Improvements in Table Stands for and other.
Year: 1898

page_text: We, WILLIAM SOUTTER, of Farm Street, Birmingham, Art Metal Worker, and
FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER, of 51, Howard Street, Birmingham, Mechanical Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
Our invention for improvements in table stands for cakes and other edibles consists
substantially in the construction and arrangement of parts whereby a selection of
cakes and the like are placed upon dishes, and a movement imparted so that the
desired dish may be present to the partaker without the trouble of reaching across
the table or removing the stand.
We will describe our invention thus. We construct a frame or standard of a
required height and of any suitable design in metal by preference, this frame is so
constructed as to receive a wheel the axis of which has its bearing, and rotates at the
apex of the said frame this wheel has two sides each side being constructed of a rim
and cross pieces to the axis for carrying the said rim these two sides are open or apart
from each other and held in position by cross-bars upon which swing a required
number of frames for carrying the dishes which contain the edibles.
A rotary movement may be imparted to the wheel in various ways which will bring
the required dish to the partaker.
Although we have described our invention for the table it may be by extending the
height of the standard be also applicable for the floor.
Dated 5th October 1898.
THOS. KENDRICK, ESQR.,
50, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent,
Improvements in Table Stands for Cakes and other Edibles.
We, WILLIAM SOUTTER, of Farm Street, Birmingham, Art Metal Worker, and
FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER, of 57, Howard Street, Birmingham, Mechanical Engineer,
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 state-
ment
Our invention for improvements in table stands for cakes and other edibles, con-
sists substantially in the construction and arrangement of parts, whereby a selection
of cakes and the like are placed upon dishes, and a movement imparted, so that the
desired dish may be presented to the partaker without the trouble of reaching across
the table or removing the stand.

page_text: And in order that this our said invention may be more clearly understood, we will
now proceed to describe the same by the aid of the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Figure 1 is a side view in elevation of a table stand with dishes connected there-
with to receive the edibles, constructed and arranged according to our invention.
Figure 2 is a front view in elevation of same.
Figure 3 is a plan view of same.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure where
they occur.
A is the frame or standard the lower part formed as feet bb the upper part bowed
and forming the handle cd is the wheel, having two sides, each side being con-
structed of a rim e, and cross pieces ff which form the axes g for carrying d, which
rotates in the bearings of the frame a, the two sides of the wheel d are held apart
from each other by cross bars iiii, which support or carry the swinging frames jjjj
upon which are arranged the dishes kkkk which contain the edibles.
When a certain dish is required a rotary movement is imparted to the wheel d,
which will bring the dish to the partaker.
We would observe in conclusion that we do not limit ourselves to the precise de-
tails of construction or arrangement of parts, as these we may vary, for instance the
wheel may be of any desired configuration and to receive any number of dishes which
may be suspended in various ways, the frame a, and its feet, may be constructed of
various patterns and materials so as to be applicable for the floor or as a show stand
for the window, and the like purposes.
Having now particulary described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim
is:-
FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN TABLE STANDS FOR CAKES AND OTHER EDIBLES."
1st. The Combination. The frame or standard a, for receiving the wheel d, with
cross pieces ff and axes gg rotating on bearings hh, the cross bars iiii for carrying
swinging frames jjjj upon which are arranged the dishes kkkk, substantially as and
for the purposes herein before described.
2nd. The general construction, and combination of parts, substantially as herein
before described in the foregoing specification and illustrated on the accompanying
sheet of drawings.
Dated this 26th day of June 1899.
THOMAS KENDRICK,
Birmingham, Agent for Applicants.