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HAROLD B._BASFORD, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

FOLDING CAMP BED.

Application ?1ed July 22, 1920, Serial No. 398,219. Renewed October ‘6. 1921. Serial No. 505,922.

7 This invention relates to new and useful which is in common use, but any improvements in folding beds of the class kind of mattress that is adapted for rolling that are used for camping, and is adapted up in compact form can ‘be used. The to fold compactly and be carried on the run springs 2 are attached to the end angles 3 ning board of an automobile. and at. (in the ends of these angles are One object of the present invention is to pivoted the side angles 5'to 8 inclusive, the " provide means ‘for folding the pivots are preferably rivetsit) to 12 inclusive. compactly withoutdetaching same from the The legs 13 to 16 inclusive are pivoted on spring mattress. the side angles ‘5 to 8 inclusive by the rivets 10 Another objcctis to provide a frame that 17 to 20 inclusiveQ. can be setup, or folded rapidly. The top portion of the legs extends above Another object is the provision of means the end angles 3 and‘ {L and have slots 21 for holding the frame very rigidly when it which line up with slots 22 in the angles, a is set up. > ‘ 7 bolt 23 with wing nut 24:‘ is‘ adapted to 'be 15 Another object of the invention is to pro carried by the slot'21 and slide down into vide means for locking the several parts of the slot 22 and when tightened will'hold " each end of the bed together when ‘the bed the legs rigidly in an upright position. is folded. Each leg having a notch at its The side angles 5 and 6 are adapted to in foot which secures all of the folded mem terlock with the side angles’? and 8 and the 20 bers in one position. method of connecting is shown in Fig. 7. Another object of the invention is to pro The slot 25 engages the pin26. The pin 26 vide a folding bed the parts of which are all is held rigidly by having one end in the ‘side connected together whereby the chance of angle and the other end in a short angle 27 setting the‘bed up improperly is very much which is riveted to the side angle at 28, (see 80 25 reduced. All of the parts secured to one Fig. 4). end being symmetrical with the parts se The bottoms of the leg angles are turned cured to the other end. pip as at 29 to make a larger supporting sur Other objects of the invention will appear ace. as the description proceeds. A slot 30 is cut in the turned up portion An embodiment of the inventionis shown to allow the legs to- fold over the side angles in the accompanying drawings in which the as shown in Figs. 3 and 8. - same reference numeral is app'liedito the A spacer .31 is interposed’between the end same portion throughout, but ‘I am aware angles and the side angles, so that one of that there may be ‘modi?cations thereof. the side angles can foldin the space left 90 ‘ vFig. *1 is aplan of the frame showing part thereby. of the spring mattress. ' ' The operation of knocking down and ‘fold— Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2—2 of ing the bed after it has been set up is as

Fig. 1. follows: ' ‘ I Fig. 3 is a ‘perspective viewof one-half The bed is turned over with the mattress 40 of the frame folded ready for rolling up down as shown in Fig. 7 ,one end-section is the spring mattress. raised and the slot 25 disengaged from the Fig. 4 is a section on line A-A of Fig. 1. pin 26. Then the wing nuts 24 are loosened Fig. 5 is an end view. and the bolt 23 raised in the slot 21, this al Fig. 6 is a plan of one of the end portions lows the legs to fold on the side angles, and 10C 45 showing method of folding. the side angles to fold on the end angles as Fig. 7 is a side view of the two frames shown in Fig. 6 and the complete fold being partly in section showing how the two por shown in Fig. 3. ' tions are connected together, and how they The other section is folded in the same Way are folded is shown in dotted lines. and this leaves a folded section at each end Fig. Sis a cross section of one of the folded of the mattress as shown by the dotted lines sections. in Fig. 7. Now the mattress can be rolled Fig. 9 is an end view of one of the legs upon one of the sections or a part can be showing the slot for locking the two side rolled up on each section bringing the two rails in position on theend rails when the sections together, with the mattress wound 110 parts are folded. ‘around both. ~ And thus a folding bed is con The numeral 1 indicates a spring wire structed in which none of the parts are de 2 - 1,608,290

tached from the mattress and one that will pivoted adjacent the free ends of said side fold into very compact form. rails, vertical ‘slots in upper portion and When the ends of the side rails are en~ above the pivot of said legs, threaded bolts gaged with each other, one pair of side rails in said slots ada ted to slide into slots in is then loosely pivoted to swing in .a plane said end rails ant nuts on said bolts. substantially at right angles to the plane of 2. A folding bed frame comprising a pair the bed fabric as the bed ?nally appears of end rails, a bed fabric connecting the, end when set up to stretch the bed fabric enough rails,‘ two side rails pivoted to each end to make it support a person. rail and adapted to be connected together to The legs are pivoted to move in the plane form two complete side rails of the set up 60 of the length of the side rails and they are bed,.a leg pivoted adjacent each end of the also arranged to contact with the end rails end rails having a notch for securing the‘ on both their inner surfaces for the purpose two side rails in parallel relation with the of dispensing with the common form of end rails when folded. ‘ leg braces. Suchbraces are unwieldy and ‘3. A folded bed frame comprising end and 65 troublesome and make the bed heavier, side rails pivotally connected together at whereas the present arrangement permits the the corners, said end rails having an upward bed to be made lighter and allows it to be ly extending flange and said side rails hav more easily and quickly set up. The old ing a downwardly extending “?ange, a bed style corner braceseause additional expense fabric connected to the ?ange‘ of said end 70 in the manufacture of the bed as well. rails, and legs pivotally‘connected to the While the angles‘are shown cut off at right flange of said ‘side rails, said legs having angles and snugly fitting each other, as a matterof fact the pivots are moved enough saida portion end railsadapted above to theengage pivotal the connectionflange of ‘ and the ?t is loose enough so as to allow the with said side rails, whereby‘ said legs are 75 angles to make the necessary turning move held in rigid engagement with the opposite ment with respect to each other and only ly extending flanges of said end and side point out enough to hold the members snug rails when the bed is set up. ly together when the bed is set up.‘ If. A folding bed frame comprising two It will be seen that the bed‘ frame is fold~ angle steel end rails, two sectional side rails able into two units, one of which comprises pivotally connected to each end rail, an angle two legs, two of the sectional side members steel leg pivotally connected to each side and one end. member all being folded into rail to move in a plane at right angles to the compact alignment, as shown in Fig. 3 when side rail movement and positioned to bear 55 the bed is taken down. This unit is con~ on the outside surfaces of the end rail on 85 nected to the bed fabric and may be rolled both the inner surfaces of the angle legs up with the bed fabric into proximity to the when extended, means to connect the legs unit consisting of the aligned members form to the end rails to lock the legs extended, a ing the other end of the bed frame. bed fabric connecting the two end rails and 1What I claim is as follows, but various means to connect the sectional side rails to 90 modi?cations may be made in the construc gether in pairs to stretch the bed fabric, the tion shown in the drawings and above par end rail, one pair of side rails andone pair ticularly described form, within the purview of legs being foldable together‘ into an of my invention: ‘ aligned unit when the .bed frame‘ is taken 45 1. A folding bed frame comprising in com down7 the complete bedfraine being formed 95 bination, end rails with pivotally connected of two such units. ‘ side rails adjacent the ends thereof, a bed In testimony whereof I have hereunto set fabric supported by said end rails, each of my hand ‘this 13th day of July A. D. 1920. said side rails being in two parts and de 50 tachably connected together, supporting legs HAROLD R. BASFORD.