Improved Folding or Portable Apparatus to be employed for Suspending Clothing for Airing and other Purposes, also applicable for Forming a Wardrobe, Tent, or the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Mar.; 1893
Complete Specification Left, 14th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 18th Nov., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Folding or Portable Apparatus to be employed for
Suspending Clothing for Airing and other Purposes, also
applicable for Forming a Wardrobe, Tent, or the like.
I, ANTHONY HELLÉ, The Presbytery Market Harboro', Clergyman do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists of an improved apparatus upon which can be suspended
articles of dress and can be employed for the hall or for the kitchen for airing
clothing or for the bedroom as a wardrobe, or for a tent or covering for out door
purposes in either case it can be folded into a space occupying very little room, and
can be carried with facility.
I will describe my invention thus I take four strips of wood rectangular in cross
section of a required equal length, these I form into two X pieces or frames by
arranging a pin or pivot through two parts at the centre or near thereto these
two X pieces are connected together at the uppermost ends by means of hinges or
other contrivance, the two X pieces thus connected, and by the arrangement of the
pins or pivots in the centre and the hinges at top will admit of their movement to
a required position, I take another strip of wood which term a cross-piece, and
affix it in a convenient manner to the upper part of one of the ✗ frames this cross
piece is provided with a required number of hooks upon which the clothing is
suspended, I may in some cases employ two cross pieces one to each X frame.
For a wardrobe I simply construct a frame of metal, wire, or rod, of any
required configuration, that is suitable to receive a covering, connected to the frame
by rings or otherwise this frame being affixed at the top of the X frames near to
the hinges.
In this form it can be used as a tent for the garden or outdoor purposes.
To give rigidity to the whole I may employ one or two stays (metallic) stretching
from one X frame to the other.
Dated 5th ML 1000
THOS. KENDRICK,
A meant
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Folding or Portable Apparatus to be employed for
Suspending Clothing for Airing and other Purposes, also
applicable for Forming a Wardrobe, Tent, or the like.
I, ANTHONY HELLÉ, The Presbytery, Market Harboro', Clergyman, do hereby
declare the nature of my said 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 consists of an improved apparatus upon which can be suspended
articles of dress and can be employed for the hall, or for the kitchen for airing
clothing, or for the bedroom as a wardrobe, or for a tent or covering for outdoor
purposes, in either case it can be folded into a space occupying very little room and
can be carried with facility.
I will describe my invention thus:
I take four strips of wood rectangular in cross section of a required equal length,
these I form into two X pieces or frames by arranging a pin or pivot through two
parts at the centre or near thereto, these two X pieces are connected together at the
uppermost ends by means of hinges or other contrivance, the two × pieces thus
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page_text: connected, and by the arrangement of the pins or pivots in the centre and the
hinges at top will admit of their movement to a required position. I take another
strip of wood which I term a cross piece and affix it in a convenient manner to the
upper part of one of the ✗ frames this crosspiece is provided with a required
number of hooks upon which the clothing is suspended, I may in some cases employ
two cross pieces one to each X frame.
For a wardrobe I simply construct a frame of metal, wire, or rod, of any required
configuration that is suitable to receive a covering, connected to the frame by rings
or otherwise, this frame being affixed at the top of the X frames near to the
hinges.
In this form it can be used as a tent for the garden or outdoor purposes.
To give rigidity to the whole I may employ one or two stays (metallic) stretching
from one X frame to the other.
My invention relates to an improved folding or portable apparatus to be employed
in the hall in place of the ordinary hat or coat stand, or rack, for suspending
clothing and also for the airing of clothing and other purposes, and also as a
wardrobe for the bedroom, and also for a tent or covering for outdoor purposes.
And in order that this my said invention may be more fully understood, I shall
now proceed more particularly to describe the same, and for that purpose I shall
refer to the several figures on the sheet of drawings hereunto annexed, the same
letters of reference indicating corresponding parts throughout all the figures.
Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of the principal part of my apparatus and may be
termed the front view consisting of four required lengths of wood connected
together and forming two X pieces in this position to be employed for the suspending
of clothing for the hall or bedroom and also for airing and other purposes
constructed according to my invention.
Fig. 2, is a view in elevation of the same from the one end.
Fig. 3 is a view shewing the folding up or portability of same when not employed
to its purpose.
Fig. 4 is a view in elevation (substantially the same as Fig. 1) and may be
termed the front view consisting of four required lengths of wood connected
together and forming two X pieces in this position to be employed with a covering
as a wardrobe for bedroom or tent for outdoor purposes, constructed according to
my invention.
Fig. 5 is a view in elevation of the same from the one end.
Fig. 6 is a view shewing the folding up or portability of same when not employed
to its purpose.
a, a, a, a, are the four strips of wood of a required strength and equal length.
In Figs. 1, 2, 3 they are hinged together at bb and form the two X pieces, the
cross piece c, is pivoted at d, to one of the strips a and extends to the other
strip a of the same cross piece, and being provided with a projecting pin e, engages
in the slot of the said strip a. This cross piece c, is provided with a number
of pegs g, to receive the clothing to be suspended, is also a cross piece, fixed in
the same manner as c to the other ✗ piece and this is provided with a number of
hooks as i, i, i, jj are also cross pieces pivoted at k, to a, and having a slot 1,
engages upon the pin m of a, n, is a table or shelf hinged at o, o, for folding as
shewn in Fig. 3, and is supported by the cross pieces j,j, p p are supports for a
shelf and other purposes jointed at q, for folding when not required.
Figs. 4, 5, 6, is substantially the same as Figs. 1, 2 3 but in this case I dispense
with the hinges 6 and employ the loops or eyes r for holding or supporting the
frames which I construct by preference of wire or light metal in two halves each
half being passed through two of the eyes r, and the ends t having holes admits of
the screwed pin w being passed and secured by an ordinary screwed nut this
frames, can be draped to any required taste and will receive the rings, and will
thus form a wardrobe for a bedroom, or a tent for outdoor purposes, when not
employed, it can be folded up as Fig. 6.
The above being my said invention I wish it to be observed in conclusion that I

page_text: do not limit myself to the precise details or arrangement of parts as shewn on the
accompanying sheet of drawings but that I hold myself at liberty to alter or
modify the same without departing essentially from the principle of my said
invention.
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 :-
In improved folding or portable apparatus to be employed for suspending clothing
for airing and other purposes, also applicable for forming a wardrobe, tent or
the like.
The general construction, combination and arrangement of parts substantially
as and for the purpose herein before described in the foregoing Specification, and
illustrated on the accompanying sheet of drawings.
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1000
THOS. KENDRICK,
Victoria Chambers, Martineau Street, Birmingham,
Agent for Applicant.