A New or Improved Stand or Holder for Holding and Displaying Books, Sheets of Paper, and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Apr., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 18th Jan., 1892-Accepted, 20th Feb., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Stand or Holder for Holding and Displaying
Books, Sheets of Paper, and the like.
1, GEORGE FREDERICK TURNER of the firm of Scott, Cuthbertson & Company
of The Whitelands Works, Chelsea, in the County of Middlesex, Manufacturers
of Paper Hangings, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
My invention relates to holders or stands for displaying samples of paper
hanging either bound or unbound, drawings, prints, photographs and the like in a
convenient manner for being seen and turned over while at the same time the
whole sample book or other article or articles may be easily removed at once if
desired.
According to my invention construct the holder of two flat boards or frames
jointed together at or near one end in such manner that when the other ends are
splayed out or apart from one another the book or other article or articles is or
are tightly gripped between the two shorter ends of the boards or frames and
naturally the heavier the book the tighter will it be gripped in a proportionate
manner.
Instead of hinging the boards or frames together at some little distance from
their ends, they may be hinged at their extreme ends and clips or other suitable
devices secured thereto in order to tightly grip the book or the like. If desired
means can be applied for holding the frames apart in order to guard against the
apparatus being closed by accident and thereby allowing the book to fall to the
ground.
11001
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Stand or Holder for Holding and Displaying
Books, Sheets of Paper, and the like.
1, GEORGE FREDERICK TURNER of the firm of Scott, Cuthbertson and Company
of the Whitelands Works Chelsea in the County of Middlesex Manufacturers of
Paper Hangings do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed and to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
My invention consists in a holder or stand for displaying samples of paper
hangings either bound or unbound, drawings, prints, photographs and the like
in a convenient manner for being seen and turned over while at the same time the
whole sample book or other article or articles may be easily removed at once if
desired.
According to my invention I construct the holder of two flat boards or frames
which are jointed together near their upper ends in such manner that when the
other, lower, ends are splayed out or apart from one another on the floor or other
supporting surface the book or other article or articles is or are tightly gripped
between the two upper shorter ends of the board or frames, and naturally the
heavier the book the lighter it will be gripped in proportion.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings is an end view of such a stand when
folded un and out of use.

page_text: Figure 2 is an end view of the stand when splayed out below and in use.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the stand when in use.
AA are two flat frames or boards which near their upper ends are united by
hinges B which may suitably as shewn be fixed one half each to the pieces of
board A' A' that are fixed to the inner sides of the frames A A.
The latter may
as shewn or when made in open frame form be provided with a cross bar A² or
strengthening or thickening board between which the book C or other article
or articles is or are gripped or it might be between the upper ends of boards
direct.
To use the apparatus then enter the book with its back or bound edge in the
apparatus in the position shown in Figure 1 and then by the foot splay the frames
a little further apart so as to grip the book securely. But it will be understood
that the heavier the book the greater is the tendency for the frames to splay apart
below and to nip the book between their upper ends.
Instead of hinging or jointing the frames or boards together at some little
distance from their upper ends, they may be hinged at their extreme ends if clips
or other suitable gripping devices are secured thereto in order to tightly grip the
book or other article in a similar manner.
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
First. Holders for books and other articles consisting of two boards or frames
which are jointed at or near their upper ends where the book is gripped when their
lower ends are splayed apart substantially as set forth.
Second. The construction of holders for books and other articles as described
with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 18th day of January 1892.
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.