US681874A - Bedstead. - Google Patents

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No. 68!,874. Patented Sept. 3, MN.

I M. G. CONLEY.

BEDSTEAD.

- (Application filed m 21, 190i. (N0 Model.)

UNlTED STATES P TENT OFFICE.

MERIT G. CONLEY, OF LONGMONT, COLORADO.

.BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 681,874, dated September 3, 1901.

Application filed May 21, 1901. Serial No. 61,215. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MERIT G. CONLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Longmont, in the county of Boulder and State of Colorado, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bedsteads, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to metallic bedsteads, and more particularly to oorner-fastenings therefor.

It contemplates theprovision of a simple and inexpensive fastening through the medium of which a side rail of a bedstead may be quickly and easily connected to a cornor-post thereof and one which is so constructed that when the slats of the bedstead are in their proper operative position on the side rail they are calculated to preclude casual disconnection of said slats.

With the foregoing in mind the invention will be fully understood from the following description and claim when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in

which Figure l-is a vertical sectional view illustrating my improved fastening as holding the side rail and corner-post together and also illustrating a slat on the side rail. Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken in the plane indicated by the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail elevation of the peculiar side rail. Fig. 4 is a view showing the corner-post in eleva-' tion and the block thereon in vertical section. Fig. 5 is a sectional view illustrating the side of the block opposite to that shownin Fig. 4, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the end portion of the side rail.

In the said drawings similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the several views, referring to which- A is a corner-post of a metallic bedstead, and B is a tubular projection fixed with respect to the corner-post and extending laterally therefrom. This tubular projection B might be formed integral with or fixedly connected to the post in any suitable manner without departing from the scope of my invention; but I prefer in practice to form it integral with a block 0, which receives the post A, as shown, and is brazed or otherwise fixed on said post. The tubular projection B is of about the proportional length illustrated and in the preferred embodiment of the invention is provided at diametrically opposite points in its inner side with longitudinal grooves a. It is also provided in its inner side with grooves 19 c, the former extending in one direction fromone groove (1, the latter extending in an opposite direction from the other groove a, and all being inclined toward the corner-post A for a purpose presently pointed out.

D is the side rail, which is of right-angle form in cross-section and is provided at its end with an integral dowel E, having studs 1) c at diametrically opposite points. The dowel E in the preferred embodiment of the invention projects from a transverse wall F of the side rail, which transverse wall preferably has its corners rounded, as indicated by e, so that said corners will not form projections when the transverse wall abuts against the end of the tubular projection B. In effecting a connection of the side rail D to the corner-post A the dowel E is inserted endwise into the tubular projection B of block 0, with the studs b c of said dowel resting in the grooves a of the projection until the studs 1) 0 rest in alinement with the inner ends or mouths of the grooves b 0, respectively. From this it follows that when the side rail is given a quarter-turn the studs 6 0 will enter the grooves b 0, respectively, and effect a strong and durable connection of the rail to the corner-post. It will also be observed that by virtue of the inclination of the grooves before described they will operate when the studs are moved therein to draw the end of the side rail against the end of the tubular projection B, and thereby render the connection very rigid. When the side rail D is given the qu arter-turn stated to carry the studs on the dowel E into the grooves in to impart a full, clear, and exact nnderstanding of the same. I do not desire however,

to be understood as confining myself to such" specific construction and relative arrange-' ment of parts, as such changes or modifications may be made in practice as fairly fall; within the scope of my claim.

Having described my invention, What I, claimanddesire to secure by Letters Patent, I is In the bedstead corner-fastening described, jxlre combination of a corner-post, a tubular projection extending laterally from said post 5 and having a longitudinal groove in its inn-er side, and also having another groove in itSi '2 Betta inner side communicating with the longitudinal groove and extending laterally therefrom, and a side rail of right-angle form in cross-section having a dowel at one end adapted to enter the tubular projection on the corner-post, and provided with a stud adapted to enter the longitudinal and lateral grooves in the interior of said projection; the said stud being so arranged that when it is seated in the lateral groove of the tubular projection one of the portions of the rightangle rail will rest in a vertical position and the otherportion will rest in a horizontal po'- sition at the inner side of the vertical portion whereby,when a slat is placed on the hori= zontal portion with its end abutting against the vertical portion, casual turning of the rail and disconnection of the same from the corner-post will be prevented.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto-set 1 my hand in presence of two subscribing wit nesses.

MERIT '(LUONLEY; Witnesses:

AYRES STRAILLEY, J. L. WEAVER;

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