A New or Improved Collapsible and Portable Hanging Desk, Table, or Support, more particularly intended for Use in Railway Carriages and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Sept., 1896-Accepted, 17th Oct., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Collapsible and Portable Hanging Desk, Table,
or Support, more particularly intended for Use in Railway
Carriages and the like.
I, ALEXANDER REID, of 60, Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate, Essex,
Gentleman, 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 :-
My invention relates to a new or improved collapsible and portable hanging
desk, table or support, the object of which is to provide a device or contrivance of
simple construction such as can be readily folded up or collapsed for travelling
purposes, and which when required for use can be suspended from the rail of the
ordinary hat-rack with which most railway carriages are furnished, or from any
other convenient part or projection, so as to serve as a writing desk, or as a hanging
table or support.
In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will now proceel to
describe same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved device shown as fitted with adjusting
straps, Fig. 2 being an end view of a similar device but without adjusting straps.
Fig. 3 is a plan of the device with an addition or modification as indicated in
dotted lines.
My improved device comprises a basis b formed preferably in two parts 61, 62,
and hinged together in such a manner that they can be readily folded for
travelling purposes, the said basis being supported by means of a forked strap
such as (Fig. 2) which terminates in a bent over portion or hook h designed to
engage with the rail of the hat-rack, or other convenient part or projection of the
railway carriage or other vehicle wherein the device is required for use, while in
some cases the said supporting straps may be formed in two parts and fitted with
an adjusting buckle a, (Fig. 1) whereby the length of the said supporting straps
may be regulated.
As shown in Fig. 3, I may in some cases erect upon the basis two or more
box like compartments or receptacles, such as c, c', the receptacle c, which is shown
with the lid closed, being designed to receive an ink-well and pens and any other
small articles that may be required, while the compartment c' which is shown with
the lid open may contain a candle d, fitted in a holder d' of any suitable and well
known construction, capable of turning upon a hinge, pivots or the like in such a
manner as to raise the candle into a vertical position, when required.
My improved device as herein described is particularly intended for use in
railway carriages, but it is obvious that it may be also employed in connection
with other vehicles such as omnibuses, tram-cars, carriages and the like, while in
addition to serving as a writing desk it also forms a handy device for supporting
a plate, knife and fork, and other such like articles as are required in connection
with luncheon.
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:-
.
The now an imurated collausible and nantable hanging doek table or sunport

page_text: comprising a basis b formed in two parts b', 68, and hinged together; in com-
bination with forked supporting straps such as f, terminating in a bent over or
hooked portion such as h and having an adjusting buckle such as a or not as
required, the whole arranged and constructed, substantially as herein described and
shown, and for the purposes specified.
2. The new or improved collapsible and portable hanging desk, table or support,
more particularly intended for use in railway carriages and the like, substantially
as herein described and shown, and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 7th day of September 1896.-
F. G: CASSELL
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.
F. G. CASSELL
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.