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FOLDING BED.

No. 537,424. Patented Apr. 9, 1895.

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No. 537,424. Patented Apr. 9, 1895.

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PETER H. MELLON AND GEORGE A. MELLON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI; SAID GEORGE A. MELLON ASSIGNOR TO SAID PETER H. MELLON.

FOLDING BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 537,424, dated April 9, 1895. Application filed January 31, 1895. Serial No. 536,788- (No model.)

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Be it known that we, PETER H. MELLON and GEORGE A. MELLON, residents of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Folding Beds, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to that form of folding bed which is adapted to have the body thereof close up against the head piece when not in use.

The object of our invention is to provide a metallic folding bed constructed with a view to convenience in handling and shipping, whose parts are easily put together and taken apart Without the use of tools; constructed also with simple and effective automatically folding legs at the foot end of the bed; and with a convenient means of keeping the bedding in position, and having a suitable counterbalancing bed bottom.

Referring to the drawings: Figure I illustrates a perspective view of the bed, with the body thereof horizontal. Fig. II illustrates a side elevation with the body folded to the perpendicular. The body placed horizontally is shown by broken lines. Fig. III illustrates the top of the head post, showing the method of attaching the canopy. Fig. IV illustrates in detail the manner of attaching the legs to the foot piece, showing the leg withdrawn from the socket. Fig. V illustrates in detail the same parts as shown in Fig. IV, excepting that the spur is closed into its socket.

Fig. VI illustrates in detail a side view of the foot piece as folded up against the head piece, with the legs thereof dropped to the perpendicular. Fig. VII illustrates the manner of placing and securing the counterbalancing weights. Fig. VIII illustrates in detail the pivot and bearing on the standard. Fig. IX illustrates in detail the manner of fastening the cross pieces of the base of the standard.

The same numbers designate the same or similar parts throughout the several figures.

1 are the short rear legs of the standards. 2 are the rearwardly curved front legs of the same, connected to the rear legs by rods 1.

3 are the front legs attached to the foot piece, and connected by a rod 3 cated on the front legs of the standards.

5 are the counterbalancing weights.

6 is the sliding head piece having lower rod 6 and upper rod 6.

7 are the uprights on the foot piece 7 8 are the removable cross braces completing the base of the standard.

9 are T-plates to which are fastened the side rails, uprights 7 and legs 3 of the foot piece. 10 are spurs on the legs of said foot piece. 11 are sockets in the uprights of the said foot piece, adapted to receive the spurs 10. The

uprights 7 are rigidly secure to the T-plates.

12 are slots through which pins 3 on the legs 3, pass, and free said legs when the bed is folded, drawing the spurs from their sockets.

13 are the side rails to the bed having pins 4. pivoted in the sockets 4 of the bearingblocks 2.

14 are mortises in blocks 1 on the legs of the standards into which the tenons 14 of the removable cross braces 8 are inserted forming dovetail joints to secure said cross braces to the standards 15, and 16 are angle cross rails on the side rails carrying the counter weights 5, said weights being made with a slot as shown to fit the front cross rail. 15.

17 are the main uprights to the standards curved to the front to form the front legs 2 of the standards. These uprights are passed through the blocks 17* secured to the rear legs. 18 is the top rod to the canopy. 19 is the cross rod to the same connected with the top piece to the ring pieces 20 and 17 are the fastenings of the ring-pieces to the uprights 17. 21 are guide rods fastened to the tie-blocks 17 and to the arms 17 on the uprights 17 for y the eyes 6 of the upper rod on the head piece 6 to slide upon.

. 22 are the ends of the lower rod forming pivots by'which the head piece 6 is connected with the counterbalancing end weights 5, or the head piece may be otherwise pivoted to the bed bottom. 7

23 is acurtain rod suspended from the crosspiece 18 and bearing against the uprights.

