[1]Patentec', j"@'eb. 7, 19-98. 1,658.p776 U@NITED@ ST@A@TES@ @@P,ATEN@T' OFFICE.. MOSES C. NIXON, OF CHICAG6, ILLINOIS. BE,D OR 1.TTACFIT<EXT TI-IEREFOR. Api@licatioii filed Sept,-mber 2,1922. Serial No., 585',9-10. @,,,-Ty invent.@oii i-elates to beds, the object @ ellqs@ 15 re@ting u@on the@ bas,- of the SUPbei,-@,,@@ to prol7ide ii:ieaiis @ylierobi, tl-ie oostrtre ecl iia,,iy be 011- Llie of tllo 1) el-@a@rged @vitI,@oLit i:iiidtie sti,,tiii or aiicl iii the cons-Li@iction b@- cl NA-itlioiit Jepti-tilig fi@oi--n Lhe@si)ir:IIL of in, : , ll(.s I i.s ,L plaii vieiv of ,ittacliecl, (@,en,tril portio-n I)i@6l@eii otil, .@o@ -c,Liec, tl)e i,.-idtl oj'- flie cl ,ivii-i(y, Fig. 2 is ,i si(le vieiv cf Fio- 1- Fiois th ic 3icle vieiv of e ii aseiiient ari,,l ti-le - iki@Ont side - of the cl@I'L @-tAVly 'Lo better illiis -ts; Fi. Avork,-,i@-T pai is a: cross see, 4 @Lio-..ial A,7ew oii line 4--A- @.r Fio- 5 is -i s e o ,i i v 0 c,@i v-e-@ : 6ii Iii-io 5 5 f Fill. 2; Fig. 6 s oncl vie-@N, of the si(lo i-ail in sectioil v@ 'Ilcll tilf-, braclcclt iii plice; Fig. is a sc@ctioil of chaiiis for coiii-iecti-ig t@e tN7@ r o s(@tS, Of lcve,-s Avitli piovisioii for@ aclI.e-Ligth ill IVilicii tile 1-. ,@llown ,;ectlo,-, I,-qcl Fi(,@ 8 @is an@ enl@lt,7 5 ilioc'tifieci ceiatril -jecti6i-i of F.io-. 2. II'l tliae di;aN@-@iigs, siii-iiiar.@iaLircierils of refc-oi-i-c-sl,)oi.-idilio@ pai-ts il'i tlie d-iffei@eiit aiicl, t:o the siiiie I 2 cl(,-,iote the liead ,tnd I-oo'tl. respeetjveL,v ,@iicl: '.' 'LI-ip- sicle rails of t. bed. Firiuly seci,,red 'L-o and near the ends of t'Lle s@do rails 4 @,.ncl 5, thus foriiiiiio@ a slippoi,tiitg "Critrlie fol-@ the -Listi@ql beo, f@ibric, Ay' llicfl is p@6t as iL is not ,I tt p slo@vn p Pt of the resent; iiivention. @,,IolLntec', u-i)o-,i tl-ie side r,,Lils are stil.)I)ortin@,. bi,ackets i b,,ise 7 aclaplect to rest upoii the top of the i-,iils. At the 40 outer-sid(@ of- these riils the I)rackets turn til?Avard lvv@th holes 8 iie,,ir their top, froiii @vhic,h ttip- top slopes 'L-ov@-arct e,,tch. elicl. A@t tiie of the r,,iils anct neil-- the encts of t'iie 'j)raekets -,lie la'uter are turned cloivnAv@irc@ to forifi -,Lil)ports 0, and the, ceiltral p@"i@t i"' foriyieOL 'co rest the vei:tictl an9 I.e oi@ ttill i,ails -@liei@el)y @@oi!r@iing ,,, bp ace 10 tt(,@ainst tl-ic- teilsioii iiicident to the Aveigl-it )o III)o-a the -I',-Lbric. At the iliner-s,cle of ihe ra; "Cs @,ectioiis of 11-ie bm@ ekets are ttirn6,(l up,lr 1-toles 11 therein positioned, to Nvitli liole,,i S. Extencling across "tri(I stii)i)orled in these holes are screws 12, all(i 'uhre,,tcleeL thereoii ,,tre sleeies 13 witi-I f-taii(yes 1,1 extendiii,@)@ d(.)wn@ward with their pol@t-i@'lg br,,,,ckets thei-eby prevela a. revoeinent of@ I.iible 01, rocl@:il-io@ iiiov ,llesleeves; The objcet of tlaese screavs aiid@ slee ves is 'to foriii acijtistible betriiio's Lo oonf ril'i t@ the 0 0 go ividtli ol@ the joiliteo, fraiiie as coiiipared ivith that 6f @tlie becl@ on ivi4ich it is used. I These brackels are