Year: 1888

page_text: This Specification was, upon the 18th day of August 1890, Amended under
Sections 18 to 21 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks-Act, 1883.
Date of Application, 15th Feb., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 30th Oct., 1888-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1888
I, JOHN EBENEZER HOSKINS of the firm of Hoskins and Sewell of Bordesley,
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Bedstead Manufacturer, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
The said invention relates 1st, to the mounting, and securing in position, turned.
down sides of cots, for hospital and other purposes. 2ndly, in connecting or securing
the end bars of meshed or spring mattresses to the end framing bars of cots and bed-
steads. 3rdly, in securing the ends or end bars, or meshed bottoms, to ordinary.or
existing bedsteads or the like.
In carrying out the first part of my invention, I take an ordinary cot, supported at
its corners, by four upright pillars, forming legs and side, and end connections;
and at the two opposite sides extending from the pillars as aforesaid, I mount two
detachable and fall down sides, consisting of horizontal and vertical rails, of which
the former are of the breadth between the pillars, while the latter form the depth
of the cot.
The horizontal rails, or top and bottom bars, have extended circular or stud ends,
which are of a less breadth than the bars, and are made to pass through front gaps
of hollow snugs, extending inwardly from chilled castings, formed around the pillars
at two equi-distant points.
The hollow snugs, are made socket like, of about double the depth of a stud end,
and with the gaps, which are at the upper parts, covered over by swinging or hanging
pawl like plates, whose front parts cover up the gap, whilst the undersides, which are
cam shaped, come upon the top of the stud ends, thereby preventing the side from
rising, when the same is in position, and fixed by the hanging pawl.
Thus, for each side of a cot, four of these hollow snugs or sockets are employed';
two disposed opposite to each other, near the cot framing, and the other two, opposite
to each other, some distance up the pillars, equal to the height of the sides.
On a side being placed in position, turn outwardly, the pawl fasteners, thus leaving
open the gaps, through which the stud ends of a side, are passed, which when the said
ends are through, falls vertically, and with the stud ends resting upon tho bottoms of
the long hollows or sockets, and when in this position, the fastener pawls or catches,

page_text: are then turned down, so as to bring their cam shaped underparts, upon the tops of
the said ends, thereby preventing the said sides, from rising or moving.
If the side only requires to be turned down, instead of being removed, then the
top fasteners only, are taken out of position; which when done, the side is raised
vertically, and its top stud ends brought forward, through the front gaps, thus allowing
the side to again fall, and make the lower snugs, the fulcrum bearings, upon which
the said side turns.
In wire meshed, or spring bottoms, the extreme ends of the meshes, are gripped
between top and bottom bars (metal or wood) and with the underside of the lower
bar of each end secured to the transverse end bar, of the bedstead framing, by hook
like connections.
Thus, the lower bars carrying the ends of the meshed bottom, are connected to the
end transverse bars, of the framing, by connections, having return or hooked ends,
the one being connected by screws, or the like, to the inner edge of the said lower
bar, and the other being hooked upon the outside edge, of the transverse bar of the
framing.
Instead of connecting the transverse bar of the framing as aforesaid, by hook like
connections, I pass screws transversely through the former, into the latter.
In applying loop chain, or other open work and meshed bottoms, to existing
bedsteads, I connect the end connecting cross bars of the said meshes, to the end
framings, by hook like angular connections or clips. Thus each clip consists of an
angular piece of metal, with its top end turned upon itself, into a hook, which passes
at the back of the bar of the meshed bottom.
The other or hanging end is turned inwardly into a hook, and is made to embrace,
and come under the hanging web of the angle framing.
In connecting a meshed bottom, to an ordinary bed framing, the hooked clip or
connection is slipped upon the end bars; and angle framings respectively, when the
same is secured in position.
Instead of the clips being made wholly detachable, I secure their top ends, by
riveting, to the carrying end bars of the meshes, whilst the other ends, are hooked
inwards, and depend down as aforesaid, so as to engage with, and take under the
vertical webs of the angle framings; and where large mounts at the corners, are
employed, the connections between the meshed bars, and the angle framing, is made
by thin strips, riveted at their outer ends to the said meshed bars, and angle framings
respectively.
Dated this Fourteenth day of February 1888.

page_text: 1, JOHN EBENEZER HOSKINS of the firm of Hoskins and Sewell of Bordesley,
Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Bedstead Manufacturer, 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 said invention relates 1st to the mounting, and securing in position, turned
down sides of cots for hospital and other purposes. 2ndly in connecting or securing
the end bars of meshed or spring mattresses, to the end framing bars of cots and bed-
steads. Brdly, in seenring the ends, or-end bars, or meshed bottoms, to ordinary or
existing bedstends or the like.
In carrying out the first part of my invention, I take an ordinary cot, supported at
its corners by four upright pillars, forming legs, and side and end connections; and at
the two opposite sides extending from the pillars as aforesaid, I mount two detachable
and fall down sides, consisting of horizontal and vertical rails, of which the former are
of the breadth between the pillars, while the latter form the depth of the cot.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents in side elevation a hospital cot,
provided with improvements made according to my invention.
Figure 2 shows the upper and horizontal rail connection, upon a larger scale, whilst
figure 3 shows the lower horizontal rail connection.
The end stud connections of the top rail figure 2, and the lower rail connections
figure 3, are shown in the positions which they normally assume, when the fall or
turned down side is affixed in position for use.
Figure 4 shows the said side in the position which it assumes, when the same
is required to be detached or turned down."
Figure 5 is an inner side front elevation of the left hand side lower connection, as
in figure 3, and figure 6 is the right hand side lower connection of the said last named
figure.
Figure 7 is a transverse section, and inner side elevation of the top rail connec-
tion, with end affixing stud. Figure 8 is a right hand side lower rail connection, with
the securing plate or means turned vertically out of position. Figure 9 is the left
hand rail lower connection, in a like position as that of figure 8. Figure 10 is a
transverse section through the foot or head end of the cot figure 1.
The other figures represent means of connecting the bed bottom or mesh-end
earrying bars to bedstead framings or bars carried by them.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in figures 1 to 10, both
inclusive of the drawings, and as the two sides of the cot are or may be alike in
.construction, I will only describe one of them.
a is a fall or turn down side, consisting of horizontal and vertical rails b, c, d. The
ends of the top horizontal rail b have studs b³, directed from their undersides, which
take into corresponding vertical holes or sockets e³, directed through inner exten-
sions of chilled castings e, formed at the summits, or near the summits of the

page_text: supporting pillars f, which form the corner posts to the bedstead. The lower parts of
these pillars constitute the legs, whilst the junction of the upper with the lower part is
made by chilled corner blocks f, from which the main framing and bed bottom is
supported.
The ends e² of the lower horizontal rail c, are made pivot like, and take into elongated
open fronted recesses *,, of chilled castings f³, cast around the pillars f, just above
the corner blocks f².
The open front of the recess 4, has in front of it, a swinging cam plate 9, whose
lower inside edge g² is inclined off into an arm g³ (see figure 6).
The open fronted bayonet slot shaped recess (see figures 3, 5, and 9) is partially
covered by a swinging retaining plate h, gapped from one side, so as to make a long
gap, which admits of the side rising, when the cam plate g is thrown out of position,
as represented in figure 9.
To turn down the side a, turned upwardly (in the direction as indicated by the arrow)
the cam plate g, then lift vertically the side, so as to take the studs & out of the
holes e of the extensions e2, (see figures 4 and 7) this done, slightly incline forward
the side, and allow the same by its own weight to fall, with the ends c' of the lower
rail, resting at the bottom of the recesses, when the said side can be turned down.
To fix the side in position as in figure 1, turn it upwardly, then slightly raise it, and
drop the studs on the top rail into the holes to receive them, then turn down the cam
plate g, so as to bring its inclined underside g², upon the top side of the one end of the
lower rail, thereby affixing the said side in position, and preventing the same from
rattling.
Thus, the swinging retaining plate, prevents the side from being disconnected from
its bearings, whilst the cam plate g, keeps the same from rising.
To wholly remove the side, raise both cam plate and retaining plate, when the side
can be lifted, and removed from its bearing recesses, of which one of them is bayonet
slot shaped.
In figure 10, is shown a means for securing the sacking end bars, to the cross
framings of the cot.
is the bedstead framing, and ƒ a transverse end bar, disposed at a short distance
from the corner blocks, i,,are top and bottom end sacking bars, between which, the
mesh or sacking, is gripped and held.
The lower end bar 2, is secured to the transverse end framing bar fe, by small
screws k.
Figure 11 represents another form of my invention, for-making the connection
tween the sacking end bars, and the bedstead framing eress bars.
f-is-a-bedstend-frame transverse end-bar. -1,2, are top and bottom sucking clamping
bars, of which the lower one is connected to the bar/6, by a hook-connection-l, secured
to the said lower end bar-12, by serews k, or by returned inner-ends:
Figure 12 represents a modification of figure 11, adapted for existing bedstend or
est framings.
i is a sacking end connection bar, 1, 12 is a hooked connection, and is an end angle
framing of a bedstead.
The hooked returned end-12; of the connection 1, tukes inwardly upon the sacking
bari, whilst the other, and hanging end of the connection, takes upon the vertical web
of the angle framing-
Figure 13-shows-a-like construction of connection as figure-12, but with the part-1;
of the part 1, connected to the sacking bar i, by riveting.
Figure-14-represents another form of my invention, adapted for bedstends having
large corner-mounts.
f is an end angle-framing of a bedstend, i is a sucking bar, attached to the said
framing, by a riveted connection-1, whose outer ends has neeked holes-12, which take
apon studs, carried upon the top side of the angle framing.
Figure-15 represents a modifiention of the last named figure.
fo is an end angle framing, i-is a sacking bar, and is a book connection, with its
inner end 12, attached to the bar by riveting, and its outer end-13-made hook shaped,

