On this day in 1909 Frederic Whitney was granted the patent for Combined Bed Sheet and Shelter Tent. U.S. Patent No. 929,357.
The object of this invention is to provide a bed sheet for stockmen, which when desired may be quickly supported in the form of a shelter tent, the device being so constructed that it can be readily packed for transportation and which is complete in one piece with ropes attached so that it may be adjusted with supports as a shelter tent, or when desired, may be used as a bed sheet, the stockman having the complete device in very compact form at all times, with the exception of the supports, which can readily be obtained when desired.
