Improvements in Stands or Holders for Arrows and other Articles.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stands or Holders for Arrows and other Articles.
We, HUBERT HAES of 28 Bassett Road, North Kensington, London, W.,
Engineer, and ROBERT GEORGE IVEY of 12 and 13 Laurence Pountney Lane,
London, E.C., Electrical Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a stand or holder specially applicable for supporting or
containing arrows, and which, either in the same form as that used for supporting
arrows, or in a slightly modified form, may be used for supporting or containing
other articles, such, for example, as croquet mallets, pens, pencils, artists' brushes,
table cutlery, and as a show-stand for umbrellas, walking sticks in shops,
warehouses and other places.
The stand, when constructed for supporting arrows, comprises two tulies, one of
which (herein termed the moveable tube) is capable of sliding within the other
(herein termed the stationary tube), the moveable tube being provided at its lower
end with a point or spike for sticking into the ground, and at its upper end
preferably with a knob or handle for facilitating the insertion of the point into and
withdrawal of it from the ground.
On the lower extremity of the stationary tube is secured, conveniently by
screwing, a cup or annular trough, which may contain a brush, or preferably a
wooden or other block secured in position between a collar on the outer tube and
the screwed boss of the cup, or screwed to the cup. The last named block has a
series of radial recesses for receiving the points of the arrows, the bottoms of the
recesses preferably sloping downwards towards the center of the block. At a
suitable distance above the cup, and also secured to the stationary tube, is a disc
(herein termed the stationary dise), having a number of perforations, and above
this disc is located a similar disc (herein termed the moveable disc), which is
secured to the moveable tube so that, when this tube is moved, the disc secured
thereon will be moved nearer to or farther from the stationary disc. A convenient
way of securing the moveable disc to the inner or moveable tube is by means of a
cross bar which fits tightly into a hole extending diametrically through this tube,
and which is capable of sliding freely in sluts in the stationary tube.
The extent of motion of the moveable tube within the stationary tube may be
limited in one direction by the abutment of the two discs one upon the other, and
in the other direction by the cross bar striking against the end of the slots in the
stationary tube, the motion allowed corresponding, if desired, with the depth to
which the spike is capable of being inserted in the ground.
When the before described device is out of use as a stand and in use merely as a
holder, the spike is withdrawn within the stationary tube, and any arrows that may
be passed through the holes in the discs are retained substantially parallel with the
two tubes, by reason of the two discs being at a distance apart. When the device
is to be used as a stand, all that is necessary is to place it with the cup on the
ground and press on the knob or handle, by which means the spike will be forced
out of the stationary tube and into the ground sufficiently to retain it in its vertical
position. By this operation the two dises are brought together, and the arrows
thus deprived of one of their points of support fall outwards (their points being
retained in the cup), so as to be in a more convenient position for their withdrawal

page_text: from the stand by the operator. For detaching the stand from the ground, the
operator with one hand grasps and holds down the stationary tube, while with the
other he pulls the knob or handle upwards so as to withdraw the spike from
the ground, the two discs being thereby moved apart and the arrows again brought
approximately parallel with each other, the device then reverting into merely a
holder.
For purposes other than supporting arrows, the spike may be dispensed with, and
the stand arranged to be supported in its vertical position by resting merely on the
cup or on a suitable base.
When used as an arrow stand, the whole device together with the arrows
therein may be enclosed in an arrow case.
The before described device may be modified without departing from the spirit
of the invention; for example, instead of the inner tube, a solid rod may be used,
though for the sake of lightness the tube is preferred, and, instead of a brush, a
disc or plate or a block of wood or other substance with suitable recesses or
depressions may be employed for retaining the points of the articles in position.
Further, the perforated plates, instead of being circular, may be rectangular or of
other desired form, and moreover the moveable plate may be below the stationary
plate instead of, as previously described, above it; and the outer tube, instead of
the inner one, may be the moveable tube.
Dated this 30th day of July 1895.
HUBERT HAES.
ROBERT GEORGE IVEY.
COMT LEIE SUECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stands or Holders for Arrows and other Articles.
We, HUBERT HAES of 28 Bassett Road, North Kensington, London, W.,
Engineer, and ROBERT GEORGE IVEY of 12 and 13 Laurence Pountney Lane,
London, E.C., Electrical 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 statement :-
This invention relates to a stand or holder specially applicable for supporting or
containing arrows, and which, either in the same form as that used for supporting
arrows, or in a slightly modified form, may be used for supporting or containing
other articles, such, for example, as croquet mallets, pens, pencils, artists' brushes,
table cutlery, and as a show-stand for umbrellas, walking sticks in shops,
warehouses and other places.
The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying
drawings, wherein we show the stand employed for supporting arrows.
In these drawings :-
Figs. 1 and 2 are elevations of the stand or holder in two different positions;
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the lower part of Fig. 1, with a portion broken
away; and
Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.
Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
The stand, when constructed for supporting arrows, as shown in the drawings,
comprises two tubes a and b, of which one, riz. a (herein termed the moveable
tube) is capable of sliding within the other, or so-called stationary tube b, the
moveable tube a being provided at its lower end with a point or spike a for
sticking into the ground, as shown in Fig. 2, and at its upper end with a knob or
handle a for facilitating the insertion of the point into, and withdrawal of it from
the ground.
On the lower extremity of the stationary tube bis secured, conveniently by

