CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN ORNAMENTAL DESSERT, FLOWER, AND OTHER STANDS
Year: 1835

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, ROBERT
JUPE, of New Bond Street, in the Parish of Saint George, Hanover Square,
in the County of Middlesex, Upholsterer, send greeting.
WHEREAS His present most Excellent Majesty King William the Fourth,
by His Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date at
Westminster, the Ninth day of October, in the sixth year of His reign, did,
for Himself, His heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the said
Robert Jupe, His especial licence, full power, sole privilege and authority,
that I, the said Robert Jupe, my exors, admors, and assigns, or such others
as I, the said Robert Jupe, my exors, admors, or assigns, should at any time
agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times during the
term of years therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use,
exercise, and vend, within England, Wales, and the Town of Berwick-upon-
Tweed, my Invention of "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN ORNAMENTAL DESSERT,
FLOWER, AND OTHER STANDS;" in which said Letters Patent there is contained a
proviso, that I, the said Robert Jupe, shall cause a particular description of
the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be enrolled in His said Majesty's High Court of Chancery within
six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said in part
recited Letters Patent, as in and by the same, reference being thereunto had,
will more fully and at large appear.
NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
Robert Jupe, do hereby declare that the nature of my said Invention, and

page_text: the manner in which the same is to be performed, are fully described and
ascertained in and by the following description thereof, reference being had to
the Drawing hereunto annexed, and the figures and letters marked thereon
(that is to say):-
My Invention consists in constructing ornamental dessert, flower, and other
stands, the arms whereof are capable of being expanded or projected, and of
being contracted or closed, as hereafter described.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1 represents a plan of an ornamental dessert, flower, and other
stand, having my improvements applied thereto, with the arms i, i, expanded.
Figure 2 is another plan, with the arms contracted. In each of these Figures
the upper surface of the stand is removed, in order to show the construction of
the internal parts more clearly, by which means the action will be more readily
understood. Figure 3 is a section of the ornamental stand, with all the parts
in their places. In cach of these Figures, as well as in the other Figures of
the Drawing, the same letters of reference indicate similar parts. a, a, being
the stand or base, shewn separately in plan at Figure 4. This stand or base
may or may not be supported by four or more balls and claws, as is shewn in
Figure 8. On the stand or base a, a, there is a sunk groove a", on the
outside of which groove is fixed a toothed rack; d is a pin or axis affixed on
the stand a, a, and the whole of the parts are retained together by the screw
plate e, Figure 3; ff, is a circular frame of wood, having the ring of iron 9,9,
affixed in a groove cut therein, as is shown in the various Figures.
These parts fand g are shown separately at Figure 5, in plan. h, h, are
axes affixed on the ring g, on which the arnis i, i, move; j is a sliding bolt, with
a pin in the top and another on the bottom, by which the ornamental stand is
retained in any desired degree of expansion; k is another circular frame, shewn
separately at Figure 6, which moves on the pin or axis d; through this frame k
is cut the slot e, which governs the extent to which the frame k is permitted
to move by the stud m, which is affixed to the frame f, and passes up through
the slot e, as is shewn in the various Figures of the Drawing. The curved
arms i, i, have holders n, n, at their outer ends; on these are to be placed the
various dishes containing the dessert, flowers, &c. The holdens n may be made
of any suitable material, and ornamented according to the taste of the maker
or the person for whom it is made. o, o, are holes to receive the stems of other
holders n, in which may be placed dessert, flowers, decanters, &c., &c.; p, p,
are a series of connecting links or rods, which connect the inner ends of the
arms with the circular frame k, the connections being made by pin joint;

page_text: which allow of the necessary movements of the parts, all of which will be most
readily understood on an examination of the Drawing marked No. 2. is the
cover or upper surface of the ornamental stand; on this cover may be placed
a holder r, as is shewn in Figure 3; s is a toothed rack on the under side of
the frame k, the sliding bolt j, taking into any of the teeth, regulate the degree
of expansion.
Having thus described the various parts, and the manner of combining the
same according to my Invention, I will explain the manner of action. In so
doing, I will suppose that the dessert, flowers, &c., are placed in the ornamental
stand in the state shewn in Figure 2, and it is desired to expand the parts or
project out the arms i. In order to do this, the sliding handle j must be pulled
outward, so as to cause the bolt or pin affixed to the bottom of it to engage the
toothed rack b, b, as shewn in Figure 4. By this action, the base a, a, and the
circular frame f, become attached to each other, thereby setting the board k
at liberty, for the following purpose:-By taking hold of either of the arms i, i,
and drawing it outwards, the motion is communicated by the frame k to the
whole of the arms i, i, and they expand or project simultaneously, and to a
like extent, which extent will depend on what part of the racks the sliding
bolt j is caused to engage, as will be evident on examining the construction of
the various parts. When the arms are projected or expanded to a sufficient
extent, the bolt j must be pushed inwards, so that the top pin fixed to it may
engage the rack 8, Figure 6. This will release the under part of the bolt or
pin from the toothed rack 6, Figure 4, and attach the two frames f and k
together. The frame f, carrying the arms i, i, and the frame k (to which is
affixed the connecting rods), will then revolve either way. To close or contract
the arms, the bolt j must again be drawn outwards, when the base a, a, and
frame f, will again be attached; and by pushing either of the arms inwards,
all the arms will contract or close to their first position, as shown in
Figure 2.
I would observe, that it will be evident that the nature of some of the parts
may be varied and yet arrive at the same result, that of giving to the arms i, i,
the capability of expanding or projecting, and contracting or closing, in the
manner above described, though the arrangement here given is the best with
which I am acquainted; I do not therefore confine myself to these means for
causing such motion to be communicated to the arms.
Having thus described the nature of my Invention, and the manner of
carrying the same into effect, I would remark, that I do claim the various
parts separately of which the same is composed, nor do I confine myself to the
precise manner of moving the arms i, i, of the ornamental stand; but I do

page_text: declare that my Invention consists in constructing ornamental dessert, flower,
and other stands, with the arms i, i, capable of being projected or expanded,
and thus enlarging the range of the ornamental stand, and of being contracted
or closed, as above described.
In witness whercof, I, the said Robert Jupe, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord Ono
thousand eight hundred and thirty-six.
Inrolled the Ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and thirty-six.