An Improved Table or Desk.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 11th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 14th Jan., 1890-Accepted, 8th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Table or Desk.
FREDERICK CHARLES LYNDE 25 Cross Street Manchester, Civil Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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My invention consists of so constructing a portable table or desk that it may be,
attached to the arm or wrist or both, of the person using such desk, or it may be
suspended from a portion of the vehicle, in which the user may be situated by a helt
or strings, or it may be suspended by a belt or attachment from the body of the user,,
or it may be slung to or supported by an independent stand-I do not limit myself to
the number or particular kind of suspending cords which may be in-elastic or partially
so. The apparatus is chiefly useful in railway carriages, or on steam boats or in any
place where vibration is likely to render the action of writing difficult.
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The apparatus consists of a small desk in shape resembling a spade having a small;
handle. To the wrist or arm of the user, the handle may be fastened by means of
straps or clips, springs or other suitable device. The desk then projects under the hand
and enables the person to write with case upon it, or the desk may be provided with a.
suspending cord or cords, and its handle passed down the sleeve of the user; or instead
of passing the handle down the sleeve of the user, the shape of the desk may be varied,
so that the portion which is nearest to the elbow may be suspended by one or more.
cords in any convenient manner, some of which are already enumerated above, and this
desk may be made to hinge or slide so as to fold into a compact form.
Upon the desk, in a convenient position, may be fixed a pad to support the wrist,
this pad may be made to slide as the hand travels, or it may be made to pivot, or it
may be adjustable.
The desk instead of being, or as well as being suspended, may be provided with a
prop on its under side.
The desk slab may be made adjustable to any angle, and may be provided with a
slit within it for the passage of the paper or pad, or a roll of paper may be attached
to the under slide of the slab, or other convenient position, so that the writer may
ünroll the paper, which may be perforated at intervals as required.
It is proposed to make the apparatus, so that it will fold up into a small and compact
form and to provide writing requisites in conjunction with the desk. In order to fix
the position of the paper, clips, or indiarubber bands or the equivalent may be used
attached to the desk.
The apparatus is also adapted for surgical and other operations in which it is
required that the operators hand should be steadied.
Or instead of suspending or supporting the desk as described above, it may be
fixed upon the arm of the carriage, or upon such other portion of the vehicle, which
may be found convenient by means of screw clips, or other suitable fixing.
If it is desired to make a permanent fixture of such a desk, not to be removed by the
user, then it may be hinged or otherwise affixed to the vehicle.
Dated this Tenth day of May 1889.
FREDERICK CHARLES LINDE..
FREDERICK CHARLES LINDE
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Table or Desk.
I FREDERICK CHARLES LYNDE of 25 Cross Street Manchester in the County of
Lancaster Civil Engineer 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:—
This invention consists in so forming a table or desk that it may be attached or

page_text: connected to the arm or wrist (or both) of the person using the same, or that it may
be suspended from a portion of the vehicle in which the user may be situated, by an
elastic or other belt or cord or cords, or, it may be slung to or suspended from an
independent stand; or that it may be both attached or connected to the arm or wrist
of the user and at the same time suspended from above.
The apparatus is chiefly useful in railway carriages or on steam boats, or in any other
place where the motion or vibration is likely to render the action of writing or drawing
difficult.
The manner in which my said invention is to be performed or carried into practical.
effect will be readily understood on reference to the annexed sheet of drawings and
the following explanation thereof.
Figs. 1. 2. and 3 on the drawings represent perspective view of various modified
forms of my improved suspended table or desk.
The improved table or desk is in its general form like that described in the Complete
Specification No. 5688 of 1889. and shown on the drawings accompanying the same,
and consists of a desk a in shape resembling a spade having a small handle b and is.
connected to the arm or wrist (or both) of the user in any of the manners described in
such specification, or in any other convenient manner, and is provided with a roll,
strip or pad of paper and other adjuncts as therein mentioned:
The desk is also provided with a suspending cord or cords (Fig. 1.) furnished with
a hook d or other similar known device whereby it may be suspended in any
convenient manner from either a fixed portion of the carriage above (such for instance
as the rack of a railway carriage) or from any convenient part of a steam boat or other.
vehicle or from a fixed stand arranged for that purpose.
Instead of fastening the table or desk to the arin or wrist or passing the handle b
down the sleeve of the user it may be arranged as shown at Fig. 2, the handle & may
also be suspended by a cord or cords e, the desk being steadied by passing the arun
between the said cords e; or the form of the table or desk may be varied as shown at
Fig. 3. and it may be furnished with a support f for the wrist which may be made:
either to work on a pivot as shown at Fig. 2. or to slide as shown at Fig. 3.
The table or desk may be provided with a pad, strip or roll of paper and with an
inkstand pen and pencil holders, paper clips and other adjuncts as described in the
Specification No. 5688 of the year 1889. previously referred to.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
First. A portable table or desk so fitted that it can be either attached or connected
to the arm or wrist of the user, or suspended by a cord or band or cords or bands from
a fixed part of the carriage steam boat or other vehicle where it is used or from a fixed
stand provided for the purpose.
Secondly. I claim a portable table or desk so fitted that it can be suspended or slung
by a cord or cords from a fixed part of the carriage or vehicle where it is used or from
a fixed stand provided for that purpose, and
Thirdly. I claim a portable table or desk so fitted that it can be attached or connected
to the arm or wrist of the user and at the same time slung or suspended by a cord or
cords or a band or bands from a fixed part of the carriage or vehicle where it is. used
or from a fixed stand provided for that purpose, all being constructed fitted and
arranged substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the drawings
annexed.
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GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.