page_text: which takes upon the underside of the vertical web of the end angle framing-f", as
aforesaid.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
First Providing hospital or other cots, with detachably connected turn down
sides or rails, normally secured in position, by top and bottom rails or rail parts, or
their equivalents, respectively engaging with, and turning within bracket or other
parts, carried by the supporting pillars, or framings of the said cot, substantially as
described and set forth in figures 1 to 9.
Secondly-Connecting and securing in position, the top and bottom rails, (or their
ends,) of the turned down sides of hospital, and other cots, by the stud ends of the one,
engaging within eyes or holes in supporting brackets, and the other taking within
long bearing slots or recesses, made within parts carried by the framing, as set forth
in figures 1 to 9.
Thirdly Making the turned down sides of cots, either detachable or connected, by
carrying the pivot ends of the bottom rail, within long slots f*, f³, and securing or
holding them in position, by cam and retaining plates g, h, substantially as set forth
in figures 1 to 9.
Fourthly: Securing the wood sacking bars i, i³, to the cross bedstead framings f*,
by small screws k, as described and set forth in figure 10.
Lastly: Connecting the sacking bars of woven wire or other mattresses, to the
eross-bar framing of the bedstend, by hook connections, as set forth in figures 11, 12,
13 and 11.

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Feb., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 30th Oct.. 1888
• Complete Specification Accepted, 30th Nov.. 18
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I, JOHN EBENEZER HOSKINS of the firm of Hoskins and Sewell of Bordesley,
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Bedstead Manufacturer, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The said invention relates 1st, to the mounting, and securing in position, turned
down sides of cots, for hospital and other purposes. 2ndly, in connecting or securing
the end bars of meshed or spring mattresses, to the end framing bars of cots and bed-
steads. 3rdly in securing the ends or end bars, or meshed bottoms, to ordinary or
existing bedsteads or the like.
;
In carrying out the first part of my invention, I take an ordinary cot, supported at
its corners, by four upright pillars, forming legs and side, and end connections
and at the two opposite sides extending from the pillars as aforesaid, I mount two
detachable and fall down sides, consisting of horizontal and vertical rails, of which
the former are of the breadth between the pillars, while the latter form the depth
of the cot.
The horizontal rails, or top and bottom bars, have extended circular or stud ends,
which are of a less breadth than the bars, and are made to pass through front gaps
of hollow snugs, extending inwardly from chilled castings, formed around the pillars
at two equi-distant points.
The hollow snugs, are made socket like, of about double the depth of a stud end,
and with the gaps, which are at the upper parts, covered over by swinging or hanging
pawl like plates, whose front parts cover up the gap, whilst the undersides, which are
cam shaped, come upon the top of the stud ends, thereby preventing the side from
rising, when the same is in position, and fixed by the hanging pawl.
Thus, for each side of a cot, four of these hollow snugs or sockets are employed ;
two disposed opposite to each other, near the cot framing, and the other two, opposite
to each other, some distance up the pillars, equal to the height of the sides.
On a side being placed in position, turn outwardly, the.pawl fasteners, thus leaving
open the gaps, through which the stud ends of a side, are passed, which when the said
ends are through, falls vertically, and with the stud ends resting upon the bottoms of
the long hollows or sockets, and when in this position, the fastener pawls or catches,

