AN IMPROVED DRAWING BOARD FOR FIXING AND STRETCHING DRAWING PAPER
Year: 1884

page_text: I ARTHUR HILLS of Nonsuch place Cheam in the County of Surrey, Shorthand
Writer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED DRAWING
BOARD FOR FIXING AND STRETCHING DRAWING PAPER to be as follows:-
I form each of the edges of the Drawing Board with one or more ledge or ledges,
projection or projections, running longitudinally and parallel with the face of the
board, on to which edges a frame-work of wood metal or other suitable substance,
consisting of four separate pieces, and having on their inward sides counter-ledges
or grooves, is made to fit and to open and close; by which a ready means is
attained for fixing the margin of paper for drawing purposes and for the necessary
stretching of same for watercolor drawing.
The framework, or frame-pieces, are of the length and width of the Board and
are either even with, or a little raised, above the face of the Board; and are mitred
or otherwise made to fit at the corners when closed upon the edges of the Board.
They are attached to the Board by hinges which permit of their opening parallel-
wise at the face of the Board, or, they are made to draw on and off on pins near their
ends; or are without either hinges or pins. When they are closed upon the edges of
the Board, in fixing the paper, they are fastened by means of screws which can be
turned by the fingers. On the screws being loosened the frame-pieces immediately
open, or can be drawn back, or removed.
The edges of the Board (independently of the ledges or projections) are made
either oblique or at right angles with the face of the Board, and the frame pieces
made to fit accordingly.
The said edges of the Board I sometimes prefer to make with grooves instead of
projections and the frame pieces with projections instead of grooves; this or the
method above described answering the same purpose; and the said ledges or
projections are made either angularly, or rounded or beaded, and the grooves made
so as to fit them.
The paper to be fixed or stretched is placed upon the Board (having first its
corners cut off) and its margin allowed to pass over the edges of the Board and on
the frame-pieces being closed the margin of the paper is firmly and evenly grasped
and the whole of the paper uniformly stretched.
The invention above named is adapted for drawing boards of all sizes, the frame-
pieces being made of proportiouate thickness and strength.
Dated this 15th day of August 1884.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I ARTHUR HILLS of Nonsuch place, Cheam, in the County of Surrey, Shorthand
writer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED DRAWING-
BOARD FOR FIXING AND STRETCHING DRAWING PAPER and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :—
Each of the edges of the Drawing-board I form with one or more even ledges or
projections running longitudinally and parallel with the face of the Board, on to
which edges a framework of wood, metal, or other suitable substance consisting of
four separate pieces, and having on their inward sides counter-ledges or grooves, are
made to fit, and to open and close.
The framework, or framepieces, are of the length and width of the Board and aro
either level with or project a little above the face of the Board, and are mitred.or
otherwise made to fit at the corners when closed upon the said edges. They aro
attached to the Board by hinges which permit of their opening parallelwise at the
face of the Board, or they are made to draw on and off on pins or pieces of metal,
Or are without either being detatched. When they are closed upon the Board, in
Gxing the paper, they-are-fastened_by_means of screws, which can be turned by the
fingers, or, by clasps at the corners. On the screws or class being loosened-tho-
framepieces can be immediately opened, drawn back, or removed.
The edges of the Board (independently of the ledges or projections) are made
either oblique or at right angles with the face of the Board, and the frame-pieces
made to fit accordingly.
The said edges of the Board I sometimes prefer to make with grooves instead of
projections and the frame pieces with projections-instead of grooves, this or the
-method-above described answering the same purpose; and the said ledges or
projections are made either angularly, or rounded or beaded, and-the-grooves_made
.so as to fit them.
In the accompanying drawing the figures 1 to 4 represent sections of the edges
of the Board and framio pieces to fit as hereinbefore described-figure 4 showing
margin of paper fixed also fastening screw; and figure 5 a corner of the face of
Board also showing the framepieces closed and the paper fixed. When the paper
is to be stretched it is dainped in the usual way and, the corners being cut off, it is
laid upon the Board and its margin placed over the edges, and on the frame pieces
being closed the paper is firmly and evenly grasped by being pressed over and
between the ledges or projections.
The invention is adapted for Drawing-boards of all sizes and the frame-pieces are
made of proportionate thickness and strength.
⚫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
A Drawing-board having its edges formed with one or more even ledges or
projections running longitudinally and parallel with the face thereof, on to which
edges frame-pieces counter-ledged or grooved are made to fit, and to open and close,
whereby paper or other similar material may be stretched for drawing purposes by
the margin of same being evenly held and pressed between the said ledges or
projections; thereby dispensing with the use of all adhesive materials, or pins.
Dated this 4th day of October 1984