Improvements in and relating to Combined Outdoor Easels and Stools.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Combined Outdoor Easels
and Stools.
I, RUDOLF BERÉNY, of 25, Goethe Strasse, Frankfort-on-Main, Germany,
Artist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to so combine all the appliances required by an
artist when painting in oils or watercolours, drawing, engraving, etc., in the
open air, that they may be folded together into a single package for convenience of
carriage. At the same time the method of arrangement is such that it presents
advantages in various other directions.
In the first place all the connections are made in such manner that none
of the parts require to be separated from the whole and packed singly in the
artist's knapsack whereby they might easily get lost; the distance between the
easel and the stool can be readily adjusted at will according to the treatment
of the picture: this adjustment of the easel can be effected without the artist
having to move from his seat, and this casel is the only one of tripod form
that can be set up in a vertical position: the simple method of construction
enables the easel and all its appurtenances to be packed or unpacked in the
shortest time.
Provision is made for the attachment of a sun-shade to the easel and also
for the conveyance of a number of sketching blocks so that these also form
one package with the other parts when folded up for carrying.
The general arrangement is as follows:-The campstool is attached to an easel
in such a manner as to serve as a support for one side of the latter by means
of two projecting arms, whilst the easel is supported on the other side in the
usual manner by a movable limb attached to its apex. The campstool is so
arranged that two of its parallel legs are formed into cases by means of inserted
bottoms and partition walls, which cases serve for the reception of oil and water
colours (separately) sketching books, extra canvas, copper plates, brushes,
palettes, etc. The folding together or shutting up of the whole is rendered
possible by the fact that the arms supporting the easel are adjustably pivoted
on the outside of the one pair of legs of the stool, the other pair of legs being
pivoted inside the latter so that when folded up these pieces assume positions
in different planes.
In the accompanying drawings Figures 1 and 2 shew the combined stool and
outdoor easel set up in position for work. Figures 3 and 4 shew the same
folded up. Figures 5 and 6 are a section and face view, on a larger scale, of
the inner pair of legs fitted up as cases.
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The campstool consists of the outer pair of legs and the inner pair of legs b,
the two being pivoted together by bolts at c. The outer legs a serve for the
attachment of the easel supporting arms which are longitudinally slotted
and can be fixed in any convenient position by means of a binding screw c.
When it is desired to attach a sunshade to the easel a second binding screw cl
may be used (or the screw e may be shifted) in order to secure the arms din
an upwardly turned direction, as indicated in dotted lines, the arms being

page_text: lengthened by means of the extension tube ƒ as much as is necessary for
stretching the sheet of linen or the like g and serving as shade to the apex of
the easel.
To the front ends of the said supporting arms are hinged the front limbs h
of the easel, which are connected (preferably hinged) at the top to a block i to
which is also hinged, or otherwise attached, the back limb of the easel with
its telescopic foot 7. The picture may be supported in any suitable manner ou
the front limbs. The inner legs of the stool are made so short at the top
that when folded their cross stay m can pass within the cross stay of the
outer legs. These legs are formed into two cases by means of the inserted
bottoms p and q (Figure 5) and a partition wall r, which cases are fitted with
sliding covers one of which is formed by the palette s. The sketching block or
blocks are laid upon these cases and are held together and to the inner legs
by suitable hooks . The case covered by the palette may be advantageously
used for the reception of canvas, watercolours, sketching books, and other larger
objects whilst the second case serves to hold oil colors brushes, and so forth.
Moreover, the mode of sub-division of the cases is capable of manifold modifi-
cations suitable for special purposes.
In shutting up the whole apparatus the inner legs bare folded between, and
in the same plane with, the outer legs a. After loosening the screw e the
arms d are drawn out to the left extremity of the slot (Figure 1) and upon
them are folded the parts h and k of the easel, after the telescopic foot / has
been pushed in. The whole is then turned round to the right (Figure 1) and
brought into the position shewn in Figures 3 and 4. The piece of material used
as a sunshado can be used as a cover if required, and the whole when confined
by a strap forms a compact and easily portable package. One sketching block
or board serves especially for covering and protecting the palette.
A further and advantageous novelty is the following:-Hitherto bottles for
oil, turpentine, and the like, have always been kept loose in the paint-box
whereby much inconvenience has arisen especially by reason of the liability of
such bottles to fall over when stood up loose, for painting out of doors, and
also by reason of the difficulty of closing them. In the new method of con-
struction, a sheet metal case is hinged on the bottom of the paint-box, the said
case being provided with a lid and serving to hold the said bottles of oil and
turpentine. By simply turning it on its hinges this metal case can be set
upright so that it will not fall. Moreover, the hinges can easily be arranged
on the bottom of the paint-box, or the like, so that, in the operation of folding
up, pressure is brought to bear on the lid of the case which is thereby tightly
closed. This novelty is illustrated in Figure in which A is the case, B the
lid, C the hinge, and D the box for containing the whole.
The campstool can also be carried and used without the easel.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
Chartered Patent Agents, 53, Chancery Lane, London.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Combined Outdoor Easels
and Stools.
I, RUDOLF BERÉNY, of 25, Goethe Strasse, Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany,
Artist, 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:-
The object of this invention is to so combine all the appliances required by an

