Adjustable Combination Music Stool and Cabinet.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 8th July, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 6th Apr., 1898-Accepted, 2nd July, 1898
Adjustable Combination Music Stool and Cabinet.
WILLIAM MCCORMICK, Linden Road, Tuffley, Gloucester, Commercial Traveller,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A piece of furniture combining a music stool with rising & falling seat
adjustable to various heights, with receptacle for music beneath. It consists of
a case of suitable size & design, with hinged side, 'to, which is attached the recep-
tacle for holding music sheets & books, and separately constructed seat sliding
into case by means of guides at corners, which are notched to receive the stays
which retain the seat at various heights. Two stays are fixed at each end of case
& are held in position by means of coiled springs, cords are attached to the stays
& carried to top of case on each side & thence under or over rail fixed on top
of case to centre where cords are joined and attached to a suitable holder, which is
placed in an accessable position.
The adjustment is automatically made by lifting the seat, to the required height,
& by pulling the cords, the stays are released from notches in slides, and the
top falls to its original position.
WM. McCORMICK
Linden Road, Tuffley, Gloucester.
WILLIAM MCCORMICK, Linden Road, Tuffley, Gloucester, Commercial Traveller,
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 fol-
lowing statement:-
My invention is a piece of furniture combining a music stool, with seat adjust-
able to various heights and with receptacle for music sheets and books beneath.
It consists of a case of suitable size and design, with hinged side to which is
attached the before mentioned receptacle, and separately constructed seat, sliding
into case by means of guides at corners in the manner shown in drawings A and B.
The four corner pieces of case are rebated to take the guides (a) which are
notched to receive stays to retain the seat at various heights. Two stays (B) are
fixed at each end of case, which engage in notches in guides. These stays are re-
tained in position by means of coiled springs (c). Cords or flexible wires (d) are
attached to stays for the purpose of releasing them from notches in guides, and
these cords are carried to top of case over small rollers (e) to centre of top rail (F)

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and are then connected with a suitable holder or pull" placed in an accessible
position outside the case.
The adjustment is made automatically by lifting the seat to the desired height,
and by pulling the cord holder the stays are released from notches in slides and
the top falls to its original position. The guides are provided with stops (h) to
prevent the seat being wholly withdrawn from case.
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;-
I. The method of adjusting seat to various heights by means of rack and stays
as described and illustrated by drawings herewith.
II. The combination of a music stool with adjustable seat and receptacle for
music sheets books &c.
WILLIAM MCCORMICK.