Improvements in and connected with Folding-beds.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Aug., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 17th Dec., 1895-Accepted, 8th Feb., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Folding-beds.
1, HERMANN SCHLESINGER, of. 48 Spandauerstrasse, Berlin, in the Kingdom
of Prussia, German Empire, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention refers to folding-beds of. that sort, in which the head-portion as
well as the foot-portion of the frame are hinged to the middle or main portion of
the same and may therefore be laid upon said latter portion, so as thereby to
facilitate the transport of the bed, or spare room during the time of non-use of
the same. My improvements in folding-beds of that sort relate, first, to con-
structing the frame in such a manner, that the two sides may be laid close, one
against the other, so that the frame is reduced not in length only, but in breadth,
too; and, second, to the employment of a removable mattress or cloth, the two
ends of which are formed into pockets of such a size, that they may be drawn over
the head-portion and the foot-portion of the bed-frame, the purpose being. to be
able to easily fasten as well as stretch said cloth in very short a time..
lu order to make my invention more clear, I refer to the accompanying drawing,
in which similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the different views, and in
which:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved folding-bed ;
Fig. 2 is a plan of the frame;
Fig. 3 is a side-view of the same ;
Fig. 4 shows some of the parts composing the frame;
Fig. 5 shows the cloth that serves as a mattress ;
Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of one pair of the legs, together with the stays;
Fig. 7 is a part of the removable foot-support; and
Fig. 8 is a part of the head-portion of the frame.
The middle or main-rod a¹ of each side of the frame is furnished with
enlarged and forked ends, to which are hinged at one end of said rod a' the head
rod a and the foot b, and at the other end the foot-rod a 2 and another foot b. The
upper portion of each foot is flat, and carries an ear ¹, into which takes the
suitably hent end of a stay c. There are, as
a matter of course, two of such
stays. The two feet at each end of the frame are at their lower ends connected
by a flat bar d having pivots d'; the latter take into suitable holes of said feet.
The free ends of the head-rods a and foot-rods a 2 are reduced in diameter, and
are taken over by the bent ends e 2 of stays e e¹.
I will for the sake of clearness in the further course of my Specification call the
stay the head-stay, and the stay e¹ the foot-stay, whilst the stays c will be
called the cross-stays. The foot-stay is provided with two ears e 3. for the
reception of the reduced ends of short rods f1 connected by, and hinged to, a
cross-rod The parts ff' form the so-called foot-support, and are arranged in
a rectangular position to the rods a 2 of the frame.
The mattress is formed by the cloth g; there are to be distinguished six
portions nominated with gl g2 93 94 95 and 96, which in the drawing are all
shown from their inner sides. The portions g' g 4 are formed into pockets, which
are put over the foot-support ff, and the head-portion a e a of the frame, whilst
the portious g 2 g 3 for the upper side, and the portions 95 g 6 the lower side of

page_text: the mattress proper. The portions g 6 are slung around the middle- or main-
rods a¹ of the frame, whereas the portions g 3 g 5 are slung around the foot-rods a 2.
The small stripe between the portions 93 and 94 takes below the foot-stay e¹, and
the whole cloth after being properly put upon the frame is stretched in longitudinal
direction by turning the foot-portion and the head portion of the frame downwards
into their proper position, and in cross-direction by straps and buckles h h attached
to the portions 92, 93, 95 and 9 6 of the cloth. The latter, after being properly
stretched, may if desired, be filled up with any suitable stuffing-material.
My improved folding-bed need not at any rate be used with the foot-support ff,
but may as well be employed without the same. In that case I make use of a
slightly modified mattress-cloth, in which the pocket g 4 is dispensed with, whilst
the portions 93 g5 are firmly connected in such a manner, that a pocket is
thereby formed. This pocket is intended to be drawn over the foot-portion a 2 e¹ a 2
of the frame.
I wish it to be understood, that the stays c, e, and e¹ need not indispensably be
entirely removable from the other parts; in lieu of the connecting pieces shown
there may well be employed hinges arranged so as to allow of the hinged parts
being laid closely side by side. If, for instance, the cross-stays c are at one end
hinged to the respective feet b, the position of the hinges is to be such a one,
that each of said stays may be laid close against the respective foot b. If it is,
however, desired to have a movable connection of the kind just described at each
end of the said stays, I then employ bipartite stays, the two parts of which are
also connected by hinges, in such a manner, that the middle hinges opens in a
direction opposite to that in which the opening of the end-hinges occurs. The two
parts of each stay may then be firmly connected by a displaceable sleeve, or a
slip-bolt, or any other suitable device.
Dated shin 21nt 1 of IL.. 100%
HERMANN SCHLESINGER,
By Geo. H. Rayner,
37 Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in and connected with Folding-beds.
