Improvements in Combined Cane and Camp Stools.
Year: 1890

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Combined Cane and Camp Stools.
I, HENRY HENDRICKSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Breckenridge,
County of Caldwell, and State of Missouri, United States of America, Journalist, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to
bo performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
My invention relates to a combination of mechanical elements by which a cane may
be converted into a camp stool, and vice versa.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is an elevation of my cane and camp stool combined to be used as a cane ;
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cane unfolded for a camp stool ;
Fig. 3 is a central vertical section of Fig. 2; and
Fig. 4 is a broken elevation of the cane with the collapsible top and sleeves and
covers removed, showing also one of the legs spread out to indicate the relations of the
parts.
Referring to the letters on the drawings,
A indicates the main stock, which is provided at its upper end with a spindle B,
adapted to receive, and rotatably carry, the sleeve C. Below this sleeve is secured a
metal collar D, provided with notches a, and at its upper end with male screw threads b.
The sleeve Crests on its lower end against this collar, and is prevented from coming
off by a disk or pin, or any other suitable device secured to the spindle B. To the
upper end of the sleeve is pivotally secured upon the pivot ring 6', in slot c, a series of
radial arms E. These armis are adapted to be raised and lowered upon their pivoted
ends, like the ribs of an umbrella. Towards the outer ends of these arms are pivotally
secured braces F, which are pivotally secured at their other ends to the slotted sliding
collar G by a pivot ring e. The pivot rings, in both the sleeve and the sliding collar,
are preferably sunk into a groove, so as to be flush with the outside surface and take
up as little space as possible.
F indicatos a ribbon or annular band, which may be secured to the outer ends of
the arms E, helping to form a seat.
H indicates a sliding cover, provided at its lower end with female screw threads,
adapted to take in the threads upon the collar D when it has been slipped over the
arms E and their braces. Then by screwing it up it will be securely fastened to the
stock, will form a neat and compact cover, and will afford, when cap I has been put on
it, a suitable handle for the stick. This constitutes the whole of the upper part of the
cane, including that which composes the collapsible seat when the cane has been
converted into a camp stool. Upon the other end of the stock A are provided legs J,
preferably three in number, which bundled together, as shown in Fig. 1, form a round
piece that constitutes in form and size a continuation of the stock A.
L indicates a pivot ring, to which are pivoted, at one end, radial spreaders K,
that are pivoted at the other end, respectively, to the legs J, a little below their
upper ends.
Mindicates slits in the lower part of the stock A, and upper part of the legs J,
respectively, which receive the spreaders when the legs are bundled together and allow
them to lie flush with the surrounding surface. The lower end of each of the legs J is
provided with a metal tip N, which forms a portion of a cylinder. Each of these tips
is provided at its lower end with a hole O, and the upper parts of the whole are
uniformly externally screw-threaded, so that when bundled together the internally-
screw-threaded ferrule P may be screwed upon them and secure them together. The
end of the stock A is preferably provided with a metal tip Q, which is externally
screw-threaded to carry the ferrule P when that has been removed from the end of
the stick.

page_text: The stock A, when the camp stool is used, constitutes the central and main support
or leg for the seat. By using the metal tip, as above described, the end of the stock is
protected from wear and provented from becoming soiled when the stool is set upon
soft earth for instance.
Rindicates a sliding ring surrounding the collar D, and S indicates pins projecting
outwardly within the notches a. Tindicates a sliding band, adapted to slip over the
lower end of the stock A and the upper end of the lers J, when they are closed, and
hold the parts in position, besides affording a neat cover for the spreaders and the joint
between the stock and the legs, and also strengthening the cane at that part.
The operation of my device is as follows:-
Suppose that it is closed up, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, 1 then first slip up
the band T, next 1 remove the cap from the cover HL, and having unscrewed the cover
from the collar D, I slip it down over the band T, then the radial arms E may be
readily opened out to form a seat. Next I unscrew the ferrule l' from the ends of
the legs and replace it for convenience of carrying upon the end of the stock A.
Then I turn up and reverse the ends of the legs and insert their tips underneath
the ring R, and pass the pins S through the holes in the tips. The ring R may then
be slipped down over the ends of the tips, and thus secured firmly in place. This
affords a simple and convenient contrivance for securing the ends of the legs to the
stock to form the stool; but any desirable means for uniting the two may be employed
without departing from the scope of my invention.
By this operation I will have converted the cane into a camp stool of very rigid and
firin construction, and will have provided means for carrying all the parts belonging
to the cane upon the stool, thereby avoiding the liability of losing or misplacing
then. If desired a cover, a coat, a wrap, or the like, may be laid on the seat to
cushion it a little, or it can be used without any cover.
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. In a convertible cane and camp stool, the combination with the stock A extonding
npward to form the spindle B, the collar D fixed to the stock, the sleeve C rotatable
upon the spindle, the radial arms E pivoted to the sleeve C, the sliding collar G
surrounding the sleeve C and limited in its downward movement by the collar D, and
braces F connecting the sliding collar G and the radial arms E, substantially as set
forth.
2. In a convertible cane and camp stool, the combination with the stock A, extending
upward to form the spindle B, the collar D fixed to the stock, the sleeve Ċ rotatable
upon the spindle, the radial arms E pivoted to the sleave (i, the sliding collar G
surrounding the sleeve and limited in its downward movement by the collar D,
braces F connecting the sliding collar G and the radial arms E and sliding cover H
adapted to enclose alternately the upper and lower parts of the stock A
accordingly as the parts are adjusted for a cane or a camp stool, substantially as sot
forth.
3. In a combined or convertible cane and camp stool, the combination with the
stock A, of legs J, which folded together constitute an extension of the stock, the
spreaders pivotally secured to the stock and to the legs, and slits in the lower end
of the stock, and the ends of the logs respectively, these slits boing adapted to
receive the spreaders K when the legs are foldod together, substantially as sot
forth.
4. In a convertible cane and camp stool, provided at one end with a collapsible
Boat, and at the other end with legs J adapted to be folded together in the manner
described, the combination with the stock and sent of a sliding cover H fitting over
the band T upon the stock A when the device is converted into a camp stool,
substantially as set forth.
5. In a convertible cano and camp stool, the combination with the stock A carrying
upon its upper part a seat, of logs J detachably pivoted to the stock so as to be

page_text: reversible, the spreaders K pivoted to the legs and to the stock, the collar D, the
tips N having the holes O, the pins a¹, and the sliding ring R, substantially as set
forth.
6. In a convertible cane and camp stool, the stock A, constituting the upper part
of a cane, the legs J, constituting, when folded, the lower part of the cane, in
combination with a collapsible seat connected to the upper part of the stock, which,
when the legs are spread, extends from the seat to the ground to form a central
leg or main support for the seat and spreaders K pivoted to the stock and to the
legs, and adapted to fold together with the legs to form an extension of the stock for
a cane, substantially as set forth.
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.