US132728A - Improvement in spring bed-bottoms - Google Patents

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R. w. MclNTYREQ Improvement in Spring Bed-Bottoms.

No. 132,728, Patented Nov. 5,1872..

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iMPROVEMENT IN SPRING BED'BOTTOMS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 132,728, dated November 5, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROYAL W. MOINTYRE, of Oregon, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spring Bed-Bottoms, which are fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification.

In the drawing like letters in the different figures represent like parts.

Figure 1 is a top view Fig. 2 is an end view; Fig. 3, a perspective view of the adjustablebox; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the spring-holder.

Nature.

I My invention consists of devices for renderin g the bed-bottom extensible and adjustable to bedsteads of difierent widths.

A represents a four-square adjustable box, provided with flanges a, and on three of the sides of the box a stop or shoulder, 11, each. stop being a difterent distance from the end of the box, as seen in Fig.3. B represents cross-bars for holding the boxes A. These bars are made a proper thickness to fit in the boxes, and wide enough to extend above and form supports and stops for the boxes, and are provided with slots 0 c to receive the upper sides of the boxes, as shown in Fig. 2. 0 'represents head and foot guards, consisting of cross-bars, supported by two standards, for holding'the bed-clothes from the springs to protect the clothes from injury and from interferingwith the free operation of the springs. D represents metallic spring-holders, consisting of a metallic plate with two screw-holes, as shown in Fig. 4. of the drawing. E repre- -with the flanges a bearing against the ends of the bars, as shown at A in Fig.1 of the drawing then, by turning the boxes onefourth around on one side only of the bottom, it is adjusted to a wider bed, and so on till the three sides having stops are turned up, each turn increasing the width of the bottom; and by a corresponding change of theboxes on the other side of the bottom three additional and greater widths are produced.

When the bed-bottom is in proper position on the bedstead the edges of the flanges a rest on the top of the side rails, and being sharp embed themselves in the rails and thus prevent the bottom from sliding off the rails.

Claim.

WVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, ina bed-bottom, isa The adjustable boxes A, having flanges a and graduated stops b,'in combination with bars B, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of August, 1872.

ROYAL W. MCINTYRE.

Witnesses:

W. P. HAYWOOD, JOHN O. NEILL.

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