US1608290A - Folding camp bed - Google Patents

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Nov; 23 1926. 1,608,290

' H. R. BASFORD FOLDING can? BED 2 Sheets-Sheet .1

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Nov. 23, 1926. 1,608,290 H. R. BASFORD FOLDING CAMP BED Original Filed July 22. 1920 2 Simeets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

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HAROLD B. BASFORD, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

FOLDING CAMP BED.

Application fi1ed July 22, 1920, Serial No. 398,219. Renewed October 6. 1921. Serial No. 505,922.

7 This invention relates to new and useful improvements in folding beds of the class that are used for camping, and is adapted to fold compactly and be carried on the running board of an automobile.

One object of the present invention is to provide means for folding the bed frame each end of the bed together when the bed is folded. Each leg having a notch at its foot which secures all of the folded members in one position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a folding bed the parts of which are all connected together whereby the chance of setting thebed up improperly is very much reduced. All of the parts secured to one end being symmetrical with the parts secured to the other end.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

An embodiment of the inventionis shown in the accompanying drawings in which the same reference numeral is app'liedito the same portion throughout, but I am aware that there may be modifications thereof.

Fig. *1 is aplan of the frame showing part of the spring mattress.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective viewof one-half of the frame folded ready for rolling up the spring mattress.

Fig. 4 is a section on line A-A of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is an end view.

Fig. 6 is a plan of one of the end portions showing method of folding.

Fig. 7 is a side view of the two frames partly in section showing how the two portions are connected together, and how they are folded is shown in dotted lines.

Fig. Sis a cross section of one of the folded sections.

Fig. 9 is an end view of one of the legs showing the slot for locking the two side rails in position on theend rails when the parts are folded.

The numeral 1 indicates a spring wire mattress which is in common use, but any kind of mattress that is adapted for rolling up in compact form can be used. The springs 2 are attached to the end angles 3 and at. (in the ends of these angles are pivoted the side angles 5'to 8 inclusive, the pivots are preferably rivetsit) to 12 inclusive. The legs 13 to 16 inclusive are pivoted on the side angles 5 to 8 inclusive by the rivets 17 to 20 inclusiveQ.

The top portion of the legs extends above the end angles 3 and L and have slots 21 which line up with slots 22 in the angles, a bolt 23 with wing nut 24: is adapted to 'be carried by the slot'21 and slide down into the slot 22 and when tightened will'hold the legs rigidly in an upright position.

The side angles 5 and 6 are adapted to interlock with the side angles? and 8 and the method of connecting is shown in Fig. 7. The slot 25 engages the pin26. The pin 26 is held rigidly by having one end in the side angle and the other end in a short angle 27 which is riveted to the side angle at 28, (see Fig. 4).

The bottoms of the leg angles are turned pip as at 29 to make a larger supporting surace.

A slot 30 is cut in the turned up portion to allow the legs tofold over the side angles as shown in Figs. 3 and 8.

A spacer .31 is interposedbetween the end angles and the side angles, so that one of the side angles can foldin the space left thereby.

The operation of knocking down and fold ing the bed after it has been set up is as follows: I

The bed is turned over with the mattress down as shown in Fig. 7 ,one end-section is raised and the slot 25 disengaged from the pin 26. Then the wing nuts 24 are loosened and the bolt 23 raised in the slot 21, this allows the legs to fold on the side angles, and the side angles to fold on the end angles as shown in Fig. 6 and the complete fold being shown in Fig. 3.

The other section is folded in the same Way and this leaves a folded section at each end of the mattress as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 7. Now the mattress can be rolled upon one of the sections or a part can be rolled up on each section bringing the two sections together, with the mattress wound around both. And thus a folding bed is constructed in which none of the parts are detached from the mattress and one that will fold into very compact form.

When the ends of the side rails are engaged with each other, one pair of side rails is then loosely pivoted to swing in .a plane substantially at right angles to the plane of the bed fabric as the bed finally appears when set up to stretch the bed fabric enough to make it support a person.

The legs are pivoted to move in the plane of the length of the side rails and they are also arranged to contact with the end rails on both their inner surfaces for the purpose of dispensing with the common form of leg braces. Suchbraces are unwieldy and troublesome and make the bed heavier, whereas the present arrangement permits the bed to be made lighter and allows it to be more easily and quickly set up. The old style corner braceseause additional expense in the manufacture of the bed as well.

While the angles are shown cut off at right angles and snugly fitting each other, as a matterof fact the pivots are moved enough and the fit is loose enough so as to allow the angles to make the necessary turning movement with respect to each other and only point out enough to hold the members snugly together when the bed is set up.

It will be seen that the bed frame is foldable into two units, one of which comprises two legs, two of the sectional side members and one end. member all being folded into compact alignment, as shown in Fig. 3 when the bed is taken down. This unit is connected to the bed fabric and may be rolled up with the bed fabric into proximity to the unit consisting of the aligned members forming the other end of the bed frame.

What I claim is as follows, but various modifications may be made in the construction shown in the drawings and above particularly described form, within the purview of my invention:

1. A folding bed frame comprising in combination, end rails with pivotally connected side rails adjacent the ends thereof, a bed fabric supported by said end rails, each of said side rails being in two parts and detachably connected together, supporting legs pivoted adjacent the free ends of said side rails, vertical slots in upper portion and above the pivot of said legs, threaded bolts in said slots ada ted to slide into slots in said end rails ant nuts on said bolts.-

2. A folding bed frame comprising a pair of end rails, a bed fabric connecting the, end rails, two side rails pivoted to each end rail and adapted to be connected together to form two complete side rails of the set up rails, and legs pivotallyconnected to the flange of said side rails, said legs having a portion adapted to engage the flange of said end rails above the pivotal connection with said side rails, whereby said legs are held in rigid engagement with the oppositely extending flanges of said end and side rails when the bed is set up.

f. A folding bed frame comprising two angle steel end rails, two sectional side rails pivotally connected to each end rail, an angle steel leg pivotally connected to each side rail to move in a plane at right angles to the side rail movement and positioned to bear on the outside surfaces of the end rail on both the inner surfaces of the angle legs when extended, means to connect the legs to the end rails to lock the legs extended, a bed fabric connecting the two end rails and means to connect the sectional side rails together in pairs to stretch the bed fabric, the end rail, one pair of side rails andone pair of legs being foldable together into an aligned unit when the .bed frame is taken down the complete bedfraine being formed of two such units.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of July A. D. 1920.

HAROLD R. BASFORD.

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