I, HERMANN SCHLESINGER, of 48 Spandauerstrasse, of Berlin, in the Kingdom
of Prussia, German Empire, Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention, 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 folding-beds of that sort, in which the head-portion as
well as the foot-portion of the frame are hinged to the middle- or main-portion of
the same, and may therefore be laid upon said latter portion so as thereby to
facilitate the transport of the bed, or spare room during the time of non-use of
the same. My improvements in folding-beds of that sort relate, first, to con-
structing the frame in such a manner, that the two sides may be laid close one
against the other, so that the frame is reduced not in length only, but in breadth,
too; and, second, to the employment of a removable mattress or cloth, the two
ends of which are formed into pockets of such a size, that they may be drawn
over the head-portion and the foot-portion of the bed-frame, the purpose being to
be able to easily fasten as well as stretch said cloth in very short a time.
In order to make my invention more clear, I refer to the drawings sent in
with the Provisional Specification, in which similar letters denote similar parts
throughout the different views, and in which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved folding-bed ;
Figure 2 is a plan of the frame;

page_text: Figure 3 is a side view of the same;
Figure 4 shows some of the parts composing the frame;
Figure 5 shows the cloth that serves as a mattress ;
Figure 6 is an enlarged view of one pair of the legs, together with the stays;
Figure 7 is a part of the removable foot-support; and
Figure 8 is a part of the head-portion of the frame,
and further refer to the supplementary drawing annexed to the present
Specification, in which:
Figure 9 is a perspective view of a slightly modified form of construction of
my improved folding-bed, the cloth being left away;
Figure 10 is a front-view of said construction, the head-portion being raised for
the sake of distinctness, and
Figure 11 shows one half of the bed folded up.
The middle- or main-rod al (Figs. 1 & 2) of each side of the frame is furnished
with enlarged and forked ends, to which are hinged at one end of said rod a' the
head rod a and the foot b, and at the other end the foot-rod a 2 and another foot b.
The upper portion of each foot is flat, and carries an ear b¹ (Fig. 6), into which
takes the suitably bent end c¹ of a stay c. There are, as a matter of course, two
of such stays. The two feet at each end of the frame are at their lower ends
connected by a flat bar d (Figs. 2 & 6) having pivots d'; the latter take into
suitable holes of said feet. The free ends of the head-rods a and foot-rods a 2
are reduced in diameter, and are taken over by the bent ends e 2 of stays e e¹.
I will for the sake of clearness in the further course of my Specification call
the stay e the head-stay, and the stay e¹ the foot-stay, whereas the stays c will be
called the cross-stays. The foot-stay el is provided with two ears e 3 (Fig. 2) for
the reception of the reduced ends of short rods f¹ (Figs. 3 & 7) connected by,
and hinged to, a cross-rod f. The parts ff' or the so-called foot-support, and are
arranged in a rectangular position to the rods a 2 of the frame.
The mattress is formed by the cloth g (Fig. 5); there are to be distinguished
six poitions nominated with gl g 2 g 3 g4 g5 and 96, which in the drawing are
all shown from their inner sides. The portions g¹ 94 (Fig. 1) are formed into
pockets, which are put over the foot-support, and the head-portion a e a of the
frame, whilst the portions g 2 g 3 for the upper side, and the portions 95 96
the lower side of the mattress proper. The portions 92 96 are slung around
the middle- or main-rods a' of the frame, whereas the portions g3 95 are slung
around the foot-rods a 2. The small stripe between the portions 93 and 94 takes
below the foot-stay e', and the whole cloth after being properly put upon the
frame is stretched in longitudinal direction by turning the foot-portion and the
head portion of the fiame downwards into their proper position, and in cross-
direction by straps and buckles h h (Fig. 1) attached to the portions g2 93, 95
and 96 of the cloth. The latter, after being properly stretched, may, if desired,
be filled up with any suitable stuffing-material.
My improved folding-bed need not at any rate be used with the foot-
support, but may as well be employed without the same. In that case I make
use of a slightly modified mattress-cloth, in which the pocket .94 is dispensed
with, whilst the portions 93 95 are firmly connected in such a manner, that a
pocket is thereby formed. This pocket is intended to be drawn over the foot-
portion a2 e¹ a 2 of the frame.
I wish it to be understood, that the stays c, e and e¹ need not indispensably be
entirely removable from the other parts; in lieu of the connecting-pieces shown
there may well be employed hinges arranged so as to allow of the hinged parts
being laid closely side by side. If, for instance, the cross-stays c are at one end
hinged to the respective feet b, the position of the hinges is to be such a one, that
each of said stays may be laid close against the respective foot b.
In the modified form of construction represented in Figs. 9-11, the ears b
(Fig. 10) of the feet are arranged near to the hinged foot-plates d 2 of said feet,
and the cross-stays c are hinged to the said feet near to the upper ends of the

page_text: same. Said stays are considerably longer than in the form of construction first
described, and cross each other, so that a very secure staying of the two halves or
side-parts of the bed is obtained. In some cases it may be sufficient to employ
only one stay at each end of the bed, but also then I arrange the two stays in
such a manner,
that they seem to cross each other when regarded in the direction
from the front to the rear of the bed, or reversely.
