Improvements in Folding Stands for Cooking Utensils and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Sept., 1897-Accepted, 4th Dec., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Folding Stands for Cooking Utensils and the like.
I, WILLIAM EDWARDS BAXTER, of Main Street, Frankfort, in the County of Franklin,
and State of Kentucky, United States of America, Dental Surgeon, 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, reference
being had to the accompanying drawing, and to letters of reference market thereon.
which form a part of this specification :-
My invention is an improvement in Folding Stands and especially in stands for use
in and forming parts of camping kits which may be employed efficiently for
supporting a coffee-pot, boiler, or cooking utensils, on a fire when in use, and when
not in use can be folded compactly for storage; and the invention consists in certain
novel constructions and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter described and
pointed out in the claims.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and figures
marked thereon.
Figure 1, is a perspective view of a stand ready for use.
Fig. 2, shows the said stand folded for packing, and
Fig. 3, is a perspective view of a somewhat differently constructed stand with the
parts in full lines in position for use, and in dotted lines in folded position, all of
which will be described,
The stand comprises a top frame A and legs B. The top frame A is composed of
wings a arranged at angles to each other, rigidly connected at the corners, and
preferably open at top and bottom, as shown. It is also preferred to make this frame
triangular, as shown, this form securing strength and rigidity, and also facilitating
the close packing of the stand when folded.
In the construction shown in Figs. 1, and 2, the legs B are pivoted one to each
side of wings a of the top frame and may be folded into a plane with said top
frame, as shown in Fig. 2, or down, as shown in Fig. 1, to support the top frame in
an elevated position. When so turned as will be seen from Fig. 1, the legs B do
not stand vertically, but incline outward toward their lower ends, such arrangement
giving greater firmness and strength to the stand as will be readily understood from
Fig. 1.
The top frame is preferably made in a single strip bent to form the wings a the
meeting ends of said wings forming the corners, and the extremities of the strip
being secured by one, two or more rivets C as shown, or the said ends may be secured
in other suitable manner.
In specifically describing the legs and their connections, they may be said to be
pivoted at D near their upper ends to the inner sides of the wings near the corner E
so that they fold alongside of the wings a, and within the top frame when the parts
are folded. It will be seen from Fig. 1, that the legs are stopped when turned to
position for use by abutting at 1 with the frame and in folded position the legs
abut at 2 with the frame, and are stopped in their folded position. Thus it will be
seen that the legs are stopped both in position for use and in folded position,
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page_text: In the construction shown in Fig. 3, the top frame provided at its corners with
outwardly projected keepers F, the spaces f within which communicates with the
interior of the frame, and the legs are pivoted within the space f to the
keepers F, such construction furnishing a bracing on both sides of the joints of
the legs.
In the construction shown in both Figures 1, and 3, the upper corners of the legs
next the corners of the frame are cut away, or rounded at G, permitting the pivoting
of such legs close to the corners, and yet providing for the pivotal movement of
swinging of such legs from folded position to position for use, and vice versa.
construction is simple, easily folded and adjusted for use, inexpensive, strong and
firm in use.
The
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:-
1. A folding stand comprising the open frame top, the legs pivoted near the upper
ends to said top and foldable into the plane of said top or down to form legs, and
stopped in both adjustments by abutment with the top frame, all substantially as
and for the purposes set forth.
2. A folding stand comprising the angular top frame pivoted at its corners with
outwardly projected keeper portions, the space within which communicates with the
interior of the frame, and the legs pivoted to said top frame within the said projecting
keeper portions, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
3. A folding stand substantially as described, comprising a top frame formed of
a vertically edgewise strip, the flat legs equal in width to the strip forming the
top frame and pivoted to the inner sides of the top frame at a point between
the upper and lower edges thereof, whereby the portions of the top frame above
and below the pivots will form stops to limit the movement of the legs in both
directions, and the pivots be equidistant from the corresponding edges of the top
frame and legs whereby the latter when folded into the frame will coincide at
their edges with those of the said frame, substantially as and for the purpose
set for forth.
Dated this Oth dow of Santanben 1907