Improvements in Tent Pole Brackets.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 19th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 21st Apr., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tent Pole Brackets.
JOHN REID 1st Class Armourer Sergt. 3rd K.O. Hussars Island Bridge
Barracks Dublin. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
The idiea is to fix a bracket on a tent pole securely and without injuring the
pole with sufficient convenience to hold twelve soldiers arms & accoutrements and
be portable. The bracket is made of wood in to parts with a hole in centre size
ofpole with two iron bolts running through the bracket on each side of pole and
when screwed up tight fixes it securely to the pole without any danger of it sliping
down the poles. Pegs are fixed on outer edge of bracket.
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Improvements in Tent Pole Brackets.
JOHN REID 1st Class Armourer -Sergt. 3rd King's Own Hussars Marlboro-
Barracks Dublin 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 :-
There are 2 brackets to each tent top & bottom. The top bracket made of wood
is in 2 parts of oblong shape and when togetlier forms a hole in centre for tent pole
it is securely fixed by 2 bolts and screws running through centre of bracket on each
side of tent pole there are 11 iron pegs on outer edge for hanging arms and
accoutrements on. The bottom one is made of wood also and fixes same as top one
with 12 round holes in it which forms arm rack for 12 rifles.
All Government tent poles are made all one size and the brackets being made to
a gauge insure a good fit of bracket to pole which assists the bolts in holding the
bracket fast to pole and when screwed up tightly with flynuts and finger and thum
will hold a weight of forty stones without sliping down the pole.
The pegs on outer edge of top bracket are made of wrought iron and screws
tightly into edge of bracket all round and each will carry a weight of four stones
without bending or getting out of order.
The flynuts are also made of wrought iron with extra large and strong wings so
to give a good hold when screwing up bracket to pole the holes in bottom bracket
for receiving muzzle of rifle are slightly tapered underneath so that the rifle can be
taken out and replaced easly without the rifle geting to tightly fixed in the hole.
The bolts that fix bracket to pole are ordnary square bolts and washers but
the washers they are made fast to bracket with two pins so as to prevent losing
when the bracket is being removed from pole. I als prevent the flynuts being lost
by making a grove in the nose of flyout and putting movable coller on it with
small piece of chain attached which is made fast to bracket by a screw which
passes through end of chain and into bracket.
The candle bracket which is made of round copper and bent out flat one end
then turned round the size of candle the other end is screwed with corse thread and
screws into bottom bracket underneath so as to keep it low down and prevent the
candle burning anything hanging on top bracket.

page_text: When preparing the wood for top & bottom bracket they should be cut in their
respective sizes namely 10 inches by 6 inches and 2 inches thick bottom bracket
12 inches by 6 inches and 2 inches thick also the hole in centre should be bored
and the holes for bolts also and the bracket finished as it were before cutting it in
two otherwise the holes for bolts will not come fare and the bracket will not fit
properly on pole.
A. on drawing is the tent polo.
B. Body of top bracket made of elm 6
clamped to pole will take a weight of 30 to
pole.
inches x 12 and.1 in. thick, when
40 stones without slipping down the
C. the pegs which screw into the outer edge of top bracket made of wrought
iron, 5 inches long and galvinized, to prevent rust, and each will carry 4 stones
weight.
D. Flynut for screwing up body of bracket to pole.
E. Body of bottom bracket made of elm also 6 inches x 12 and 14 inches
thick with 12 holes in to place the muzzle of rifle in, the holes are slightly tapered
from underneath so as to allow the rifles to be taken out and replaced easily.
F. Bolts for fixing body of brackets to pole, made of wrought iron 7 inches long
and square.
G. Washer with two pins for fixing to bracket to prevent losing.
H. Brass collar and chain to prevent losing flynut; the collar works in groove
round nose of flynut, chain made fast to bracket by screw.
1. Candle bracket made of copper, and screws into bottom bracket underneath.
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. It is a improved and secure way of fixing.
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