IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SPRING MATTRESSES AND IN BEDSTEADS
Year: 1869

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Tylor, of Queen Street, in the City of
London, Manufacturer, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE CONSTRUCTION OF SPRING MATTRESSES AND IN BEDSTEADS."
Sealed the 14th December 1869, and dated the 15th June 1869.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Tylor at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
15th June 1869.
I, HENRY TYLOR, of Queen Street, in the City of London, Manu-'
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for"
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SPRING MATTRESSES AND IN BED
STEADS," to be as follows:-
The objects of my Invention are to construct spring mattresses in
parts in such a manner that they can be packed in a small compass to

page_text: facilitate transport, and that they can be fitted to existing bedsteads of
the ordinary construction; also in making bedsteads so that the springs
can be held in place between the head and foot angles and bars below
them.
The first part of my Invention consists in connecting two rails or
bars together by rivets or otherwise. The central portions are. kept at
a distance apart, either by bending up the ends of one of the bars to
meet the ends of the other bar, or by fitting short lengths or connecting
pieces between the ends of the two bars. The bar so connected I here-
after call the compound bar. Two of these compound bars are employed
on each bedstead, which I prefer to be of the ordinary construction.
The compound bars are placed and supported upon transverse bars laid
upon the side angles at the head and foot of the bedstead. One of the
bars is about flush with the angles, and the other below them. These
transverse bars may have holes in them for pins on the compound bars
to drop into to keep them in place. The upper rails of the compound
bars are furnished with buttons or adjustable studs for holding the laths
to which the upper ends of the springs are fastened. The lower rails of
the compound bars are formed with a series of holes into which pins or
the ends of the lower set of bars to which the springs are fastened
are dropped: In some cases I dispense with the transverse bars, and
support the compound bars on the head and foot angles. Each lath and
the bar with the springs between them are connected in one to form
sets, so that when removed from the bedstead the sets can be packed
in a small compass to facilitate transport.
My improvements in bedsteads consist in fitting a bar below and
parallel to the head and foot angles, either by bending the ends of the
bar up to meet the angles or by short pieces to connect them. The
bars are intended to support a lower set of bars or laths to which the
springs are connected and placed lengthwise of the bedstead. This set
of bars is provided with pins to drop into holes in the fixed bars. The
upper set of laths are held in place by the buttons or studs of the head
and foot angles.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Henry Tylor in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 15th December 1869.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, HENRY
TYLOR, of Queen Street, in the City of London, Manufacturer, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Fifteenth day of June, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, in the thirty-
second year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,
give and grant unto me, the said Henry Tylor, Her special licence that
I, the said Henry Tylor, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or
such others as I, the said Henry Tylor, my executors, administrators, and'
assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time
and at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should
and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle
of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SPRING
MATTRESSES AND IN BEDSTEADS," upon the condition (amongst others) that
I, the said Henry Tylor, my executors or administrators, by an instrument
in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should
particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention,
and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the
same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar
months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters
Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Henry Tylor, do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement thereof, reference being had to the Drawings
hereunto annexed, that is to say :-
The objects of my Invention are to construct spring mattresses in
parts in such a manner that they can be packed in a small compass to
facilitate transport, and that they can be fitted to existing bedsteads of
the ordinary construction; also in making bedsteads so that the springs
can be held in place between the head and foot angles and bars, below
سماء

page_text: The first part of my Invention consists in connecting two rails or
bars together by rivets or otherwise. The central portions are kept
at a distance apart, either by bending up the ends of one of the bars
to meet the ends of the other bar, or by fitting short lengths or con-
necting pieces between the ends of the two bars. The bars so connected
I hereafter call the compound bar. Two of these compound bars are
employed on each bedstead, which I prefer to be of the ordinary
construction. The compound hars are placed and supported upon
transverse bars laid upon the side angles at the head and foot of the
bedstead. One of the bars is about flush with the angles and the
other below them. These transverse bars may have holes in them for
pins on the compound bars to, drop into, to keep them in place, The
upper rails of the compound bars are furnished with buttons or ad
justable studs for holding the laths to which the upper ends of the
springs are fastened. The lower rails of the compound bars are formed
with a series of holes into which pins on the ends of a lower set of
bars to which the springs are fastened are dropped. In some cases I
dispense with the transverse bars, and support, the compound bars on
the head and foot angles. Each lath and the bar with the springs
between them are connected in one to form sets, so that when removed
from the bedstead the sets can be packed in a small compass to facilitate
transport.
My improvements in bedsteads consist in fitting a bar below and
parallel to the head and foot angles, either by bending the ends of the
bar up to meet the angles or by short pieces to connect them. The
bars are intended to support a lower set of bars or laths to which the
springs are connected and placed lengthwise of the bedstead. This set
of bars is provided with pins to drop into holes in the fixed bars. The
upper set of laths are held in place by the buttons or studs of the head
and foot angles.
The manner in which I carry the first part of my Invention into
effect is represented in Figure 1 of the accompanying Drawings; a, b, are
two bars or rails, to form the compound bar; these are connected at their
ends by rivets as shown; the upper bar a is formed of a straight piece
of metal without bends, while the lower bar is formed of a piece of
metal with the ends c, c, turned or bent upwards, so that a space is
left between them. The extreme ends of the lower bar are again bent
at right angles to the other bends to enable them to be secured to the

