Improvements in Music Stools.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Music Stools.
JOHN BRANDT & CHARLES KRUGER, 97A, Ashmore Road. St. Peters Park, Pad-
dington, London, Cabinet Makers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
A. Body of musicstool.
B. Box telescoping in body A.
C. Iron plates bent 1" at angle and fixed to the ends of box B, but leaves
1/4" space on sides between box B and plates C, for plate D to move.
D. Iron plates bent at angle on slanted edge projecting
grooves of box B, and fixed to frame E.
" which slides in
F. Blocks fixed to frame E, which slide in grooves G, in body A.
H. Screwes revolve in body A, and works frame E to and fro.
I Iron plates fixed at all corners in body A to meet friction of plates C. K seat,
hinged on box B to lift up. L Canterburry case to hold music, fixed to seat K.
M Chain to act as stay for seat K.
JOHN BRANDT.
CHARLES KRUGER.
Improvements in Music Stools.
JOHN BRANDT & CHARLES KRUGER, No. 97A, Ashmore Road, Paddington, W.,
Cabinet-Maker's, 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:-
Our invention relates to improvements in music stools and the like, and has for
its object the construction of such stools so that the seats can be raised and
lowered at pleasure according to the dimensions of the apparatus.
In order that our invention may be better understood, we now proceed to
describe the same with reference to the drawings accompanying our Provisional
Specification, and to the letters and figures marked thereon, like letters refer to
like parts in the various figures.
Figure I is a part sectional front view of a double stool carrying two seats, and,
Figure II, is plan thereof seen from below, and Figure III, is an end view.
A main body forming a box carried on four legs and is divided so as to accomo-
date the means for raising and lowering two seats independently of each other,
Price 871

page_text: but it may of course be constructed for only one seat. In each division of the
box A, telescopes a box, B, carrying a seat, K. Two sides of the box, B, have
slanting groves into which fit plates, D. Alternatively the slanting groves may
be in two separate plates C, suitably of cast iron each fixed to one of the sides
of box B. The plates 1), are fixed to frame, E, which is shorter than the box A.
These plates, D, slide between the box B, and plates, C, which latter may, if
desired extend the whole length of the box, B. The frame, E, is provided with
blocks, F, which slide in groves, G, on the box A and are reciprocated by a
screw H working in a nut on the frame E. The screw His prevented from work-
ing out by washers and a pin. In the drawings the plates, D, carried by the
frame E are rectangular at the bottom and have an upper slanting edge which is
bent at an angle to the plate to fit in to the groves in the sides of the box B or
the plates C fixed thereto. Plates I, conveniently of metal preferably provided in
the four corners of each of the box A to meet the friction of the plates C. When
the screw H is rotated, the slanting edges of the plates D engaging in the slant-
_ing grooves in the inner box or plates C fixed to the latter raise or lower the
inner box, which is guided by the outer box. The arrangement of the parts is
such that the inner box B can only be raised to a certain height, to prevent the
lower edges of the inner box being raised above the upper edges of the outer box.
This object is conveniently attained by the abutment of the ends of two of the
blocks D and of the frame E against the sides of the outer box as shown in the
drawings. The seat, padded or otherwise is hinged to one side of the division of
the box, B, and is provided with a receptacle L to hold music or other matter.
The receptacle to fit into the box, B, when the seat K is turned down. To pre-
vent the seat K falling over when open, there can be a chain M or other device,
attached at one end of L and the other to a convenient part with the box B.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
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1st. A music or like stool having an outer box or main body in which telescopes
an inner box which carries the seat and is adapted to be raised and lowered by
slanting plates engaging in diagonally slanting grooves on the inner box, or in
plates fixed thercon and operated by any suitable means substantially as
described.
2nd. A music or like stool having an outer box or main body in which tele-
scopes an inner box which carries the seat and is adapted to be raised and lowered
within the outer box by slanting plates engaging with and sliding in diagonally
slanting grooves on the inner box or plates fixed thereto which slanting plates are
carried on a frame sliding by means of blocks in grooves on the outer box and
reciprocated by a screw working in a nut and the said frame, said screw being
pevented from working out by washers and a pin substantially as described.
3rd. In combination with such stool corner pieces to meet the friction of the
plates, substantially as described.
4th. A music or like stool substantially as described and illustrated.
JOHN BRANDT.
CHARLES KRUGER.