in Fortable
Year: 1897

page_text: 1, Captain DOUGLAS GORDON PRINSEP Royal Artillery Junior United Service Club
London S.W. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists in supporting oiled Canvas or other suitable material in such
a manner that it can readily be used as a Bath and also occupy very little space in
transit.
This I preferably carry out as follows; I provide three triple metal sockets having
one vertical and two horizontal sockets, being set so as to form the corners of a
triangle.
Above these I provide a projection to attach the corners of the Canvas to. Into
each of the three vertical sockets I fit short rods or upright supports and I also fit
three longer rods or horizontal supports into the three before-mentioned horizontal
sockets.
The Canvas being triangular in shape and either held by having the horizontal
rods threaded through a turnover at the edges and the corners buttoned or strapped
over the projections on the sockets or held by rope edges hooked over the projections
on the top of the sockets.
Dated thin 10th
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improvements in Fortable Baths:
DOUGLAS GORDON PRINSEPS Junior United Service Club London S.W. Major in
Her Majestys Royal Regiment of Artillery 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 consists in supporting oiled canvas or other suitable material in such
a manner that it can readily be used as a bath and also occupy very little space in
transit.
This I preferably carry out as follows I provide three triple metal sockets a a a
having one vertical socket b and two horizontal sockets c c each, the horizontal
sockets c c being set so as to form the corners of a triangle, above these I provide a
projection d to attach the corners of the canvas g to. Into each of the three vertical
sockets b b b I fit short rods or upright supports e e e and also fit three longer rods
or horizontal supports fff into the before mentioned horizontal sockets c, the canvas g
being triangular in shape and either held by having the horizontal rods ƒ ƒ•ƒ
threaded through its edges h h h and strapped over the projection d on the socket or
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page_text: corner piece a or held by rope edges hooked over the projection d on top of the
socket.
It will be readily understood that without departing from the nature of my
invention the rods fmay be made of tube & fit on to the corner piece as shown on
Fig 4 or may be screwed together with right & left handed screwed ends, that the
attachment of the canvas to the corner sockets may be varied, that the socket b can
be elongated to form the support e, that the shape of the bath may be other than
triangular, and that it is also applicable for the use of wash basins, tubs, tanks & the
like.
Figs 1 to 4 represent sketch views of my invention..
"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 "
1. The combination of three or more corner pieces (herein lettered a) three or
more horizontal supports (herein lettered f) three or more vertical supports (herein
lettered e) with and supporting a receptacle of any shape.
2. The construction and arrangement of portable baths, wash basins, tubs, tanks
and the like substantially as described in the foregoing specification and as illustrated
on the accompanying drawings Figs 1 to 4 inclusive,
Dated this 18th day of October 1897.