The bed bodyis pivoted in the sockets at in the front legs of the standards, said legs being placed soas to keep the center of gravity within their base when the bed is folded. The head-piece 6 is lowered and inclined when the bed is closed, its upper rod 6 being held in the plane of the uprights 17 with the eyes bearing on the bars 21, and its lower rod being pivoted to the end weights. YVhen thebed is folded the bedding is held in place by means of this head-piece, as shown by broken lines in Fig. II. At the foot end the bedding is held in place by means of a strap or other suitable device.

The foot end is constructed with broken legs 3, and uprights 7. The uprights 7 are rigidly attached at right angles to the side rails 13 by means of the plates 9. They carry sockets 11 adapted to receive the spurs 10 on the legs 3. Legs 3are secured to the plates9 by means of the slots 12 arranged to force the spurs 10 into the sockets 11 when the bed is opened, as shown in outline in Fig. II. \Vhen the bed is closed, the pins on the legsfadrop to the bottom of the slots 12, taking the spurs 10 out of the sockets 11, so that when the bed is completely closed, the foot legs are parallel with the side rails, as shown in Figs. II and VI.

. The canopy is attached to the uprights 17 by means of the ring pieces 20 engaged over screws directly on the top thereof, said ring piece carrying the canopy rod 18 and the cross.

piece 19. Another rod 23 is also attached thereto, to which a curtain may be suspended, to conceal the bed when closed. The canopy also serves to keep the standardsfrom spreading.

The weights 5 are slotted in their front portion to engage the edge of the front rail 15, and said weights bear against the angle in the rear rail 16, which keeps them in place when the bed is folded. By this means the weights may be readily adjusted, yet they are secured in place while in use.

A bed of this character is best constructed of metal tubing, but we do not claim broadly the use of tubes or rods for this purpose, nor do we limit ourselves to their use.

It will be seen that our form of bed is very simple, easilytaken apart and set up, accessible in all its parts for cleaning, and so balanced as to permit convenient swinging into either a folded or open position.

We claim as our invention 1. A metallic folding bed comprising a pair of standards having rear legs provided with tie-blocks and rearwardly curved front legs provided with rearwardly curved uprights extending through the tie-blocks of the rear legs,

the pivot-blocks having sockets and located on the front legs of the standards, the side rails having pins connected with the pivotblocks, the T-plates having vertical slots and secured to the side rails and the front piece provided with uprights having sockets in the lower ends and rigidly secured to the plates, and the sliding and swinginglegshaving studs at their upper ends received by the sockets and side pins projecting into the slots for limiting the movement of the legs; substantially as described.

2. A metallic folding bed comprisinga pair of standards having rear legs provided with tie-blocks, the front legs curved rearwardly and having pivot-blocks and uprights curved rearwardly and extending through the tieblocks, the arms on the uprights, the guiderods supported on the tie-blocks, and on the arms, the side rails having pins connected with the pivot-blocks, the sliding head piece having a lower rod connected with the side rails and an upper rod formed with eyes embracing the guide rods, and the front piece having folding legs; substantially as described.

3. A metallic folding bed comprising a pair of standards having rear legs provided with tie-blocks, the front legs curved rearwardly and having pivot blocks and uprights curved rearwardly and extending through the tieblocks, the arms on the uprights, the guiderods supported on the tie-blocks and on the arms, the side rails having pins connected with the pivot blocks, the angle cross-pieces secured to the rails, the slotted counterweights mounted on the angle crosspieces, the sliding head piece having a lower rod, pivoted to the end counterweights, and provided with an upper rod formed with eyes embracing the guide-rods, and the front piece having folding legs; substantially as described.

4:. In a metallic folding bed the combination of standards having pivot bearings, a bed frame with pivots near its head, adapted to turn in said pivot bearings and counter balance weights, the back edges of which are adapted to rest on an angular cross piece, and the front edges of which are slotted to engage the edges of a second cross rail, substantially as described.

PETER H. MELLON. GEO. A. MELLON.

In presence of- A. 0. BROWN, STANLEY STONER.

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