Mattresses, Cushions, and other Analogous Purposes.
Year: 1885

page_text: Mattresses, Cushions, and other Analogous Purposes.
I, WILLIAM THOMAS SMITH of No 30 George Street, Parade, Birmingham, in
the county of Warwick, Wire Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN WIRE NET OR TRELLIS WORK, SUITABLE FOR
FENCING, MATTRESSES, CUSHIONS, AND OTHER ANALOGOUS PURPOSES, to be as
follows:-
:-
This invention relates to the construction of wire net or trellis work constructed
in the manner hereinafter described and which may be used in the construction of
Fencing, Mattresses, seats, cushions, and other purposes.
In constructing this my invention I take wire of suitable thickness, and bend it
into a continuous zigzag shape, that is to say I take the wire and bend a portion
of its length, say for example about two inches long to an angle of about 60° more
or less, and then bend the next similar portion of its length again to about the
angle of 60° to the last portion, and so on until I have a series of bent angles of
sufficient length for my purpose.
Again, I further require in order to complete this my net work, a connecter
which may consist of a ring generally oval in shape or, it may be oblong in shape,
or it may be of wire having an eye or hook at each end.
In putting these parts together in order to form this my network, I take one of
the pieces having a series of zigzag or angular forms and attach to each joint or
apex of angles, one of the connecters herein before mentioned; and to the other ends
of these connecters I again attach another piece having a series of zigzag or angular
forms, and so on until I attain the required size.
I am aware that a coiled wire net work is formed for such purposes and
interlaced into each other, but in this my invention my angular pieces are not
coiled but of a much simpler construction and also are not interlaced.
In adapting my invention to Mattresses seats, cushions and other similar
purposes may use it in combination with, or without round spiral springs and
mounted either upon wooden or iron frames, or in some cases (for bed bottoms)
direct to the bedsteads themselves.
WILLIAM THOMAS SMITH.
Per Chas. T. Powell,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Wire Net or Trellis Work suitable for Fencing,
Mattresses, Cushions, and other Analogous Purposes.
I, WILLIAM THOMAS SMITH of No 30 George Street, Parade Birmingham, in
the county of Warwick Wire Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN WIRE NET, OR TRELLIS WORK, SUITABLE FOR
FENCING, MATTRESSES, CUSHIONS, AND OTHER ANALOGOUS PURPOSES, 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 the construction of wire net or trellis work, constructed
in the manner hereinafter described, and which may be used in the construction of
fencing, mattresses, seats, cushions, and other purposes.
By the assistance of the accompanying drawings I will proceed to describe this
my invention more fully, noting the figures and letters of reference thereon.
Fig. 1 is a plan of a portion of wire net or trellis work constructed according to
this my said invention.
Fig. 2 is and end elevation of Fig. 1 upon line A-B.
Fig. 3 are views of various connectors that may be used in this my wire net or
trellis work.
In constructing this my invention I take wire of suitable thickness, and bend it
into a continuous zigzag shape, that is to say I take the wire and bend a portion
of its length, say for example about two inches long to an angle of about 60° more
or less, and then bend the next similar portion of its length again to about a
similar angle of 60° to the last portion, and so on until I have a series of bent
angles of sufficient length for my purpose.
It will be seen that by this my method of construction of wire net or trellis
work I am enabled to form two or more zigzag rows out of one continuous piece of
wire, as shewn upon the drawings Fig. 1, or they may be in single rows, should
their length be such as to make it impracticable to form them in more than
one row.
It will also be seen upon Fig. 1 that by making the fastening of the two ends
of the wire at a (or a 1), it enables me to preserve a smooth edge of wire all along
the outside of the net work, which in the case of hed-bottoms, seats, cushions and
the like, very much saves the wear and tear of the covering material, and less
likely to injure the hands of those using them, while at the same time giving it a
neat and trim appearance. The angles of these zigzag bends may be varied to suit
taste or requirements, that is, they may be made more acute or more obtuse.
Again, I require in order to complete this my network a connector which may
consist of a ring generally oval in shape similarly as shewn at b, Fig. 3, or it may
be oblong in shape, or it may have an eye or hook at each end as shewn at c, d, e,
Fig. 3. I do not confine myself to any particular form of connector, as I may in
some instances where advantageous, such as in bed bottoms, seats &c, place any
desired number of coiled springs in their stead, or I may modify their shape should
it be necessary. I find however that the connectors shewn in Fig. 2, and at b,
and c, Fig. 3 are most convenient for my purpose.

page_text: In putting these parts together in order to form this my network, I take one of
the pieces of zigzag wire, either single or double, and attach to each joint or apex
of angle, one of the connectors herein before mentioned, the other end of these
connectors I then connect to the adjoining joints or apexes of the angles opposite,
and so on until I attain the required size.
In adapting my invention to mattresses, seats, cushions, and other similar
purposes, I may mount it upon either wooden or iron frames, or in some cases,
as for instance in bed bottoms, I may attach it direct to the bedsteads themselves.
I am aware that a coiled wire net work is formed for such purposes, and
interlaced into each other, but in this my invention, my angular pieces are not
coiled, neither are they interlaced.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The construction of wire net or trellis work, by means of wire bent in a row or
rows of a zigzag form in the manner herein described and illustrated upon the
drawings, or any mere modification of the same.
:
CHAS. T. POWELL,
Agent for the Applicant.