Improvements in and relating to Toilet Mirrors.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 12th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 16th Nov., 1889.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Toilet Mirrors.
I, GEORGE COLLINS of Nuttall Square, Manchester Road, Bury, in the County
of Lancaster, Joiner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This Invention relates to toilet mirrors such as are ordinarily placed for use upon
toilet tables and similar articles of furniture.
These Improvements consist in constructing and arranging the toilet mirror
in the manner hereinafter described, so that the mirror, may be lowered into the
toilet stand, dressing table or other article of furniture or similar support when the
mirror is not in use, and so also that it may readily be raised and adjusted for use when
required.
The mirror is pivoted so as to be capable of swinging in the ordinary manner
between the vertical members of a suitable frame. This frame is constructed and
arranged to slide vertically at will upwards or downwards through a slot or opening
formed in the top of the stand or table upon the application of hand pressure in the
required direction.
To facilitate the movement of the mirror upwards and downwards, the frame may be
counter-weighted in the same manner as a sliding sash or it may be similarly balanced
by weights or by springs.
The mirror may be held at its highest and lowest positions or at any intermediate
position by means of catches or bolts, or at the highest position, it may be held
by swinging the lower part of the mirror forwards, when this part of the mirror
will rest upon the top of the table or stand in front of the opening through which
it passes.
Dated this 9th day of January A.D. 1889.
WILLIAM E. HEYS,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Toilet Mirrors.
I, GEORGE COLLINS of Nuttall Square Manchester Road Bury in the County of
Lancaster, Joiner, 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:—
This Invention relates to toilet mirrors such as are ordinarily placed for use upon
toilet tables and similar articles of furniture.
These Improvements consist in constructing and arranging the toilet mirror in such
a manner that it may be lowered into or below the upper surface of the toilet stand,
dressing table, chest of drawers, or other article of furniture or similar support when
the mirror is not in use, and so also that it may readily be raised and adjusted for use
when required.
I will describe my Invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a front elevation and Fig. 2 a longitudinal sectional elevation.
The mirror A is pivoted so as to be capable of swinging in the ordinary manner
between the vertical inembers B B of a suitable frame BCB. This frame is constructed
and arranged to slide vertically upwards or downwards through a slot or an opening D
in the top of the stand or table, upon the application of hand pressure in the required
direction.

page_text: To facilitate the upward and downward movement of the mirror and frame, they
may be counter-weighted in the same manner as an ordinary sliding sash, or springs
may be employed for the same purpose. I prefer to employ the counter-weights as
represented in Fig. 2 where E E' are the weights connected by the cords F F
passing ever the pulleys G G to the bottom ends of the frame B C B. In the
figure the full lines shew the mirror weights and cords as when the mirror is in use;
the dotted lines represent the positions of the mirror cords and weights when the
mirror is lowered leaving the upper surface of the stand clear for other use.
When springs are used instead of weights, these may be spiral springs tending to
lift the mirror into the upper position shewn in the drawing. One end of each spring
may be connected to the lower part of the frame and the other end to a point near or
below that occupied by the pulleys G G¹.
The mirror may be held in its highest and lowest positions or in any intermediate
position by means of catches or bolts, or, at the highest position, it may be held
by swinging the lower part of the mirror forwards when the bottom of the mirror
will rest upon the top surface of the table or stand in front of the slot or opening D
through which it passes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
(1) The combination and arrangement with a toilet stand, dressing table, chest of
drawers, or other similar article of furniture, of a mirror capable of being raised
above and lowered below the top surface of the article of furniture and constructed
and operated substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
(2) A toilet mirror mounted in a balanced sliding frame arranged to be moved
upwards or downwards in a dressing table, or other suitable article of furniture
substantially as herein before described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 11th day of October A.D. 1889.
WILLIAM E. HEYS,
Agent for the Applicant.