Improvements in Metallic Bedsteads.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Nov., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Metallic Bedsteads.
We ADELBERT HENRY GALE of Dominion Works Upper Dean Street Birmingham
and SAMUEL ILSLEY WHITFIELD of Watery Lane Birmingham Manufacturers both in
the County of Warwick do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Our invention has for its object improvements in metallic bedsteads and particularly
refers to the dovetail junction between the legs and sides of such bedsteads which
have hitherto been formed with square chills ornamented and molded to various
forms and designs but which have invariably been formed with that part upon which
the dovetails are formed square in cross section. In the case of bedsteads, used for
Hospitals Dorinitorys and other such purposes, it is essential that there shall be no
unnecessary angles projections or corners which may cause an accumulation of dirt
and retard the efficient cleansing of the various parts while such projections or angles
are at the same time liable to hurt the invalid when being moved in or out of hed.
To obviate these objections we form the dovetail junction which are chilled on to
the foot or head of the stead, as also the corresponding parts which are chilled on
to the sides or bottom of such a shape that when the two are connected together the
whole of the junction is rounded in every part e-e the cross section through any
part of the junction at or near the dovetail is either circular or elliptical while a
longitudinal section whether taken vertical or horizontally gives a circle at the one
end of the junction on the leg, and at the other end a rounded connection to the
tube, forming the side of the bedstead. By these means all sharp vertical or
horizontal edges angles or corners are dispensed with, and a perfectly rounded and
smooth junction is obtained which while it does not harbour dust is easy to keep
clean and is equally as strong and serviceable as the old form.
Dated this 16th day of November 1896
A. H. GALE.
S. I. WHITFIELD.
Improvements in Metallic Bedsteads.
We ADELBERT HENRY GALE of Dominion Works Upper Dean Street Birmingham
Manufacturer and SAMUEL ILSLEY WHITFIELD of Watery Lane Birmingham Manager
both in the County of Warwick 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 :-
Our invention has for its object "Improvements in Metallic Bedsteads" and
particularly refers to the dovetail junction between the legs and sides of such

page_text: bedsteads, which have hitherto been formed with square chills ornamented and
molded to various forms and designs but which have invariably been formed with
that part upon which the dovetails are formed square in cross section. In the case
of Bedsteads used for Hospitals, Dormitorys and other such purposes it is essential
that there should be no unnecessary angles, projections or corners which may cause
an accumulation of dirt and retard the efficient cleansing of the various parts while
such projections or angles are at the same time liable to hurt the invalid when being
moved in or out of bed.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood we have appended hereunto
a sheet of drawings upon, which we have illustrated our improvement.
Figure 1 is a view of the dovetail junction.
Figure 2 is a section on the line 1-2.
Figure 3 is a sectional elevation on the line 3-4.
In carrying our invention into effect we form the dovetail junctions A which are
chilled on to the foot or head of the stead as also the corresponding parts B which
are chilled on to the sides or bottom of such a shape that when the two are connected
together the whole of the junction is rounded in every part i-e the cross section
through any part of the junction at or near the dovetail E is either circular or
elliptical while the longitudinal section whether taken vertically as in Figure 3 or
horizontally as in Figure 2 gives a circle at the one end of the junction on the leg C
and at the other end a rounded connection to the tube D forming the side of the
bedstead. By these means all sharp vertical or horizontal edges angles or corners
are dispensed with and a perfectly rounded and smooth junction is obtained which
while it does not harbour dust is easy to keep clean and is equally as strong and
servicable as the old form.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
The improvements in metallic bedsteads substantially as and for the purpose herein
set forth and shewn upon the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 16th day of August 1897.
A. H. GALE.
S. I. WHITFIELD.