Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, Oth Apr., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 8th Jan., 1900—Accepted, 10th Feb.,
1900
Date of Application, on
Complete Specification Left, 8th Jan., 1900-Accepted, 10th Feb., 1900
I, ALEXANDER MILNE, of No. 1, Meadow Bank, Caterham Valley, in the County
of Surrey, Engineer. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows: :-
My invention relates to an appliance for stacking rifles, particularly applicable
in tents where there is little floor room, but applicable also, in a somewhat modi-
fied form, in the field.
For applying my invention in a tent, I fix high up on the tent pole a ring
which may be of leather or strong fabric, and from this I lead a number of ropes,
usually twelve, to another ring fixed lower down upon the pole by more than
the length of a rifle. The ropes pass from the top ring through holes in a
another ring, preferably of leather, with other holes through it, one between
cach pair of ropes, these holes being large enough to receive the barrel of a rifle.
Instead of holes for the rifle barrels, loops of leather or cord may be used. A
little above the lower ring a circular table is fixed against the pole, this table
consisting preferably of two semicircular boards which can be slid into position
obliquely between the pole and the ropes, each having a semicircular hollow to
fit against the pole, and having notches at the circumference to receive the ropes,
which, being strained into these notches, keep the table steady. On this table
are placed the butts of the rifles, one between each pair of ropes, the upper ends
of their barrels being thrust through the holes or loops above. For stacking
rifles in the field, the appliance consists of a strong rod having a pointed end
which can be thrust into the ground, this rod taking the place of the tent pole
and having the rings, ropes and table arranged on it as described in respect of
the tent pole.
Dated this 6th day of April 1899.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
I,'ALEXANDER MILNE, of No. 1, Meadow Bank, Caterham Valley, in the County
of Surrey, Engineer, 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:-
My invention relates to an appliance for stacking rifles, particularly applicable

page_text: in tents where there is little floor room, but applicable also, in a somewhat modi-
fied form in the field as I shall describe referring to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of an appliance according to my invention suited for
a tent pole; Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5 are sectional plans on the lines 2-2, 3-3, 4-1
and 5-5 of Fig. 1 respectively; Fig. 6 is an elevation of post for stacking rifles
in the field.
For applying my invention in a tent, I fix high up on the tent pole 7 a
-ring which may be of leather or strong fabric, and from this I lead a number
of ropes b, usually twelve, to another ring c fixed lower down upon the pole by
more than the length of a rifle. The ropes pass from the top ring through holes
in another ring d, preferably of leather, with other holes e through it, one
between each pair of ropes, these holes being large enough to receive the barrel
of a rifle f. Instead of holes for the rifle barrels. loops of leather or cord may
be used. A little above the lower ring e, a circular table is fixed against the
pole, this table consisting preferably of two semicircular boards which can be
slid into position obliquely between the pole and the ropes, each having a semi-
circular hollow to fit against the pole, and having notches at the circumference
to receive the ropes, which, being strained into these notches, keep the table
steady. On this table g are placed the butts of the rifles f, one between each
pair of ropes, the upper ends of their barrels being thrust through the holes or
loops in the ring above. For stacking rifles in the field, the appliance as
shewn in Fig. 6 consists of a strong rod 7 having a pointed end which can be
thrust into the ground, this rod taking the place of the tent pole and having
the rings, ropes and table arranged on it as described in respect of the tent pole.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. An appliance for stacking rifles in a tent consisting of a circular table sur-
rounding the tent pole to receive the butts of a number of rifles and a ring above
with holes or loops to receive the rifle barrels, both secured by ropes strained
between upper and lower rings fixed on the tent pole, substantially as described.
2. The modified appliance for stacking rifles in the field consisting in a strong
rod having a pointed end thrust in the ground, and having a table and ring
applied to it as to the tent pole, substantially as described.
Dated this Sth day of January 1900.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.