US1774017A - Tent for use with automobiles - Google Patents

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Aug. 26, 1930. P. F. KING TENT FOR USE WITH AUTOMOBILES 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fi-led July 2, 1927 P. F. KING TENT FOR USE WITH AUTOMOBILES Filed July 2, 1927 3 Sheets-$heet 2 attozwaq Aug. 26, 1930. P. F. KING 1,774,017

TENT FOR USE WITH AUTOMOBILES Filed July 2, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet S 37.1 27 3 v Qwuemtoz J 5 Pa a/144x /f//Y' "Q by ventilating ope i T by following the desc Figure 2 'is'a similar vlew Figure 4 1 Patented Aug; 26, 1930 V h I 7 I f inhuman nitr te, oFfmAm I; rto'mm a This invention jfe1'ats tdnewEma useflii imp r'ovements in tents "f u'sfwitnhia-fiwmpg 4 bilesu a s ,One of the Iobjectsofthis inVent-ion'is to "5 provide a foldable containefof comparative- 1y small dimensions which can; be carried .on the running board 10f an automobile and which when un W a "bed 'frame, in combination with a tent and.

a supporting structure there'tori which is normallynested withinthefcontainer and which may be readily raised to operative position afterthe'containei" is openedjl;

M [Another obj ect oftheinvention'lies infthe provision of" a tent or. {s'helter for "the fbed frame which includes side wane ha? in? war-d ly extending lower "portions forming shelves or] article supper to adjustably support fsai sizes maybe cheated. e

With these andother objects inwiew which wilhmore fuilyappeai' the nature "of the invention will be more fc'leari'y "understood ription, the appendetl claims, a nd the several views illustratedin theaccompa'nying drawings.

, In -the accompanying m'wi'ngsfwhichjt iustrate oneform at my invention, 5 f Figure 1 is aview partly in elev'a'tionmd partly in section showing the application of my invention to the running b'oard of an automobile, the container being, shown in its normal enclosed position,

d portions iwheref rii rm v but showing IIIVGIltlOI'l in pos tion for use,

I my 1 llon'gitudi Figure 3 is -a;n--en1arge nal sectional vi'ew through 'structure, t v 's a perspective View showing the "u per-end of one of thepol'es ,andthe adja- "cent top supporting frame section,

Figure 5 is a vertical transverse sectional View of-the assembled structure, w Figure 6 is a top plan view of the bed "frame sho ingabe *sition, ands'howing by dotted lines the posi- 'tion of the tent supportingpoles when the 'thin the respie'otive'"boX d vertlca the a assembled latter are nested wi SGfilQilS :of'theeentaimr, and."

folded "or opened yiiili'iorn ting portions, and

('l-spring in. operative po 1TH AUI QIEBII Y 19.27, seriatm. (203,089,

Figurei'lis a perspective view ofthe-sup porting polesfthe top supp rting' frame and 'thehOiStingcabIe therefoif, 'Like' numeia'ls' [designate corresponding partsthroughout the'several figures oft-he m J h 1 Referring to my invention comprises ac is 'eiiapted tote attaeheti to board- ']3' of an automobile Thefcont'aineiis comparativelymail and is of'aifoldahlfe type fine adapt d to @enta'in bed sp ing 0, hT-inettress '13,] a tent {Egsupporting poles. 'F F, ,tofp" "su-ppoftingframe and fa hoisting cable Thecon feel to be unfolded or opene ebedtfraine, the bed"'s'pring is adapted to: be

sup1 3o1t'el on the hed 'tion to thegbottomthereof, Thegmatt'ress is pifefei'ably formed tio'ns fwhich gai'e adaptelj to be disposed in end {to-end -re'l'ation uponi"the fbed' spring, the 'te'n't 'p01e'sa1eja'dapted tobe elevated into fv'e'ftictil positions at the "opposite ends of the bedjfrainemnd the top suppoitirig frame 'isadapted to be hoistedby the cable-,H 'into ffiosition for detachable connectionwith the the accomp ontainer A'-'which v the running upperends'of the tentjgiosl'es'. j v

1 To this end, the" container Afxconsists 6]? a 7i ,pair of opposed hoHowbox sections 5 and T 'Th-e s'ectionj5 includes side'waiisq l, an-end or-bottoin mu 8', and affront wall 9'. The section '6 inchi'de'sside wallsi'lo-lo, an, end or bottornwa'll 11, and rea r wall 12. Thetop 'po top=1-3 f'wit'h the upper the section 5 an hi'ch' i'sconn'ected by a hinge 14 edge of the from wall 9' of The lower edge of the front wall 9'i's connected-to the running board B by a hinge i'fiwhich preferably inclutles a removable 'pintie so as to permit th the container A and the running board 'B. The containerA is adapted to be'unfolded or opened so as to dis pose the sections end 6*in a; single hoiizont-a F 2', when by said'se'ctionswil l form's, ibedffame'ln ag y-to support the bed "fie-hie thus iermea, Ifhajwe pm) anying drawings,

tain'er-A ilsadaptii soas to' forni a "frame in spaced-r lartioh 0'1"- ,the', containefis closed by "pe'r' edge of the -rear wall 1 2 of the section 6.

e operation between b plane as 'shown .in

- Figs. 3 and 6 and an end bar 22. The si'de"bars19- and 21 the end wall 8 of so-as to permit thesame to be swung clownwardly as shown in Figure2.

