Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 9th Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 10th Mar., 1883
WILLIAM SPINKS RILEY Musical Instrument Dealer Corporation Street Birmingham
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My improvement has reference to Music Stands, those usually used for Violin, or
other purposes, either as a stand for the floor, or Table.
I purpose to make them of different size tubing to fit in each other like unto a
telescope so as to shut up into a small compass, and make them more portable for
carriage. I also purpose to abandon the screw or pin at present in use, and which is
used for the purpose of regulating the height, and holding secure the rod, or tubo
which carries the desk, or legs in their place.
I purpose to affix a pin, or bolt one edge of which is tapered, and the other square
after the style of a door latel, one end of which shall protrude through a socket,
& engages itself with the moveable rod or tube which rod, or tube I purpose to make
with a ratchet the other end of the said pin is affixed to a lover, or button, which
lever or button is acted upon by a spring such spring being made to play against
the lever or pin in such a way as to keep it always pressing the pin against the
ratchet of the rod or tube, thus when the rod, or tube is required raising, it has
only to be forced up when the ratchet slips by the pin, or when the rod, or tube is
at the required height the spring compells the pin or lever to enter into one of the
ratchets and thus hold the rod or tube which carries the desk in its position. When
the rod, or tube is required to be lowered the finger is applied to the lever, or button
when compressing the spring releases the pin from the ratchet, and so allows the rod,
or tube to be lowered at will. By a slight alteration in the shape of the end of the
pin or lever it may be made self acting, and so be worked without the aid of the hand
compress the spring.
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My invention can also be used in connection with a music stool thus doing away
with the serew for raising, or lowering it.
Dated this 9th day of March 1987

page_text: Improvements in Music Stands and Stools.
WILLIAM SPINKS RILEY Musical Instrument Dealer Corporation Street Birmingham
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 improvement has reference to Music Stands those usually used for Violins or
other purposes, either as a stand for the floor or table."
I purpose to make them of different size tubing to fit in each other like unto a
telescope so as to shut up into a small compass and make them more portable for
carriage.
I also purpose to abandon the screw or pin at present in use, and which is used
for the purpose of regulating the height and holding secure the rod or tube which
carries the desk or legs. In their place I purpose to affix a pin or bolt one edge of
which is chamfered the other square after the style of a door latch, one end of which
shall protrude through a socket and engages itself with the moveablo rod or tube
which rod or tube I purpose to make with a ratchet the other end of the said pin is
affixed to a lever or button which lever or button is acted upon by a spring such
spring being made to play against the lever, or pin in such a way as to keep it always
pressing the pin against the ratchet of the rod or tube thus when the rod or tube is
required raising it has only to be forced up when the ratchet slips by the pin and
when the rod or tube is at the required height the springs compels the pin or lever to
enter into one of the ratchets and thus hold the rod or tube which carries the desk in
its position.
When the rod or tube is required to be lowered the finger is applied to the lever
or button when compressing the spring releases the pin or lever from the ratchet, and
so allows the rod or tube to be lowered or raised at will.
By a slight alteration in the shape of the end of the pin or lever it may be made
self-acting, & so be worked without the aid of the hand to compress the spring.
My invention can also be used in connection with a music stool thus doing away
with the screw for raising or lowering it.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying Drawings the
manner in which my inventions are to be performed.
SHEET J.
Fig. 1 is a drawing of my improvement in respect to Telescope stands as may be
used for the Table or a Tall Stand which is accomplished in the following manner.
When the stand is required to be used for the Table, the tubes E, and Dare left
analosad in the main tuba &nd the love it 1):
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page_text: When the stand is required to be used as a full length stand the legs are left spread
as before, and the main Tube A is drawn up through the leg guide B & passing the
notch G as shown on Tube A, through the slot as shown in Fig. II Sketch A and B
and turning the Tube A in Fig. I either to the right or left fixes the stand, and by
drawing the tubes E and D out the stand is ready for the desk, which is affixed
in the usual way.
I will now describe my improvements to abandon the objectionable thumb screw
in accompanying drawings.
Fig. III represents what I call a stud or button made with a hole through the
centre such stud or button being made with a thread as shown in Fig. IV which
thread enables it to be attached to the part Fin Fig. I of my drawing. The said
hole has working in it in part a pin which pin is supplied with a coil spring as shown
in Fig. 1V and V this spring is made to play against a shoulder on the pin and
presses it out of the stud or Button, a small cavity is made in the part F to correspond
with the size of the spring and so keeps it in its bounds, between the stud or Button
in part. F in connection with the cavity in part is a small hole sufficiently large
to allow the pin in Fig. V to protrude thus causing it to rub, or ride up and down
the Tube A in Fig. I, in this Tube A are two small holes, one at the top and the other
at the bottom thus when the tube A is drawn up the part F the springs forces the
pin into the hole, and keeps the legs from slipping or vice versa.
