US1044592A - Bedclothes-holder. - Google Patents

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i TE TPATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM J. S'IOTT, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

BEDCLOTI-IES-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, TILLIAM J. S'roir'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Worcester, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Bedclothes-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for holding the clothes on a bed.

The principal objects thereof are to provide a simple and inexpensive device of this character which shall be readily adjustable to any or all kinds of beds and mattresses, and which will securely hold the bed clothes when many are used or even when only a single sheet is employed; also to provide a construction which will remain in position while the bed is being made, and which can be manipulated from one side of the bed without necessitating passing to the other side.

The invention also involves in'iprovements in details of construction as will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a bed with a preferred embodiment of this invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a plan thereof showing one end; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the clothes holding clamps showing the end connections; and Fig. 4 is a view of the end of the clamp.

The invention is shownv as applied to an ordinary metal bed. F or this purpose a bracket 10 is shown on each side of the bed having top and bottom flanges 11 at one end for receiving a plurality of set screws 12 by which the bracket is secured at any point along the side rail of the bed. In this way it will be obvious that the bracket can be adjusted longitudinally on the bed to bring the bed clothes holder to any desired point and that the bracket is firmly secured in adjusted position. The end of the bracket is provided with a vertical slot 13 in which is a vertical bar 14. This bar is secured adjustably by a set screw 15. It will be seen therefore that the bar can be adjusted to any desired height so as to accommodate mattresses of different thicknesses. On the top of the bar are shown a pair of pins 17 and above these pins the bar is pointed, the point having two surfaces at right angles to each other, in the present Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 18, 1911.

Patented Nov. 19, 1912.

Serial. No. 666,527.

case, to fitthe under side of an angle iron 18 which rests on this pointed surface. This angle iron extends across the bed over the mattress and at each end is provided with a bent rod 19 adapted to it just under the pins so as to hold the angle iron properly in position. This angle iron may rest on the mattress or be held slightly above it, but it is to be observed that it is entirely independent of the mattress, and. in either case the mattress can be taken out and. turned without removing this bar. On this angle iron or bar rests a similar one 20. The angle iron 20 projects beyond the ends of the lower angle iron 18 and is provided with a bent rod 21 at the end for receiving a strap This strap is connected with the bracket 10 by means of a buckle 23, spring 24:. and hook 25. The hook 25 is located on the set screw 15 and obviously the strap can be adjusted to suit the adjustment of the vertical bar and provide a spring pressure on the opposite ends of the upper bar 20 to hold it down in intimate contact with the lower bar. The upper surface of the lower bar and the lower surface of the upper bar preferably are provided with a layer of felt 26 or similar material glued to the bars. It will be understood of course that each end of the upper bar is held down by the spring when the device is in use to secure the bed clothes between the two bars. It will be seen also that in changing the bed clothes all that is required is to loosen the strap at one side of the bed and throw that end of the angle bar up on the foot of the bed. This entirely releases the bed clothes from the holder and permits any changes or other manipulations. After the bed clothes are arranged in the usual manner, of course passing over the lower bar, the loosened end of the upper bar is brought back into position over the clothes and lower bar to clamp the clothes thereto and the strap at that end is tightened up to the necessary degree. It will be seen therefore that these parts are designed to hold the bed clothes securely and to permit the making up of the bed in the usual manner without necessitating the tucking of the clothes between two holding bars and without necessitating any attention to the rear side of the bed. 7

In order to hold the bed clothes more thoroughly and particularly to hold them when they are thin, one of the two bars can be bent toward the other at the center. As for example, in this case, the upper bar is shown as being slightly depressed at the center. In this way when each end is pulled down by the spring the bars will hold the clothes all the way across. The object of holding the clothes in this way need not be explained in full, as many devices have been invented for this general purpose. It is sufficient to say that by this device the clothes are firmly held from end to end and also particularly in the middle, so that they cannot be loosened by a sleeper, and so that in making the bed up with the same clothes it is not necessary to loosen the holder, and the bed can be made up in much less time than if it were'necessary to straighten the clothes out fromend to end of the bed.

While I have illustrated and described a specific embodiment of the invention, I am aware that modifications can be made in the details of construction without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore I do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction herein shown and described but hat I do claim is 1. In a bed clothes holder, the combination of a bar, means for holding the bar along the top of a mattress at the foot of the bed, a second bar in contact with the top of the first bar and extending beyond it at both ends, and yielding means independent of the first named means and beyond the ends of the first bar for holding the second bar down at the ends on the first bar, one of said bars being straight and the other being bent toward it at the center in order to clamp the bed clothes throughout their length.

2. In a bed clothes holder, the combination of a pair of angle irons adapted to extend across the bed, one located above and fitting the top of the other and extending beyond it at both ends, a vertically adjustable positive support for the end of the lower bar at the side of the bed, and ad justable resilient means for fastening the projecting ends of the upper bar to said support to hold the upper bar yieldingly down on the lower bar.

3. In a bed clothes holder, the combination of a pair of brackets each longitudinally adjustable along the side rail of a bed, an upright held by each of said brackets and adjustable vertically, a transverse bar supported by the ends of said uprights, an upper bar fitting the upper surface of the first named bar and projecting beyond it at its ends, and a resilient adjustable means for holding the projecting ends of the upper bar down on the lower bar.

4:. In a device of the character described, the combination of a longitudinally adjustable bracket, a vertical bar adjustable vertically on the bracket and having an upper surface inclined from the center clownwardly in opposite directions, an angle iron fitting said upper surface and resting thereon and having a bent rod connecting its outer edges together, and a pair of pins on said vertical bar and fitting between said rod and the surface of the angle iron.

5. In a bed clothes holder, the combination of a bracket having a vertical passage therein a bar movable up and down in said passage, a set screw on the bracket for holding the bar in adjusted positions, a bed clothes holding bar supported above the top of said vertical bar, a strap connected with the end of said bed clothes holding bar, and a spring adjustably connected with said strap and connected with said set screw for holding said bar down.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

IVILLIAM J. STOTT.

lVitnesses ALBERT E. FAY, C. FORREST VVEssoN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. C.

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