An Improved Folding Music Stand.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Apr., 1899-Accepted, 22nd July, 1899
An Improved Folding Music Stand.
I, ALOIS GYARMATHY, of Count Nadasdy Barracks, Budapest, Hungary, Gun Maker,
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 relates to a folding music stand, which consists of a tube containing
the folding parts of the stand, so that its size when folded is such that it can be
easily carried, for instance attached to the knapsack of a member of a military band,
or suspended from the sword-belt, or in any other convenient manner.
In order that this invention may be the better understood, I now proceed to
describe the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the
letters and figures marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a part sectional side view of the music stand when placed in
position.
Figure 2 is a part sectional front view.
Figure 3 shows a longitudinal section through the stand when the folding parts
have been pushed in.
Figure 4 is a transverse section through a part of the tubular stand.
Figure 5 is an elevation of the music stand in its closed forin.
Figure 6 is a view of another form of construction, in which the central tube is
made in one piece.
Figure 7 shows one of the closing covers of the apparatus.
The music stand consists of a tube, serving as a column, and of the folding
parts, adapted to be pushed into the tube, and to be pulled out of it and expanded
when required for use. The tube a consists of two parts in which move pistons
or blocks c and 6 respectively. These two parts are joined to form a column,
Figures 1 and 2, and each of these parts has one end closed by a bottom i to which
is attached a spiral spring j. The pistons 6 and are attached respectively to the
A rod d is attached to the
rest for the music and the supports g of the column.
body b, and on two opposite sides of it are pivotally attached the inner end members
of rods which form a system of articulated levers in the form of "lazy-tongs
adapted to be folded up at opposite sides of the rod d, or to be expanded as shown
in Figure 2.
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To the outermost rods e² are fixed transverse rods o which with angle bars give
rigidity to the music rest. The angle hars f are pivotally attached to the rod d and
carry the flat pieces f¹ which form recesses with the bars f in which rest the ends of
the rods c. The angle bars are provided on their lower sides with guides having a
sliding barn movable therein which aligns the two bars f and prevents them from
turning on their pivots so that the angle bars f are supported horizontally as shown
in Figure 2, and prevent the collapse of the music rest.
Pins el are provided on the ends of the outermost vertical rods of the "lazy-tongs'
and are fixed in recesses on the angle bars f when the stand is erected.
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When the sliding piece is placed in position to maintain the angle bars f in a
horizontal position the rest for the music is fixed and rigid.
The piston c provided in the lower part a serves to hold the support g, the free
ends of which g₁ are constructed telescopically so that the rest can be placed at a

page_text: desired height. The ends of the supports g hinged to the body c have a projection x
on one side against which acts a bolt h, provided in the body c and subjected to the
tension of a spring h¹. In consequence the ends g¹ of the supports g spread out when
pulled from the tube. In order that the sliding rod g¹ may be fixed in a desired
position, the tubes g have a longitudinal slot and a number of transverse slots in
which is guided the pin g² of the rod g¹, so that when the latter is turned it is secured
in position.
When the music stand is to be folded, the supports y g¹, and the music rest are
folded, and pushed with the piston b c within the tubes a. The blocks c and thus
press on spiral springs provided in the tubes for the purpose of automatically pushing
outwards the parts inserted in the tube. The ends of the rods e are closed by a
cover after the parts have been inserted into the tubes. The cover has an angular
slot to make a bayonet joint with the pins y provided on the ends of the tubes a.
To attach the device to the sword belt, hooks are provided on the tube a.
covers have also a guide having a flat spring k¹, Figure 7, to engage with the hook l.
This is effected by pushing the cover in an inverted position as shown in Figure 7 up on
to the hook; the hook / enters into the guide having the flat spring k¹ and the latter
clamps the hook by friction so that the inverted cover thus held by the hook / may
be used as a candle-holder.
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The spring prevents the turning and disengagement of the cover / from the
tube as it clamps the top piece to the tube. To prevent the complete separation and
disengagement of the blocks b and c from the tubes a, when the music stand is to be
erected, and in order to give the necessary guidance to the supports g and other parts
during insertion and withdrawal, a projection m is provided inside the ends of the
tubes, and fixed by screws, of which the heads y are also used to fix the covers k.
The tubes may be made of thin steel sheet or other suitable material.
In Figure 6 is illustrated another form of construction of the device, in which the
tube a consists of one piece instead of two pieces, the construction being the same
otherwise.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. A folding music stand having blocks or pistons b, c, adapted to slide in a tube a,
and supports for the stand, and a music rest hinged respectively to the blocks c b, in
such a manner that they can be pushed into the tube, which then contains the whole
stand and can be easily carried on a knapsack, sword belt or in any other suitable
manner, substantially as described.
2nd. In a music stand as claimed in Claim 1 a spring j arranged within the tube a,
in order to push out automatically the parts of the stand from the tube containing
them, substantially as described.
3rd. A music stand as claimed in Claim 1 having a pin h arranged in the piston c
and subject to the action of a spring 1, the head of such pin h acting on projections
on the support of the stand hinged to the piston, in order to spread automatically the
supports y pushed out of the tube a, substantially as described.
4th. A music stand as claimed in Claim 1 having a rod d, fixed to the piston or
block b, a system of levers e or "lazy-tongs," hinged to the rod d, angle bars ƒ sup-
porting the " lazy-tongs and a sliding piece below the angle bars f to stiffen
the latter, all adapted to fold round the rod d and to be pushed into the tube a when
not in use, substantially as described.
Dated this 10th day of Ausil 1000
FELL & JAMES,
1, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.