for Bedsteads, Couches, and Berths.
Year: 1886

page_text: for Bedsteads, Couches, and Berths.
We, GEORGE WOODS, of 121, Bewsey Terrace, and EDWIN WOODS, of 175, Bewsey
Road, Warrington, in the county of Lancaster, Wire Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object is to provide improved means for attaching flexible metallic mattresses
such as spring, web, link, and like mattresses to the frames of bedsteads couches
and berths for maintaining. the said mattresses at the required tension and for.
preventing the framework of bedsteads from being damaged or injuriously affected
by the strains brought about by the tension of the mattress.
For taking hold of the metallic web forming the mattress I make use of an end
or tension bar which grips the web by means of a clip and core between which the
said web is passed.
A convenient construction consists of two trough shaped lengths of iron or steel
one so much larger in cross section than the other as to admit of the web between
them when one of the trough pieces is within the other. The outer metal trough
is pressed around the web over the inner metallic trough until the three parts are
firmly secured together.
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For connecting the mattress to the bedstead frame and for preventing injurious
strain on the said frame I employ fixed or loose clips on the end rails in combination
with resistance pieces extending from the clips on the head rail to the clips on the
foot rail. The said clips have the usual screws and attachments for the ends of
the mattress.
For preventing end strain on the head and foot rails, from looseping or bending
the said rails I make the, clips to which the mattresses are connected of such
form that they will fit over the connecting blocks at the corners of the bed
and I combine therewith resistance pieces extending from the clips at the head to
the clips at the foot of the bed. Gan
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page_text: brackets f. may be cast on, or secured to the end rail, or they may be made loose
as shown and so shaped as to fit over the connecting blocks at the corners of the
bedsteads.
Figure 3. is a transverse section and Figure 4. a perspective view of a clip to fit
over the connecting blocks at the corners of the bedsteads, to be used in com-
bination with clips and resistance pieces as above set forth-The combined clips
and resistance pieces may when not placed over the corner blocks be used without
the additional clips above mentioned but not so satisfactorily.
Having now particulary described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
First. Securing woven wire or flexible web mattresses to tension bars, sub-
stantially as set forth.
Second. Tension bars for woven wire or flexible mattresses constructed sub-
stantially, as set forth.
Third. The combination with metallic bedsteads and woven wire or flexible
web mattresses of clips and resistance pieces substantially as set forth.
Fourth. The combination with metallic bedsteads fitted with flexible web
mattresses, clips and tension screws of clips, fitting over the corner blocks, sub-
stantially as set forth.