US1710675A - Combined tent top and hand bag - Google Patents

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April 23, 1929.

J.- P. LILLESU-PETERSEN COMBINED TENT TOP AND HAND BAG Filed July 24, 1926 Patented Apr. 23, 1929.

UNITED STATES JENS PETER LILLESb-PETEBSEN, OF COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.

COMBINED TENT TOP AND HAND BAG.

Application filed July 24, 1926, Serial No.

My invention relates to a combined tent top and hand-bag, said insertion being adapted to serve a tent top as well as a handbag in which the tent wall and the appertaining memljiers, such as a collapsible or telescopic pole, pegs, and the like can be housed whereby the transportablencss of the entire tent greatly facilitated. The bag forming top consists, firstly, of a ring consisting of two practically semi-circular parts hinged one to the other so that they can be laid side by side. and secondly, of a. bagforming piece of fabric attached to said semicircular parts, or to said ring respectively, and being intended for use either as bag (when the two parts of the ring lie side by side) or as top or hood of the tent (when the said parts of the ring lie in one plane so as to form the ring). The open and inverted bag is supported by a tent pole, and the tabric forming the tent wall or sides can then be attached to the said ring and to the ground, this latter connection being eti'ccted in the usual manner with the aid of pegs or the li kc havi ng been carried previously thereto in the bag.

The invention is illustrated diagrammatically and by way of example on the ac- (ompanying drawing on which Figure 1 a pm-spective representation of the complete tent ready for use, Figure 2 a plan of the expanded bag or tent-hood, Figure 3 a sideview of the tent-hood, together with the upper portion of the pole, and Figure 4 a side-view of. the bag, together with the pole portions secured to the bottom of the bag, the tent fabric liicing housed within the bag.

On the drawing, 1 denotes a two part ring, whose halves are connected with each other by hinges 2. The ring either actually circula r or at least approximately so and consists of metal, Wood or another suitable material. In Fig 13 the ring 1 is in horizontal position and carried in this position by the tent pole by the intermediary of the hood i-l which consists of a fabric like that of the tent wall and which can be attached to the ring and suspended from it, as in Fig. 1. In theother main position the ring is collapsed, in that its halves are located side by side, as in Fig. 4, the hood forming now a bag, and the ring halves forming the bows of that bag.

The hinges 2 are preferably so designed 124,726, and in Denmark August 1, 1825.

that they permit moving the rin halves towards and against one another on y in one direction, i. e. that in which they are converted into bag bows, viz from the position of Figs. 1-3 into that of Fig. 4, and reversely, but prevent continuation of the respective movement in the same direction.

The tent pole consists of a plurality of pieces which can be connected with each other by any desired means so as to be converted into a rigid rod or pole. The length of these pieces corresponds practically to the diameter of the ring 1, as can be judged from Fig. 4. When the pole pieces have been connected with each other and the pole has been stuck into the ground the ring halves are being spread so as to form a ring, and the bag fabric is put upon the upper end of the pole so as to form the top of the tent. Finally the tent wall is attached to the ring or to the hood, as desired, by any suitable means. The piece or pieces of fabric form ing the tent wall can be housed in the bag (Fig. 4) and the pole pieces can be attached to the bottom thereof by straps 6 or the like. Grips 5 firmly connected with the ring halves permit to carry the whole structure in a convenient manner, the more, as its weight is only very moderate. The precise shape of the grips is immaterial, two shapes being illustrated in the drawings.

I claim:

1. A combined tent-top and hand-bag, comprising, in combination, a two-part ring, hinges connecting the ring parts with each other, and a piece of fabric connected with said ring along the entire circumference thereof and being shaped like a bag body so as to be adapted for use as top of tent and as a bag adapted to receive a tent wall, substantially as set forth.

2. A combined tent-top and hand-bag, comprising, in combination, a two-part rin hinges connecting the ring arts with eatiii other, a grip in the middle of each ring part, and a piece of fabric connected with said ring along the entire circumference thereof and being shaped like a bag body so as to be adapted for use as top of tent and as a bag adapted to receive a tent wall, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I afllx my signature.

JENS PETER LILLIESb-PETERSEN.

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