Improvements in Reading-desks or Music-stands and Holders therefor.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 7th June, 1890-Accepted, 12th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Reading-desks or Music-stands and Holders
therefor.
JOHN JOSEPH CLIPSHAM Ironmonger 475 West Derby Road, Tue Brook, Liverpool
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The reading desk or music stand is of wood or metal attatched to metal fittings and
adjustable to any angle (see figs. 1 & 2) by means of a metal quadrant cut in the form
of a rack A fig. 1 & 2 which is held in position by a catch & spring inside tube
shown B fig. 2 the rack is released by pressing the thumb bit I the desk can be
turned round without turning the cranked rod, by a swivel under spring catch
shown C fig. 2 and raised or lowered and held in position by the milled screw D
figs. 1 & 3. A clip is attatched to the desk to hold books of any thickness, the arms
are moveable and are held down on leaves of book by a spring inside tube see fig. 4.
Fig. 5 is the same clip as when holding a thick book, the desk and is fittings are
held by the cramp figs. 1 and 3 which can be attatched to leg arm seat or any part of a
chair or any other suitable article by the thumb screw H the desk rod is held
by the moveable socket G which can be fixed by the small thumb screw E figs. 1 & 3
either at the end (as fig. 1) or side (as fig. 3) of the cramp the socket or rod holder
can be adjusted to any angle or position see dotted lines on figs. 1 & 3 the
thumb screw E and the groved disc or semicircle F figs. 1 & 3 holding the socket
perfectly firm the plate of the socket having corresponding groves. The desk can
be placed nearer to or further away from the reader as may be desired by simply
turning round the cranked rod & the desk which will revolve at the swivel Č
fig. 2.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Reading-desks or Music-stands and Holders
therefor.
JOHN JOSEPH CLIPSHAM Ironmonger 475 West Derby Road Tue Brook Liverpool
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:
The reading desk or music stand is of wood or metal attatched to metal fittings.
adjustable to any angle by means of a metal quadrant cut in the form of a rack
(see drawing left with provisional specification) figs. 1 & 2, the rack is held in
position desired by a catch & spiral spring inside the tube B fig. 2 the racked
quadrant is released for adjusting by pressing the thumb bit 1 the desk will revolve
by means of a swivel under spring catch shewn fig. 2: by means of the cranked
rod the desk can be placed at any suitable distance as the reader may desire & can
be raised or lowered & held in position by the milled screw D fig. 1 & 3 a clip is
attatched to the desk to hold books of any thickness the arms of which are moveable
& are held down on the book by a spring inside tube which forms part of the clip
see fig. 4. Fig. 5 is the same clip as when holding a thick book: the desk & its
fittings are held by the cramp figs. 1 & 3 which can be attatched to the leg, arm, seat
or any part of chair or any other suitable article by the thumb screw H; the desk rod
is held by the moveable or revolveing socket of which can be fixed by the small
thumb screw E fig. 1 & 3 either at end see fig. 1 or at side fig. 3 of the cramp
the socket or rod holder can be adjusteď to any angle or position see dotted lines
FD

page_text: fig. 1 & 3 the thumb screw E & the the groved disc or circle of cramp (F) fig. 1 & 3
holding the socket perfectly firm the back part of plate of socket having corresponding
groves which when the thumbe screw is screwed home interlocks with cramp
renders it immoveable.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim. is
1. The racked quadrant & catch held up by spring to hold desk at any angle.
2. The spring clip or book holder to hold books of any thickness.
3. The form shape & application of cramp which holds the desk & its fittings.
These 1 claim to be new & novel features.