An Improved Method of Raising and Lowering and Fixing in Position Flower Stands, Music Stools, Card Tables, Candelabras, Lamps, and for other like purposes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 26th July, 1893-Accepted, 30th Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Raising and Lowering and Fixing in
Position Flower Stands, Music Stools, Card Tables, Candelabras,
Lamps, and for other like purposes.
WILLIAM DAVIES, Rozelle Villa, Avenue Road King's Heath, Birmingham,
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to facilitate the raising & lowering of flower
vases, music stools, lamps & similar articles, which are required to be raised &
lowered, & also fixed in position. In carrying out my improvements, I form from
(any required metal, or other substance)-a solid cylinder, & the external part
thereof groove spirally, this cylinder I attach on its top to whatsoever article,
it may be required to bear-a music stool, or lamp, etc., etc., & at the other end of
this cylinder, is fixed a long iron rod, carrying a metal cone upon its point-I
form a through socket with a set screw thereto, at the bottom of this socket,
I attach a long piece of tube, & at the end of this tube, I fix a slide, & this slide,
1 split into six, inore or less sections, this split slide fits into the tube of the stand
or basis of the card table, or candelabra etc. etc. Thus, I put the cylinder, with
the spirally groove, & the iron rod, & cone thereto, into the before named socket,
with its long tube, & splited slide, this slide cut into sections, I put into the tube
of the stand. Then I turn round the cylinder for decending, which is guided by the
set screw in the socket, & the cone upon the iron rod presses itself into the slited
slide, & expands the section, which causes a binding gripping force, & thereby
holds in position the lamp or vase, etc., etc., & also when I want to release the
slited slide, I raise by turning the cylinder back again, & also a lever action may
be applied.
It is understood I shall adopt any mere modification in my invention for carrying
out my improvements that may be required & also use any required metal for
manufacturing purposes.
Dated this 25th day of October 1892.
.
JOHN BENNETT,
1, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Raising and Lowering and Fixing in
Position Flower Stands, Music Stools, Card Tables, Candelabras,
Lamps, and for other like purposes.
I, WILLIAM DAVIES of 53 Avenue Road King's Heath Birmingham, Electro
Plate Worker 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 improvements in adjustable telescopic standards to be
used for raising and lowering flower stands, music stools, lamps, card tables,
candelabras etc. and for similar purposes.
This object is obtained by means of a cylindrical bar, the lower end of which is
slotted and coned internally so that it may be expanded. This bar slides in another
cylinder which forms an outer case and fixed standard. Into the above named
cylindrical bar a rod coned at the lower end is passed. The opposite end of this
rod is provided with a spiral groove into which a screw or other suitable projection
attached to the above named cylindrical bar is engaged.

page_text: When the above named rod is turned, the screw or projection engaging with the
spiral groove causes it to descend and so forces the cone attached thereto to expand
the slotted end of the above named cylindrical bar which is now firmly engaged with
the outer cylinder. By turning this rod in an opposite direction the cone is
released and the cylindrical bar is free to be moved, or a lever suitably arranged
may be used for raising the above named rod. In this case a spiral or other
suitable spring would be used to force it down again.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood reference is made to
the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Fig. 1. A is a cylinder which forms the outer case and standard into which the
cylindrical bar B which is slotted and coned internally at C. and provided with
Screw or projection at D. is allowed to move freely. E. is a rod provided
at F with coned plug at G with spiral groove into which the screw or projection D
engages. When the rod E is turned it descends and causes the coned plug F to
expand the slotted end C of the cylindrical bar B and so engages it firmly in the
cylinder A.
When the rod E is turned in the opposite direction it disengages the coned
plug and so releases the cylindrical bar B which can then be freely moved and
the object which is supported can be raised or lowered to suit requirements.
Fig. 2. illustrates the apparatus when a lever motion is used. A. is a cylinder
which forms the outside case and standard. B. is a cylindrical bar slotted and
internally coned at C. D. is a rod provided with coned plug E and hinged at F
to lever G. H is a coil spring suitably arranged on D.
When the lever G is forced down it raises the coned plug E which allows as
before described the cylindrical bar B to be raised or lowered to suit requirements
and when it is released the spring H forces down the rod D and causes the coned
plug E to expand the slotted end C of the cylindrical bar B which engages firmly
with the cylinder A as before described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is
An improved method of raising and lowering and fixing in position, flower stands,
music stools, card tables, candelabras, lamps, and for other like purposes substan-
tially as described herein.
Dated this 26th
1000
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,
45, Holborn Viaduct, London, Agents for the Applicant.