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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
HENRY JASPER MIcCORMICK, OF SANTA ANNA, TEXAS.
BEDSTEAD ATTACHMENT.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 375,645, dated December 27, 1887.
Application filed.July 13, 1887. Serial No. 214,154. (No model.)To all wvhoiy it nray concern:
Be it known that I, HENRY JASPER Mc'-
CoRnIrCK, a citizen of the United States, re-
siding at Santa Anna, in the county of Cole-
5 man and State of Texas, have invented a new
and useful Improvement in Bedstead Attach-
ments, of which the following is a specifica-
tion,
My invention relates to an improvement in
Ic bedsteads; and it consists in the construction
and arrangement of the parts thereof, which
will be more fully hereinafter described, and
particularly pointed out in the claim.
The object of my invention is to provide an
15 improved means for securing the side rails to
the head and foot boards, whereby the rails
may be easily secured in position, and will be
prevented from disengagement when the parts
become worn. I attain this object by the con-
20 struction illustrated in the accompanying
drawings, wherein like letters of reference in-
dicate similar parts in the several views, and
in which-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my irm-
25 proved form of bedstead. Fig. 2 is a trans-
verse vertical section on the line x x of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line yy
of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view
of the metallic joint. Fig. 5 is a detail per-
30 spective of the end of one of the slats. Fig.
6 is a similar view of one of the attaching-
hooks.
A. indicates the side rails, and B and B' the
head and foot boards. Connected to the two
35 side rails, A, at about their central inner sur-
faces is a cross-rail, C,which is secured to the
said rails by any preferred means, and is
adapted to prevent the downward sagging of
the slats or cross-strips when the pressure of
40 the mattresses and other weights are brought
to bear thereupon.
Upon each inner end of the side rails, A, a
plate, a, is secured, which is formed with an
integral dovetail feather, a', which is wider at
45 its top portion than at its lower end.
The inner ends of the posts of the foot and
head boards B and B', have plates b secured
thereto, which are formed with integral en-
largements b',having dovetail grooves b, which
5e are wider at their upper portions than at their
lower ends, as will be understood. The feath-ers a' are adapted to engage with the grooves
B', as shown in Fig. 4, and the parts contain-
ing the plates a and b are thus firmly united.
At the upper end of the feathers a' tongues b' 55
are integrally formed, which engage with a re-
cess, b, provided in the upper portions of the
enlargements b . By this means the feather a'
is further prevented from slipping through
the groove b*, as will be readily understood. 6o
The inner sides of the side rails, A, and the
head and foot boards B and B' are provided
with a series of screw-hooks, D, which are ar-
ranged at predetermined intervals, and with
the hook portions thereof turned upward and 65
slightly inward.
A series df metallic strips or slats, E, are
provided, the end of each of which is secured
to an attaching-loop, E'. These loops E' con-
sist, essentially, of a rectangularly - shaped 70
piece of metal having an integral elongated
slot, e, and a narrow transverse slot, e', which
extends into a projection, e', formed with the
said loop. The slats E are then secured in
position by engaging the loops E' with the 75
hooks D, as will be readily understood, when
the bedstead will be ready for use.
The novelty and utility of my improvement
being obviously apparent and appreciable, it is
unnecessary to further enlarge upon thesame. 8o
Having thus described my invention, what
I claim as new is-
The combination, with the side rails and head
and foot boards, of the plates b, having angu-
lar projections bI, provided with wedge-shaped 85
grooves b* and small inclined recesses b' at
their upper parts, and the plates a, having
the tapering wedge-shaped projections a',pro-
vided with the lugs 'b integrally formed with
their upper portions and adapted to engage 90o
the recesses b8, whereby when the projecting
engaging portions of the plates a and b wear
and become loose they are prevented from dis-
jointure by the engagement of the lugs b' with
the recesses b, substantially as described. 95
In testimony that I claim the foregoing as
my own I have hereto affixed my signature in
in presence of two witnesses.
HENRY JASPER McCORMICK.
Witnesses:
H. D. WALKER,
E. W. OLIVER.
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McCormick, Henry Jasper. Bedstead Attachment., patent, December 27, 1887; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth171692/m1/2/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.