firinly, btit preferably to t'lie, rails as by clam ps'crips 16, @toriiied of- flat steel@ i,),itli @,hole: @t o5 co@lli eiad laear ivliieli they are beiit to rio,-ht anO,@ in sectirin@ flie brackets !he claiiip-straps ai,-- passed througli opoiiiiigs 16' of the ul:)-war@ll), ext enCliDg port,ion ' o@f thc,,@ b-rocicets.. beiit ovei- the btse of@ the lat- 70 e -t ',) , t i@. qroi,,n(i ti@ rails and- cli,aivn, as by -iialy securi c rews or I s bolts li tliereby fii iig the bracl@:ets in plac . It is obvi t e ous haf tlies e: br@tel@ets iiity be i-iiocl'fiecl' and adapted 't-o i"tirnisli pii,o'Le,,l stipport for-,-@ si'no;le, f rame 75 ,.aei -iiber as )Tell@ is 'cl-lat herein described'. i N'@'ountecl upon sleeves 13 ai,e angle@ b,.trs IS that f6riii a- centr@tl::or ,-eit secti6n, PIVe d bo,,I), oi@ heid al]Lcl thicli or l@nee sup port ing iiiciilbers 19 aiid-20'i-espectiveiv, ,iiid so to the I'acter, is@ pivot@ally securecl a;, leg or - f"oot supportino, section, 21, tllereby forialino, @-,t j oi-,i-,ecl I-rliaie@ to ivhich the f abric 22@ that stip ports. the@ iliattiess is a'utacbecl (only smtii n slio-wn), as by heli Is 2,,, While the 85 se6tio 'el br,,,cl@ets shov@,n are, fori-iied as st,,irapings it is' obv@otis t-'iiat they- ni.ay be ul? of pirts'. aild' since tlie: i,oiiitecl@ -i,3!aiiie fti@i-ii'shes support for the fabric, @nd the - pivo@ued' le@ vei@s ai-e sul)portabl3, connectecl with the cenoo, Lral or seat sectioii it is apparent t@hat the app@@irati-is is s-,IT@coi-itained aiid iiy,,ty@ be secui-ecl to or supported by otlier mealis than becl rails. As it n-iay be closii,ecl@ to use this jointed 95 @raiiie oia olcl beds, ivit . bout i@eiiioviiag the bed@ -i'abi-ic thei'e',roiii, a pivoteci si)reader 24 has been clevised tile lltllnber of ivlii@h iiiay be, cli as will ineet re(,Iiiireiiients. SU Rs ends are offset t;licl ivote(I in 1-ioles 25 at oppo- loo p site siclos of tlle fraliae ivitli shoulclers 26 to prei, en -i sli@ping too f@ir t the ends f@-oiil throLi@_yli. This spi-e,acler is lield in an ,tnouLir positioli, as b pins so th,,tt as it cony tacts ii,itli the bed T,,il)ric the teiideiicy ivotild 105 [)-,.to be ct'@ried upward' out of @ the @ -v@ay, and a'(, tlie s,,,,me tii,@ie,give, witl-t flie 'Labr. . Le anct, ai,oiel a rigicl resistance to the weioht of,,the,, oceupint: of the becl. If the jointed f I raiiie,@ i used witho.-ut re1,10
[2]being secured b.y clamp-sti@,,il),s 16 b , clegei-ibe(i ,,is 16 aiicl iiiis@placei-,-,iei-it at, t@e, ot]-ier eiid 5 @ prei7eiitecl by I-Licgys 29 exteii@ii,@i(Y CIOWIIINTI@IIL,CT L, 10 at eacli side 6'L the rails. Ti-iese br,,ie-l@ets f6rm all elevated bise uppi-i - @vb.i(,h the free end oT the le- section ricles as its pivoted end is raised and lowei,ed by the inoveiiielit of the t-laigli illen-iber. It is -Linclerstoocl, of '5 coiirqe, t-hat if the bed fqbr@c ,iiict ba.r .1) ,ire iic)t present these elevated brackets ivlo-Lild .nc)t be requirecl, as the leg @e,-tion iii that case could rest @ii-id i,ide upoii ttie i,,ails, and