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Show SLEEP IH SEDAN m TRAVELING- Comfortable Stretcher Can Cs is.sily Instilled in Any Lirht Car. I V."l:en navf-ling or campirtg it often beooraes tioees-ary to sleep in the car. r.nd who have done this will ad mit that it is not very comfortable unless un-less ?:'h cial a rrangemcnts are ma-.le. In the :? of a light car, a comfortable comfort-able stretcher can easily be installed so that it is ready for use at any time. The back cushion is removed by taking tak-ing out two wood screws at the bottom bot-tom of the frame just above the tool box. and lifting upward with two fingers fin-gers inserted in the finger holes at the center. This movement unhooks the back from the strap located at the center near the top, and allows the cushion to be removed without any difficulty, erposir.g a large storage space. A heavy strip of wood, which forms part of the body frame, extends across the back behind the cushion about 6 inches below the top. To the underside of this strip Is nailed the wide end of a doubled piece of heavy canvas, cut according to the dimensions dimen-sions given in the dc tail. The double thickness of the material at this roint assures ample strength for fastening. V , 6' ,o- H ., i -. rh a"! 4 - HEAVY CASVAS""--'VC VS-WOCD CURTAIN PO!r - Canvas Stretcher Installed in a Sedan Adds Considerably to Travelers' Comfort. At the other end of the canvas a slot Is cut to pass over the steering-wheel post, and a 3-inch hem is made to take, a length of li-inch curtain pole, 3 feet 9 inches long. All seams are double-stitched wiih heavy thread. Making Up Bed. In making up this bed the folded canvas is taken from its storage place behind the cushion frame and brought forward over tiie lowered backs of the two front seats to tie windshield. The lower portion of tie windshield is opened outward and the curtain pole passed through the hem, the ends bearing egains; the outside of the window win-dow frame on each side, as shown in diagram. If proper tension is given, the canvas will cot sag enough to touch the front seats and will be sufficiently sufficient-ly high at the back so that no pillows are needed. During the day the canvas can-vas is folded and stored behind the tack cushion, and the curtain pole placed under the rear seat. Popular Mechanics Magazine. |