An Improved Tent, the Parts of which are Adapted to be Used as. Cloaks.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 1st Sept., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tent, the Parts of which are Adapted to be Used as.
Cloaks.
I, ISIDOR MAUTNER, of 15 Schottenring, Vienna I, in the Empire of Austria,
Manufacturer, 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 :-
This invention relates to tents comprising two or more parts each of which is
provided with arrangements by which it may be easily and rapidly converted into
a cloak, without in the least preventing the putting on and wearing of other
equipments.
In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1 shows a part of a tent embodying this invention opened out;
Figure 2 shows the same converted into a cloak.
As shown, the lozenge-shaped part of the tent a is provided, for enabling the-
mounting of the tent and the establishment of a connection with the other parts of
the tent, with the usual eyelets, rings and straps by means of which the parts are
secured together and to the tent pole and to the pegs.
For enabling the transformation of the part a into a cloak, the same is provided
with two holes a¹, a' symmetrical to the middle line - and to which are sewn the
sleeves b, b; at each of the two ends of these holes, nearest to each other, a narrow
flap a provided with button-holes is sewed to the corresponding part of the tent
by one of its longitudinal edges, and, at a certain angle with the latter, a row of
buttous a is fastened, these two parts being intended, when the buttons a³ are
engaged in the button-holes of the adjoining flap a³, for forming the curvature
corresponding to the shoulder.
Further, close to each row of buttons a³, is a shoulder-piece c which, after the
flap has been fastened to the buttons a, is secured to the farthest button from the
sleeve b, as in an ordinary cloak, for the purpose of covering the flap a², and,
besides, of holding the straps of the knapsack and the shoulder-roll which retains.
the rifle.
Symmetrically with the middle line ac; of the part a is provided two back
flaps d, d which, when the tent is used as a cloak, maintain it against the back of
the person, in the well known manner.
The upper corner of the part a, which is provided with an eyelet ƒ to be passed
round the pole, is folded back in the shape of a collar, when the said part is used
as a cloak, and may be either raised on the head as a hood, or if preferred turned
down.
The other corners of the part a are provided with hooks 9 and eyelets or loops h
hat allow of folding them up and keeping them in this position.
One of the edges, which are provided with rings for passing the tent-ropes,
and which fall in front of the body when the part of the tent is used as a cloak,.
bas also hooks g' into which fit the rings of the other edge which is thus fastened
to the former and closes the front of the cloak.
It is obvious that these hooks may be replaced by buttons and button-holes.
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 :-
A tent comprising two or more parts convertible into cloaks each part having.
or that purpose holes a¹ to which the sleeves are sewn, flaps a³, and, at a certain.

page_text: angle with the latter, rows as of buttons, with shoulder-flaps c to form the curve
for the shoulder, also back-flaps d; the corners of the said parts, if desired being
provided with hooks g and eyelets or rings to keep them in a folded up position,
and the edges being fastened to each other by means of hooks g¹ or of buttons and
button-holes.
Dated this 28th day of April 1894.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.