Improvements in Feet for Bedsteads and Couches.
Year: 1888

page_text: Improvements in Feet for Bedsteads and Couches.
We GEORGE WOODS of Bewsey Terrace Warrington in the county of Lancaster
and EDWIN WOODS of 175 Bewsey Road Warrington in the county of Lancaster
Wire Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object is to provide, for bedsteads, couches, and like heavy and frequently
moved furniture, improved feet of simple construction having the property of
allowing the said furniture to be moved from place to place without noise or injury
to the floor.
The invention consists essentially in the combination with the legs of the said
furniture of metallic shoes having india rubber pads let into and cemented to the
under surface thereof. The said pads are advantageously made with the part fitting
to the shoes of hard and the under portion of soft material.
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L 1009
Per pro J. T. KING,
J. Johnson,
Agent.

page_text: Improvements in Feet for Bedsteads and Couches.
We, GEORGE WOODS, of Bewsey Terrace, Warrington, in the County of Lancaster,
and EDWIN WOODS, of 175 Bewsey Road, Warrington, in the County of Lancaster,
Wire Manufacturers, 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 is to provide, for bedsteads, couches, and like heavy and frequently
moved furniture, improved feed of simple construction having the property of
allowing the said furniture to be moved from place to place without noise or injury
to the floor.
The invention consists essentially in the combination with the legs of the said
furniture of metallic shoes having india rubber pads let into and cemented to the
under surface thereof. The said pads are advantageously made with the part fitting
to the shoes of hard and the under portion of soft material.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view and fig. 2 a vertical section of a bedstead or couch
foot under our invention. a leg. metallic shoe recessed at the bottom. c c¹ rubber pad
fitting into the recess and cemented thereto by means of any usual and suitable cement.
chard rubber. c soft rubber these parts are made and attached together in any well
known way.
Fig. 3 is a vertical section of a modified construction of foot under our invention.
a leg. metallic shoe formed with dove tail grooves d. c c rubber pad.
Fig. 4 is an elevation and fig. 5 a vertical section of another modification of foot
under our invention. a leg shoe formed with claws e. e rubber pad the
claws e are bent so as to grip the rubber after the said rubber has been cemented in
position.
It will be observed that the construction of the foot may be varied in many ways
without departing from our invention and that the india-rubber may be pure or
vulcanised or mixed with other substances or that so called artificial rubber or
oquivalent substances may be used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is.
First. The combination with the legs of bedsteads and couches of metallic shoes
provided with india rubber pads substantially in the manner and for the purpose
setforth.
Second. Constructing pads for bedstead and couch feet of hard and soft portions
substantially in the manner and for the purpose setforth.
Dated this 15th day of D 1000