A New or Improved Chin Rest for Violins.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 17th Sept., 1889-Accepted, 19th Oct., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Chin Rest for Violins.
I ALBERT WILLIAM MILLS of 23 Glengali Road, Old Kent Road, in the County of
Surrey Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to a new or Improved chin rest for Violins, and consists of
an angular piece of suitable metal or other material covered over with leather, or other
convenient substance, whose lower part or flap is designed to rest under the chin,
while the upper part bears against the cheek or jawbone.
The lower part or flap of the rest is secured by set screws, or otherwise, a bar of
wood, or other suitable material, upon which rests the back of the lower end of the
violin, the front thereof bearing upon the under surface of the lower part of the
rest; so that the violin is fixed between the latter and the said bar by means of
the set screws above mentioned.
Dated this 18th day of December 1888
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents to the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Chin Rest for Violins.
I, ALBERT WILLIAM MILLS of 23 Glengall Road, Old Kent Road in the County of
Surrey, Gentleman 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 inventions relates to a new or improved Chin rest for Violins, and consists of
an angular piece of suitable metal or other material covered over with leather or
other convenient substance, whose lower part or flap is designed to rest under the
chin, whilst the upper part bears against the cheek or jawbone.
Heretofore chin rests, owing to their not being suitably shaped, were painful to the
chin and jaw, which they often chafed or otherwise injured so as to become almost
unbearable. According to my invention such defect is entirely obviated, the rest
whose inner curvature is made to correspond accurately with the shape of the chin
and that of the side of the jawbone, fitting and bearing comfortably thereon. To the
lower part or flap of the rest is secured by set screws or otherwise a bar of wood or
other suitable material upon which rests the back of the lower end of the violin.
The front thereof bearing upon the under surface of the lower part of the rest, so
that the violin is fixed between the latter and the said bar by means of the set screws
above mentioned.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have shown the
same in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1. is a side view of my improved
Chin rest fixed to a Violin, Fig. 2. is an end view, Fig. 3. a plan, and Fig. 4. a
central section of the said rest. As shown in Drawings my improved chin rest
consists of a shaped plate P of metal or other suitable material, covered in such a
manner, as to bear accurately and comfortably against the bottom part of the chin,
and the side of the jaw bone of the user. To the lower part of the chin rest is fixed
or formed a bar bearing two perforated ends e. e, in which are screwed the
rectangular pins p. p³, screwthreaded at their ends, upon the lower of which are
likewise screwed the upper extremities of two tapped cylinders c. c¹. The lower
extremeties of these cylinders are secured to the pins o. o' forming part of a bar s
upon which rests the rear end of the back of the violin.

page_text: The cylinders c c¹ being first loosened, the rear or inner end of the violin is place
as shown in Figure 1, between the bars bands and the said cylinders are screwed
on until the violin is securely fixed to the chin rest.
By making use of the latter when playing the instrument, the same is easily and
conveniently hold and supported under the neck of the player, which is an advantage
not hitherto obtained. I may likewise use any other suitable means for fixing the
rest to a violin.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, what I claim is,
The peculiar construction of chin rests for violins and like instruments, herein
shewn and described.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents.