Improvements in the Frames of Metallic Bedsteads and Cots.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 16th June, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 17th Feb., 1894-Accepted, 24th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Frames of Metallic Bedsteads and Cots.
I, FREDERICK HOSKINS, of the Firm of Hoskins and Sewell, of Bordesley, in
the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement of
the frames of metallic bedsteads, and in their accessories for the carrying of
distensible or woven wire sackings, or fabrics, and is a part improvement upon
Letters Patent granted to me, and bearing date the 7th day of October 1892,
No. 17884.
Thus my invention consists in the first part, in the construction or arrangement
of the end bars, or the end framing bars, upon or from which, the ends of a
distensible sacking or mattress comes or is slung; in the second part, in connecting
the ends or end angle framings to the chilled corner blocks, and in the third part,
in providing the side framing bars with a tensioning and supplementary rod,
whereby increased strength and rigidity is imparted to the said sides.
In carrying out the first part of my invention, I make each of the end bars or
end framings from angle metal, with one of the webs presented inwardly and
directed horizontally, and with the other web disposed outwardly, but directed
vertically, and which vertical web has its outer boundary edge shaped to a figure
alike unto that of a flat roof, that is, the middle part of the said boundary edge is
flat to about one half or two thirds of the whole length of it, whilst the opposite
ends are chamfered off, or inclined, or made to slope outwardly and downwardly to
an extent about one-sixth of the entire length of the said end.
By thus cutting away or slanting the outer portions of the sides of the said
ends, angular camber is given to the mesh or distensible sacking carried by or slung
from them.
I propose to transversely pierce the said web equidistantly with holes following
the contour or shape of the top boundary edge, and with the said holes coming
within a short distance of the said edge. Through these piercings, the hooked
ends of springs or other resilient connections pass, although I do not confine myself
to this means of connection, so long as the meshed surface is made to take the
general figure of the top or boundary edges of the end bars.
The chilled corner blocks are elevated above the side rails, so that the sag of the
mattress is clear of them, and I connect the said angled ends to the chilled corners
by casting a headed stud passing through the horizontal webs, into the metal of the
said corners.
The sides are preferably made tubular, although they may be made of angle
iron, and each of them are provided with a supplementary and under tension rod,
disposed trusswise, or at some distance from the undersides of side, and supported
at middle by a chill casting or hanging bracket, whilst the ends of the said
supplementary rod are free, and pass horizontally through eyes or holes formed
within depending snugs or brackets hanging from the undersides of the corner
castings, and with nuts taking upon the screwed ends of the rods, outward of the
said brackets, so that by the screwing up of the nuts, perfect rigidity and stay
is imparted to the sides, and any tendency to distort the figure of the primary
member constituting the said side, by the pulling of the sacking, is remedied, by

page_text: the said member being tied longitudinally, by the supplementary rod and middle
bracket as aforesaid.
Dated this 15th day of June 1893.
FREDERICK HOSKINS,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Frames of Metallic Bedsteads and Cots.
I, FREDERICK HOSKINS, of the Firm of Hoskins and Sewell, of Bordesley, in
the City of Birmingham, 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 relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement of
the frames of metallic bedsteads, and in their accessory parts for the carrying of
distensible or woven wire sackings or fabrics and is a part improvement upon a
former Letters Patent granted to me, and bearing date the 7th day of October 1892
No. 17884.
Thus my invention consists in the first part, in the construction or arrangement
of the end bars, or the end framing bars, upon or from which, the ends of a
distensible sacking or mattress come or are slung; in the second part, in connecting
the ends or end angle framings to the chilled corner blocks, and in the third part,
in providing the side framing bars with a tensioning and supplementary rod, whereby
increased strength and rigidity is imparted to the said sides.
In carrying out the first part of my invention, I make each of the end bars or
end framings from angle metal, with one of the webs presented inwardly and
directed horizontally, and with the other web disposed outwardly, but directed
vertically, and which vertical web has its outer boundary edge shaped to a figure
alike unto that of a flat roof, that is, the middle part of the said boundary edge is flat
to about one half or two thirds of the whole length of it, whilst the opposite ends
are chamfered off, or inclined, or made to slope outwardly and downwardly to an
extent about one-sixth of the entire length of the said end.
By thus cutting-away or slanting the outer portions of the sides of the said
ends, angular camber is given to the mesh or distensible sacking carried by or slung
from them.
I propose to transversely pierce the said web equidistantly with holes following
the contour or shape of the top boundary edge, and with the said holes coming
within a short distance of the said edge. Through these piercings, the hooked
ends of springs or other resilient connections may pass, although I do not confine
myself to this means of connection, so long as the meshed surface is made to take
or follow the general figure of the top or boundary edges of the end bars.
The chilled corner blocks are elevated above the side rails, so that the sag of the
mattress is clear of them, and I connect each of the said angled ends to the chilled
corners by casting into the metal of the said corners, a headed stud, whose shank
passes through the horizontal web.
The sides are preferably made tubular although they may be made of angle iron,
and each of them are provided with a supplementary and under tension rod,
disposed trussed-wise, or at some distance from the undersides of the side framing
and supported at middle by a chill casting or hanging bracket, whilst the ends of
the said supplementary rod are free, and pass horizontally through holes or eyes
formed within depending snngs or brackets hanging from the undersides of the
corner castings, and with nuts taking upon the screwed ends of the rods, outward
of the said brackets, so that by screwing up the nuts, perfect rigidity and stay is

