Improvements in Cots or Beds.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 5th May, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 7th Feb., 1898-Accepted, 5th May, 1898
Improvements in Cots or Beds.
I, GEORGE DAVID HOWARD, of 38, Chancery Lane, in the County of London,
Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication
to me by Mary Jane Carver, and Rhoda Elizabeth Carver, of 627, Shelby Avenue,
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. America, Gentlewomen), to be as follows:
Our invention relates to improvements in cots or beds and has special reference
to a cot or bed adapted for use in hospitals or the sick room for invalids. One
object of our invention is the provision of a cot or bed which can be supported
upon the floor or suspended from the ceiling as circumstances require. Another
object of our invention is the provision of a cot or bed which will be light in
weight, but possess great strength and durability and which can be adjusted
to suit the patient and render the same comfortable and also have such conveniences
as a patient requires.
Another object of our invention is the provision of a bed or cot which can be
adjusted to the size of a child or adult and to cause the same to be compact and
easily to be stored or transported and will be simple and inexpensive in con-
struction.
To attain the desired objects the invention consists of a cot or bed embodying
novel features of construction and combination of parts substantially as disclosed
herein.
According to our invention the frame of our cot consists of end rails
and side rails having their outer ends secured to the said end rail, and
the rails are rendered longitudinally adjustable by means of a tongue and
groove connection and are sustained at the proper point or adjustment by means
of clips or bands and the frame is supported upon hinged legs having springs
for closing them when not in use.
Upon one of the side rails of the cot is provided a series of studs or lugs with
which engages a series of openings provided in the flexible slats or strips which
have their other edge fastened to the other rail, and we also provide an opening
in one of the strips for the convenience of the patients, and further, provide a
hinged head rest having a detent or dog for engaging a rack for adjusting the
head of the patient.
When desired to suspend the cot from the ceiling, we provide at each end of the
frame loops having their ends connected to a single ring upon a pulley sheave,
over which and a similar sheave passes a rope and to a ring of the sheave we
connect an adjusted cord having one end rigidly connected to a ring secured
to the ceiling.
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page_text: improvements in Cots or Beds.
I, GEORGE DAVID HOWARD, of 38, Chancery Lane, in the County of London,
Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication
to me by Mary Jane Carver, and Rhoda Elizabeth Carver, of 627, Shelby Avenue,
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. America, Gentlewomen), and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:—
My invention relates to improvements in cots or beds and has special reference
to a cot or bed adapted for use in hospitals or the sick room for invalids.
One object of my invention is the provision of a cot or bed which can be sup-
ported upon the floor or suspended from the ceiling as circumstances require.
Another object of my invention is the provision of a cot or bed which will be
light in weight; but possess great strength and durability and which can be
adjusted to suit the patient and render the same comfortable and also have such
conveniences as a patient requires.
Another object of my invention is the provision of a bed or cot which can
be adjusted to the size of a child or adult and to cause the same to be compact
and easily to be stored or transported and will be simple and inexpensive in con-
struction.
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To attain the desired objects the invention consists of a cot or bed embodying
novel features of construction and combination of parts substantially as disclosed
herein.
Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of my cot or bed as a hanging or suspended
device.
Fig. 2 represents a similar view with the cot resting on the floor.
Fig. 3 represents a sectional detail view to clearly show the manner of adjusting
the cot longitudinally.
Fig. 4 is a cross-section on line x, x Fig. 3.
Figs. 5 and 6 are detail views of one of the flexible slats or strips.
Referring by letter to the drawings, the frame of my cot consists of the end
rails a and a the immovable side rails B, having their outer ends secured to the
end rails, a and the rails B₁ are rendered adjustable in length in relation to the
rails B by means of the tongues and grooves C, which connect the end and im-
movable side rails rails with the sliding or adjustable side rails B' and which latter are
sustained at the proper point or adjustment by means of the clips or bands D,
and set-screws D₁ which hold such clips or bands up against the rails B, and the
frame is supported upon hinged legs E, having springs F for closing them when
not in use. To lengthen the cot or bed, the clips D are unscrewed and the sliding
rails B carrying the slats or strips J then pulled out longitudinally. By this
means I provide a bed which can be quickly adjusted to a child or adult and which
also will occupy a small amount of space. Upon one of the side rails of the cot
is provided a series of studs or lugs G with which engages the series of openings H,
provided in the flexible slats or strips J; which have their other edge fastened at K
to the other rail, and I also provide an opening L covered by the hinged flap L' in
one of the strips for the convenience of the patient, and further provide the hinged
head rest M having a detent or dog N, for engaging a rack 0, for adjusting the
head of the patient.
From this construction it will be noticed that any of the strips may be removed
and the remainder adjusted as regards the distance apart of each to suit the
comfort of the patient and that the head may be adjusted to any desired angle.

page_text: When desired to suspend the cot from the ceiling, I provide at each end of the
frame the loops P having their ends connected to a single ring Q upon a pulley
sheave R, over which and a similar sheave R', passes an endless rope S and to the
ring R of the sheave R¹ I connect the adjusted cord T, having one end rigidly
connected to a ring U secured to the ceiling and by this construction I can lift
the bed up and out of the way when not in use, and when desired to use the bed
it can be quickly lowered, and this is an important feature of my invention. It
is evident that I provide a cot or bed which is practical and specially desirable for
use in the hospital or sick room.
In adjusting the length of the cot or bed, I slide the rails, carrying the strips J,
outward toward the foot. The head rest M is then lowered and the open space
beyond such head rest then spanned by means of auxilliary strips or slats, or
some of the strips or slats J may be removed from their normal position as placed
across said open space, the remaining slats or strips being accordingly adjusted
at suitable intervals apart.
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:
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1. The cot or bed consisting of the frame, the adjustable head rest at one end
of the frame, the flexible, removable strips carried by the frame, one having the
opening provided with a flap, the legs hinged to the corners of the frame and the
adjustable suspending devices connected to the frame.
2. The cot or bed consisting of the frame, the suspending device connected
to the frame, the adjustable head rest at one end of the frame, the flexible, remov-
able strips carried by the frame, one having the opening covered by the hinged flap,
the legs hinged to the corners of the frame and the springs for holding the legs
when closed.
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HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.