Improvements in Casters for Furniture and the like.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Mar., 1887.
Specification Accepted, 29th Apr., 1887.
Improvements in Casters for Furniture and the like.
1 ANTOINE ESCLATINE Watchmaker living at Paris No 7 place de la Bastille
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:
My system consists of:
Fig. 1 A round box cut in two parts to show the whole of the pieces in the
interior. These pieces are called as follow:
Picce A plate with claws, B the wedges, the ball. The piece A serve for placing
and holding several pieces B which are in tempered steel. The pieces B are forming
inclined plan's which are resting on the piece C and they serve the same piece to slide
and to make it turn in all ways.
The piece C which is resting about a third part out of the box is maintained in
place by several parts of the edge of the box, which are sawed and inclined on it.
The models following have the same pieces in the interior, they only differ by their
outside form and by the manner of holding the ball in the box, the way to fix the
models to the objects.
Fig. 2 Model with a plate F to fix to the object. At the opening of the box is a
thin extent D which by inclining several parts on the hall serve as claws to maintain
it. This thin extent is protected against shocks by a thick extancy square form E,
this kind of claws are also applied to the fig. 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10.
Fig. 3 Model with an eccentric plate G to fix it and to let it more or less project
from the object.
If the object is ornamental the model has to be fixed so that the ornamental and the
model shall form one subject. The thick extancy E is curvated form the same as on
the fig. 5, 6, 7..
Fig. 4 Model to be lodged in the object to make it invisible.
To place this model a hole has to be made in the object of the size of the box, so
that the large edge I shall rest on the object. The pinkings K which are on the large
edge serve to receive the nails for fixing.

page_text: The ball is maintained in place by several parts of the box indicated by the
letters H which are sawed and inclined on the ball.
Fig. 5 Model with a straight socket L.
Fig. 6-Model with an inclined socket M.
Fig. 7 Model with screw N for screwing in to the object.
Fig. 8-Model with screw N which has the form of a ball.
Fig. 9 Model with screw N which has the form of a pinked ball, and with several
appendix counter-fort form O.
Fig. 10 Model with screw N and with a extancy pearled form P.
I can manufacture my rollers with all kind of matters, of all kind, of forms and of
any sizes, plain or ornamental.
My rollers are of a great solidity, they support a heavy weight and sudden shocks
they are applicable to every kind of objects and especially to household furniture.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :
1° My inclined planes which are formed by the wedges and maintained by the
plate of claws.
2° The outside form of my boxes.
3° My claws formed by the thin extent and those that are sawed at the box.