page_text: are then turned down, so as to bring their cam shaped underparts, upon the tops of
the said ends, thereby preventing the said sides, from rising or moving.
If the side only requires to be turned down, instead of being removed, then the
top fasteners only, are taken out of position; which when done, the side is raised
vertically, and its top stud ends brought forward, through the front gaps, thus allowing
the side to again fall, and make the lower snugs, the fulcrum bearings, upon which
the said side turns.
In wire meshed, or spring bottoms, the extreme ends of the meshes, are gripped
between top and bottoin bars (metal or wood) and with the underside of the lower
bar of each end secured to the transverse end bar, of the bedstead framing, by hook
like connections.
Thus, the lower bars carrying the ends of the meshed bottom, are connected to the
end transverse bars, of the framing, by connections, having return or hooked ends,
the one being connected by screws, or the like, to the inner edge of the said lower
bar, and the other being hooked upon the outside edge, of the transverse bar of the
framing.
Instead of connecting the transverse bar of the framing as aforesaid, by hook like
connections, I pass serews transversely through the former, into the latter."
In applying loop chain, or other open work and meshed bottoms, to existing
bedsteads, I connect the end connecting cross bars of the said meshes, to the end
framings, by hook like angular connections or clips. Thus each clip consists of an
angular piece of metal, with its top end turned upon itself, into a hook, which passes
at the back of the bar of the meshed bottom.
The other or hanging end is turned inwardly into a hook, and is made to embrace,
and come under the hanging web of the angle framing.
In connecting a meshed bottom, to an ordinary bed framing, the hooked clip or
connection is slipped upon the end bars, and angle framings respectively, when the
saine is secured in position.
Instead of the clips being made wholly detachable. I secure their top ends, by
riveting, to the carrying end bars of the meshes, whilst the other ends, are hooked
inwards, and depend down as aforesaid, so as to engage with, and take under the
vertical webs of the angle framings; and where large mounts at the corners, aret
employed, the connections between the meshed bars, and the angle framing, is made
by thin strips, riveted at their outer ends to the said meshed bars, and angle framings
respectively.
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page_text: Improvements in Hospital and other Cots and Bedsteaus.
I, JOHN EBENEZER HOSKINS of the firm of Hoskins and Sewell of Bordesley,
Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Bedstead Manufacturer, 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 said invention relates 1st to the mounting, and securing in position, turned
down sides of cots for hospital and other purposes. 2ndly in connecting or securing..
the end bars of meshed or spring mattresses, to the end framing bars of cots and bed-
steads. Brdly, in securing the ends, or end bars, or meshed bottoms, to ordinary or
existing bedsteads or the like.
In carrying out the first part of my invention, I take an ordinary cot, supported at
its corners by four upright pillars, forming legs, and side and end connections; and at
the two opposite sides extending from the pillars as aforesaid, I mount two detachable
and fall down sides, consisting of horizonial and vertical rails, of which the former are
of the breadth between the pillars, while the latter form the depth of the cot.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents in side elevation a hospital cot,
provided with improvements male according to my invention.
Figure 2 shows the upper and horizontal rail connection, upon a larger scale, whilst
figure 3 shows the lower horizontal rail connection.
The end stud connections of the top rail figure 2, and the lower rail connections
figure 3, are shown in the positions which they normally assume, when the fall or
turned down side is affixed in position for use.
Figure 4 shows the said side in the position which it assumes, when the same
is required to be detached or turned down.
Figure 5 is an inner side front elevation of the left hand side lower connection, as
in figure 3, and figure 6 is the right hand side lower connection of the said last named
figure.
Figure 7 is a transverse section, and inner side elevation of the top rail connec-
tion, with end affixing stud. Figure 8 is a right hand side lower rail connection, with
the securing plate or means turned vertically out of position. Figure 9 is the left
hand rail lower connection, in a like position as that of figure 8. Figure 10 is a
transverse section through the foot or head end of the cot figure 1.2
The other figures represent means of connecting the bed bottom or mesh end
carrying bars to bedstead framings or bars carried by them.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in figures 1 to 10, both
inclusive of the drawings, and as the two sides of the cot are or may be alike in
construction, will only describe one of them.
a is a fall or turn down side, consisting of horizontal and vertical rails b, c, d. The
ends of the top horizontal rail & have studs 2, directed from their undersides, which
take into corresponding vertical holes or sockets ³, directed through inner exten-
sions of chilled castings e, formed at the summits, or near the suminits of the
,

