An Improved Bedstead Joint.
Year: 1899

page_text: An Improved Bedstead Joint.
I, JOHN FOSTER STEPHENSON, of Cranmore Street, Glenferrie, in the Colony of
Victoria, Australia, Moulder, 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:-
The object of this invention is to provide an improved bedstead joint with
which is associated a shoe to hold the frame or rail of a spring mattress. In bed-
steads employing my joint, the ordinary dove-tailed rails are thus dispensed
with, a feature of the invention being that the projecting shoe can be turned and
set so as to lie out of the way when bedstead is to be packed.
The socket portion with shoe are herein termed the socket piece.
In order to make my invention clear I shall now refer to the accompanying
sheet of drawings in which—
Figure 1 shews a plan of the joint.
Figure 2 a vertical section of same
Figure 3 an elevation of a socket piece detached forming part of joint.
Figure 4 is an elevation of portion of post detached shewing cone joint
connection.
Figure 5 shews end frame of a bed to which my invention is applied, one of the
socket pieces being turned into position for packing.
In these drawings "A" represents socket portion in which a conical cavity or
socket "B" is formed. Two or more key-ways are formed in this socket preferably
one at the forward portion "C" and one at each side "C1 C2." The socket portion
is extended and forms a shoe "D" to receive rail of spring mattress, a key is
provided at d" and arranged to form a hold upon the rail which it supports-
a hole is provided at "d" by which such rail can be secured in position.
"E" represents a post or standard of a bedstead and which has secured upon it,
or made intimate with it, a metal cone "F" which is arranged to fit into the
socket "B" aforesaid. This cone has a key "G" upon it, which corresponds
with the key-ways "C, C¹, Ca" and which latter are arranged to receive it.
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In securing together a bedstead provided with my improved joint, the post “E
is passed through the conical cavity "B" of the socket piece until stopped by
the come "F" upon said post. The socket piece will thus be supported, the
key "G" being brought into position in the key-way "C" if so desired will lock
the joint with shoe in position to receive the frame of mattress or rail of bed.
When bed-frames, provided with my joints are to be packed for removal the socket
pieces may be raised off their cones and turned round into the position shewn
(Fig. 5), the key "G" in this case resting in the key-way "C¹."
The employment of more than one key-way is an important feature of my
invention and whereby the socket pieces may be turned into position for use or out
of the way for removal. I may employ two key-ways only viz. one at front and
one at side of socket.

page_text: 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:
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1. A socket piece having conical cavity with key-ways and a shoe in combina-
tion with a standard having a cone with key substantially as and for the purposes
set forth.
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MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents.