A New or Improved Article of Furniture.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 7th July, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 7th Apr., 1892-Accepted, 14th May, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Article of Furniture.
I, GEORGE CLARKSON, of 50 Symons Street, Fountain Road, Hull, in the
County of York, Secretary to Building Societies, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
The invention relates to a new or improved article of furniture, whereby separate
beds are supplied for two or more people together with one or more drawers or
cupboards.
This piece of furniture has enclosed sides, back, top and bottom, but an open front,
and within it are arranged two or more berths or cribs, one above another, in a
similar manner to sleeping berths on board ship. The front may be provided with
a curtain or curtains or with doors either hinged, sliding, or otherwise removeable,
for the purpose of enciosing the beds or cribs in the day time or when the beds are
not in use.
Beneath the bottom bed or crib I preferably provide a central drawer
and a cupboard at each end thereof, and such may be provided above each bed or
crib, or, for the purpose of keeping the height of the piece of furniture as low as
possible, such may be dispensed with above the beds or cribs, or only a small
drawer at one or both ends of such parts may be used.
An article of furniture constructed according to my invention and provided with
three beds or cribs will occupy much less space than three single beds whilst serving
the purpose of the same. Such article is also more sightly and more suitable for
a room than the ordinary bed and more cleanly. The cost will also be less, although
it combines drawers and cupboards, than two ordinary beds, and it is warmer in
winter and no hotter in summer than an ordinary double bed and is quite free from
draughts.
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GEO. CLARKSON,
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Article of Furniture.
I, GEORGE CLARKSON of 50 Symons Street, Fountain Road, Hull, in the
County of York, Secretary to Building Societies, do hereby declare the nature of the
said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement reference being had to
the accompanying drawings and to the figures and letters of reference marked
thereon:-
The invention relates to a new or improved article of furniture whereby separate
beds are supplied for two or more people together with one or more drawers or
cupboards.
The piece of furniture has enclosed sides, back, top and bottom, but an open
front, and within it are arranged two or more berths or cribs, one above another in
a similar manner to sleeping berths on board ship. The front may be provided
with a curtain or curtains or with doors either hinged, sliding or otherwise remove-
able for the purpose of enclosing the beds or cribs in the day time or when the
beds are not in use. Beneath the bottom bed or crib I preferably provide a central
drawer and a cupboard at each end thereof, and such may be provided above each
bed or crib, or, for the purpose of keeping the height of the piece of furniture as

page_text: low as possible, such may be dispensed with above the beds cr cribs, or only a smal
drawer at one or both ends of such parts may be used.
An article of furniture constructed according to my invention and provided with
three beds or cribs will occupy much less space than three single beds whilst
serving the purpose of the same. Such article is also more sightly and more
suitable for a room than the ordinary bed and more cleanly.
The cost will also be less, although it combines drawers and cupboards, than
two ordinary beds, and it is warmer in winter and no hotter in sunimer than an
ordinary double bed and is quite free from draughts.
And in order that my said invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into effect I will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings more fully
to describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1.is a front elevation partly in section, Figure 2 is an end elevation partly
in section, and Figure 3 is a plan also partly in section and with the top removed,
representing one form of my new or improved article of furniture.
a, a, are four uprights, bb and c care respectively front and back rails; d d are
end rails, e e are panels filling the spaces between the end rails. d d and the
uprights a a. All these rails b, c, d, except the top set, are preferably morticed
into the uprights a a, as shown more clearly at the right end of Eigure 3, whilst
the top set of such rails are preferably dovetailed into the upper ends of the
uprights aa, as shown at the left end of Figure 3; other means of connecting
together the uprights and rails may however be employed. ff are cross rails
morticed into the front and back rails bbc. These. cross rails, in combination
with rebates dd formed in the end rails d.d, support the bed bottoms g., thus
forming three sleeping berths A A. The front of each berth is fitted into a
mortice a' made in each front upright a, and above the said mortice a¹ the inner
part of the upright a is cut away to permit of the front & being lifted up and
then removed when it is desired to make the bed.
The back of each berth is enclosed at the lower part by a fixed board fitted
into mortices a³ formed in the back uprights a a, and at the upper part by a
sliding board mounted in vertical slots a' in the said uprights and capable of
being raised and lowered by means of cords j¹ attached at one end to such board j
and at the other end to winches k; thus when it is desired to completely enclose
the back of a berth, the said board jis raised by means of the winches k to the
position shown at Figures 1 and 2 with respect to the middle berth, but when
desired, for ventilation, the said board j can be lowered so as to leave any desired
amount of space open above the fixed board i.
is a curtain pole to carry curtains, by which the berths may be screened when
desired.
m is the top or cover of the article of furniture.
If desired, in lien of employing curtains as above described for enclosing the
berths in the day time, the berths may be provided with doors, either hinged, sliding,
or otherwise removable.
In the drawings I have not represented the article of furniture provided with
any cupboards or drawers, but if desired, in lieu of the lowest berth, the space
thereof may be fitted with .n drawer or drawers and with one or more cupboards,
as will be readily understood. The article of furniture may also be provided with
one or more drawers or with a cupboard or cupboards, or with-both, above each or
any of the berths.
The construction of the article of furniture represented in the drawings, is such
as to enable it to be readily taken to pieces and packed. into a small compass for
transportation, and to be readily put together.
The back uprights are preferably provided with means by which they can be
readily fixed to the floor, and such fastening means may also be applied to the front,
uprights.

page_text: 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 :-
A new or improved article of furniture constructed with two or more berths or
cribs one above another and combined or not with cupboards and drawers, substan-
tially as herein described.
Dated this th day of April 1892.
GEO. CLARKSON,
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.