IMPROVEMENTS IN TRIPLE MIRROR TOILET GLASSES FOR SHOWING THE BACK OF THE HEAD
Year: 1885

page_text: Back Of the Head.
I ARTHUR CHARLES HENDERSON of 46 Southampton Buildings, Holborn in the
county of Middlesex Patent Agent do hereby declare the nature of the said
invention for " IMPROVEMENTS IN TRIPLE MIRROR TOILET GLASSES FOR SHOWING
THE BACK OF THE HEAD & communication to me from abroad by Jacques Bay,
Manufacturer of the city of Paris in the Republic of France to be as follows :—
The object of this invention is to remedy a defect in the construction of toilet
glasses, for showing the back of the head, the improvements relate to those glasses
consisting of a central and two lateral mirrors.
The drawback to their employment being the want of a simple method of
extending the side glasses from the central one, and placing them at an appropriate
angle. To render such glasses thoroughly effective, it is imperative that they
should be capable of extension at least of from 45 to 48 centimètres, this is effected
in the following manner, without either complication of parts, or increase in the
dimensions of the glass.
The side glasses in this case are movable, and being of the same dimensions as
the central one, fold over it so that the three combined are of equal proportions,
and form a neat and compact ensemble.
To the inside of the vertical portions (top and bottom) of the lateral glasses, ball
and socket joints, or some equivalent connections are attached, to these horizontal
rods are fixed, sliding in guides fixed on the upper and lower portions of the frame
of the central glass, so that these side glasses can thereby be drawn in or out, and
bent to any suitable angle.
Stops or other contrivances are fixed at the extremities of the rods to limit their
movements and prevent their ends passing through the guide blocks in which they
slide.

page_text: These rods may be jointed, or in lieu of solid rods, tubular ones may be used
sliding one within the other, and the open spaces between the central and side
glasses may be filled up with glass or ornamented panels, which slide either in front
or rear of the central glass.
These glasses are or may be suspended by a ring in the centre, or by any other
suitable method.
It is proposed that the glasses forming the subject of this invention shall be
known by the appellation of "The Mignon."
Improvements in Triple Mirror Toilet Glasses for Showing the
Back of the Head.
I ARTHUR CHARLES HENDERSON of 46 Southampton Buildings, Holborn in the
county of Middlesex Patent Agent do hereby declare the nature of the said
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN TRIPLE MIRROR TOILET GLASSES FOR SHOWING
THE BACK OF THE HEAD, (a communication to me from abroad by Jacques Bay,
Manufacturer of the city of Paris in the Republic of France), and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement :-
The object of this invention is to remedy a defect in the construction of toilet
glasses for showing the back of the head; the improvements relate to those glasses
consisting of a central, and two lateral mirrors.
The drawback to their employment being the want of a simple method of
extending the side glasses from the central one, and placing them at an appropriate
angle.
To render such glasses thoroughly effective, it is imperative that they should be
capable of extension at the least of from 45 to 48 centimètres. This is effected in
the following manner, without either complication of parts, or increase in the
dimensions of the glasses.
.
The side glasses in this case are movable, and being of the same dimensions as
the central one, fold over it, so that the three combined are of equal proportions,
and form a neat and compact ensemble, when not required for use.
To the inside of the vertical portions, top and bottom of the lateral glasses
universal, ball and socket joints, or some equivalent connections are attached, to
these horizontal rods are fixed sliding in guides fixed on the upper and lower
portions of the frame of the central glass, so that these side glasses can thereby be
drawn in or out, and bent to any suitable angle.