page_text: Screwing, a cup or annular trough c, which may contain a brush or preferably a
wooden or other block d secured in position between say a collar on the tube b and
the screwed boss c¹ of the cup c, or by one or more screws passing through the
bottom of the cup, neither of which arrangements is shown in the drawings, or the
brush or block may be secured in any other suitable manner. The block d has a
series of radial recesses d' for receiving the points of the arrows e, the bottoms d
of the recesses preferably sloping downwards towards the center of the block, as
shown clearly in Fig. 4.
At a suitable distance above the cup c, and secured to the stationary tube b, is a
disc (herein termed the stationary disc) having a number of perforations, and
above this disc is located a disc g (herein termed the moveable disc) with
perforations, and secured to the moveable tube a so that when the latter is moved
in the direction of its length independently of the tube the disc will be moved
nearer to or farther from the disc. A convenient way of securing the disc
the inner or moveable tube a is, as shown in the drawings, by means of a cross-bar h
which fits tightly into a hole extending diametrically through this tube, and which
may be screwed (as by screws ¹) to the disc g and also is capable of sliding freely
in slots in the outer or stationary tube b.
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The extent of motion of the tube a within the tube may be limited in one
direction by the abutment of the disc g upon the disc f, and in the other direction
by the cross-bar h striking against the end of the slots b', the motion allowed
corresponding, if desired, with the depth to which the spike a is capable of being
inserted in the ground; or the movement of the tube a within the tube & may be
limited in any other suitable manner.
When the before described device is out of use as a stand and in use merely as a
holder, the spike a' is withdrawn within the tube b, as shown in Fig. 4, and any
arrows e that may be passed through the holes g and in the discs
and f
respectively (which holes correspond in position with each other and with the
recesses d) are retained substantially parallel with the tubes a and b by reason of
the two discs being at a distance apart as shown in Fig. 1, wherein are represented
two complete arrows and a third one broken away at the top. When the device is
to be used as a stand, as shown in Fig. 2, all that is necessary is to place it with
the cup c on the ground X and press downwards on the knob or handle a², by
which means the spike a¹ will be forced out of the tube and into the ground
sufficiently far to retain the stand in its vertical position. By this operation the
two dises and are brought together, and the arrows e thus deprived of one of
their points of support fall outwards, so as to be in a more convenient position for
their withdrawal from the stand, as will be readily understood by reference to
Fig. 2, their outward movement being facilitated by the slanting surfaces of the
block on which their points rest.
For detaching the stand from the ground, the operator with one hand grasps
and holds down the stationary tube b, while with the other he pulls the knob or
handle a upwards so as to withdraw the spike a from the ground and into the
tube b, the discy being thereby moved apart from the dise and the arrows e again
brought approximately parallel with each other, the device then reverting into
merely a holder as shown in Fig. 1.
When used as an arrow holler, the whole device together with the arrows
therein may be enclosed in an arrow case.
For purposes other than supporting arrows, the spike may be dispensed with,
and the stand arranged to be supported in its vertical position by resting merely on
the cupe or on a suitable base, or the device may be further modified without
departing from the spirit of the invention; for example, instead of the inner tube,
a solid rod may be used, though for the sake of lightness the tube is preferred, the
word "tube" bereinafter used in the claims being intended to include all such
alternative devices, and, instead of a brush or block being fitted in the cup c, as
previously described, a disc or plate with suitable recesses or depressions may be
employed therein for fulfilling the function of said block. Further, the plates or

page_text: discs and g, instead of being perforated may be recessed at their edges, and
instead of being circular as indicated in the drawings, may be rectangular or of
other desired form, or mere frames may be used instead of them, and moreover the
moveable disc or plate may be below the stationary disc, instead of, as previously
described, above it, and the outer tube instead of the inner one may be the
moveable one.
In the use of a stand larger than necessary for arrows, it might not be convenient
to reach the upper ends of the tubes a and b to operate the moveable disc, and
suitable handles may be provided on a cross-bar (which might be the cross-bar h),
secured to any desired part between the two ends of the moveable tube.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manuer the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
1. In a stand or holder for arrows or other articles the combination with a cop
or device for receiving the ends of the articles to be placed therein of two
perforated or recessed discs or frames or equivalent, such as f and g, one moveable
in relation to the other, substantially as and for the purpose herein before described
with reference to the accompanying drawings.
2. In a stand or holder for arrows or other articles the combination with two
tubes such as a b, one moveable within the other, of a perforated or recessed disc
or frame such as ff and a cup such as e, secured to one of the tubes, and a similar
dise or frame secured to the other of the tubes, to which a spike may or may not
be attached, substantially as herein before described with reference to the accom-
panying drawings.
3. In a stand or holder for arrows or other articles the combination with two
tubes such as a b, each carrying a perforated or recessed disc or frame such as g
or f, and with a cup such as c of a brush or a recessed block such as d d' d²,
substantially as bereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
4. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the complete stand or
holder for arrows or other articles, substantially as hereinbefore described with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 30th day of April 1896.
HUBERT HAES.
ROBERT GEORGE IVEY.