Improvements in Wine Glass Stands or Holders.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 4.h Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 4th June, 1891-Accepted, 11th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wine Glass Stands or Holders.
I, JAMES MURDOCH NAPIER of Vine Street, York Road, Lambeth, in the
County of Surrey, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention has for its object improvements in such wine glass stands or
holders as are for use in conjunction with wine glasses which have no foot or base
but have a handle or stem for the user to hold.
These stands or holders are provided with sents for the wine glasses to be
supported upon from which they can be removed and replaced by the user-see
the Specifications of my Patents dated and numbered respectively Il March 1865,
No. 693 and 13 September 1867, No. 2595.
In those of my improved stands or holders which consist of a base and a rotating
carrying frame having seats for the wine glasses surmounted by a handle shaft and
handle which are attached to the base and which do not turn with the carrying
frame I fix the upper end of the central rod firmly in the shaft of the handle.
At its junction with the handle shaft the centre rod has a cylindrical part on
which the central hole of the rotating carrying frame fits freely. This cylindrical
part may extend for the full length of the hole in the carrying frame and a little
further to give end freedom to the carrying frame. From this point the rod is
slightly reduced in size and formed square for a short distance to fit a square
hole in the top of the base of the stand or holder while the part of the rod
below the square part is reduced to a cylindrical form small enough to pass
through the square hole in the top of the base and to fit into a circular hole in
the part of the base below the square hole or the square hole may when preferred
he continued right through to the top of the hollow part of the base and the
square part of the rod may be made only so much shorter as is required to enable
a nut which screws on to the end of the rod to be bound against the base or against
a washer inserted between the base and the nut. The tightening up of this nut
fastens the centre rod with the handle shaft and handle to the base of the stand
the shoulder part of the rod formed by the cylindrical part just above the square
part coming against the top of the base.
While tightening the nut the square part of the rod acting against the square
hole in the base prevents the rod turning round.
This mode of fastening the handle and centre rod by nut and screw situated in
the hollow of the stand or holder I employ in preference to the mode indicated in
my Patent of 1865, No. 693 in which the handle stem is screwed into a rod fixed
to and rising from the base as in the latter arrangement the handle may be more
liable to be accidentally unscrewed while in use.
In order to simplify the fitting of the centre rod to the base of the stand or holder
instead of fitting it direct into the stand or holder I make a round hole through
the stand or holder at its centre from the top into the upper part of the hollow
of the base. Into this hole is fitted a piece of drawn tube having a bush with a
round hole fast in the one end and a bush with a square hole fast in the other
end, the bushes coming flush with the ends of the tube.
The tube thus furnished to fit the lower part of the centre rod is placed in the
hole in the base with the square hole end upwards which may be brought flush
with the top of the base and soldered to it while the tube is made long enough to
reach down a convenient depth into the hollow of the base so that the nut which is
fitted to the screwed end of the centre rod can be freely got at. This arrangemen
is especially applicable when the base is high and of conical form. Instead of

page_text: making the carrying frames of my improved stands or holders with the seats for
the wine glasses in one piece with the Hat plate and arms of the carrying frame
as shown in my Patents above referred to I fix seat pieces separately on the
radiating arms of the carrying frame as by this means the seat pieces can be more
easily prepared and finished by stamping in a die and so made accurate in size aud
even in shape by a rapid and economical process and ready for attachment to the
radiating arms which are formed to receive them. These radiating arms may be
curved and ribbed or flanged to give strength and lightness, there may also be
separate parts fixed to a ring or collar round the axis of the carrying frame and
in such case they may be of convenient size to be finished to shape by stamping in
a die either separate from or in one piece with the sent piece. In order to
strengthen the radiating arms which hold the seat pieces they may if desired be
formed with supporting brackets attached to the central hoss of the carrying frame
or the same object may be attained by making the arms in bracket formi fitted and
fixed into vertical grooves in a boss or hub forming part of the central portion of
the carrying frame. The end of each of such brackets reaching outwards may be
formed and fitted to a groove prepared in the seat piece to be fixed to it or
the groove may be prepared in the bracket end and the projecting part to fit it
may be provided on the seat piere. The grooves referred to in the boss or hub
into which the brackets are fitted may be cut out accurately by a suitable tool
or cutter and the projecting parts on the brackets may also be cut to thickness
by a double milling cutter so that the parts will readily fit together for being
soldered firmly. If preferred the projecting part may be formed on the central
boss and the groove may be made in the bracket.
The tools employed to prepare the bracket end and sent piece to fit together
may be of the same kind as those used for preparing the groove in the central
boss or hub and the part on the bracket which is to fit into it. When the
parts have been properly prepared by suitable tools and arrangements for holding
them while being operated upon they will go together without trouble and be
found true and accurate in their several positions. The carrying frames of my
improved stands or holders may also be constructed with a circular plate, dat,
dished or otherwise formed, with suitable strengthening border and provision at or
near its circumference for fixing to it the seat pieces for supporting the wine
glasses. This circular part of the carrying frame may have a boss at its centre
with a hole to fit on the centre rod or it may be fixed to a flange or narrow ring
attached to or forming part of the centre boss of the carrying frame or it may be
fixed to an inner ring so attached.
The fixing of the seat pieres to the outer ring may he effected by tenoning as
explained already with respect to the fixing of the seat pieces to the ends of
brackets and the same mode may also be used in fixing the sent pieces to arms or
arm pieces while other methods may be used as preferred. I also in this arrange
ment of the carrying frame with circular plate or ring cast the seat pieces for the
wine glasses in one piece with the circular plate or ring as the form and strength
of the plate or ring will tend to keep the casting true such circular plates or rings
may also be struck up or finished in dies with the seat pieces complete if the
demand should be sufficient to warrant such an outlay in tools. The centre part or
boss of the carrying frame should be made as long is desirable to give steadiness
to the carrying frame while turning round the centre rod which may be reduced
in diameter so as to fit in the hole of the boss only at a portion of the top and
bottom part. When sufficient length of boss for steadyinent has been allowed
enough height may be left for a base part rising with hollowed bottom in which the
binding nut for keeping the parts of the stand or holder together can be con-
veniently placed and manipulated.
To facilitate the manufacture and enable the design of the central stendying
boss of the carrying frame to be easily varied I make the boss of separate portions
the length of which together equal the full length of the boss and place them in
order upon a central triblet drawn tube or quill which fits the centre rod round

page_text: which the carrying frame is rotated thus the parts placed and fixed to the tube or
quill may easily be varied to suit the design or form which it is intended to give to
the central steadying boss.
The central portion of the parts arranged to support the seats or seat pieces
5 may also be fitted and fixed to the central tube.
Dated this 4th day of September 1890.
Improvements in Wine Glass Stands or Holders.
I, JAMES MURDOCH NAPIER, of York Road, Lambeth, in the County of
Surrey, Engineer, 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 :-
This invention has for its object improvements in such wine glass stands or
holders as are for use in conjunction with wine glasses which have no foot or base
but have a handle or stem for the user to hold.
These stands or holders are provided with seats for the wine glasses to be
supported upon from which they can be removed and replaced by the user. See
the Specifications of my Patents dated and numbered respectively 11 March 1865
No. 693 and 13 September 1867 No. 2595.
In those of my improved stands or holders which consist of a base and a rotating
carrying frame having seats for the wine glasses surmounted by a handle shaft and
handle which are attached to the base and which do not turn with the carrying
frame, I combine the parts in the manner indicated in Figure 1 of the annexed
drawings which is an elevation partly in section. Figure 1 shows portions of the
same to an enlarged scale.
I fix the upper end of the central rod a firmly in the shaft of the handle.
At its junction with the handle shaft the centre rod has a cylindrical part a¹
on which the central hole of the rotating carrying frame c fits freely. This
cylindrical part may extend for the full length of the hole in the carrying frame
and a little further to give end freedom to the carrying frame. From this point
the rod is slightly reduced in size and formed square for a short distance at a² to
fit a square hole at in the top of the base of the stand or holder while the part
of the rod below the square part at a³ is reduced to a cylindrical form small enough
to pass through the square hole in the top of the base and to fit into a circular hole
at d in the part of the base below the square hole or the square hole may when
preferred be continued right through to the top of the hollow part of the base and
the square part of the rod may be made only so much shorter as is required to
enable a nute which screws on to the end of the rod to be bound against the base d
or against a washer inserted between the base and the nut. The tightening up of
this nut fastens the centre rod with the handle shaft and handle to the base of the
stand the shoulder part of the rod formed by the cylindrical part just above the
square part coming against the top of the base.
