the Tension of Woven Wire Mattresses.
Year: 1885

page_text: the Tension of Woven Wire Mattresses.
I, WILLIAM HANS MCNEIGHT of 41 Mount Pleasant Square, Ranelagh, County
Dublin, Merchant do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN BEDSTEADS, & IN APPARATUS FOR REGULATING THE TENSION OF WOVEN
WIRE MATTRESSES, to be as follows:-
The object of my Invention is to effect improvements in brass, iron, or wooden,
bedsteads, and in apparatus used in connexion therewith, for the purpose of.
adjusting the tension of woven wire mattresses in an easy, simple, and economical
manner.
To this end I first construct the side rails of the bedsteads with projections on
the inner side of each end; and in the projections at one end (say the head end).
vertical dovetail slots are formed for the reception of suitable standards provided
with male dovetails and in their upper-inner surface with horizontal dovetail, or
T grooves which receive the transverse rail to which is screwed the woven wire
fabric. In the projections on the opposite ends of the side rails of the bedsteads
(the foot end) longitudinal dovetail grooves are formed, in which slide corresponding
standards to those above described, and which carry the foot transverse rail to
which the other end of the mattress is secured. These latter standards I call
adjustable standards; and for the purpose of operating them a lug is provided on
their sides for the reception of an adjustable screw or bolt which is introduced
through a corresponding lug formed on the rail of the bedstead, and by means
of which the said standards may be moved to and fro, thereby increasing or
diminishing the tension of the mattress.
When my improved apparatus is used in connexion with mattress frames
I propose to shoot the ends of the side rails into suitable caps or boxes; and to the
caps or boxes on one end (the head end) I attach standards similar in principle,
but modified in form, to the above-described standards, which carry the head rail
of the woven wire mattress. At the foot ends of the side rails are then mounted
adjustable standards on sockets or sleeves capable of sliding longitudinally on the
said side rails, and these standards are operated by adjustable screws or bolts
passing through lugs in the manner described in reference to the first part of my
Invention.

page_text: the Tension of Woven Wire Mattresses.
I, WILLIAM HANS MCNEIGHT, of 41 Mount Pleasant Square, Ranelagh, in the
invention aud
county of Dublin, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of my invention is to effect improvements in brass, iron, or wooden
bedsteads, and in apparatus used in connexion therewith, for the purpose of
adjusting the tension of woven wire mattresses, in an easy, simple, and economical
manner.
To this end I first construct the side rails of the bedstead with projections at
each end; and in the projections at one end of each rail-say, the head rail-
vertical dovetail slots are formed for the reception of suitable standards provided
with male dovetails and, in their upper inner surface, with horizontal dovetaile or
.T grooves to carry the transverse rail, to which is secured the head end of the
woven wire fabric. In the projections on the opposite ends of the side rails-the
foot end-longitudinal dovetail or T grooves, are formed in which slide corre-
sponding standards to those above described, and which carry the foot transverse
rail to which the woven wire mattress is secured. These standards are adjustable,
and for the purpose of operating them a lug is provided for the reception of an
adjustable screw or bolt which is passed through a corresponding lug forming part
of the horizontal dovetail or T groove, and by means of which the standards may
be moved to and fro, thereby increasing or diminishing the tension of the mattress.
When my apparatus is used in connexion with mattress frames I propose to
shoot the ends of the side rails into suitable caps or boxes, and to these caps or
boxes to attach standards similar to those above described which carry the
transverse rails of the woven wire mattress.
The accompanying drawings will enable the nature and application of my
invention to be more readily understood. In fig. 1 A represents the head-end
standard, an end view of which is shown in detail fig. 4. The male dovetail a
enters a corresponding female dovetailed groove formed on the inner side of the rail
as shown in dotted lines, and is firmly held in position; a¹ is the longitudinal
dovetailed groove formed in the standard for the reception of the end of the
transverse rail to which the woven wire fabric is attached. B is the adjustable
standard, an end view and elevation of which are shown in detail figs. 2 and 3.
This standard slides on the T groove b or it may be made to slide in a dovetailed
groove, either of which may be cast solid in the manufacture of the side rail, or
conveniently attached thereto subsequently. 6 shows the bolt by means of which
the standard is moved longitudinally to and fro, and the tension of the stretched
fabric adjusted accordingly; 62 is the longitudinal dovetailed groove in the standard
which carries the end of the foot rail in the same manner as the head rail is carried
by the standard A. Fig. 5 shows the application of my invention in the con-
struction of mattress frames. The ends of the side rails are shot into caps or
boxes C and D. The latter cap forms part of the standard d (see detailed end

page_text: view fig. 8), while the former is provided with the T groove c on which the
standard c¹ slides, and a lug c³ in which the adjusting bolt operates. Fig. 6 shows
in detail an end view of the cap C with its accompanying standard, and fig. 7 a
front view of the cap or box only. These standards are constructed and carry the
ends of the head and foot rails in a similar manner to the standards described
in fig. 1.
It will be obvious that a special and important feature in my invention is that
in its application I dispense altogether with the use of nails and screws, in
connecting the various parts. Thus, the several standards are made to slide in
T or dovetailed grooves, while the head and foot rails which carry the woven wire
fabric being provided with male dovetail ends, are securely and firmly held in the
corresponding female dovetail grooves formed in the standards.
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
1. The construction and application of apparatus for the purpose of adjusting
the tension of woven wire inattresses in the manner substantially as described and
set forth in reference to figs. 1. 2. 3. and 4 of accompanying drawings.
2. The arrangement and construction of woven wire mattress frames in the
manner substantially as herein described and specified in reference to figs. 5 to 8
inclusive of accompanying drawings.