IMPROVEMENTS IN SPRING MATTRESSES, SHIPS BERTUS, SEATING AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES to be as follows:-
Year: 1884

page_text: other similar Articles.
I ISAAC CHORLTON of the firm of Chorlton and Dugdale of Manchester in the
County of Lancaster, Spring Mattress Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature
of my said invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN SPRING MATTRESSES, SHIPS BERTUS,
SEATING AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES to be as follows:-
"
This invention refers to improvements upon an invention for which Letters Patent
No. 2396, were granted to Henry Orth on the 31st day of May 1881, and consists in
introducing a similar series of springs, to those used at the head and foot of the
framework or bedstead of the mattress described in the specification of the said
Letters Patent, in the centre or in any desired position or positions between the
ends of the woven wire section whereby greater elasticity is secured, Or I dispense
with the springs at the head and foot or either of them and depend upon one or
more series of springs similarly connected to the woven wire work and located in
the centre or between the ends of the elastic surface. And instead of employing
woven wire as the supporting material between the ends I employ fibrous woven
material, or a surface composed of chain or chains or their equivalents in wire or
wires twisted together running longitudinally or transversely and connected
together at suitable intervals by metallic links or hooks or their equivalents.
JOHN G. WILSON, .
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Spring Mattress, Ships'-berths, Seating, and
other similar Articles.
I, ISAAC CHORLTON, of the firm of Chorlton and Dugdale of Manchester in the
County of Lancaster Spring Mattress Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of my invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN SPRING MATTRESSES, SHIPS - BERTHS,
SEATING AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be. particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
"
This invention refers to improvements upon an invention for which Letters
Patent No 2396 were granted to Henry Orth on the 31st day of May 1881 and
consists in introducing a similar series of springs, to those used at the head and foot
of the framework or bed-stead of the mattress described in the specification of the
said Letters Patent, in the centre or in any desired position or positions between
the ends of the woven wire section whereby greater elasticity is secured, or I dis-
pense with the springs at the head and foot or either of them and depend upon one
or more series of springs similarly connected to the woven wire work and located
in the centre or between the ends of the elastic surface. And instead of employing
woven wire as the supporting material between the ends I employ fibrous woven
material or a surface composed of chain or chains or their equivalents in wire
or wires twisted together running longitudinally or transversely and connected
together at suitable intervals by metallic links or hooks or their equivalents.
And in order that this my invention may be the more readily understood and
carried into practical effect I have hereunto annexed a drawing illustrative of my
improvements and will now proceed to describe the same.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a spring mattress embracing my improvements.
Fig. 2 is a similar perspective view but representing another modification of my
invention..
In both views A. is the framework of the ordinary construction and forming no
part of the present application. B. is the woven wire fabric which in the case of
Fig. 1 is shewn attached to the swinging bars C and C¹ in the manner described
in the specification of Letters Patent No 2396 granted to Henry Orth on the
31st May 1881 but has also an additional row of springs D introduced at or about
the centre of the woven wire fabric Bas illustrated and whereby greater elasticity
is secured.
In Fig. 2 the swinging bars and springs at the head and foot are dispensed with
and two rows of springs E introduced between the ends of the woven wire surface
to impart the requisite elasticity thereto. Instead of employing woven wire as the
main supporting material between the ends I sometimes employ fibrous woven
material or a surface composed of chain or chains or their equivalent in wire
or wires twisted together running longitudinally or transversely and connected
together at suitable intervals by metallic links or hooks or their equivalents.

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
The improvements in spring-mattresses, ships-berths, seating and other similar
articles substantially as hereinbefore described.