Improvements relating to Military Accoutrements
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Sept., 1897-Accepted, 30th Oct., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Military Accoutrements
I MAX SCHIEMANGK, Captain, of 18, Eichendorf Strasse, Berlin, in the Empire
of Germany, 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 relates to military accoutrements, and has for its object to provide
a cartridge holder or belt that is capable of being so mounted upon the body of
the soldier as to be rotated so as to bring the cartridges within ready reach,
and of providing a knapsack which may be rolled up in the form of a soldier's
cloak into which the impedimenta may be stored while being secured diagonally
across the body from the left shoulder in such a manner as to prevent its being
dislodged.
The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.
Figure 1 being a view showing the application of the belt in position, while
Figure 2 is a reverse view thereof, and
Figures 3, 4 and 5 are respectively detailed front and end elevations showing
the means of connection of the belt to the supporting straps, while,
Figure 5 is a front elevation of the cartridge belt or holder, and
Figures 6 and 7 are respectively a perspective view and diagrammatic end
elevation of the knapsack made in accordance with the present invention.
In carrying my invention into effect as illustrated in Figures 1 to 5 of the
accompanying drawings, I provide supporting shoulder straps A capable of elonga-
tion, and provided on the front side with carrying brackets B, the extremities
of which are formed so as to carry the rollers C C and permit of an intermediate
space through which the carrying loop D may pass upon the cord R on the belt
being rotated round the body. The shoulder straps AA at their opposite ex-
tremities are secured together in the manner illustrated in Figure 2 and serve to
support the cord R from which the belts are hung. The belts G₁ G², G³ are
made of a continuous piece with a series of pockets and are connected by means
of hooks and eyes S at their extremities, and are connected one to the other at
intervals by means of split rings T. It will thus be seen that a number of belts
may be used and each can be rotated round the body so as to bring the cartridges
within ready reach of the right hand while permitting two three or a number
of belts to be hung as may be required.
The knapsack H is provided so as to be laced at its respective edge extremities L
while each of its bottom extremities M are provided with a flap capable of being
readily closed so as to permit of articles being withdrawn from the knapsack
without the necessity of unlacing the sides J. K. A spring Z is provided of
suitable shape to pass over the left shoulder and it is connected by means of a
strap V which passes underneath the left shoulder, so that the knapsack rests
comfortably upon the shoulder and is incapable of being dislodged. Its ex-
tremities M are passed diagonally across the body and connected by suitable means,
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page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. A cartridge holder or belt hung from a cord or the like which passes round
the body and is supported by means of shoulder straps connected so as to permit
of the belt or holder carrying loops passing round, while the belt is capable of
being doubled or trebled substantially as herein before described.
2. A knapsack wrapped in the form of a military cloak in two parts J. K. having
laced sides and having their connected shoulder part provided with a spring
connected so as to comfortably lie upon the shoulder substantially as hereinbefore
described.
3. Improvements relating to military accoutrements substantially as herein-
before described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents.