Improvements in the Construction of Portable Folding Music Stands, Reading Desks, and other like Articles.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Sept., 1885.
Complete Left, 6th May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 10th June, 1887.
Improvements in the Construction of Portable Folding Music Stands,
Reading Desks, and other like Articles.
WILLIAM JOSEPH RILEY 100 Westminster Road Handsworth Birmingham
Manager in Music Warehouse do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
A Tubular main stem, inside of which is a telescope rod or tube to which the Desk
is attached, and can be raised or lowered and fixed at any height by means of a Thumb
screw placed at the top of the main stem. From two or more inches from the bottom
of the main stem I fix a collar having receptacles for the tops of three or more legs
as required which are hinged to the collar in a manner to allow them to shut up flat
against the sides of the main stem when closed and not in use and when open to form
a stand. On each leg near the top I fix a Hook, Spring or any other suitable fastener
which is made to fix to the bottom of the main stem by a Socket, Pin, or any other
suitable means which will hold in position the legs when the stand is in use.
The Hooks springs or fasteners are made to lie flat on the side of the legs when the
stand is not in use. The above Folding or Portable Stand I purpose applying to
Music stands, Flower stands Reading Desks, Tables, Cameras, Modelling Tables,
Programme stands, Screens Sketching easels &c. &c.
They can be made in Iron Brass or Wood.

page_text: Reading Desks, and other like Articles.
WILLIAM JOSEPH RILEY 100 Westminster Road Handsworth Birmingham
Manager in Music Warehouse 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 :-
A tubular main stem or standard A inside of which is a telescope rod or tube B to
which the desk is attached in such a manner that it can be removed at pleasure,
this rod or tube B can be raised or lowered and fixed at the required height by means
of a thumb screw C at the top of the main stem or standard A.
A short distance from the bottom of the main stem or standard A I fix an
unmovable collar D which has receptacles or slotts for the tops or ends of three
legs, E E E or more if required.
The legs are hinged to the unmovable collar D in a manner that will allow them to
fold up and lie against the sides of the main stem or standard Fig. 2 when not in use
and when opened to form a stand of three legs in the form of a tripod, Fig. 1 or it
may be made with more legs if required.
To secure the legs and make the stand firm and rigid when in use, I fix or hinge on
each leg E E E near the top a hook F, or spring, or catch, or any other suitable
fastener which said hook F, or spring, or catch, or fastener is made to hook on to or
fasten or attach to a socket G, or pin, or by any other suitable means to the bottom of
the main stem or standard A, and when the stand is folded up Fig. 2 the said hook F
or spring or catch or fastener to lie against the sides of the legs, F. Fig. 2.
The same result may be obtained by the following, which is the same in principle as
the preceeding one, Instead of fixing or hinging the hook F, or spring, or catch, or
fastener to the legs E E E I fix or hinge them to the bottom of the main stem or
standard in A Fig. 3. a manner to allow them to attach to the legs when in use and
when not in use to lie against the sides of the main stem or standard, Fig. 4.
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. The Principle of and advantage gained by fixing an unmovable collar D a short
distance from the bottom of the main stem or standard A, the said collar has
receptacles or slotts for the tops or ends of three legs, or more if required.
2nd. The principle of holding in position the legs when the stand is in use by
means of hooks F or springs, or catches or any other suitable fastener whether fixed
or hinged to the legs, Fig. 1. or fixed or hinged to the bottom of the main stem or
standard Fig. 3.
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