Improved Means for Connecting Woven Wire Mattresses to Metallic Bedsteads and Cots.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Aug., 1893-Accepted. 2nd Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Connecting Woven Wire Mattresses to Metallic
Bedsteads and Cots.
We, WILLIAM WATERHOUSE, and THOMAS WALLEY BLANTERN, of Pioneer
Works, Acocks Green, near Birmingham, Warwickshire, Woven Wire Mattress
Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows. —
This invention consists of the hereindescribed improved means for connecting
woven wire mattresses to the angle iron frames of metallic bedsteads and cots.
The first part of our invention is designed to take the place of the loose cast
iron clips which are at present commonly used to clip the angle iron at the foot or
head of the bedstead and through which clips pass the two tension screws by which
the woven wire fabric of the mattress is tightened up. These clips being loose are
objectionable.
Now according to the first part of this invention we rivet or bolt two wrought
iron or other metal brackets to the said angle irou of the bedstead to stand up
above the top of the angle iron and through these brackets the said tension screws
pass. These brackets may be made in various ways; for instance each bracket
may consist of a short piece of angle iron forming the base of the bracket and the
upright part through which latter the tension screw passes; or each bracket may
be a short piece of tee iron forming the said base and upright parts of the brackets
and a downwardly projecting part which takes a bearing against the vertical side
of the angle iron frame; or similarly the brackets may be short pieces of what
are known as double angle irons; or the brackets may be a strip of iron or other
metal (preferably of a flat section) bent into the angle or double angle shape above
described; or each bracket may consist of a flat or other strip of metal bolted or
rivetted to the vertical side of the angle iron frame so as to stand up above the top
thereof for the tension screw to pass through. When the brackets are made in
this latter way we prefer to so rivet or bolt them to the said angle iron that they
can for convenience in packing be turned down about their rivet or bolt flush with
the top of the frame.
It is at the present time a common practice to fix the said woven wire mattress
frames to the angle iron at the foot of the bedstead which has the effect of straining
the perpendicular
the said angle iron and of pulling the foot of the bedstead out of
inclined towards the head of the bedstead.
According to the second part of this invention we overcome this defect by
bolting the bottom angle iron or wooden cross piece of the woven wire mattress
directly to the side angle irons of the metallic bedstead or cot so that there is no
strain upon the foot of the bedstead; or instead of or in addition to the said bolts
we may bolt or rivet an angle iron or like bracket to the upper surface of each of
the two side angle irons of the metallic bedstead or cot for the said wooden or
metallic cross piece of the woven wire mattress to bear against.
Doted this 1st day of November 1892.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Connecting Woven Wire Mattresses to Metallic
Bedsteads and Cots.
We, WILLIAM WATERHOUSE and THOMAS WALLEY BLANTERN, both of
Pioneer Works, Acocks Green, near Birmingham, Warwickshire, Woven Wire
Mattress Manufacturers, 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 consists of the hereindescribed improved means for connecting
woven wire mattresses to the angle iron frames of metallic bedsteads and cots.
We will describe our invention by referring to the accompanying drawings on
which
Fig. 1 is a cross sectional elevation of a part of a metallic bedstead and woven
wire mattress with our invention applied ;
Fig. 2 is a plan of two corners of the same and
Fig. 3 shews one of the end angle irons with the brackets for the tension screws
constructed according to this invention;
Fig. 4 shews a modified form of one of the tension screw brackets fixed to one
of the angle iron ends;
Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7 each shew a further modification of the same;
Fig. 8 shews one of the brackets which we employ for fixing the stationary
cross piece of the woven wire mattress to the side angle irons of the bedstead and
Fig. 9 shews a modified form of the said bracket and
Fig. 10 shews how the bracket illustrated by Fig. 9 is used.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the
figures of the drawings.
The first part of our invention is designed to take the place of the loose cast iron
clips which are at present commonly used to clip the angle iron at the foot or head
of the bedstead and through which clips pass the two tension screws by which the
woven wire fabric of the mattress is tightened up. These clips being loose are
objectionable.
Now according to the first part of this invention we rivet or bolt two wrought
iron or other metal brackets A A to the angle iron B (usually the top angle iron)
of the bedstead to stand up above the top of the angle iron and through holes a¹ in
these brackets A A the said two tension screws C₁ C' pass. These tension screws
are threaded into the moveable cross piece D of the woven wire mattress or into
nuts or bushes therein as usual so as to tighten up the woven wire fabric E of the
mattress by turning the tension screws C C in one direction and to slacken the
woven wire fabric E by turning the tension screws C¹ C' in the opposite direction.