page_text: supporting pillars f, which form the corner posts to the bedstead. The lower parts of
these pillars constitute the legs, whilst the junction of the upper with the lower part is
made by chilled corner blocks f³, from which the main framing and bed bottom is
supported.
The ends c² of the lower horizontal rail e, are made pivot like, and take into elongated
open fronted recesses f*, f, of chilled castings f³, cast around the pillars f, just above
the corner blocks f².
The open front of the recess f, has in front of it, a swinging cam plate g, whose
lower inside edge g² is inclined off into an arm 3 (see figure 6).
The open fronted bayonet, slot shaped recess (see figures 3, 5 and 9) is partially
covered by a swinging retaining plate h, gapped from one side, so as to make a long
gap, which admits of the side rising, when the cam plate g is thrown out of position,
as represented in figure 9.
To turn down the side a, turn upwardly (in the direction as indicated by the arrow)
the cam plate g, then lift vertically the side, so as to take the studs out of the
holes of the extensions e², (see figures 4 and 7) this done, slightly incline forward
the side, and allow the same by its own weight to fall, with the ends c² of the lower
rail, resting at the bottom of the recesses, when the said side can be turned down.
To fix the side in position as in figure 1, turn it upwardly, then slightly raise it, and
drop the studs on the top rail into the holes to receive them, then turn down the cam
plate g, so as to bring its inclined underside g², upon the top side of the one end of the
lower rail, thereby affixing the said side in position, and preventing the same from
rattling.
Thus, the swinging retaining plate, prevents the side from being disconnected from
its bearings, whilst the cam plate g, keeps the same from rising.
To wholly remove the side, raise both cam plate and retaining plate, when the side
can be lifted, and removed from its bearing recesses, of which one of them is bayonet
slot shaped.
In figure 10, is shown a means for securing the sacking end bars, to the cross
framings of the cot.
is the bedstead framing, and fo a transverse end bar, disposed at a short distance
from the corner blocks, i, are top and bottom end sacking bars, between which, the
mesh or sacking j. is gripped and held.
The lower end bar, is secured to the transverse end framing bar fo, by small
screws k.
Figure 11 represents another form of my invention, for making the connection
between the sacking end bars, and the bedstead framing cross bars.
f is a bedstead frame transverse end bar. i, 12, are top and bottom sacking clamping
bars, of which the lower one is connected to the bar f, by a hook connection 1, secured
to the said lower end bar 2, by screws k, or by returned inner ends.
Figure 12 represents a modification of figure 11, adapted for existing bedstead or
cot framings.
i is a sacking end connection-bar, 4, 12 is a hooked connection, and f* is an end angle
framing of a bedstead.
The hooked returned end, of the connection 1, takes inwardly upon the sacking
bar i, whilst the other, and hanging end of the connection, takes upon the vertical web
of the angle framing f.
Figure 13 shows a like construction of connection as figure 12, but with the part 1²,
of the part 1, connected to the sacking bar i, by riveting.
Figure 14 represents another form of my invention, adapted for bedsteads having
large corner mounts.
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is an end angle framing of a bedstead, i is a sacking bar, attached to the said
framing, by a riveted connection 1, whose outer ends has necked holes 12, which take
upon studs 7, carried upon the top side of the angle framing.
Figure 15 represents a modification of the last named figure.
is an end angle framing, i is a sacking bar, and is a hook connection, with its
nner end, attached to the bar by riveting, and its outer end 13 made hook shaped,

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which takes upon the underside of the vertical web of the end angle framing f³, as
aforesaid.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what. I
claim is :-
First :—Providing hospital or other cots, with detachably connected turn down
sides or rails, normally secured in position, by top and bottom rail, or rail parts, or
their equivalents, respectively engaging with, and turning within bracket or other
parts, carried by the supporting pillars, or framings of the said cot, substantially as
described and set forth in figures 1 to 9.
Secondly-Connecting and securing in position, the top and bottom rails, (or their
ends,) of the turned down sides of hospital, and other cots, by the stud ends of the one,
engaging within eyes or holes in supporting brackets, and the other taking within
long bearing slots or recesses, made within parts carried by the framing, as set forth
in figures 1 to 9.
Thirdly Making the turned down sides of cots, either detachable or connected, by
carrying the pivot ends of the bottom rails within long slots f, f, and securing or
holding them in position, by cam and retaining plates g, h, substantially as set forth
in figures 1 to 9.
Fourthly Securing the wood sacking bars i,, to the cross bedstead framingsƒ",
by small screws k, as described and set forth in figure 10.
Lastly Connecting the sacking bars of woven wire or other mattresses, to the
cross bar framing of the bedstead, by hook connections, as set forth in figures 11, 12,
13 and 14.
Dated this Sixth day of October 1888