While tightening the nut the square part of the rod acting against the square
hole in the base prevents the rod turning round.
This mode of fastening the handle and centre rod by nut and screw situated in
the hollow of the stand or holder I employ in preference to the mode indicated in
my Patent of 1865 No. 693 in which the handle stem is screwed into a rod fixed to
and rising from the base as in the latter arrangement the handle may be more liable
to be accidentally unscrewed while in use.
In order to simplify the fitting of the centre rod a to the base d of the stand or
holder I proceed in the manner indicated in Figure 1 and further illustrated by the

page_text: Figures 22ª and 2ª which show vertical section and end views of portions of
the base.
Instead of fitting the centre rod direct into the stand or holder I make a round
hole through the stand or holder at its rentre from the top into the upper part of
the hellow of the base. Into this hole is fitted a piece of drawn tube having a
bush with a round hole fast in the one end aud a lush with a square hole fast
in the other end, the bushes coming flush with the ends of the tube.
The tube thus furnished to fit the lower part of the centre rod is placed in the
hole in the base with the square hole end upwards which may be brought flush
with the top of the base and soldered to it while the tube is made long enough to
reach down a convenient depth into the hollow of the base su that the nut which
is fitted to the screwed end of the centre rod can be freely got at. This arrange
ment is especially applicable when the base is high and of conical form. Instead of
making the carrying frames of my improved stands or holders with the seats for the
wine glasses in one piece with the flat plate and arms of the carrying frame as
shown in my Patents above referred to I fix sent pieces separately on the
radiating arms of the carrying frame as by this means the seat pieces can be
more easily prepared and finished by stamping in a die and so made accurate
in size and even in shape by a rapid and economical process and ready for attach-
ment to the radiating arms which are formed to receive them.
Figures 3 and 34 illustrate this method of construction. Figure 3 is a plan and
Figure 3 is an elevation. is the radial arm and is the seat piece separately
stamped or formed and secured to the arm in this case by a single rivet with the
aid of a projection on the one part which is received into a groove in the other.
These radiating arms may be curved and ribbed or flanged to give strength and
lightness.
Figure 4 is a plan and Figure 4 is an elevation of a curved and ribbed or flanged
arm. together with a seat piece which in this ense is secured to the arm by means
of two rivets. Figure 5 is a plan and Figure 5A is an elevation partly in section
showing the arms made as separate parts ii fixed to a ring or collar d round
the axis of the carrying frame and in such case they may be of convenient size
to be finished to shape by stamping in a die either separate from or in one
piece with the seat piece. In order to strengthen the radiating arms which hold
the seat pieces they may if desired be formed with supporting brackets attached
to the central boss of the carrying frame. This method of construction is shown
in elevation in Figure 6 and in plan in Figure 64; or the same object may be
attained by making the arms in bracket form as is represented by the
Figures 7, 7 and 7º. Figure 7 is an elevation and Figure 7 is a plan.
Figure 7 shows separately to an enlarged scale an underside view of the seat
piece. The bracket arms are fitted and fixed into vertical grooves in a boss or
huh forming part of the central portion of the carrying frame. The end of each
of such brackets reaching ontwands may be formed and fitted to a groove h
prepared in the sent piece to be fixed to it or the groove may be prepared in the
bracket end and the projecting part to fit it may be provided on the seat piece.
The grooves referred to in the boss or hub into which the brackets are fitted may
be cut out accurately by a suitable tool or cutter and the projecting parts on the
brackets may also be cut to thickness by a double milling cutter so that the parts
will readily fit together for being soldered firmly. If preferred the projecting
part may be formed on the central boss and the groove may be made in the bracket.