These brackets A A may be made in various ways; for instance as shewn
in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 each bracket may consist of a flat or other strip of metal bolted
or rivetted at a to the vertical side of the angle iron B so as to stand up above the
top thereof as shewn for the tension screws C₁ C' to pass through. When the
brackets A. A are made in this way we prefer to so rivet or bolt them to the angle
iron B that they can for convenience in packing (when the tension screws C¹ C² are
removed) be turned down about their rivet or bolt flush with the top of the
frame B.
Or instead of the brackets A A being made of flat iron as shewn in Figs. 1, 2
and 3 each bracket A A may as shewn in Fig. 4 consist of a short piece of angle
iron forming the base as of the bracket (rivetted or bolted at a to the angle iron B)
and the upright part a through a hole a'in which latter the tension screw C³ or C'
passes; or as shewn in Fig. 4* and Fig. 5 each, bracket A A may be a short piece
of tee iron forming the base a' and upright part as of the bracket and a
downwardly projecting part a' which takes a bearing against the vertical side of the

page_text: ngle iron frame B; or similarly each of the brackets A A may as shewn in Fig. 6
e a short piece of what is known as a double angle iron; or as shewn in Fig. 7
ach of the brackets may be a strip of iron or other metal (preferably of a flat
ection) bent into the angle or double angle shape above described so as to form the
pright part a³, the base a² and downwardly projecting part a³.
It is at the present time a common practice to fix the said woven wire mattress
rames to the angle iron at the foot of the bedstead which has the effect of
training the said angle iron and of pulling the foot of the bedstead out of the
perpendicular inclined towards the head of the bedstead.
According to the second part of this invention we overcome this defect by
bolting or rivetting an angle iron or like bracket to the upper surface of each of
the two side angle irons of the metallic bedstead or cot for the said wooden or
metallic cross piece of the woven wire mattress to bear against so that there is no
strain upon the foot of the bedstead. These angle irons or like brackets are
in Figs. 1, 2, 8 and 9 marked F. It will be seen that they each consist of a base
part which is rivetted or bolted to the corresponding side angle iron G of the
metallic bedstead or cot and an upright part f against which the wooden cross
piece H or the metallic cross piece I of the woven wire mattress bears; each of
the said brackets F having also a horizontal top part f³ between which and the
angle iron side G the cross piece H or I fits so that these top parts f³ of the
brackets F prevent the said cross pieces rising. When (see Figs. 1, 2 and 8)
the cross piece H of the woven wire mattress is made of wood the top part f³ of
each bracket F fits in between the top strip J and the cross piece H the ends of
the latter being cut down somewhat to allow of this; but when as in Figs. 9 and 10
an angle iron cross piece I is used to strengthen the wooden cross piece H then the
brackets F are as shewn only made high enough to fit on to the flange of the cross
piece I the ends of the wooden cross piece H being reduced to allow of this.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In combination with the angle iron frame of a metallic bedstead or cot and the
tension screws such as C¹ C³ for tightening up the woven wire mattresses fitting
upon the said frame, the use of wrought iron or other like brackets such as A. A
fixed to the vertical web of the top or bottom angle irons of the said frame and
made in any of the several ways herein before described and illustrated by
Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 4", 5, 6 and 7 of the accompanying drawings for the tension
screws C¹ C² to pass through as hereinbefore set forth.
2. In combination with the angle iron frame of a metallic bedstead or cot and
the tension screws such as C1 C2 for tightening up the woven wire mattresses fitting
0 upon the said frame, the use of wrought iron or other like brackets such as A A
fixed to the vertical web of the top or bottom angle irons of the said frame for the
tension screws C'C' to pass through such brackets being made of flat iron and
arranged to turn down about flush therewith when the tension screws C¹ Care
removed, substantially as herein before described with reference to Figs. 1, 2 and 3
5 of the accompanying drawings.
3. The method of securing the stationary cross piece of a woven wire mattress
to the side angle irons of a metallic bedstead or cot consisting of the two brackets F
constructed substantially as herein before set forth and shewn by Figs. 1, 2 and 8
or by Figs. 9 and 10 and fixed to the said side angle irons and against and under
O which the said cross piece of the woven wire mattress fits as herein before set
forth.
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