Improvements in Tables or Cabinets for Type-writers.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 27th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 4th June, 1895-Accepted, 20th July, 1895
Communicated from abroad by OLIVER BOND ROWLETT, of Richmond, County
of Wayne, State of Indiana, United States of America, Manufacturer.]
Improvements in Tables or Cabinets for Type-writers.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent
Agents, 45 Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a type-writer compartment and a
type-writer support in a desk with means for supporting the type-writer so that it
can be brought into position for use and folded back into the compartment which is
closed to keep the machine from dust.
Another object of this invention is to interpose an inclined way between the shelf
at the bottom of the desk compartment and the side of the desk where the
type-writer rests so that it will be automatically lifted into position as it is swung
out of the compartment.
This invention is adapted to be used either with a roll top desk or with a flat
top desk.
The desk may contain one tier of drawers at the right hand side, or
more could be added or the drawers could be dispensed with as desired.
The desk constructed according to the present invention comprises a table or top
having suitable legs, a shelf of the type-writer compartment, a type-writer support
which is preferably a bracket bifurcated at the rear end having arms.
These arms
are pierced with gains in which are inserted friction rollers which bear upon a shaft
so as to provide easy means for raising or lowering the bracket, the said shaft is
journalled within the compartment and at one side thereof, so that the bracket or
type-writer support may swing freely thereon. In order that the type-writer may
be automatically elevated into position for use the following instrumentalities are
provided, a curved incline preferably loosely supported in a forked bracket which
is secured to the shelf to support the lower end of said incline. The upper end is
pivoted to ears which are attached to the slide. Said slide is made adjustable
vertically so as to regulate the height at which the type-writer is supported. To
accomplish this said slide is provided with a slot, a fastening plate is secured to the
leg, it is provided with a boss into which taps a set screw. I provide a clamp plate
through which said screw passes, and clamps the said plate firmly against the slide
which secures the incline firmly to its adjusted position. A recess is formed in the
ears next to the fastening plate into which the under edge of the bracket enters and
holds it in position for use. It is preferable to arm the under edge of said bracket
with friction roller so as to allow the said bracket to travel up and down freely on
the incline. But this is not an essential feature of the device.
The mode of operation is as follows:-
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The type-writer is normally folded back into the compartment formed between
the shelf and the table and closed by means of roller curtain.
When the operator
desires to use the type-writer the curtain is opened the operator takes hold of the
shelf with his hand and swings the type-writer support around and it comes in
contact with the incline and readily travels up the same and enters the recess which
holds it to the adjusted position. Should the operator desire to adjust the
type-writer higher or lower, he slackens the screw and raises or lowers the slide
plate to the desired adjustment and tightens up the screw. When the type-writer

page_text: is to be folded back, the support is lifted out of engagement with the recess
and it is allowed to travel downward upon the incline and swings back into the
compartment, and the curtain may be closed.
Dated this 27th day of May 1895.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Tables or Cabinets for Type-writers.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent
Agents, 45 Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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:-
The object of this invention is to provide a type-writer compartment and a
type-writer support in a desk with means for supporting the type-writer so that it
can be brought into position for use and folded back into the compartment which is
closed to keep the machine from dust.
Another object of this invention is to interpose an inclined way between the shelf
at the bottom of the desk compartment and the side of the desk where the
type-writer rests so that it will be autoniatically lifted into position as it is swung
out of the compartment.
This invention is adapted to be used either with a roll top desk or with a flat
top desk.
For convenience of illustration it is shown as attached to the latter form
of desk. In Fig. 1, is shown a desk containing one tier of drawers at the right
hand side.
Of course more could be added or the drawers could be dispensed with
as desired.
The features of invention will be more fully set forth in the description of the
accompanying drawings making a part of this Specification in which :-
Fig. 1, is a perspective view of the improvement.
Fig. 2, is a central vertical section of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3, is a sectional elevation of the bracket and its journal support.
