An Improved Vertically, Horizontally and Angularly Adjustable Stand or Support.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Mar., 1899- Accepted, 20th May, 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Vertically, Horizontally and Angularly Adjustable
Stand or Support.
I, JACOB SCHULZ, of 23, Wingelstrasse, Mannheim, Germany, Draughtsman, 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 an improved vertically, horizontally and angularly
adjustable stand or support, the object being to provide a stand of this kind for use
in carrying a plate, table, telescope, fire arm or other article which is required
to be so adjusted supported or carried. In order to clearly show my invention I
make reference to the accompanying drawing in which Fio. 1 is a part sectional
side view of stand and table, Fig. 2 a part sectional side view of a ring to be
hereinafter referred to and Fig. 3 an enlarged section showing the guiding
arrangement for the plate, table or other article when moved parallel with the.
plate or table carried by the support or stand. I provide a tubular stand a up-
standing from a firm base and within a and free to move up and down and
round therein, I provide a shafte which can be raised or lowered by rotating the
screw e which operates the toggle arms d carrying a block and a circular pin
entering a corresponding hole in the lower end of the shaft c. Outside a and free
to slide up and down and round thereon is a ring having on opposite sides
projecting cars i slotted at h'. The ring can be held in its required position on a
by a screw passing through itself. Hinged to the upper end of the shaft is
a plate or table g to which are attached parallel with themselves and at right angles
to the table g two semi-circles free to move in the slots h¹ of the ring k
Above the plate g is another square, circular or other shaped plate 7 and this
is made rotatable parallelly above y in the following manner. Attached to the
upper surface of
is the ring of cross section and carrying bolts bearing the
rotatable balls r. Resting on the top of r is one flange of the L cross-sectioned
ring o which is attached to the underside of the plate g. Attached to the other
flange of is one flange of a smaller cross sectioned ring p. the other flange of
which is not attached to but free to move below one flange of another ring n
which is attached to an cross-section ring m bolted to the plate g. By these
arrangements the shaft c can be raised and lowered by operating the screw e. It
can also be rotated on its axis. The table g can be inclined at any angle to the axis
of c and moved round the said axis, and the table g can be moved circularly over
the plate g.
In this manner the table g or what may be on it or substituted for it
can be given a practically universal movement.
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:-
1. An improved stand or support adjustable vertically horizontally and angularly
and comprising the following essential features: (a) A tubular unright sunported.

page_text: on a suitable base. (b) shaft free to rise, fall and to turn axially within the
said tubular upright. (c) A screw and toggle-arms for raising and lowering a
block and a circular pin entering axially the lower end of the said shaft. (d) An
inclinable plate or table hinged to the upper end of the said shaft. (e). Semi
circles attached at right angles to the said inclinable plate or table and parallel to
themselves and passing through slots provided in ears outstanding from a ring
surrounding and free to move up and down and round the before mentioned
tubular upright. (f) A table or plate moveable above and parallel with the above
mentioned inclinable plate or table. (9) Angular, ball and other arrangements
between the two said plates or tables to insure the proper movement of the outer
plate or table, the whole substantially as described in the above specification and
exemplified in the accompanying drawing.
2. A vertically, horizontally and angularly adjustable table or stand constructed
and operating substantially as described in the above specification and exemplified
in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 27th day of March 1899.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, E.C., Agents.