US752941A - Camp-bedstead - Google Patents

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PATENTED FEB. 23, 1904.

H. R. WYKERT.

CAMP BBDSTBAD.

APPLICATION mum ran. 19, 1901.

lfiirvesses No. 752,941. iatented February 23, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY R. WYKERT, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

CAMP-BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 752,941, dated February 23, 1904.

Application filed February 19, 1901. Serial No. 47,915. (No model.)

To all whorm it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY R. WYKER'I, residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska,have invented certain useful Improvements in Camp-Bedsteads; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has relation to a camp-bedstead.

The object of my invention is to provide a camp-bedstead which is light and portable and so arranged that the bed may be folded into a very small package and the same to be readily transported in a short package, to be more fully described hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown in Figure 1 a top view of my campbedstead as opened with the cover removed. Fig. 2 shows a bottom view of the camp-bedstead with the cover removed, showing'the two counterpart sections as folded away toward the intermediate supporting 7 legs. Fig. 3 shows a side View of the bedstead as folded. Fig. 4 shows a top view of the cover. Fig. 5 shows an end view disclosing the arrangement of the bed, while Fig. 6 shows an enlarged broken detached detail disclosing the method of securing the cover.

My invention embodies four counterpart side pieces. (Marked 3,4,7, and 8.) These side pieces are preferably made of wood and are square. The sections l and 8 are next pivotally connected to a hinge-plate 14:, as is shown in Figs. 1,2, and 3, in such a manner that these side bars 4: and 8 can be brought in aline ment. The counterpart bars 3 and 7 are connected by means of the hinge-plate 15. The plate 1 9: is secured by means of the rivets and 26 and the plate 15 by means of the rivets 29 and 30; Extending from the hinge-plates 14: and 15 and fixed thereto are the legs 6 and 5, the first being secured to the plate 14 by means of the rivets and 4.1 and the leg 5 to the plate 15 by means of the rivets i2 and 43. The intermediate legs 5 and 6 are pivottion with the bedstead.

v ally unitedby means of therivet e. The side bars 4 8 and3 7 may be folded upon and against the intermediate legs, as is shown in Fig. 3.

Secured to the bars 4 and 3 are the hinges 12 and 14:, the first being pivotally secured by means of the rivet 24 and the second by means of the rivet 28, as is shown in Fig. 1. Fixed to the hinge-plate 12 is the end leg 1,

corresponding in length to the legs 5 and 6,

and the counterpart inner end leg 2, these legs 1 and 2 being connected by means of the rivet c, so that these legs 1 and 2 may be folded between the bars 3 and 4; toward the center or intermediate legs 5 and 6. In Fig.- 2 these legs 2 and 1 are shown as folded between the side bars 3 and 4;.

The side bars 7 and 8 are provided with the hinge-plates 13 and 11, the first being secured by the rivet 81 and the second by the rivet 27. To the hinge 13 is secured an end leg 10, similar to the legs described, and secured to the hinge-plate 11 is a counterpart leg 9, these legs 9 and 10 being united by means of a rivet c.

When the end legs 1 and 2 and 9 and 10 have been opened up so, that they extend in alinement with the intermediate legs 5 and 6, the side bars may be folded against one another or carried away from one another to determine the width or spread of the bed.

All of the hinged plates 1 k, 15, 14', 12, 11, and 13 are made of sheet metal and suitably perforated, so that the legs may be properly secured to these hinge-plates. These hingeplates being flat the legs come adjacent thereto and nicely fold upon the same.

The width or spread of the bed is determined by the cover which is usedin connec- To prevent the end legs 1 and 2 and 9 and 10 from folding toward the center legs, the leg 1 is provided with a toggle-bar A, held by the rivet. 33, which toggle-bar by means of the pivot g is secured to a second bar B, which bar B by means of the rivet 32 is se cured to the side bar 4. These toggle-bars A and B operate as a hinge, a pin f forming the necessary stop, so that when the legs 1 and 2 are thrown upward these toggle-bars A and B are locked to securely hold the end legs 1 and 2. Upon the opposite side the end bar 7 is provided with the bar O, secured by means of the pivot 34, and this bar C by means of the pivot g is secured to a counterpart bar D, secured to the leg 10 by means of the rivet and pin f, locking these bars D and C, so that when these toggle-bars are opened and lock in alinement these legs 9 and 10 are securely held and prevent a longitudinal collapse of the bed.

To determine the spread of the bed, I provide a cover M, of canvas or other suitable material, the edge of which is reinforced by means of a rope or strand K, which is secured to the edge, and this edge at suitable points is provided with U-shaped staples which have their ends passing through the cover M and clenched around the strand K, as will be understood in referring to Fig. 6, so that a plurality of U-shaped ears extend from the cover M. This cover M at the center is provided with cut-away portions which come adjacent the hinge-plates 14 and 15, so that the bed may be readily folded when the cover is secured to the same.

In Fig. 4 the stitching has been identified by the reference-letter z and shown in dotted lines.

At suitable points the side bars 3 and 4c and 7 and 8 are provided with ordinary eyelets m, which may be forced through the U-shaped staples m. These U-shaped ears or staples are so positioned that the eyelet w in passing through the same must pinch against the edge of the cover M, so that the same cannot be taken off without exerting some power. This prevents the cover from working off itself in case the sleeper should toss uneasily upon the same.

The bed may be folded up into a neat and compact package, and the special advantage is that the cover can be almost instantly removed from the bed-frame and another light cover substituted. This is of the greatest importance, as in hospitals where the beds become soiled and in camps the same can be readily detached and cleaned without in any Way marring the bed-frame or the cover, which is very apt to be the case where the cover is tacked or screwed to the bed-frame.

The cover M when the cot is to be used for field purposes is provided with a sleepingbag attachment. This attachment consists in sewing a flap of a suitable width and length to the cover M, as is shown at P, so that this sleeping-bag attachment forms a permanent part of the cot-cover. This sleeping-bag attachment is stitched along two edges to the cot-cover M, preferably along the foot and 'one side section, so that the user can crawl under the same. This cover is made to extend a suitable distance beyond the head, and the practice is to turn that side of the cot to the wind which-has the sleeping-bag edge sewed to it. Near the head I provide the cover M with a simple fold of cloth S, under which straw, a garment, or anything else may be tucked to form a pillow. This sleeping-bag attachment can be used independent of the bedstead, if desired, as it is made of material adapted to shed water. The whole can be easily cleaned and laundered, and,

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent, is-

In a camp-bedstead, the combination with the side rails each of which is formed of sections hinged to be folded in a direction transverse to the plane which they occupy when distended, of folding supporting-legs connected to said side rails at their ends and middle portions, the end legs being hinged to the side rails to be folded in a direction parallel with the side rails, and a cover extending over said side rails and provided with projecting staples arranged to correspond with the arrangement of eyelets located at intervals on the side rails, said staples being adapted to be sprung over the eyelets to engage the latter, whereby lthe cover is detachably held upon the side ra1 s.

HENRY R. WYKERT.

In presence of- GEORGE W. SUEs, R. J. DAvENroR'r.

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