferably helical, either
extending continuously across the mattress, or they may be separate, connecting
adjacent longitudinals either in one line or in alternating order, that is to say, the
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page_text: springs between one pair of longitudinals connected to the spaces between those of
the next pair. The longitudinals themselves may consist of separate parts which
are straight wires extending from the ends of the transverse springs and hooked
together, or they may be continuous or separate wires hooked together and formed
with eyes to which the transverse springs are attached. Preferably, the longitudinals
consist of short pieces, including helical springs, extending from the ends of the
mattress to a series of square or polygonal meshes from which extend longitudinals
connected as above described by transverse springs, these longitudinals being
preferably made in separate parts each consisting of lengths of the transverse
spring wires hooked into rings.
Figs. 1 to 9 of the accompanying drawings shew spring mattresses constructed
according to the before described invention. Fig. 1 shows diagrammatically a
spring mattress constructed with a network the longitudinals a of which are
supported or strained in the known manner by springs b. Between the
longitudinals a are provided the new springs c, which afford a lateral spring
support to the longitudinals, in connecting them with each other. At the left
hand of the figure the said springs are shewn in a continuous line, while on the
right hand they are shifted in position.
In Figs. 2 to 7 such networks are shewn in perspective with transverse springs
of various forms and connections with the longitudinals. Fig. 2 shews the
transverse springs of formed in one piece with the longitudinale, the latter being
formed of separate lengths a¹ engaging with each other by short bent loops while
the transverse springs are arranged in a continuous line. Fig. 3 shews a similar
construction of the longitudinals with springs c³ formed in one therewith, but in
this case the lengths a³ are formed with longer loops, which reach to the middle
thereof so that the transverse springs are shifted out of line with each other.
Fig. 4. shews a construction in which the longitudinals are composed of separate
lengths a that are formed with short loops at one end and longer loops at the
other, the transverse springs being formed in one piece with the long loops, so
that they are also shifted out of line with each other. Fig. 44 shews a similar
construction of the longitudinals, but the separate members thereof are not engaged
directly with each other, but through the medium of rings d.
In the Figs. 5 and 6 the longitudinals are continuous wires aª, which for the
connection of the transverse springs are provided with eyes. These eyes can be
in a continuous line as in Fig. 5, so that the transverse springs c* can all be formed
of one wire, which is led through the loops, or the loops or eyes can be shifted
out of line, so that the springs will also be out of line with each other, as
at Fig. 6.
Instead of the helically coiled springs shewn in the above described arrangements,
any other form of spring can be used. For example springs with a single, double
or multiple bend ecco can be employed as shewn at Fig. 7. The longitudinals.
can in this case be formed either of continuous wires with eyes, as at Figs. 5 and 6,.
or of separate members' a".
The longitudinals can in all cases also be formed of members a² or a³ formed as
closed loops or links engaging with each other as at the right hand of Fig. 7,
either with or without the interposition of connecting rings d. Instead of being
made of cylindrical wires they may be of wire of any desired sectional form in
which case the springs are made to correspond to the section chosen.
Fig. 8 shews a network with obliquely placed transverse springs in two different
arrangements. Fig. 9 shews a spring mattress in which there are introduced
between the springs of the longitudinals and the network, articulated square,
rectangular, hexagonal or polygonal members e and f. By this arrangement the
tension of the springs b is distributed over several longitudinals, and an increased
elasticity of the mattress is obtained. This arrangement is considered the best
and is employed by preference in combination with the form of transverse springs
shewn at Fig. 4ª.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A spring mattress having a network composed of longitudinal parallel
wires (a to a) strained only in the longitudinal direction by helical springs (b),
wherein the transverse members are formed of helically coiled wires (c to 0),.
which are not subject to tension when not in use, and which are stretched
independently of each other when the mattress is loaded, such transverse members
being either composed of separate parts, or of branched portions of the longitudinal.
wires, substantially as described.
Dated this 3rd day of December 1805
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.