Improvements in Iron Bedsteads.
Year: 1890

page_text: Improvements in Iron Bedsteads.
I, FRANCISCO PENA VAQUERO, of Murcia, Spain, 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in iron bedsteads which have for their object
to impart to the bedsteads greater solidity, greater facility for putting them together,
and the substitution for the hoop iron lattice work bottoms now used, of wire woven
bottoms, whereby the expensive wire spring matresses now employed are dispensed
with. In order that my improvements may be readily understood, I will refer to the
accompanying drawings in which Figs. 1 to 7 shew one construction, Fig. 1 shews
a perspective view of the bedstead, Fig. 2 shews an enlarged plan of one of the
corners, Fig. 3 an elevation thereof, Fig. 4 a view of one of the longitudinal tubular
connections, Figs. 5 to 7 details of the attachments of the wire wove bottom. This
construction is of the kind in which the two columns forming respectively the lead
and the foot ends of the bedstead are permanently fixed together by angle iron con-
necting bars G secured by casting in the corner pieces of the columns. These
corner pieces have cylindrical sockets F into into which fit the cylindrical pins on
the ends of the tubular longitudinal side bars (), whereby the two ends of the bed-
stead are framed together, as shewn at Fig. 1, and which take the place of the angle
iron connecting pieces heretofore employed.
The wire wove bottom A is secured at each end to wood beams B B' of which B¹ is
shewn in front view at Fig. 5 and in enlarged section at Fig. 6, the ends of A being
bent down over the rebated end face of the beam and secured by a metal rail H,
which is screwed against the beam so as to nip the wirework firmly as shown.
Through holes in the beam B' pass two screw bolts E E screwing through nuts let
into the inner side of the beam, which screw bolts pass through brackets D', shewn
at Figs 6 and 6º, having a hooked lower end by which they are hooked on to the
angle iron cross bar G, against which their inner faces rest so as to take the strain
put upon them by the head of the bolt when this is turned so as to strain the wire
work hottom A. The other end of this is secured to beam B in the same way as to
bean B and the latter is held against the strain of the screws by the brackets D
shewn at Fig. 7 which are hooked on to the angle iron transverse bars G in the same
way as the brackets D.
Fig. 8 to 11 shew a modification of the above construction in which the angle iron
transverse bar G, instead of being fixed to the corner pieces F of the columns with
sides in vertical and horizontal position as is usual, and as shown in the first described
arrangement, is fixed with its angle or apex at top and its sides in inclined positions,
as shewn at Figs. 8 and 9.
The other parts of the bedstead and the wire-work bottom are the same as in the
first arrangement, with the exception that the brackets D and D' require to be
modified as shown at Figs. 10 and 11, so as to fit on the angularly placed sides of the
angle iron bars G.
In the modification shewn at Figs. 12 and 13, the transverse bars G connecting
the two columns of the head and foot ends are made removeable, by fitting with
suitably shaped heads into corresponding grooves in the corner pieces F, in the
well known manner, the bars being either in line with the columns as at Fig. 12,
or shifted inward somewhat as at Fig. 14. The longitudinal connecting bars Ú
are made tubular, fitting into the tubular sockets of the corner pieces as before.
With this construction I also employ the arrangement of angle iron transverse
bar G with its sides in the angular position, as above described, the bar having
heads G' cast thereon as shewn in the plan and cross section at Figs. 15 and 16.

page_text: The arrangement for securing and tightening the beam B¹ is in this case modified
as shown respectively in sido view and cross section at Figs. 17 and 18.
Instead of passing the screw bolt E through the beam as before, it is passed
through the two eyes on the underside of the carrier M, into which is fitted the
beam B', the inner eye of the carrier being threaded so as to serve as nut to the
screw bolt E.
The bracket D' is in this case somewhat shorter than in the arrangement at
Fig. 10, the screw bolt being situated lower down.
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
1. In iron bedsteads, constructing the corner pieces of the columns with tubular
sockets for the reception of longitudinal tubular connecting bars, substantially as
herein described with reference to the drawings.
2. In iron bedsteads, the use for connecting the head and foot ends of the bedstead,
of longitudinal tubular bars with pins at the ends fitting into sockets on the corner
pieces, substantially as described with reference to the drawings.
3. The use for the transverse connecting bars of the head and foot of an iron
bedstead, of angle iron placed so that its angle or apex is uppermost its two sides
being in inclined positions, substantially as described with reference to Figs. 8
to 11, 15 and 16 of the drawings.
4. In iron bedsteads, the combination with a head and foot-end connected together
by longitudinal bars, of a wire wove bottom secured at each end to a beam B B' of
which B is carried by brackets hooked on to the transverse auglo iron bars,
while B is connected to brackets D' by means of screw bolts E whereby the wire-
wove bottom can be stretched to the required degree, the bracket D' being hooked on
to the transverse angle iron bar of the foot end, substantially as described with
reference to the drawings.
Dated this 9th day of August 1890.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.