Fig. 4, is a front view of the adjusting plate.
Fig. 5, is a central vertical section of Fig. 4.
Fig. 6, is a plan view of the incline.
Fig. 7, is a detailed view of the pivotal support of the incline.
A, A, represent the legs of the desk. B represents the table or top. C represent
the shelf of the type-writer compartment. D represents the type-writer support
which is preferably a bracket bifurcated at the rear end having arms a. These
arms are pierced with gains in which are inserted the friction rollers d, d', which
bear upon the shaft E so as to provide easy means for raising or lowering the
bracket D. E represents the shaft journaled within the compartment and at one
side thereof, so that the bracket or type-writer support may swing freely thereon.
In order that the type-writer may be automatically elevated into position for use
the following instrumentalities are provided. H represents a curved incline
preferably loosely supported in the forked bracket I which is secured to the shelf C
to support the lower end of said incline. The upper end is pivoted to the ears e
which are attached to the slide F. Said slide F is made adjustable vertically so as
to regulate the height at which the type-writer is supported. To accomplish this
said slide is provided with a slot l. Krepresents a fastening plate secured to the
leg A, it is provided with a boss k into which taps a set screw M. L represents a
clump plate through which said screw passes, and clamps the said plate L firmly
against the plate F which secures the incline firmly to its adjusted position.

page_text: m represents a recess in the ears e next to the fastening plate K into which the
under edge of the bracket enters and holds it in position for use. It is preferable
to arm the under edge of said bracket with friction roller n so as to allow the said
bracket to travel up and down freely on the incline. But this is not an essential
feature of the device.
MODE OF OPERATION.
The type-writer is normally folded back into the compartment formed between
the shell C and the table B, and closed by means of roller curtain N. When the
operator desires to use the type-writer the curtain is opened in the position shown
in Fig. 2, the operator takes hold of the shelf with his hand and swings the
type-writer support around and it comes in contact with the incline H and readily
travels up the same and enters the recess m which holds it to the adjusted position.
Should the operator desire to adjust the type-writer higher or lower, he slackens
the screw M and raises or lowers the plate F to the desired adjustment and tightens
up the screw. When the type-writer is to be folded back, the support is lifted out
of engagement with the recess m and it is allowed to travel downward upon the
incline and swings back into the compartment, and the curtain may be closed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. In combination with a desk a type-writer compartment under the desk table
and a type-writer support located therein and provided with devices for swinging
the type-writer out of the compartment and elevating it into position for use,
substantially as specified.
2. In combination with a desk having a type-writer compartment, a type-writer
support consisting of the swivelling bracket arm D, adapted to be raised or lowered,
substantially as specified.
3. In combination with a compartment of a desk, a type-writer support consisting
of the shaft E and the arm D journaling thereon and adapted to be raised or lowered
on said shaft and devices for sustaining the said support in its elevated outward
position, substantially as specified.
4. In a type-writer desk having a compartment under the table thereof the
combination of the swinging type-writer support and an incline secured to the
shelf and to the table leg and located in the path of travel of said type-writer
support, substantially as specified.
5. In a type-writer desk having a compartment under the table thereof, the
combination of the swinging type-writer support journaled within said compartment,
and an incline pivotally attached to the slide and to the table leg in front of the
compartment and in the path of travel of the said type-writer support, and means
for adjusting the height of said incline, substantially as specified.
6. In combination with a type-writer desk having a compartment under the desk,
a type-writer support journaled within the compartment, the incline H secured to
said desk and table in front of the compartment and in the path of travel of the
swinging support, and provided with a recess at its upper end into which the
type-writer support enters and is secured in position, substantially as specified.
7. In a type-writer desk having a compartment under the table thereof, the
incline H supported on the front of the shelf C, the adjusting plate F secured to
the table leg and to which the upper end of the incline is pivoted, and means for
adjusting said plate vertically on the table leg, substantially as specified.
Dated this 4th day of June 1895
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.