Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Nov., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 16th Aug., 1858-Accepted, 1st Oct., 1898
I, WILLIAM HENRY BRAND, of the firm of W. H. Brand & Sons, of 3 and 4,
Hoxton Square, Shoreditch, in the County of London, Fancy Goods Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in cabinets, caskets tables or the like,
particularly to what are known as eclipse or surprise tables, such tables consisting
essentially of an inner ease or platform adapted to be raised when the flaps forming
the ordinary table top are lifted and turned outwards and to lie flush with the said
Haps when they reach a horizontal position, for which a Patent was granted to
me No. 15398 of 1893; the present improvements have for object to provide means
whereby the inner case can be more easily raised than hitherto and at the same
time practically perfect horizontality of the said inner case is obtained in its up-
ward and downward movements.
To this end I provide a bar to which are jointed links or lever arms extending
above and below the said bar. The outer ends of the links above the bar are
connected to the inner case and the outer ends of the links below the bar to a fixed
part of the table. The underside of the inner case is provided with a suitable
spring.
From this construction, when the flaps are opened out, the inner case is raised
flush with the flaps when the latter are in their extended position and at the same
time the links will, by the rising of the bar, be caused to act as supports or struts
for the inner case somewhat like a toggle joint. On the flaps being turned inwards
the inner case descends and when in its lowermost position the links fold against
and lie parallel with the bar. In this position the spring is compressed and serves.
to assist the raising of the inner case at the commencement of its upward move.
ment, and also enables it to be opened with one hand.
Datad tha With day of November 1897.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.
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Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Cabinets, Caskets, Tables or the likė.
I, WILLIAM HENRY BRAND, of the firm of W. H. Brand & Sons, of 3 and 4.
Hoxton Square, Shoreditch, in the County of London, Fancy Goods Manufacturers,
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 follow-
ing statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in cabinets, caskets, tables or the like
Improvements in or relating to Cabinets, Caskets, Tables or the like.
I, WILLIAM HENRY BRAND, of the firm of W. H. Brand & Sons, of 3 and 4,
Hoxton Square, Shoreditch, in the County of London, Fancy Goods Manufacturers,
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 follow-
ing statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in cabinets, caskets, tables or the like

page_text: and particularly to what are known as
Eclipse ür Surprise" tables consist-
ing essentially of an mmer case or platform adapted to be raised when the aps
forming the ordinary table top are litted and turned outwards and to lie flush
with the said Haps when they reach a horizontal position, for which a Patent was
granted to me No. 19598 of 1895; the present improvements have for their object
to provide means whereby the inner case can be more easily raised than hitherto
and at the same time practically perfect horizontality of the said inner case is
obtained in its upward and downward movements.
To this end I provide bars to which are jointed links or lever arms extending
above and below the said bars. The outer ends of the links above the bars
are connected to the inner case or platform and the outer ends of the links below
the bars to a fixed part of the table.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawings in which;-
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Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of so much of an " eclipse or "surprise
table as is necessary to illustrate the application of my invention thereto, the
parts being shewn in the closed position:"
Figure is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing the flaps opened out:
Figure 3 is a plan view of Figure 2:
Figure is a section on the line - Figure 2.
is the framing of the table, b, are the flaps hinged thereto, and e is the
inner platform connected with the flaps b, by the links, d and designed, when
the said flaps are moved from the position shown in Figure 1 to that shown in
Figure 2, to be lifted so as to lie flush with the said Haps, all of which parts are
arranged as described in the specification of my former patent before referred to.
d, dare the bars, and e, e, e, el are the links which are jointed to the said bars
respectively and also to the frame and the platform f.'. It will be noticed that
the links e, e connected to the bar d are arranged to move in an opposite direction
from the links e, el connected with the bar, this arrangement ensuring a more
steady motion than if the links were all arranged in the same manner.
With the construction hereinbefore described when the flaps b, are opened out,
the platforme is raised in such a manner that when the Haps, are in their
horizontal position, the platform will be flush with the said flaps the links and
bars d, d, e, el during the rising motion of the platform, ensuring that the plat-
form shall rise at a uniform speed at all points and thus he prevented from
getting out of the horizontal position. On the flaps being turned inwards the
platform e descends, the links c, el being folded together as indicated in Figure 1.
In practice I find it advantageous that the links e. should be slotted longi-
tudinally and that the bars d, should be arranged in the said slots, as clearly
shown in Figure 4.
In order to assist the rising movement of the platform e when the table is to be
opened out, I sometimes arrange a spring such as that shown at fin Figure 1, which
spring, when the table is closed, is compressed by a link and which, when the table
is opened out, re-acts.
Although in the drawing I have represented my invention as being applied to
a table, it is to be understood that my invention is also applicable to cabinets,
caskets and other articles of furniture provided with a rising and falling platform
of the kind 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 I
claim is
1. The combination with a rising table or platform such as c, of bars such
as d, and links such as e, a substantially as and for the purpose described.
2. The manufacture and use of cabinets, caskets, tables or the like having a

page_text: rising platform constructed and arranged substantially in the manner hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dotad this Ukih day of August 1898.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London.
Agents for the Applicant.