US1971977A - Cabin - Google Patents

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Aug. 28, 1934. E, eV ERICKSON 1,971,977

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CABIN 7 Filed June 9, 1953 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 x T Q Q 3 m Q N v w w d l m g \l m Inventor N 5 @Mao/iu 4 Home y 1934- E. G. ERICKSON 1,971,977

CABIN Filed June 9. 1933 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Invenio r f1 Home y Patented Aug.28, 193 6 1 971 977,

UNi'iED STATES PATENT OFFiCE CABIN Erick G. Erickson, Alexandria, Minn. Application June 9, 1933, Serial No.'675,125

.2 Claims. 20 2) The present invention relates to new and useful foldable section or extension which is designated improvements in cabins for use particularly by generally by the reference numeral 2. The fixed automobile tourists and has forits primary obsection 1 includes an end wall 3, side walls 4 jeet to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set having windows 5 therein, and a transversely 5 forth, a cabin of this character embodying a arched roof 6. A platform 7 constitutes the 60 novel construction, combination and arrangebottom of the fixed section 1 of the cabin. ment of parts through the medium of which said The foldable extension 2 comprises side walls cabin may be expeditiously folded when not in 8 which are hingedly connected, as at 9, to the use in a manner to occupy a minimum of space side walls (1 of the fixed section 1. The refer- 10 to facilitate moving the same from place to place.- ence numeral 10 designates a pair of hingedly 65 Other objects of the invention are to provide connected floor sections for the foldable extena folding cabin of the aforementioned character sion 2, one of which is hingedly connected, as which will be simple in construction, strong, at llytO the riser 12 of the platform '7. The durable, weatherproof, light in weight and which other floor section 10 is hingedly connected to may be manufactured at low cost. an end wall 13, as at 14. It may be Well to 70,

All of the foregoing and still further objects here invite attention to the fact that the side and advantages of the invention will become ap- Walls i of the fixed section 1 of the cabin project parent from a study of the following specification, beyond the riser 12 of the platform 7. This is taken in connection with the accompanying illustrated to advantage in Figure 5 of the drawdrawings wherein like characters of reference des ings. A cleat 15 projects from the lower portion 75 ignate corresponding parts throughout the sevof the end wall 13 beneath the hinge connection eral views, and wherein: 14 to assist in supporting the floor sections 10 Figure 1 is a view in side elevation, showing when in extended or operative position. A pair the cabin in folded position. of pivotally connected links 16 extends between Figure 2 is a side elevational view, showing each of the side walls 4 of the fixed section 1 so the cabin in unfolded position. and the end wall 13 of the extension 2 for limit- Figure 3 is a view in end elevation, showing ing the movement of the said end wall 13 away the cabin in folded position. a from said fixed section 1. The pairs of links Figure 4 is a view in end elevation, showing 16 are, of course, pivotally connected to the side the cabin in unfolded position. walls 4 and to the end wall 13. A brace 1'7 5 Figure 5 is a view in vertical longitudinal secextends from the pivotally connected ends of tion through the cabin, taken substantially on the pairs of links 16 to the hinge joint 18 of the the line 5-5 of Figure 4. floor sections 10.

Figure 6 is a view in vertical longitudinal sec- The reference numeral 19 designates a coltion through the cabin when in folded position. lapsible, flexible roof of suitable material which 90 Figure 7 is a horizontal sectional view, taken extends between the hinged side Walls 8 of the substantially on the line 7-7 of Figure 4. extension '2 when. said extension is in operative Figure 8 is a detail view in elevation, showing position, said roof 19 being connected, at one end, one of the swinging supporting legs in inoperative to the end wall13 and having its other end por- 0 position. H tion extending beneath the roof 6 and anchored 95 Figure 9 is a detail view in perspective, showtothe fixed section 1 of the cabin. Hingedly' ing the locking meanson the foldable side walls mounted in the end wall 13 of the extension '2 for engagement with one of the end walls. is a door 20, a suitable button 21 being provided Figure 10 is a detail View in elevatio n showfor securing said door in closed position.

ing the locking means on the shiftable end wall When in unfolded position, the extension 2 1 0 which is engageable with the member shown in is supported on retractible legs 22 which are Figure 9. mounted on brackets 23 which project from the Figure 11 is a detail view showing the locking free end portions of the side walls 8 through the means on the shiftable end wall, taken at right medium of pin and slotconnections 24. This is angles to Figure 10. illustrated'to advantage in Figure 8 of the draw- 5 Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will ings. When it is desired to swing the legs 22 to be seen that the embodiment of the invention operative position, as suggested in broken lines which has been illustrated comprises arigid or in Figure 8, said legs are first moved vertically fixed section which is designated generally by the and then swung outwardly and downwardly unreference numeral 1 upon which is mounted a til arrested by engagement with the free ends of mthe side walls 8. Then, the weight of the extension 2 causes the pins of said legs to move upwardly in the slots of the brackets 23 until arrested by engagement with the upper end walls of said slots in which position swinging movement of said legs is prevented.

