IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FRAMES FOR BED BOTTOMS AND METALLIC SPRING MATTRASSES OF BEDSTEADS, SHIPS' BERTHS AND INVALID FURNITURE
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Ebenezer Hoskins of Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Manufacturer for an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FRAMES
FOR BED BOTTOMS AND METALLIC SPRING MATTRASSES OF BEDSTEADS, SHIPS'
BERTHS AND INVALID FURNITURE
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Ebenezer Hoskins at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 8th November 1883.
EBENEZER HOSKINS of Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturer
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FRAMES FOR BED BOTTOMS AND METALLIC SPRING
MATTRASSES OF BEDSTEADS SHIPS-BERTHS AND INVALID FURNITURE
These improvements apply to bedsteads, ships-berths, and invalid furniture
having metallic fabric bed bottoms or metallic or other spring mattrasses, and
consists in forming or attaching to both the head and foot rail a bar or bars of
angle or other iron having blocks upon them with an arrangement of dovetails by
means of which longitudinal bars can be attached.
The block to which the centre longitudinal bar is attached is bracketed down
below the level of the head and foot bars, and being thus placed, allows of the
spring of the bedbottoms or mattrasses sagging and also adds greatly to the strength
of the article of furniture.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Ebenezer Hoskins in the Patent Office on the 7th May 1884.
EBENEZER HOSKINS of Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturer
FOR BED BOTTOMS AND METALLIC
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FRAMES
MATTRESSES OF BEDSTEADS, SHIPS, BERTHS AND INVALID FURNITURE,
SPRING
These improvements apply to bedsteads ships berths and invalid furnituro
having metallic fabric bed bottoms or metallic or other spring mattresses and
consists in forming or attaching to both the head and foot rails a bar or bars of
ungle or other iron having blocks upon them with an arrangement of dovetails by
means of which longitudinal bars can be attached. The block to which the centre
longitudinal bar is attached is bracketted down below the level of the head and
foot bars and being thus placed allows of the spring of the bed bottom or mattress
sagging and also adds greatly to the strength of the article of furniture.
I will now proceed to more fully describo my invention by aid of the
accompanying drawings which illustrate the improvement as applied to a metallic
bedstead.
Figure 1 shews a metallic bedstead frame of my improved construction complete.
Figure 2 shows the bars to be attached to the head and foot rails. (a a) are tho
blocks upon the bars (b b) with the dovetails (c c) by means of which the
longitudinal bars (d d) are attached thus keeping the side of the frame of the
bedstead entirely free from the metallic spring fabric (e e) are the blocks to which
the centre longitudinal bar (ff) is attached which can be bracketted down below
the level, of the side bars (d d) or kept at the same level as shown by the
blocks (e e) at Figure 2 and may be bent or bowed down as shewn at Figure 1, the
object in either case being to allow of the spring of the bed bottom or mattress
sagging and at the same time to give greater strength to the article of furniture.
Figure 3 shews one end of a metallic fabric spring mattress with side bars (d' d¹)
attached to the blocks (a' a') which are dovetailed at (9 g) to fit onto dovetails on
the bedstead frame or head and foot rails
Figure 4 shews a dovetail which may be screwed on to the frame of wooden
. bedsteads to receive my improved construction of bed bottom
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Having thus described the nature of my said invention and the manner in
which the same is to be performed I claim the improvements in the construction
of the frames of bed bottoms and spring mattresses substantially as herein
more fully set forth and specified
In witness whereof I the said Ebenezer Hoskins have hereunto set my hand
and seal this thirtieth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and eighty four.
ERENEZER HOSKINS (L.S.)
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