Year: 1889

page_text: We JOHN YOUNGS of Chapel Field Road, Contractor, and JOHN BROWN'
of 55 Philadelphia Lane, Clerk of Works to the Norwich school board, both
residing at Norwich in the county of Norfolk 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 :-
Our invention has for its object improvements in school and other similar desks
and enables a person to use such desks, either as a flat table or a slanting desk.
In describing and illustrating our invention, we have taken a schooldesk as example,
but we wish to have it distinctly understood, that our invention may be employed
for all similar kinds of desks.
and
In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of our desk open.
:
Fig. 2 shews part of a perspective view of our desk, when used as a flat table,
:
Fig. 3 shews part of a perspective view of our desk when used as a slanting
desk.
a, a, are the sides, a¹ the front,-a" the back and g--the bottom of the desk.
b-the piece employed for forming and supporting the slanting top.-c, d & E-pieces
forming the top part or lid of the desk,--flush hinges,--the inkstand or opening
for such and-s-the stand or support carrying the desk.
Like figures refer to like parts in all the drawings.
In constructing school desks according to our invention, I employ an ordinary
stand carrying a square box formed of the sides-a-the front a₁, back a¹¹ and the
bottom-g; on the inside of the sides-a-I fix by means of hinges a piece of
the shape and form shewn in figs. 1 & 3.-When the desk is used as a table, this piece
will be folded down and flush with the top part of the side, as shewn in fig. 1-
when the desk is used as a slanting desk, this piece-b-is turned over, so that it rests
on and forms part of side-a-
Pieces C, à, & E, are three separate pieces, connected and held together by
hinges Piece-c-is provided with a rim, which engages in the groove of
piece d as shewn in the accompanying drawings, piece-E-is cut slanting,
where it is fixed to-d-so that when a slanting desk is formed no gap may be
left on top.
When the desk is used as a flat table it will be perfectly even, without any
projections on top (see fig. 2.).
When used as a slanting desk, part-c-rests on and forms part of the back-a";
d forms the upper flat part of the desk and piece-E-the lower slanting part.
When required part-d-is provided on the right hand side with an opening-i-
destined for an inkstand or inkpot.
To transform the flat table (fig. 2.) into a slanting desk (fig. 3.) the lid composed of
the three pieces c, d & E-is lifted up, the pieces b, are raised, so that they form part
of the sides-a-and serve as supports for pieces d & E-which are laid on them,
thus forming a slanting desk. To transform the latter into a flat table again, the
lid is raised up, the pieces b-are folded down, so that they rest against the inside of
sides-a, and the pieces c, d & E, forming the lid of the desk are laid down flat, thus
forming the table shewn in fig. 2.
The desk is otherwise constructed as usual, it may be ornamented in any
desired way and may be fitted with a lock, so that it can be locked when forming
a slanting desk.

page_text: 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 :
In school and other similar desks the arrangement and combination of parts c, d & E
-connected with each other by hinges--and attached to the back a¹¹ of the desk
by means of hinges; together with the pieces-b-fixed with hinges to the sides-a-
by means of which arrangement and combination of parts a flat table may be formed
into a slanting desk and vice-versa.
Dated this 19th dow of Nawambou 1000
CHAS. W. J. NOLTE,
17, Coleman Street, E.C., Agent for the Applicants.