Improvements in Woven Wire Mattresses, applicable to other Articles for Sitting and Reclining Upon, and in the Manufacture of the same.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 15th June, 1894-Accepted, 4th Aug.. 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Woven Wire Mattresses, applicable to other
Articles for Sitting and Reclining Upon, and in the Manufacture
of the same.
I THOMAS EDMUND WALE of the Firm of T. E. Wale & Sons Atlas Works
Oozells Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturer do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in woven wire mattresses
applicable to other articles for sitting & reclining upon and in the manufacture of
the same and refers particularly to those mattresses in which an upper surface of
woven wire rests through the medium of intermediate springs upon a lower netting
formed of woven wire such as set forth in Patent No. 16931 A.D. 1889.
In carrying my improvement into effect I interweave together a number of bands
of ordinary woven wire which run at right angles to each other thus forming a
network of bands with intermediate square or oblong openings. Between two such
sheets of netting I place coil springs similar to those used in ordinary sofa at the
same time entwining the ends of the said sofa springs into the coils which form the
bands of the upper or lower sheets.
The springs may be so arranged that the top and bottom of the same are covered
by the intersections of the woven bands or the said intersections may be arranged
to come in between the coils. The ends of the bands are neatly finished by any
suitable arrangement such as a coil of wire having several strands which finish off
the mattress into the required shape whether the bands run diagonally or parallel
to the sides of the mattress.
This mattress may be made in three parts for convenience of transit the three
parts being so joined together that one side would fold under the centre part while
the other side would fold over the centre part. Deeper and stronger springs nay
be formed at the head part of the mattress so as to cause it to retain the shape of
a bolster at that part.
The top & bottom sheets of the mesh may be laced together at the edges or
may be partly drawn together with an intermediate band of weaving by which the
mattress or other article is rounded in shape when in its normal condition and in
order to give stiffness to these sides I may interweave additional coils of wires with
the bands either in a diagonal direction or at right angles.
The top & bottom sheets of mesh may be formed of ordinary woven wire mesh
without the intermediate openings in which case I may interweave additional coils
which would engage with the ends of the springs and thus prevent them from
falling out of the vertical and thereby keeping them in the required position.
Dated this 19th day of October 1893
GEORGE DARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Woven Wire Mattresses, applicable to other
Articles for Sitting and Reclining Upon, and in the Manufacture
of the same.
I, THOMAS EDMUND WALE, of the Firm of T. E. Wale & Sons of Atlas
Works, Oozell Street, Broad Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick,

page_text: Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
My invention has for its object improvements in woven wire mattresses applicable
to other articles for sitting and reclining upon, and in the manufacture of the same,
and refers particularly to those mattresses in which an upper surface of woven
wire, rests through the medium of intermediate springs upon a lower netting formed
of woven wire as set forth in Patent No. 16931 A.D. 1889.
In carrying my improvement into effect I interweave a number of bands of
ordinary woven wire which run at right angles to each other thus forming a net
work of bands with intermediate, square or oblong openings. Between two such
sheets of netting I place coil springs similar to those used in ordinary sofas at the
same time entwining the ends of the said sofa springs into the coils which form the
bands of the upper or lower sheets. The springs may be so arranged that the top
and bottom of the same are covered by the intersections of the woven bands or
the said intersections may be arranged to come in between the coils. The ends of
the bands are neatly finished by any suitable arrangement such as a coil of wire
having several strands which finish off the mattress with the required shape whether
the bands run diagonally or parallel to the sides of the mattress.
This mattress may be made in three parts for convenience of transit the three
parts being so joined together that one side would fold under the centre part while
the other side would fold over the centre part. Deeper and stronger springs may
be formed at the head part of the mattress so as to cause it to retain the shape of
a bolster at that part.
The top and bottom sheets of the mesh may be laced together at the edges or
may be partly drawn together with an intermediate band of weaving by which the
mattress or other article is rounded in shape when in its normal condition and in
order to give stiffness to these sides I may interweave additional coils of wires with
the bands either in a diagonal direction or at right angles.
