IMPROVEMENTS IN, STANDS OR SUPPORTS FOR SUPPORTING COSTUMES OR OTHER ARTICLES."
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Kettle, of Manor House, Stepney Green, in the
County of Middlesex, Theatrical Modeller, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS
IN, STANDS OR SUPPORTS FOR SUPPORTING COSTUMES OR OTHER ARTICLES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Kettle at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 30th March 1881.
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JOHN KETTLE, of Manor House, Stepney Green, in the County of Middlesex,
Theatrical Modeller. IMPROVEMENTS IN STANDS OR SUPPORTS FOR SUPPORTING
COSTUMES OR OTHER ARTICLES."
The object of my Invention is to facilitate the ready adjustment of the height of
the formed or other stands or supports employed to sustain costumes and other
articles during exhibition and otherwise.
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For this purpose the bust or formed or modelled portion of the stand is supported
with capability of being raised or lowered, and of revolving upon a central or other
stem carried by a suitable foot or stand, which stem or support is serrated, corru
gated, notched, or toothed for the purpose of being taken into by a spring or other
suitable catch carried by the modelled portion or bust, and this spring catch is
accessible for its being operated upon by pressure of the hand at or about the waist
or small of the back or other convenient point to release the stem for lowering or
raising the model.
The model or form has a constant tendency to be raised, given it by means of
suitable india rubber or other springs connected to such model and to the stem of
the stand, or it may be by means of counterweights...
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If desired the releasing spring or other catch may be applied with capability for
its being operated by the foot acting upon a pedal connected to such spring or
other catch by wire or otherwise..

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions' of the Letters Patent filed
by the said John Kettle in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 28th September
1881.
JOHN KETTLE, of Manor House, Stepney Green, in the County of Middlesex,
Theatrical Modeller. IMPROVEMENTS IN STANDS OR SUPPORTS FOR SUPPORTING
COSTUMES OR OTHER ARTICLES."
The object of my Invention is to facilitate the ready adjustment of the height
of the formed or other stands or supports employed to sustain costumes and other
articles during exhibition and otherwise.
For this purpose the bust or formed or modelled portion of the stand is supported
with capability of being raised or lowered, and of revolving upon a central or other
stem carried by a suitable foot or stand, which stem or support is serrated, corru-
gated, notched, or toothed for the purpose of being taken into by a spring or other
suitable catch carried by the modelled portion or bust, and this spring catch is
accessible for its being operated upon by pressure of the hand at or about the waist
or small of the back or other convenient point to release the stem for lowering or
raising the model.
The model or form has a constant tendency to be raised, given it by means of
suitable india rubber or other springs connected to such model and to the stem of
the stand, or it may be by means of counter weights. If desired. the releasing
spring or other catch may be applied with capability for its being operated by the
foot acting upon a pedal, connected to such spring or other catch by wire or
otherwise.
But that the Invention may be the better understood I will, by the aid of the
accompanying Drawings, proceed more fully to describe the same."
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure represents by side sectional view, and Figure 2 by sectional view
looking from the back of apparatus arranged according to my Invention, but in
different relative positions.
Figures 3, 4, and 5 represent details to a larger scale. In each of the views the
same letters indicate corresponding parts; a, a, represents an outline of a bust or
figure to serve as a stand or support for supporting costumes or other articles;
, the waist piece thereof; c, the supporting stem, which at its upper part d¹, is
notched to receive locking means, by which the bust or Figure may be retained
at the desired elevation. The lower part of this stem is applied to a suitable foot
or stand.
e represents an arrangement of locking means adapted to the purpose. In this
arrangement of locking means e¹ is a stationary piece with bearings 2 to guide the
parts of the fork e. The part is also provided with a stem et, and this stem is
capable of sliding in a bearing e. The stem is provided with a spring e, whilst
the forked parts e are provided with a handle by which it may be moved to
shift the bevilled edge to release the part 8 from locking with the stem cand
admit of the figure being adjusted to the height desired; f, f, are india-rubber or
other suitable springs affixed at their lower ends to parts at of the bottom of the
outline, bust, or figure, and at their upper parts to a piece g, which is formed with
a hole through it to admit of its freely revolving on a pivot formed on the top
of the stem so as to admit of the bust or figure a being freely rotated on the
stem c.
These springs admit of the bust or figure rising on the stem c on the locking
means (e) being released, whilst the locking means employed serves to retain the
bust or figure at the height desired,

page_text: Counter weights may be employed instead of the springs. If desired, the
locking means may be operated by the foot acting on a suitable treadle and
connecting means.
Having thus described my Invention and means which I adopt in carrying the
same into effect, I would have it understood that I do not confine myself to the
precise arrangements of parts as shown and described, as the same may be varied
without departing from the peculiar character of my Invention, but what I do
claim is the arranging or combining parts forming stands or supports for supporting
costumes or other articles, substantially as described.
In witness whereof, I, the said John Kettle, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Twenty seventh day of September, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty one.
JOHN KETTLE. (L.S.)