US1531622A - Outing tent - Google Patents

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J. PARSONS OUTING TENT Filed Aug; 3o. 1921 2 sheetsneet 1 Mud; 31.v 1925. 1,531,622

J. E. PARSONS oUTING TENT Filed Aug. 30, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 42 John EPm'sons.

Patented fvlar. 31, 1925.

JOHN E. PARSONS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALl'FORNIA.

OU-'IING TENT.

A-pploaton filed August 30, 1321. Serial No, 4565864.

To @ZZ whom t may Concern.:

Be it known .that I, Jenn P inzsoyc, a citizen of the United Sta-tes, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have :invented new and useful lniprovements in an Outing; Tent, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to tents, and has for its pricipal 4,object the provision of a. tent- With relatively simple and ellicient ventilation openings :that are constructed so Aas to permit the free ingress Iand regress ,0f air and at the saine time preventing rain, dust and insects from entering the ventilation openings.

llfith the yforegoing and other objects in view ymy invention consists ign certain noyel features of Construction and arrangement Of parts that will hereinafter be more fully :described land claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tent constructed in accordance with my inven- .tion and with parts broken away in order to more clear-ly illustrate theconstructon .of

the tent. 1 f- Figure 2 is a perspective view of a modified form of the tent and in which ,a pair of supporting frames are util i zed.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the end portion of the folding table forming a part of my invention.

Figure t is u fragmentary perspective View of the parts of the spreader frame that are utilized as a support for the top of the tent body,

Figure 5 is an .enlarged l-xorizontal section taken approximately on the line of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is .an enlarged detail section taken approximately on the line 6-16 of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a horizontal section taken o the line 7.-7 of Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a .detail sect-ion .taken `on the line .8T-8 of Figure 7. Y

Figure 9 is an elevational vien7 of the lower portion of the center pole of the Vtent and showing the supportingframe Work for the folding table.

Figure 10 is a perspective vieu7 of the ,end port-ion of .one of the braces forming' a part of the table supporting means.

F igure 11 is a detail perspectiveof a por.- t-ion of the center pole of thev tent and showing a. portion of the folding table Vin pos-ition tliereupon.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying' drawings which illustrate a practical embodiment of my invention, 10 4designates the center pole of the ten-t, which pole may ybe formed of any suitable inmaterial.either` metal or Wood and it is preferably formed in sections, the adjacent. ends of-tvhich may be connected tol .each other in any suitable manner, preferably by means .of telescopic joints 11. Pivot-ally connected to the lower lsection of .the center pole are -tilie inner ends .of a series of table supporting armsv4 1 2 vand `pivotally connected to vthe intermediate por.-

tion of each arm is the upper end of a ybrace Vmember 1 37 the lower vend of which is provided with a hook 14 that is ladapted to engage a suitable pin 'or projection 15 that is seated in the center poleor upright 10. The parts just described provide a simple and practical folding support vfor a folding table and which latter ismade up of a series' of relatively narrow slats 16 .of Wood =or anal.-

ogous material that are connected to eacluother by flexible members 17 of leather, tape or the like, and which are preferably lo.- cated on the underside of said slats adjacent to their ends.

Formed through the Vcenter ofthe ,table body thus vconstructed is an aperture 17a for pivotally connected at 4one .end to one ofthe the opposite end portion offeach brace member being adapted to engage in a retaining hook 1S-)that is secured to the under side of the slat on the opposite side of Athe table, (see dotted lines Figure 3). The body of the tentJ comprises a pair of side Walls 20, a

rear wall 21 and afront Wall that is divide-d cua centrally arranged verticalline to form TQy firmly retain the bers 18, preferably small metal rods, are

a pair of side sections or flaps 22, all of which walls are preferably formed of flexible material, such las canvas.

If desired the side and rear walls may be provided with openings that are closed by section 23 of thin flexible, transparent material, such as celluloid in order to provide windows and suitable means; preferably flaps 24 of fabric maybe arranged on said walls fai' the purpose of closing said windows. The top 25 of the tent is preferably constructed from four substantially triangular sections of fabric, such as canvas, the same being combined with each other so as to form a pyramidal structure, the apex of which rests en the upper end of the center pole and the lower portions of the walls of said pyramidal top being secured to the upper edges of the walls 20, 2l and 22 that form the tent body.

