Improvement in Portable Music Stands and Reading Desks.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 7th July, 1891-Accepted, 12th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Portable Music Stands and Reading Desks.
CHARLES THOMAS GANN, London City Missionary 3 Hugon Road Wandsworth
Bridge Road Fulham S.W. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
That it is made of wood brass or other metal, that it consists of an outer case or
tube with a slot at either end running to within an inch from the center, hori-
zontally from the perpendicular slots are small slots which admit the support pins
used for the depression or elevation of the stand as required.
Inside the upper end of outer tubing is a short peice of tube to which is attached,
a universal joint, the desk is attached to this joint and is allowed to fall out of the
perpendicular or to be turned in any direction without set screw or lifting the
stand.
The desk is constructed of seven peices, one peice forms the upright and is
attached to the universal joint at the one end, and has a stud fixed at the other end
to receive the hooks of the other parts, the lower parts which form the book
support have small peices attached that are opened out when required, the other
parts are rivited on to the book support and the book support is rivited unto the
upright the other ends of the parts are made with hook or keyholes which either
hook over or slip on to the stud at the upper end of the upright peice.
When closing the desk it is unhooked from the upright, and folded into the angle
of the book suport, then raised togather, one supports with its parts on one side of
the upright the other on the other side, then turning it out of its small slots it all
drops togather telescopically into the outer tube or case.
At the lower part of the outer tube "and sliding telescopically into it" is another
peice of tube which has three slots cut into it, these slots receive the feet or legs,
at the lower end of inner tube is a trio joint to which the feet are rivited, when
folding the feet with their supports drop into the inner tube and slide togather into
the outer tube. .
The inner tube is filled with a support pin which is used for the elevation and
depression of the stand, caps are fitted to both ends.
Dated this 7th day of October 1890.
CHARLES THOMAS GANN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Portable Music Stands and Reading Desks.
CHARLES THOMAS GANN London City Missionary 3 Hugon Road Wandsworth
Bridge Road Fulham S.W. do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :—
That it is made of wood brass or other metal, and consists of an outer case
Fig. 1-A or tube with a slot Fig. 1-B at each end running perpendicularly to
within an inch of the centre.
Inside the upper end of outer tube is a short piece Fig. 2-A of tube to which is
attached an universal joint Fig. 2-B & Fig. 3-A the desk is attached to this
joint Fig. 2-C and is allowed to fall out of the perpendicular, or to be turned in
any direction no set screw being required.
The desk is constructed of seven picces Fig. 3 one piece forms the upright and
is rivited Fig. 3-A so as to turn freely to the universal joint at the one end, and has
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page_text: a stud Fig. 3-B fixed at the other to receive the other parts, the lower parts
which form the book supports Fig. 3-C have small pieces Fig. 3-D attached
that are opened out to receive the book, the other sides Fig. 3-E are rivited so as
to turn freely onto the book support, and the book supports are rivited so as to
turn freely onto the upright Fig. 3-F. The inner ends of the top pieces are
made with hook or key holes Fig. 3-G which either hook over or slip unto the
stud at the upper end of upright piece Fig. 3-B F
When closing the desk the inner ends of the top pieces are detached from upper
end of upright and folded into the angle of the book support Fig. 3-C, then
raised togather one support with its parts on one side of the upright, the other
support on the opposite side, then loosening the small milled screw nut Fig. 2-D
the whole drops telescopically into the outer tube Fig. 2-E.
At the lower part of the outer tube and sliding telescopically into it meeting the
desk nearly at the centre, is a piece of metal Fig. 1-C with three flanges forming
obtuse angles Fig. 4, at the lower end are rivited the legs which when folded lodge
in the angles, there are three key holes in this upright piece Fig. 4-A which
receive the stays Fig. 4-B & Fig. 6 that are rivited so as to turn freely onto the
legs, at the upper end is a small screw with a milled screw nut Fig. 1-D which is
used in connection with the outer tube for the elevation of the stand.
At the centre of the outer tube between the two sections there is an hinged joint
Fig. 5 A by means of which the stand may be folded suitable for music case."
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
i claim is
1-The folding telescopic desk with universal joint without the use of set screw.
2 The obtuse angle part of stand upon which the outer tube is elevated or
depressed, and into which angles the legs are lodged when folded.
3-The joint at the centre of outer tube for folding purposes.
Dated this 7th day of July 1891.
CHARLES THOMAS GANN.