Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Apr., 1886.
Complete Left, 16th Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 21st Jan., 1887..
I, HUBERT HAES of 28 Bassett Road, Ladbroke Grove Road, London in the
County of Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This Invention, which relates to a new or improved folding chess and draught-board
or table, consists in forming the chess or draught-board in two parts which are hinged
together, and at the underside of which are hinged legs for supporting the said board
or table. At the underside of the said board or table, there is also pivoted a bar
which, on being caused to engage with brackets also secured at the underside thereof,
maintains the said board or table in its extended condition. The beforementioned
legs, (of which there may be three or four) are crossed, and at their point of
intersection, are, or may be hinged together, the said legs being otherwise so arranged
that when the board or table is in its closed condition, that is to say doubled between
the upper ends of the said legs, they occupy as little space as possible.
To each of those edges of the board or table which are parallel with its line of
flexure, there is secured a box, the interior of which is partitioned off for the storage
therein of the chess-pieces and draughts, and, it may be, playing-cards, and one of
which boxes is fitted with a suitable lock and the other with a striking" plate or the
equivalent thereof. These boxes are fitted with sliding, hinged or equivalent covers
which are secured against opening when the board or table is locked in its closed
condition by means of the aforementioned lock. When sliding covers are employed,
they are so bevilled or otherwise notched or checked that by fitting upon or into
correspondingly shaped surfaces in the opposite box, the covers are locked into the
said opposite box, and cannot be withdrawn until the board or table is extended.
The hereinbefore described chess and draught-board or table is or may be provided
with
any suitable form of marking or scoring board.

page_text: A New or improved Folding Chess and Drag
1, HUBERT HAES of 28 Bassett Road, Ladbroke Grove Road, London in the County
of Middlesex, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A NEW OR
IMPROVED FOLDING CHESS AND DRAUGHT-BOARD OR TABLE and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:—
My invention which relates to a new or improved folding chess and draught-board
or table, consists in forming the chess or draught-board in two parts which are hinged
together, and at the underside of which are hinged legs for supporting the said board
or table. At the underside of the said board or table, there is also pivoted a bar
which, on being caused to engage with brackets also secured at the underside thereof,
maintains the said board or table in its extended condition. The beforementioned
legs (of which there may be three or four) are crossed, and at their point of intersection
are or may be hinged together, the said legs being otherwise so arranged that when
the board or table is in its closed condition, that is to say doubled between the upper
ends of the said legs, they occupy as little space as possible.
To each of those edges of the board or table which are parallel with its line of
flexure, there is secured a box, the interior of which is or may be partitioned off for
the storage therein of the chess-pieces and draughts and, it may be playing-cards or
pieces for other games, and one of which boxes is fitted with a suitable lock and the
other with a
These boxes are fitted
striking" plate or the equivalent thereof.
with sliding, hinged or equivalent covers which are secured against opening when
the board or table is locked in its closed condition by means of the aforementioned
lock. When sliding covers are employed, they are so bevilled or otherwise notched
or checked, that, by fitting upon or into correspondingly shaped surfaces in the
opposite box, the covers are locked into the said opposite box, and cannot be withdrawn
until the board or table is extended.
The herein before described chess and draught-board or table is or may be provided
with any suitable form of marking or scoring board.
In order to enable my invention to be properly understood I will proceed to describe
the same by reference to the annexed drawings in which figures 1 and 2 are
respectively a front elevation and a side elevation of a chess and draught-board or
table constructed according to my invention, when in its closed position and figures
3 and 4 are respectively a front elevation and a plan of the same when in its extended
condition.
t.