The head-stay e and the foot-stay e¹ may also be hinged to the head rod a
and foot rod a 2, as alieady stated at the commencement of the last but one
paragraph. This may, for instance, be made in the manuer shown in Figs. 9 & 10,
in which the head-stay e is hinged at to the bent end of one of the head-rods a,
whereas the foot-stay e¹ is hinged at i¹ to the bent end of one of the foot-rods a 2;
said respective foot-rod is situated diagonally opposite to said respective head-rod,
so that one half of the bed is composed of exactly the same number of parts as
the other half. The other head-rod and the other foot-rod are furnished with
pins (Fig. 11) that take into suitable holes of the head-stay e and the foot-stay e¹
after said stays are put in proper position.
If it is, perhaps, desired to have the cross-stays c hinged at both ends to the feet
of the bed, I then employ bipartite stays, the two parts of which are also connected
by hinges, in such a manner, that the middle hinges open in a direction opposite to
that in which the opening of the end-hinges occurs. The two parts of each stay
may then be firmly connected by a displaceable sleeve, or a slip-bolt, or any other
suitable device.
Having now particularly described the nature of my said invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I claim is :-
1. In a folding-bed having its head-supporting portion and foot supporting
portion arranged so as to be adapted to be laid against or upon the mam or middle
portion, the combination with the frame of said bed, of a cloth or mattress having
its ends formed into pockets adapted to be drawn over or upon the head-portion and
the foot-portion of said frame, for the purpose as described.
2. In a folding-bed having its head-supporting portion and foot supporting
portion arranged so as to be adapted to be laid against or upon the main or middle
portion, the combination with the frame of said bed, ot a cloth or mattress having
its ends formed into pockets adapted to be drawn over or upon the head-portion
and the foot-portion of said frame; said cloth or mattress having lateral projections
adapted to be drawn over and below the middle portion of the said frame,
substantially as described.
3. In the frame of a folding-bed having its head-supporting portion and foot-
supporting portion arranged so as to be adapted to be laid against or upon the main
or middle portion, the combination with two separable side-parts having each a
head rod, a foot-rod, and two feet hunged to it, of detachable stays adapted rigidly
to connect said separable side-parts, for the purpose as described.
4. In the frame of a folding-bed having its head-supporting portion and foot-
the main
supporting portion arranged so as to be adapted to be laid against or upon
or middle portion, the combination with two separable side-parts having each a
head-rod, a foot-rod, and two feet hinged to it, of stays hinged to one or the other
or both of said separable side-parts and adapted rigidly to connect the same, for
the purpose as described.
5 In the frame of a folding-bed having its head-supporting portion and feet-
supporting portion arranged so as to be adapted to be laid against or upon the main
or middle portion, the combination with two separable side-parts a' having each a
head-rod a, a foot-rod a 2, and two feet hinged to it, of a stay e connecting said
head-rods, a stay el connecting said foot-rods, stays c connecting said feet at or near
their upper ends, and bottom-plates d connecting the said feet at their lower ends,
said stays being detachable fiom said parts, substantially as described and shown
in Figs. 2 & 3.
6. In the frame of a folding-bed having its head-supporting portion arranged

page_text: so as to be adapted to be laid against or upon the main or middle portion, the com-
bination with two separable side-parts a¹ having each a head-rod a, a foot-rol a 2,
and two feet b hinged to it. of a stay e hinged to one of said head-rods, a stay e¹
hinged to one of said foot-rods, stays e hinged each to one of said feet; means
for connecting the other end of each of said stays to the said rods and feet,
substantially as described and shown in Figs. 9 & 10.
7. In the frame of a folding-bed having its head-supporting portion and foot-
supporting portion arranged so as to be adapted to be laid against or upon the main-
or middle portion, the combination with two separable side-parts having each a
head-rod, a foot-rod, and two feet hinged to it, of detachable or hinged stays
adapted rigidly to connect said separable side-parts; a foldable foot-support f f₂
and means for detachably securing said foot-support to the rear-portion of said
frame, substantially as described and shown in Figs. 2 & 3.
8. In the frame of a folding-bed having its head-supporting portion and foot-
supporting portion arranged so as to be adapted to be laid against or upon the main
or middle portion, the combination with two separable side-parts having each a
head-rod, a foot-rod, and two feet hinged to it, of stays adapted rigidly to connect
said rods and feet; the stays connecting the said feet being each hinged to one of
the latter, and arranged so as to cross each other, substantially as described and
shown in Fig. 10.
9. In the frame of a folding-bed having its head-supporting portion and foot-
supporting portion arranged so as to be adapted to be laid against or upon the main
or middle portion, the combination with two separable side-parts having each_a
head-rod, a foot-rod, and two feet hinged to it, of stays adapted rigidly to connect
said rods and feet; the latter having foot-plates d 2 hinged to it, substantially as
described and shown in Figure 9.
Dated thin 10th dow of December 1905
HERMANN SCHLESINGER,
By Geo. H. Rayner,
37 Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.
HERMANN SCHLESINGER,
By Geo. H. Rayner,
37 Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.