Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 9th Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 5th Apr., 1887.
I WILLIAM READ Watch Maker of No. 332 Coventry Road Birmingham in the
County of Warwick do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts forming and
constituting a combined collapsible eyeglass and cup.
In carrying out my invention I provide a series of conical rings composed of metal
or other suitable material.
I provide two, three, four or more rings of an increasing diameter, the smallest or
bottom ring would be formed and shaped in a suitable manner to receive glass,
technically termed a lens; the inside of the next ring would fit over the outside of the
lens-ring and so on with each succeeding ring: by this arrangement of parts the
eyeglass can be expanded to the usual cup or box shape in general use among watch-
makers, jewellers or mining prospectors, and when so expanded, used for magnifying
small articles of manufacture, or for magnifying minute particles of gold or other
mineral. When not in actual use it can be collapsed into a small compass inside a
suitable case and carried in a pocket or elsewhere.
To prevent the rings from falling appart and becoming disconnected from over each
other when collapsed I in some cases form each ring with a projecting flange on its
smallest end and in some cases I form each ring with a projecting flange on its largest
end, in other cases I connect the rings together by means of a chain or by other
equivalent mechanical means.
I am aware that the making of a cup out of a series of rings is an old adaptation
but what I consider to constitute iny, invention is the combination of a lens with the
rings of a collapsible cup, the lens forming the bottom of a cup when the arrangement
is used for drinking purposes and in addition to forming the bottom of a cup the said
lens will form a magnifying glass for use by jewellers and others, as hereinbefore
described.
What I shall consider to be an infringement of my rights will be, the making of a
collapsible eye glass in the manner described, for either of the purposes described.
.
Dated this 10th day of November 1886.
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Buildings,
Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: An Improved Combined Collapsible Cup and Eye Glass.
WILLIAM READ Watch Maker of 332 Coventry Road Birmingham in the County
of. Warwick 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 :-
This invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts forming and
constituting a combined collapsible eyeglass and cup.
In carrying out my invention I provide a series of conical rings composed of metal
or other suitable material.
I provide two, three, four or more rings of an increasing diameter, the smallest or
bottom ring would be formed and shaped in a suitable manner to receive a glass
technically termed a lens; the inside of the next ring would fit over the outside of
the lens ring, and so on with each succeeding ring; by this arrangement of parts, the
eyeglass can be expanded to the usual cup or box shape in general use among watch-
makers, jewellers or mining prospectors, and when so expanded, used for magnifying
small articles of manufacture, or for magnifying minute particles of gold or other
mineral. When not in actual use it can be collapsed into a small compass inside a
suitable case and carried in a pocket or elsewhere.
To prevent the rings from falling apart and becoming disconnected from over cach
other when collapsed I in some cases form each ring with a projecting flange over its
smallest end, and in some cases I form each ring with a projecting flange on its
largest end, in other cases I connect the rings together by means of a chain or by
other equivalent mechanical means.
I am aware that the making of a cup out of a series of rings is an old adaptation,
but what I consider to constituto my invention is the combination of a lens with the
rings of a collapsible cup, the lens forming the bottom of a cup when the arrange-
ment is used for drinking purposes, and in addition to forming the bottom of a cup
the said lens will form a magnifying glass for use by jewellers and others as herein-
before described.
What I shall consider to be an infringement of my rights will be, the making of a
collapsible eyeglass in the manner described, for either of the purposes described.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings the
manner in which my invention is carried out.
Figure 1 represents the collapsible cup case formed in the shape of an eyeglass
čase.
Figure 2 represents the case partly in section and partly in elevation.
Figure 3 represents the bottom ring formed to receive a lens, and also extended
into the cup shape shewn at figure 11.
Figure 4 represents broken sectional elevation of the collapsible rings of the cup
provided with flanges on their bottom edges.
Figure 5 represents the collapsible cup drawn from its case, and expanded ready
for use.
Figure 6 represents the top ring A provided with a flange B extending internally
so as to prevent the lower rings C, D, E and F from falling out.

page_text: Figure 7 is a plan of figure 5 when closed and passed into its case.
Figure 8 represents the collapsible rings collapsed into a flat bar case of the
configuration dotted through at G.
Figure 9 represents the collapsible rings closed into a case of the ordinary
configuration represented at H.
Figure 10 represents the top ring A formed with a flange B¹. In this case the
flange B¹ is extended downwards as shown at K.
Figure 11 represents a collapsible drinking cup, the bottom ring being formed with
a box covering its bottom the top ring being provided with a hinged lid L, which is
secured on to the top of the box by means of the spring clips M.
Figure 12 represents a ring with three projections.
Figure 13 is a plan of the rings P at figure 4.
It will be apparent on examining the figures hereinbefore mentioned, that the
collapsible cup shown at figure 5 could be collapsed so that the rings C, D, E and F
would pass into the upper ring A and thereafter swing through the opening shewn
at N figure 1, underneath the plates O as shewn at figures 1, 2 and 5.
The top ring A would in some cases bo provided with the extending flange as shewn
at B figure 6, in other cases it would be provided with the extending flange as shewn
at B' figure 10, and when so constructed the flange B or B' would prevent the lower
rings C, D, E and F from fulling through the top ring. Instead of providing the
flange B or B¹ I in some cases provide on the bottom of each ring a flange P. These
flanges as represented at figure 4 and in plan at figure 13 would prevent the lower
rings from falling through the larger or top ring. When adopting this system of
flanges it would be necessary to make the space from Q to R wide enough to receive
the collapsed flanges P on the top of each other, in addition to the depth of the top
ring A. When using the collapsible cup made in the manner represented at figure 11
I may provide the flanges P or the flanges B or B¹ for the purposes specified.
The rings collapsed into the cup shewn at figure 11 would pass into the top ring A¹.
The edge of the lid L would pass over the clips M and thus secure the collapsed cup
inside the box formed round the bottom or smaller ring. The ring shewn at figure 12
illustrates an equivalent method to that shewn at figure 4, tor instead of providing a
continuous flange P as shown at figure 13, on the bottom edge of each ring, I may
provide three or moro portions of a flange.
The bottom ring F is provided with a lens as illustrated at figure 3.
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
1st. The invention as illustrated and described.
2nd. The projecting flanges B and B' on the top ring A or A¹.
3rd. A lens fixed in the bottom ring of a collapsible cup.
4th. The combination of a collapsible cup with a case, the collapsible cup passing
into the case through an opening in the side, as illustrated at N figure 1 and Q R
figure 2.
5th. The providing of flanges on the rings of a collapsible cup similar to P
figure 4, or their equivalents as described in reference to P figure 12.
6th. An expanding cap hinged to and forming part of a
as illustrated int