Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 19th July. 1887
Complete Left, 14th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 17th Feb., 1888
I, JOHN ELIAS SMITH, of 10 Thurloe Place Winchester, Schoolmaster, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An Easel Peg; made entirely of iron, or of other metal, having & consisting of
(a) Two arms: equal or unequal in length: round or square in shape: for insertion
in the easel; and-
(b) An upright end, at, or nearly at, right angles to the arms; the top of this end
being either square or rounded off.
J. E. SMITH,
Applicant,

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I, JOHN ELIAS SMITH of 55 Hyde Street Winchester in the County of Southampton
late of 10 Thurloe Place Winchester, Schoolmaster 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 consists of an easel peg made of round, square, or any other shape
wire either in iron, steel or any other metal, and is constructed with two arms or
legs of equal or unequal length for insertion in the easel and which can be pushed
close to easel when not in use and close to board when in use and having an upright
end either round, square, or any other shape at top.
If preferable, I construct the ends of the arms with a male-end machine screw to
receive a running nut to screw the peg and so prevent its coming out with or without
a fixed washer in front of the easel which said screw and uut may be on one or both
arms or it may be constructed in the formation of a split key on one or both arms or
legs to spring open after the arms are inserted into the easel or the peg may be made
of wire which is springy and so fasten itself tightly by being compressed into the
holes.
I also adopt collars fixed to the arms of the easel peg to stop its being driven the
whole of the distance of the arms into the easel. The upright end of the peg may
be made either oval, round, semi-circular, square, octagonal, hexagonal, or any other
shape, and may be at right angle or any other angle to the arms or legs. And in
order that my invention may be thoroughly understood I now proceed to describe
the accompanying drawings thereof reference being had to letters and figures
thereon.
Fig. I represents the side view of the peg fitted to the easel, the arms or legs
marked C the easel marked A, the upright end marked B.
Fig. II is the front view of the upright portion of the peg B and the arms or
legs CC.
Fig. III is the plan of the peg the arms or legs C C and the upright portion B.
Fig. V represents the side view of the peg fitted to the easel A by means of a
nut E run up on the male-screw D with the fixed collar F on the arm or leg C with
the upright B.
Fig. V is a side view of the peg with the fixed collar F on the arms or legs C and
the upright B fixed on the easel A.-I do not limit myself to the particular shape or
size of the peg as shewn on the drawings as they may. it is evident, be varied without
departing from the nature of my invention provided it be of such nature as herein
before described. Like letters give like parts in each of the figures; A the ease!

page_text: B the upright portion of the peg, C the arms or legs of the peg D the male screw arms
or legs E the nut F the fixed collar.
Having now fully described the nature and object of my invention and the manner
in which the same is to be performed, I claim as new and novel the following:
1st. The form and shape of the peg for the use of easels with the two arms or
legs CC of equal or unequal length and the upright B bent up to any shape and at
any angle and any size and constructed of any description of metal substantially
herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
2ndly. The combination of the easel peg with or without the collar F and the male
screw to one or both arms or legs D with the nut E or with a plain arm or leg C or
a split arm to act as a key any length or one leg shorter than the other substantially
herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
DL:th of Ta1800
J. E. SMITH,
Applicant.