Improvements in Mirrors.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Sept., 1897-Accepted, 30th Oct., 1897
Improvements in Mirrors.
We, HENRY BADER (Publisher) and HARRY DUDLEY CARTWRIGHT (Insurance)
both residing at 11 Glen Park Avenue, San Francisco, in the County of San
Francisco, and State of California, United States of America, 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;-
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This invention relates to supports for mirrors, and the object thereof, is to provide
improved devices of this class which are adapted to be connected with a bureau
or dressing case or with the sides of a window; a further object being to provide
an improved support for mirrors which is connected with the frame thereof, and
adapted to be connected with any suitable support, and by means of which the
mirror may be supported at any desired angle or turned in a vertical plane or
swung on its support in a horizontal plane.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part in which:-
Fig. 1, is a back view of a mirror, provided with my improved support;
Fig. 2, a section of one side of the frame;
Fig. 3, a section at right angles to the section shown in Fig. 2;
Fig. 4, a view similar to Fig. 2, showing a modified form of construction;
Fig. 5, a section of the construction shown in Fig. 4, taken at right angles
thereto; and,
Figure 6, a transverse, section of a part of the frame, and of the mirror, and
showing our improved backing for the mirror.
In the practice of our invention, we provide a frame 5, which, as shown in the
drawing, is rectangular in form, but which may be circular or of any preferred
form; and said frame is preferably composed of wood, and arranged transversely
thereof, and at the back of the mirror is a split tube 7, or a tube composed of separate
parts, said tube being secured between the separate sides of the frame, as shown
in Fig. 1, and we also provide a rod 8, which is adapted to be passed through one
or both of the sides of the frame, and through the tube 7, and said rod is provided
with a depending arm 9, which passes through the brackets or keepers 10, which may
be secured to any suitable support, and which are provided with set screws 11.
Formed in the sides of the frame at each side of the rod 8, are vertical
chambers 12, which are covered by plates 13, and we also provide spring clamps 14,
which are U shaped in form, and which project into the central transverse bore 15,
through which the rod 8, passes, and which are adapted to grasp and hold said rod,
as shown in Fig. 2, and said spring clamps are provided with arms 16, which
project into said chambers at an angle to the rod 8, or to the central bore 15,
through which the rod passes, and said arms are held in place by staples 17,
which are driven into the sides of the frame, and the ends thereof, are provided
with prongs 18, which are also driven into the frame.
The spring clamps 14, are designed to press upon the rod 8, so as to produce
sufficient friction to hold the frame at any desired point on said rod, and at any

page_text: desired angle thereto, it being understood that the frame is free to turn on the
rod 8, and that said rod or the arm 9, thereof, is free to turn in the keepers 10, and
it will thus be seen that the mirror may be turned in a horizontal plane by turn-
ing the rod 8, or that said mirror may be turned in a vertical plane on said rod,
and the spring clamps 14, are designed to hold the frame at any desired angle on
said rod.
In Figs. 4, and 5, we have shown a modification of this construction, in which
the chambers 12, are enlarged, and placed therein, are spiral springs 19, which
hear upon segmental clamps or jaws 20, which press upon the opposite sides of
the rod 8, and the spiral springs 19, are of such force as to produce the result here-
inbefore described, and this, form of clamp is designed particularly for use in
connection with large or heavy mirrors.
It will be understood that the split tube 7, serves as a guide for the rod 8, and the
frame of the mirror is also free to slide longitudinally on said rod, and said tube 7,
may consist of a single piece if desired but by forming the same of separate parts
we provide additional frictional engagements for the rod 8, as will be readily
understood which 'may be done by binding one of the edges inwardly upon its rod
and we also provide a check chain 25, which is adapted to be connected with the
shaft or arm 9 of the rod 8, and with the side of the frame as shown in Fig. 1.
It will thus be seen that we provide a support for a mirror, by means of which
the mirror is capable of three separate adjustments. Said mirror may be swung
in a horizontal plane on its main support, or it may be turned in a vertical plane
on said support, and may also be adjusted toward or from its main support.
This device is of great advantage when employed in connection with dressing
cases, and as will be apparent it may be connected with the frame of a window,
and in practice, two of them will preferably be employed one at each side of the
dresser or one at each side of the window frame or support.
We also provide improved means for securing the mirror in the frame, and for
this purpose the mirror 22, is provided with a back 23, composed of paste-board
or similar material, back of which is placed a packing 24, consisting of corrugated
straw-board, as shown in Fig. 6, and it will be apparent that this feature of the
construction herein shown and described is not in any way related to the support
for the mirror, and may or may not be employed.
Having now particularly described and ascertaned the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. A mirror, which is provided transversely of the back thereof, with a friction
tube, which is secured between the sides of the frame, and the ends of which
register with openings formed in said sides, and a rod, which is passed through
the sides of the frame and into said tube, and which is adapted to turn therein,
and one end of which projects and is provided with an arm at right angles thereto,
which is adapted to be passed through keepers or brackets secured to a support,
substantially as shown and described.
2. A mirror, which is provided transversely of the back thereof, with a friction
tube, which is secured between the sides of the frame, and the ends of which
register with openings formed in said sides, and a rod which is passed through
the sides of the frame and into said tube, and which is adapted to turn therein,
and one end of which projects and is provided with an arm at right angles thereto,
which is adapted to be passed through keepers or brackets secured to a support,
and the sides of the mirror frame being provided with spring operated clamps
which bear upon said rod, substantially as shown and described
3. A mirror, which is provided transversely of the back thereof with a friction
tube, which is secured between the sides of the frame, and the ends of which
register with openings formed in said sides, and a rod which is passed through
the sides of the frame and into said tube, and which is adapted to turn therein,
and one end of which projects and is provided with an arm at right angles thereto,

page_text: which is adapted to be passed through keepers or brackets secured to a support,
and the sides of the mirror frame being provided with spring operated clamps
which bear upon said rod, the spring by which the clamps are operated being
mounted in chambers longitudinally of the sides of the frame above and below
5 said rod substantially as shown and described.
Dated thin. 20th day of Santambor 1897
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.