IMPROVED MEANS OF CONSTRUCTING FIRE-SCREENS, EASELS, AND OTHER USEFUL, OR DECORATIVE ARTICLES WITH PASTEBOARD, SHEET-METAL, OR OTHER SUITABLE MATERIAL EITHER SEPARATE, OR COMBINED
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Albert Hildesheimer of 41 Jewin Street in the City of
London of the firm of Hildesheimer and Faulkener Publishers for an Invention
of " IMPROVED MEANS OF CONSTRUCTING FIRE-SCREENS, EASELS, AND OTHER
USEFUL, OR DECORATIVE ARTICLES WITH PASTEBOARD, SHEET-METAL, OR
OTHER SUITABLE MATERIAL EITHER SEPARATE, OR COMBINED communicated
to him from abroad by Ernest. Nister of Nuremberg Bavaria
"
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said Albert Hildesheimer at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 17th November 1883.
ALBERT HILDESHEIMER of 41 Jewin Street in the City of London of the firm
of Hildesheimer and Faulkener, Publishers "IMPROVED MEANS OF CONSTRUCTING
FIRE-SCREENS. EASELS, AND OTHER USEFUL OR DECORATIVE ARTICLES WITH
PASTE-BOARD, SHEET-METAL, OR OTHER SUITABLE MATERIAL EITHER SEPARATE OR
COMBINED," communicated to me from abroad by Ernest Nister of Nuremberg
Bavaria
For the better explanation of the said invention I refer to the accompanying
drawings in which the like letters designate the like parts throughout the several
views.
Figure 1-Is a front outside view, of the invention showing in dotted lines a
circular top of a fire-screen.
Figure 2-Is a view of a fire-screen with the front sheet or plate removed
showing the longitudinal, transverse, and diagonal mode of placing the
chambers.
Figure 3 is a view of a fire-screen with the front sheet or plate removed
showing transverse strips of paste-board, sheet metal, or other suitable
material placed edgewise and forming chambers of a curved shape.
Figure 4 Is an end view of figure 3.
Figure 5-Is a longitudinal section on the line A B figure 1,
Figure 6-Is an enlarged section of square chamber previous to the same being
fastened, together.

page_text: I provide duplicate sheets a figure 1, of paste-board, sheet-metal, or other suitable
material, of any required size, and shape, or configuration, and I place them parallel
to each other and one above the other, and at a convenient distance apart. I hold
said sheets in position by the means next hereinafter described. I provide suitable
sheets of paste-board sheet-metal, or other suitable material of the same kind, or of
two of the aforesaid materials combined, and of convenient size each of which
sheets I fold, or score and fold, so that it shall form, a chamber b, figures 2. and 3.
of any suitable shape, or I may form chambers by placing straight or bent strips c
figures 3 and 5 of card-board, sheet metal, or other suitable material edgewise
between the sheets a, and attached thereto with glue, gum, or other suitable
adhesive substance, or otherwise. Within the aforesaid sheets a and attached
thereto, I place if required-transversely, obliquely, or otherwise other chambers 6'
formed as is hereinbefore described, and attached to the said sheets a in the
manner hereinbefore mentioned. At the ends of each of the several chambers
aforesaid, and at suitable distances within said chambers, I may if I think fit place
transverse pieces d figure 2, of paste-board, wood, or other suitable material for the
purpose of holding in position, and giving strength to said chambers. The sheets a
being fastened to the chambers, or strips to form chambers hereinbefore respectively
mentioned mutually sustain each other, and, by the arrangement of parts herein-
before described other chambers e figure 2 are formed in the interior of the fabric
which thereby obtains an increase of strength and allows strong and substantial
looking articles to be made with light materials If the top of the fire-screen or
other article be of a curved shape, I may form it with a piece, or pieces joined
together of paste-board, sheet-metal, or other suitable material attached. to the
sheets a in the manner hereinbefore mentioned. In making easels, I form the
chambers on two sides of sufficient length for legs as shown by figure 7. I may
paint, or ornament with pictures, engravings, or other ornamentation any of the
articles embraced by this invention.
Having now fully described the nature of the said invention and the means by
which it can be carried into practice as communicated to me by my said
correspondent I wish it to be understood that I claim the combination and
arrangement of the means of constructing by or in chambers made of paste-board,
sheet-metal or other suitable material, fire-screens, easels, and other useful, or
decorative articles substantially as is described in and by the foregoing specification
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In Witness whereof I the said
Albert Hildesheimer have hereunto set my hand and seal this second day of
November in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty three.
ALBERT HILDESHEIMER