Improvements in and applicable to Deusteaus.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Sept., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 24th June, 1395-Accepted, 27th July, 1895
I EDWIN WOODS of 13 Wilson Patten Street, Warrington in the County of
Lancaster, Wire Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
The invention relates more especially to hospital and like beds, or beds for hot
climates where it is advisable to have the minimum of bedding with absence of
surfaces for collecting dust and dirt, and yet have all the necessary comfort besides
allowing for free passage of air.
A bedstead under my invention is made with a vertical projection at each side
near the head, and with a transverse bar close by the upward projections.
Tempered woven wire is stretched longitudinally between the foot of the bedstead
and the transverse bar to form a mattress and similar wire is also stretched
transversely between the vertical projections to form a bolster or pillow.
The vertical projections may form part of the bedstead frame, or may be in the
form of clips attachable to ordinary bedsteads. The transverse bar may be
dispensed with and the mattress wire may be secured to the usual head bar.
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J. JOHNSON,
Patent Office, 4 Clayton Square, Liverpool, Agent.
Improvements in and applicable to Deusteaus.
I EDWIN WOODS of Wilson Patten Street, Warrington, in the County of
Lancaster Wire 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:-
The invention relates more especially to hospital and like beds or beds for hot
climates where it is advisable to have the minimum of bedding with absence of
surfaces for collecting dust and dirt and yet have all the necessary comfort besides
allowing for free passage of air.
A bedstead under my invention is made with a vertical projection at each side
near the head, and with a transverse bar close by the upward projections.
Tempered woven wire is stretched longitudinally between the foot of the bedstead
and the transverse bar to form a mattress, and similar wire is also stretched
transversely between the vertical projections to form a bolster or pillow.
The vertical projections may form part of the bedstead frame, or may be in the
form of clips attachable to ordinary bedsteads. The transverse bar may be
dispensed with, and the mattress wire may be secured to the usual head bar.

page_text: side near the head. The said projections are made with or secured to the frame in
any suitable way; in the case shown each projection consists of two standards
connected by a cross piece secured to the frame by clips and screws. c transverse
crossbar held in position by screws d passing through clip-lugs e on the head bar.
woven wire stretched between the foot of the bedstead and the crossbar,
and g woven wire stretched between the two projections b, b', to form a bolster or
pillow. The wire f may be attached to the head rail of the bedstead instead of to
a crossbar.
Fig. 2 is a transverse section showing clips and for attaching the vertical
projections and crossbar to the frame of an ordinary angle iron bedstead, the clips i
grip both the side and end frames so as to prevent the angle bars from being
twisted.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
First. Bedsteads constructed substantially as herein set forth...
Second. The combination of a bedstead frame with vertical projections b, b¹ and
woven wire f, g, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
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Third. The combination of a bedstead frame with clips h and i and woven wire
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated the 22nd day of June 1895.
J. JOHNSON,
4 Clayton Square, Liverpool, Agent.