A Portable and Adjustable Rest to Facilitate Writing at Bottom of Pages of Account and other Books.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 5th May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 29th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 1st Oct., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Portable and Adjustable Rest to Facilitate Writing at Bottom of
Pages of Account and other Books.
1 CLAES LIVIJN, of 27 Leadenhall Street, City of London, Merchant do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for object the construction of an apparatus of a portable
character to facilitate writing at the bottoms of pages of account and
other books.
The apparatus consists of a slope or desk like slab with an over-edge and step
which sets the apparatus at the proper position on a book for giving a reliable
handy support for the wrist of the writer.
The under-side of the hand rest has a lever, ratchet toothed slotted or otherwise
prepared for a tongue to engage in at any angle which the rest may be desired for
the purpose.
Both lever and tongue are freely hinged to fall and mechanically assume the
angle at which the rest has to be used, said lever forming the prop.
Dated this 5th day of May 1892
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London, Agent for the said C. Liviju.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Portable and Adjustable Rest to Facilitate Writing at Bottom of
Pages of Account and other Books.
I CLAES LIVIJN of 27 Leadenhall Street, City of London, Merchant, 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 object the construction of an apparatus of a portable
character to facilitate writing at the bottoms of pages of account and
other books.
The annexed sheet of drawings show my invention.
Figure 1 is an edge view of the apparatus in closed condition about
full size.
Figure 2, an under plan.
Figure 3, represents the apparatus in position partly resting on a book and
partly against a desk ledge and with the lower and rack tongue secured to
the slab.
Figure 4 shows a modified arrangement in which the tongue is hinged to
the lever.
The apparatus consists of a slope or desk like slab A with an over edge B
and step which sets the apparatus at the proper position on a book for giving a
reliable handy support for the wrist of the writer.
The underside of the hand rest has a lever D ratchet toothed, slotted or
otherwise prepared for a tongue E to engage in at any angle which the rest may
be desired for the purpose.
Both lever D and tongue E are freely hinged to fall and mechanically assume
the angle at which the rest has to be used said lever forming the prop or the tongue
may be set to position by a light spring F.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tiou and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The construction of a portable rest capable of being opened out to the desired
angle for placing on a book as and in the manner described and shown.
Dated this 29th August 1892.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London, Agent for Claes Livijn.