Improvements in School Desks.
Year: 1894

page_text: -Date of Application, 27th July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 27th May, 1895-Accepted, 29th June, 1895
Improvements in School Desks..
I, FREDERICK HARRISON FISHER of 53 Paradise Street, West Bromwich in
the County of Stafford, School Furniture Manufacturer do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in constructing a standard for school desks and the like
so as to allow of the pivotting or hinging of the bracket thereto, with a concealed
joint, thereby avoiding the exposure of the working parts.
The bracket is hinged between two jaws upon a single pin or centre and has
upon it a projection or stop so arranged as to come. in contact with the standard
when the desk is down and keep it steady in position for use, and also come in
contact with the standard when raised up out of use, and allow it to rest in that
position.
Dated this 26th day of July 1894.
HENRY F. TALBOT,
7 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.
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I, FREDERICK HARRISON FISHER of 53 Paradise Street, West Bromwich in
the County of Stafford, School Furniture Manufacturer, 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, reference
being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures marked
thereon :-
This invention consists in constructing a standard for school desks and the like
so as to allow the bracket to which the desk top or the seat is attached to be
pivotted or hinged to the standard with a concealed joint, thereby avoiding the
exposure of the working parts.
The bracket is hinged between two jaws upon a single pin or centre and has
upon it a projection or stop so arranged as to come in contact with the standard
when the desk is down and keep it steady in position for use, and also to come in
contact with the standard when raised up out of use, and allow it to rest in that
position.
When applying my new bracket to gallery desks, I (by preference) form the
standards with a cranked or bent over head thereby throwing the desk either on a
line with, or at the back of the back rail and thus clear of the children's heads.
This form also has the advantage of allowing for the arrangement of a greater
space between each desk whilst at the same time it brings the desk into its proper
distance from the seat behind it.
Referring to the drawings on which similar letters of reference on the various
figures refer to similar parts.
Figs. 1 & 2 shew end and side views of a portion of a standard illustrating the
pivotting or hinging of the bracket.

page_text: Fig. 3 shews the invention applied to a seat
And Fig. 4 the same applied to gallery desks and seats.
a is the bracket carrying the seat or desk top held by the pin p between the two
jaws jj, one of which is shewn in Fig. 2 as cut away to expose to view the hiddon
parts. Upon the bracket a is a projection or stop 6 which will come in contact
with the standard 'at d when the desk of seat is down as shown at Fig. 2. and will
keep it steady in position for use, and will come in contact with the standard at e
when the seat or desk top is raised up out of use as shewn at fand in dotted
lines f
Fig. 3 shews my improved joint applied to the seat standard of a convertable or
: other desk.
Fig. 4 shews standards, when used on a gallery, placed further apart than is
usually the case, thereby allowing more floor space to be available when the desk
top is turned up as shewn at f. But in consequence of the cranked or bent over
form of the standard heads the desk top when down for use is brought into its
usually requisite position and distance relative to the seat.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what. I
claim is ;
:
1. Standards for school desks and the like with pivotted or hinged brackets, all
constructed substantially as described and illustrated, whereby the exposure of the
working parts is avoided.
2. In standards for school desks, to which is applied the bracket joint described
in this Specification, the forming of the head of such standard cranked or bent over
as and for the purposes set forth in this Specification.
Daund thi. 05th day of Mo 1905
HENRY F. TALBOT,
7 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.
HENRY F. TALBOT,
7 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.