a, represents the chess and draught-board which is formed in two parts connected
together by the hinges b, b, in the ordinary manner. c, c, are legs for supporting one
half of the board a, to which they are connected through the cross-rail d, which is
hinged as shewn at e, to the underside of such board. c', is the third leg which
supports the other half of the board a, to which it is connected, in a manner similar to
that of the legs c, c, that is to say, by a cross-rail d, and hinges The leg e, is
pivoted to the legs c, c, by means of the pin f, but I desire, here, to explain that
instead of connecting the said leg c¹, to the legs c, c, by means of the pin f, the legs c¹,
and c, c, may be connected together by means of a hinge or its equivalent. g, is the
bar which I pivot by the screw, (figures 2 and 4) or its equivalent, to the underside
of the chess board a; i, i, are the brackets which are also secured to the underside of
the board a; j, is a rigid stop which fits into a recess in the bar g, when the said bar
is turned into the position in which it is represented at figure 2.

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k, k, are the boxes which are secured to those edges of the board a, parallel with its
joint or line of flexure l; m, m, are brackets or boards serving to strengthen the union
of the boxes k, k, with the board a. n, is the lock and o, is the "striking plate with
which the boxes k, k, are respectively fitted. p,p, are the sliding covers of the
boxes k, k, which covers are arranged to open in opposite directions.
projections formed on the covers p, p, and r,, are recesses formed in the edges of the
end boards of the boxes h, k, of a shape corresponding to that of the projections 7,7.
ss, are stops (represented in dotted lines upon the annexed drawings) secured to the
underside of the covers p, p, to prevent the said covers being removed from the boxes k, k.
t,t, are the partitions by which the boxes k, k, are divided off into compartments; the
boxes k, k, however, need not be provided with the partitions t, t.
Assuming that the hereinbefore described chess and draught-board or table is closed
in the manner represented at figures 1 and 2, and that it is desired to extend it to the
position in which it is shewn at figures 3 and 4, the bolt of the lock n, is released from
the "striking" plate o, and the two parts of the board a, are opened outwards, the
table, at this time, being preferably canted so that either the leg e', or the pair of legs c, c,
is off the floor. When fully extended in this manner, the bar g, (which, by the
stop, is prevented from then being turned in the wrong direction) is turned on its
pivot h, into the position in which it is represented in dotted lines at figure 4, so that
it engages with the brackets i, i, and thus prevents the board a, from bending at its
joint 7. The boxes k, k, may then be opened as indicated at figure 4, to enable the
chess-pieces or draughts to be removed therefrom.
When it is desired to close the board, the covers p, p, having been previously pushed
"home," the bar is moved into the position in which it is shown at figures 1 and 2,
and the table is or may be then canted over in the manner hereinbefore described, and
the two parts of the board closed or pivoted inwards in the ordinary well-known
manner. The boxes k, k, are then locked together by means of the lock n, and
"striking" plate o, and the projections 7, 7, at the time, engaging with the recesses r, ",
the covers p, p, cannot be withdrawn from the boxes k, k.
I desire to explain that, instead of employing sliding covers PP,
in the manner
hereinbefore described and shewn upon the annexed drawings, 1 may hinge or
otherwise fit the lids or covers to the boxes, and arrange them so that they shall be
locked into or upon one another when the board a, is in its closed position; I may
also provide any suitable form of marking or scoring board upon the before described
chess and draught-board or table.
My improved folding board or table besides being applicable for games of chess and
draughts may be provided with suitable removeable covers or tops which form part of
such board or table and which covers or tops are capable of being folded or drawn over
the chequered chess or draught top so as to enable the said table to be used either as a
card table, draught or chess-board or table or for any other game requiring a special
board, such for example as the game of backgammon.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :——
First. The new or improved folding chess and draught-board or table substantially
as hereinbefore described and illustrated upon the annexed drawings.
Second. The combination of a folding chess and draught-board or table with boxes
for receiving the chess-pieces, draughts or playing cards, the lids or covers of such
boxes being so arranged that when the boxes themselves are locked together, the said
lids or covers cannot be withdrawn all substantially as bereinbefore set forth with
reference to the annexed drawings or any mere modifications thereof.