US775972A - Mosquito-canopy. - Google Patents

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 775,972, dated November 29, 1904.

Application filed June 20, 1904. Serial No. 213,361. (No model.)

To all whom t 'rn/ty con/cern:

Be it known that I., Ovin L. HENDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing' at Mc- Henry, in the county of Harrison and State oi Mississippi, have invented a new and useful Mosquito-Canopy, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mosqu ite-canopies, and has i'or its object to provide certain new and useful improvements in this class oi devices whereby the canopy is arranged to be mounted upon a bedstead and to inclose the top, ends, and opposite sides thereof to e'l'fectively exclude mosquitos, dies, and the like.

Another object of the invention is to have the device complete in itself and in the nature of an attachment arranged for convenient application to a bedstead without requiring any changes therein and capable ot' being readily detached when desired and also of being folded upon the top of the headboard when not required for use.

Another object of the invention is to have the device adjustable, so as to iit bedsteads of different sizes, and also to provide Jfor the convenient replacement of the net-sections when torn or damaged.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacriiicing any of the advantages ol the invention.

ln the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a canopy of the present invention mounted upon a bedstead. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view showing the manner of supporting' the foot end of the canopy. Fig. 3 is a detail view looking' at one end of the springroller and illustrating the adjustable support oi' the head ends of the side flaps of the canopy. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view showing the elastic support forthe upper end oi' the headsection of the canopy. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view through one upper terminal oi the top section ofthe canopy to illustrate the 1nanner of seem-ing the attaching-clip thereto.

Like characters ol reference designate corresponding parts in each and every ligure of the drawings.

The device of the present inventioninchules a pair of rollerbracl{ets 1 and 2, which are carried at the upper ends of the stalnlards 3 and at, and the `latter are secured in any suitable manner to the back oi' the headboard 5 of any ordinary form of bedstead (i, with the roller-brackets projected above the top et' the headboard. A suitable spring-roller 7 is detachably supported inthe roller-brackets and is designed to carry the net-sections which make up the canopy.

The canopy proper comprises a top net-scction 8, from which depend side -iiaps 9 and a toot-Hap 10, each ot which is sewed orotherwise connected to the top section, and the adjacent ends oi'I the side flaps and the ioot--ilap are also connected. The head-section 11 is independent of the top section, but is of course carried by the roller. T he rear end oi' the top section is provided with a transversely-disposed elastic cord 12, each end of which is connected to a clip 13, having arms 14: and 15 set at substantially right angles to one another and terminating at their outer ends in hooks 16 and 17, the former ot' which is engaged with a seat or recess 18 in the adjacent peripheral portion et the roller, and the other hook, 17, is engaged with the extremity of the roller, whereby the top net-section is detachably connected to the roller and may be readily removed therefrom whenever desired. The foot end of the head-section o'i' the canopy is clamped between upper and lower cross-bars 19 and 20, which form a spreader therefor, and at the middle oi this spreader there is a prop made up oi upper and lower sections 2l. and 22, with the Lipper section hinged or pivoted to the spreader, as at 23,

the lower extremity ol: the prop being pro-V vided witha hook or keeper 2li to engage the lower edge of the footboard oi the bedstead and support the spreader in place against the tension of the spring-roller upon the top sec tion of the canopy. It will of course be understood that the top section of the canopy is of a length to accommodate it to bedsteads of the maximum size, and when applied to smallerl bedsteads it is not necessary to entirely unroll the top section. To accommodate the side flaps to bedsteads of dilferent lengths the rear upper edge portion of each side liap is separate from the top section, as indicated at 25, and slidable or gathered loosely upon a cord 26, which has one end connected to the ad jacent clip 13 and its opposite end run through the seam between the iiap and the top of the canopy and connected to the stretcher 19, whereby the rear portion of the cord is adapted to be wound upon the roller when the canopy is not extended to its full length and the flaps may be adjusted upon the cord according to the length of the bedstead, thereby to preserve an overlapping engagement between the rear end of each side flap and the headsection 11 of the canopy.