The top and bottom sheets of mesh may be formed of ordinary woven wire
mesh without the intermediate springs in which case I may interweave additional
coils which would engage with the ends of the springs and thus prevent them from
falling out of the vertical and thereby keeping them in the required position.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise, I have appended hereunto two double sized sheets of drawings upon
which I have fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements.
Figure 1, shows a general view of one of my mattresses having the springs
secured in position by bands of coiled wire.
Figure 2, is a side elevation of Figure 1.
Figure 3, is an enlarged view of part of top or bottom side of the mattress
shown in Figure 1.
Figure 4, is a similar view to Figure 3 but showing a modification in the position
of the springs.
Figure 5, is a view of part of the top, or bottom face of the mattress showing
the spiral springs locked into position by single coils running across the springs.
Figure 6, is a similar view to Figure 5 but showing the coils running diagonally.
Figure 7, is also a similar view to Figure 5 but showing a very cheap and simple
form of securing the springs.
Figure 8, shows a further modification in which the cross coils are interlocked at
a tangent with the springs.
Figure 9, is a similar view to Figure 8 but showing two coils interlocking with
each other in place of single coil.
In carrying my invention into effect I interweave a number of coils to form the
bands A each side coil of a band being also coiled around the top side of spiral
spring C where it encounters it. Coils of wire forming bands B are also placed
laterally each coil passing through the bands A and interlocking with same as well
as with the spiral springs C at 6'. These bands A and B may be arranged so as

page_text: to cross the coiled springs C as shown by Figure 4 in which case they pass through
and interlock with each other and with the springs at a³ and 6 respectively. In
place of the bands A and B I may run single coils of wire D, E as shown at
Figure 5 the springs C being interlocked at the junction e of the two coils while
intermediate coils F may be inserted which interlock with each other and with the
springs C, or instead of the coils D and E running across the springs they may
run at a tangent as shown by L. M, Figure 7 where they interlock with each
other at m¹ and with the springs at land m². The coils may be run diagonally
and across the springs as shown by Figure 6 where coils H run diagonally in one
direction while coils J run diagonally in the reverse direction the coils K running
across by which arrangement each spring is locked in position by the six inter-
sections k¹. In place of running the diagonal and cross coils over and under the
spiral springs as shown at Figure 6, they may be run at a tangent to the springs as
shown at Figure 8 in which the diagonal coils N and O and cross coils P each
interlock alternately with springs on its right and left each coil N engaging with
one row on the right at n' and one row on the left at n² while each coil O engages
with one row of springs on the right at o³ and one row on the left at o² and each
coil P at p and p² the coils interlocking with each other at their intersectioned.
In the modification shown by Figure 9 the same arrangement of coils takes place
the only difference being that instead of a single coil I use two coils which they
cross. In all cases
may for the purpose of obtaining extra strength use two or
more strands in each coil as shown by Figure 11. At each side and end of the
mattress the springs are compressed by means of the top and bottom mesh being
drawn together by the side mesh R so as to give a rounded appearance to the edge
and one two or more rows of springs a³ may be made of greater strength than the
others and thus tend to prevent two sleepers from rolling into the centre and the
springs at the head may be made deeper as shown by dotted lines T and thus
obviate the use of a holster or the upper surface of the mattress may, by varying
sized springs, be made to take a normal shape as shown by dotted lines V. For
the purpose of folding the mattress into a smaller compass I fold its length
into three in the manner shown by Figure 10 where the part s is folded over the
centre S, the part 2 being folded under.
may
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 :-
1st. The improvements in woven wire mattresses applicable to other articles for
sitting and reclining upon and in the manufacture of the same, substantially as and
for the purpose herein set forth and shown upon the accompanying drawings.
2nd. In woven wire mattresses and other articles the bands of interlocking
coils A and B forming the top and bottom surface in combination with the spiral
springs and substantially as herein set forth and shown by Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4.
3rd. In woven wire mattresses and other articles the modes of forming the
interlocking mesh in combination with the spiral springs substantially as herein set
forth and shown by Figures 5 to 9.
4th. In woven wire mattresses and other articles the introduction of stiffer
springs a substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.
5th. In woven wire mattresses and other articles forming the surface of the
mattress into a bolster or other desired shape substantially as and for the purpose
herein set forth and shown.
Dated this 14th day of June 1894.
GEORGE
BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.