Improvements in or connected with Adjustable Mirrors, applicable for Attachment to Dressing Tables or other Articles.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Adjustable Mirrors, applicable
for Attachment to Dressing Tables or other Articles.
I, WILLIAM HILL, of Robert Street, Cheetham, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Cabinet Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention is primarily designed to provide for attachment to the sides of
dressing tables, washstands or other articles of furniture of swinging or swivelling
mirrors which may be swung into any desired position though it may also be
applied in substitution of the ordinary central mirror or to mount mirrors upon
pedestals, wall brackets or structures.
I mount the mirror upon a swinging arm or bracket provided with double or
universal joints by which the mirror can be turned or adjusted into any desired
position either in a horizontal or vertical plane.
The arm is mounted at or near its base in a socket in which it can revolve and
at its upper end is provided with a socket into which a shank or spindle attached
to the mirror frame fits and in which it can revolve so that thus the mirror can be
rotated in two planes or around two centres thereby allowing it to be altered in
position while facing the same direction. It is also provided with another joint or
socket at right angles to the others so that it may be set at any desired inclination
to the vertical. A telescopic joint may also be provided to allow of the height or
level of the mirror being altered.
The bracket is attached to the frame of the mirror at the base or it may be
attached at the sides with a swivelling or universal joint.
The swivelling bracket may be made double with two arms and a central joint
to increase the range of movement.
As applied to dressing tables the brackets may be attached to the sides of the
table at either side of the central mirror or one on a double jointed bracket may be
substituted for the central mirror of ordinary construction.
As applied to washing stands or other articles of furniture the brackets may be
attached to one or both sides or in any other convenient position.
The brackets may also be applied to a vertical pillar or stand to provide a
mirror for shaving or other purposes or for ornamental purposes, or the brackets
may be attached to a wall or other fixture or structure.
I am well aware that mirrors bave been hinged or pivoted to the sides of dressing
tables in addition to the ordinary central mirror.
Dated this 23rd day of October 1895.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.

page_text: Improvements in or connected with Adjustable Mirrors, applicable
for Attachment to Dressing Tables or other Articles.
I, WILLIAM HILL, of Robert Street, Cheetham, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Cabinet Maker, 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 :-
This invention is primarily designed to provide for attachment to dressing tables,
washstands or other articles of furniture of swinging or swivelling mirrors which
may be swung into any desired position though it may also be applied in substitution
of the ordinary central mirror of the dressing table or to mount mirrors upon
pedestals, wall brackets, walls, shelves or other structures.
I mount the mirror upon a swinging arm or bracket provided with double or
universal joints by which the mirror can be turned in one or more complete circles
and kept facing any direction or adjusted into any desired position either in a
horizontal or vertical plane.
It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which
as examples several forms of the mountings are shown.
Fig. 1. Sectional elevation of one form of mounting.
Fig. 1. Sectional elevation of one form of head or socket.
Fig. 2. Front elevation of same.
Fig. 3. Front elevation showing modified form of mounting.
Fig. 4. Front elevation of another modification.
Figs. 5 to 8 show other modifications of the invention.
Figs. 9 and 10. Details of mirror bracket E.
The swinging or swivelling arm or bracket A is mounted at or near its base in a
socket B in which it can revolve in either direction and at its upper end it is
provided with a socket C into which a shank or spindle D attached to the mirror
bracket or frame E fits and in which it can revolve. By this arrangement of
pivoted or socket joints at B and C the mirror F can be rotated in two planes or
around two centres thereby allowing it to be altered in position while facing the
same direction. It is also provided with another joint or socket G at right angles
to the others so that it may be set at any desired inclination to the vertical.
The joint G may be either at the base of the mirror at the sides or at the back
or top.
In Figs. 1 1 and 2 the swinging arm or bracket A is made double with a central
joint the upper end of one part of the arm being provided with a socket a and the
lower end of the other part with a shank or pivot a' which fits therein thus giving
an additional movement to the mirror or another centre about which it can rotate.
The arm A fits into the base socket B screwed or otherwise affixed to the side of a
dressing-table or other article. The bracket E which carries the joint G is affixed
to the base of the mirror frame and the amount of inclination given to the mirror F
is regulated by the screw e gearing with the segment g. The sbank or spindle D
fits into the socket C at the upper end of the arm.
In Fig. 3 is shown another arrangement of double swinging arm A the lower
part being similar to that shown in Figs. 1 and 2 but the upper part is provided
with a shank or pivot a¹ at right angles to the arm end to fit into the socket a.
The base socket B is mounted upon the top of the dressing table or other article
and may be set in the centre or other convenient position so that the mirror
mounted thereon may be substituted for the central mirror of ordinary construction.
The mirror bracket E is provided with side arms extending up the sides of the
mirror and pivoted thereto at G. The shank or spindle D of the bracket E fits
into the socket C at the top of the arm A.

page_text: In Fig. 4 is also shown a double swinging arm A the lower part of which is
provided with a T-socket a and the upper part with a T-pivot or shank a¹ which
fits therein. In other respects the arm A and the several parts thereof are similar
to those already described.
In Fig. 5 the base or supporting socket B is affixed to the side of the dressing
table and the arm A is made telescopic to slide therethrough to adjust the height
of the mirror as may be required. The socket B is made with a split tapered
sleeve or bush b and a clamping clip b₁ placed upon it which tightens the bottom.
end of the sleeve upon the arm A and fixes or adjusts it at any desired height.
In Fig. 6 a single swivelling arm A is fitted into the socket B affixed to the side.
of the dressing-table or other article. The mirror bracket E is affixed to the base
of the mirror, and is fitted with a regulating screw c by which the amount of friction
in the joint is regulated.
In Fig. 7 a single swivelling arm A is fitted into a socket in the end of an.
upright arm or bracket A' which can be fixed at any height in the socket B and
secured by a screw b.
In Fig. 8 the swivelling arm A is fitted into a movable socket B which by
means of the screw 6 can be temporarily attached to the edge of a table shelf or
the like and the mirror bracket E is attached to a bar e on the back of the
mirror F. The swivelling joint G is constructed as shown in the previous figs.
The supporting socket B may be constructed to be applied temporarily or
permanently to a vertical pillar or stand to provide a mirror for shaving or other
purposes or for ornamental purposes or to be attached to a wall or other fixture or
structure.
I am well aware that mirrors have been hinged or pivoted to the sides of dressing
tables in addition to the ordinary central mirror, and I do not claim the hinging or
pivoting of mirrors per se.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.―
1. A mirror constructed with an adjustable swivelling or swinging supporting
arm or bracket provided with two or more swivelling or universal joints by which
the mirror can be turned in one or more complete circles and can be kept facing.
any direction and adjusted into any desired position either in a horizontal or
vertical plane substantially as described.
2. The combination with a mirror of an adjustable swinging or swivelling arm A
with a pivot at the lower end and a socket at the upper end a supporting socket B.
into which the pivot or shank of the arm fits and a mirror bracket C with a
swivelling joint G provided with a shank or pivot D which fits into the socket of
the arm A and is affixed or connected to the mirror substantially as described and
shown.
3. A mirror mounted upon or constructed with a swinging or swivelling arm.
substantially as described and shown with reference either to Figs. 1 and 2, Fig. 3,.
Fig. 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 7 or Fig. 8 of the drawings.
1000
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool, and London, Patent Agents.