Improvements in the Feet or Base of Stands which are suitable for Vertical Pumps for Inflating Cycle and Motor Wheel Tyres, and for Camera, Music Stand, Table, and other Stands.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Jan., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 27th Jan.. 1897-Accepted, 15th. May. 1997
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Feet or Base of Stands which are suitable for
Vertical Pumps for Inflating Cycle and Motor Wheel Tyres, and
for Camera, Music Stand, Table, and other Stands.
We GEORGE AUGUSTUS KRINKS of 235-6 Icknield Street Birmingham in the
County of Warwick, Manufacturer and CHARLES GEORGE HEAVEN of 107 Vyse Street
Birmingham aforesaid Jeweller, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention
to be as follows:-
Our invention has for its object improvements in the feet or base of stands which
are suitable for vertical pumps for inflating cycle and motor wheel tyres and for
camera, music stand, table and other stands and which may be easily closed up so as
to occupy exceedingly little space and when opened is very firm and rigid.
We make our new foot preferably as a tripod but there may be any number of
feet on the same principle. Each foot or portion of the foot is composed of two
struts pivoted together so that they will open out quite straight or beyond straight.
The end of one strut is hinged to a flanged hand on the bottom of the centre leg
which may be a tube and the end of the other strut is hinged to a ring higher up
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the pillar post or tube which supports the article whether table, stand or pump.
locking clip is connected to the bottom or top ring with a catch on the other ring
or part so as to lock the feet down when spread out as a stand. When the catch or
clip is released the top ring may be slided upwards until all the struts, whether few
or many, according to the number of feet lie level against the post pillar tube or
other stand. These feet or stands may be made from metal, wood, or other material
or partly from one and partly from the other.
GEORGE BARKER,
.77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Feet or Base of Stands which are suitable for
Vertical Pumps for Inflating Cycle and Motor Wheel Tyres, and
for Camera, Music Stand, Table, and other Stands.
We, GEORGE AUGUSTUS KRINKS, of 235-6, Icknield Street Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Manufacturer and CHARLES GEORGE HEAVEN, of 107 Vyse Street
Birmingham, aforesaid, Jeweller, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
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Our invention has for its object improvements in the feet or base of stands which

page_text: are suitable for vertical pumps for inflating cycle and motor wheel tyres and for
camera, music stand table and other stands and which may be easily closed up so as
to occupy exceedingly little space and when opened is very firm and rigid.
We make our new foot preferably as a tripod but there may be any number of
feet on the same principle. Each foot or portion of the foot is composed of two
struts pivotted together so that they will open out quite straight or beyond straight.
The end of one strut is hinged to a flanged hand on the bottom of the centre leg
which may be a tube and the end of the other strut is hinged to a ring higher up the
pillar post or tube which supports the article whether table, stand or pump. A
locking clip is connected to the bottom or top ring with a catch on the other ring or
'part so as to lock the feet down,, when spread out as a stand. When the catch
or clip is released the top ring may be slid upwards, until all the struts whether few
or many according to the number of feet lie level against the post pillar tube or
other stand. These feet or stands may be made froin metal, wood or other inaterial
or partly from one and partly from the other.
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In order that our invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried into
practical effect we have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which we have
illustrated one example of our feet or base for various purposes but in this particular
instance the base is shown as constructed for and as applied to a foot pump or inflater
and which will serve to make known the principle but it must, be understood that
the general configuration and design may be greatly varied and that it is applicable
generally to such like purposes as those herein before enumerated.
Figure 1 is an elevation of my base or feet as applied to a stand A ready for use
which forms the barrel or shell of an air, pump or inflater for pneumatic tyres of
wheels for cycles and other purposes and the part A may become the stand proper
of any table, music, camera, stand or the like and may consist of a 'hollow tube, a cane,
wood or other material.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same pump P and stand A but collapsed into a
small compass for packing or storage or portable purposes.
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Figure 3 shows the base or feet separated from the stand A and extended as
in use.. :
Figure 4 shows the base or foot also separated from the stand 'A' but collapsed
into a compact condition for storage.
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Our new base or feet are formed so as to fold up or collapse into a compact space
or straight line such as seen at Figures 2 and 4 and are opened out and locked as
feet by the locking catch or clip K K which is fastened to the ring E at eat the top
end and has the button-hole k¹ and slot 2 at the lower end to take over the button or
stud 63 of B which maintains the foot locked in its open position as shown so locked
by Figures 1 and 3. The base consists of any convenient number of struts such as M
and N but preferably not less than three of each. The upper struts M are hinged 4
or pivotted to the upper or sliding ring E by the ears e¹ and pivots e² and the lower
struts N are likewise hinged or pivotted to the lower or fast ring B at the bottom of
the stand by the ears 6' and pivots 62 which ring I prefer to make of L section as
shown at Figure 5. The ends of the struts M are then jointed to the ends of the
struts. N by the pivots mas clearly shown. It will be seen that these struts and
rings are capable of considerable variation in shape and of a variety of ornamenta-
tion and also that the struts at the lower end may be fastened to any pillar direct
without the ring B'and that the struts may be of wood, cane, or other material.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what" we
claim.is.
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The improvements in the feet or base of stands which are suitable for vertical
pumps for inflating cycle and motor wheel tyres and for camera, music, table and
other stands, and consisting of struts such as M.and N hinged together at one end.
and pivotally connected at their extremities, the ends of the upper struts M lifting 55

page_text: with the sliding ring E so as to collapse or fold together and to lock when open
all substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and shown upon the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
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GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.