IMPROVEMENTS IN TOOTH AND OTHER BRUSH RACKS, ALSO APPLICABLE TO PENHOLDER RACKS AND OTHER SIMILAR APPARATUS."
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Frederick Cooper, of Aston, in the County of Warwick,
for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN TOOTH AND OTHER BRUSH RACKS,
ALSO APPLICABLE TO PENHOLDER RACKS AND OTHER SIMILAR APPARATUS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Frederick Cooper at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 21st August 1879.
FREDERICK COOPER, of Aston, in the County of Warwick. * IMPROVEMENTS IN
TOOTH AND OTHER BRUSH RACKS, ALSO APPLICABLE TO PENHOLDER RACKS AND
OTHER SIMILAR APPARATUS."
"
These improvements have for their object a novel construction and arrangement
of metallic racks for tooth and other brushes, also applicable to pen holder racks
and other similar articles, whereby the same are rendered more portable and
capable of being packed into smaller compass, and this without impairing the
appearance of such articles.
In carrying out my Invention I arrange the pedestals or framework, and also the
arms branching from such pedestals or framework, in separate parts and which are
riveted or otherwise jointed together, so that the pedestals or framework can be
folded down upon the base or stand, and the arms or other projections be folded
into close contact with the other parts and thus lie in the smallest possible
compass.
This construction of rack and other similar articles affords facilities for con-
structing the same of stamped metal, although I do not confine myself to this
description of material.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Frederick Cooper in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 21st
February 1880.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN
FREDERICK COOPER, of Aston, in the County of Warwick.
TOOTH AND OTHER BRUSH RACKS, ALSO APPLICABLE TO PENHOLDER RACKS AND
OTHER SIMILAR APPARATUS."
Figure 1 is a front view, and Figure 2 a side view of a toilet brush rack con-
structed in accordance with my Invention, and Figure 3 shews a side view of the
same rack folded up.
In Figures 1, 2, and 3, A, A, are the standards or pedestals rising from and jointed
by rivets B to the base-pieces C, such standards or pedestals being connected
together by the cross pieces A' which are riveted rigidly in position, whilst the base
pieces C form a support for the glass dish D; E, E, are the folding arms branching
from and jointed by rivets F to the standards A, and prevented turning down too
far by the projection E which are bent slightly inward as illustrated.
It will thus be observed that my improved arrangement of toilet brush rack is
constructed of several distinct and separate parts, by preference formed of cast or
stamped metal, and which being riveted together are capable of folding down one
upon another and thus of occupying the smallest possible compass, as illustrated
in Figure 3.
.
In Figures 4 and 5 I illustrate on a reduced scale a front and side view respectively
of an inkstand, the metallic pen rack G of which is constructed in accordance with
my Invention, the standards I carrying the folding arms I being jointed to the
inkstand J so as to fold down upon the same, as indicated more clearly by the
dotted lines in Figure 5.
Figure 6 is a side view, and Figure 7 an end view (upon a small scale) of a metallic
toast rack (also suitable as a letter or paper rack), embracing my improvements of
construction, the standards K, arms or leaves L, and base M being formed in
separate pieces, and jointed together so as to be adjustable at any desired angle
according to the thickness of the material to be supported and to fold down one
upon another, as will be readily understood from the description already given of
the other articles hereinbefore described.
Although I have only described the application of my Invention to certain
specified articles it will be obvious that this improved construction is equally
applicable to other similar articles capable of being formed in separate pieces, and
folded up in the manner herein before described.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
Invention, together with the best methods with which I am acquainted for carrying
the same into practicable effect, I wish it to be understood that I do not confine
myself to the precise details, relative proportions, or dimensions of the various
parts of the articles hereinbefore described and illustrated on the accompanying
Drawing; as the same may be considerably varied without departing from the
Invention; but what I claim is,--
Constructing brush and other racks and other similar metallic articles in separate
parts or pieces, and jointing the same together so as to fold into smaller compass,
substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated on the
accompanying Drawing.
In witness whereof, I, the said Frederick Cooper, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Twentieth day of February, in the year of our Lord, 1880.