Letters Patent,, is: 5 1. In a foldable bed a frai-ne comprising side rails and end rails of angle iron, s,,iid side rails b--ing broken in the center to f6rni half sections, an upstanding hi-no,,e, plate connected 'th , wi tii end of each of said sections on each o @ 10 said broken rails, s,,iid hinge plates having oppoSitel3T extending projections, slots in said projections 7 Lliid ,t pintle operating in said slots, saicl pintle lorming a secondary pivot Poi-Tit the meeting e,-ids of said railsectioiis 15 beii-ig beveled, saicl hinge plates being so disposed th,,)t the rail sections are in alignment, the meetin,), parts of said rail section formin-- a primary pivot point, and tl-ie beveled 20 portions thereof a-!lowing relative pivotal inovement of said rail sections. 2. In a ccnibined tent and bed structlire a pair of beds comprising frames, bed sprin s aiid foldable legs, said beds foldable in sut25 stantial h,,ilves upon each otlier, a hinge cons,,triietion tdapted 'uo hold the folded over sections of said beds in interspaced relaticnship, tlie, means defining @n aisle bet-ween said beds, said means comprising a hinged slid30 ible iiiterconnection. 3. In t combiiied bed and tent strticture, a T)alr of beds comprisin,- frtmes and springs l'oldable upon tliemselves in substantial half .qection, tnd hinge means for holding said 35 li,,llf sections in interspaced relationship, to receive tent poles and a tent and the bedding between s,,tid half sectioiis, and a coiiiiection between corresponding sections of said beds, s,tid connection comprising a metallic mem40 ber pivotally connected with one of said sections and sliclably con-,iected with the other of said sections to define an aisle therebetween, and to facilitate the folding of one of saicl folded beds -uipon the other of said 45 folded beds. 4. In a collapsible bed frame, end rails ,ind side rails formed of angle iron, so disI -)osed th,,tt one of tl-ie angles is in a horizontal plane inward and the other angle is vertical, 50 the side rails of said bed being in two seetions@ the vertical angle of each inner end of the side rail sections being beveled, a hinge ii-iember riveted thereto, said hinge member ha,ving a pintle iii a plaiie above the lower 5,5 line of side riils whereby the lower iliner end of one rail section f orms a primary pivot by contact witl-i the lower inner end of the other section in one operation of closure and the elevated pintle acts as a secondary pivot 60 in the fin,,il operation of clostire, a bed spring constr-Liction attached to the horizontal member of the angle irons, said spring construction coinprisitig lateral and longitudinal tension members, a lateral tension member equal65 ly spaced on each side of said hinge members wliereby said bed iiiay be folded over on itself iii half, tl-ie halves beino- interspaced, and the spriii(y ecnstruction t:aking the form of a box, the said equal spaced lateral tension mem bers f-orn-iino, one of the edges thereof. To 5. In a combined tent and bed structure a p ir of bede, comprisino- fraines, bed springs aiid foldable legs, said beds foldable in substtnti al halves upon each otlier, a hinge constrticti on adapted to hold tl-ie, folded over sec- 75 tions of said beds in interspaced relationsl-iip, and means definiiig an. aisle bet-ween said beds, said iiieai-is @con-iprising a, hinged slidable interconnection haviiig stop means on its ends. 80 WILLIAM C. WILSON. 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130

