Improvements in Portable Stands for Heating Apparatus, Flowers, and other like Purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portable Stands for Heating Apparatus, Flowers,
and other like Purposes.
I, MARY HARRIET KINNEAR, of Eashing Park, Godalming in the County of
Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to an improved combination and arrangement of parts
forming a stand to be used for supporting a spirit lamp, kettle, and articles in
connection with the same, and also for use as a stand for displaying flowers and
for producing other ornamental effects.
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In carrying my invention into effect when constructing a stand suitable for
carrying a lamp and for supporting a kettle or like vessel, I make the base of the
stand preferably of tripod form, although I do not limit the application of my
invention to any particular shape of framework or arrangement of base. Within
the central portion of the base or standard I place a hollow rod or tube into which
I introduce an upper member forming the stand or supporting arm
the arrangement. This upper member I make in the form of a bracket
having one or more arms carried from the vertical stem, and the lower portion
of the vertical stem I cause to enter the standard or hollow member of the stand
in such a manner that the whole upper apparatus forming the bracket or double
bracket can be rotated freely within the fixed or lower portion of the stand. When
so desired I make the lower member or socket with a clip or thumb screw or other
like device for fixing the upper bracket in any desired position when it is not
intended to be freely rotated.
I make the socket with the lower member in any ordinary manner and I may
form the stem of the top bracket with projections or pins which will prevent,
when it is so desired, the upper portion from being removed from the lower.
I arrange the upper member of my combination stand with a top arm from which
depends a cradle or attachment on to which may be placed a kettle or any other
vessel, and I prefer to make this cradle to swivel upon the upper arm.
The lower arm of my upper member I make with a suitable cage projecting from
the extremity into which may be placed the vessel or holder for the spirit or other
lamp which is to be employed in connection with my improved stand.
Beneath the lower member or lower bracket I form a hook like projection on to
which may be hung a funnel or extinguisher of an ornamental form to be used in
connection with the apparatus.
I sometimes make my spirit vessel holder to be detachable from the bracket
and I make it of any ornamental configuration or design which will harmonise
with the general character and design of the stand and brackets formed upon the
same.
When so desired I may make my swivelling stand with a T like head and may
arrange upon the upper swivelling member, two or more arms each of which may
contain receptacles for carrying say, vases or other articles.
I do not limit the application of my invention to any particular shape or

page_text: arrangement of parts forming the ornamental portion of the apparatus, but I
modify my design having my swivelling arrangement of construction as herein-
before described to suit the style of ornamentation and class of furniture or
decoration with which the stand is to harmonise. I may weight or counter-balance
the lower portion of my framework to prevent accidental overturning, and I may
give a telescopic as well as a swivelling motion to the bracket like members of my
framework when such a combination would be of an advantage for any particular
purpose for which the stand or frame may be intended.
Dated this 23rd day of December 1896
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents.
Improvements in Portable Stands for Heating Apparatus, Flowers,
and other like Purposes.
I, MARY HARRIET KINNEAR, of Eashing Park, Godalming in the County of
Surrey, 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 invention relates to an improved combination and arrangement of parts
forming a stand to be used for supporting a spirit lamp, kettle, and articles in
connection with the same, and also for use as a stand for displaying flowers and for
producing other ornamental effects.
In one mode of carrying my invention into effect as illustrated in the accom-
panying drawing when constructing a stand suitable for carrying a lamp and for
supporting a kettle or like vessel, I make the base A of the stand preferably of
tripod form as shown, although I do not limit the application of my invention to
any particular shape of framework or arrangement of base. Within the central
portion of the base or standard A, I place a hollow rod or tube B into which I
introduce an upper member C forming the stand or supporting arm of the arrange-
ment. This upper member I make in the form of a tube having two arms D, E,
carried from the vertical stem C and the lower portion of the vertical stem I cause
to enter the standard or hollow member B of the stand in such a manner that the
whole upper apparatus forming the double bracket can be rotated freely within the
fixed or lower portion of the stand. When so desired I make the lower member
or socket B with a clip or thumb screw or other like device for fixing the upper
stem C in any desired position when it is not intended to be freely rotated.
I make the socket with the lower member B in any ordinary manner and I may
form the stem C of the top bracket with projections or pins which will prevent,
when it is so desired, the upper portion from being removed from the lower.
I arrange the upper member of my combination stand with the top arm D from
which depends a cradle F or other attachment onto which may be placed a kettle
such as Ġ or any other vessel, and I prefer to make this cradle F to swivel upon
the upper arm D.
The lower arm E of my upper member I make with a suitable cage H projecting
from the extremity into which may be placed the vessel or holder for the spirit or
other lamp such as I, which is to be employed in connection with my improved
stand.
Beneath the lower member or lower bracket I form a hook like projection J on

page_text: to which may be hung a funnel or extinguisher K of an ornamental form to be
used in connection with the apparatus.
I sometimes make my spirit vessel holder to be detached from the bracket and I
make it of any ornamental configuration or design which will harmonise with the
general character and design of the stand and brackets formed upon the same.
When so desired I may make my swivelling stand with a T like head and may
arrange upon the upper swivelling member, two or more arms each of which may
contain receptacles for carrying say, vases or other articles.
I do not limit the application of my invention to any particular shape or arrange-
ment of parts forming the ornamental portion of the apparatus, but I modify
my design having my swivelling arrangement of construction as herein before
described to suit the style of ornamentation and class of furniture or decoration
with which the stand is to harmonise. I may weight or counterbalance the lower
portion of my framework to prevent accidental overturning, and I may give a
telescopic as well as a swivelling motion to the bracket like members of my frame-
work when such a combination would be of an advantage for any particular
purpose for which the stand or frame may be intended.
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. In portable stands for heating apparatus, flowers and like purposes the
provision of upper and lower telescopic stems as a means of radial and vertical
adjustment substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore desribed.
2. Improvements in portable stands for heating apparatus, flowers and like
purposes substantially as and for the purpose herein before described with reference
to the accompanying drawing.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents.