Improvements in and appertaining to Artists' Drawing-boards.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 11th Aug., '894-Accepted, 15th Sept., 1894'
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and appertaining to Artists' Drawing-boards.
We, WILLIAM HAMPDEN SUGDEN and WILLIAM ARTHUR SUGDEN both of
Keighley in the County of York, Architects, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows, that is to say :-
:-
It has special reference to those drawing-boards which are for the use of water-
colour artists who, prior to applying their colours to the paper, stretch such paper
so that it will present a perfectly flat and even surface, and our said invention
consists of forming said boards and parts appertaining thereto in such a manner
that the well known process of stretching the paper in one two or more layers and
that without having to use glue or other adhesive substance to attach same to the
board, may be readily and efficiently carried out, while again the central part of
the board, or the drawing-board proper, may be removed without detaching the
stretched paper from its holding devices by which means the artist has perfectly
free and unrestricted access to both sides of his paper as and whenever he may
desire.
To attain the object of our invention we make use of the well known form of
drawing-board and frame for encircling same, however, instead of forming the
board to merely fill the opening in its frame we form a flange, rebate or rabbet on
both the frame and the board so that when the latter is inserted into the opening
in the former and their flanged or rabbetted parts are pressed together the faces of
the board and frame are level or flush with each other. The board being held in
this position within its frame by turn buttons or other appropriate fasteners.
Upon the frame we mount clamping pieces or holders, which we preferably cause
to pass through openings made therein so that screwed-nuts of a suitable form may
be employed for drawing the hooked or jawed ends of the clamping pieces firmly
against that face of the frame which is flush with the board.
By the employment of this arrangement of means the stretched paper is firmly
held against the frame which holds it in suitable position relatively with the board
80 that the latter performs all the functious desired of it, yet may be displaced
without disturbing the paper.
The jaws of the holders are made of sufficient breadth and otherwise of an
appropriate shape so that they are enabled to hold the paper firmly and securely
against the frame without tearing or damaging it.
On the back of the frame a projecting rib or flange is formed to extend beyond
the outer ends or extremities of the holding clamps and nuts or screws so that these
latter are covered or protected from being an inconvenience to the user.
Dated this 10th day of November 1893.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and appertaining to Artists' Drawing-boards.
We, WILLIAM HAMPDEN SUGDEN and WILLIAM ARTHUR SUGDEN both of
Keighley in the County of York, Architects, 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, that is to say :-
It has especial reference to those drawing-boards which are for the use of water-
colour artists who, prior to applying their colours to the paper, damp and stretch
such paper so that it will present a perfectly flat and even surface, and our said
invention consists of forming said boards and parts appertaining thereto in such a
manner that the well known process of stretching the paper in one, two or more
layers and that without having to use glue or other adhesive substance to attach
same to the board, may be readily and efficiently carried out, while again the
central part of the board, or the drawing-board proper, may be removed without
detaching the stretched paper from its holding devices by which means the artist
has perfectly free and unrestricted access to both sides of his paper, as and whenever
he may desire.
In order that our said invention may be more readily understood we have
hereunto appended a sheet of drawings illustrative thereof to which by figures and
letters, reference is made in the following description.
Fig. 1 is a back view of an artists' drawing board constructed in accordance
with our invention.
Figs. 2 and 3 are sectional front and side views respectively of said boards.
Fig. 4 is a similar view to Fig. 1 but is enlarged scale and shows only a portion
of the board.
Fig. 5 is sectional side view on line A B of parts shown by Fig. 4.
Figs. 6, 7, 8 and 9 are detail drawings hereinafter referred to.
Similar letters and figures refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
To attain the object of our invention we make use of the well known form of
drawing-board a and frame for encircling same, however, instead of forming the
board a to merely fill the opening in its frame we form a flange, rebate or
rabbet b' on the frame and a corresponding one a' on the board a so that when
the latter is inserted into the opening in the former and their flanged or rabbetted
parts a bare pressed together the faces a b' of the board a and frame b are level
or flush with each other. The board a is held in this position within its frame 6 by
the turn buttons c or other appropriate fasteners.
Upon the frame 6 we mount clamping pieces or holders d, which we preferably
cause to pass through openings e made in said frame b so that a screwed nut f of
the shape shown by Fig. 6 or of that shown by Fig. 8, the latter form together
with the washer m being preferably used may be employed for drawing the hooked
or jawed ends 9 of these said clamping pieces d firmly against the face of the
frame b.
g
By the employment of this arrangement of means stretched paper is firmly held
against the frame b which holds it in suitable position relatively with the board a
60 that the latter performs all the functions desired of it yet it may be displaced
without disturbing the paper.
The jaws g of the holders d are made of sufficient breadth and otherwise of an
appropriate shape as by having the heel part gl and the roughened, furrowed or
serrated under surface so that they are enabled to hold the paper firmly and
securely against the frame b without tearing or damaging it.
On the back of the frame ba projecting rib or flange k is formed to extend
beyond the outer ends or extremities of the holding clamps c and nuts or screws f
of the holders d so that these latter are covered or protected from being an
inconvenience to the user.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is ;-
1. The combination of the paper holding device formed as described, with an
artists' drawing-board substantially as and for the purposes specified.
2. In an artists' drawing-board, the method of forming the board and the frame
so that the former may be detachably secured to the latter in the relative positions
described substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
3. In an artists' drawing-board, the combination of frame and board as described,
means for detachably securing said board within said frame, and the device for
holding the paper, substantially as shewn and described.
Dudh: 10th dow of Anant 1894
W. H. SUGDEN,
W. A. SUGDEN,
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.