F-;".7,tented Ma.y 2, 1933 l@906@828 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WILLIAT-9 C. WILSON, OF 011\TCINNATI, OHIO PORTABLE BED AND TE.LNT STRUOTTJRF, Application filod Til-ly 7, Afv invention relates to iMpr6veiiients in port@ble conibin,,ttions of bed an(I tent structures slich as li'lay be carried convenient-ly ilpon the outside of ai-i automobile, altlioiigli n-iy structure -n-iay be transported ai-id ti@@d eiitirely independently. .An object of my invention is to provide iii a self -contained unit a combination of tent, 10 supporting structure for the tent, ancl a bed or becls. Anolher object of ii@y, i,-iveiitioi is to iiial(c iii s-Lich a ;trLictiire, provisioii for 4@,lie l@nock-cloian assenibllr tllere,(f i.i-ito @,t ,@mall, relatively ligl-it tnd verv coiiipact - Lijiit 15 for transportaiion. Still an@tlier object of iiiv invent,.on is the provisioii of a coinbin@tion becl structure and teiit supporting stri,icture whiel-i is a fold-,blie 9,nd con-ipact - Linit. A f Lirther object of ni,, invention i s the provision in such ,t striiettire of i-iieaiis 210 wliereby the tent, the n-iattresses, the bed clotl-iing and slich extra tent fittings as iilay be. einployed, nia,y be included witl-iin and prote,eted by tl-ic @ed structlires Nvlieii assem25 blecl in folaed or Imock-doNvii rel,,),tionsbipA further object of my neiv in-xtenti6ii comprises t.li@ provision of meads whereby stich ock ,t l@n -down asseinbly may be ,iffixed to "I I n(i 6arried upon an auton-iobil-e. A furtlier obje6t bf itiy invention is the provisioii of .1 no-N7el striicii-ire of bed fr,,tnae and sprino's which periiiits not only of- the,f olding of the parts into, a small.er coinpass, but ,ilso for the inter-foldido- of parts and tl-,e intersp,,icing thereof to permit the ca,rrying witl-iin the .95 bed strliettire oT' the aforemedtioned eqlllpment slich as tlie tent ancl the bed clo@uhing. These and otl-ier objects of my inventio-@i which will be set forth hereinafter or will be 40 ',IPP',Lrent t6 oiie skilled in the art iipon relcling these sp cifications, I acco plisli by tljaie n-i certain constructioii and irranaemeiit of )-)arts of ",hich I shall no-Nv deqcribe a preferred eni'oodiiileiit ,tnd a modifi,cation there4.5 of, reference being had to tlie dr,,iwiii(ys Ailiieli f,orm i p,,irt of these specificatioiis. In the clra-wings Figure 1 is a. perspective view of a preferred form of m strli@ture iTi se'u -Lii3 relaI y 5Q, ti Qnship, 1930. Serial No. 1-66,134. F i igure 2 is a perspective view of a m6diRecl for m in set Lip relationship. F iuure 3 is a T)erspective view of the bed str uct-Lire iii the -'eiitbodin-ient of Fig. 1, with the legs and the tent pole supporting struc- 55 ture in folded relationship. F iuure 4 is a. sl@,eleton view of tl-ie double bed -Tructure of Fig. 2 in lknock-down assenibly. F igure 5 shows tl-ie bed structure of the 6 0, iiiodificatioil of ri ig. I foldecl over -Lipoii itself. F igtire 6 sl-lolvs t;lie Iiiii(-Ye meeliqnisn-i -wbieli per mits the knock-doivn. assembly of the becl struc tures. F igur-- 7 shows a fittino. -which i-iiay be at6 5 tach ed to the running bb-ard of an atitoiiiobile to receive the, head board of one of tl-ie beds when the device in my invention is to be tised for automobile transportation. Figure 8 sho-ws ,Ln attachrnent member @D which is f asteiied to tl-ie head board for enaagement -witli the device of Fig. 7. - FigLire 9 is a clevice hereinafter to be described for -Lise iii motinting my l@nock-dowji o @ss--iiibly upon i,n ,tutomobile. 75 A coiisideration of Fi(Tui,e I broadly Nvill indic ite th t.I provide,7@ in my invention a, It com biiiation of ,t bed structure and iiieans for supportin, ,t tent thereover, said means bein o-, exceptin(, as to supports for an exteii- 80 sion @f the teiit' a part of the bed structure. I hlive indicated a bed c mprising a rectangiilar frame forined,of end r,,tils 1 and side rails 2, together with @@ spi'inu strLictLire herein,,tft er t@ be described. I .@roi,iae legs for 85 the bed at the corners iiidicated at 3, and a cent ral supporting ilien-iber hereinafter inore fully'to be described comprising legs 4. The side r,,tils 2 of the bed are broke-.1 iii the cent er, and are fastenecl too-etlier by t hinge 00 con,tructioi-i indicat-ed o-eiier@tlly in Fig. I by iiiii -ieral 5. This J@ii-ig@coi-istructioii T)eri-iiits the folclijig over of tl-ie two 1-ialf see'Lions Of tl,,el bed, olai3 upon the other, so thft the bed be caused to occup3, a s.,-iialler space. 95 iiia)7 SLc'li a rel,,ttionsliip of the foldecl o-,,er par'ts is cleai-ly illustr,,tted iii Figtire 5, al-id -will bem oreftillyhereiliafterexplained. Re'Lere cto Figur-e 5 honvever w'lll@showth,,ttiii the foldecl Qver po$itl(4 gf iiiy becl lialves, 100

