Improvements in or relating to Mirrors or Looking Glasses.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 7th July, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 15th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 17th Sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Mirrors or Looking Glasses.
We, JOHN CHALLINOR of Churchill Street, Stockport Road, Manchester,
News Agent and FREDERICK FIDLER of Churchill Terrace, Churchill Street,
Stockport Road, Manchester, Joiner, do hereby declare the nature of our said
invention to be as follows:-
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Our invention consists essentially of a looking glass or mirror supported by a
ball working within a socket for the purpose of enabling such mirror or glass to be
readily moved to any angle or position to suit the convenience of the user.
In accordance with our invention we employ a wooden, metal or other suitable
base or stand in the top of which an aperture or opening is formed leading into a
semi-spherical recess. Working in this recess and projecting through the opening
is a ball of slightly larger diameter and to the projecting portion of such ball is
affixed the arm or pedestal which supports the mirror. Such arm is of suitable
length and screws into the ball at one end and into the frame of the mirror at the
opposite end.
The ball is held up in its recess by means of two or more flat springs or by
means of a socket cap screwed to the underside of the base with spiral springs
between the heads of the screws and the base.
By thus disposing the ball and socket the mirror or glass is effectually supported
whilst facility is afforded for readily moving such mirror to any position as
aforesaid; the base or stand being sufficiently heavy to prevent the mirror over-
balancing.
To compensate for the wear of the ball the socket cap is screwed up or in case
of the flat springs they automatically keep the ball up to its bearings.
Dated this 6th day of July 1892
JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Mirrors or Looking Glasses.
We, JOHN CHALLINOR, of Churchill Street, Stockport Road, Manchester,
News Agent and FREDERICK FIDLER of Churchill Terrace, Churchill Street,
Stockport Road Manchester, Joiner do hereby declare the nature of our said
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 consists essentially of a looking glass or mirror supported by a
ball working within a socket for the purpose of enabling such mirror or glass to be
readily moved to any angle or position to suit the convenience of the user.
In accordance with our invention we employ a wooden, metal or other suitable
base or stand in the top of which an aperture or opening is formed leading into a
socket. Working in the socket and projecting through the opening is a ball of
slightly larger diameter and to the projecting portion of such ball is affixed the
arm or pedestal which supports the mirror. Such arm is of suitable length and
screws into the ball at one end and into the frame of the mirror at the opposite
end.
The ball is held up to the opening by means of two or more flat springs or by
means of a socket cap screwed to the underside of the base with spiral springs
interposed between the heads of the screws and the cap.

page_text: On the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of a looking glass mounted and supported in
accordance with our invention. *
A is the base composed of wood, metal or other suitable substance and of any
suitable design or shape and B is the ball working within a socket and projecting
through the opening C as illustrated.
The ball is made of wood or metal or other suitable material and is turned or
cast relatively true to the socket. To the projecting portion of said ball the
looking glass or mirror F is affixed either directly or by means of the arm or
pedestal D one end of which screws into the ball as illustrated whilst the opposite
end of such pedestal screws into the frame E of the looking glass. The glass is
by preference secured to the pedestal by the set screw at Ġ to allow of the glass
to be removed for storage or transit.
The ball is held up to the opening C by means of the socket cap H as shewn
more clearly in Fig. 2 which is screwed to the underside of the base as illustrated
by means of the wing nuts I and such wing nuts serve the purpose of tightening
up the socket cap as the ball becomes worn away.
To give freedom of movement to the ball the bolts H are surrounded by spiral
springs J between the wing nuts I and the cap H which allow for any irregularity
in the ball or socket cap.
In lieu of the socket cap we may employ two suitably tempered strips of steel
(see Figs. 4 and 5) which meet underneath the ball and to retain them in a central
position are toothed as shewn.
In some cases the adjustment may be above the base.
The size and weight of the looking glass and leverage of the pedestal is so pro-
portioned that the friction between the ball and socket is sufficient to retain it in
any position and the weight of the base is sufficient to prevent the glass over-
balancing.
Instead of mounting the ball in a special base it may be let into the top of a
table or dressing stand.
The means of securing the mirror to the ball may be varied to suit the form and
shape of mirror without departing from our invention.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim as our invention is.
1st. The combination of a mirror or looking glass and a ball and socket mounted
and operating substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and
illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 13th day of August 1892.
JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for the Applicants.