Improvements in and Connected with School Desks.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 17th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 25th May, 1889
Improvements in and Connected with School Desks.
We, EVELYN ROWE, of 3 Hawthorn Place, New Wortley, Leeds, School-master,
and JAMES SAMUEL SMITH, of 15 Gledhow Street, Tong Road, Armley, Leeds,
Mechanic, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
According to our invention we attach to the under part of a School-desk a seamless
metal pan or drawer or dish, having flanges on the four sides, and in each of the end
flanges there is a slot-hole.
Attached to that part of the School-desk to which is fixed the seamless metal pan or
drawer or dish are two metal straps which are each secured by two screws-one at
each end of each strap.
Between these straps and the under part of the School-desk the seamless metal pan
or drawer or dish works backwards and forwards. one of the screws fastening each
strap passing through one of the slot-holes of the seamless metal pan or drawer
or dish.
Driven into the under part of the School-desk to which we fix the seamless metal
pan or drawer or dish is a projecting metal catch (formed preferably like a staple)
which, when the side flange of the seamless metal pan or drawer or dish passes over,
in the action of shutting Tocks it.
In order that this side flange may slide over the projecting metal catch it is
bevelled.
The action is as follows:-When pressure is applied to the drawer for the purpose
of opening it one of the side flanges in passing over the projecting metal catch forces
the drawer downwards: after passing over the catch the drawer springs upwards
again by means of the two metal straps afore mentioned acting as springs. A
little more pressure will open the drawer to its full extent, it being prevented
from coming out altogether by means of the two screws which pass through the
metal straps and the slot-holes. The action in shutting the drawer is just the
reverse of the action in opening it.
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EVELYN ROWE.
JAMES SAMUEL SMITH.

page_text: the following statement :-
The object of our Invention is to economise the time taken in Schools in
distributing and collecting Scholars' Instruments, and also to lessen the wear and
tear of such instruments.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS :-
Fig. 1 shows a plan of our invention, indicating that the seamless metal pan, or
drawer, or dish, or tray, is open.
Fig. 2 shows an elevation of our invention.
According to our invention we attach to the under part of a School desk, A,
a seamless metal pan, or drawer, or dish, or tray, B, having flanges C on each of
the sides, and in each of the end flanges there is a slot hole D.
Attached to that part of the School desk A, to which is fixed the seamless metal
pan, or drawer, or dish, or tray, B, are two metal straps, E, which are each
secured by two screws F and G, one at each end of each strap E. Between these
metal straps E and the under part of the School-desk A, the seamless metal pan,
or drawer, or dish, or tray B works backwards and forwards, one screw F of each
strap E passing through one of the slot-holes D of the seamless metal pan, or drawer,
or dish, or tray B.
Driven into the under part of the School desk A to which we fix the seamless
metal pan, or drawer, or tray, or dish B, is a projecting metal catch H formed
(preferably) like a staple, which, when the side flange of the seamless metal
pan, or drawer, or dish, or tray B passes over in the action of shutting,.
locks it.
In order that the part I of the side flange (which passes over the projecting
metal catch H, may slide over the catch easily, it is bevelled. The action is as
follows:-
When pressure is applied to the seamless pan, or drawer, or dish, or tray B for
the purpose of opening it, the side flange (1 in passing over the projecting metal
catch H, forces the seamless metal pan, or drawer, or dish, or tray B downwards ;
after passing over the projecting metal catch H the seamless metal pan, or drawer,
or dish, or tray B springs upwards again by means of the two metal straps E, which
act as springs.
A little more pressure will open the seamless metal pan, or drawer, or dish, or..
tray B to its full extent, it being prevented from coming out altogether by means
of the two screws F which. pass through the straps E and the slot-holes D.

page_text: The action in shutting the seamless metal pan, or drawer, or dish, or tray B is
just the reverse of the action in opening it. As soon as the side flange ( has
passed over the projecting metal catch H, the pan B is forced upwards by means
of the two metal straps E acting as springs, and thus by the combined action of
the two metal straps E and the projecting metal catch H, the pan is locked.
. Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is :-
1. The seamless metal pan, or drawer, or dish, or tray B, for the purpose
set forth.
2. The combination of the seamless metal pan, or drawer, or dish, or tray B,
the slot-holes D, the straps E, the bevel I, and the catch H, substantially as shown
and described.
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