IMPROVEMENTS IN PORTABLE COLLAPSIBLE AND FOLDING MUSIC STANDS OR READING DESKS
Year: 1885

page_text: I, JOHN FIELDEN of Sussex Street Rochdale in the County of Lancaster, dọ
hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN PORTABLE
COLLAPSIBLE AND FOLDING MUSIC STANDS OR READING DESKS to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of Music Stands or
reading Desks in such a manner that they may be fixed firmly in position for use
by the aid of a loose hoop or ring, and may be shut up folded or collapsed into a
small space for the purpose of portability without the use of any bolt, set screw or
thumb screw.
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And also a Desk or Head in combination with this stand so arranged that it will
form a Case or Wrapper for the said portable stand when folded.
The stand or desk may be described as consisting of two parts-viz The Desk
or the folding case top, and the collapsible pillar or Telescopic stem with its
hinged legs.
I construct the Desk or top table of laths of metal or of wood jointed in such
a manner that the said table or desk may be closed and folded over the pillar or
stem without disconnecting the same from the said pillar or stem as shown in
plate N° 1 Figs. 1 and 2.
Number two Desk or table is constructed in two seperate parts consisting of a
Tube Case and a Music Wrapper in combination with the said pillar or Telescopio
stem but not fixed to the stem like the Desk already described.
The said Tube Case may be attached to the pillar by a small slot plate as shown
No 2, Fig. 1.
And the said Music Wrapper may be attached to the tube by a slot plate forming
a large and complete desk as shown in N° 2, Fig. 2. I construct this Tube and
Music Wrapper in such a manner that the Tube will form a case for and receive
the pillar or stem with its folding legs when closed, The Music Wrapper may
envelope or fold the whole forming a complete portable stand with case combined
as shown N° 2 Fig. 3.
The pillar or stem I construct of two or more slides or tubes which telescope one
into the other, each of these slides may be held or fitted firmly to each other by
any ordinary packing joint as shown at N° 3-Fig. 1 And I propose to cut or split

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the lower end of said tubes or slides so as to bind tightly against the inside of the
outer tube in which it fits or slides as shown in N° 3-Fig. 1.
To the said pillar or stem I hinge or joint three legs or feet which are held in a
firm position by a loose hoop or ring as shown in Nº 3—Fig. 2.
And to ensure lightness with strength I propose to make these legs of flat or
half round iron It will be seen that all that is necessary to shut up the legs of
this stand is to slide the loose hoop along the pillar or stem which liberates
and allows them to turn or fold back against the said pillar or stem as shown in
Nº 3—Fig. 2.
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JOHN FIELDEN Mechanical Engineer 32 Sussex Street Rochdale, in the County
of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN PORTABLE FOLDING MUSIC STANDS, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
.statement:-
The Stand or Desk may be described as consisting of two parts-viz-the Desk
or the folding case top and the collapsible pillar or Telescope stem with its
hinged legs.
I construct the Desk or top table of laths of Metal or of Wood jointed in such a
manner that the said table or Desk may be closed and folded over the pillar or
stem without disconnecting the same from the said pillar or stem as shown in
plate No 1, Figs. 1 and 2 And when open for use this Desk is held firmly in its
position by a ring or loose clasp as shown plate 1 Figs. 1 and 2.
No 2 Table or Desk is constructed in two seperate parts consisting of a tube
case and a Music Wrapper in combination with the said pillar or stem but not fixed
to the pillar as the one already described. The said tube case may be attached to
the pillar by a small slot plate as shown plate No 2 Fig. 1 And the said music
Wrapper may be attached to the tube by slot plates forming a large desk as shown
in plate N° 2 Fig. 2. I construct this tube and Music Wrapper in such a manner
that the tube will form a case for and receive the pillar or stem with its legs when
closed and the Music Wrapper may envelope the whole forming a complete portable
stand with case combined as shown plate Ñ° 2 Fig. 3.

page_text: The pillar or stem I construct of two or more slides-or tubes which telescope
one into the other, each of these slides may be held or fitted firmly to each other
by any ordinary packing joint as shown in plate 3 Fig. 1 And I propose to cut or
split the lower end of said tubes or slides so as to bind tightly against the inside
of outer tube in which it fits and slides as shown in plate N° 3 Fig. 1.
To the said pillar or stem I hinge or joint three folding legs or feet which are
held in a firm position by a loose hoop or ring as shown in plate Fig. 2 And to.
ensure lightness with strength I propose to make these legs of flat or half round
metal-It will be seen that all that is necessary to shut or close up the legs of this
stand is to slide the loose hoop along the pillar or stem which liberates and allows
them to turn sideways or fold back against the pillar as shown in plate 3 Fig. 2.
Having thus described the nature of my invention and in what manner the
same may be carried out I declare that what I claim as my invention and desire
to secure by Letters Patent is
First. Loose rings hoops or clasps for fixing the legs and Desk of folding music
Stands or reading desks.
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Second. Method of Fixing and adjusting a Music Wrapper to form the head or
desk of Music Stand as herein described.
Third. The method of attaching the legs to the pyramid base of pillar at such
an angle that they will turn up sideways and fit close against the pillar when
folded.
JOHN FIELDEN,
Rochdale.