Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Sept., 1887
Complete Left, 11th June, 1888
Complete Accepted, 13th July. 1888
I HENRY HARRISON of Roundhay Road Leeds in the County of York Plumber, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My Invention has for its object to make the position or inclination of mirrors or
looking glasses suspended from or fixed to the walls of rooms, adjustable; in such
a manner that they can be readily used by persons of very different heights, so that
the same glass fixed to the wall will serve with a slight adjustment of inclination
either for children or adults.
For this purpose I provide the glass or mirror with a double frame, one within
the other. The inner frame has the glass or mirror attached directly to it, and is
hinged to the outer frame, which outer frame is hung or otherwise securely attached
to the wall. The hinge is placed preferably at or near the lower end of the frame.
A spring placed behind the mirror or glass tends to force the top end forwards and
outwards, thus giving the mirror a downward inclination. By means of a chain or
chord passing round a pin or wire, and suitable stops or stop, the upper end of the
mirror can be drawn back against the spring; and the chain or cord being the
hooked to the stop, holds the mirror at any inclination desired. The only mani-
pulation required to effect the desired adjustment therefore, is the hooking or fixing
of the chain or cord at a different length.
I do not propose to limit myself to the above described method of moving the glass
or mirror from one position or inclination to another; but purpose also using a
rack sector arrangement, or spring and ratchet arrangement.
It will be evident that these my improvements are equally applicable to stand
frames for mirrors, as well as to the ordinary suspended or wall frames as above
described.
DL: 10th low of Santoinhar 1887
J. CLARK JEFFERSON,
2, East Parade, Leeds,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Mirror- or Looking Glass Fixtures.
I, HENRY HARRISON, of Roundhay Road, Leeds, in the County of York, Plumber,
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:
The object of my invention is to adjust the position or inclination of mirrors or
looking glasses suspended from or fixed to the walls of rooms in such a manner that
they can readily be used by persons of very different heights; whereby the same glass
fixed to the wall will serve with a slight adjustment of inclination either for children
or adults.
For this purpose I provide the glass or mirror with a double frame, one within or
upon the other. The inner frame has the glass or mirror attached directly to it, and
is hinged to the outer frame, which outer frame is hung or otherwise securely attached
to the wall. The hinge is placed preferably at or near the lower end of the inner
frame. A spring placed behind the mirror or glass tends to force the top end
forwards and outwards, thus giving the mirror a downward inclination. By means
of a chain or cord passing round a pin or pulley, the upper end of the mirror
can be drawn back against the spring; and the chain or cord being hooked to the
stop, holds the mirror at any inclination desired. The only manipulation required to
effect the desired adjustment therefore, is the hooking or fixing of the chain or cord
at a different length.
In order that my invention may be better understood, I will now make reference to
the accompanying sheet of Drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig. 1 is elevation
of a mirror having my improvements applied thereto, and Fig. 2 is end view thereof.
A represents the outer frame provided with hooks B for the purpose of being attached
to the wall or otherwise suspended. C represents the inner frame which has the
mirror or glass attached thereto, being hinged at its bottom end to the outer frame.
A chain or cord D is employed which passes over a pulley carried by the outer frame.
One end of the said cord is attached to the inner frame carrying the glass, whilst a
link on the opposite end of the chain can be placed onto a pin a, whereby the mirror
can be retained at any inclined position required. In order to ensure that the mirror
will fall outwards when the chain is released from the pin a flat spring E is employed
to force the mirror outwards as shewn in Fig. 3.
Although I have shewn and described the application of the chain and spring, for
altering the inclination of the mirror, I would observe, that other forms of mechanism
may be employed, for the same purpose; and it will be evident that my improve-

page_text: ments are equally applicable to standing frames for mirrors, as well as to ordinary
suspended or wall frames as above described.
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 :-
A hinged mirror or looking glass capable of adjustment in the manner substantially
as described and shewn in the Drawings.