Improvements in Mounting or Decorating Metallic Bedsteads.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 9th July; 1892'
Complete Specification Left, 8th Apr., 1893-Accepted, 13th May, 1893′
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mounting or Decorating Metallic Bedsteads.
JOSIAH BROOKES and HENRY JAMES BROOKES both of the Cape Bedstead
Works Smethwick in the County of Stafford Bedstead Manufacturers, also
GEORGE HIGGS of 92 Bearwood Road Smethwick Manager of Bedstead Works
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to mount or decorate the pillars, and where
necessary the rails of metallic bedsteads. The invention consists in taking a strip
of suitable metal and bending same into a spiral form. This spiral strip is then
slipped onto the pillars of the bedstead and it can also be applied where necessary
to the mounting or decorations of the tubes of the rails. The spiral strips may
extend up the total height of the pillars and rails or they may be applied in short
lengths where desired. Of course the ends may be received into suitably shaped
metal bands or collars. In some cases however the extreme ends of the spiral strips
are suitably finished & by means of ornamental knobs screws or other method of
fixing, they may be secured to the pillar or rail. The spiral strips may be any
suitable width depending on the diameter of the tubes to which the decoration is to
be applied & of course they may be bent so as to leave varying spaces between
each coil of the spiral. Of course the spiral strips may be of any section & may
be ornamental or plain on the surface. They may be constructed of any suitable
metal. It is obvious that instead of the one spiral strip above referred to, two or
more spiral strips may be so bent that they can be attached to the pillars & rails,
the additional spiral strips filling, or part filling, the spaces which would exist
between each coil of the said spiral strip. These additional spiral strips may of
course vary in pattern & metal, one being of say copper & another silvered, or any
other combination which may be required.
Dated this 8th day of Tule 1000
GEORGE HIGGS.
JOSIAH BROOKES.
HENRY JAMES BROOKES.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mounting or Decorating Metallic Bedsteads.
JOSIAH BROOKES and HENRY JAMES BROOKES both of the Cape Bedstead
Works Smethwick in the County of Stafford Bedstead Manufacturers, also
GEORGE HIGGS of 92 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, Manager of Bedstead Works
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 object of this invention is to mount or decorate the pillars, and where
necessary, the rails of metallic bedsteads. The invention consists in taking a strip
of suitable metal and bending same into a spiral form. This spiral strip is then
slipped on to the pillars of the bedstead and it can also be applied where necessary
to the mounting or decoration of the tubes of the rails. The spiral strips may
extend up the total height of the pillars and rails or they may be applied in short
lengths where desired. Of course the ends may be received into suitably shaped
metal bands or collars. In some cases however the extreme ends of the spiral
strips are suitably finished and by means of ornamental knobs, screws or other
method of fixing, they may be secured to the pillar or rail. The spiral strips may
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page_text: be any suitable width depending on the diameter of the tubes to which the
decoration is to be applied, and of course they may be bent so as to leave varying
spaces between each coil of the spiral. Of course the spiral strips may be of any
section and may be ornamental or plain on the surface. They may also be constructed
of any suitable metal. It is obvious that instead of the one spiral strip above
referred to, two or more spiral strips may be so bent that they can be attached to
the pillars and rails, the additional spiral strips filling, or part filling, the spaces
which would exist between each coil of the said spiral strip. These additional
spiral strips may of course vary in pattern and metal; one being of say copper,
and another silvered, or any other combination which may be required.
The invention will be further illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is an ordinary pillar of a metallic bedstead, the spiral strip being shown
at A. The ends of the spiral strip are received into bands or collars as shown at B.
In some cases the ends of the spiral strips are secured by means of the ornamental
knobs C as shown in Fig. 2. instead of being received into bands as in Fig. 1.
The patterns of the spiral strips may of course be varied, any design being used;
in some cases the reeded pattern shown in Fig. 2. being employed. Fig. 3. shows a
further application of the invention where two patterns A & D of spiral strips are
used of different patterns. It is obvious that more than two spirals can be used
where desired.
The application of the invention to the tubes forming the rails of bedsteads is
precisely the same as to the pillars. The tubes are mounted with the spiral strips
and then fixed in the rails in the usual manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:
1. The application of spiral strips of various metals and patterns, to the pillars
and rails of metallic bedsteads in order to mount or decorate same in the manner
hereinbefore described or any adaptation of same covered by the said invention.
Dated this 5th day of April 1893.
JOSIAH BROOKES.
HENRY JAMES BROOKES.
GEORGE HIGGS.