Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 27th May, 1887
Complete Left, 27th Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 29th Mar., 1888
I, GEORGE ROBERT REED, of 160 Canning Street, Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention is a clothes horse, which is adapted for holding more articles and in
a more convenient manner than those at present in use; and which can be folded up
in a small space when not in use.
The side of the clothes horse consists of a central vertical bar on which is pivotted
a pair of bars jointed at their ends to two other bars, which are also pivotted on the
central bar, and these to other pivotted bars, and so on in like manner. The two
highest pivotted bars are jointed to two bars which are jointed to each other. When
expanded, the side rests on the two ends of the lowest pivotted bars. These jointed
bars can be folded up in a line with the central vertical bar, or expanded to a certain
distance. Suitable means are provided for fixing the bars in any required position
on or across the central bar. Cross rods pass from side to side supported in apertures
made in the jointed rods at various heights and in such positions that no cross rod is
exactly over another.
W. H. MUNNS,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I GEORGE ROBERT REED of 5 St. Anne Street, Liverpool in the County of
Lancaster Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
:-
My invention is a clothes Horse which is adapted for holding more articles and in a
more convenient manner than those at present in use and which can be folded up in a
small space when not in use.
The side of the clothes Horse consists of a central vertical bar on which is pivotted
a pair of bars jointed at their ends to two other bars which are also pivotted on the
central bar, and these to other pivotted bars, and so on in like manner.
The two highest pivotted bars are jointed to two bars, which are jointed to each
other; when expanded the side rests on the two ends of the lowest pivotted bars.
The jointed bars can be folded up in a line with the central vertical bar, or expanded
to a certain distance.
Suitable means are provided for fixing the bars in any required position, on or across
the central bar. Cross rods pass from side to side supported in apertures made in the
jointed bars; at various heights, and in such positions that no cross rod is exactly over
another the said cross rods may be either fixed or loose.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood and carried into
practice I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying
drawings in which similar letters indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing the clothes Horse closed.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation shewing the clothes Horse in position for loading.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the clothes Horse fully extended; and
Fig. 4 is an enlarged view shewing a detail of construction.
It will be seen that the sides of the clothes Horse are constructed on the "lazy
tongs" principle, the bars A A being pivotted at B. and hinged at C C. to the similarly
pivotted bars D D and so on in like manner with all the bars.
The pivot E of the bars D D. is constructed with a collar F (see Fig. 4) over which
the slotted end of the central vertical bar G is placed and fastened by means of a
pin H. The said central vertical bar G is provided with a ratchet J which slides
thereon, and is attached at one end to the pivot K. The cross rods or rails M M ....
fit into holes in the pivotted bars D, D &c.
The rails M M .....
may be loose from the pivotted bars D. D. D¹ D' &c. so that
the clothes horse will occupy little space when closed as shewn in Fig. 1 and will pack
closely for the convenience of removal. The said pivotted bars may be provided with
grooves into which the rails may be passed, or the said rails may be provided with
dowel pins which can be passed into holes in the pivotted bars, or the said bars and
rails may be furnished with any convenient device for quickly attaching them to each
other.

page_text: The ends of the bottom pivotted bars A A, A'A' are provided with rollers to reduce
the friction when moved across the floor of a room.
The stability of the invention is ensured by its construction, since the greater the
pressure on the rails the greater will be the force with which the lower pivotted bars
will be distended.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1) The construction of a clothes Horse the side frames of which are pivotted and
hinged together on the "lazy tongs" principle, provided with a central vertical bar G
with a ratchet J by means of which the frame of the clothes Horse can be extended
vertically, with cross rods or rails rigidly attached to the side frames substantially as
and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth, and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
(2) The construction of a clothes Horse the side frames of which are pivotted and
hinged together on the "lazy tongs" principle provided with a central vertical bar G
with a ratchet J by means of which the frame of the clothes Horse can be extended
vertically, with loose cross rods or rails which may be fitted into the side frames either
by grooves cut therein, or any suitable device for expeditious attachment substantially
as and for the purpose herein before set forth and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
CASTLE SMITH,
Invention Office,
54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.