Improvements in Tents.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Feb., 1898-Accepted, 10th Sept., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tents.
We, HANS CHRISTIAN JENSEN, of 83rd Street, Industrial Designer, and HENRY
ZOLLINGER, of 122nd Street, Salesman, both in the City and State of New York,
United States of America, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to a tent which may be readily pitched and knocked down,
and which may be used by soldiers, huntsmen, bicyclists, bathers, and others.
When made of small size the tent may also be used as a toy.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1, is a vertical central section of our
improved tent; Fig. 2, a plan of the frame; Fig. 3, a plan of a modification of
the cap b; Fig. 4, a perspective view of a portion of the tent; Fig. 5, a side view
of the rafters showing them folded; Fig. 6, a detail of the upper part of one of the
rafters; Fig. 7, a detail of the tent; showing it erected in form of a screen.
The letter a represents a center pin passing through a flexible cap b. This
cap is provided with a series of radially-extending pockets b¹, that receive the
inner ends of the rafters c. Pins c, passing through perforations 3 of the
pockets and through corresponding perforations of the rafters, serve to connect
the parts.
Above the cap b may be placed a second cap 6 to insure a weather-tight roof.
d are the posts of the tent, which may be either driven into the soil (up to the
dotted line A A, Fig. 1,) or, in case of hard bottom, may be connected at their base
by stays e, which may be ballasted as shown.
At the top posts d are grooved to form a semi-circular recess within which rests
the outer end of the rafters c. The outer extremities of the rafters are provided
with eyes which are adapted to receive one of the hook-shaped ends of the
braces.h, the other hook-shaped ends of the braces are connected with eyes on the
posts d.
h² are shorter braces that extend from the upper portion of posts to
the rafters c and are joined thereto at a considerable distance from the outer ends of
the said rafters.
The roofing of the tent is preferably composed of triangular-shaped flaps i,
carrying on their ends eyelets, which may be slipped over the pin a.
The sides
of the flaps are tied to the rafters c by ropes 22, while their ends may be properly
fastened by means of ropes to ground pegs, not shown in the drawings.
The upright sides of the tent between the posts are closed either partially or
completely by the wall strips j, made, preferably, sectional and connected by
buttons, Fig. 2. The strips ; may extend to the roof or they may be of such
a height only that an open space is formed between the roof and wall, used for
shooting, ventilation, or observation. Ropes 72 serve to tie the wall to the posts d.
In case the tent is to be used as a screen, such as in Fig. 7, a limited number
only, say, three, of the posts d are erected. The cap b should then be made
sectional, Fig. 3, the different sector-shaped sections being connected by lacing b³
Fig. 3. A number of these sections are removed, so that the pockets remaining
in the cap correspond to the number of posts erected. The rafters are now con-

page_text: nected to the cap and to the posts in the manner previously described, and are
properly braced, after which the roof and wall are tied in place.
It will be seen that our improved tent may be quickly pitched and knocked
down. When taken down, the rafters should remain connected to the cap b, and
may then be folded up in the manner indicated in Fig. 5. Thus all the parts may
be again quickly re-assembled and will occupy but little room, if stored away.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is;-
1. In a tent the combination of a flexible cap having pockets with rafters engag-
ing the same, upright posts, and means for connecting the rafters to the posts,
substantially as specified.
2. In a tent the combination of a center pin with a flexible cap having pockets,
rafters engaging the same, posts, provided with grooves or recesses at their upper
ends, substantially as specified.
3. In a tent the combination of a center pin with a cap, rafters connected
thereto, posts having grooves or recesses at their upper ends adapted to embrace
the rafters, substantially as specified.
4. In a tent the combination of a center pin with a cap, rafters connected
thereto, posts having grooves or recesses at their upper ends in which the rafters
rest, and with a sectional roof adapted to be secured to the rafters and having
eyelets that are adapted to engage the center pin, substantially as specified.
5. In a tent the combination of a center pin with a cap having pockets, rafters
engaging the same, posts having grooves or recesses in their upper ends in which
the rafters rest, braces connecting the outer ends of the rafters, stays connecting
the lower ends of the posts, and with a roof and wall which are adapted to be
secured respectively to the rafters and posts, substantially as specified.
Dated this 11th day of February 1898.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicants.