US591457A

US591457A - Canopy for dining-tables

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Publication number: US591457A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1897-10-12
Anticipated expiration: 1914-10-12

Description

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D. V. DAVIS.

CANOPY FOR DINING TABLES.

No.591,457..' Patented Oct. 12,1897

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 591,457, dated October 12, 1897.

Application filed July 9, 1897. Serial No. 644,025. (No model.)

To ail whom itmay concern; 7

Be it known that I, DANIEL Vns'rnL DAVIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fork Church, in the county of Davie and State of North Carolina, have invented new and useful Improvements in Canopies for Dining- Tables, &c., of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a new and improved folding and unfolding canopy for wholly covering'or enveloping a dining-table or bed to protect or shield a person or persons from the annoyance of flies or other insects.

The invention also has for its object to provide anovel, simple, efficient, and economical net canopy designed to be folded and unfolded by merely pulling a single cable or cord, so that when unfolded it will wholly envelop a dining-table or bed and prevent flies or other insects annoying the persons dining or the occupants of the bed, and when folded is placed out of the way to permit convenient access to the table or bed.

' The invention also has for its object to provide a swinging net canopy with means for driving the flies or other insects away from the table or bed as the canopy is unfolded to envelop and cover the same, so thatflies or other insects are effectually excluded from beneath the not when the latter is lowered into position for use.

The invention also has for its object to pro vide a new and improved net canopy which may be connected with the wall of a room and be sustained by a swinging canopy-frame pivoted to the floor in such manner that it can be swung over a dining-table to completely inclose the same without liability of disturbing the articles on the table or sweeping any of them therefrom.

To accomplish all these objects, my invention'consists' in the features of construction and in thefcombi'nat ion or arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in'wliich- Figure lis aperspective view showing my improved net canopy in its position of use for wholly inclosinga dining-table. Fig. 2 is an end elevation showing the net canopy a horizontal rail 5, to which is secured the inner edge of the top portion 6 of the canopy. This canopy is composed of' the top portion referred to, a front drop-curtain portion 7, and vertical end portions 8. The outer edge of the top portion 6 is secured to the horizontal member 9 of a yoke or U-shaped frame having perpendicular end portions 10, which are pivoted at their lower extremities to the floor at points some distance from the wall 1,

as indicated by the numerals l2. I

The yoke-shaped canopy-frame may be a metal rod or wire or any other material suitable for the purpose.

The devicesfor pivoting the arms or members 10 to the floor may be of any suitable construction, but as here shown they are composed of staples driven into the floor and with which engage eyes on the lower ends of the arms or members 10.

The lower edge of the front or curtain portion 7 is provided with a horizontal pole or rail 13, running nearly the full length thereof,

are provided with weights 14, which, in connection with the pole or rail 13, hold the cur-' tain'portion stretched vertically when the canopy is lowered-into the position of use, as represented in Fig. 1. The vertical ends of the curtain portion 7 are disconnected from the outer vertical edges of the end portions 8 of the canopy, so that these parts may be opened and closed like flaps for the entrance and exit of persons during the time that the canopy is lowered. The lower front corners of the end portions 8 of the canopy are also provided with weights 14 for holding them in position to close the canopy. V

The inner side of the drop-curtain portion and the lower corners of this curtain portion '7 is provided with a sweeper 15, attached at its upper edge, as at 16, to the drop-curtain portion and free at all other points, so that as the canopy is being lowered the sweeper will sweep over the table-top in proximity thereto and drive flies or other insects oif of the table and out of the way, so that when the canopy is in its lowered position of use there will be no flies or other insects inside of the canopy.

The sweeper 15 may be of any construction and material suitable for the purpose in hand, but it is preferably composed of a large numberof pendent filaments orthreads of suitable size and arranged somewhat closely together, after the manner of a long narrow brush.

The canopy is folded and unfolded through the medium of a single cable 17, passing over the ceiling-pulley l and between the pulleys 18 and 19, mounted in a bracket 20, secured to and projecting outwardly from the horizontal member 9 of the canopy-frame. The cable extends down to and is connected with the rail 13 of the drop-curtain portion 7, the construction being such that if the cable 17 is pulled by the operator the lower portion of the drop-curtain is first raised nearly, if not quite, as high as the level of the dining-table, at which time a button or stop 21 on the cable will come in contact with the bracket 20 or the pulleys 18 and 19, and then a sharp quick pull on the cable 17 will cause the yoke or U-shaped frame to swing back against the wall, in which motion the lower portion of the drop-curtain will not come in contact with the table, since it is held elevated a sufficient height to clear the table.

As the yoke or U -shaped frame swings back toward the wallit passes the center of gravity and lies in an inclined position, as shown in Fig. 2, and obviously, therefore, if the cable 17 be given a sharp quick pull the canopyframe will be thrown outward, as in Fig. 3, and the canopy will then assume the position shown in Fig. 1. As the canopy-frame swings outward, the cable 17 being manipulated to hold the lower portion of the drop-curtain in a raised position, the fly-sweeper 15 will sweep over the table-top in close proximity thereto and drive the flies or other insects away from the table and out from the space which will be inelosed by the canopy when it is completely lowered. The flexible nature of the sweeper prevents it from disturbing articles that may be upon the table, even though the sweeper be of sufficient length to come quite near or against the table-top,which, however, is preferably not the ease. The sweeper 15 is preferably connected to the drop-curtain, as at 16, through the medium of a wooden or other rail of any suitable dimensions, but, if desired, this sweeper may be sewed or otherwise attached to the drop curtain at the proper point.

When the canopy-frame reaches the proper position in its outward motion, it will be stopped by the tension of the top portion 6 of the gauze or net canopy, since the latter is secured at the inner edge to the wall through the medium of the rail 5 or other suitable means.

The end portion of the cable or cord which connects with the pole or rail 13is preferably divided, as shown in Fig. 1, so that the pole or rail will be supported substantially horizontal in its motions.

Then the canopyframe is swung back against the wall, it may, if desired, be positively held by a pivoted button or catch 22.

Although my present invention is particularly designed for use in connection with din: ing-tables, it may be uscdin connection with a bed or otherwise to protect aperson or persons from the annoyance of flies or other insects.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combination of a canopy-frame pivoted to the floor in juxtaposition to a wall, a canopy secured to said frame, attached at its inner edge to the wall, and having vertical end portions and a front drop-curtain, a cableguide secured to the ceiling near the wall, a cable or cord passing over said guide and connected with the lower edge of the drop-eurtain to raise the same preparatory to swinging the canopy-frame to fold or unfold the canopy, and means whereby said cable or cord swings the canopy-frame against the wall or outward therefrom, after the lower edge portion of the drop-curtain has been raised, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a yoke-shaped canopy-frame pivoted at its lower end to the floor near a wall, a net canopy secured to said frame and comprisinga top portion attached at its inner edge to the wall, vertical end portions and a front drop-curtain, a pulleybracket extending outward from the canopyframe, a ceiling-pulley supported near the wall, a cable or cord passing over the ceilingpulley, through the pulley-bracket and eonnected with the lower edge of the drop-curtain, and a button or stop secured to the cable or cord below the pulley-bracket, whereby the lower edge of the drop-curtain is raised and the canopy-frame is subsequently swung by pulling on the cable or cord, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a canopy-frame pivoted to the floor in juxtaposition to a wall, a canopy secured to said frame, connected at its inner edge to the wall, and having vertical end portions and a front drop-curtain, a flysweeper secured to said curtain, a cable-guide secured to the ceiling near the wall, a cable or cord passing over said guide and connected with the lower edge of the drop-curtain to raise the same preparatory to swinging the canopy-frame, and means whereby said cable or cord swings the canopy-frame against the wall, or outward therefrom after the lower edge of the drop-curtain has been raised, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a canopy-frame pivoted at its lower end to the floor near a wall, a canopy secured to said frame, and comprising a top portion connected at its inner edge to the wall, vertical end portions and a dropcurtain, a flexible fly-sweeper mounted on the inner side of the drop-curtain above the lower edge thereof, a pulley-bracket extending outward from the canopy-fram e, a ceiling-pulley, a cable or cord passing over the ceiling-pulley, through the pulley bracket and connected with the lower edge of the drop-curtain, and a button or stop secured to the cable below the pulley-bracket, substantially as described.

5. The combinationof a yoke-shaped canopy-frame pivoted to the floor in juxtaposition to a wall, a canopy secured to said frame,

' connected at its inner edge with the wall, and

having vertical end portions and a front dropourtain weighted at its lower edge, a flysweeper secured longitudinally along the inside of the drop-curtain with the lower edge of the sweeper arranged some distance above the lower edge of the drop-curtain when loW- ered, a cable-guide secured to the ceiling near the wall,a cable or cord passing over saidguide and connected with the lower edge of the drop-curtain to raise the same preparatory to swinging the canopy-frame to fold or'unfold the canopy, and means whereby said cable or cord swings the canopy-frame against at its inner edge. to, the wall, vertical end portions and a front drop-curtain, a fly-sweeper mounted on the inside of the drop-curtain and having its lower free edge located some distance above the lower edge of the curtain when the latter is lowered, a pulley-bracket extending outward from the canopy-frame, a

ceilin g-pulley'supported near the wall, a cable or cord passing over the ceiling pulley, through the pulley-bracket and connected with the lower edge of the drop-curtain, and a button or stop secured to the cable or cord below the pulley-bracket, whereby the lower edge of the drop-curtain is raised and the canopy-frame is subsequently swung by pulling on the cable or cord, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DANIEL VESTEL DAVIS.