Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Jan., 1888
Specification Accepted, 24th Feb., 1888
I, SAMUEL MAURICE JOHNSON, Manager to the Muir Mills Company, Limited,
Cawnpore in the province of Allahabad, India 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 certain improvements in portable tents suitable for army
requirements on Field service, and also for sporting and other purposes.
In tents at present used the inner fly is stretched on either side to the ground by
ropes and pegs independent of the outer fly, sometimes with, and sometimes without
walls. The disadvantages and objections to this form of tent are that the available
space inside is reduced to a minimum, as on account of the roof of the inner fly being
so near to the ground, the space at the sides-within the inner fly is of no utility,
while the space between the inner and outer fly can not be used at all.
Now by my invention these objections are remedied by attaching the inner fly to
the outer fly at the tops of the walls by any suitable means; thus I obtain greater
available space inside, render the space between the inner and outer fly useful for
accomodation of servants, luggage etc., and dispense either wholly or partially with
the use of ropes for the inner fly. I also dispense with a ridge pole by using a
specially arranged rope, so attached to the end poles that the guy ropes at either end
will always take up any slack and thus keep the said rope firm and taut.
Instead of the ordinary tent peg, I use steel pegs made of a T, angle, or other
suitable section, tapering towards one end and provided at the other end with a
metal stirrup passing through a suitable hole or holes in the said peg. The cloth or
canvas is sewn round the flat portion of the stirrup and is then covered with a
leather cap, thus avoiding all risk of damage to the cloth or canvas.
In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved
tent with the inner fly stitched, buttoned or otherwise directly attached to the outer
fly. Figure 2 is a perspective view of my improved tent with the inner fly attached
indirectly to the outer fly by ropes. Figures 3 and 4 are views showing my new
tent peg, and method of connecting the fly thereto. Throughout the several views
similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
Referring to the drawings it will be seen that the tent is made without any
detachable parts. The inner fly A is attached to the outer fly A' either by being

page_text: sewn buttoned or strapped thereto as illustrated by Figure 1 of the accompanying
drawing, or by ropes as illustrated by Figure 2. The poles B, pegs C, ridge ropes D
and D¹, and guy ropes E, are all permanently attached to the flys, or to one another
as the case may be, so that the tent is one article. The outer fly A¹ is attached to the
pegs C by means of the stirrups C₁ connected to the pegs C as shown.
It will be seen that in this tent all the space covered by the outer fly can be
utilized while the flys may be made of material of any desired thickness or substance
according as the tent is required for use in a warm or cold climate. The tent
combines a minimum of weight and cubical load space, with a maximum of strength
and durability, it is at the same time exceedingly portable and is so easy to erect that
It will be obvious that the
an average size tent can be speedily erected by two men.
particular construction of tent hereinbefore described is applicable to tents of any
ize.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what
I claim is :-
1. A tent constructed and arranged in the manner and for the purpose set forth.
2. In a portable tent, attaching the inner fly to the outer fly in the manner and for
the purpose set forth.
3. In a tent attaching the tent pegs to the fly, in the manner and for the purpose
set forth.
4. Tent pegs, constructed, and arranged to operate as set forth.
5. The combination with a tent having the flys constructed and arranged as
herein before described and shown, of the tent pegs, constructed and adapted to
receive the fly as hereinbefore described and shown.
Dated this 20th day of January 1888.
88.
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
Royal Courts Chambers,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
Dated this 20th day of January 1888.
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
Royal Courts Chambers,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.