' Disposed within the container A is the foldable bed spring C- which is shown in particularly. This bed spring C includes a sectionalframe 18 of angle iron, the sections being indicated by the numerals 18 and 18.

frame section 18' includes side bars 2121 are spaced apart a distance slightly less than the depth of the containerA and are connected by ,Wires 2323 or other. flexible means. A suitablerfwire spring structure which I have indicated as a whole by the numeral '24 has its marginal portions connected to the sectional frames 18" and 18 Each of the sectional frames is of a size to freely fit within an associated box section of the container and the flexible connections 23 are located centrally of the bed spring so asto permit saidbed spring to be folded Within the'container. when the sections are flded to the position shown in Fig. .1. In order to support the bed spring C above the frame, I have supported 25 25, said links beingdisposed along the sides of the bed spring so as to permit the latterto be moved .upwardly from the bottom of the bed frame to a position shown in Fig. 3. A plurality of coil springs 26 con nect; the end bar 20 of the bed spring with the box section 5 and tend to normally urge the bed spring to move towards said end wall 8. When it is desired to elevate'thebed spring to operative position, the user pulls said springlengthwise in a direction away from the coil'spring 26 until saidbed spring assumes the position which are carried by shown in'Fig. 6at which time latches 27, a the end wall 11 of the box section 6, will engage the endbar 20 of said bed spring and thereby retain the same in operative-position.= i

Supported on the bed spring 0 is the mattress I) which in this instance consists of two parts; or sections 28 28. These mattresssections 28 are of uniform size and a-re adapted to'be respectively positioned with- 55.

. latter-is in its normal In orderto. provide n the box sectionsof the container when the or folded position. shelter for theoccupant of the bed, I have provided the tent E c which. is normally disposed within the fold- V tend inwardly PQ iOHS or .ls v 3 5 e inne ed ed or closed container.

This tent includes a substantiallyflat top 29 anddownwardly and outwardly inclined side walls 30-30. Thelower portions ofthe side walls 30 exto form article supporting The frame section 18 includes sidebars 1 9-19 and an end bar 20. The.

vided with the top supporting frame Gr. Each pole F consists of upper and lower sections 33 and 34 which are hingedly connected as at 35. The lower end of each pole is provided with a fork36tadaptedto straddle the associated end wall 8 or 11 of the bed frame. By means ofthese forks 36, the poles are held against movement longitudinally of the bed frame. The lower'ends of the poles are pivotally connected'to the associated end walls of the bed frame so as to permit the fork 36 to be disengaged from the associated end wall of the bed frame, and then swunginwardly onto the mattress .D, hinge 35 permitting the pole sections to befolded in the positions shown in Fig. 6 whereby each pole will be folded and housed within the associated box section of the container. To-thisend, I have provided links 3737 which are respectively pivoted at one end as at 38 to the associated end wall of the bed frame. The otherend of each link is pivotally connected to the fork 36 of the associated pole through themedium of a ball and socket connection 39. The poles are normally positioned centrally between the side walls of the bed spring, and the links 37 serve to maintain said polesin these positions. When it is desired to fold each pole within the associated box section, said pole is elevated, therey swinging the link 37 aboutthe pivot 38. After the fork 36 has been disengaged from the associated end wall of the bed frame, the pole is moved tothe left to the position shown in Fig. 6 after which the pole is folded and moved downwardly into a horizontal plane within the associated box section, this movement beingpermitted by reason of the ball joint 39. The upper end of eachpole F is pro an idler 40 and an inwardly ex tending arm 41 terminating in a socket 42.

. The s top supporting frame G consists of separable sections 4343. Each section includes a pipe 44 of a length slightly less than the length of one of the box sections. The

the outer endof the connecting rod 45 being always accessible. from each pipe 44 are horizontally disposed.

Extending outwardly U-shaped frames 48 which are each pivoted tosaidpipe so as topermit said frames 48 to be swung into parallelismwhen it is desired supporting frame G,

V vided supportingarms 51.

as at 52 with the side wallof" and is then trained upwardly and over the idler 40. associated with saidpole. This cable thence extends through guide eyes 49 and 50 formed on the respectivepip'es 44 of the top thence over the idler l0 on the other pole, and thence downwardly to a hook carried by said other pole. It will thus be seen that the top supporting frame G is connected to the hoistingcable H. Thus I 7 after the-poles F havebeen elevatedto operative positions within the tent, the top supporting frame G can then be readily elevated by the hoisting cable Htoits operative posi tion when the hooks l4? of said top supportmg frame can be engaged with the sockets 42 of the pole. c

Inorder to retain theside walls %30 in their inclined positions and to thereby pro vide or form the shelves idle-31, Lhave pro Each arm is pivotally-oonnected the bed frame and this arm extends outwardly but within the tent structure as shown in Fig. 5. Hooks 53, or other suitable means, are attached to the portions 3131 for engagement with the arms 51. When it is desired to ventilate the interior of the tent, the fasteners .52 are disengaged and the hooks 53 are moved along the supporting arms 51 to the positions shown in dotted linesin Fig. 5. The shelves 31 are disposed 'n substantially horizontal planes and serves to support articles of clothing and the like.

When it is desired to fold up the'entirety, 1

theuser first releases the latches 27 thus allowing the coil springs the bed frame. connections 23 will register with the top 18 of the container. The mattress sections are then moved in opposite directions so as to dispose said sections within the respective box sections. The connecting rod ofthe top. supporting frameG is then telescoped into one of the pipes 44s orting frame G are then disconnected from the sockets 42. The top supporting frame G is then lowered by means of the hoisting cable H, the respective sections of the frame being positioned within the corresponding box sections of the container. The U-shaped arms 48 of the respective top frame sections are folded into parallelism. The lower portions of the side walls 30 of the tent are then folded inwardly after which the poles F are moved upwardly and are thence folded downwardly to position within the respective box sections of the container after which the tent is folded function to form the top of'the. pole for detachable 26-to swing the bed-' spring G'downwardly against the bottom of In this position, the flexible The hooks i l of the top suprhe heir; section a is then folded th g: the-running'board H 1 In order to properly support'the top '29 me t r Seanc s and the entiretyis tim t a hb bra-fitment throughout its sides, l have proyided supporting arms H Fr 7, wh charei pivoted to one frame '43'asiat aso es i ia I claim: I

tion including. a pole, means at thelower end hooks 56 56 at oppoi device the w means'forl supporting'a tent ;in raised posiinterlockingicon nection with asupporting.structure, iand a link pivdtedto the ,lowerend of thepole peed for pivotalloonnectionito the Esup' the pole maybe detached" from the support} ing; strnc'turefandf swung about the axis 1 of ting structure, whereby the tower wafer lie linkgintoinested position too ts'ronsaaaasw n Y for supporting .a tentin raised position includi'ng'a pairof poles, means for connecting thelower ends of the poles to the opposite ends of a supporting structure, said means having substantial universal movement to permit the poles to be folded over said structure, and means connected to the upper ends-0f the poles for supporting the. a

top of the tent, said top including portions.

4. In a separable device of the class described, in

combination with a supporting frame, means I for supporting a tent in raised positionincluding a pair of poles having their lower ends connected to the opposite'endsof the frame and adapted to be. folded'within. the frame, a separable frame detachably con nected to the upperends of thepoles for supporting the top of the tent, and a hoisting cableassociated with the the separable into position forengagementwith the upper ends of the poles. I

5. In combination with ajfram ea tent I .125 poles and with frame forelevatingthe latter thereover' including a side vwall extending outwardly beyond one side of the frameand then inwardly, to form a resultant article- 1 supporting portion ,extending' along a side planes, and

' edge of the edgeof the f'rame; I

1 6. In combination with a frame, a tent thereover including a sidewall extending outwardly beyond a side of'the frame and then inwardly to form a. resultant articlesupporting frame, and' an arm carried by the frame; and extending outwardly therefrom to retain said-article-supporting portion in a substantiallyhorizontal plane.

.7. In combination with a frame, a tent thereover having side walls extending outwardly beyond the sides of the frame and then inwardly to form resultant article-supporting portions extending along the side edges/of the frame, means for detachably oonnecting the inner edges of the article-supporting portions with the sides of the frame, arms carried by the frame and extending outwardly therefrom to porting portions and connected with said arms to support said portions in Ventilating positions when detached from the frame.

8.- In combination witha frame, a tent to form a shelter for said frame, said tent having side {walls extending outwardly beyond the sides of the frame andthence inwardly to form resultant article-supportin portions extending along the side edges of t e frame, and arms pivotally' connectedvto the frame and extending outwardly therefrom toretain said article=supporting portions in substantially'horizontal: planes, said arms being adapted to be swung within the frame. In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature, v

portion extending along a side,

retain said article-supr porting portions in substantially horizontal 7.

means carriedby the article-sup- YPERGIVALIF. KING. r

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