A Portable and Collapsible Folding Garment Hanger or Wardrobe.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Dec., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 4th Sept., 1899-Accepted, 21st Oct., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Portable and Collapsible Folding Garment Hanger or Wardrobe.
I, JOHN EBENEZER HOSKINS, Managing Director of Hoskins and Sowell,
Limited, of Bordesley, in the City of Birmingham, Bedstead Manufacturers, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object, a portable and collapsible or folding garment
hange or wardrobe, adapted principally to be fitted within the corners of a
room. It consists, according to one form, of two frame-like wings or sides made
up of a series of metal, wood or other bais or the like braced together in suit-
able directions by chills and preferably with the inner ends spread or separated to
a greater distance apart than the outer ends and suitably trussed for the purpose of
strength. further, the said inner ends are jointed together to admit of the
sides or wings folding onto one another when the structure is to be collapsed.
Screw holes are formed in some of the bracing pieces, or separate plates may be
provided for the attachment of the hanger to a wall, whilst hooks or 1ings alo
passed over either the upper or lower members from which garments are hung
A strut member or bar is disposed between the respective outer ends of the two
sides when in use and completes the triangular figure of the structure, and in
addition it forms a curtain rod from which a curtain is hung by hooks or rings
for enclosing the front of the space comprehended by the corner in which the
hanger is fitted and thus protecting the garments suspended from it from dust
or the like A fabric or paper hood or cover may also be placed or stretched
over the top of the frame when in position to form an additional protection.
The curtain rod stiut is preferably made in two or more easily connected and
disconnected sections for convenience in packing and transportation, and its
ends may either take into sockets or onto pegs provided at or adjacent to the
outer ends of the jointed-together wings, or it may be forced into position or
otherwise connected so long as it admits of ready detachment.
In the case of a collapsible wardrobe structure for temporary use against a wall
instead of in a corner, the same may be formed of three sections, viz, two
wings and a back or base, the former being preferably butt-jointed to the latter,
whilst when in position their outer ends are held apart by a detachable stiut
member, from which, as before a curtain may be suspended. Other curtains, to
enclose a space in which garments are hung and protected from dust, may also
be suspended from the wing members of the structure
By making the strut member of an angular figure, a four sided hanger
structure adapted to take within a corner may be formed.
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page_text: A Portable and Collapsible Folding Garment Hanger or Wardrobe.
I, JOHN EBENEZER HOSKINS, Managing Director of Hoskins and Sewell,
Limited, of Bordesley, in the City of Birmingham, Bedstead Manufacturers, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same 18
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
This invention has for its object, a portable and collapsible or folding garment
banger or wardrobe," adapted principally to be fitted within the corners of a
room.
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Figure 1 of the accompany drawings represents a plan of the said portable
and folding garment hanger fitted in position within the corner of a room and
with a curtain suspended from the front member of it to protect garments or
clothes, which are hung from the inner members of the structure.
Figure 2 is another plan of the said hanger or wardrobe but upon an enlarged
scale and with a part in section.
Figure 3 represents a side elevation and Figure 4 a front view of the wardrobe
in its position of use, whilst
Figure 5 shows a plan and Figure 6 a side elevation of the same folded up
for transit or storage.
Figure 7 represents the two part front rod or stay, which acts both as a strut
for keeping the two sides in position and as a curtain rod
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several
figures of the drawings.
The said collapsible wardrobe consists, according to one form, of two-frame-
like wings or sides a, b, made up of a series of metal, wood or other bars a¹, 61,
arranged preferably with the inner ends a, b, spread or separated to a greater
distance apart than the outer ends a³, 63, and suitably trussed by chills or bracing
pieces c, for the purpose of strength: further, the said inner ends are jointed
together at d, to admit of the sides or wings folding onto one another when
the structure is to be collapsed, as shown in Figures 5 and 6. Screw holes c',
are formed in the bracing pieces (or separate plates may be provided) for the
attachment of the hanger to a wall, preferably in the corner of a room as shown
in Figure 1, whilst hooks or rings are passed over either the upper or lower
members from which garments are hung, the said bars being for this purpose,
arranged to stand clear a short distance of the walls to admit of the
hooks being passed over them A strut member, ΟΙ front bai e, 18
disposed between the respective outer ends of the two sides when in use
and completes the triangular figure of the structure, and in addition it form
a curtain rod from which a curtain ƒ is hung by hooks and ringa f¹, f³,
for enclosing the front of the space comprehended by the corner in which the
hanger is fitted and thus protecting the garments suspended from it from dust or
the like. A fabric or paper hood or cover may also be placed or stretched over
the top of the frame when in position to form an additional protection
The curtain rod strut is preferably made in two or more easily connected and
disconnected sections f³, f, as shown in Figure 7, for convenience in packing
and transportation, and its ends may either take into sockets such as pro-
vided at or adjacent to the outer ends of the jointed-together wings, or onto
suitably arranged pegs, or it may be forced into position or otherwise connected
80 long as it admits of ready detachment.
In the case of a collapsible wardrobe structure for temporary use against a wall
instead of in a corner, the same may be formed of three sections (as represented

page_text: in the diagramatic view Figure 8) vaz., two wings b and a back or base a, the
former being preferably butt-jointed to the latter whilst when in position their
outer ends are held apart by a detachable strut member c, from which, as before
a curtain may be suspended Other curtains, to enclose a space in which gar
ments are hung and protected from dust, may also be suspended from the wing
members of the structure.
By making the strut member of an angular figure, as represented by the
diagram Figure 9, a four sided hanger structure adapted to take within a corner
may be formed.
Instead of hinging together the sections of the collapsible structures herein
described, the same may be detachably connected to one another by hook, peg and
socket, dovetail or any other suitable joint, whilst the two part or sectional front
strut may be of a hinged construction, or a spring may be interposed between
the peg and socket connection at the inner ends of its two parts, the tendency
of which 18 to take and keep the outer ends into proper engagement with the seat-
ings or pegs of the side frames of the structure. Or the ends of the side frames
may have vertical or inclined gaps or forks into which, necks or reduced end
parts of the front strut curtain rod may take and be retained by heads or enlarge-
ments coming outwards of the necks and behind the forks.
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:
wardrobe,"
First A portable and collapsible or folding garment hanger or
consisting of two angularly disposed and hinged or detachable conneoted side
frames or wings, in combination with a detachable front stay or strut, which
completes the triangular structure and serves as a curtain rod, substantially as
described and set forth in Figures 1 to 7.
Secondly. The portable and collapsible or folding garment hanger or ward-
robe, consisting of two hinged together side frames or wings made up of an
assemblage of bars or 1ods, and a two part or sectional front stay or strut, the
onds of which are adapted to engage with sockets in the outer paits of the side
wings, as described and set forth in Figures 1 to 7.
Thirdly. A portable and collapsible garment hanger or wardrobe, consisting
of two hinged or detachably connected side fiames or wings from which garments
may be hung in combination with an angular strut and curtain rod, which com-
pletes the four-sided figure of the structure, substantially as described and set
forth in Figure 8
Fourthly: A portable and collapsible garment hanger or wardrobe, consisting
of a back frame or attachment part, with two hinged or detachably connected side
frames or wings, in combination with a front strut and curtain rod, substantially
as described and set forth in Figure 9.
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JOHN EBENEZER HOSKINS.
By Henry Skerrett,
24, Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.