t,hat the coiiiiections of tli(-@I)ocly ancl tlii(?,,I-i "O ineiiibers -with the stipport-inu bi-ael-ets could be loivered accordingly, brijn,(,@in@, @iie' @vli le 0 jointed fraiiie closer to the rails. Pivotally suppoi,ted in bearino--s 30 are shifts 31, ,incl lever's 32 aiicl ;33 @@,liiclil -Nvhile 25 in the foriii of se(@,inents iiiay I)e regarded as bell-crank levers ii-e s,(@ctirect ti@iereto, as I)y litibs split betiv@en ears 34 iiid di.aivn, as,by bolts 35. These levers ai!e siiiiilarl), f ornied, ex-cept that one of the le@Ters 39is adaptecl T-or use of t)vo chaing iiiste@id of oi]Le. The object, of claiiipiio- these levers on the sliafts is to peri,.,iit. acljustino- tlieii@ positioiis to coiiform to the ia,@dth of the bed oi-i -wliieli they are used. Tlie3T ai-@ opel-atively 35 Conn6eted Nvitli the bbd T and thio@li: iiaei-iibc@rs 3 o-.f the joii-it(-,cl fraiiie, as 1)3r Iiiilrs oi- I)itiiien 36@ the latter being @i-ovided Avit'ii slioulders in I side the frame iiigle a-nd li.eld in place. is by- nuts 37, aiid iln the pre-eiit case the leiers 40 as showli are -partly in seginent,,il fol!lll, -whicli ,iff-6rcls a n-iore iiniforlil lei,ei,ao-c and ti ns, blit it is a pai-eiit tli,,it power at all I)osi o p other foriiis of levers may readily be stib stitiited. 45 Cliains 3S are passed over the se;(@ment, of levers 'o,3.and sectired thereto as by bolts 39, with a i,ing 40 at their free E@iid, @ncl:cliaiiis 41 ire secured to levers 32 as by bolts 49@, passed beneatl-i the -,egiiiei-.it witli liool@9 43 ,tt 50 their free ends, -wliieli in R'Ialdng coiiiiection is passecl tlirouah the riiigs, retui@ned to ind h6ol-ecl into oiie of tllel liiiks, (see Fig,. 7) tlius foriiiing adjustabl(,@ o eratin- coniaecp zn tions betiieeii the lei,ei-s, biit it is obvio Lis tliit r)5 oth'er iiie,@ins to foriii such c6iiiiectioiis I)e stil)Ftituted. TI-ie iiitelition to 1.)I@o@@i(le acl.justiiielit, so that if (lesire(I oi,.@ i-iieiiil@)er of the join@tecl frame iii,,ty be raisecl liigher tliaii tile ot,lier, or tllat oiily oiie member be i@aisecl, 60 orprovision nl,,iy be inacT6 so tl)atone iiiciiiljer -astet- tliall the otl@iei- AvIlicit ("III ]@)o be raised I ac(,oiiii)lished by lengthening or sl)oi-teiiiii(y either of the levers 32 or 33. As the level's ar(, rigidly secured to sh,@ifts 31 it is ,tppai,ent 65 that o-nly one connection between the tivo inoving the becl f,.ibric, the leg zection woiild sets is the object of liaving a coiidrag tipon it., also, be interferecl with by bar nectioii oil eaell sicle of- tli(@ becl is@ that if the 5. veiit tliis, brackets 28 to bridge 1,,itt(,i- i,@ plicqd a--aiiist a Nvill the coiinectioil To pre said b,,tr aiid support the leg seetioi@ arc@ pro- oii tl-iat scle la-ia3r 1.)e Ic,-iigtlieilf-,cl iiiitil inop5 videcl. Iii the preseiit c,,ise, ii-e micl,e iiicl actjiisti-iient a.ftordecl tliroligli tl)e 70 of flat sti,ips, ]Deiit iiear botli eiicis, one eiid. o,@I)osed coiiiie@.,,tioll. Also, Is it itia,), I)e (lesir(,d to i.