2 1,906,828 it is niv ptii,pose to provide such aii iiiterspaced 'relatioiiship of the parts as will enable ine to achieve in the folded over or knock-doivii constriietion, a box-like ai-raiigen-ient -%vith a central space siiitable f or the inclusion aiid storaae of tl-ie i-ilattress, beddin- tent, ext,rt potes and the like. In the preferrecl einbodii-tient of 11,13T bed structtire the side and end rails are f orined 10 of anole irons of as liglit a construction as is corisistent ivith the necessary sti,engtli, aiid I preferably forin niy frame with the liorizontal parts of the angle irons upon the bottom and extending inwardly of the bed. 15 I attacli iiiy sprina striieture to the s,,iid parts of the rails; ,tnd I have showii in Fiuure 1 a plui-ality of longitudinal teiisioniny members, wires or rods 6 held aiid tensioned at the end rails by coil sprinas 7. I have ,tlso 20 shown ,t plurality of tran@sverse tensioniiiin iiien-ibei-s 8 held and tensioned -,it the side rails 2 by coil springs 9. Interspaced equally oii either side of the Iiiii es 5, I htve sl@own traiisve@se teiision members 10, and it will 25 be seen that the lonoitudinal tensioi-i members 6 are jointed as at 11 adjacent the t@No central traiisverse tension members 10. This arrangement of the spi-ings, is iiidlicated quite clearly in Fig. 5, will,enable the springs 30 to asstime a box shape ivhen the bed is in the fol(led over positioii. The t-%vo centr,,tl l,tteral ties or tension meinbers 10 being vertically interspaced when the bed is in knoc'k-down position, and connected by the 35 central jointed portions of tl-ie longittidinal tie mcinbers 6. From @t consideration of Fig. 5 also, it -will be readily understood how my bed, when in folded over position, presents a, r(,Iatively larg.e central space for the storaae 40 of other art-icles. z@, In order that the two halves of the side rails 2 of the bed may be held in properly interspaced position when the bed is folded over (iiot olily to provide storage space for the 45 tent and bed clotl-iing as aforementioned, but also to provide space for the interfolded tent poles is I shall hereinafter more fully describe) I have devised a special Iiinge constriietion to permit the foldino- of the bed. 50 It will be clear from a consideration of the problem involved, that a hinge construction must be provided in which the pintle is interspaced by means of suitable members from the side rails of the becl. It is not practicable, 55 however, to use the pintle, as a primary pivot for the reason that the lonoitudinal tension iiieiubers of the bed will then tend forcibly to hold the bed in stretched out relatiowhip; and -wben it is desired to fold the bed over on 60 itself , it is necessary f orcibly to break tli-e side rails. This cannot b,,-, done conveniently by one man. After comiderable experiinentation, I have devised a type of means which I sliall now describe, and in which the pintle 65 does iiot act as the primary piyot point, ThiE@ hin(re is illtistrated in Firf 6. Side rail seetions 2 are bevelecl as at 12, an(I Iiinge plate n-lenibers 13 @ind 14 are fastened to the side rail sections by i@iveted spot -welds 15, or other suitable nieans. One of the hinge plates 70 is fastei-ied insicle one of the side rail sections 2, aiid the other on the outside of the correspoiiding sect,ioii. The hinae plates comprise body seciioiis 13a and 