Improvements in Portable Stands for Music, Showcards, and other such like purposes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 2nd July, 1894-Accepted, 29th Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portable Stands for Music, Showcards, and other
such like purposes.
I, MARSHALL GLOVER, of 124 Stephens Green, Dublin, Ireland, Artist in
Photography do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in portable stands for music show-
cards and other such like purposes, by which I provide a light telescopic stand
which will remain at any heighth without the use of set screws or other con-
trivances which are not automatic in action. My stand may be made of bamboo,
light iron, brass or other tubes and the telescopic arrangement is exceedingly
cheap simple and effective in action.
In carrying my invention into effect I form the stand of two three or more
lengths of bamboo light iron, brass or other tubing each piece of which is made so
as to telescope within the other. The lower tube is attached to a piece suitably
designed to form the base. At the top of the lower tube I provide two three or
more springs so curved that while one end is attached to the lower tube the upper
part has a sufficient pressure against the inner tube to retain it in any position
when it is drawn out. Such arrangement may be provided at each telescopic
section and the whole can be opened or closed to any length with the greatest
rapidity.
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Dated this 30th day of September 1893.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portable Stands for Music, Showcards, and other
such like purposes.
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I, MARSHALL GLOVER, of 124 Stephens Green, Dublin Ireland, Artist in
Photography, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 has for its object improvements in portable stands for music, show-
cards and other such like purposes, as for instance stands bearing objects for
resting the sight upon while being photographed by which I provide a light
telescopic stand which will remain at any heighth without the use of set screws or
other contrivances, which are not automatic in action. My stand may be made of
bamboo, light iron brass or other tubes and the telescopic arrangement is
exceedingly cheap simple and effective in action.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon
which I have shown the application of my improvements for several purposes.
Figure 1, is a view showing the application of my invention to a telescopic
sight rest for photography.
Figure 2, shows the same arrangement closed up.
Figure 3, is an enlarged view of the spring slide A.

page_text: Figure 5, is a similar section to Figure 4 but showing a modification in the
number of springs.
Figure 6, is a view showing the application of my invention to a combined
swing screen and reflector.
In carrying my invention into effect I form the stand of two, three, or more
lengths A. of bamboo, light iron, brass, or other tubing each piece of which is
made 30 as to telescope within the other. The lower tube is attached to a piece
suitably designed to form the base B. At the top of the lower tube I provide
two three or more springs C so curved that while the one end c' is attached to the
lower tube the upper part has a sufficient pressure against the inner tube to
retain it in any position when it is drawn out. Such arrangement may be provided
at each telescopic section and the whole can be opened or closed to any length
with the greatest rapidity.
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In some cases I may have only one telescopic length as shown by Figure 6 and
may vary the shape and the number of springs as for instance I may have three
as at Figure 5 or more if so desired and of course the article or object D which is
mounted upon the top may be varied to any extent as for instance a music stand,
show card or other object.
Having now particularly described & 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 :-
The improvements in portable stands for music, showcards, and other such like
purposes consisting of the spring telescopic arrangement C substantially as and
for the purpose herein set forth & shown upon the accompanying sheet of
drawings.
Dated this 30th day of June 1894.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.