other Pictures, Tablets, and the like.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Nov., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 18th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 16th Nov., 1888
other Pictures, Tablets, and the like.
We, JOEL CADBURY of Great Hampton Street, Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer, and WILLIAM HENRY RICHARDS of Long Street, Sparkbrook,
Birmingham, aforesaid, Manager of Works, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object, principally to simplify the construction and manu-
facture, and to render more efficient when in use, frames or stands, for holding
photographic, and other pictures, tablets, cards and other like articles ; and which said
invention, relates principally to open sided frames, provided with spring clips, which
hold the photographs, or other pictures and their covering glasses in position.
We will describe our invention, in connection with an open sided photographic
frame.
The frame or holder, consists of a slab of wood, metal or other suitable substance,
whose boundary edges, are preferably bevelled rearwardly, and with the bottom edge,
provided with claw like rests, whose ends hook upwardly, from the front side, and
with the back parts secured to the back of the frame; and it is upon these rests
which are presented on the front side as aforesaid, that a photograph, and the covering
glass rests.
The top of the frame, and the back side thereof, is provided with an automatic
spring grip, consisting of two parallel, and flat bars, working one upon another, and
surrounded by a coiled spring, whose upper abutment is upon the underside of a peg,
which secures the under bar to the frame, while the lower abutment is upon a lower
terminal cross bar, of the upper bar, made by rolling the end of the bar upon itself;
while the upper end of the top bar, forms a claw like grip, extending over the top of
the frame, and hooking downwardly.
When a photograph and its covering glass are required to be placed in position,
place their lower edges upon the bottom rests, then press inwardly the gripping bar,

page_text: so as to bring its front, upon the top of the frame, which admits of the said photograph
and glass, being placed in position, and secured by the releasing of the claw like
grip.
The back of the frame is recessed, wherein the spring lies.
The under bar, which is secured to the frame, may be made in the form of an
elongated plate, with attachment ears at its top and bottom corners, and with top and
bottom bridge like piercings, whereunder, and between the top face of the plate, the
gripping bar, works, and which said bar, is widened out at its lower part, so that the
coiled spring surrounds the said bar, with its abutments upon the shouldered lower
part, and the top bridge piercing, and with the underside of the spring, lying within
a middle gap, made up the centre of the attachment plate.
The bar has its upper end shaped into a forwardly hooked gripping part, while its
lower end, is jointedly connected to a prop, or leg suppport, which when in use, is
directed obliquely downwards. This prop or leg support, is made from a strip of sheet
metal, bent troughwise, and with ears at its upper end, wherethrough, and through a
standing out bracket plate, at the end of the bar, a joint pin passes.
The frames, or the backs, constituting the frames, are preferably made from papier
mache, moulded and pressed into form.
Or the said backs, may be cut out from sheet papier mache or paper, and the blanks
subsequently operated upon, by dies and pressure, so as to shape and bevel off the
edges, ornament the surface or the like.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
Improvements in Frames or Stands for Holding Photographic and
other Pictures, Tablets, and the like.
We, JOEL CADBURY of Great Hampton Street, Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer, and WILLIAM HENRY RICHARDS of Long Street, Sparkbrook
Birmingham aforesaid Manager of Works, 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 :-
This invention has for its object principally to simplify the construction and
manufacture, and to render more efficient when in use, frames or stands for holding
photographic and other pictures, tablets, cards and other like articles; and which
said invention relates principally to open sided frames, provided with spring
clips, which hold the photographs or other pictures and their covering glasses in
position.
We will describe our invention in connection with an open sided photographic
frame.
The frame or holder, consists of a slab of wood, metal or other suitable substance,
whose boundary edges are preferably bevelled rearwardly, and with the bottom edge,
provided with claw like rests, whose ends hook upwardly from the front side, and
with the back parts secured to the back of the frame; and it is upon these rests,
which are presented on the front side as aforesaid, that a photograph and the covering
glass rests.
The top of the frame, and the back side thereof, is provided with an automatic
spring grip, consisting of two parallel and flat bars, working one upon another, and
surrounded by a coiled spring, whose upper abutment is upon the underside of a peg,
which secures the under bar to the frame, while the lower abutment is upon a lower
terminal cross bar, of the upper bar, made by rolling the end of the bar upon itself,
while the upper end of the top bar, forms a claw like grip, extending over the top of
the frame and hooking downwardly.
When a photograph and its covering glass are required to be placed in position,
place their lower edges upon the bottom rests, then press upwardly the gripping bar,
so as to bring its front upon the top of the frame, which admits of the said photograph
and glass being placed in position, and secured by the releasing of the claw like
grip.
The back of the frame is recessed, wherein the spring lies.
The under bar, which is secured to the frame, may be made in the form of an
elongated plate, with attachment ears at its top and bottom corners and with top and
bottom bridge like piercings, whereunder and between the top face of the plate, the
gripping bar works, and which said bar is widened out at its lower part, so that the