14a respectively, -which exteii(I upivardly of the side rails, a'nd - bear 7,5 at their upper ends rigl-it iiid left liind projections i-espectively, 13b and 14b. The pintle has a suitable bolt 16, as will be readily iin(,Ierstood. Instead of providina for the bolt 16 a hole thi-ouali the projections of the 80 hiiio-e 1)1,ites, in wliieh constriietion tl]Le pintle would act is the pii,ot point and tlle bed ivould be (lifficult to bi-eal@, I proi,ide slots 13c aiid 14f- i-espectii7ely, and the pintle 16 passes tlii-ou(yli tli,e 5 Z, se slois. In this construction 8 ivlieii I desii-e to fold over my bed as shown iii Figiii@e 5, the prim,,Iry pi-v,ot point is tl-ie poiiit of engag,-Inelit of the beveled ends of the si(le rail sectioiis -9, aiid is indicated in Fi-. 6 at 17. This poii-it is substantially iii 90 horizont,,tl alio-nnien4@- with the base of the tngje ii@ods coiiil)rising the side rails 2, and coiisequentlv substqntiallv iii line witli the ptill of the lon,,o-itLidinil teiisioil members 6 of the bQd sprinc, constriiction. Conseqtient- 95 ly iio substantiil foi-ce is required to breal@ the becl, iiad indee(,l as soon as ,t very sliglit an-ular relationsl-iip has been gii,en to the parts of the bed., the teiision of the longitudii)al tie iiiembers 6 a.,@s;sts the ftirtlier foldin(y 100 over iction. The I)iiitle 6 slides iii the slots 13a and 14c to the end tliereof, at ii,liieh point., howeiter, it begiiis to act as a pivot. The pintle bolt is therefore not tighteiied on the hinge 1)1,ites, altliou-h in i-riv I)refei,red cons triietion 105 it is supplied r, with a lock nut. When in extenclecl rela,tionship the weight of the t-wo parts of iaiy bed is sufficient to maintain the p,.irts in the desired positions. I may, however, if desired, equip the pintle bolt'i6 witli 110 a -wi . iia nut so that it may be tiolitened with the be"d either in extended or folded over condition. I have fotind, however, that this is not necessary. The dotted lines in Figure 6 show the relationshil) of tl-ie side rail sectioiis 115 in folded over position. The legs 3 of i-ny bed are preferably formed of pieces of angle iron braced by braces IS wbieli are pivoted against the en(I rails I of my becl, incl also by broken links 19. - ThuS 120 these le<),s inay be folded back ii@ainst the bottom of the bed by breakina the linlcs, as will be readily understood, ai@cl as is sho-,vii quite clearly in Figure 4. Since I have adopted for the reasons hereinabol,e clescribed, a, bed spring constrtictioii coniprisinu lateral tension members 8 and 10, I provide t bi-acing cop-structioil for tl-ie centril pol.tion of my bed ivliieli -@vill srN,-(, to Iceel) the @gid(, r,,til @;ections 2 in pi-oper parall.el i-e@30

1,906,928 3 lationship, and will. preveiit their breaking il'IAYI ardly of the bed. Thus as is shown most cle,arl3, iii Fi(,-tii-c 5, 1 provi(le the ceiiter le(-s 4 of iiiy becl with an ii-itere6iiiieetiii strtit 9 20 ivithiii tli(-, bottoms thereof, ajid braciiii-ficaiis 21 desio,iied to holcl the ].egs it ri(ylit aiigles to the strtit 20. A secoiid strut 22 iigi(Ily coi-iliects the braces 21 so th,,Lt the legs 4 are rigidly held in iiiterspaced par10 allel relationship. These legs 4 are sho",n pivo'u-ed upon the side r,,til sections 2, and the struts and bracings just describecl will clearly operate throiigh these leys at their pivot points to hold the si(le rails -9 iii proper 15 pai-allel relationship aol-aii-ist the teiision of the 1,,tteral ties 8 and 10 of tlie bed sprinz@ coiistructioii. The upper striit 22 is positioiied sufficiently belo-,v the bed spring cons'ructioii to allow for i4u-s saggiii(y uncler the 20 weight 6f aii occupaiit. I form iiiy legs 3 and 4 of pieces of angle iron so disposed and pivoted with ref er,ence to the, frame of the I)eci as to fold doivii thereagailist, the several portions of the aiigles forrning the side