A Folding Jointed Stay or Bracket for Flap Seats, Side Tables, or Desks, or any Article required to be Folded up out of the way.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Apr., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 29th Jan., 1898-Accepted, 5th Mar., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Folding Jointed Stay or Bracket for Flap Seats, Side Tables, or
Desks, or any Article required to be Folded up out of the way.
WILLIAM ATKINS, 16, Victoria Road, Exmouth, Devon, Carpenter and Joiner,
I do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists of a straight stay or leg with a hinged joint fixed at both
ends, the bottom or lower joint of stay being fixed to keep the said stay in position.
To the top end of jointed stay there is attached a sliding piece which slides to and
fro in a grooved piece fixed to bottom side of flap seat, side table, or desk, or any
article required to be folded up out of the way. To operate any of the above men-
tioned articles to put them out of use you simply lift them in a vertical position,
in doing so the sliding piece slides in the groove and is caught by a small spring
which keeps them in position.
Having now described the nature of my said invention I claim it to be a folding
jointed stay, or bracket, for flap seats, side tables, or desks, or any article required
to be folded up out of the way.
A Folding Jointed Stay or Bracket for Flap Seats, Side Tables, or
Desks, or any Article required to be Folded up out of the way.
WILLIAM ATKINS, 16, Victoria Road, Exmouth, in the County of Devon, Car-
penter, 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: -
In order that my invention may be more readily understood I make reference to
the accompanying sheet of drawings. A is the top or part required to be folded
up and is fixed at the back edge to any rigid fixture with a hinged joint or con-
tinuation of joints B, of any suitable material or materials. C is the stay or
bracket made of any suitable material or materials and having at one end a hinged
joint D. This aforesaid hinged joint D, is to be fixed on the rigid fixture in an
upright line as near as necessary with the back edge of top A. At the other end
of the aforesaid stay or bracket C, there is attached with a hinged joint E, of any
suitable material or materials a block or sliding piece F, Fig. 4, 5 & 6 flanged
at the sides to fit correspondingly into a grooved piece or pieces G, hereinafter

page_text: described. When the top A is folded up out of the way the aforesaid block or
sliding piece F, is drawn towards the back edge of the aforesaid top A, and is
caught by a spring H, Fig. 5 & 6, when the aforesaid spring H presses itself
against the back of block or sliding piece F with sufficient force to keep the afore-
said top A in position and from falling down. The grooved piece or pieces G before
mentioned may be made in one or more pieces of any suitable material or materials
and fixed to the under side of the aforesaid top A and joined together at one end
to form a stop, for block or sliding piece F to butt against when the top A is
lowered to its proper position. To fold down top, A I take hold of the front edge
of the aforesaid top A and pull it towards me, and in doing so the aforesaid block
or sliding piece F releases itself from the aforesaid spring H Fig. 5 & 6 and
slides along in the grooved piece or pieces G. and when the top A is lowered to
its proper position the aforesaid block or sliding piece F butts against the stop
end of grooved piece or pieces G and remains firm and is great supporting.
Fig. 1, is a front view shewing front edge of top A, stay or bracket C, hinged
joints D & E, and stop end of grooved piece or pieces G.
Fig. 2, is a side view shewing top A let down.
Fig. 3, is a side view shewing top A, raised in a vertical position.
Fig. 4, is a cross section shewing sliding piece F, and grooved piece or pieces G.
Fig. 5, is a section shewing the top A let down, with the spring H released, and
the sliding piece F butting against the stop end of grooved piece or pieces G.
Fig. 6, is a section shewing top A turned up with the spring H caught at the
back of sliding piece F and keeping the top A in position.
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 claim is:
1st. That it is a folding stay or bracket for the support of any article required
to be folded up and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
2nd. The method of using the said stay or bracket as a folding support for flap
seats, side tables, desks, or any article required to be folded up as before described
and shewn in the accompanying drawings or any mere modification of the same.
Dated this 27th day of January 1898.
WILLIAM ATKINS,
Applicant.