The head-section 11 of the canopy is provided at its lower end with a cross-bar 27, similar to those employed in window-shades, to act as a stretcher and as a weight to hold the section extended when in use. At the upper end of this section there is a transverse elastic cord 28, which is provided at opposite ends with hooks or clips 29 for detachable engagement with the opposite ends of the springroller, whereby the back section is capable of being rolled upon the roller when not in use and may be removed therefrom for replacement or for any other purpose.

From the foregoing description it is apparent that the present mosquito-canopy is entirely complete in itself and is capable of being litted to a bedstead without any alteration therein whatsoever, and when fitted in place is capable of being wound upon the springroller, so as to maintain the device out of the way when not required for use, while at the same time it may be readily withdrawn from the roller and set up in condition for use in a very simple and expeditious manner.

In addition to accommodating the canopy to bedsteads of different sizes the feature of having the rear ends of the side flaps separate from the top and head sections also has the advan tage of giving convenient access to the bed when the canopy is set up, and therefore it is not necessary to disturb the device to enable a person to get in and out of the bed.

Having thus described the construction and operation of my invention,`what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a roller, roller-brackets therefor, a canopy comprising top and head sections connected to the roller, side flaps connected to the top section, and a foot-section connected to the top and side flaps, the head end of each side Hap being separate from the head and top sections, and cords wound upon the roller with the respective side flaps adjustable thereon.

2. In a mosquito-canopy, a roller, a top section connected thereto, side iiaps connected to the top section with their end portions adjacent the roller separate therefrom, and cords connected to each end of the roller with the separate portions of the side iiaps adjustable thereon. '4

3. In a mosquito-canopy, a roller, a canopy separate from the roller, and clips elastically connected to'opposite sides of lthe canopy at one end thereof and detachably engaging opposite ends of the roller.

4. Ina mosquito-canopy, a roller, a canopy, an elastic member carried transversely by one end of the canopy, and clips connected to opposite ends of the elastic member, each clip including' angularly-related arms terminating in hooks with the hook of one arm engaging the adjacent end of the roller and the hook of the other arm engaging a recess in the roller to detachably connect the canopy to said roller.

5. In a mosquito-canopy. the combination of a roller, a canopy-top carrying side and foot iiaps, clips carried by the head end of the canopy and detachably engaging the roller, and a head-section separate from the canopytop and provided with clips detachably engaging the roller.

6. In a mosquito-canopy, the combination of a supporting-roller, a canopy-top having clips detachably engaging the roller, side and foot flaps connected to the top section, the head end of each side ll'lap being separate from the top section, cords connected to the roller with the separate portions of the side flaps adjustable thereon, a separate head-section having clips detachably engaging the roller, a spreader at the foot end of the head-section, a prop carried by the spreader, and a hook carried by the lower end of the prop for en, gagement with the footboard of a bedstead.

7. In a mosquito-canopy, the combination.

of roller-brackets for attachment to a bedstead, a spring-roller to be mounted therein, a canopy carried by the roller, a spreader for the free end of the canopy, and a prop connected to the spreader and having means for connection with the bedstead to support the spreader.

8. In a mosquito-canopy, the combination of standards for application to one end of the bedstead, roller-brackets carried by the upper ends of the standards,l a spring-roller tov bemounted in the brackets, acanopy carried by the roller and capable of being Wound thereon, a spreader for the free end of the canopy, and a prop connected to the spreader and provided with means for connection with the opposite end of the bedstead.

9. In a mosquito-canopy, the combination of roller-brackets for attachment to a bedstead, a spring-roller to be mounted upon the IOO IOS

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brackets, a canopy carried hy the roller and capable of being wound thereon, it spreader for the free end oil the canopy, n prop oonneetecl to the spreader, and n hook, projected laterally from the lower portion of the prop to engage the under edge olf' one of the ends ot' the bedsteecl and support the Canopy against the tension of the Spring-roller.

l0. In a mosquito-canopy, the Combination of roller-brael ets for attachment to e hedstead, a Spring-roller to he mounted therein, a canopy Carried by the roller and capable of being wound thereon, :L spreader for the free end of the canopy, and zt prop connected to the Spreader and capable of beinibl folded thereagainst when the Canopy is not in use.

and to the spreader, the rem' end portions of I the Side liaps heingadjusteble upon seid cords.

In testimony that I Gleim the foregoingI as my own l have hereto el'tixeil my eig-nature in the presence of two witnesses.

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