rails 25 of the bed, and the legs themselves lying in rel,@tionship wlien the lec)-s ,Lre folded ovei@. Iii this ivay I greatly ecoiiomize space. Iii iiiy preferi-ed coiistructioii the teiit I)ol..e,s al@e preferably a part of thp- becl coiistructioii 30 @ind are so attached thereto that they will fol-,l therewith into a small compass. I have shown in Figtire 1, end tent poles 23 located at the corners of my bed and held there by Iiiii es 24. These poles are braced 9 Lipoii one 35 side by braces 25 which ,ii,e pivoted to the (@nd rails of the bed as at 9,6. Broken linl@ braces 27 are ,ilso provided ,ind it will be clear that upon the breaking of these ii-tiks the poles 9- 3 iiiay be folded dowi-i against tlie 40 side rails I-) so as to lie partly, at least, iv;-tl-iin the angle of the s,,iid rail. Depending upoii the sides of my teiat coiistructioia, th-e texit poles will be larger or smiller in accordanee with streiigth requirements. Iii one em45 bodiment I form the end poles of hickory abotit an inch square. The center poles ma@, be of heavier constructioii. The length of the eiid poles may be substantially the lenuth of half the side r,,tils 2 and I h,@tve found that 50 this gives nie adeqtiate clearaiiee. I ,tlso provicle center poles in joined sections 28 aiacl 28a joined by hiiiges 1),9. Siiiiil,,trly to the eiicl poles 23, the cen'er pole sections 28 w 'II be Iiin,-ed to 'Lhe encl rails 1, held by braces 55 30 and by brokeii link constructions 9)1 so 'that the end pole sections 28 can be foldecl (Town so as to lie along and witliin the angles of the end rails 1, the se-etions 28a folding (V"r on top of the sections 28. I provide a 60 i@i(Ige pol,e comprising sectiolis 32 an(I 32a (I.ach section fastened to ,t center pole section 28 and br,,tcecl at right angles thereto by braces 38. The two center pole sections, when in assembled relationship, are coiin,-ctO,i ecl b ,y 4 sleeve 34 o@ gli@Qt metal held in i)lace b37 a piii fastenecl to a chain 35 as will be read ily uii(lei@stood. The pin is inserted tli.ro u(,Yh -,i hole in tho sleeve 34 and in the ii('t(,e liole sectioi)s 32 or 32a. When it is e l (tesir ed to f olcl iip the tolit pole alid bed con- 70 stiuction, the piii is removed alid the sleeve is slid back iipoii oii-. of the sectioiis 32 or 32a so as to be olit of the )Yay. Upon the othe r sectioii there is preferably a stop wl-iieh iiia,y be iii the form of a bolt or rivet; ',Ind 75 the sleeve i-nay be provi.ded -@vith a plurality of holes so that the tent iii,,ty be tigl-itened by leiigt heiiing the ridge pole. Th-e relationship of the folded parls is clearly shown in Figui -e 3 wliere botli the toiat poles and the 80 legs litve been folded a(yainst the bed frame zn but t'.1e bed fraine has not been folded over upoii itself. The tent is iiidicated in dotted lines in the sei,e ral fiyures at 36. Wliere the tent is of 85 such a construction as to provide for a living roo m, sl-ipple-mentary tent poles are provided. These iiiay comprise sections 37 and '07a hiiig ed too-ether so thit these poles will fold @n in half or in some otlier multiple, iiito such 90 lengt hs as iiiay be included within the boc@y of the bed inli.en folded over ,is sliowii iii Fi(y ure 5. The ustial gtiy i-opes 38 iiiay b,,, prov i(le(I where desired a'ncl wl-iei-i the tent is set - Lip, i-iiay be held by the tistial pegs 39. 