Improvements in the Joints or Connections of Bedsteads and like Articles.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Joints or Connections of Bedsteads and like
Articles.
SAMUEL BOTT, Lichfield Road, Aston, Birmingham, Engineer, CHARLES TURNER,
Fayeley Street, Birmingham, Pattern Maker, and DAVID HOLMES, M.B., L.R.C.S.,
Lichfield Road, Aston, Birmingham, Surgeon and Physician, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:
The object of our improvements, in the connection's of metallic bedsteads, & for
such like purposes, is to prevent the great loss, occasioned, by the dovetail end's of
the corner block's breaking in transit, or snapping off in use, & likewise the sides &
end's of the angle bar's thereof, which are fitted into the corner dovetail block's.
In carrying out our improvements we form any pattern corner block, for metallic
bedsteads or cots or for like purposes with sockets formed as required, a square, or a
triangle, or any other shape, & with a opening upon the top section of the corner
block, or we form solid ends to the corner block, with tapering hole through each, &
also a slot through. We form an elliptical head & lock key stem, as a cotter made in
various forms to work, upon the corner block, or upon the angle bar to join & hold
both tightly together.
Operation Our improved triangler socket corner block, being in position upon the
pillar of the bedstead, upon the face of the top section of the corner block is the
neck, & head opening upon the ends of the angle bar (its edges tapered for bearing
purposes in the socket) is looseley fixed the elliptical head lock key-The bar end, is
pushed into the socket, of the corner block, & the knob enter's the opening, in the
corner block, & the flange of the elliptical key its sides are concaved, underneath,
turning its head, causes a lever binding grip, from the other parts of the flange, & the
elliptical head knob is pulling, & holding both, the corner socket block & the end
bar angle together-& so with the whole of the bedstead, or any other article for like
purpose When a square angle socket corner block, is used, a boss is formed upon the
face, of the flat section, & a hole made therein, for the stem, of the elliptical lock
key, to work through, & a key hole is made in the angle bar, & when the angle bar
is placed within the square socket corner block, the elliptical stem passes through,
& its head is turned, & the projection upon the bottom presses upon the angle bar, &
so hold's both corner block & angle bar in position. When a solid corner block is
used, with a tapering key hole, & also a slot through, a key hole is made in the angle
bar, one edge is pushed into the open slot, of the corner block, & the key hole in the
angle bar, comes over the hole in the corner block. We push our elliptical tapered
lock key, through the two holes, & turn the same, & the projection upon its bottom,
locks, & holds fast the corner block & the angle bar, tightly together.
We do not limit the application of our invention, to any particular form, or size, of
our lock key, or stem, or peg, or head or any special arrangements of the socket corner
block, or hole for receiving the lock key, whereupon such may be employed, but we

page_text: modify the same essential features hereinbefore described, to suit any particular
requirements.
Dated this 28th day of January 1897
J. T. B. BENNETT,
4, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.
Improvements in the Joints or Connections of Bedsteads and like
Articles.
SAMUEL BOTT, Lichfield Road, Aston, Birmingham, Engineer, CHARLES TURNER,
Fayeley Street, Birmingham, Pattern Maker, and DAVID HOLMES, M.B., L.R.C.S.,
Lichfield Road, Aston, Birmingham, Surgeon. and Physician, 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 our improvements in connection's of metallic bedsteads, & like
articles, is to prevent, the great loss occassioned, by the dovetailed end's of the
corner block's & ends of the bars of the bedsteads, breaking in transit, or snapping
off in use & likewise the side end's of the angle bar's thereof, which are fitted into
the corner dovetail block's. In carrying out our improvements we form any pattern
corner block, for bedsteads, or cot's or for like purposes, with socket's, formed, as
required a square, or a triangle, or any other shape, & with a opening or aperture
upon the top, section, of the corner block, with a tapering hole to carry a cotter, &
also if required a slot is made. We form an elliptical or ovel head, with a stem for a
lock key, as a cotter, made in various form's to work upon the corner block, or upon
the angle bar, to join, & hold both, tightly together. This lock key, is loosely fixed
upon the angle bars end, & is pushed into the triangular socket, of the corner block,
& the lock key, enter's the opening in the corner block, & the flange of the head, of
the elliptical key-being curved underneath & turning its head-causes the angle
.bar, & the socket to be pulled tightly together, & so with the whole of the bedstead, or
any other article for like purpose. When a square angular corner block, is used, a
boss is formed upon the face, of the flat side section, of the socket, as in Figure 2, at f,
& a hole made therein, for the stem, of the elliptical lock key, to work through, & a
key hole is made in the angle bar, & when the angle bar is placied within the square
socket corner block. The elliptical stem passes through (as at d. i. & f) & its head
is turned & the projection at its bottom presses upon the angle bar, & so holds both
corner block & angle bar in position.
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When a solid corner block is used we make a tapering key hole, & also a slot if
required, a key hole is made in the angle bar, & comes over the hole in the corner
block. We push our elliptical tapering lock key, through the two holes, & turn the
same, & the projection upon its bottom lock's, & hold's fast the corner block & the
angle bar tightly together.
We do not limit the application of our invention, to any particular form or size of
our lock key or stem, or peg or head, or any special arrangements of the socket, as
more than one socket may be used in a corner block or hole or holes for receiving
the lock key whereupon such may be employed, but we modify the same essential
features hereinbefore described to suit any particular requirements.
In order that our invention may be fully understood, we will more particularly
describe it, with the aid of the accompanying drawing, in which similar parts are
marked with like letter of reference.
Fig. 1 represent in elevation our triangular socket corner block, on a bedstead

page_text: pillar with angle end of bar, in position, & also the elliptical head lock key-loosely
fixed on section of an angle bar.
Fig. 2. Represents in elevation our square socket corner block, with angle end bar,
in position on a bedstead pillar-& the elliptical locket key its bottom holding angle
bar.
Fig. 3. Represents in elevation our solid socket corner block, on a bedstead pillar,
with angle bars & the elliptical lock key-in position.
Fig. 4. Represents our elliptical head lock key in different patterns.
a pillar. b. socket corner block. c. angle bar. d lock elliptical key head.
e aperture in top section of the triangular socket corner block. f. lug on the socket
corner block. h solid corner block-with elliptical key head-therein. i. projection
on the bottom of the elliptical lock head key, for getting a tight grip. 7. loose
elliptical lock head key-in section of angle bar.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of our said
invention, & in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1st. To make a corner block for a bedstead pillar & such like as in Fig. 1, with
elliptical lock key & end of angle bar as set forth described & illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
2nd. To make a corner block for a bedstead pillar & such like as in Fig. 2, with
elliptical lock key & with end of angle bar, as set forth described & illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
3rd. To make a solid corner block for a bedstead pillar, & such like, as in Fig. 3,
with elliptical lock key & with end of angle bar, as set forth described & illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
4th. An elliptical head lock key, as set forth & described.
26th day of November 1897.
J. T. B. BENNETT,
4, Cherry Street, Birminghamn, Agent for the Applicants..