- In the construction of the top I prefer to arrange the saine so that the lower por tions 25u of the sections forming said top extend downwardly a short distance below the upper edges ofthe walls of the body of the tent, thus providing aprons or depending flaps which tend to shed rain from the joints between the walls of the body of the tent and the top thereof. The spreader frame that supports the walls of the tent `body and retains the same in open position comprises four rods 26 formed of light weight material that is resilient to a certain degree and each rod is secured to the upper portion vof one of the sidewalls of the tent by means of a narrow strip of fabric 27 that overlies the intermediate portions of the rod and the upper and lower edges of said fabric strip being secured to the corre sponding tent wall in any suitable manner, but preferably by rows of stitching 28 (see Figure 4) Secured in any suitable manner to the ends ofthe rods 26 are joint members 29, one of which is provided on its youter end with Yan outwardly projection tonon 30, preferably square or noncircular and which is adapted to enter a corresponding opening or recess 3l that is formed in tlie'adjacent joint member 29.` Inasniuch as the rods 26 are formed of resilient material their intermediate portion inay be sprung or flexed slightly in order to permit the tenons 30 to be seated in the aperture or recesses 31. Each section of the pyramidal top 25 is provided 'adjacent to its center with a substantially triangular opening 32 over which is arranged a section 33 of reticulated fabric,

- preferably mosquito netting and arranged on the exterior of the section of fabric formtne top and disposed immediately over said opening 32 is a triangular section 34; of fabric, such as canvas, the side edges of which` are secured in any suitable manner to the top section.

Each of the overlying sections of fabric has sufficient fullness to permit its lower portion to bulge or extend outwardly away from the lower portion of the opening 32 and in order to retain the lower portion of i said section 34 in such position a resilient member 35 preferably of wire is secured in the lower edge of the overlying section 34: and with the ends of said resilient member 35 projecting beyond the sides of said section 34: in order that they may be detachably positioned in small pockets orkeepers 36, preferably of fabric, and which are stitched to the tent top section at points beyond the lower corners of the opening 32.

Arranged on the underside of each' overlying section 3ft and at a centrally arranged point thereon is a vertically disposed wire member 37, the upper end of which bears againstV the apex of the fabric Ksection 34 and the lower end of which is adapted to rest on top of the central portionl of the flexible member 35. The parts.v just described provide simple and efficient means for retaining the fabric section 34 in open or distended position directly over the opening 32, thereby permitting the ready ingress and egress of air through a screened opening 32 and at the same time preventing rain, dust and the like from entering said opening.

Thus it will portin frame work for a tent body and top and `w ich supporting frame work may be readily disconnected or taken apart to permit the tent, to be packed for storage or transportation, and the arrangement of the supporting members being `such that the entire structure including the tent body and top may be very compactly bundled while not in use.

Then the tent is set up for use the lower edges of the walls of the body of the tent may be secured to the ground invany suitable manner, preferably by means of pins, such as 38, and the upper portion of the tent is braced by suitable cords or cables 39, the upper ends of which are secured to the. coi'- ners between the walls of the body of the tent and the lower edges of the tent top 25 andthe lower ends of said cables being anchored to pins or stakes that are driven into the ground at short distances away from the tent.

By utilizing a pair of the tent poles and folding spreader frames an elongated tent of the type illustrated in Figure 2 may be produced.

A tent of my improved construction may be easily and cheaply produced, is capable of being quickly set up or taken down and is very effective in performing its intended function. Various changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my be seen thatl I have provided a relatively simple, strong and durable sup-` improved tent may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope'of which is set forth in th appended claims. Y

I claim as my invention:

l. The combination with a tent canvas having a ventilator opening, of a triangular fabric section secured at two opposite sides to the canvas on opposite sides of the opening, said section having a fullness so that the unattached lower side of the section may bulge away from thecanvas, pockets beyond the lower corners of the opening, a resilient wire Secured to the lower edge of the section and projecting beyond the sides of the section, said wire being bowed and having its ends detaehably seated in said pockets to hold thesectionbulged, and a wire i member extending from the apex of the section to the center of the bowed wire and forming a brace.

2. The combination with a tent canvas` having a ventilator opening, of a fabric section secured to the canvas on opposite lsides of the opening, said section having a fullness so that it may bulge away from the canvas, a resilient wire secured to the lower edge of the section having end portions projecting beyond the sides of the section, and pockets adapted to detachably. receive the ends `of said wire and operable tohold the wire'in a bowed position to hold the section in a bulged condition.

JOHN E. PARSONS.

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