Socket members 25 are mounted on the inner sides of the free end portions of the walls 8 for engagement in recesses 26 in the end wall 13 in a manner to receive lugs2'l 'onthe vertical edges of said end wall for releasably lockingthe end wall in extended position and for securing the side walls thereto.

The reference numeral 28 designates a bedv which is pivotally mounted, as at 29, between the side walls 4; of the fixed sectional. rwhen' the cabin is in unfolded position for use,,the.bed 28 is adapted to rest on the platform 7 and project into the extension 2, as seen ingFigure of the drawings. When not in use, the bed 28 is swung upwardly to the position shown in Figure 6 of the drawings to permit folding of the extension 2.

When the extension 2 of the cabin isto be folded, the links 16 are broken upwardly as are also the hingedly connected floor sections 10; this movement of the links and floor sections being caused to take place simultaneously by reason of the connecting braces 17. Theend wall 13 may then be moved toward the fixed section 1 of the cabin until said end wall, the iioor sec tions 10, the links 16, the braces 17 and the collapsible flexible roof 19 are positioned between the'projecting end portions of the sidewalls 4. Of course, the bed 28 has previously been swung upwardly to the position shown in Figure 6 of the drawings. Then, the side walls 8 are swung inwardly across the end wall 13, said side walls overlapping each other when in closed or folded position, suitable buttons 30 being provided for securing the side walls in folded position. Of course, when the extension 2 is folded, the legs 22 are swung upwardly to retracted or inoperative position, as suggested in Figure 3 of the drawings. It will thus be seen that the cabin, when folded, is very compact and requires comparatively little space. The reference numeral 31 designates supporting legs which may be provided for the fixed section 1 of the cabin.

To unfold the extension 2, the side walls 8 are swung outwardly to open position on their hinges 9 and the legs 22 are swungdownwardly to operative position. Then, the end wall 13 is moved horizontally away from the fixed section 1 of the cabin, thus permittingthe links 16 and the floor sections 10 to unfoldto operative position, and the lugs 27 are engaged in the socket members 25. The'bed 28 is then swung downwardly until Lit rests in a horizontal position on the platform '7 and the cabin is then readyfor use.

It will thus be seen that a portable cabin has been provided which may be conveniently trans-j ported from place to place and set up for use.

It is believed that the many advantages of a folding, portable cabin constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although the preferred embodiment of the invention isas'illustrated and described,

it isto be understood that changes in the de-{ tails of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which 7 tion connected to the upper edges of said rear ,wall member and the side members and to a portion of the upper portion of the rigid section, a ,pair. of-rfloor sections hingedly connected together,

.folded.inwardly under the projecting portion of the roof, a rear wall member, a flexible roof pormeans forhingin .0116 section to the lower end of the'rear wallniember on the inner face of said member, means for hinging the other section to the floor portion of the rigid section of the cabin, said floor sections' beingadapted'to be swung upwardly into the lower portion of the space formed by the extended ends of the side walls of the rigid section and the rear wall member being adapted to be moved into the space formed by the projecting portions of the side walls and the roof of the rigid section and the side wall members being adapted to be folded over said end wall member when the same has been moved into said space, means forholding the sidewall members together in folded position, and releasable rneans for holding the rear wall member and thefloor section in extended position.

2. A cabin comprising-a rigid section including side walls, a roof and a floor portion, said side walls projecting beyond the floor portion at one end of said section and the roof projeeting'beyond said side walls of said one end, a pair of side members hingedly connected to the side walls at said end of-the rigid sect-ion and adaptedto be folded inwardly under the projecting portion of the roof, a rear wall member, a flexibleroof portionconnected to the upper edges of said rear wall member and the side members and to a portion of the upper portion of the rigid section, a pair of floor sections hingedly connected together, means for hinging'one section to the lower end of the rear wall member on the inner face of said member, means for hinging theother section to the floor portion of the rigid section of the cabin, said floor sections being adapted to be swung upwardly intothe lowerportion of the space formed by the extended ends of the sidewalls of the rigid section and the rear wall member being adapted tobe moved into the space formed by the projecting portions of the side walls and the roof of the rigid section and the side wall members being adapted to be folded over said end wall member when the same has been moved into said'space, means for holding the side wall members together in folded position, releasable means for holding the rear wall-member and the floor section in extended position, such means including a pair of links pivotally connected togetherand one link being pivoted to a part of the rigid section and the other pivoted to the rear wall member, and a third link pivoted to the junction of the pair of links and-

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