AN IMPROVED PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA STAND
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Mar., 1887.
Complete Left, 12th Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 17th May, 1887
I JAMES LAUDER of 43, Blessington Street in the city of Dublin, Ireland, Photo-
graphic Artist do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "AN IMPROVED
PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA STAND" to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to enable the Photographer to take Photographs of
any object even as low as the ground, whilst by an instantaneous movement, an object
can be taken at a great height.
The simplicity of construction of the stand together with its facility and rapidity
of manipulation render it of considerable importance, being far superior to any
contrivance at present adopted, as much time and labour is required to wind up the
machines at present in vogue.
The camera stand, the subject of the present invention, consists of a vertical frame
work composed of four uprights or standards of gun barrel or some suitable tubing,
held together by frames of the same material top and bottom, each of the standards
is provided at the lower extremity with a castor or roller on which the stand runs.
The table or board on which the camera rests is a suspended one, being hung from
its corners by weighted cords or chains, the weights running up and down inside the
hollow uprights of the frame, whilst the cords or chains pass over sheaves or pulleys
mounted at the angles of junction of the framing of the stand, or they may be placed
in any convenient position and if desirable a less number both of cords, chains and
pulleys may be used.
The movable and slidingly adjustable table or board consists of an upper frame of
wood or other suitable substance, to which the camera is attached, in conjunction with
a second frame situated or placed beneath the first or upper one, and sliding in grooves
arranged for the purpose on the upper frame.
The outer angles of each frame are curved to suit the shape of the four uprights,
between, and up down which this suspended table travels.
Each of the curved corners are padded with india rubber to ensure contact, and
give it a hold on the uprights when in position.

page_text: The two frames are kept distended and in contact with the four supports by aid of
india rubber or other springs. The object of this arrangement is to retain the table
rigidly in any position in which it may be placed.
The table is released from its rigid position by gripping in the hand and drawing
together two handles, one mounted on each frame, or by some arrangement producing
a like result; this movement counteracts the effects of the springs, and the table
being reduced in size by this means admits of its being raised or lowered to any angle
or position that may be required..

page_text: An Improved Photographic Camera Stand.
I JAMES LAUDER of 43 Blessington street, in the city of Dublin, Photographic
Artist do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "AN IMPROVED PHOTO-
GRAPHIC CAMERA STAND "and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement and
accompanying drawings, that is to say :-
The object of this invention is to enable the Photographer to take Photographs of
any object even as low as the ground, whilst by an instantaneous movement an object
can be taken at a great height.
The simplicity of construction of the stand together with its facility and rapidity
of manipulation render it of considerable importance, being far superior to any
contrivance hitherto adopted, as much time and labour are required to wind up the
machines at present employed.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings represents a camera stand of the description
embodying my invention. Fig. 2 being a view of the table on which the camera is
rested, this view is taken from beneath the stand, and is illustrated on a larger scale
for the purpose of clearer explanation of its construction.
The stand consists of a vertical frame work composed of four uprights b, or
standards of gun barrel or some suitable tubing, held together by frames ', of the
same material, each of the standards is provided at its extremity with a castor or roller
on which the stand runs.
C,
The table d, on which the camera rests is suspended, being hung from its corners
by weighted cords e, or chains, the weights running up and down inside the hollow
uprights of the frame, whilst the cords pass over sheaves or pulleys, mounted at the
angles of junction of the frame of the stand, or they may be placed in any convenient
position and if desirable a less number of both cords, chains and pulleys may be used.
The movable and slidingly adjustable table d, consists of an upper frame
of wood
or other suitable substance, to which the camera is attached, in conjunction with a
second frame, situated or placed beneath the first or upper one and sliding in
grooves arranged for the purpose on the upper frame g.
The outer angles of each frame are curved to suit the shape of the four uprights,
between and up and down which this suspended table travels."
Each of the curves are padded with india rubber to ensure contact, and give them
a hold on the uprights when the table is in position.
The two frames g. and h. are kept distended and in contact with the four supports
or uprights by aid of india rubber springs j.
The object of this arrangement is to retain the table rigidly in any position in
which it may be placed.
The table is released from its rigid position by gripping in the hand and drawing
together two handles k. k. one mounted on each frame, or by some arrangement
producing a like result, this movement counteracts the effects of the springs, and the
iable being at once reduced in size or contracted, it can then be easily raised or
lowered as required to any requisite position, or angle.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and the method of carrying it into effect, I claim as my invention
1st. A camera stand composed of four hollow uprights, strengthened by frames b',
up and down which vertical stand, and between its uprights an adjustable table
slides.
2nd. An adjustable table consisting of two wooden or other frames g. 7. sliding
one on the other being capable of contraction by drawing the two frames together by
means of the handles k. . and springs j. j., so that being reduced in size the table
can be slid up and down within the frame of the stand, and so raised and lowered as
required. The up and down movement of this table being facilitated and secured by
weights and cords which latter pass over pulleys whilst the weights run up and down
inside the hollow uprights of the stand the whole as and for the purposes herein
described and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 12th day of April 1887.
:
MESSIEURS A. C. HENDERSON & Co.,
Patent Agents,
46, Southampton Buildings, Holborn, and
31, Lincoln Place, Dublin,
Agents for the Applicant, James Lauder.