page_text: upper bar as represented in Figure 2, which is a perspective view of
one of these compound bars detached. Both bars when fitted in
position on the bedstead act as supports for transverse laths or bars d, e,
to which the springs are connected and hold them in place. The bar b
is pierced with a number of holes f, f, for the insertion of pins or
studs which depend from the under side of the lower lath or bar d,
and the upper har a is provided with a number of swivel studs or
buttons g, g, for passing through holes cut in the ends of the upper
set of transverse laths or bars e, e, these buttons after passing through
the holes are turned upon their centres to overlap the solid portion of
the lath, so that they are held securely in position. In the Drawings
I have not shown the springs fastened to the laths, but I intend to
fasten them thereto in sufficient numbers to form an elastic bottom or
mattress, and of a strength equal to the weight of the person or persons
the bedstead is made to bear, which is generally governed by the width
of the bedstead itself, and in order to make my spring mattress as
before explained available to bedsteads of the ordinary construction and
at present in use whether of wood, iron, or other metal, I first lay a flat
or other shaped bar or rod h across the bedstead, so that it may rest
upon the side angles or rails j, j, at the head, and another k in a similar
position at the foot, for the ends of the compound bars to rest upon as
shewn in Figure 1. These flat bars h and k are formed with holes at
their ends for pins or studs on the ends of the compound bars to drop
into, so that the whole of the parts forming the spring mattress is
secured upon the bedstead in a firm manner. I do not confine myself
to the employment of the bars h and k for holding the compound bars
in place upon the bedstead, as I may in some cases drop the pins or
studs on the ends of the compound bars into holes provided for them in
the head and foot angles or rails, and in the case of an existing
bedstead to which my spring mattress has to be applied I prefer to use
the head and foot bars h and k as it will prevent holes being drilled ar
formed in the angles or rails which would tend to weaken them.
Neither do I confine myself to bending up the ends of the lower
bar a to meet the bar as I can fit short vertical pieces between the
two bars and secure them firmly by bolts or rivets. By attaching say
four-springs to each of the upper and lower laths, so as to combine them
in sets for attachment to the compound bars, I obtain great facilities
for forming the different sets into a bundle, so that they can be bound
round with a cord or strap for easy removal from place to place.

page_text: Figure 3 is a detached view of my compound bars a, b, and cross bars /
and connected together to form a mattress frame, so that it can be
placed upon the side angles or rails of an ordinary bedstead. The
laths or bars d and e to which the springs are fastened are secured in
place in the manner before explained. In some cases I bend the cross
bar at its central part, so that the head portion is of a higher level
than the foot. This admits of meeting the great objection often raised
against spring bedsteads by reason of the head portion sinking below
the level of the body as well as doing away with the necessity of
employing a number of pillows to make the head high.
The second part of my Invention, namely, that which refers to my
improvements in bedsteads is represented in perspective in Figure 4;
1, 1, are bars formed in a similar manner to the lower rails of the com-
pound bars before referred to and are turned or bent up at their ends, so
that the central portions shall be at a distance from the head and foot
angles or rails m, m, to which their ends are connected by rivets, screws,
or other modes of attachment. The central portions are formed with
holes for pins or studs on the ends of the lower spring laths to be
dropped into, which in this case would be fitted longitudinally on the
bedstead instead of transversely as with those described with reference
to Figure 1, and the head and foot angles or rails would have studs
or buttons on them to pass through the holes of the upper spring laths
to secure them in position. The extreme ends of the bars which are
fastened to the head and foot angles may be bent inwards as shown, in
order that the spring laths may be as near the side angles as possible,
or the ends may be bent outwards if found advisable.
And having now described the nature of my said Invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that I claim as my
Invention,-
Firstly. The construction and employment of compound bars for
supporting the laths and springs of spring mattresses in the manner
herein-before described and represented in Figures 1 and 2 of the
annexed Drawings.
Secondly. The employment of bars at the head and foot of bedsteads
for supporting the compound bars, as herein-before described and repre-
sented in the accompanying Drawings.
And, thirdly. I claim forming bars with bent up ends for attachment
to the head and foot angles or rails, so that the lower set of spring laths-

page_text: may be supported on them, substantially in the manner herein-before
described and represented in Figure 4 of the accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Tylor, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Fifteenth day of December, One thousand
eight hundred and sixty-nine.
Witness,
MARTIN MILLETT.
HENRY TYLOR. (L.S.)