Improvements in Trays or Stands to form (with Tea or Coffee Pots and other Articles) Rests or Supports for Newspapers and the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 27th July, 1893-Accepted, 16th Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Trays or Stands to form (with Tea or Coffee Pots
and other Articles) Rests or Supports for Newspapers and the
like.
I, HENRY EDWARD HARRIS, of the Bank House, Leighton Buzzard, in the
County of Bedford, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide means for more conveniently holding
newspapers or the like in conjunction with tea or coffee pots and other articles.
According to my invention I provide a tray or stand upon which the tea or coffee
pot or other article is placed, having a raised edge piece along the front and two or
more brackets at about right angles therewith behind the said edge piece so that a
newspaper or the like may be easily placed behind the raised edge piece and before
the said brackets, whereby the paper is held in position and prevented from slipping
backwards or forwards, while the upper part of the paper rests against the tea or
coffee pot or other article which thus acts as a support or prop, thereby making
a very convenient stand for reading during breakfast or other times.
I preferably make the front edge piece curved, thereby causing the newspaper
or other article to be more self supporting than when resting perfectly flat.
Dated this 27th day of October 1892.
HENRY EDWARD HARRIS.
Brewer & Son,
33, Chancery Lane, London.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Trays or Stands to form (with Tea or Coffee Pots
and other Articles) Rests or Supports for Newspapers and the
like.
I, HENRY EDWARD HARRIS, of the Bank House, Leighton Buzzard, in the
County of Bedford, 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 :-
The object of my invention is to provide means for more conveniently holding
newspapers or the like in conjunction with tea or coffee pots and other articles.
According to my invention I provide a tray or stand upon which the tea or
coffee pot or other article is placed, having a raised edge piece along the front and
two or more brackets at about right angles therewith behind the said edge piece so
that a newspaper or the like may be easily placed behind the raised edge piece and
before the said brackets, whereby the paper is held in position and prevented from
slipping backwards or forwards, while the upper part of the paper rests against
the tea or coffee pot or other article, which thus acts as a support or prop,
thereby making a very convenient stand for reading during breakfast or other
times.
My invention will be clearly understood by further describing same with reference
to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is a front elevation, Figure 2 is a side elevation, Figure 3 is a plan
of the stand or support constructed according to my invention, and Figure 4 is a
perspective view of the same article or device shewing the application thereof in
combination with a teapot for supporting a newspaper whereby such newspaper or
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page_text: other document is readily supported on a table for facilitating the easy reading of
the contents of same.
Similar letters of reference refer to like parts in all the figures.
A A' A' is the raised edge piece along the front, the two outer projections A. A'
may be say 3 inches high, and the central A' say 2 inches. B B are the inner
or side brackets having a space C left between them and the raised front
edge A A' A', and it is in this space that the end of the newspaper or other article
is placed, the upper part of which is supported by the teapot or other article which is
placed on the base plate D of the stand, all as clearly shewn by the perspective
view Fig. 4.
I preferably make the front edge piece curved, thereby causing the newspaper
or other article to be more self supporting than when resting perfectly flat, and the
design or pattern of the device may of course vary as fancy or taste may dictate
without departing from the invention.
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. In stands for newspapers and the like, the forming of same with front raised
edge A A' A', such as that shewn, and side brackets B B' with space C between,
and base plate D to be used in combination with a teapot, coffee pot or other
article for supporting a newspaper or other document, for facilitating the reading of
same, as set forth.
2. The stands for newspapers and other documents, constructed arranged and
acting substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated
with reference to the accompanying drawings together with any mere modification
or modifications thereof.
Dated this 27th day of July 1892
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for Applicant.