@et,,iiii 7tlie ]@iiee aiici foot @-ections in a i@a;secl ,)o@@iitioi,, "'@ @ iltliort o+.' the body If-@voi@s ai-o pi-o@,ided @,@itli a M. telie't or nlot(@,.,,es 4,1@, I)ivot,,,ill3r s(teiii-e(I to stip- 75 1)(r'- 9 II Io 1),It'"71- 45, ivliieli ii@ia@, 1)(,, iiia(le inol)ei@ati),e I)N, ii-ioviiitlie.ill -to' the ol)posite st(le of tlieii@ Pi,l'ots, @,liicl tlie oii(-, oii the exposed side of tlie becl niovecl into contact i@,hen de,@ii!ccl to i@et,,tiii the tiii(yli riieiiil)c@r in so a rais@ecl i)o,3iti6n. Aii iiicaseiiieiat forliae(I by seciirin(y parts 46 aiicl 4.7 togetlici,, ,ts I)y bolt@,, 48, and aii extonsion ,iO, ciiaiin(,,Iled to iiial@e it iitoi-e I.i(,i(I is sectirecl to oiie eiicl of -LbG, iiicaseii'lent, as 85 1,)Y bolts 51! -Lnd t,) the free end of this extc@iisioil is scetij2ed a liooli 49 whicli, in the pres(,,it is liool@e@t oiito bar 4 ,ind Eeetirecl thercto, ',Is I)y a liooic ])Olt 59, tl)i,oiigil ,t I)olt liole ,-)2' iii the exten@ion ot- it iiii3r be go attaciie(i ii, ai-i@; 4iiital)le riiiiii'iiei- at either eild o-il the ]-)ed. Brickets r)@3 at,e to the i-ails, ,is b)' elinil)-stral),s 16"', (lescribed as l(@, @tiqcl supporte(I I)y thes(@ br,,Lcl@c@ts is @@ill Opel-,Ltlnl(y Shaf-t 54 Nil)icli ex- 95 teiads beneatli the becl, passes tlii@otirrh the upper pqrt oi' tbe, iiic,,iseiiieiit aiid ]@)earings ,3r) tli,,it- L@xteiid tlieref-roiii tlle, el s of I Iti) ii-Ilieli are a pai,t of ,,iid exteiad froiyt the top secl-ioii 5C) oll the iiiclsetiieiit. @iiid @ire se100 is bl, bolts 5(. Tlii,, flirnishes ptii,t s I tippoi . .@t for the iiicas-iiieiit aiid is ol)ei.@- ,Itcd l@y ei-@ilil@ r)s, tlle littel- (lot@tclial)le ziiicl ilia), 1.)(-, ippliecl t6 eitllei@-ell(.l of the it oj.)erative @fi-oin @,i(le 105 (,f the This (.ti-,,ink ni@i)- @il@o b(@ lise(I to a;-Ijiist tli(@ diff-(@rent sectioii,@i of the Ioititc@d 1) n(" it to O"tll(@r ii(I OT appl)ri ',II -Iiieh Avillh pins 31' to iiialce t,ii- rative. 110 0 IVitliin t@lleeiiietseiiieiit lel,igtli-@i-ise of and exte-adino: froiii oiie eii(i tli(,,i-(,,of i@, L tlii@eade(-l ilocl 59@', -Nilliel-I I-flay 1)(, opeiatii,el.N, eoiiiiec,ted to one of tli(', level,@s 31-), as 1.)y" (@@li@lin 60 pass@,(,cl I)eneitli segnie.-nt aiid secured 115 tliereto, ,is by bolt 61, oi- otliei., sliit@II)IC til@)on tlir(@aderl i,o(I is a gea-t- oi@ iiiit C)2. the Iii-il) of i@,liieli is boi-(@(i @ind @Iii.-oa(led to lil,,ite the tlirc,,t(ls oii the i-o(-I, @iiid firlial-v sective(I oii sliaft 54- i ]:)@, ii 5.@' is a I 11 s p I acar 63 a(l@ipte(I to yeir 02, c,,i-Lisii)(r tlic@ latter to revolve tll'011TICI tll(@ i-od t@liereb), iiiip,.ii,tiiig to it aii c@iidwise ree . I 110- P catin'), iiioveiiie-,qt-. A(Ijoiiiiiig f-lie l@itll)s of (lr6a,, or i-iiil tl)e el-iiiril)ei, Of tll(, iiic,,ise- 125 ilient i @ o @@ the PI-OI)el, size to f livi-ii9li 911 i t@l 1)1(@ lioariii@-rs oi.- giiicles 6@@ for the I,o( and exten(li-ncr tll("Pefrorii c,,Ieii (']Id z.@ cliqiaibers 65 65' a3-e lai-_ge eiiotigli to fill'- y nisb clearance for the free i-noveitient of. the i3o
