US665535A - Bunk. - Google Patents

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Patented Jan. 8, l90l. J. P. LEIN.

B U N K.

(Application filed Apr. 13, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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UNITE:- TATES JOHN P. LEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BUNK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 665,535, dated January 8, 1901.

' Application filed April 13, 1900. Serial No. 12,6 8'7. \No model.)

To all? whom, it may concern.

Beit known that 1, JOHN P. LEIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BllnkS, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

My invention relates to bunks; and its object is to construct an exceedingly cheap, simple, and strong folding bunk which can be conveniently and quickly erected in any desired place and as quickly and conveniently dismantled or removed.

In many places, as in emigrant ships, cars, &c., it is often desirable to erecta large number of separate bunks so arranged that they may be easily opened for occupation and as easily closed or removed, so that the space taken up by the bunks may be utilized for the storage of freight, 850., when the latter are not in use. Such conditions often arise, for instance, in the transport service, where a ship will carry freight on one voyage and troops on another, or where freight is carried in one direction and troops in another; Obviously the use of bunks under such conditions is generally more or less temporary and the installation must,therefore,necessarily be of minimum cost. Furthermore, the structure must be such that when the bunks are dismantled or removed from one position they may be erected again in the same or another position as easily as at first.

The construction which I have devised to meet the above conditions will be more particularly described hereinafter with reference to the forms thereof shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stand of bunks constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of one of the uprights, and Fig. 3 is a detail cross-section of the upright.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 2, &o., represent a number of upright supports,which are braced between the decks or are otherwise suitably supported in the space wherein the bunks are to be erected. These uprights are separated from each other a distance equal to the length of a bunk and are preferably arranged in parallel lines. At suitable intervals upon the uprights are supported hooks 3 3 3, &c., and holders 4 4 4, the intervals depending upon the height of the uprights and the number of tiers of bunks to be provided. The hooks 3 are of suitable shape to receive and hold the chains or cords, hereinafter referred to, and the holders 4 4 4 are formed with slots 5 5, adapted to receive the knobs, hereinafter referred to, and are so shaped as to have an inward upwardly-extending part 6, forming a projection 7. The hooks and the holders may be cast in one piece or separately. It will be found convenient to cast them both waysthat is, to cast some of the holders as shown in the lower part of Fig. 2, some of the hooks as shown in the upper part, and some of the hooks and holders combined as shown in the middle castings. Preferably these castings should have hooks and holders on both sides of the upright in order that bunks may be placed side by side on each side, and it will be found convenient to cast the hooks and holders in counterpart halves, as shown, in order that both-halves may be bolted by bolts 12 or otherwise fastened to the upright opposite each other, thus providing hooks and supports for another series of bunks to be arranged end to end withrespect to the ones shown in the drawings. The bunks are of any suitable design, but preferably have a rigid frame 8, upon the corners of which are heads 9, having contracted necks 10, which are adapted to fit into the slots in the holders 4. Upon each end of the bunks and attached tothe outer corner thereof is a chain or cord 11, having a link 13, adapted to engage hook 3. The chains are of such length that the bunks will be held in horizontal position.

In order to fit out a ship or other place with bunks as herein described, it is only necessary to erect the upright in proper position and place the heads 9 in the slots of the holders and hook the chain 11 into the hook 3. When the weight of the occupant is put upon the bunk, the latter cannot be forced out of its open position and fold itself up, because the projection 7 will prevent vertical movement of the heads 9, thus insuring that the weight put upon the bunk will hold the heads on the frame more firmly in engagement with the holders. When not in use the bunk, with its bedding, may be folded up by simply hooking up the chain 11 so that the link nearest the outer edge will engage the hook 3. The entire bunk may of course be unhooked from the uprights and used as a stretcher or stored away. The space occupied by the bunks may be filled with freight by simply folding up the bunks or by removing them from the uprights, or by removing the entire structure which may be quickly taken down.

It will he understood, of course, that the hooks 3 maybe of any suitable shape or comprise any Well-known device for holding the end of the cord orchain. Similarly in the shape of the holders 4 considerable modification may be made.

Having thus described my invention, I declare that What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of two or more upright supports, holders carried by each of said'supports and having a slot with an upwardlyextending portion, hooks carried by each of said supports above said holders, a bunk having heads with contracted necks at the inner corners thereof, the said necks being adapted to be received by said npwardly-extending slot, and a cord or chain attached to the outer side of said bunk and adapted to engage said hook to support the bunk, substantially as described.

2. The combination of two or more upright supports, holders carried by each of said supports upon each side thereof, and having a slot with an upwardly-extending. portion, hooks carried by each of said supports on each side thereof above said holders, bunks having heads with contracted necks at the inner cor-ners thereof, said necks being adapted to be received by said upwardly-extending slots, and cords or chains attached to the outer sides of said bunks and adapted to engage said hooks to support the bunks, substantially as described.

3. The combination of two or more upright supports, bunks having rigid frames, coupling members connected respectively with said uprights and the inner sides of said frames, and adapted to engage each other, hooks carried by said upright above said coupling members, and cords or chains attached to the outer sides of said frame and adapted to engage said hooks to support the bunks, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN P. LEIN.

\Vitnesses:

C. V. EDWARDS, E. A. 1110mm.

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