Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 27th July, 1886.
Complete Left, 16th Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 20th May, 1887.
We JAMES POPE of, 15 Clerkenwell Close in the county of Middlesex Cabinet
Maker and WILLIAM SAMUEL BUMPSTEAD of 37 Clerkenwell Green in the county of
Middlesex, Blacksmith do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows,
reference being made to the accompanying drawing
1
The side rods Cand (Figs. 1 and 2 being hinged in the joint D to which is secured by
rivets, screws, or otherwise the centre leg or support A¹. The other ends of the side
Rods C and C are formed with a collar and nut with a square part intervening which fits
into corresponding square holes in the legs A and A' and the end bars B B thus forming
as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 a firm joint when the bedstead is erected. Figs. 5 and 6 shew
the joints folded up, the legs or supports being turned round on the rivet F into the
position shewn so as to occupy less space for removal. The sides C₁ are raised at the
ends to better accomodate the head of the sleeper, the legs or supports A' being
correspondingly lengthened. Figs. 7 and 8 shew the joint which is usually known
as a knuckle joint with a hole in the upper side for the reception of the stretcher E
which keeps the sides from collapsing when the weight of the body is on the canvas
Backing on which the sleeper lies. The dotted lines in Fig. 7 shew the position of the
The canvas sacking is
side rods C and C" when folded for packing & removal.
sewn round the side rods C and C₁ and laced through eyelets at the ends of the canvas
to the end bars B. B. This arrangement being firm and not liable to collapse the legs
or supports being firmly fixed but easily taken to pieces & and packed into a small
space for removal.

page_text: Improvements in Folding Camp Bedsteads.
We JAMES POPE of 15 Clerkenwell Close Clerkenwell in the County of Middle-
sex, Cabinet Maker and WILLIAM SAMUEL BUMPSTEAD of 37 Clerkenwell Green in
the County of Middlesex, Blacksmith 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, reference being had to the drawings
deposited with the provisional Specification :-
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Our Invention relates to portable Camp Bedsteads and the object of our Invention
is to provide a means of reducing the Weight and Increasing the portability of the
said Bedsteads or Sleeping Cots.
The side rods C and C Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 being hinged in the joint D to which is
secured by rivets, screws, or otherwise, the middle leg or support A'. The other ends
of the side rods C and C¹ are formed with a collar and nut with a square part inter-
vening which fits into corresponding square holes in the legs A and A2 and the end
bars B B thus forming as shown in fig. 3 and 4 a firm joint when the Bedstead is
erected; Fig. 5 and 6 shew the joints folded up the legs or supports being turned
round on the rivet F into the position shown in Fig. 5 so as to occupy less space
for packing and removal. The side rods C and C¹ are curved upwards towards the
head of the Bedstead to better accomodate the head of the sleeper the legs or
supports A² of that end of the Bedstead being correspondingly lengthened to ensure
a horizontal position for the body of the sleeper. Figs. 7 and 8 show the joint D
(which is usually known as a knuckle joint) with a hole in the extremities of the
upper side for the reception of the stretcher E fig. 10 which prevents the side rods C
and C¹ from collapsing when the weight of the sleeper is on the canvas sacking on
which the sleeper lies. The dotted lines in fig. show the position of the side
rods C and C. When folded up for packing and removal the canvas sacking is sewn
round the side rods C and C¹ and laced through eyelets at the ends of the canvas to
the end bars B B this arrangement being firm and not liable to collapse. The legs or
supports being firmly fixed but easily taken to pieces and folded into a small space
for packing or removal It will be observed that we do not limit ourselves to the
adoption of the square male and female fitting as shown in the side rods C, C' and in
the legs A A' as there are other shapes which would answer the same purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is
First. In an improved portable or Camp Bedstead substantially and as herein set
forth.

page_text: Second. In the formation of the middle joints which we provide with holes in the
upper side for the reception of the extremities of a stretcher substantially and as
herein set forth.
Third. In the formation of the upper ends of the side rods C and C¹ which are
curved upward to better accomodate the head of the sleeper and to obviate the
necessity for making a separate head rest substantially and as herein set forth.
Fourth. In the formation and combination of the end bars B B and the legs A A³
which are so constructed that the said legs (when disconnected from the side rods O
and C¹) can be folded on to the end bars B B to which they are permanently attached
by means of the loose rivet F. substantially and as herein set forth.