AN IMPROVED SPRING BEDSTEAD and
Year: 1884

page_text: I ALBERT PHILLIPS, of Excelsior Works, Rea Street, South, Birmingham, in the
county of Warwick, Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for "AN IMPROVED SPRING BEDSTEAD 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 the construction of an improved spring bedstead, the
object of the improvements being to combine a bedstead and spring mattress in one
in the manner hereinafter described. By my invention I am enabled to do away
with the usual angle iron and the corner pieces now employed in metallic bedsteads
whereby the cost of production is considerably reduced.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will proceed to describe
the same by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1, is a side
elevation figure 2, a plan and figure 3, a front end view of a spring bedstead
constructed according to my invention; figure 4, is a longitudinal section on
line A B of figure 2. Similar letters in all the figures represent similar parts.
a, and b, are the head and foot ends respectively of the bedstead the same being
constructed without the usual corner pieces and the usual angle iron for carrying
the laths; each end of the bedstead is provided with bars or rods c, and d, passing
from pillar to pillar for the purpose hereinafter described. I construct a frame
consisting of two side pieces each marked e, e¹, e¹, the horizontal parts e, of the
side pieces being connected together by horizontal bars f, f, and the vertical
parts e', of the said side pieces being connected by the tubes or rois g, g,; h, h, are
longitudinal metallic laths the ends of which are fastened over the cross rods
or tubes g. 9, i, i, are transverse metallic laths rivetted to the longitudinal laths h,
as shewn, j, are curved steel springs the lower ends being rivetted or otherwise
suitably fixed to the cross bars ff, the upper ends being suitably fixed at the
junction of the laths h, and i; each vertical part or upright e¹, of the side pieces
(one of which is shewn on a larger scale in the detached view at figure 5) is formed
at its upper end with a bayonet slot k, so as to form a kind of hook for taking over
the upper bars or rods c, of the head and foot ends of the bedstead the lower ends
of the said uprights e', being slotted at 1, for fitting over the lower bars or rods d.
By this arrangement I provide a strong frame with laths and si rings which can
be easily and quickly fitted to the head and foot of the bedstead by dropping the
slots 1, onto the bars d, and looking the slots k, over the bars c, the said frame

page_text: connecting the head and foot together without the aid of the usual angle iron and
corner pieces the whole forming when put together a strong spring bedstead of
simple construction and which does not require a separate spring mattress.
I have described and shewn the form and arrangement of springs which I have
found to give advantageous results but it will be obvious that spiral or other forms
of springs may be employed.
In cases where the construction of the bedstead necessitates the employment of
angle iron for the head and foot of the bedstead I form the same with a twin
dovetail and employ the ordinary corners in which case the said angle iron takes
the place of the cross rods or tubes g, g, the ends of the longitudinal laths being
rivetted thereto.
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
1 claim is
The combined bedstead and spring mattress herein before described and represented
in the accompanying drawing.