Improvements in Tents.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 28th July, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 12th Jan., 1892-Accepted, 13th Feb., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tents.
A communication from abroad by JOHN JOSEPH NAVO, Contractor, of 61, South
Johnson Street, JULIUS CARL KOENIG, Merchant, of 125, Canal Street, and
GEORGES MANUEL ALDIGE, Gentleman, of 419, Prytania Street, all in the
City of New Orleans and State of Louisiana, United States of America.
I, GEORGE CECIL DYMOND, M. Inst. M.E. of the Agency for Foreign Patent
Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool and 6, Bank Street Manchester, both in the
County of Lancaster and 323, High Holborn in the County of Middlesex, Patent
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention relates to improvements in tents, and its novelty will be fully
understood from the following description, when taken in connection with the
annexed drawings; and the objects of the invention are to enable a tent to be
raised or lowered from the sides in a summary manner.
These objects are attained by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying
drawings, in which―
Figure 1, is a perspective view.
Figure 2, is a perspective view showing one side of tent raised.
Figure 3, is a side view of ridge-pole.
Figure 4, is a view of side pole.
Figure 5, is a pin.
Figure 6, is a view of double block attached to tent.
Figure 7 is a view of single block attached to tent.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
A, indicates the side flaps thereof, which are supported by a longitudinal
ridge-pole C, which is supported in turn by oblique side poles D, with eyes at their
upper ends to receive said ridge-pole, and are sharpened at their lower ends,
whereby they are adapted to penetrate the ground and anchor the tent-frame.
Attached to side oblique poles D are cords H, which have their other ends
attached to stay-pins E, designed to afford an auxiliary anchorage for the frame.
The ends of the ridge-pole C are threaded, as better shown in Figure 3, to receive
wing-nuts F, which are adapted to prevent the side poles D from being displaced.
I indicates a double pulley-block, which is provided with four sheaves, as shown,
and has a central sleeve to receive the ridge-pole C, on which it is mounted about
midway of the length thereof.
M, indicates pulley-blocks, which are provided with two sheaves, and have a
sleeve similar to that of block L to receive the ridge-pole C, on which they are
mounted adjacent to the ends thereof, and are also held in position by wing-nuts F.
GG indicate ropes, which are designed and adapted to furl the side flaps of the
ent to open same. These ropes G, of which there are preferably four employed,
[two on each side of the tent) are arranged at each end thereof, and have one end
ecured to the ridge-pole C, adjacent to the end thereof.
They then lead downward and take through the apertures in the side flaps
djacent to the lower edge thereof, thence lead up on the outside of flap and take
ver one of the pulleys in the blocks M, thence over one of the pulleys or sheaves
n the block L, and thence down the outside of the tent to the ground, whereby
hey may be conveniently reached; and, it will be seen, by this arrangement of
arts and the construction thereof, a cheap and conveniently adjustable frame is
rovided, and, by drawing on the ropes G, after the stay-cords have been detached

page_text: from the pins E, it will be seen that the side flaps of the tent may be furled up to
the ridge-pole of the frame and the tent thrown open.
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CLL 1001
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tents.
A communication by JOHN JOSEPH NAVO, Contractor, of 61, South Johnson
Street, JULIUS CARL KOENIG, Merchant, of 125, Canal Street, and
GEORGES MANUEL ALDIGE, Gentleman, of 419, Prytania Street, all in the
City of New Orleans and State of Louisiana, United States of America.
I, GEORGE CECIL DYMOND, M. Inst. M.E. of the Agency for Foreign Patent
Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool and 6 Bank Street, Manchester, both in the
County of Lancaster, and 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex, Patent
Agent, 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in tents and its novelty will be fully
understood from the following description and claims when taken in connection
with the drawings; and the objects of the invention are to enable a tent to be
raised or lowered from the sides in a summary manner.
These objects are attained by the mechanism illustrated in the drawings filed
with the Provisional Specification, in which-
Figure 1 is a perspective view.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing one side of tent raised.
Figure 3 is a side view of ridge pole.
Figure 4 is a view of side pole.
Figure 5 is a pin.
Figure 6 is a view of double block attached to tent.
Figure 7 is a view of single block attached to tent.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
A, indicates the side flaps thereof, which are supported by a longitudinal
ridge-pole C, which is supported in turn by oblique side poles D with eyes at their
upper ends to receive said ridge pole, and are sharpened at their lower ends
whereby they are adapted to penetrate the ground and anchor the tent frame.
Attached to side oblique poles D are cords H, which have their other ends
attached to stay pins E designed to afford an auxiliary anchorage for the frame.
The ends of the ridge-pole C are threaded, as better shown in Figure 3, to receive
wing-nuts F, which are adapted to prevent the side poles D from being displaced.
Lindicates a double pulley-block, which is provided with four sheaves, as shown,
and has a central sleeve to receive the ridge-pole C, on which it is mounted about
midway of the length thereof.
M indicates pulley-blocks, which are provided with two sheaves, and have a
sleeve similar to that of block L to receive the ridge-pole C on which they are
mounted adjacent to the ends thereof, and are also held in position by wing-nuts F.
G G indicate ropes, which are designed and adapted to furl the side flaps of the
tent to open same. These ropes G of which there are preferably four employed
(two on each side of the tent) are arranged at each end thereof, and have one end
secured to the ridge-pole C adjacent to the end thereof. They then lead downward
and take through the apertures in the side flaps adjacent to the lower edge thereof,
thence lead up on the outside of flap and take over one of the pulleys in the
blocks M, thence over one of the pulleys or sheaves in the block L and thence
down the outside of the tent to the ground, whereby they may be conveniently

page_text: reached; and it will be seen by this arrangement of parts and the construction
thereof, a cheap and conveniently adjustable frame is provided, and by drawing on
the ropes G, after the stay-cords have been detached from the pins E, it will be
seen that the side flaps of the tent may be furled up to the ridge-pole of the frame
and the tent thrown open.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is-
1. In a tent frame, substantially as described, the combination, with a longitudinal
ridge-pole threaded at its ends, of oblique side supporting poles sharpened at their
lower ends to penetrate the ground and provided at their upper ends with eyes to
take over the ridge pole, wing-nuts adapted to receive the threaded ends of the
ridge-pole and retain the oblique side poles thereon, and a stay-pin connected by a
cord to the oblique side poles and adapted to operate as an auxiliary in anchoring
the frame, all adapted to operate substantially as specified.
2. The longitudinal ridge-pole carrying pulley-blocks at its middle, and adjacent
to its ends the oblique side supporting poles, sharpened at their lower ends and
provided at their upper ends with eyes to receive said ridge-pole, in combination
with the side flaps of the tent, and the ropes G, having one end attached to the
ridge-pole and so arranged with respect to the flaps and the pulley-blocks that
when pulled they will furl said flaps up, substantially as described.
Dated this 11th day of January 1892.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.