An Improved Folding Easel for Artists' Use.
Year: 1898

page_text: An Improved Folding Easel for Artists' Use.
JOHN BARAGWANATH KING, of 48, Connaught Avenue, Mutley, Plymouth,
Engineer, and FREDERICK ROUSE POOL, of 3, Meath Street, Battersea Park,
London, S.W., do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to an improved folding easel for artists' use and is briefly
as follows, a rectangular shaped frame base in any suitable wood is attached by
a pair of hinges to an upright rectangular framework. This said upright frame-
work is provided by a moveable hinged back leg which said leg connects with the
said base preferably by means of an adjustable pin or bolt. The said upright
is also provided with a narrow rectangular framework which is adjustable by
means of slot holes into which are fitted bolts for to suit varying heights. A rack
piece in metal or wood is attached to the said upright piece in a vertical direction
into which a catch connected to a cross bar engages. This said cross bar carries
the canvas, board as may be used and is provided with side guide pieces and may
be elevated or depressed as occasion requires. By means of the said back leg a
forward or backward position may be given to the said upright frame or it may
be completely folded as required.
JOHN BARAGWANATH KING.
FREDERICK ROUSE POOL.
An Improved Folding Easel for Artists' Use.
We, JOHN BARAGWANATHI KING, of 48, Connaught Avenue, Mutley, Plymouth,
and FREDERICK ROUSE POOL, of 3, Meath Street, Battersea Park, London,
S.W., Engineers, 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:-
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Our invention relates to an improved folding easel for artists' use.
We will describe our invention by the aid of the accompanying drawings, in
which Fig. 1 is a front view of our improved folding easel, Fig. 2 is a side view,
Fig. 3 a partial back view, Fig. 4 a view of the same in its folded up position,
and Fig. 5 a plan of the base with the leg for supporting the upright folded flat
therein.
We construct a base a of rectangular shaped framing, and to the front end of
this framing or base we attach, by hinges b, an upright rectangular framework c.

page_text: This upright framework e is provided with a movable hinged back leg d, which is
capable of connecting the said upright framework c with the base a and of being
readily disconnected from said upright framework c and of being folded flat into
the base a. For this purpose we form the central rail of the base with a longi-
tudinal slot a¹, and we connect the lower end of the leg d to said central rail by
means of a bolt e passing through the back leg and through the slot a¹, a fly nut e
being used to fix the lower end of the back leg d at any suitable part of the central
rail of the base a; the upper end of the said leg d is connected with the upright
framework c.by a pair of hinges f,. the two flaps of each of which can be connected
and disconnected with each other by sliding the knuckles of one pair of flaps on
the hinge pins fixed in the other pair of knuckles.
The upright framework is provided with a sliding rectangular framework g,
which is guided between the cross bars of the framework e and guide plates c
fixed to the front of said framework. This sliding framework g is adjustable in
height by means of a longitudinal slot g¹ formed in the vertical central bar of
said framework and a bolt g2 passed through said slot g¹ and through the upper
cross bar of the vertical framework c, a fly nut g3 being used to fix and release said
sliding framework g.
g
and
A cross bar or box his carried by' the sliding framework g and is adjustable in
height thereon. For this purpose it is provided at the back with plates h¹, which
fit against the rebated inner edges of the outer uprights of the framework
a pin or bolt 2 is passed through said cross bar or box into one or other of the
holes in the central upright of the sliding framework g.
box carries the canvas board or framed canvas.
This cross bar or
Another cross bar i is mounted on the framework g with capability of being
adjustably fixed in height thereon. This cross bar i is held and guided by guide
plates fitting against the rebated inner edges of the outer upright bars of the
sliding framework g, whilst a bolt 2 passed through the said cross bar i and
through the slot g¹, by the aid of a fly nut, enables the same to be adjustably
fixed at any desired height. This cross bar i has a descending lip to overhang
the upper edge of a canvas board, to hold the latter securely, and it has projecting
pins to enable a stretched canvas frame to be held.
It will be seen that by the means herein before described, a canvas board or
frame can be securely held at any convenient height, and that the upright frame-
work c can be fixed, within certain limits, at any forward or backward angle
desired, whilst by disconnecting the leg d from said upright framework c, it can
be folded down on to the base a as shown at Fig. 5, after which the framework c
can be folded against the base a as shown at Fig. 4.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
An improved folding easel consisting of a framework base, an upright frame-
work hinged to said base, an adjustable leg removably hinged to said upright
framework and capable of being adjustably fixed to the base, a sliding framework
capable of being adjusted in height and of being fixed in such adjusted position
on the hinged upright framework, and cross bars to carry and hold the canvas
board or frame capable of sliding upon the sliding upright and of being fixed
at any desired height thereon, substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 7th day of Wahman 1000
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.