An Improved Stand or Support for Glasses, Dishes, Plates and such like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 17th May, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 17th Feb., 1899-Accepted, 22nd Apr., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Stand or Support for Glasses, Dishes, Plates and
such like.
I, JAMES GRAHAM, Marquis of Graham, of Buchanan Castle, Drymen, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a stand or support of a novel construction and which
is designed to hold glasses, dishes, plates or such like in a horizontal position
no matter whether the table or surface upon which the stand or support is placed
may be in a truly horizontal position or not. The device is specially designed
for use on the tables of passenger vessels and yachts.
In carrying out the invention I make a stand of any convenient shape and
design and with, by preference, three or four feet which may be shod or covered
with rubber. The stand carries a ring provided with two diametrically opposite
bearings by or from which a second ring is suspended or supported, and this
second ring again has two diametrically opposite bearings arranged at positions
midway between the bearings of the other ring. Carried on or supported by
the bearings of the second ring is a flat plate or surface preferably provided with
a rim or edge. Upon this surface the glass or other vessel is placed.
The plate or surface and the second ring can freely swing or move upon the
bearings.
Dated this 18th day of May 1898
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
100, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.
An Improved Stand or Support for Glasses, Dishes, Plates and
Buch like,
I, JAMES GRAHAM, Marquis of Graham, of Buchanan Castle, Drymen, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is io
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:.
This invention relates to a stand or support of an improved general construction
and which is designed to hold glasses, dishes, plates or such like in a horizontal
position no matter whether the table or surface upon which the stand or support
is placed may be in a truly horizontal position or not. The device is specially
designed for use on the tables of passenger vessels and yachts.
And in order that my said invention may be properly understood I have here-

page_text: unto appended an explanatory sheet of drawings which shows, by way of example,
a stand suitable for holding glass tumblers or such like.
Fig. 1 is a plan view and Fig. 2 a vertical section of the stand.
The stand shown on the drawings consists of a ring a provided with three sup-
porting legs b whose feet, b may be shod or covered with rubber or like material.
Two bearing pins or screws c, c, are fitted in the ring a at diametrically opposite
points and on these pins a second concentric ring d is movably carried. The
ring has also two bearing pins or screws e fitted in it at points diametrically
opposite and at positions midway between the bearing pins c. Fitted upon the
screws e are coupling sleeves f into which screws g, passed through the metal
holder h, enter.
The holder has a rim h¹ at its upper end.
The tumbler is inserted in the holder h.
The holder with the tumbler therein can freely swing upon the bearings e
whilst the ring d can freely swing upon the bearings c.
If so desired instead of having a holder h the bearings of the ring d can be
made to support a flat or hollow plate or surface, preferably provided with a rim
or edge, upon which a plate, cup, or other vessel can be placed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I consider novel and desire to claim is:-
The construction or general arrangement and combination of parts of the
stand substantially as herein before set forth.
Dated this 16th day of February 1890
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
100, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.