An Improved Music Rack or Book Holder.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left. 29th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 4th Nov., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Music Rack or Book Holder.
I, IGNATIUS WILLIAM ZAVADIL of Humphrey, in the County of Platte, State
of Nebraska, United States of America Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a rack or book holder suitable for books of varying
dimensions and provided with simple means for holding the leaves of the book open.
It is constructed in two parts one slideable upon or in the other, with spring con-
nection to hold a book clamped between flanges of the two parts, the base part
being furnished with a clamping device constructed in two parts for holding one or
both sides or leaves of the book. These two parts may be operated simultaneously
or independently of each other by means of thumb or finger pieces close to each
other in the centre of the lower part of the rack. The rack is opened to admit a
book by drawing the top and bottom flanged parts away from each other against
the resistance of their spring connection, the parts on being released being drawn
together so as to clamp the book between them.
Dated this 30th day of November 1892.
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Music Rack or Book Holder.
I, IGNATIUS WILLIAM ZAVADIL, of Humphrey, in the County of Platte, State
of Nebraska, United States of America, Merchant, 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 has for object to provide an improved, simple, and cheaply
manufactured music rack or book holder which will readily take in books of
different sizes and which is provided with simple means for holding the leaves of
the book open. The rack or holder is constructed in two parts one sliding upon, or
in the other, spring connection being provided to hold the book clamped between
the flanges of the two parts. The base portion is provided with a clamping device
so constructed that the two parts thereof may be operated simultaneously or
independently of each other according as it may be desired to hold one or both of the
sides or leaves of the book.
In the drawing Fig. 1 is a perspective view shewing the rack with a book
clamped therein. Fig. 2 is a front elevation with a portion removed, and with the
upper part slightly extended.
The base consists of a light, preferably sheet metal piece a having its opposite
sides turned up to form flanges a¹ as is more clearly shewn in Fig. 2, and between
which flanges the lower edge of the book is designed to be held. To opposite ends
of part a are secured tubular rods B which extend at right angles thereto and
the lower ends b of which are flattened to facilitate securing of the parts, preferably
by solder. C is a rod secured to the back of part a and intended to be held in any
suitable manner to hold the rack in the desired position. It extends upward beyond
part a and has its end secured to a cross piece c which is secured to and braces the
tubular rods B. The upper or movable part consists of the sheet metal piece d
bent to form also side flanges d' and to the ends of which are secured rods D fitted

page_text: to slide within tubular rods B. In order to hold the two parts together and to
draw them together after being separated or extended there are provided two
springs E each arranged within a tubular rod B their upper ends being attached
to the bottom ends of rods D. It will thus be seen that when the parts are
extended or drawn away from one another in order to insert a book and then the
pressure removed, the springs will draw them together and clamp the book between
the flanges of parts a and d as shewn in Fig. 1. Instead of arranging springs E
within the tubular rods, a single central spring may be employed as shewn in
dotted lines in Fig. 2 connecting cross piece d and cross piece c. G are arms pivotted
near their centres to the underside of part a, as at g, and about midway between the
end and centre of said part a. Each of these arms has one end bent at right angles
to its length as at 9', to form a clamp to engage a leaf of the book as shewn in
Fig. 1, the other end being bent at right angles to its length and in the opposite
direction to clamps g', and flattened to form thumb or finger pieces G¹ which are
in close proximity to each other so that they may be operated simultaneously or
independently as may be desired. The part a has upon its underside loops or
recesses H in which pivots g are held and within which the arms G are arranged.
Around the pivots are arranged coiled springs I one end of each of which is suitably
held, as by having one end bent over the edge of the loop, as shewn, and the other
end secured to or bearing against the arm G, to normally hold the outer ends of
the said arms against the book.
Parts a, d, and c, as well as the other parts of the rack or holder may be made
as ornamental or fancy in appearance as may be desired.
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 :-
The music rack or book holder consisting of the base with flanges and tubular
rods, the movable portion with flanges and rods movable in the tubular rods, the
spring or springs connecting the two portions, the cross piece connecting the tubular
rods, the rod connected to the base and to said cross piece, the pivotted arms with
clamping parts and with finger pieces, and the springs around the pivots of the said
arms in the loops and bearing on the arms, substantially as described and shewn.
Dated this 29th day of September 1893.
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.