A Portable Wardrobe.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Apr., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 19th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 20th Jan., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
A Portable Wardrobe.
We, EDWIN STEPHEN DORÉ, of 80, King William Street, in the City of London,
Tailor, and FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER, of Hillside, Park Hill, Kenilworth, in the
County of Warwick, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows.
This invention relates to a portable wardrobe which can be easily folded up or
collapsed for packing purposes and which is adapted to contain a number of
hangers for coats and the like as hereinafter more particularly described.
In carrying out the invention we construct the wardrobe of a wall-plate of
suitable material such as wood which is adapted to be nailed or otherwise suitably
secured to a wall or the like and to the upper part of which is hinged a cover or
top against which the said wall-plate can be folded when it is desired to pack the
apparatus, for transport for example, but which when the arrangement is to
be used can be turned down and held in position in such a manner that it projects
from the wall at right angles thereto. This cover is provided with one or more
curtain rods each of which is furnished with a suitable curtain for covering the
coats or other articles when hung in the wardrobe. The hangers for the coats,
which are of well known construction, are suspended from a notched bracket which
is pivotally secured to the wall-plate in such a manner that when it is required for
use it can be swung and fixed in a position at right angles to the said wall-plate
and when not required for use it can be folded back against the said wall-plate.
In some cases we add a cupboard or cupboards (with or without looking glass)
to hold hats, brushes, etc., or for brushes or ornaments at sides, the said cupboards
being advantageously constructed to fold.
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G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London Agents for the Applicants.
We, EDWIN STEPHEN DORÉ, of 80, King William Street, in the City of London,
Tailor, and FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER, of Hillside, Park Hill, Kenilworth, in the
County of Warwick, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to a portable wardrobe which can be easily folded up or

page_text: collapsed for packing purposes and which is adapted to contain a number of
hangers for coats and the like as hereinafter more particularly described.
In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portable wardrobe constructed according to
our invention.
Figure 2 is a plan of the same with a portion removed.
Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3, Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a detail view of one of the clamps for the curtain rod hereinafter
described and drawn to an enlarged scale.
Figure 5 is a perspective view drawn to a smaller scale of the portable ward-
robe as it appears when in use.
In carrying out the invention we construct the wardrobe of a wall plate a of
suitable material, such for example as wood, to the upper part of which is hinged
at b, ba cover or top c against which the wall plate a can be folded when it is
desired to pack the apparatus, for transport for example, but which, when the
arrangement is to be used, can be turned up and held in position in such a manner
that it projects from the wall at a right angle thereto, the cover or top e being for
this purpose, advantageously provided with lugs d, d whereby it can be nailed or
otherwise suitably secured to the wall. The cover is provided with a curtain rod e
(or rods) furnished with suitable curtains f, f for covering the coats and other
articles when hung in the wardrobe as shown in Figure 5. The curtain rod e
can be secured to the cover or top c by means of clamps, such as that illustrated
in Figure 4, consisting of screw-studs h having plates whereby they can be fixed
to the cover or top c, the said studs passing through holes in flattened parts of the
rode and nuts then being screwed on the studs h. The hangers 7 for the
coats and other articles, and which are of well-known construction, are suspended
from a notched bracket m which is hinged to the wall plate a so that when it is
required for use it can be swung and fixed in a position at right angles to the
wall plate and when not required for use it can be folded back against the
wall plate.
n, n are side pieces with which the wardrobe can be provided to form supports
for the cover or top c and which sides can be hinged to the wall plate a
so as to fold thereon: o is a rod supported in sockets p, p in the said side pieces
for receiving other hangers or garments. 7, 7 are shelves which can with advan-
tage he added for receiving various articles, such shelves being formed in two
parts hinged together as shewn in Figure 1 and removeably fixed to the cover or
top and sides n by means of screws.
In some cases we add a cupboard (or cupboards) with or without a looking
glass to hold hats, brushes, etc., such cupboard being conveniently made in
pieces s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z adapted to removeably fit together, and to the cover or
top e, by means of dowels and screws as shewn, or to fold together by means of
hinges.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The improved wardrobe consisting of the parts, constructed, combined and
arranged substantially as herein before described and illustrated in the accompany-
ing drawing.
Dated the 19th day of December 1899.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.