Improvements in Covers for Beds and Baby Carriages.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Apr., 1899 -Accepted, 2nd June, 1899
Improvements in Covers for Beds and Baby Carriages.
I, HERMANN BOLDT, of 17, Bismarkstrasse, Stettin, in the Empire of Germany,
Inventor, 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 subject of the present invention is an arrangement which has for its object
the prevention of children of all ages from throwing off the protective covering
and getting out, as well as to render impossible the chills which have sometimes
such fatal consequences.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters
and figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1, is a view in plan.
Fig. 2, is a section of one of the lateral or side rods or stems of the arrangement
in order to illustrate the method of attaching the material.
The arrangement consists of two wooden or metal stems or rods a, b, connected
together by means of a material c which is soft and not altered by water, such as
flannel for example, and of a width slightly in excess of that of the bed so as to
admit of its being used also for larger beds. The connection of the stems or rods to
the material is effected by turning over the edges of this latter in hemis d into
which the stems or rods are introduced. The two parts are held in their position
by several screws e fixed in the stems or rods a and b and passing through the
material, and by a washer f adapted to the surface of the stem or rod on the
material.
The ends of the stems or rods a and b are perforated for the purpose of receiving
the cords 9 for attachment.
The arrangement is used by attaching it by the means of the hereinabove
mentioned cords to plain rings or ones with screws h which are provided, directly
at the underside of the mattress, in the lateral or side pieces of the bedstead, and
at a distance apart equal to the length of the stems or rods. After having secured
the covering in this manner first upon one side, and taking care to regulate or
adjust its width in accordance with that of the bed by rolling the material on
the stem or rod, the child or infant is placed in the bed and is covered with the
protective covering and this latter is also attached at the other side. The bed
cover properly so called, and which is chosen either heavier or lighter in accordance
with the temperature of the chamber, rests upon the protective covering and cannot
be thrown off, the legs of the children being sufficiently held to prevent their
getting them over or outside the protective covering when this latter is attached.
The liberty of the movements of the child or infant in the bed under such a covering
is natural perspiration is excessively good, so that the well being of the child
or infant is in no way interferred with.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
'A protective covering for beds and carriages of children or infants characterized
by two stems or rods provided at their perforated extremities with ribbons for
the purpose of attaching it to the sides of the bed, and by a covering connecting
these two stems or rods together and fixed thereto by means of screws and washers,
substantially as hereinabove described and illustrated in the annexed drawing.
1000
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.