An Improved Accoutrement Rack for Tent Poles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 31st July, 1891-Accepted, 12th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Accoutrement Rack for Tent Poles.
I, RICHARD DAVISON COLLIESON of Heath Cottage, Hounslow Heath,
Midddlesex, Plumber, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My improved rack is designed for use in tents, and is so constructed as to be
easily fitted to the centre pole of the tent no matter what its diameter, within
certain ordinary limits. It is therefore especially suited for holding the accoutre-
ments of soldiers when under canvas, and for like purposes.
It consists of a clip or band to embrace the pole, formed in two halves and of
horizontal or nearly horizontal arms stays or brackets projecting from the said
clips. Each half of the clip has at one end an open slot forming a fork and at the
other end a hinged bolt with feather nut, the bolt of one half engaging with the
fork in the other half.
Each half clip is by preference angular in shape, but having the forked end and
the block hinge bent or turned up so that they stand on parallel planes, and the
bolts can engage without fear of slipping off. The clips may however be semi-
circular if preferred. From the outside of the clips project the arms or stays which
can be long or short as preferred. For military use attach two arms about twelve
inches long and one about six inches long, to each half clip, but this may be varied
as desired.
The arms are screwed or rivetted to the clips, or cast on to them or fitted in
sockets so as to be removable if preferred.
The bolts are long enough to allow of any required adjustment to tent poles of
different sizes. Each half of the rack being precisely the same, they are inter-
changeable.
Dated this 26th day of November 1890.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, E.C., Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Accoutrement Rack for Tent Poles.
I, RICHARD DAVISON COLLIESON of Heath Cottage, Hounslow Heath,
Middlesex, Plumber, 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 :-
My improved rack is designed for use in tents, and is so constructed as to be
easily fitted to the centre pole of the tent no matter what its diameter, within
certain ordinary limits. It is therefore especially suited for holding the accoutre-
ments of soldiers when under canvas, and for like purposes.
I will now describe it with reference to the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 shews an elevation of one half, and Fig. 2 shews a plan of both halves of
my improved tent pole rack, as fixed to a pole.
It will be seen that it consists of a clip or band a, designed to embrace the pole
and is formed in two halves with horizontal or nearly horizontal arms stays or
brackets b, projecting from the said clips. Each half of the clip has at one end an
open slot c, forming a fork and at the other end a hinged bolt d, with feather nut,
the bolt of one half of the rack engaging with the fork in the other half.
Each half clip is by preference angular in shape, but having the forked end and
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page_text: the bolt hinge bent or turned up, so that they stand on parallel planes, and the bolt
can engage without fear of slipping off.
The clips may however be semi-circular if preferred.
From the outside of the clips project the arms or stays which can be long or
short as preferred. For military use I attach two arms about twelve inches long,
and one about six inches long, to each half clip, but this may be varied as desired.
The arms are screwed or rivetted to the clips, or cast on to them or fitted in
sockets so as to be removable if preferred.
The bolts are long enough to allow of any required adjustment to tent poles of
different sizes..
Each half of the rack being precisely the same, they are interchangeable.
My improved rack could be made of 3 or more similar parts if desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a rack or clip for tent poles, the method of constructing the rack in two
similar parts with slots and bolts for fixing, and with or without projecting arms, as
herein described and set forth.
2. In a tent pole rack the two clips a, the slots c, the bolts d, with or without the
arms b, as herein described and set forth.
Dated this 31st day of July 1801
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, E.C., Patent Agent.