Adjustable and Expanding and Contracting Holders for Mosquito Curtains of Bedsteads and like Sleeping Appliances or Structures.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Dec., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 6th Sept., 1899-Accepted, 7th Oct., 1899
Adjustable and Expanding and Contracting Holders for Mosquito
Curtains of Bedsteads and like Sleeping Appliances or Structures.
We, STEPHEN WINCKWORTH SILVER, of Sun Court, Cornhill, City of London,
Merchant, and WALTER FLETCHER, of 39, Lyndhurst Grove, Peckham, County of
London, Gunsmith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for object, constructing metal rods and tubes with joints
and binding screws or ferrules, that the mosquito curtain holder can be adjusted
to any position on or to a bedstead or other sleeping structure, be folded flat, be
raised and lowered at will, and the roof rod or tubes be set at any desired angle,
whether the holder be arranged for a bedstead in a room, or in a square tent, or
a bell or sloping tent, the arrangement of the holder being such that it will
enable two bedsteads or cots to be placed in a small tent now only applicable for
one bedstead or cot.
For the purpose of this invention, we prepare, say, an ordinary bedstead or
cot with sockets, into which ends of jointed rods or tubes can be affixed.
These rods or tubes have other tubes sliding on or in them for elongating and
extending the height or heights from head or foot of bedstead, and these by
cross bars, rods, or tubes jointed at right angles like scalebeams can be set at
any angle and be held by pinch or fly nuts or screw pins.
These angled bars, rods, or tubes may also have rods or tubes arranged to
open outwardly to suit the width and have holes at the extremities for hooks
or stud pins of side roof rods or tubes on or in which other tubes can be adjusted
to suit the length, the looseness of the fittings when unfastened permitting of the
roof ends being set at any angle and be adjusted to suit the shape of the tent,
the roof being then aslant without affecting the upright positions of the corner
or vertical rods and tubes.
The curtain holder may be in a piece with or attached to a bedstead or cot,
and be so arranged that it may fold down on to the bedstead when not in use,
and if a folding bedstead or cot be employed, the curtain holder may be folded
up with it.

page_text: Adjustable and Expanding and Contracting Holdera for Mosquito
Curtains of Bedsteads and like Sleeping Appliances or Structures.
We, STEPHEN WINCKWORTH SILVER, of Sun Court, Cornhill, City of London,
Merchant, and WALTER FLETCHER, of 39, Lyndhurst Grove, Peckham, County of
London, Gunsmith, 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 has for object constructing metal rods and tubes with joints
and binding screws or ferrules that the mosquito curtain holder can be adjusted
to any position on or to a bedstead or other sleeping structure, be folded flat, be
raised and lowered at will, and the roof rod or tubes be set at any desired angle,
whether the holder be arranged for a bedstead in a room or in a square tent or
a bell or sloping tent, the arrangement of the holder being such that it will
enable two bedsteads or cots" to be placed in a small tent now only applicable
for one bedstead or
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cot."
For the purpose of this invention we prepare say an ordinary bedstead or
cot" with socket, into which ends of jointed rods or tubes can be affixed.
These rods or tubes have other tubes sliding on or in them for elongating and
extending the height or heights from head or foot of bedstead and these by
cross bars rods or tubes jointed to move at right angles like scale beams can be
set at any angle and be held by pinch or fly nuts or screw pins. These angled
bars rods or tubes may also have rods or tubes arranged to open outwardly to
suit the width and have holes at the extremities for hooks or stud pins of side
roof rods or tubes on or in which other tubes can be adjusted to suit the length,
the looseness of the fittings when unfastened permitting of the roof ends being
set at an angle and be adjusted to suit the shape of the tent, the roof being then
aslant without affecting the upright position of the corner or vertical rods and
tubes
The curtain holder may be in a piece with or attached to a bedstead or cot.
and be so arranged that it may fold down on to the bedstead when not in use
and if a folding bedstead or cot be employed the curtain holder may be folded
up with it.
Our invention will be understood by reference to the annexed drawing which
represents in perspective a trestle or camp bedstead as an example and for which
our mosquito curtain carrying frame is specially applicable.
A bedstead, B, B, uprights screwed or clamped to the head and foot rails
at C.
These uprights B, B, are tubular and have at their upper ends fly nuts or thumb
screws DD, for fixing the runner rods E, E, therein or thereto at any desired
height. F, F, transverse rods centrally hinge jointed as at D¹ D, to the up-
rights E, E, and capable of being set and fixed in a horizontal position or to any
angle from either side as will be understood by the dotted lines. These end trans-
verse rods E, E, have holes or hooked ends for supporting overhead side rods G, G.
which are in pairs at each side and each pair is partially enclosed by a sleeve H
within which they can be adjusted as to length without becoming disconnected
so that our invention can be adapted for a long or a short bedstead or other sleep-
ing appliance as desired.
I is the mosquito curtain spread and falling or hanging down over the whole
of our frame and the bedstead to protect from insect attack the inmates who
can lie asleep or sit up reading in comfort as desired.

page_text: The removal or loosening of the joints D, D, and D¹ D¹ will enable the frame
to be reduced as to height of the overhead portion and since the end rods F, F,
can be set and affixed to any desired angle an occupant can readily slip into and
out of bed by raising the curtain, such angle of elevation being also available
for servants when making up the bed after which the rods F, F, and the cur-
tain I can be let down again.
Where our adjustable curtain carrying frame is for use in tents the angled
position of the upper frame F, H, will adapt itself for bell, square, camp wall
or other tents and also for marquees of any shape in either of which one or more
curtains and curtain holding frames can be fitted whether bedsteads or bedding
require to be placed in same or not.
For convenience we have only shown on the drawing a portion of a curtain
and this may be in one or more pieces and if made for the longest known make
of bedstead and be used for a shorter one a fold in the curtain will reduce its
length.
For the sake of clearness we have only shown a camp or stump bedstead in
our drawing but the invention of frame and curtain' as explained is applicable to
deck and lounge chairs and garden seats where gnats and other winged insects are
troublesome.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim
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The jointed expansible and contractable upper frame as a mosquito curtain
holder arranged for the purposes described and substantially as shown.
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H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London.
Agent for the said S. W. Silver & W. Fletcher.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London.
Agent for the said S. W. Silver & W. Fletcher.