The tools employed to prepare the bracket end and seat piece to fit together may
be of the same kind as those used for preparing the groove in the central boss or
hub and the part on the bracket which is to fit into it. When the parts have been
properly prepared by suitable tools and arrangements for holding them while being
operated upon they will go together without trouble and be found true and accurate
in their several positions. The carrying frames of my improved stands or holders
may also be constructed with a circular plate flat, dished or otherwise formed, with
suitable strengthening border and provision at or near its circumference for fixing

page_text: to it the seat pieces for supporting the wine glasses. This circular part of the
carrying frame may have a boss at its centre with a hole to fit on the centre rod or
it may be fixed to a flange or narrow ring attached to or forming part of the centre
boss of the carrying frame or it may be fixed to an inner ring so attached.
Figure 8 is a plan, Figure 8 is an elevation partly in section and shows a
circular dished plate carrying the seat pieces and fixed to the central boss of
the carrying frame. Figure 80 is a vertical section shewing in place of the dished
plate, a flat plate l' fixed to an inner ring which in turn is fixed to the centre boss
of the carrying frame.
The fixing of the seat pieces to the outer ring may be effected by tenoning as
explained already with respect to the fixing of the seat pieces to the ends of brackets
and the same mode may also be used in fixing the scat pieces to arms or arm pieces
while other methods may be used as preferred. I also in this arrangement of the
carrying frame with circular plate or ring cast the seat pieces for the wine glasses
in one piece with the circular plate or ring as the form and strength of the plate or
ring will tend to keep the casting true such circular plates or rings may also be
struck up or finished in dies with the seat pieces complete if the demand should be
sufficient to warrant such an outlay in tools. The centre part or boss of the
carrying frame should be made as long as desirable to give steadiness to the carrying
frame while turning round the centre rod which may be reduced in diameter as
at a in Figure 1 so as to fit in the hole of the boss only at a portion of the top
and bottom part. When sufficient length of boss for steadyment has been allowed
enough height may be left for a base part rising with hollowed bottom in which the
binding nut for keeping the parts of the stand or holder together can be conveniently
placed and manipulated.
To facilitate the manufacture and enable the design of the central steadying boss
of the carrying frame to be easily varied I make the boss of separate portions the
length of which together equal the full length of the boss and I place them in
order upon a central triblet drawn tube or quill which fits the centre rod round
which the carrying frame is rotated thus the parts placed and fixed to the tube or
quill may easily be varied to suit the design or form which it is intended to give to
the central steadying boss.
Figure 9 is a longitudinal section and shows to an enlarged scale the centre boss
of the carrying frame built up in several parts. mis the central tube which
having been drawn upon a mandril is true on the inside m² m² and m² are three
rings fitted on the exterior of the tube m and fixed upon it; the centre part m' is
adapted to receive the radial arms and may also be fixed to the central tube.
Flaving now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
I claim is :-
1. A stand or holder for wine glasses having a centre rod firmly fixed at its upper
end into a handle, a cylindrical part serving as an axis for a rotating carrying
frame, beneath this a part to fit a corresponding hole in a base without turning
therein and a screw thread at its lower end to receive a nut which secures the
several parts substantially as described in respect to the Figures 1 and 14.
2. A stand or holder for wine glasses having a base with a round hole formed
vertically through it, a tube fixel into this hole, and bushes with holes at the ends
of the tube receiving a centre rod and holding it so that it cannot turn substantially
as described in respect to the Figures 1, 2, 24 and 2B.
3. A stand or holder for wine glasses having a rotating carrying frame and seat
pieces for the glasses made separately and afterwards fixed to the arms or central
part of the frame substantially as described in respect to the Figures 3, 3ª, 4, 4ª,
5, 5ª, 6, 6ª, 7, 74, 7, 8, 84, and 8B.
4. A stand or holder for wine glasses having a rotating carrying frame made
in parts fitting together with grooves and projections substantially as described
in respect to the Figures 7, 74 and 7B.

page_text: 5. A stand or holder for wine glasses having a rotating carrying frame with
central boss built up from parts fitted upon a tube substantially as described in
respect to Figure 9.
6. A stand or holder for wine glasses substantially as described and illustrated
by the drawings.
Dated this 4th day of June 1891.
LAMES V NAPIER
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