AN IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE CHIN HOLDER FOR ATTACHMENT TO VIOLINS AND VIOLAS to
Year: 1884

page_text: I FREDERICK UPTON Violinist of N° 6 Magdala Villas Margate do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE CHIN HOLDER
FOR ATTACHMENT TO VIOLINS AND VIOLAS to bo as follows:-
1. The object of this invention is to provide Violin and Viola players with an
adjustable Chin Holder which when attached to the Violin or Viola may be raised
or lowered or turned to the right or to the left so as to suit each individual per-
former. Figure 1 of the annexed drawing represents a front view of the apparatus
Figure 2 is a section of the same, Figure 3 represents that part of the holder which
comes in contact with the chin and Figure 4 shews one of the angles at which the
holder may be adjusted.
2 The improvement on my former patent N° 375 1884 consists in being able to
adjust the chin holder at any desired angle as shewn in figure 4 in the annexed
drawing.
8. The part which is first attached to the Violin or Viola consists of two clamping
feet Figure 2 C and d, one of which is provided with a right hand screw and the
other with a left hand screw. A hollow socket Figure 2 B provided with right and
left hand worms to correspond receives these screws and when turned by means of
a small pin or lever which is inserted in the hole shewn in the centre of B figure 2
that part of the apparatus is firmly fixed to the Violin or Viola part C resting on
the back and part D on the belly or top of the instrument. A piece of leather or
other suitable material being between the metal and the wood to prevent injury
to the instrument-Turning the hollow socket Figure 2 B to the left relcases this
part of the apparatus from the instrument when required to be removed.
4. On the face of the top clamping foot figure 2 D is fixed a screw the head of which
is seen in the centre of the screw nut figure 1 D. When that part of the holder
before mentioned has been fixed to the Violin or Viola the slotted plate Figure 1 B
which is attached by screws to figure 3 A is placed in contact with the face of tho
clamping foot figure 2C the screw passing through the slot.
It may then be
adjusted to any height within the limit of the slot and set at any of the possible
angles one of which is shewn at figure 4-The desired adjustment being obtained
the screw nut or set screw figure 1 D is put in and turned and the holder is fixed.
The same lever or pin which turns the hollow socket figure 2b is used for finally
A

page_text: setting the screw nut or set screw by means of the holes in the edge as shown
in figure 2 D The apparatus may be made of wood metal or other suitable
material.
:
5. Having now particularly described and, ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is the adjustment of that part of the chin holder which comes in contact
with the chin it being understood that I do not limit myself to the arrangement
shewn in the annexed drawings for raising or lowering that part of figures 1 and 3
marked A there being other means of raising or lowering the said part without
departing from the object of my said invention.
Dated this 9th day of October One Thousand Eight Hundred & Eighty four.