An Improved Violin Chin-rest.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 30th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 13th Jan., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Violin Chin-rest.
I, GEORGE HERRING EAMES of South Framingham, County of Middlesex,
State of Massachusetts, United States of America, Mechanic, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object to improve the construction of chin rests for
violins and the like, whereby it may be adjusted to fit and be secured to instruments
of different thicknesses, and my invention consists in details of construction to be
hereinafter set forth.
The support for the rest is composed of two parts movable one with relation to
the other, the upper part being formed or struck up from sheet. metal, and.com-
prising a lip to which the rest is attached, and which is adapte I to bear upon the
face or upper side of the instrument, and a downwardly extended post or shank
portion, having a central vertical groove or depression formed upon its inside,
which thereby produces a corresponding vertical rib or projection upon the
outside.
The lower part of the support or holder is likewise struck up or formed from
sheet metal, comprising a lip adapted to bear against the underside of the instru-
ment, and an upwardly extended post or shank portion having a central vertical
groove or depressed portion upon the inside to receive the vertical rib or projection
above mentioned and the edges of the said upwardly extended post or shank
portion are folded upon itself so as to embrace the edges of the said post or shank
portion.
A screw passes up through the bottom lip and enters an internally screw threaded
projection secured to the inside of the post or shank portion.
This projection may be made of a piece of tubing, screw threaded internally
and soldered or otherwise secured to the post or shank portion in the groove or
depression before mentioned.
By turning the aforesaid screw it will be seen that the upper and lower lips are
moved toward each other to thereby attach the support or holder to instruments of
various thicknesses.
The vertical rib before mentioned serves as a guide for the grooved shank
portion while stiffness of the parts is materially increased by grooving, and the
groove or depression aforesaid also presents a suitable recess for the passage of
the screw in order that the support or holder may be brought much closer to the
instrument.
Felt or cork or other suitable packing will be interposed between the lips and
the body of the instrument.
Dated this 7th day of March 1002
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Violin Chin-rest.
I, GEORGE HERRING EAMES of South Framingham, County of Middlesex,
State of Massachusetts, United States of America, Mechanic, 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 :-
This invention has for its object to improve the construction of chin rests for

page_text: violins and the like, whereby it may be adjusted to fit and be secured to instruments
of different thicknesses, and my invention consists in the details of construction
.hereinafter set forth.
In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1, shows in side elevation a chin rest embodying this invention.
Figure 2 is a front elevation of the chin rest shown in Figure 1, and
Figure 3 is an enlarged cross section of the chin-rest shown in Figure 2, taken
on the dotted line y-y.
The support for the rest a is composed of two parts movable one with relation to
the other, the upper part being formed or struck up from sheet metal, and
-comprising a lip a¹ to which the rest a is attached, and which is adapted to bear
upon the face or upper side of the instrument, a downwardly extending post or
shank portion b, having a central vertical groove or depression formed upon its
inside, which thereby produces a corresponding vertical rib or projection 6², upon
the outside.
The lower part of the support or holder is likewise struck up or formed from
sheet metal, comprising a lip c, adapted to bear against the underside of the
instrument and the upwardly extending post or shank portion c¹, having a central
vertical groove or depression upon the inside to receive the vertical rib or
projection 2, and the edges of said upwardly extending post or shank portion
are overturned or folded upon itself to embrace the edges of the post or shank
portion b.
:
A screw d passes up through the lip c, and enters the internally screw threaded
projection 3, secured to the inside of the post or shank portion b.
This projection 63 may be made of a piece of tubing, screw threaded internally,
and soldered or otherwise secured to the post or shank portion in the groove or
.depression 1.
By turning the screw d it will be seen that the lips a' and c, are moved toward
and from each other, to thereby attach the support or holder to instruments of
varying thicknesses.
The rib serves as a guide for the grooved shank portion c', while stiffness of the
parts is materially increased by grooving, and the groove b' also presents a suitable
recess for the passage of the screw d in order that the support or holder may be
brought much closer to the instrument.
Felt or cork or other suitable packing may be interposed between the lips and the
body of the instrument.
Having now particularly described and 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 :-
1. The rest a, and its support or holder, comprising the upper and lower parts,
movable with relation to each other, the upper part having a lip u', a downwardly
-extending post or shank portion b, with a vertical groove b' upon the inside, and
corresponding vertical rib 62, upon the outside, and the internally screw threaded
projection, and the lower part having the lip c, and an upwardly extending post
or shank portion e' with a vertical groove upon its inner side, to receive the rib b³,
and with folded edges to embrace the edges of the upper part, and the screw
passing up through the lip c and entering or passing through the projection 6³,
substantially as described..
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Dated this 30th day of November 1802
all
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.