95 It iiill be ujiderstood th,,tt the supplemeiitary teiit poles 37 and 37a, the tent 36, the nece ss,,iry iiiattress for the bed, the bed cloth, the guv ropes, the tent pegs, aiid otlier ing eqLiipjiient, may be placed upon the becl iihen 100 it is in the extended position showi-i in Figilre 5 and the bed thereupon fol(led over oil itself as shoivn in the dottecl lines in Figure ). The legs mty then be f olded down as describ ed aiid as shown in Figure 3 and tl-ie cii- 10-5 tire equipiaiei-it will then be included withiii a very smill compass. When the becl is f olded oaer, the straps 40 shown as attached to the sicle i,ails 2 in Figure 1, i-ilay be enoao'ed Nvitl i buckles @1--l also attached to the side rails and th-, bed and other eql-iipment thils fastene d into a compact bundle. A casing of caiiv as may be slipped over this bundle so as to protect it and it iiiay then be carried upot -i the ruiii-iiiig board of a car or otlierwise 115 as desired. It sets up iiito I sturdy becl and tei-it construction with t minimum of Itbor and in a, minimum time. It is relltively light, the parts lia-,,ing such a constriiction and beinu so propor@ioned as to have the 120 mijii mtiiii wei(yht consistent i),ith the necessary strength. Hitl-icrto for the most part, the coii-iinercial types of tents for tt,,to tour-ists hive been of separate coiistrtictioii and it li.as bc@on necess,,iry for the tolirist to carry tho 125 teiit as a sep@irate package -,tnd such cots aii(I bed din(y is he has required in addit-ion thereto. While beds especially desigilecl for tourist teiits liave beeii constructed, they liave ii-i Icl ii@ g@pei@al beeii e2,:t emelv he-,tvv ai ive, n Qt 130

4 1,906,SP,8 foldedintocoiiipactstrtictureslikeii,iine. Iii stieli foldiiia beds as have hitherto been de,-nod, ade@l Sig, uate pi-ovision li,-,s not been n-iade for the iiiclusion witllin the beds of the telit, the i-natti-ess, the bed clot,hin and the lil@e so th,it a. siiigle iiiiitary package could be iiiade tliereof. In the eiiibodinieiit of -iiiv ii-ii7ention sliown ill FA i(rures 2 ,iiid 4 I hai,-@ provided a con10 sti-tictioii eiiabodyin(- tii,o foldin be(Is esI)OCiaII37 of theiinitai-3, bed t3,pe of the first iiiodification. The specific constructioii of these beds does not therefore need special description. I provide the saine constrtictioii 15 of eiid le(vs ceiiter le(ys, and strtits -tnd I also zn @ zn I)rovide teiit poles of essentially the same striietiir@- ai-i-aii(,ed to fold ii-ito the bed ])tit ,@iiiee ivliei-e two beds ai@e emplo3Ted. it is I)i,ef t, c,l-al)le to have the b(-c.Is ext(-Andiiig ien- 11WIse en 20 of the teiit. I liive i-e-,@erse,(l the bi-ackets hol(liii-_- tlle tei@t I)olcs so tliit the eiid teiit poles 2@')@@ fol(I doivn ,igainst the eiid rails of the bed tiid the ceiiter teiit poles 28b fold clown a,raiiist the sicle r,,tils of the beds. I liai-e . L@ 25 ii-iclic@,,ted iii Fi(rure 2 the left liaiid bed b3, the iiiii,@ieral 42 aiid the ri(yht han.d bed by the z:l iiiiiiier,,,! 43. To the left hand bed I have showii attaclied a head boarcl 4@" affixed to the ei)d rail in a stiil-able manner. In Fi(,iire 4. is 30 1 lii @Tc, sli oivii ,i ,@Iceletoii view of tlie two I)e(' iii fol(led onei- relatioliship, oiliittiiig soiiie, of the parts for the sake of clearness. t Ivill I)e iii-i(lerstood that where tiio beds are ei I)lo ' ved. the teiit iiia3, be folded tnd stretch ed 35 betiiecii 'Lbe beds aiid ,cross the aisle 45 f oriiied between the beds wheii they are in set iij) i,elationship. TI-ii,,3 gives additiotiil space. The beds are intercoiiiiected in tl-iis iiiodific,,ition by straps 46 of metal pivoted to 40 tlle corner -,)f the side rails of the bed 42 as t 47 ,iiicl liel(i in sleeves 48 oii the loiver pai-t of the side rail 2 of bed 43. When the becls ;ire iii the I)osition shoivii in Fi(yure 4, the bed 43 iiia,), be liftecl up and laid on toi) of tl-ie 45 b-ld 42 tlius formin(r a self-contained rel,,ttively -,iiiall I)acl,:,,t(,e. The -ssembl-@ of tii@o becls is very mtieli lil@e the issembly of the siia(,Ie becl excel)tiii(r that it ivill be dotible n the thickness tliereof, the oier-all dinien50 sions of the I)ackage, of course, being deterii-iiiied by tlie, ;ize of the beds. In either modification, the beds ii-iay be siji(-Ie, three-quarzn ters, or double beds, as desired. When one 55 of t@-te beds is folded over on top 6f the other, t.'iie str,,tps 46 slide in the sleeves 48 so tliit the beds iiia), be positioned in cont,,tet an(] ali(,nmeiit. Stoi)s not sho-"-n are i)referal)lv @n I)rovideci upon the unliin,@zed eiids of the 60 str@ips 46 so that iiheii the be(Is -,ti-e set til) as ,@lio-wii in Figtii-e 2, they iiiay be pullcd Lpirt, one from atiother to the extent permitted by the said slu-ops, the stid stops then defiiiiiig the width of the aisle 45. TI-iis is necessai-IT 05 in a set up co.