page_text: Stops or other contrivances are fixed at the extremities of the rods to limit their
movements, and prevent their ends passing through the guide blocks in which they
slide. These rods may be jointed, or in lieu of solid rods, tubular ones may be used
sliding one within the other, and the open spaces occurring between the central
and side glasses, may be filled up with glass, or ornamented panels, which slide
either in front or rear of the central glass.
These glasses are or may be suspended by a ring in the centre, or by any other
suitable method.
It is proposed that the glasses forming the subject of the present invention shall
be known by the appellation of the "Mignon."
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings shows the improved three mirror toilet
glass closed. Fig. 2 shows the same glass open, with the two side glasses spread
out to half their maximum extent. Fig. 3 is a plan of Fig. 2-Fig. 4 is a vertical
section following the line 1-2 of Fig. 1. Figs. 5. 6. 7. 8 and 9 are slight modifica-
tions of some of the parts. The centre glass which is or may be of curvilinear or
rectilinear form is set in a wooden frame, or it may be of metal or composition of
some sort which may be ornamented with silver, gold or otherwise. Fixed to the
upper c, and lower 6 sides, by screws or some equivalents are the guides o. 0¹. p. r.
r.q, of the sliding rods of the movable glasses g. g¹, which are formed in any
suitable manner, and of such size that when folded together, the three glasses fit
exactly one upon the other see Figs. 1 and 4.
At the upper and lower corners of the inner vertical sides e. f. of the glasses g. g¹,
are sockets h h¹. i. i, in which the joints k. k¹. l. l, are mounted at the ends of the
horizontal rods m. m¹. n. n¹, which are hollow, and slide in the guides o. o². and
r.q: the rods m. n, which are either solid or hollow slide one n, in the guide p,
and tubular rod m, the other m¹, slides in the guide r, and the tubular rod n¹.
Stops, screws, rings, or some equivalents fixed at the ends of the tubes m, and n¹,
in coming in contact with the guides o¹, r, prevent the separation of the glasses g.g²,
from the centre one a. In the drawings Fig. 2 it will be seen that rings d. d, are
screwed to the ends of the shafts m, and n¹, for effecting this object. The balls k. k¹,
round which the sockets h. h¹. i. turn, are split Fig. 5; so as to produce a
springiness and a certain amount of friction, so as to hold the glasses in any position,
when they are placed at the required angle.
By this method of constructing these glasses they are easily moved as required,
they can be folded or opened with the greatest simplicity both the side glasses can
be extended simultaneously or separately, by gently raising them, to facilitate the
movement of the sliding rods.
For convenience the glasses may be suspended by a ring 8, connected to the
guide o¹, and by passing a hook through a hole t, made in the lower guide r¹,
the hook or otherwise, can be driven into the wall, or wherever the glass is fixed.
The advantages of this improved method of extending the side glasses, and
regulating and setting them at any desired angle, are that it is easier to dress
the hair, and see every part of the head than in any of this description hitherto
employed.
The rods m. n. and m¹. n¹. instead of sliding one within the other, inay be
mounted parallel in separate guides without changing their effect, or action.
As the essential feature of this invention is to effect the extension of the side
glasses from the centre one, the following modifications shown by the Figures 6. 7.8
and 9 may be employed without departing from the principle of action.
Figs. 6 and 7 are an elevation and plan respectively, of the upper and lower sides
of the centre glass a, these sides are lengthened to the right and left by the arms 8. 8¹,
the ends of which are articulated to similar parts u. u, connected top and bottom
to the movable glasses g. g. This arrangement fixes the maximum extension of
the side glasses to twice the distance from the point of articulation.
In Fig. 8 the movable side glasses g, the frame of which terminates at x, may be
jointed, or articulated by the parts v, to the piece v¹, screwed into the sides of the

page_text: frames of the glasses a, or the centre ones. The extension of the side glasses is
then restricted to the distance between the point x, and the axis v².
In Fig. 9 the hinge connecting the movable side glasses with the fixed or centre
one, is formed of two ornamental parts y, z, which extend to y¹. z¹.
The improved toilet glasses can be suspended as described or supported in any
suitable manner, or merely placed on a table or other piece of furniture, and the
rods n. m³, being slid into those m. n¹. the three glasses can soon be separated, and
they can then be used separately, by employing the rods m. m². n. n³, of the side
glasses g. g¹ to support them like the feet of a cheval glass.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1st The construction of three glass mirrors in such manner that the side glasses
can be drawn out from the centre one, and extended at any desired point, or placed
at any convenient angle, without the necessity of increasing the dimensions of the
several parts forming the whole.
2nd The method described with reference to Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, of constructing
the sliding parts, either of tubes sliding one within the other; or of sliding solid
tubes in hollow ones, for drawing out, or extending the side glasses from the centre
one, as herein described.
3rd The method of sliding the side glasses by means of hollow or solid rods
placed parallel, and moving in separate guides fixed at the top and bottom of the
centre glass.
4th The method described with reference to Figs. 6. 7. 8 and 9, by which the
articulation of the frames to the centre one are effected either outside, or on these
frames, so as to effect a fixed extension of the side glasses.
5th Any other arrangement capable of effecting the extension or separation of
the side glasses, whether fixed or variable, either by sliding Figs. 1 to 5, pivotting
Figs. 6 and 9, or by jointed shafts or levers.
6th The method of mounting the rods m. m³. n. n². their guides o. o¹. p. r. r¹. q.
sockets h. h¹. i. ¹, spring balls k. k¹. l. 1. together with the method of suspension,
and fixing; the whole as and for the purposes herein set forth, and as illustrated
by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 7th day of August 1886.