Improvements in Bedsteads.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Nov., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 28th July, 1898-Accepted, 15th Oct., 1898
I, JOHN POLLOCK MCPHUN, of Greenhead Saw Mills, Mill Street, Bridgeton, in
the County of the City of Glasgow, North Britain, Timber Merchant, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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This invention relates to improvements in bedsteads and has for its object to
combine with these a spring mattress, as well as to simplify the putting up and
taking down of the bed.
In carrying out my invention I fix, in any convenient manner, each end of the
spring mattress to a cross bar which is bolted or otherwise fixed to the stocks or
side bars at top and bottom. The stocks are connected to the posts of the bed-
stead by screwing or otherwise fixing to each post a slotted plate and similarly
fixing to the end of each stock a plate having a projecting pin which slips into
the slot and so holds them together. A hook or catch is also fixed to the post at
foot of bed and an eye on the stock or vice versa so that when the bedstead is
being tightened up it will relieve the strain on the pins at foot of bed already
referred to. At top of bedstead and on each side of the crossrail there is a hand
lever screw for tightening up bedstead and so making it more rigid. I also pro-
vide on crossrails screws for tightening up the mattress.
Dated this 1st day of November 1897.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Patent Agents.
Improvements in Bedsteads.
I, JOHN POLLOCK MCPHUN, of Greenhead Saw Mills, Mill Street, Bridgeton, in
the County of the City of Glasgow, North Britain, Timber Merchant, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
My invention relates to improvements in bedsteads and has for its object to
simplify the putting up and taking down of the bed.
In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried
into effect I have hereunto appended one sheet of drawings, of which,
Figure 1 is perspective view shewing part of bedstead in act of being put up.
Figure 2 is part section and part plan of part of bedstead put up.
Figure 3 is side elevation and plan of the plate and bolt.

page_text: Figure 4 is front view and vertical section of slotted plate.
In carrying out my invention I connect the stocks A of the bedstead to the
posts by screwing or otherwise fixing on to the top and bottom of each post a
slotted plate C and similarly fixing to the end of each stock A a plate D having a
projecting bolt or pin E of dovetail formation, which slips into the slot c¹ of the
plate Cand so holds them together. When taking down the bedstead the bolts are
simply slipped out of their recesses thereby causing little or no trouble.
In order to make the bedstead more stable two plates are fixed to each post and
stock as shewn in Figure 1.
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:-
The improved bedstead substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawings.
1000
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Patent Agents.