-istruction coinprising two beds i.@i ordc,,r that the 'Lciit inay be pi-ol)erlv fitte(I and bi-acecl.. ll'hat I desire to Lise either iiiodification of i-ny stru.-t-ure, iipoii the, running boai@d of ,ii-i aLitoia-iobi'e, I prefer to employ for th's 70 I)tirpose the fitti@icys shoivn in Fi(-ures 7,8, and 9. Iattaclitoth(z-i-tiiiningboardclaiiipiiiembei-s slioivii. in Fic)iire 7 liaviiio- t portion 49 to overlie t.1-ie rtiniiin(-, I)oard and i, reverselv 1 bent cltiilp port'on 50 to uiiderlie it aDd proi,ide(I ii,ith set screiis 51. Strap iiieii-ibers 52 aiid 53 Lre attached to the claii-ip iiiember so is to lea a rect,,tn-ular interspace 54 aiid ve L slot 5@ . 5. To the head board of iiiy bed (and 0 ,t head boai-d ii-i(qv be ii.,3ed witli the single bed iiiodi6cation as -v,7ell as the dotible be(I iiiodifi@ation) 1 attaeli tlic-, fittlii(,Ys sliowii in Fi,(,Ytire 8 'I'll;s fittin,-, is a stial) of i)ietal liaviii- aii . ttaeliiiieiit portioii )6 tiid i i,ev(,i-selv 1)(@nt lie c fittiii(-s is attteli(,(l I)Ort'(11 57- 0 ' of t' s to eieli encl of the liead boai-(l so that the i@e,i,ersel.il bent portioi-i 57 aiid t portion of the iiiei)iber 56 c,-,tciids tlic@t@c,])e@,oii(I aiicl the fittiii(ys of Fi,Ttire 7 place(I iil)oii tlie, iiiii- (10 @n iiiii(, ],)oai-d of a car iii stieli a ivav that the I)rojectin(y enc.Is of the fittiii(,s of Fiutire 8 ,,,- ,av be enga,e(I ",itliln tli(-- rectano-tilar I)ortloii5,5. 1,17hen'Lhefolde(II)c,(Ii,;infiorizontil 1)(,sit'on, tl)e I)rojectii,.g I)oi@tion,@ of tli(,. fittings of Firi,tre 8 in,,tv h(@ iii,,ei'to(I iii the s,oi,; 55 al(l theii ivlieri the bed seetioiis are tl'lt(,(l to ver'ical position, tIliS fittin,rqs Avill r(@a(,Illv -\Vil in 'ti ibe un(le.,,@too(l, I ttirn iii the rect. -iii ])ortion 54 and c@innot be tl-ieslot,5,5. -'VI71ienthisen!zi(,ei iieii4uis@effQete(I and the bed or beds ire tilted tip into tical position, the head bo,,ircl )vill rest I)etween the claii-ip members 49. and the be(I ill an inte-ral pack,,t(ye ivill then be restin(r iipoii io5 n the runi -iinc, I)oai-d of the car. To liold it ii stich a position 9@s iv, ell ,Ls to hold it aivll, Troll I the body of the car, I provicle the fittiiig sho-wii in Ficytire 9. This coiiiprises i I)refei-abl3, of Avoocl 58 ly"l-liell e,,irries Iloolc 110 bolts 59 provijed ivith iiin- iiiits 60. Tliesc, 1-iooli@ bolts are I)ositionecl ori th3 b,,ir 58 so that they ma@, be en(ra@red ovei- the cloor baiidles of tl@e car. 'Up-on ti-lit(,i-iin(r tli,e LNVI.N- nuts 60, the bar is thus fast-..-icci to the 5 door handles. The len-gth of the bar @7i!l be stibstqp-tl,tllv that of thc, len,)-tli of the 0 tge r folcle-,l asseii-iblv of bed or be@ls, tent, etc. To the eii(Is of tiie bar I qttach cliqins 61 providecl -with snaps 62 it tlieir ejic'is ajid 120 I eii,(-Yage these qiial)s iyitli aiilv siiital)le meii-ibei-s upo-.i the bed or b(,,ds. Thuslhaveprov;dedt self-coiil-,iined foldtble striietiii@e enibodyiiig t be,,l or becls, be-d clotliin!@,,, tiicl the lilic, a teiit. ,iiid a siil)poi,t- 125 ino@ str-,ictiire therefor 'e vvliicli iiiti@ ]-),- (filici@Iv ,tTid easilv assembled or clisass@nil)led ,tn@l -l'olded iii"to ,t pacli@a2@e of i-elatii,e,.), small coiiij)ass. Wheii so foi(.Ted this niav qu'ekly aiid cas'lv be itta,@hecl to tlic, )."Iijinili@ 130

1,906,828 I)oard of a car so as to be transported therebyHaving thus described i-ily inventioli, what I claim as ne-w and desire to secure by