page_text: imparted to the sides, and any tendency to distort the figure of the primary
member constituting the said side, by the pulling of the sacking, is remedied by
the said member tied longitudinally by the supplementary rod and middle bracket
as aforesaid.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents a metallic bedstead having
improvements made in accordance with my invention.
Figure 2 represents an outside elevation of one of the end bars.
Figure 3 represents partly in vertical section and partly in side elevation, an end
of the bedstead upon an enlarged scale.
Figure 4 represents upon the same scale as Figure 3, a transverse section of a
portion of an end taken upon the dotted lines A B Figure 1 and looking towards
the pillars.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures
of the drawing.
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Each of the end bars or end framings a, are made from angle metal, with
horizontal webs a¹, and vertical webs a². The webs a', are disposed inwardly, and
the vertical webs a², have their outer boundary edges angular camber shaped so as
to give angular camber shape to the mesh distended between the said ends. Thus
the top boundary edges of the vertical webs a³, have each a flat a³ and inclined
ends a, to which the distensible mesh b, falls and has an angular cambered figure
given to it thereby. The ends of the mesh are attachedly connected to the said
bars by hooks or other expedients passing through the holes a³.
The said bars or ends a are cast within extensions c³, upon the top sides c¹, of
elevated corner blocks c, and are additionally secured by headed pins or studs c³,
cast within the metal of the said corner blocks.
Thus, the ends of the bars a, are secured to the corner junction chills c, during the
process of casting by laying the said ends within portions of the moulds and the
pins through holes in the said ends and with their stems also extending into
the interiors of the moulds, so that on the metal being poured, the same runs round
the said end parts of the bars and the stems of the pins as aforesaid.
Each of the sides of the bedstead is composed of a fixed cambered member d,
and a fixed stay e, which are united together by a bracket chill f. The ends of the
members d terminate in the chills c which have she-dovetails c, made within them,
which take upon the he-dovetails ', carried by the corner chills h, of the pillars ²,
whilst the ends e¹, of the stay or tie rod e, are free and are screwed at their
terminals, which screwed ends take through eyes d', of hanging brackets d³, and
taking upon the said free screwed ends of the rods e, are nuts g, by the screwing
up of which, any slack in the system is taken up, or any tension is given to it.
Instead of the boundary edge of the end bars or end rails having the figure of
a table with sloping sides, a plain edged bar may be used and the same may be
pierced with holes or be provided with equivalents in the form of studs or headed
pins or screw eyes, or eyed pins to take hooks or other connections which holes or
equivalents follow the contour of an object having a flat top or sloping sides.
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. In the end bars or end rails of bedsteads, forming the same with flat tops
and sloping sides whereby a mattress supported partakes transversely of that
figure, hence camber is given and sagging prevented, substantially as described and
set forth.
Secondly. In the end bars or end rails of bedsteads, providing the same with a
series of holes or a series of studs or eyed pins arranged to follow the general
direction of a bar having a flat top and sloping sides as in the preceding claim, and
from which holes or studs the ends of the mattress or sacking is supported or
suspended, substantially as described and set forth.
Thirdly. In the sides of metallic bedsteads, making the same truss-wise and with

page_text: the members united together at their middles and with the tie member ends running
free through eyes or holes in brackets directed from the ends of chills carried by
the top member or top and cambered member, whereby rigidity may be given to
the said sides by tensioning the tie rod, substantially as described and set forth.
Fourthly. In metallic bedsteads, the affixing of the end bars or end rails to the
chills or end chills by the means and in the ways substantially as described and
set forth.
Fifthly. In the metallic bedsteads and cots, the general construction, arrangement
and combination of the parts, substantially as described and set forth.
Dated this 16th day of February 1894.
FREDERICK HOSKINS,
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.