improvements in Sung Deus, mattresses, and Articles for Lying, Sitting, or Reclining upon.
Year: 1884

page_text: improvements in Sung Deus, mattresses, and
Articles for Lying, Sitting, or Reclining upon.
I CHARLES FELL of 32 Monton Street Greenheys Manchester in the County of
Lancaster Commission Agent do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN STUFFING BEDS, MATTRESSES, AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES
FOR LYING SITTING OR RECLINING UPON". to be as follows:-
This invention is designed principally to apply to the stuffing of mattresses and
cushions to be used on board ship, the material employed being of such a buoyant
nature that in the event of shipwreck or other emergency the mattresses or
cushions can be used as life preservers. The same material is however equally
applicable to beds, mattresses, and other similar articles to be used on shore.
The material which I intend to utilize for this purpose is a peculiar kind of refuse
cork in a granulated form, which is made by reducing refuse cork cuttings or shavings
by rasping. This material is largely used as a packing material for packing grapes
in barrels or boxes to be sent from abroad to this country and when it has served
this purpose it is usually treated as refuse of little or no value.
It is therefore a very economical substitute for the horse hair, wool, or other
substances usually employed for the above purposes.
I take this material and cleanse it from all foreign matter by riddling and sifting
and I utilize the purified granulated cork so produced, for stuffing beds, mattresses,
cushions, and other similar articles either by itself or combined with wool, hair, or
other suitable fibrous material.
The covers can be made of linen or other suitable woven fabric and either made
waterproof or otherwise, and when intended to be used at sea, may be provided
with straps, loops or cords, or other similar appliances so that they can be readily
grasped, or attached to the person if desired; and to prevent the stuffing from
becoming displaced I sometimes make longitudinal or other pockets or divisions in
the same, by stitching or otherwise.
GEORGE DAVIES,
Agent for the Applicant,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.

page_text: improvements in Stuming Deus, mattresses, and other similar
Articles for Lying, Sitting, or Reclining upon.
I CHARLES FELL of 32 Monton Street Greenheys Manchester in the County of
Lancaster Commission Agent do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN STUFFING BEDS MATTRESSES, AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES
FOR LYING SITTING OR RECLINING UPON" and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention is designed principally to apply to the stuffing of mattresses, and,
cushions to be used on board ship, the material employed being of such a buoyant
nature that in the event of shipwreck or other emergency the mattresses or
cushions can be used as life preservers. The same material is however equally
applicable to beds mattresses, cushions for railway and other carriages and other
similar articles to be used on shore.
The material which I intend to utilize for this purpose is a peculiar kind of
refuse cork in a granulated form, which is made by reducing refuse cork cuttings
or shavings by rasping.
This material is largely used as a packing material for packing grapes in barrels
or boxes to be sent from abroad to this country and when it has served this purpose
it is usually treated as refuse of little or no value. It is therefore a very
economical substitute for the horse hair, wool, or other substances usually employed
for the above purposes.
I take this material and cleanse it from all foreign material by riddling and
sifting and I utilize the purified granulated cork so produced, for stuffing beds,
mattresses, cushions, and other similar articles, either by itself or combined with
wool, hair, or other suitable fibrous material.
The covers can be made of linen or other suitable woven fabric and either made
waterproof or otherwise, and when intended to be used at sea may be provided
with straps, loops, or cords, or other similar appliances so that they can be readily
grasped or attached to the person if desired; and to prevent the stuffing from
becoming displaced I sometimes make longitudinal or other pockets or divisions in
the same, by stitching or otherwise.
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
Stuffing beds, inattresses, cushions and other similar articles for lying sitting or
reclining upon with the refuse cork in the granulated form herein before mentioned
either by itself or combined with wool, horse or other hair, or with other suitable
fibrous material substantially as hereinbefore more particularly described.
Dated this 14th day of Sent,mber 1885