Improvements in Supports for Picture Frames and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left. 23rd Oct., 1894-Accepted, 24th Nov., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Supports for Picture Frames and the like.
I EUSTACE FRITH, of North Albert Road, Reigate, in the County of Surrey,
Photographic Publisher do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention is designed to provide a convenient, economical, simple and strong
supporting back for picture frames photograph stands and the like.
Supposing the particular article to be provided with a supporting back for
instance to be a wooden photographic picture frame of ordinary kind, with recess
into which is placed a sheet of glass and upon the glass a passe partout, against
which the picture will lie. Then behind the picture I place a board of strong
paper stuff such as "leather board" and this board is properly secured to the frame
by pins or otherwise.
Across the board is formed a trough crease by means of rolls or dies and rolls or
equivalent means, or in a similar way to compress a line or lines of the board and
produce a flexible part or hinge. I then cut out three sides of a rectangular or
other shape, the crease forming the forth side, ears or projections being formed at
or near the bottom edges of hinged flap now formed. Over this flap board is now
secured another board of similar material having a like hinge crease, but higher
up in the board.
In the lower half, or part is cut an opening say of oblong form,
within which the flap of the other board traverses as the outer board lower portion
is moved on the crease as a hinge, forming a leg to support the frame, the ears of
the flap not being able to pass out of the recess controlling the extent of angle to
which the leg can be swung back.
The spaces left in shaping out the ears of the flap leaves convenient clearance
for sliding in, or out, the photograph or picture.
The whole attachment can be so made as to increase the thickness of the frame,
when packed, or laid away, by a very little, whilst in some cases by a slight recess
in the back of the frame the whole of the support may lie flush with, or within,
the frame.
Dated the 24th day of January 1894.
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
*Improvements in Supports for Picture Frames and the like.
1 EUSTACE FRITH, of North Albert Road, Reigate, in the County of Surrey,
Photographic Publisher, 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 is designed to provide a convenient, economical, simple and strong
supporting back for picture frames, photograph stands and the like.
Supposing the particular article to be provided with a supporting back for
instance to be a wooden photographic picture frame of ordinary kind, with recess
into which is placed a sheet of glass and upon the glass a passe partout; against
which the picture will lie. Then behind the picture place a board of strong

page_text: paper stuff such as "leather board" and this board is properly secured to the frame
by pins or otherwise.
Across this board is formed a trough crease by means of rolls or dies and rolls
or equivalent means, or in a similar way to compress a line or lines of the board
and produce a flexible part or hinge. I then cut out three sides of a rectangular
or other shape, the crease forming the fourth side, ears or projections being formed
at or near the bottom edges of hinged flap now formed. Over this flap board is
now secured another board of similar material having a like hinge crease, but
higher up in the board. In the lower half, or part is cut an opening say of oblong
form, within which the flap of the other board traverses as the outer board lower
portion is moved on the crease as a hinge, forming a leg to support the frame, the
ears of the flap not being able to pass out of the recess controlling the extent of
angle to which the leg can be swung back.
The spaces left in shaping out the ears of the flap leaves convenient clearance for
sliding in, or out, the photograph or picture.
The whole attachment can be so made as to increase the thickness of the frame,
when packed, or laid away, by a very little, whilst in some cases by a slight recess
in the back of the frame the whole of the support may be flush with, or within the
frame.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 shews a perspective rear view of a support constructed according to the
present invention, in an open position.
Fig. 2 shews a sectional edge view of the same, in a like position.
Fig. 3 shews a back view of the support shewn by the preceding figures, but in
its closed position and to a like scale.
Fig. 4 shews the form or construction of the inner sheet, or board to lie within
the frame and against the glass sheet e.
Fig. 5 shews a like view of the outer sheet, or board designed to enclose the
board shewn in the preceding figure.
a represents the outer or visible part of the back, or support, formed to bend as
on a hinge by suitably creasing the material at the line a. Upon this hinge the leg,
or prop portion a2 swings to and from the frame to which the upper part a¹
serving as the anchor for a² is secured by pins or other means of attachment
as at a 10
This swinging of the part a² is controlled as to extent by a tongue at, but this
connecting tongue piece a instead of being cut out of and being formed in one
with the sheet a as in the Specification of Letters Patent already granted to me
No. 16202 dated August 28th 1893, is cut out of another sheet a³, which is secured
within the frame behind the sheet a, and the barbs or projections a' on the
tongue a having been passed to the outside of the rectangular opening d, cut in
the sheet a, by placing the parts at an angle to each other to permit of the same-
these projections when the two pieces a and a' are square, one with the other,
prevent disengagement and confine the motion of the flap or leg a²-the tongue a*
sliding to and fro to the extent of the length or folds down flatly thereon. a³ is a
hinge on which this tongue a swings upon the fixed upper part of a' and this hinge
is formed in like manner to the hinge a. The opening left by the cutting out of
the ears as of the tongue a affords a convenient slit or opening for the insertion or
withdrawal of the picture therethrough into the space under the inner board and
the curvatures of the neck at a afford greater area between the same and the
parts for passage and folding of the parts.
The back or support may be formed as a compound piece of the form already
described and shewn with reference to Figs. 1 and 3 of the Specification above
referred to in combination with a board a and frame b as shewn in Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9
and 10.
Fig. 6 shews this adaptation by a back view, the hinged portion lying flat on the
back of the frame.

page_text: Fig. 7 shews a back view, in perspective of the same the support being opened
out for use.
Fig. 8 shews a side view in section with the support also opened out for use.
Fig. 9 shews the hinged support a separately.
Fig. 10 shews the inner board separately according to the said former
arrangement and to which separately considered I here make no claim.
The
In this arrangement a back or support a is provided with a hinge a³ upon which
the leg a swings to and from the frame b to which the part a' is affixed.
opening d in the sheet a has slits or notches d³, d³, through which the ears a, a,
pass when the support a is being inserted into the frame. The support a³, and the
picture are held flat in the frame by the catch part 6. By operating the
swing back a the ears a slide along the sides d' of the opening d, the tongue a
folding on the hinge a³. A loop c may be similarly formed in the part a' as in the
part a hereinbefore described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The constructions or arrangements of parts forming supports for photographic
and other pictures or objects capable of being similarly supported and consisting of
an outer part or board partly fixed to the frame, a swing portion and a hinge
integral with said fixed and swing portions-an inner part or board partly fixed to
the frame and having a barbed tongue or swing portion hinged to said fixed part by
a hinge formed integral therewith, said barbed tongue serving by its engagement in
a corresponding hole in the outer board to control the extent of relative motion
between outer and inner portions as set forth.
2. The constructions, arrangement and use of parts of supports for picture frames
and the like as set forth.
Dated the 23rd day of October 1904
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.