SHEET II.
Fig. I is a view of my other improvement in music stands which abandons the
Thumb Screw by holding secure the rod or tube D which carries the desk, which I
purpose to supply with notches, or ratches at frequent intervals up the rod or tube
after the fashion of that set forth I call A for the purpose of identification, at the
end of the main tube (I affix an apparatus after the shape of my drawing Fig. If,
this apparatus has a hole in its centre corresponding in size with the rod or Tube D
this apparatus is supplied with a plug as shown in Fig. III this plug is made to
work in a hole in the apparatus marked A Fig. II at such an angle as to partly over
the hole B, this plug as will be seen has a concave made in it this plug is acted
upon by a spring either coil, or straight which plays against the plug and brings
the round part of the Plug to partly cover the hole B in Fig. II, thus when the
rod or tube D is working in the hole B the spring fixes the full part of the plug
firmly against it, and retards its action, when the rod is required to be raised, or
lowered the plug is pressed and bringing the cavity opposite the hole B frees the
rod or Tule and allows it motion.
This 'lug is held in its place by a pin which passes through Fig. II and engaging
itself with the plug holds it secure.
Fand H in Fig. I is another way by which I purpose to hold the legs E E from
slipping in lieu of the thumb screw, is to affix a spring one end of which is secured
to the plate G by a Pin, this spring is made sufficiently long to overhang the said
plate in such a manner as to rub against the main tube C, and being supplied with
a Tit which slips into a hole at top, or bottom of the Tube & holds the legs from
slipping.
Fig. IV and V is a sketch of my other method of holding secure the rol or tube
which carries the desk. Bis the ratched rod or tube, E is the lever or catch which
engages itself with the ratchet and so prevents the rod, or tube from slipping.
The lever E is fitted with a spring as shown in Fig. Y and marked A and being
affixed to the top of the main tubo by a Pin running through the centre gives a lever
motion the end of the lever is turned and made to overhang the hole which the
ratcheted rods works in, when the rod is required to be lowered the lever is compressed
at F and so released from the slot, this slot or ratchet is made in such a shape, as to
allow the rol or tube to be raised without releasing the lever, by a slight alteration
in the shape of the ratchet and lever, the rod or tube can be made to work up,
or down without compressing the lever.

page_text: SHEET III.
Fig. I is a sketch of my improvement in music stools H is the main part of the
stool which is fitted with a mechanism as shown in Fig. II A in Fig. 1 is the
ratcheted spindle, B is the ratchet G the incline, I is the catch which holds the stool
together for carrying about.
I affix at the top of the body of the stool a plate containing a barrel or tube to
correspond in size with the ratcheted Pin A, and into which the pin A fits, and works
up, and down, this tube has two elongated slots named D. On the plate and partly
covering the holes are fitted two elongated bolts marked G thes: Bolts are fixed to the
plate at one end by a pin E, the other end has an incline, the bolts are kept in their
place by springs F. In Fig. I marked Gare two elongated bent rods which are
attached to the bottom of the seat of the stool by loops or Guide Sockets G G these
rods worked in the elongated slots D in Fig. II, these rods are made to work against
the inclines on the Bolts, and being supplied with handles under the seat of the stool
are easily worked, thus when the seat is required to be raised, or lowered the two
handles are pulled forward the act of which removes the Bolts G from the slots in
the pin by loosing the handles the spring F forces the Bolts into the slots and holds
the seat secure.
Having now described the nature of my invention and the manner in which
the same is to be performed, I wish it to be understood, I do not limit myself to
the precise details herein described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,
as the same may be varied without departing from the nature of my invention
but 1 claim as my invention
Improvements in the mechanism of Music Stands to be used either as a Table
Stand, or a Tall Stand, that is to say after the fashion of a telescope with different
size tubes, as set forth on Sheet I Fig. I in accompanying drawings, also in
abandoning the thumb screw usually used for holding secure the rod or tube which
carries the desk, by ratcheting the rod, and securing it with a lever or pin, as set
forth on sheet II Fig. I. II. III. IV. V. of accompanying drawings, also in
abandoning the thumb screw usually used for holding secure the legs of the said
stand, by applying a small pivet working in a stud or button which pivet is acted
upon by a coil spring, as set forth on Sheet I Fig. III. IV. V of accompanying
drawings, also by applying a spring with a tit, as set forth Sheet II Fig. I and
marked F. H of accompanying drawings.
Also Improvement in Music or other stools by abandoning the screw pin usually
used for raising or lowering the seat by affixing in their place a ratcheted pin and
lever, as set forth on Sheet III. Fig. I of accompanying drawings A being the
ratcheted pin or spindle, and E the lever.
In Virte whereof I the said William Spinks Riley have hereunto set my hand
and seal this Tenth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty seven.
WILLIAM SPINKS RILEY.