Improvements in the Method of Ornamenting Metallic Bedsteads.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Mar., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 6th Dec., 1890-Accepted, 10th Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of Ornamenting Metallic Bedsteads.
I FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER of the Gothic Arcade, Snow Hill, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in the method and arrangement of
ornamenting metallic bedsteads, whereby ornamental metallic parts may be connected
thereto, particularly at the junction of two rods or tubes, but which nevertheless
may be so attached to such tubes, where there is no such junction; and its object
is primarily, to effect these results without the aid of screws or pins for attaching
such ornaments, after the manner following:
First, a slotted opening is made in the tube where such ornamentation is to be
made, of a depth somewhat greater, than will be finally occupied by the ornament.
An ornamental metallic figure or design is then stamped or cast, preferably the
former, which is passed through the open slot into position. The ornament when
so passed in, is slid upward for a short distance by reason of a jaw form, being
made upon the said ornament, the parts forming the sides of the jaw, taking up
each side of the tube, above the slot; and thus leaving a similar amount of open
slot beneath the mount. Into this remaining portion of the slot, a cross ornamental
cotter or fill up piece is passed, and at each side of the tube, this fill up piece is
indented, or slitted, and bent back, so as to effectually prevent its removal, except
by force.
Where such ornaments are attached at a junction, the said mount may be further
provided with a projection, which shall take into a hole or slit, formed in the
adjoining rod or tube, thus making the security that much firmer;
extremities may be slit and part folded or bent around such adjoining tube.
or such
It will be readily seen that this arrangement admits of considerable variation in
the ornamental designs, and in their form of application, as for instance, the securing
cotter so to speak, may be at the top instead of the bottom, and the branching out
of the ornamental design, tending downward instead of upward &c., while the pro-
duction of such ornaments, is necessarily of a simple and cheap character, but at
the same time very effective in appearance.
Secondly, I may modify this method by forming the slot or opening in the
ornament, and providing a projection upon the fixture somewhat as follows:-
Upon the ordinary chill I form a projection of a suitable form to receive the
ornament, or in some cases I may provide special chills at any desirable parts to
I may provide
receive these ornaments, having the said projectious, or in other cases
such projections, and place them in the chill moulds, and thus secure them to the
chills by casting.
A metallic ornament is now provided of such a shape that will admit of being
sprung on to the aforesaid chill projections. For instance, assuming its application
to the corner between two rods at right angles to each other. Upon the chill at
the junction, a somewhat narrow projection is formed, which is a little longer at its
outer part, than where it joins the chill. Also upon either of the rods (say the
upright ones) is provided another similar projection at some little distance from
the junction chill. To form the ornament, may now take a strip of metal of any
desirable section, say flat, and at given places, pierce therein narrow slots, which
will pass over the aforesaid projections upon the chills. This strip is now bent and
shaped into any desirable ornamental form, providing that between the two slots
therein it is so shaped as to be capable of being sprung a little farther apart. One
of the slots is now passed on to one of the projections, and then the ornament is

page_text: slightly stretched, so as to pass the other slot on to the second projection, by which
it is firmly held in position. Instead of having two of such projections, in some
cases I may use one of such projections, and instead of the other, use a pin or clip
of metal, passing through a hole in the pillar, rod, or tube, which is then bent over
the ornament, or a part of it.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of Ornamenting Metallic Bedsteads.
1, FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER, of the Gothic Arcade, Snow Hill, Birmingham, in
the County of Warwick, Engineer, 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 relates to improvements in the method and arrangement of
ornamenting metallic bedsteads, whereby ornamental metallic parts may be connected
thereto, particularly at the junction of two rods or tubes, but which nevertheless may
be so attached to such tubes where there is no such junction; and its object is
primarily to effect this without the aid of screws or pins for attaching such ornaments,
after the following manner.
In order to more clearly explain this my said invention, I have appended
hereunto illustrative sheets of drawings upon which are figures and letters of
reference.
As will be seen the carrying out of my invention may be somewhat varied in detail
without departing from its nature.
In Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, I have shown how this my invention may be applied to
the ornamentation of both sides of an upright tube or pillar intersecting a horizontal
tube; Fig. 1 being a front view of the tubes and chill before the attachment thereto of
the ornament; Fig. 2 being a side view of Fig. 1, shewing the slot, by which the
ornament is secured; Figs. 3 and 4 being front and end views of an ornament suitable
for Fig. 1; Fig. 5 shows the ornament in the act of being passed into position, and
Fig. 6 shews it in position.
a, is the upright tube or pillar, in which is made the slot b. c, is the horizontal
tube upon the underside of which are made the indentations, recesses, or holes d, d.
e, is an ornament cut preferably from sheet metal, but which may if desired be of cast
metal. The part of the ornament is made to suit the slot b, plus the cotter pin g
(see Fig. 6). At h, h, projections are provided which, when the ornament is fixed in
its position, take into the recesses d, d, upon the tube c.
The ornament e is now slightly bent or strained so that it may be passed into the
slot b, as seen in Fig. 5; when it is finally passed into position as seen in Fig. 6, the
projections h, h, passing into their recesses, and then secured by the cotter pin g.
This cotter pin may in some instances be made somewhat ornamental as seen herein-
after, or as here shown, it may be plain, having its ends turned down upon the
tube a, to prevent its removal.
In some instances, instead of the projections h, h, upon the ornament, I may
make the ends somewhat longer, and slit them at i, see Figs. 7 and 8, and after
being passed into position, the one part jis bent around the tube c in one direction,
while the other part is bent round in the opposite direction.
In Figs. 9 and 10 I have shown how this my invention may be applied to the
upright tube a alone. A slot is made, and recesses d¹ d¹ are provided. The
ornament e¹ is made of any desirable suitable shape and as before passed into and
through the slot 61, and the projections ¹, h¹, sprung into their places, when the whole
is secured by the wedge g¹. At 1, 1, the wedge is slitted and the parts pressed
slightly inwards, which prevents its withdrawal but preserves its ornamental feature.
Both in Figs. 1 to 6, and 9 and 10, I may dispense with the projection h, h, h², h¹

page_text: and their respective recesses if desired, by making the metal of the ornament sufficiently
strong to resist the probable strain sideways; but the method shown or its equivalent,
I prefer.
Figs. 11 and 12 are views of a modification of the arrangement shown in Figs. 9
and 10, the design of the ornament e being such as to require the one slot 62 only.
It will be here noticed that in this as in every other instance, the size and shape
of the ornament is so arranged that it is capable of being passed through the slot
into position.
In Figs. 13, 14 and 15 I have shown a further modification of this my invention.
Upon the chill m, projections n, n are formed also, in the upright tube a, the slot b
is made. The ornament e³ is now prepared from a piece of strip metal having slots o
and p cut therein. These ornaments are now fixed in position by first passing or
threading the slot o on to the projection n, when the slots p come fair with the slot 63
in the tube.
A cotter pin or band q is now passed through the slots 63 and p, and its ends bent
over as seen in Fig. 13, the one side of which fig., is shown in section, and the other
side being in elevation.
In some cases I may provide chills similar, (or otherwise suitable) to chill m, at
any desirable part of the upright, horizontal or angular tubes of bedsteads, for the
purpose of similarly attaching metallic ornaments.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that
what I claim is :-
1st. The combination in metallic bedsteads of the rod or tube a having a slot b, with
the ornament e passing thereinto and secured by the cotter or wedge g substantially
as set forth and shown in Figs. 1 to 6.
2nd. The modified combination in metallic bedsteads of the rod or tube a having
a slot b and rod or tube c having the recesses d, d with the ornament e, having
projections h, h, and secured by wedge or cotter pin g substantially as set forth and
shown in Figs. 1 to 6.
3rd. The modified combination in metallic bedsteads of the rod or tube a having
a slot with the ornament e having parts j and k cut, bent, and shaped and secured
in the manner set forth and shown in Figs. 7 and 8.
4th. The modified combination in metallic bedsteads of the rod or tube a having
the slots band d', d', with the ornament el having projections h', h¹ and secured by
the wedge or cotter g substantially as set forth and shown in Figs. 9 and 10.
5th. The modified combination in metallic bedsteads of the rod or tube a having
slot 62, with the ornament 2 passed thereinto and secured by the wedge or cotter g¹
substantially as set forth and shown in Figs. 11 and 12.
6th. The modified combination in metallic bedsteads of the rod or tube a
having
slot and chill m, having a projection or projections n, n, with the ornament
having slots o and p, and cotter or band q constructed and put together substantially
as set forth and shown in Figs. 13, 14 and 15.
7th. The general combination and arrangement of the several or any of the
parts as herein described and set forth constituting these my improvements in
ornamenting metallic bedsteads.
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CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.