Improvements in Children's Cots.
Year: 1899

page_text: Improvements in Children's Cots.
I, GEORGE REECE PEMBERTON, of Albion Wire Works, Constitution Hill,
Birmingham, Wire Worker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:―
This invention has reference to children's cots and particularly to those, which
are chiefly formed of interlaced or woven wire but this invention can be applied
to other cots such as those which are made wholly or chiefly of cane or wood
or of tubes or rod's rivetted or otherwise suitably fixed tgether. The object of
this invention is to so construct the said cots that they will fold into a small
space for packing and shipment or for storage.
In carrying out this invention the ends sides and bottom of the cot are made
separately from each other and are hinged together so that the ends and sides
will fold against the bottom. That is to say, the lower edges of the ends and
of the sides are hinged to the edges of the bottom so that the two ends fold
say against the upper side of the cot bottom and the two sides fold against the
lower side of the same and thus the cot when folded occupies a very small
space and several of them can be packed together in less space than what would
be occupied by one cot made non-foldable. Various means may be adopted
for securing the ends and sides together at the corners when they are opened
out and standing up from the bottom to form the cot. We may for instance
form one or more loops or eyes at the corner of each of the sides and ends and
then secure them together by a wire or other pin pushed down through the
eyes and secured by a nut at the bottom if necessary.
When the cot is made wholly or chiefly of interlaced or woven wire we prefer
to form the cot bottom of a rectangular wire frame to which the ends of the
interlaced strands of wire forming the cot bottom are secured. Each of the
sides and ends of the cot is made or may be formed of metal strips slightly
inclined and hinged to the frame of the bottom by being closed around the same
and these strips are secured by a rod at the top and strengthened by one or
more intermediate strips the ends of which can be formed into eyes for the
corner pins to pass through. The spaces between the strips are covered as
desired by woven or interlaced wires."
Dated this 10th day of Decembar 1800
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I, GEORGE REECE PEMBERTON, of Albion Wire Works, Constitution Hill,
Birmingham, Wire Worker, 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:-
This invention has reference to children's cots and particularly to those which
are chiefly formed of interlaced or woven wire, but this invention can be applied
to other cots such as those which are made wholly or chiefly of cane or wood
or of tubes or rods rivetted or otherwise suitably fixed tgether. The object of
this invention is to so construct the said cots that they will fold into a small
space for packing and shipment or for storage.
I will describe my invention by referring to the accompanying drawings on
which Fig. 1 is a general view of a child's cot constructed in accordance with
this invention; Fig. 2 shews the same cot partly folded but in Fig. 2 I have
omitted a greater portion of the interlaced wire so as to make the figure more
clear Fig. 3 shews a portion of the said cot to illustrate another method of
securing the corners; and Fig. 4 shews the same parts as Fig. 3 with the corner
unfastened ready for the cot to be folded.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in
all the figures.
In carrying out this invention the two ends AB and the two sides (D) and
the bottom E of the cot are made separate from each other and are hinged
together so that the ends and sides will fold against the bottom, that is to say,
the lower edge a¹ of the end A and the lower edge of the end B as also the
lower edge of the side C and the lower edge d' of the side D are hinged to
the edges e of the bottom E so that the two ends AB will fold against say
the underside of the cot bottom E (see Fig. 2) and the two sides CD will fold
against the upper side of the bottom E and thus the cot when folded occupies a
very small space and several of them can be packed together in less space than
would be occupied by one cot made non-foldable.
Various means may be adopted for securing the ends AB and the sides DC
together at the corners when they are opened out and standing up from the
bottom E as in Fig. 1 to form the cot. What we prefer is for the top rod c² of
the side C to be screw threaded at its ends and pass through eyes a²² formed
on the corresponding ends of the top rods a³of the sides A B and there
secured by knobs f which are screwed on to the ends of the top rod 2. The top
rod of the side D is similarly secured to eyes at 4 formed on the corre-
sponding ends of the top rods a³ ³ and with knobs f screwed on to the ends.
The cot illustrated on my drawings is chiefly made of interlaced wire and
its particular construction forms a feature of my invention. The bottom E
consists of a rectangular wire frame e to which the ends of the interlaced
strands of wire forming the cot bottom are secured. Each of the sides and ends
of the cot is made of metal strips g slightly inclined and hinged to the frame el
of the bottom by being closed round the same as shewn, and these strips g
are similarly secured to the rods a³ ³² at the top and strengthened by the
intermediate strips h rivetted thereto. The spaces between the strips are
covered by interlaced wires, or they may be covered by woven wire or other
suitable material.
In the arrangement illustrated by Figs. 3 and 4 the top end rod and top
side rod d² are formed into eves b4d3 so as to match one another and the ends
of the cross strips h are also bent into eyes h¹ so as to match together as in Fig. 3

page_text: and be secured by a corner pin i which is passed down through the eyes and
fixed by a nut at one end.
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:
corners and
1. A child's cot having its sides and ends detachable at the
hinged to and made to fold against the bottom with means for securing the
sides and ends together at the corners when they are standing up together from
the bottom, all substantially as set forth.
2. In a child's folding cot, the combination of the interlaced wire bottom E pro-
vided with outer strengthening frame e¹, the cot ends A B and sides CD provided
with upright strips g closed round the frame e thereby forming the hinges so
that the said cot ends and sides will fold against the cot bottom said cot ends
and sides being provided with top rods which are detachably connected together
at the corners the whole forming a folding cot substantially as herein before
described and illustrated by Figs. 1 and 2, or by Figs. and 4 of the accom-
panying drawings.
Dated this 18th day of September 1900.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.