Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 17th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 26th Oct., 1895
RICHARD HENRY BARRETT of Slough in the County of Buckingham
Gentleman and GEORGE HIBBERD of the same place Carpenter do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention consists in forming a screen or compartment in such a way that it
can be divided in two separate parts at or about its mid-height and be put together
again by a simple contrivance the object gained being that when apart it will be
portable and of a size more easy to be carried and that when put together it will
be firm and rigid sufficiently to be used for the purpose of a compartment or screen
for marking ballot papers at elections or any like purposes.
Also that the upper
part may be detached and used separately from the lower part when required by
placing it upon a desk table or other convenient stand.
The screen is constructed of a light frame work of wood held together by mortices
or by rails, of wood fastened by screws or nails.
The screen is open at the bottom and closed above and the upper part is filled in
with match boarding or other light boarding or in part by holland or other light
material.
The screen consists of a back and two sides. The back has a shelf attached by
hinges to admit of the shelf falling down when being arranged for use and then
resting on the bottom.rails of the framing of the two sides of the upper portion of
the screen. The shelf is made. firm by hooks and eyes attached to the shelf and the
two sides of the screen.
The sides both of the upper and lower portions are attached to the back by
hinges and are so arranged as to fold upon each other against the back thereby
forming a compact portable article.
The attachment of the upper and lower portions is effected by constructing the
upper part so that a portion of the upper part overlaps a corresponding
construction of the lower part and the firmness and rigidity obtained by this
mode of construction is still further secured by the shelf when in position and
by an iron hook and eye or similar contrivance connecting the upper and lower
portions when in use.
It is claimed that by this invention. the screen will have all the advantages of
other screens,when, made in one piece or pieces to their full height and will also
have the additional and novel advantage of being capable of being easily reduced
to only about half, the height of ordinary screens and, thereby becoming portable
and convenient for conveyance into remote villages and other places where
especially for the purpose. of parliamentary and other elections such screens are
required. and frequently on. very short notice.
It is also claimed that the screens..will be simple and easy and inexpensive-in
Construction.
Dated this Sixteenth day of November. One thousand eight hundred and

page_text: A Handy Voting Screen.
KICHARD HENRY BARRETT of Slough in the County of Buckingham
Gentleman and .GEORGE HIBBERD of the same place Carpenter, 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 invention consists in forming a screen or compartment in such a way that it
can be divided in two separate parts at or about its midheight and be put together
again by a simple contrivance the object gained being that when apart it will be
handy or portable and of a size more easy to be carried and that when put together
it will be firm and rigid sufficiently to be used for the purpose of a compartment or
screen for marking ballot papers at elections or any like purposes. Also that
the upper part may be detached and used separately from the lower part when
required by placing it upon a desk table or other convenient stand.
The screen is constructed of a light frame work of wood held together by mortices
or by rails of wood fastened by screws or nails.
The back and two sides of the screen are open at the bottom and closed above
and the upper parts are filled in with match boarding or other light boarding or in
part by holland or other light material.
Fig. 1. in the plan or drawing accompany this Specification is intended
to represent the front view of the screen complete when fixed together ready
,for use.
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Fig. 2. is intended to represent. a sectional side view of the screen partly
separated on the upper half to shew the method of combining and fixing the two
halves.
Fig. 3. is intended to represent a plan of the screen fixed together ready for use
the plan is shown as it would appear when looking directly down on it.
Fig. 4. is a detail intended to show the rebate at the junction of the upper and
the lower halves of the screen.
The screen consists of a back and two sides. The back and one side are shewn by
the Figures. 1 and 2 respectively on the plan. The back has a shelf C attached
by two hinges as shewn by the two letters D on the plan. to admit of the shelf
falling, down when being arranged for use and then resting on the lower rails
marked E of the framing of the two sides. of the upper portion of the screen.
shelf is made firm by hooks and eyes: attached to the shelf and the two sides and
back of the screen marked respectively .F. on the plan.
The
The sides both of the upper and lower portions are attached to the back by
hinges G on the plan and are so arranged as to fold upon each other against the
back thereby forming a compact portable article. Projecting blocks on one side
marked H on plan admit of the left-hand side of the screen folding under the right
hand side of the screen.
The attachment of the upper and lower portions is effected by constructing the
upper part in such manner as that a portion of the upper part. J as shewn on
Figure 4 on plau overlaps a corresponding construction of the lower part K in
plan thereby forming what is commonly known asua rebate and the firmness'and
rigidity obtained by this mode of construction is still further secured by the shelf
when in position and by an iron hook and eye or similar contrivance connecting the
upper and lower portions when in. use F in plan.
It is claimed that by this invention the screen will have all the advantages of
other screens when made in one piece or pieces to their full height and will also
have the additional and novel advantage of being capable of being easily reduced
to only about half the height of ordinary screens and thereby becoming portable

page_text: and handy and convenient for conveyance into remote villages and other places
where especially for the purpose of parliamentary and other elections such screens
are required and frequently on very short notice.
It is also claimed that the screens will be simple and easy and inexpensive in
construction.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is.
1. A screen similar in general construction to that described in the above
Specification.
2. Combination of the rebate and hook and eye to produce the advantages of
handiness and rigidity in the screen.
von day of August 1890.
R. H. BARRETT.
GEORGE HIBBERD.
Witness―
H. E. WILDER,
Slough,
Clerk to the said Richard Henry Barrett.