An Improvement in or relating to Fixing Music and Reading Desks on their Stands or Supports.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 28th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 27th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 27th Mar., 1897
An Improvement in or relating to Fixing Music and Reading Desks
on their Stands or Supports.
1, JOSEPH HENRY ROSOMAN of 13 and 14 Portland Street, Soho, County of
London, Music Stand Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to collapsable music stands and has for object a certain
improvement in or relating to fixing music and reading desks on their stands or
supports.
For the purpose of my invention I mount the three legs of the upright in such
manner that in closing they be run up by a sliding ferrule to lie alongside, or I may
arrange them that they can turn over and the bottom points be uppermost.
The upright is hollow and has an adjustable stem for height of folding book rest
which is hinged to a wing projecting from the face edge, said wing having a notch
or slot into which the back lower plate of the book rest can enter and become
fixed, the notch being at such an angle that the upper part of the rest falls back as
desired.
The looseness of the joint will enable the rest to be set at any desired angle to
suit the direction of the rays of light, particularly if the notch be duplicated.
The bottom edge of the back plate is chamfered for easy entrance into its
notch.
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H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for J. H. Rosoman.
An Improvement in or relating to Fixing Music and Reading Desks
on their Stands or Supports.
I, JOSEPH HENRY ROSOMAN, of 13 and 14 Portland Street, Soho, County of
London, Music Stand Manufacturer, 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, as shown in the annexed drawings, to collapsable music
stands and to collapsable book holders to be used therewith, and has for object a
certain improvement in or relating to fixing said music and reading desks or book
holders on their stands or supports.
For the purpose of my invention, I mount the three legs A, A, A, Figure 1, of
the upright B in such manner that in closing they be run up it by a sliding
ferrule C, the legs being jointed to stretchers D, D, which are secured loosely to

page_text: a fixed ferrule E to lie alongside when drawn up, or I may arrange them that they
can turn over and the bottom points be uppermost, as by the arrangement shown
at Figure 2.
The upright B is hollow and has an adjustable stem F for height of folding
book rest G, Figure 3, which is hinged by a pin to a wing H forwardly projecting
from the face edge, said wing H having a notch or slot I into which the back
lower plate J of the book rest G can enter and become temporarily fixed, the
notch being at such an angle that the upper part of the rest G falls back as
desired.
The looseness of the joint at K in the wing H will enable the rest G to be set
at any desired angle to suit the direction of the rays of light, particularly if the
notch be duplicated, as indicated.
The bottom edge J of the back plate of the book rest G is chamfered for easy
entrance into its notch.
The sliding ferrule C in either arrangement can be fixed at any part of the
upright B and the stem F also by the screw nuts L, L'.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed declare that what [
claim is:-
In connection with collapsable stands of the kind set forth, the notch or notches [
in the back face edge of the wing H on stem F, the loose joint slot K, chamfered
edge J of back plate of collapsable book rest G to be supported therefrom, as
described and substantially as shown.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Joseph Henry Rosoman.