An Improved Suspended Bed Hammock Army Tent.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 7th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left. 8th Feb., 1897-Accepted. 10th Apr., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Suspended Bed Hammock Army Tent.
FRANCIS EDWARD WOOD 27 Princess Road West Kilburn N.W. Medieval
Artist do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
The tent to contain twelve inen raised four feet above the earth for sleeping
accommodation in net hammocks. The hammocks are hooked on to suspending rods,
springing from centre pole extending to wall sheet when open for use. By means
of rope and pulley runer the whole can be closed intact leaving the hammocks
suspended perpendicularly between pole and rods without removal. By this
improvement the wall sheet can be raised at discretion by means of a block and
pulley four feet high for ventilation purposes in hot climates.
The tent has an ordinary centre pole, the base being of uniform circumference
4 feet up. At the height of 4 feet from base a receding rest shelf is formed in the
pole half an inch wide, from that point the pole continues to decrease in circumference
to the top.
Encircling pole is a sliding hinged flanged ferrule, the outer edge of flange being
cusped to receive the hinge pins of rods which the hammocks are suspended from, so
as to work freely.
When tent is open ready for occupation, the hinge ferrule rests on pole shelf,
and the rods spread out horizontally, the outer ends of rods pass through an eyelet,
at extreme top of wall sheet which is 4 ft 6 high; a hook is placed outside of tent
wall at extreme end of rod to receive brace ropes for fastening to the ground in
the usual way, the whole being screwed up with nut head brass screw. The hammocks
are suspended from these rods by means of hooks inside. Just inside of tent wall
sheet and on upper part of rods a hook is placed, also a corresponding hook at top
of tent inside to attach a rope in order to take the weight of the heavier part of
the body of the men when occupying the hammocks.
The wall sheet can be raised by means of a furling line inside of tent, and made
secure to rods when required for ventilating purposes. In order to close tent before
removal a rope is hooked on to hinge ferrule which pass through pulley block at top
of pole and by the raising of hinge ferrule, the outer ends of rods fall into notched
receptacles 2 feet from base of pole allowing the bed hammocks to remain
perpendicularly between centre pole and hammock rods without removal.
Dated this 18th day of July 1896.
FRANCIS EDWARD WOOD.
An Improved Suspended Bed Hammock Army Tent.
FRANCIS EDWARD WOOD 27 Princess Road West Kilburn Middlesex Mediæval
Artist 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 :-
Relates to an improved bed hammock army tent which is constructed to
accommodate 12 men to each tent raised above the ground for sleeping.

page_text: 1. In a medical point of view as a deter or preventitave to rheumatics.
2. General comfort allowing the men good sound rest preparing them for there
proceeding days march.
3. Easy and convenient for transport can be made ready for use at a few minutes'
notice and can be divided into four parts and conveyed by hand.
FIG. (1).
Which is constructed with an ordinary wood centre pole A and is of uniform
circumfrence up to B at which the pole is decreased in circumfrence thereby
forming a rest support for C sliding hinge flanged ferrule, the outer edge C¹ being
cusped and cog notched in order to receive ring worm hinge pin, the pin passes
through eye of D rod, the outer ends of rods pass through canvas wall sheet which is
chequed by F bush ring which is a fixture, an adjustable bush F is placed outside
sheet also G hook to attach brace line which is peged into the earth in usual way
the whole being screwed up with H nut, the hammocks are slung from E to E', when
tent is open rod is passed round from left to right which can be sliped on to K¹
in order to keep D in an equal distanced when hammocks are occupied, the tent
cover is relieved of the weight of occupant by means of the line passing from K
to K' which passes immeadiatly under roof canvas.
FIG. (2).
In order to close tent preparitary for removal, a line is attached to upper hooks
of C which pass through pully blocks L and L' as C is raised the outer ends of D
fall into a notched receptiele M and rests between F and F to open tent attach a line
to lower hooks of which is easily opened by the downward action of C, M answers
the purpo's of an arm rack, and J as a clothes rail by which the occupants and there
property are kept bigh and dry.
Having now particularly described and assertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what way the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
alaim is
II.
The tent when closed is simular in appearance to an umbrella but in order to close
tent the ferrule assends the whole being intact without any of its parts being detached a
as shown in accompanying drawings Fig. (2).
Dated this 8th day of February 1897.
FRANCIS EDWARD WOOD.