Year: 1899

page_text: I, JAMES MUTCH of 25, South Street, Elgin, North Britain. Merchant. do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a portable and adjustable cover for wagons and other
vehicles.
It consists of a series of four or other number of hooped or arched iron frames or
standards to support the tarpaulin or other cover.
An iron rod, rail or T iron is fixed along the two sides of the wagon. The feet of
the hooped standards are attached and are supported upon the said bars in such a
manner that the said hooped standards can be slidden or moved along the said bars
for the purpose of opening out or closing in the distance between the standards so
that the said standards, covered by the tarpaulin, are rendered collapsible.
standards may be moved along by hand or they may be moved along by power such
as by an endless rope or chain at each side of the wagon, operated by a pulley or drum
under the influence of gear wheels, and a rotating handle.
The
There may be a fixed standard at the one end of the wagon from which the other
standards are expanded out.
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A Portable and Adjustable Cover for Wagons and other Vehicles.
I, JAMES MUTCH, of 25 South Street, Elgin, N.B. Merchant, 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 a portable and adjustable cover for wagons and other
vehicles and consists of a series of hooped or arched iron frames or standards so
arranged that they can be slid along or over the body of the wagon or vehicle to be
covered and thus form supports for the tarpaulin or other cover.
But in order that my said invention may be more readily understood and easily

page_text: carried into effect I have hereunto appended an explanatory sheet of drawings
in which.
Fig. 1 is an elevation showing the hooped standards arranged closely together at the
one end of a lorry as they appear before the cover is extended.
Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the cover extended
Fig. 3 is a plan of same and
Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the end of one of the hooped standards showing the
method of mounting same on the guiding rail.
Referring to the said drawings, I employ a series of four or other number of hooped
or arched iron frames or standards A, the lower ends of which are formed, as shewn
in Fig. 4, to embrace a T shaped rail B, one of which runs longitudinally along each
side of the body of the lorry, wagon or other vehicle. The standards A are thus free
to be moved along for the purpose of opening out or contracting the distance between
them, so that the standards, covered by the tarpaulin, are rendered collapsible.
The standards A, where they engage with the guide rail B, are preferable preferably
fitted with friction rollers C to facilitate their action and may be moved along the
rails B by hand or by power such as by endless ropes or chains D, the ends d d¹ of
which are attached to the leading standard, and are operated by pulleys or drums E
mounted on the transverse shaft, e which is rotated through the medium of a worm e¹
and worm wheel e² rotated by a crank handle e³. There may be a fixed standard F
at the one end of the wagon from which the other standards are expanded out
The portions engaging with the guide rail B may be made in one with the
standards A or the hooped portions may be sprung into sockets formed in the portions
engaging the guide rail so that they can be more readily removed when required.
The foregoing serves as an example of how my invention may be carried into
effect but I desire it to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise details
herein before described as it is obvious that they may be varied without departing
from the scope of my invention.
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 :-
1. A portable and adjustable cover for wagons and other vehicles, consisting of a
number of collapsible moveable standards attachable to the vehicle by means of guide
rails and adapted for supporting a tarpaulin or other eover covering sheet, constructed,
arranged and adapted for being operated operating substantially in the manner as
herein before described and in the manner shewn in the accompanying drawings.
2. The method of securing the ends of the collapsible moveable standards of a
vehicle cover to the their guide rail rails of upon the vehicle and the means com-
bination of devices whereby the said standards are adapted for being spaced apart
upon the body of the vehicle, or collected together towards one end of it the vehiele,
substantially as described herein and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 13th day of November, 1899
JOHNSONS
Applicant's Agents, 115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow-