US1155800A

US1155800A - Tent.

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Publication number: US1155800A
Application number: US81434414A
Authority: US
Inventors: Archer Henry Corbet
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1914-01-26
Filing date: 1914-01-26
Publication date: 1915-10-05
Anticipated expiration: 1932-10-05

Description

A. H. CORBET.

TENT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.26 I914.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

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A. H. CORBET.

TENT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.26. 1914.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

ARCHER HENRY GORBET, OF BARNES, LONDON, ENGLAND.

TENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

Application filed January 26, 1914. Serial N 0. 814,344.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARCHER HENRY COR BET, a subject of the King of England, residing at 14 Stanton road, Barnes, London, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tents, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to tents and more particularly to portable tents adapted to be readily erected and struck and easily transported by the users. Theimproved tent is especially intended for the use of soldiers,

boy-scouts, and the like, but may be utilized for other purposes.

According to this invention, the tent is of pyramidal shape, the framework being composed of two or more poles united at their upper ends and forming sloping edges at the corners of the tent, intermediate edges being supported if desired by means of tapes, ropes, wires or stays connected to the upper ends of the poles and secured by means of tent pegs or the like to the ground at their respective corners.

Upon the accompanying drawings which illustrate two suitable constructions :Figure 1 is a plan view showing a tent formed of four substantially identical units or sets of parts. Fig. 2 is a plan of a construction in which two poles are employed, the tentsections being formed in two parts. Fig. 3

is an elevation of this form of construction.

Fig. 4 shows the method of folding a section of the tent-covering in order to obtain a cape of the poncho type. Fig. 5 shows a second form ofgarment obtained by folding one ofthe sections of the tent covering illustrated in Figs: 2 and 3. Fig. 6 shows the tent covering rolled for transport and attached to the waist-belt of a user, who also carries one of the poles forming the framework of the tent. Fig. 7 illustrates a suitable form of joint for connecting the sections of a pole.

As shown in Fig. 1, the tent is of pyramidal shape and the covering a is constructed in sections each forming one face or side of the pyramid. The framework of the tent is composed for example of four poles b of the kind carried boy scouts, the poles being united at their upper ends for example by pins 0 fitting in holes through the extremities of the poles. The

lower ends of the poles may be fitted with spikes. or shoes, detachable if desired, to steady the framework in position. Where four poles b are employed, the corners of the tent may form a square of which the side is approximately equal to the height of eachpole. Preferably however only two poles b are used, these being placed at opposite corners of the-tent, while the other edges or corners are supported by means of tapes ,or ropes or by stays cl as hereafter described.

Each section av of the tent-covering is. of substantially triangular shape, one edge a havlng an open hem or longitudinal pocket e through which one pole b or a rope, wire or the like a? of the framework may be threaded. When tapes are employed to support corners or edges of the tent, they may be secured or attached to these corners in any suitable manner. \Vhen in position, the second edge 01 of the triangular section is folded over to the next edge of the framework, where it is secured by any suitable device such as press buttons 72, or the like to the adjacent edges 0, of the next section. The lower. edge a or base of the section may be secured to the ground, for example by pegg ing down a cord or rope attached to this edge and provided if desired with suitable eyelets or the like.

At the top of the tent the upper corners of the sections a of the covering may be fastened together. If desired, an inverted cup or bucket f may be placed over the extremities of the poles to prevent entrance of rain at this point.

The door may be provided by arranging for one of the corners or flaps of the covering sections to be readily detached from the adjacent section to which it is normally secured. If a wider entrance is desired. .a horizontal slit may be formed to allow the flap to be folded back, for example for half the length of this side of the tent; the slit is preferably protected by a weathering device to exclude rain. 1

A tent may be formed with a framework of two poles and two ropes or stays or of four poles, the length of the poles being or in an emergency three or five units may be employed to form a triangular or a pentagonal pyramidal tent.

In the construction shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the framework consists of two poles Z), fromvthe upper ends of which two cords d are extended and secured to pegs f in the ground: the two poles and two cords thus form the four corner edges of the framework. The covering a is preferably made in two sections only, each being of a diamond or other quadrilateral shape, and secured for example in the same manner as the sections of the covering shown in Fig. 1. The cords or the likemay be sewed or attached diagonally of these quadrilateral sections.

The entrance is provided by folding back a portion or flap of one section in the manner shown. Openings may be provided for ventilation and other purposes. Suitable pockets or receptacles 9 may be provided on the sections of the tent-covering, preferably on the inner side. In rough weather these pockets may be filled with material to act as ballast.

The rolled or folded sections may be car ried upon the back or attached to the belt, as shown in Fig. 6. If desired I may arrange the covering so that it may be closed to form a cape or cloak for use in bad weather. For example the side or section a shown in Fig. 1 may have an aperture j cut in it for the wearers head to pass through, so that the section is worn in the manner of a poncho or rain-resisting cape, as represented in Fig. 4, with a collar 0 attached to the same. In this case the corner forming the upper angle of the tent section falls down over the wearers chest, and the two other corners are folded together in front, in which position they may be secured by means of the fastenings provided.

The sections used in the construction of Figs. 2 and 3, are adapted to form cloaks, which may have hoods to protect the wearers head. Fig. 5 shows the section employed in this manner. The sections a have on one side a slit m provided on the inside with hooks and eyes or other suitable fastenings n to retain the slit closed when the tent is in use. Outside this slit is a reinforcing band or collar 0 to which the hood 7c is attached, the hood being provided with draw strings 72 and with a suitable device at the lower edge to hold down the hood is when the tent is open. When it is desired touse the tent covering as a cloak, it is taken apart and the fastenings a are unhooked. The head is then inserted through the slit m, the band 0 being fastened around the when it is desired to use the cape for walking purposes; for example the corners may be turned back and secured inside the cape at a suitable height. The open edge a is secured by press buttons or the like to the edge a suitable means being provided to allow freedom of the wearers arms, as at a The parts may also be employed as an improvised stretcher, for example, by mounting two of the tent-covering sections upon two poles and passing the opposite corner of each section around the other pole and attaching it to the other section; the sections may be provided With means for their attachment together. The extremities of the poles form carriers or handles for the support of the stretcher.

The poles may be constructed in sections to facilitate transport or to allow of constructing a tent of larger size. Fig. 7 shows a suitable method of connecting the sections 6 b of the poles by means of socketed joints,

the extremity b of one section being adapted to fit firmly within a socket b upon the extremity of the other section If.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to a four-sided or square tent constructed with a framework of four poles, but that three or other number may be used if desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as such and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A tent comprising a framework and detachable sections constituting a covering, said covering being composed of a number of similar units, each comprising one pole and a section adapted to form a garment, said sections having openings for the wearers head during the use of said garment, means for closing said openings during use ofsaid tent, a hood attached to one of said sections in proximity to said opening, and means for retaining said hood in a flat extended position during use of said tent.

2. A tent comprising a sectional covering, the sections of which are of substantially triangular form, and adapted to be converted into garments, said sections having a slit arranged substantially parallel to the base line of the section, and a hood adjacent said slitted portion.

8. A tent comprising a sectional covering, the sections of which are of substantially triangular form, and adapted to be converted into garments, said sections having a slit arranged substantially parallel to the base line of the section, and a band reinforcing the slitted portion and adapted to serve as a collar for the garment.

4:. A tentcomprising a sectional covering, the sections of which are of substantially triangular form and adapted to be con verted into garments, said sections having a slit arranged substantially parallel to the base line of the section, and a band reinforcing the slitted portion and adapted to serve as a collar for the garment, said section having, also, a flap and means whereby the 5 weaer may draw the flap into the form of a hoo 5. A tent comprising a plurality of units, each including a cover section and a pole, said cover sections having enga-geable fas- 10 tenings and being of substantially triangular form, and having a slit and a flap adjacent thereto, said slit adapted to admit a Wearers head, and said flap adapted to be formed into a hood to receive the head.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my 15" Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. O.