US1081620A - Bed-bottom fabric. - Google Patents

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e. MELLON. BED BOTTOM FABRIC.

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GEORGE A. MELLON, 0}? ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGllOR TC LINK FABRIC COIVIPANY OF AMERICA, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSQUBI, Pit-CORPORATION.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 16, 191.3.

Application filed May 31, 1913. Serial No. 771,006.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1-,Gnoncn A. MELLON, a citizen of theUnited States of America, and a resident of the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bed-Bottom Fabrics, of which the'following 1s a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,'

wires relative toeach other transversely of the fabric, while they maintain the longitudinal wires .in their proper relative positions with a degree of eifectiveness similar to that provided by non-yielding transverse connections.

A further object of my invention is to produce a fabric of this kind which may be readily rolled into compact condition for transportation. 7

A. still further object of the invention is to provide transverse connections for a bed bottom ff' ric which may be applied to the longitudinal wires of such fabric with aminimum of labor for their application.

Figure I is a top or plan view of a fragment of my bed bottom fabric. Fig. H is a section taken on line IIII, Fig, I.

The preferred form of my bed bottom fabric is shown in the accompanying drawing. In this fabric, A designates longitudinal wires or strands comprising series of links joined to each other in chain formation. Each of these links is made from a section of wire doubled to provide an eye 2 at one end of the link, the links terminating at their other ends in double hooks 3. The eyes of the links in each transverse row receive the books of the links in the next adjoining transverse row, this procedure being followed throughout the length of the fabric and. resulting in the production of the longitudinal strands A. The production of longitudinal strands in this manner is not new, and no invention per se is herein claimed therefor.

l designates transverse connections by which the longitudinal strands A of mybed bottom fabric are united .to maintain them in their proper positions. These connections t are of helical form, and they are placed in engagement with the longitudinal strands A by interweaving or threading them through said strands. In the link strand construction illustrated, the helical connecnections 4 are threaded through the loops of the transverse rows of links, and also through the books of the links in the adjoining transverse rows, by which arrangement the links throughout the fabric structure are held from movement relative to each other in the strands, and the various longitudinal strands are so united as to permit lateral movement of any strand relative to another adjacent strand, and the return of the strand to its original position, these results being due to the spring and flexing nature of the helical connections.

I claim:

1. A bed bottom fabric comprising longitudinal. strands, and helical connections having interwoven engagement with said longitudinal strands. v

2. VA bed bottom fabric comprising longitudinal strands, and helical transverse cohnections having interwoven engagement with said longitudinal strands, the said connections extending throughout the width of the fabric.

3. A bed bottom fabric comprising longitudinal strands, each strand being composed of a plurality of links joined to each other, and helical transverse connections joining said links. v

i. A bed bottom fabric comprising longitudinal strands, each strand being composed of a plurality of links joined to each other, interengaged with each other, and helical and helical connections interwoven with said connections woven through the eyes-0f said links at their junctions. links to join. said longitudinal strands;

5. A bed bottom fabric comprising 1ongiv GEORGE A. MELLON. 5 tndinal strands, each strand beingeomposed In the presence ofof links having eyes at one end and hooks E. CLARK,

at the other end, the eyes and hooks being E. LINN.

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