Improvements in Portable Tripod Stands, Especially for Shaving Looking Glasses.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 28th May, 1889-Accepted, 20th July, 1889
Improvements in Portable Tripod Stands, Especially for Shaving
Looking Glasses.
1, HENRY PINCUS of 841 Broadway, in the City of New York in the County of
New York and State of New York, United States of America, 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 portable stands, especially shaving stands; and consists of
certain improvements which are fully set forth in the following specification and
shown in the accompanying drawings which form part thereof.
All persons who are in the habit of shaving themselves have experienced the
difficulty of obtaining a proper light upon the looking glass which they use; and
efforts have been made to devise suitable reflectors to overcome this fault. These
have been more or less imperfect, possessing various faults which it is the object of
this invention to obviate, by a glass that is readily adjusted to any position angle or
height desired, and readily movable from place to place, so as always to give the best
light upon the reflector.
While I speak of my invention as a shaving stand it will be apparent that it is
capable of a variety of other uses in the dressing room; and its parts are so
constructed as to be readily taken apart and compactly packed into a light parcel
which may be carried from place to place without inconvenience.
Referring to the drawings for greater particularity
Fig. 1. is a side elevation of my improved portable shaving stand.
Fig. 2. is a sectional plan view of the same through the line xa of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3. is a rear elevation of the looking glass.
Fig. 4. is an enlarged sectional view of the candle holder through the line y y
Fig. 2.
Fig. 5. is an inverted sectional view on an enlarged scale through the line = z
of Fig. 1.
Fig.
Fig. 2.
6. is a sectional view of the supporting bracket through the line w. w. of
A is a hollow upright supporting rod having adjustable legs H and provided with
a movable collar with an adjusting screw h¹. The exact construction of these
supporting legs forming the tripod or stand is immaterial to the principles of my
invention.
Within the rod A is a second rod B fitting loosely and capable of being raised or
lowered as desired. An adjusting screw a upon the rod A is used to hold this rod B
in position. The upper part of the rod B is provided with a tubular aperture or the
entire rod may be tubular, to receive the support of the looking glass. This
support C is made of a rod and provided with a jaw c to which is pivoted a lug d
on the back of the looking glass D, whereby it is capable of being turned at any
desired vertical angle. The supporting rod C is formed with a slight bend c¹ so as to
bind in the tube B and prevent accidental movement. By adjusting the tripod legs
by the collar h the stand may be adjusted higher or lower in addition to the vertical
adjustment of the tube B giving a greater capacity for vertical adjustment.
Such a stand as herein set out is an extremely light portable truss support for the
glass and can be readily picked up and placed where desired always standing upon
the floor.
The supporting rod C fits snugly into the rod B and may be turned in it to present
the glass in any direction in the horizontal circle; and by the combination of these
two effects it will be seen that the glass may be turned in any direction desired upon

page_text: the rod B. Upon the rod B is fitted a slide or ring adjustable thereon by means of
an adjusting screw and provided with holes to receive the candle brackets which
consist of the pieces E and F provided respectively with rings e and f whereby they
are adjustable on each other as to length. These brackets, I prefer to construct of
wire because of its cheapness, the ends of which wire are bent over to fit vertically
into the holes of the supporting ring b and thereby allow a lateral swinging move-
ment. The ends of the rods F are bent into a ring F¹ to receive the candle or lamp
supports G. It will be seen that these brackets holding the candles may be moved
laterally on the ring 6 to bring the candles more or less to the front or rear of the
glass. The candle or lamp supports G are preferably provided with an annular
groove into which the rings Fi of the brackets snap tightly because of the elasticity
of the wire.
b
If desired two rings may be used upon the rod B, so that the candle brackets may
be arranged at different heights relative to each other.
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:
1st. In a portable stand, the upright rod A having collapsible legs H in combination
with rod B vertically adjustable therein, looking glass D removably connected with
said rod B by an adjustable connection, adjustable ring 6 upon said rod B and
adjustable candle brackets E F supported in said ring b.
2d. In a portable stand, the upright rod A having collapsible legs H, in com-
bination with rod B vertically adjustable therein, looking glass D removably
connected with said rod B by an adjustable connection, adjustable ring
upon said
rod B and adjustable candle brackets supported in said ring b, consisting of arms E
and F provided with rings e and f.
3d. In a portable stand, the upright rod A having collapsible legs H, in com-
bination with rod B vertically adjustable therein, looking glass D removably
connected with said rod B by an adjustable connection, adjustable ring 6 upon said
rod B and adjustable candle brackets supported in said ring b, consisting of arms E
and F provided with rings e and f, the arms having spring ends and candle supports G
having grooves g adapted to receive said ends.
4th. In a portable stand, the upright rod A having collapsible legs H, in com-
bination with rod B vertically. adjustable therein, looking glass D supported upon
said rod B, ring b upon said rod B consisting of two parts riveted together and
forming spring arms, adjustable candle brackets E F supported in said spring arms
of the ring 6 firmly held by them but with freedom of lateral adjustment.
Doted this 28th day of May 1889
HERBERT J. ALLISON,
Agent for the Applicant.