IMPROVEMENTS IN PORTABLE, EXPANSIBLE, AND COLLAPSIBLE FRAMES FOR Music, READING, AND SIMILAR STANDS OR TABLES, AND AS ARTISTS' EASELS."
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Forrest Walters, of 7, Queen's Road, Bayswater,
and Joseph Henry Rosoman, of 13, Portland Street, Soho, both in the County
of Middlesex, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN PORTABLE, EXPANSIBLE,
AND COLLAPSIBLE FRAMES FOR Music, READING, AND SIMILAR STANDS OR
TABLES, AND AS ARTISTS' EASELS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Forrest Walters and
Joseph Henry Rosoman at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the
8th December 1881.
JOHN FORREST WALTERS, of 7, Queen's Road, Bayswater, and JOSEPH HENRY
ROSOMAN, of 13, Portland Street, Soho, both in the County of Middlesex.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN PORTABLE EXPANSIBLE AND COLLAPSIBLE FRAMES FOR
Music, Reading, AND SIMILAR STANDS OR TABLES, AND AS ARTISTS' EASELS.”
The object of this Invention is certain improvements in the portable expansible
and collapsible frames patented on the 10th day of August in the year 1877
No 3045 by John Forrest Walters one of the parties hereto. In the frame
described in the Specification of the above mentioned Patent the central telescopic
stem has a fixed socket to which stretchers or stay rods are jointed so as to fold
up and expand to bring legs which are jointed to a sliding and an adjustable
runner to regulate the distauce the feet should be apart to enable the frame to
stand upright It has been found that jointing the stretchers from the ferrule to
the legs a great want of stiffness and rigidity is felt. Now by our present
Invention we dispense with the ferrule or runner on the stretchers and connect it
to the legs and we joint the stretchers to a fixed socket at the lower part of the
central stem so that we obtain great strength and stiffness on account of the legs
being jointed higher up the stem. To the upper telescopic stem we fix a tubular
socket for the reception of a plug which can be held in place by a screw. This
plug is attached to a leaf or music support or to a table top which can be fixed
thereon or be free to turn or in some cases to be set at an angle. The table top wo
make in three or four pieces and hinge them in such a manner that they can be
folded when not required into a compact form.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent_filed
by the said John Forrest Walters and Joseph Henry Rosoman in the Great
Scal Patent Office on the 7th June 1882.
JOHN FORREST WALTERS, of 7, Queen's Road, Bayswater, and JOSEPH HENRY
ROSOMAN, of 13, Portland Street, Soho, both in the County of Middlesex.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN PORTABLE EXPANSIBLE AND COLLAPSIBLE FRAMES FOR
MUSIC, READING, AND SIMILAR STANDS OR TABLES, AND AS ARTISTS' EASELS."
The object of this Invention is certain improvements on the portable expansible
and collapsible frames patented on the 10th day of August in the year 1877
No 3045 by John Forrest Walters one of the parties hereto. In the frame
described in the Specification of the above mentioned Patent the central telescopic
stem has a fixed socket to which stretchers or stay rods are jointed so as to fold up.
and expand to bring legs which are jointed to a sliding and an adjustable runner
to regulate the distance the feet should be apart to enable the frame to stand
upright. It has been found that jointing the stretchers from the ferrule to the
legs a great want of stiffness and rigidity is felt.
Now by our present Invention we dispense with the ferrule or runner on the
stretchers and connect said ferrule or runner A to the legs B B B and we joint
the stretchers CCC to a fixed socket D at the lower part of the central stem E so
that we obtain great strength and stiffness on account of the legs joints BB B
being higher up the stem E. To the upper part of the telescopic stem F we fix a
tubular socket G for the reception of a plug H which can be held in place by a
screw I. This plug H is attached to a leaf or music support J as shown in
Figure 1 or to a table top K as shown at Figure 2 which top K can be fixed
thereon or be free to turn or in some cases to be set at an angle by the tightening
nut or screw L. The table top K we make in three or four pieces MNPQ as in
Figure 3 and hinge them in such a manner that they can be folded when not
required into a compact form as shown in the flat and edge views Figures 4
and 5.
The stem E may be of any desired shape in cross section and as an example we
show in Figures 1 and 2 the stem of tubular form Figure 6 showing the compact
condition to which the collapsible frame can be brought by simply unfastening the
tightening screws I and folding the several parts upon one another to render it
easily and readily portable.
Figure 7 represents the stem E of triangular shape and at Figure 8 in cross
section on which the runner A can move. The upper end of the stem is provided
with ears R R to which arms S S S corresponding with those to the upper stem E
referred to in Figure 1 are pinned or pivoted so that they can be spread out to
support a table top K whose underside is furnished with sockets T T into which
lugs U U on the top ends of the arms S S S can be inserted.
Having now described the nature of our said Invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed we declare that we claim,-
The improved stand or frame shown at Figures 1 and 2 of the annexed Drawings
in which the runner A with the legs B B attached enable the frame to be rigid
when spread out as described and without interfering with the collapsible properties
of said frame to render it portable as set forth.
Secondly. We claim as a modification of said collapsible frame or support making
the upper part of the central stem as to form arms capable of being spread outwards

page_text: for supporting a table top or other appliance as described and as shown at Figure 7
of the annexed Drawings.
In witness whereof, we, the said John Forrest Walters and Joseph Henry
Rosoman, have hereunto set our hands and seals, this Sixth day of June,
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
Witness,
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent,
166, Fleet Street,
London.
JOON FORREST WALTERS. (L.S.)
JOSEPH HENRY ROSOMAN. (LS)