Improvements in Supports or Stands for Tables, Chairs, Bedsteads, and other Articles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application. 1st Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 7th Sept., 1896-Accepted, 10th Oct., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Supports or Stands for Tables, Chairs, Bedsteads,
and other Articles.
We, HEINRICH EDUARD PELTZER, of Friedrichsthal, near Krebsögersteg on
the Wupper, Merchant, and BARTHEL DOLL, of 87 Hauptstrasse, Honnef on the
Rhine. Brazier, both in the German Empire, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in supports or stands for tables, chairs,
bedsteads and the like, our improvements being also applicable to smaller articles
used in the house and in travelling. Supports or stands of this kind as hitherto
constructed are provided with joints in cases in which they are to be folded or
collapsed, or in the case of fixed stands or supports they are held together by rivets,
screws or the like. In any case however the inaterial forming the stand or support
is weakened by having holes formed in it. Besides this disadvantage such supports
or stands require great care in their construction so that only skilled workmen
can he employed for this purpose.
The support or stand forming the subject of the present invention is simple in
construction and very durable and consists essentially of a number of rods connected
by means of a clamping device whereby the said rods are held in a fixed position
relatively with one another without the aid of screws, bolts or the like thus
obviating the necessity of weakening the support by bolt or other holes.
In carrying out our invention we pass the rods through holes in two discs, the
rods being arranged at an inclination to one another.
The discs prevent the rods opening out under pressure as each rod is pressed
against one edge of the hole in the upper disc through which it passes and also
against the opposite edge of the hole in the lower disc through which it passes so
that none of the rods can be moved from their position by any. weight which
the stand supports whilst the said stand can be folded up or collapsed when
desired.
Various means may be employed to keep the discs a particular distance apart.
For instance the rods may be made with thickenings which come in contact with
the under surface of the upper disc and the upper surface of the lower disc.
To prevent the lower disc from dropping when the rods are placed upright the said
rods are provided underneath the disc with larger thickenings.
In lieu of the above arrangement a bolt can be used to hold the two dises
the requisite distance apart in cases in which there is room for such a bolt between
the rods when they are in their opened out, position. In this case it is only
necessary to fix cne of the discs in position. This method of clamping is preferable
to the above mentioned method as it is not necessary to give attention to the
relative position of rods and discs before fixing the frame in position.
In cases where the upper ends of the rods are connected to a stiff plate or frame
or to a strong cloth, in fact in any case where they are connected to any article
which holds the said rods in a particular position (if cloth be used it must be kept
stretched) the upper disc can be dispensed with, if suitable stops be provided
to receive the ends of the rods to prevent them from opening out. The said ends,

page_text: in cases in which a cloth is used, can be attached to the same so that the cloth
limits the extent to which the upper ends of the rods shall open out. A single disc
may also be used in cases in which it is possible to make it thick enough to enable
the upper and lower edges of the holes in the same to be used to support the
rods as above described without preventing the employment of a sufficient number
of rods.
Instead of making the holes in the discs separate from one another they may be
made to run into one another.
It will be obvious that our invention can be carried out in various ways for
instance the discs can be replaced by rings, segments or any other suitable clamping
device.
Dated the 1st day of January 1896.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in Supports or Stands for Tables, Chairs, Bedsteads,
and other Articles.
We, HEINRICH EDUARD PELTZER, of Friedrichsthal, near Krebsögersteg on
the Wupper, Merchant, and BARTHEL DOLL, of 87, Hauptstrasse, Honnef on the
Rhine, Brazier, both in the German Empire, dc 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 improvements in supports or stands for tables, chairs,
bedsteads and the like, our improvements being also applicable to smaller articles
used in the house and in travelling. Supports or stands of this kind as hitherto
constructed are provided with joints in cases in which they are to be folded
or collapsed, or in the case of fixed stands or supports they are held together by
rivets, screws or the like. In any case however the material forming the stand or
support is weakened by having holes formed in it. Besides this disadvantage such
supports or stands require great care in their construction so that only skilled
workmen can be employed for this purpose.
The support or stand forming the subject of the present invention is simple
in construction and very durable and consists essentially of a number of rods
connected by means of a clamping device consisting of two or more discs, rings,
or the like through which the rods pass whereby the said rods are held in a
fixed position relatively with one another without the aid of screws, bolts or
the like thus obviating the necessity of weakening the support by bolt or other
holes.
To enable our invention to be fully understood we will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Figure 1 is a side elevation; and,
Figure 2 a plan of a table having a stand composed of three rods :
Figures 3 and 4 are respectively a plan and a side elevation of a stand composed
of four rods; aud,
Figures 5 to 7 illustrate various clamping devices.
In carrying out our invention as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 we pass the
rods a, a, a through holes in two discs b, b' the rods being arranged at an
inclination to one another.
The discs b, prevent the rods opening out under pressure in the direction of
the arrow as each rod is pressed against one edge e of the hole in the upper disc b