page_text: artist when painting in oils or watercolours, drawing, engraving, etc., in the
open air that they may be folded together into a single package for convenience of
carriage. At the same time the method of arrangement is such that it presents
advantages in various other directions.
In the first place all the connections are made in such manner that none
of the parts require to be separated from the whole and packed singly in the
artist's knapsack whereby they might easily get lost; the distance between the
easel and the stool can be readily adjusted at will according to the treatment
of the picture, the easel being adapted to permit of this adjustment being
effected without the artist having to move from his seat. Further, this easel
is the only one of tripod form that can be set up in a vertical position; and the
simple method of construction enables the easel and all its appurtenances to be
packed or unpacked in the shortest time.
Provision is made for the attachment of a sun-shade to the easel and also
for the conveyance of a number of sketching blocks so that these also form
one package with the other parts when folded up for carrying.
The general arrangement is as follows:-The campstool is attached to an easel
in such a manner as to serve as a support for one side of the latter by means
of two projecting arms, whilst the easel is supported on the other side in the
usual manner by a movable limb attached to its apex. The campstool is so
arranged that two of its parallel legs are formed into cases by means of inserted
bottoms and partition walls which cases serve for the reception of oil and water
colours (separately) sketching books, extra canvas, copper plates, brushes,
palettes, etc. The folding together or shutting up of the whole is rendered
possible by the fact that the arms supporting the easel are adjustably pivoted
on the outside of the one pair of legs of the stool, the other pair of legs being
pivoted inside the latter so that when folded up these pieces assume positions
in different planes.
Referring to the drawings accompanying
my Provisional Specification
Figures 1 and 2 shew the combined stool and outdoor easel set up in position
for work. Figures 3 and 4 shew the same folded up. Figures 5 and 6 are a
section and face view, on a larger scale, of the inner pair of legs fitted up as
cases.
The campstool consists of the outer pair of legs a and the inner pair of legs b,
the two being pivoted together by bolts at c. The outer legs a serve for the
attachment of the easel supporting arms which are longitudinally slotted
and can be fixed in any convenient position by means of binding screws c.
When it is desired to attach a sunshade to the easel a second binding screw e¹
may be used (or the screw may be shifted) in order to secure the arms din
an upwardly turned direction, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1, the arms
being lengthened by means of the extension tubes f as much as may be necessary
for stretching the sheet g of linen or the like which serves as a shade and
which is attached to the apex of the easel.
To the front ends of the said supporting arms d are hinged the front limbs h
of the easel, which are connected (preferably by hinges) at the top to a block i to
which is also hinged, or otherwise attached, the back limb k of the easel with
its telescopic foot 7. The picture may be supported in any suitable manner on
the front limbs. The inner legs b of the stool are made so short at the top
that when folded their cross stay m can pass beneath the cross stay n of the
outer legs. These legs bare formed into two cases by means of the inserted
bottoms and 7 (Figure 5) and a partition wall r, which cases are fitted with
sliding covers one of which is formed by the palette <. The sketching block or
blocks are laid upon these cases and are held together and to the inner legs by
suitable hooks u. The case covered by the palette may be advantageously used
for the reception of canvas, watercolours. sketching books and other larger
objects whilst the second case serves to hold oil colours, brushes, and so forth.

page_text: The mode of sub-dividing the cases is obviously capable of manifold modifi-
cations suitable for special purposes.
In shutting up the whole apparatus the inner legs are folded between, and
in the same plane with, the outer legs a. After loosening the screw e the
arms are drawn out towards the right as far as permitted by the
left extremity of the slot (Figure 1) and upon them are folded
the parts hand of the easel, after the telescopic foot has been
pushed in.
The whole is then turned round to the right (Figure 1) and
brought into the position shewn in Figures 3 and 4. The piece of material used
as a sunshade can be used as a cover if required, and the whole when confined
by a strap forms a compact and easily portable package. One sketching block
or board serves specially for covering and protecting the palette.
A further and advantageous novelty is the following:Hitherto bottles for
oil, turpentine, and the like. have always been kept loose in the paint-box
whereby much inconvenience has arisen especially by reason of the liability of
such bottles to fall over when stood up loose for painting out of doors, and
also by reason of the difficulty of closing them. In the new method of con-
struction, a sheet metal case is hinged on the bottom of the paint-box, the said
case being provided with a lid and serving to hold the said bottles of oil and
turpentine. By simply turning it on its hinges this metal case can be set
upright so that it will not fall. Moreover, the hinges can easily be arranged
on the bottom of the paint-box, or the like, so that, in the operation of folding
up, pressure is brought to bear on the lid of the case which is thereby tightly
closed. This novelty is illustrated in Figure 7 in which A is the case, B the
lid. C the hinge, and D the box for containing the whole.
The campstool can also be carried and used without the easel.
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:
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1. A combined outdoor easel and stool adapted to be folded together into a
single package and consisting of a camp stool having inner and outer pairs of
legs pivotally connected by bolts, a pair of arms angularly and longitudinally
adjustable with relation to the stool; means for enabling the adjustment of
said arms to be effected and maintained, and an easel hinged in front to said
arms and supported at back by a strut, substantially as specified.
2. In a combined outdoor easel and stool of the kind specified, the employ-
ment of the herein described means whereby the arms supporting the front
of the easel may be utilized for carrying a sunshade, said means consisting of
binding screws constituting pivotal supports about which said arms may be
turned and by which they may be secured and extension pieces by which said
arms may be lengthened to carry the sunshade as specified.
3. In a combined outdoor easel and stool of the kind described, constructing
the inner pair of legs of the stool so as to constitute a receptacle for artists'
materials etc., and providing said receptacle with means whereby sketching
blocks may be secured to the stool substantially as specified.
Dated this 28th day of February 1900.
A. M. & WM. ('LARK,
Chartered Patent Agents, 53, Chancery Lane, London.