Chill Castings of Metallic Bedsteads.
Year: 1884

page_text: Chill Castings of Metallic Bedsteads.
I, SAMUEL ILSLEY WHITFIELD of 72 Stratford Place, Camp Hill Birmingham
in the County of Warwick, Manager of Works do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN MOUNTING OR COVERING WITH SHEET METAL THE
CHILL CASTINGS OF METALLIC BEDSTEADS to be as follows:
I form the chill castings of a suitable shape and having a decided "leave" or
taper on either side and cover the front by means of a stamped sheet metal cap of
suitable shape and rather deeper in part or wholly than half the thickness of the
chill and having when necessary slots cut in it to fit over the rods of the rail
which may be in some cases cast into the chill; having placed the cap in position
I fix it by closing the back edge or deeper portions of the cap onto the back of the
chill by press tools or other means.
In some cases I place a suitably shaped cap at the back as well as the front of
the chill casting closing the edge of one cap over the edge of the other thus covering
the chill all over with sheet metal. In some cases I apply my method to covering
part or the whole of the rods or pillars of the bedstead.
In some cases I fix the stamped sheet metal cap by means of ears or lips closed
over the back of the chill or round the rods that may be cast into it and sometimes
combine the above described method with one or more screws and nuts or knobs.
Dated this twenty first day of November 1884.

page_text: Chill Castings of Metallic Bedsteads.
I SAMUEL ILSLEy Whitfield of 72 Stratford Place, Camp Hill Birmingham,
in the county of Warwick Manager of Works do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN MOUNTING OR COVERING WITH SHEET METAL THE
CHILL CASTINGS OF METALLIC BEDSTEADS and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
I cast the chills or junction pieces of a suitable shape and having a decided leave
or taper on either side and in some cases with a raised ridge around them; which
ridge may be part of the casting or not; the tubes or rods of the Bedstead rail
being cast into the chills or junction pieces in the usual manner.
To cover the chills or junction piece I use a stamped sheet metal shell, which
may consist of one or more parts, the internal shape of which is somewhat like the
external shape of the chill, but being rather deeper than one half the thickness of
the chill and having when necessary slots cut in it to fit onto the tubes or rods cast
into the chill.
I place the shell in its position on the chill and fix it by closing its edges over
the back of the chill or the raised ridge thereon by a pair of presstools or other
means.
In some cases I cover both back and front of the chill, using two shells, one
being of rather smaller diameter than the other and closing the edge of the larger
shell over that of the smaller.
I may apply my method to covering part or the whole of the rods or pillars of
the Bedstead. In some cases I fix the shell by means of ears formed on it and
closed over the back of the chill or round the rods that may be cast into it and
I may combine any of the above described methods with each other or with one or
more screws and nuts.
When I wish to cover the front of a corner block or other large casting I make
it in two parts dividing it crossways and vertically, one part having the tubes or
rods of the Bedstead cast into it and the other part being loose, I cover the loose
part with a stamped shell by the above described means and attach the two parts
together by a screw or other means, the edges of the shell being hidden and securely
held between the two parts; the loose or front part I make of any convenient shape
for covering and I may in some cases only close over part of the edge of the shell.
Having explained the nature of my invention I will proceed to describe it by
reference to the drawings.
Fig. 1. is a side view of a chill or junction piece with the tubes of the Bedstead
rail A. A. cast therein and shewing the raised ridge B. B. round the chill.
Fig. 2. is a sideview of a stamped sheet metal shell shewing the slots C. C. which
fit against the tubes cast into the chill.
Fig. 3. shews the shell D D D placed in position on the front of the chill E. E. E.

page_text: Fig. 4. is identical with Fig. 3. with the addition that the edge of the
shell F. F. F F is closed round the raised ridge B B, fixing the shell firmly in
position.
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Fig. 5. shews two shells G & H placed in position, one on the back & the other
on the front of the chill, one being rather smaller in diameter & depth than the
other.
Fig. 6. is identical with Fig. 5. with the addition that the edge of the larger shell
is closed round that of the smaller, fixing both firmly in position.
Fig. 7. shews the corner block of a Bedstead made in two parts, the part J.
being loose and detached from the part K and made so as to fit against it, L is the
stamped sheet metal shell made so as to cover the front part J. and the upper
& lower parts M M of the part K; when placed in position the edge of the shell
from N. to O. is closed round the back of the part J. & on the parts being placed
together they are firmly fixed by means of the screw P and the nut Q.
Fig. 8. shews the parts described in the description of Fig. 7. when placed
together and fixed by the nut Q.
I now wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself, to the exact details
of shape, form & arrangement of parts herein illustrated and described, as the same
may be varied without departing from the nature of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
1. Covering the front or the front and back of any casting or junction piece of
a metallic Bedstead with one or more stamped sheet metal shells, the shells being
in some cases rather deeper than half the thickness of the chills and in some cases
one shell being larger in diameter than the other, fixing the same in position by
means of closing their edge or edges over the back of the chill, a ridge formed
thereon, or one another.
2. Covering the front of a corner block or other large casting of a metallic
Bedstead by making the casting in two parts as above described, and covering
the front part before attaching it by screws or other means to the other part.
Dated this 18th day of August 1885.