Improvements in Portable Shelter Tents or Screens.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 7th Nov., 1892—Accepted, 6th Mar., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portable Shelter Tents or Screens.
I, JOHN FURLEY of No. 14 Evelyn Gardens, South Kensington, in the County
of London, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
My invention relates to a simple construction of shelter tent or screen which can
be folded up in portable form and can be rapidly unfolded and put up for sheltering
or screening pursons in exposed situations.
For this purpose, I prepare four
light rectangular frames, preferably of light iron or steel tubing, each braced by
diagonal ties. To one of these, which forms the back, and to one which forms the
roof, I joint the other two forming ends, these constituting together a tent or
screen frame which may be open in front, and on this frame I fix canvas or other
fabric. 1 prefer to joint the end frames or one of them to the back and roof in
such a manner that they or it can be fixed in various positions, making the tent of
less or greater length as required. The end and back frames may have their side
tubes extended with ends to be driven into the ground or they may be provided
with inclined struts to steady them.
Dated this 6th dow of Wah1000
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portable Shelter Tents or Screens.
I, JOHN FURLEY of No. 14 Evelyn Gardens, South Kensington, in the County
of London, 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, reference being made to the accompanying
drawings:-
My invention relates to a simple construction of shelter, tent or screen which
can be folded up in portable form and can be rapidly unfolded and put up for
sheltering and screening persons in exposed situations.
For this purpose, I prepare four light rectangular frames, preferably of light iron
or steel tubing, each braced by diagonal ties. To one of these, which forms the
back, and to one which forms the roof, I joint the other two forming ends, these
constituting together a tent or screen frame which may be open in front and on this
frame I fix canvas or other fabric, I prefer to joint the end frames or one of them
to the back and roof in such a manner that they or it can be fixed in various
positions, making the tent of less or greater length as required. As shewn in the
accompanying drawing, the horizontal bar or tube A, which connects the lever
part of the perpendicular bars or tubes B, is placed at a height of two feet or more
from the ground, the object being to allow the screen or tent to be used in a
cemetry where graves, tombstones or other obstacles might otherwise interfere with
its erection.
The end and back frames may have their side tubes extended with ends to be
driven into the ground or they may be provided with inclined struts or guy wires
or ropes to steady them.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is―
A portable tent or screen of canvas on a light framework of iron which can be
folded and carried by two men there being no horizontal bar within three feet of the
ground the parts into which it is divided, can be shifted to avoid any irregularities
of ground or obstacles upon the ground.
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JOHN FURLEY.