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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
MILiAM M. FITZGERALD, OF GONZALES, TEXAS.
IMPROVEMENT IN WAGON SHEETS AND TENTS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1P80.417.. dated Angust 13, 1872.
Specification describing a new and Im- cured by straps and buckles a a, to be out of
proved Wagon Sheet and Tent, invented by the way. Instead of being attached to the
MLA~ M. FITZGERALD, of Gonzales, in the sides of the covers separately the side-pieces
county of Gonzales and State of Texas. B B may constitute one piece with the top of
In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 rep- the cover A, as shown, in which case the sides
resents a perspective view, Fig. 2 a vertical and ends b d of the cover are separately at-
transverse section, and Fig. 3 a bottom view, tached to the upper sheet. C C are lapels at-
of my improved wagon sheet and tent. tached to the ends of the pieces B B to form
Similar letters of reference indicate corre- the ends in front and rear of the wagon-tent,
sponding parts. in the manner clearly indicated in Fig. 1.
The object of this invention is to supply for These lapels are also staked to the ground,
the use of travelers and emigrants a wagon and can be secured to leave an opening for
sheet or canvass, which can, at night, be ex- entrance and exit, as indicated. Straps and
tended to form a tent around the entire wagon buckles e e on the lapels serve to close the
for the accommodation and protection of its tent at the ends.
occupants. The invention consists in provid- A wagon thus provided with a combined
ing the ordinary wagon sheet or cover at the sheet or cover and tent will be very conven-
sides with pieces of canvas or other fabric, ientfor travelers-more so, and much less ex-
which can be let down and staked to the pensive and cumbersome than the separate
ground to form a tent around the wagon, and tents with poles and bars of various descrip-
which, during daytime, or while the concern tion now required to be carried for similar
is in motion, can be rolled up and secured at protection. It will be seen that no poles, rods,
the sides of the cover to be entirely out of the or bars of any kind need be carried for this
way. The tent-sides are provided with lapels improved tent, and that the same can be
which form the ends of the tent when let pitched in a very short time, and also rolled
down. up quickly..
A in the drawing represents a wagon sheet Having thus described my invention, I claim
or cover, of ordinary size or shape, made of as new, and desire to secure by Letters Pat-
canvas or other material, and stretched over ent--
the ordinary wagon-bows, and fastened to the As an article of manufacture, the wagon-
sides of the wagon-box by means of buttons sheet A, having the two pieces of fabric B B
or otherwise. B B are two pieces of canvas or provided with straps and buckles, arranged as
equivalent fabric attached to the sides of the described.
wagon-sheet A, and long enough to reach to MILAM M. FITZGERALD.
to the ground, when let down as in Fig. 2. Witnesses:
When not required for use the side pieces are JOHN L. MOONEY,
rolled up along the sides of the cover, and se- W V. E. JONES.
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Fitzgerald, M. M. Improvement in Wagon-Sheet and Tent, patent, August 13, 1871; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth166786/m1/2/?q=%22Science+and+Technology+-+Tools%22: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.