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Description

same in an inverted position.

N"Ummm srATES PATEN specification of Letters Patent No. 26,577, dated December a7, 1859,` 1f

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SERAPHIN ESPACE, of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamiltonand State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bedsteads; and I do hereby declare that the followin is a full and eXact description thereof, reerence being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, making part of this specification. p

The nature of my invention relates to the arrangement and combination of parts, in the construction of bedsteads, substantially as hereinafter represented and described.

With reference to the accompanying drawings Figure 1, is a perspective view of the improved bedstead. Fig. 2, is a plan of the Fig. 3, is a central transverse section.

The posts A, are composed of an upright strip of angle iron to which are riveted the arms 1, 2, 3, 4, furnished with sockets at their ends, and the braces 5, 6, 7, which firmly brace the said arms. `The two posts at the head, as also the two at the foot are respectively connected by the rails B, made of thin metal bars, these rails being riveted or otherwise secured to the posts and braced in like manner to the arms l, 2, 3, 4. 1

The side lower rails are composed of two thin metal bars C, D, joined and made stiff by the stays and braces as shown, their ends and the lower ends of the braces e, being furnished with the hooks F, which are iitted to the sockets in the ends of arms 2, 3, 4. The top rails G, are in like manner furnished with hooks fitted to thesockets in the ends of arms 1.

The head and foot boards are formed of a series of strips of thin metal, .the lower strip being straight, and the others bent as represented so as to form a sort of lattice work, with the screw rods H, passing vertically through them to secure them together. l

These screw `rods serve also to compress the lattice work vertically thereby elongating the head or foot board in their places between the posts so as to cause them to act more perfectly as braces for the posts` and remedy any looseness that might occurbetween them and the posts. The rods I, are similar to the rods H, and serve to secure the head and foot boards in suchimanner that they` maybe easily removable from their 1 connection withthe posts.` `Theserods I, are y tted to corner blocks ingtheangle: of the-1 1 post and pass throughzsaid blocksiwhich are 1 fast to the posts and theI end`s`f11of `theg1head1` and foot boards sol securing themtogether. y w y y J, is an elastic or yieldingfoundation1g1161011 sheet for the bedding to restf upon,itslends rest upon the iiange upon the; inside 1of1the1 1 1 1 lower one of the rails B, at each end ofthe y bedstead, said `rails being`made offangle1 iron for that purpose. Ongealchyend of the65 1 i foundation J, s xed a pin erguida1 rodfT,111 1 1 passing through a .suitablefsocket inthe f lower rail B, in whicliitislides backand1 1 y forth as the foundation1J,fmovesupand` 11 y down. This foundation J,"may1libe .1 of` lonejw` piece or more, of thin sheet metal or ofstrips riveted together. 1 1 y A barK,11 connects and bracesthe rails D. i; On this bar is arranged anellipticalspring L, and two spiral springs 1M,1o`n` which restsw' the middle of the foundationtsheet J .1 The f bolt rods N, pass throughfears on the1.11`rails` 1 i C, the spiral springs M, and tli`e"bar11K,1`and1p` so hold said springs inplace. i horizon; f y f tal plane with the rails 1Dgmare1 arrangedthej V-shaped braces one1`being"attacl1ed tol ther1 two head-posts and the `other-1 11to thentwo foot-posts and the two 1connected bythe screw 0. l?, Q1, are the braces, and means of the screw o, they can be strainedsoas to give stiffness to the b edstead andkeep it" in its proper rectangular form. y ,1 1 This bedstead can be1easily taken 1, down by simply releasing the screw 0and lifting, 1, the hooks F, and S, from their sockets, and l; as easily setup. 1 y 1, 1"

It is not always desirableI to apply casters to the feet of bedsteads, and when` they are` p not so applied and it becomes*necessaryto` 1 1 move or slide the bedstead upon 1thecar-l9`5 1 1i pet or ioor the feet of. thefbedstead as lordi-l1 i *111 narily constructed areveryfaptto scratch-or11 mar the carpet or Hoor. Toremedythe evil y 11 above named and render the lbedstead moref1 1 perfect in that respect I make the part offlOO` the foot which rests 1upontthe floor, of leadl,` 1 The soft and ductile nature `of this :metal1 will insure the sliding of a bedstead th"us` 11 mounted, freely without liability toscratch i or mar the carpet 1or Hoor, onwhichitlis 1105" l moved. 1" l 11 1" 2 Y eem Having described the construction of my boards, all substantially as and for the purimproved bedstead pose set forth. 10

I claim the described arrangement and In testimony of which invention I have combination of parts consisting essentially hereunto set my hand.

of the foundation J, and its springs L, M, SERAPHIN ESPACE.

the posts A, rails C, D, hooks F, and their sockets, the braces P, Q, and their adjusting screw O, and the lattice Work head, and foot,

Witnesses H. E. CLIFTON, D. N. B. COFFIN, Jr.

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