US33924A - Improved camp-bed - Google Patents

Description

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VILLIAM S. G.l BAKER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

IMPROVED CAM P-BED.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 33,924, dated December 17, 1861.

To all whom it may concern:

Re it known that I, WILLIAM S. G. BAKER, of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented a new and Improved Camp-Bed; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l represents a perspective View of my bed when connected. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal view of my bed, drawn to larger scale, when folded up. Fig. 3 is a face view of Fig. 2 or View of diagonal brace-support when folded. Fig. 4 is a view of the lower frame or brace for diagonal brace-support disconnected from and folded.

Similar letters of reference in all views indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in making, of gaspipe or other light material, a frame-work connected together by means of hinges or knuckle-joints, so the whole maybe folded together. The frame is strengthened by a brace of same material, which connects the lower part of end supports of upper frame and forms the frame for lower bed. The beds arev made of canvas, stretched and secured to the longitudinal pieces above and the longitudinal braces below.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand, make, and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

la lc are diagonal brace-supports, which are joined at upper ends to two longitudinal pieces W W by means of hinges m m. These longitudinal pieces have a knuckle-joint o o in the center, so they can be closed together, as shown in Fig. 2. The diagonal brace-supports k lo are secured together in the center by bolts y y, upon which they work, and can The diagonal be closed together, as in Fig. 3.

brace-supports k lo are connected together at the foot by means of two longitudinal pieces r r, which pieces are hinged in the center p p with similar joints to those used in hinging the upper pieces w w. The lower longitudinal pieces r r have oblong-headed thimbles s s at ends, which go into and through oblong holes formed in the feet n n of diagonal supports 7c 7c, which when passed through can be turned a half-turn and secured by oblong head on thimble s s.

To the upper longitudinal pieces w zo and lower longitudinal pieces r r are sewed canvas sackings which act as braces to diagonal supports 7c 7c, and form the upper and lower bed.

The longitudinal pieces w w, lower bracepieces r r, and stems of diagonal-,braced end supports 707e are made of gas-pipe, which are screwed into the joints, hinges, and feet, which are made of cast metal. The lowerlongitudinal pieces can be disconnected, using oblongheaded thiinbles s s at ends and oblong hole in feet castings, and the pieces can be folded together by joints p p, as shown in Fig. 4. The upper frame can be folded together by means of joints m m and o o, and center of diagonalbrace-supports lo 7c, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure

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