page_text: coiled spring surrounds the said bar, with its abutments upon the shouldered lower
part, and the top bridge piercing, and with the underside of the spring lying within a
middle
gap made up the centre of the attachment plate.
The bar has its upper end shaped into a forwardly hooked gripping part, while its
lower end is jointedly connected to a prop, or leg support, which when in use, is
directed obliquely downwards. This prop or leg support is made from a strip
of sheet metal, bent troughwise, and with ears at its upper end, wherethrough,
and through a standing out bracket plate, at the end of the bar, a joint pin
passes.
The frames, or the backs, constituting the frames, are preferably made from papier-
mache, moulded and pressed into form.
Or the said backs may be cut out from sheet papier-mache or paper, and the blanks
subsequently operated upon, by dies and pressure, so as to shape and bevel off the
edges, ornament the surface or the like.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing, represents in side elevation, figure 2 in
vertical section, and figure 3 in back elevation, a photographic skeleton frame, provided
with adjustable or spring clips and fittings, constructed according to our invention.
Figure 4 represents an enlarged sectional view of the top portion of the frame.
It will be seen that the various views represent the frames holding in position both
the back, photograph or other picture, and its covering glass.
The saine letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in figures 1, 2 and 3.
..a is the skeleton frame, secured to the back b, by pins, riveting, clenching or other-
wise. c are forwardly directed claw like rests, with their back attachment parts
secured to the lower part of the fixed back b. d'is a leg or strut, jointedly connected
at its upper end to an outstanding bracket a², situated at the lower extremity of the
frame a, of which the upper part a³, forms a guide and rest, upon which the spring
clip e, slides. Both the guide and clip are encircled by a coiled spring f, whose
respective ends abut against the end of the cut away part 63, of the back 6, and the
shoulder e, at the lower and rolled over end e³, of the said clip.
The spring clip upper end et, is bent forwardly, hook like, and normally automati-
cally holds the photograph or picture, and its covering glass g,
/ in position.
To introduce or remove a photograph or picture into or from its frame, press
upwardly the roll terminal part e³, when the hooked end et, will be raised, and the
spring, compressed, thereby allowing the picture and its covering glass to be either
placed in position, or removed.
In Figure 5, which is a modification, the leg bracket a², is carried by, and at the
lower end of the clip, so that in raising the forwardly directed hooked end, the bracket
and leg are laid hold of, and pressed upwardly.
a is the frame, b is the fixed back, attached to the frame, d is the leg, and a² is the
leg bracket, connected to the lower end of the spring clip e, which is kept in its
holding position, by a spring f
Figure 6 is a back elevation of figure 5, and figure 7 is a back elevation of a
swinging photographic frame or holder, provided with the aforesaid improvements
made according to our invention, but with opposite trunnion centres g, which are sup-
ported by a suitably constructed frame.
Figure 8 shows the holder parts secured to the back of a frame, without cutting
or recessing the same.
Figure 9 is a vertical section of a portion of the same, upon an enlarged scale. It
will be seen that the upper terminal end of the frame a, which constitutes the guide
and rest for the clipe, is directed through the said back, and clenched upon the
front side.
Figure 10 represents a back elevation and section of a photographic frame, produced
from paper or papier-maché.
Figure 11 also represents a rear elevation of a paper or papier-maché back, with
bevelled edges, and figure 12 is a section of the same.
We wish it to be understood, that the skeleton frames and fittings, may be secured
or connected to the backs, by prong like extensions passing through the material of

page_text: the said back, and clenched upon the front side, as according to application for Letters
Patent made by us on the 1st day of March 1888 and numbered 3115.
The fastening or securing fittings, instead of being connected to a closed back they
may be carried by an open or skeleton back.
Although our invention has been described in connection with photographs and
pictures, yet the same may be used for holding mirrors, tablets, advertisements, and
other like articles.
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 :-
First Securing or holding photographs, pictures, tablets, mirrors and other like
articles, and their covering glasses when required, within their frame or to their backs,
by a guide and rest frame a, spring clip e, and spring f, which are constructed,
arranged and work, substantially as set forth in figures 1, 2, 3 and 4. ·
Secondly A photographic picture, mirror or tablet frame, consisting of a
frame a, a, a, back 6, (with or without cut away part 3) spring clip e, e², e³, e,
coiled spring f, leg d, and rests e, substantially as set forth in figures 1 2, 3, 4, 8,
and 9.
Thirdly Carrying the supporting leg d, and bracket a², upon the slide part of
the spring clip e, substantially as set forth in figures 5 and 6.
Fourthly The combination with a spring slide securing means as referred to in
the preceding claims 1 and 2, of swinging centres, for the purpose as set forth
in figure 7.
Fifthly Forming the backs of skeleton or open photographic frames or holders,
of the kind as herein set forth, from paper or papier-mache, substantially as set forth
in figures 10, 11 and 12.
Dated thin Fountaanth d... I Amount 1000