page_text: through which it passes and also against the opposite edge d of the bole in the
lower disc & through which it passes so that none of the rods can he moved from
their position by any weight which the stand supports whilst the said stand can be
folded up or collapsed when desired.
Various means may be employed to keep the discs 4, 6 a particular distance
apart. For instance the rods as in Figure I may be made with thickenings e which
come in contact with the under surface of the upper disc and the upper surface of
the lower disc. To prevent the lower disc from dropping when the rods a, a', a³
are placed upright the said rods are provided underneath the dise & with larger
thickenings e
In lieu of the above arrangement a bolt can be used to hold the two discs the
requisite distance apart in cases in which there is room for such a bolt between the
rods when they are in their opened out position as shewn in Figure 4. In this
case it is only necessary to fix one of the discs in position. This method of
clamping is preferable to the above mentioned method as it is not necessary to give
attention to the relative position of rods and discs before fixing the frame in
position.
Except for the above, the arrangement shewn in Figures 3 and 4, in which four
rods are provided and which is applicable for a stool or for any suitable purpose, is
practically the same as that described with reference to Figures 1 and 2 as the
edges c and d of the holes in the discs are employed for keeping the rods in
a particular position.
In cases where the upper ends of the rods are connected to a stiff plate or frame
or to a strong cloth, in fact in any case where they are connected to any article
which holds the said rods in a particular position (if cloth be used it must be kept
stretched) the upper dise b can be dispensed with, if suitable stops be provided to
receive the ends of the rods to prevent them from opening out. The said ends, in
cases in which a cloth is used, can be attached to the same so that the cloth limits
the extent to which the upper ends of the rods shall open out. A single disc may
also be used in cases in which it is possible to make it thick enough to enable the
upper and lower edges of the holes in the same to be used to support the rods as
above described without preventing the employment of a sufficient number
of rods.
Instead of making the holes in the discs b, b' separate from one another they
may be made to run into one another as illustrated in Figures 5 and 7.
In the arrangement illustrated in Figure 6 instead of using perforated discs,
pins and y are used which serve instead of the edges of the openings to clamp the
rods in position.
It will be obvious that our invention can be carried out in various ways for
instance the discs can be replaced by rings, segments or any other suitable clamping
device.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
1. A support or stand for articles of all kinds consisting of a number of suitable
rods and of two or more discs, segments or rings to hold the same in position
to prevent them opening out, the said clamping having for object to increase the
stability of the support or stand without the necessity of boring holes or perforating
the rods for the reception of bolts, pivots or the like, substantially as hereinbefore.
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
2. In a support or stand of the kind described in Claim 1 the employment of two
or more discs which are held a determined distance apart either by means of the
rods or by distance bolts substantially as described.
3. A support or stand of the kind described in Claim 1 in which the object, cloth
or the like, which is carried in the said frame itself prevents the upper ends of the

page_text: rods from springing apart, whilst the lower ends of the same are held together by
two discs, rings or the like substantially as described.
Dated the 7th day of September 1896.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.