Improvements in or connected with Easels.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left 17th Dec 1394 Accepted. 16th Mar.. 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Easels.
I, WILLIAM WAITE, of Stambermill, near Stourbridge, Schoolmaster, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in or connected with easels and has
reference more particularly to the means employed for adjustably supporting the
board, painting or other body carried thereon.
With most if not all easels of present make a number of consecutive holes are
made down each stile of the easel, into which loose pins are inserted at the height
required. This practice however is open to several objections, the chief one of
which is that the said pins being loose; they are apt to be lost, or not always at
hand when required.
It is to obviate these objections that I have made this my invention.
It consists as follows:-The adjusting holes or notches are made in the easel
legs or stiles as usual. I now provide a sliding metal fitting which may vary in
precise shape, but which is conveniently made thus:-A socket is made of a
convenient length according to the size of the leg of the easel, and generally about
three times the thickness of the said leg. The hole at the upper end of the socket
is but slightly larger in section than the leg. From this at the front and back it
tapers outwardly and considerably towards the bottom so that if the front part is
pressed against the leg, the rear lower part stands outwards therefrom, but if the
rear part be pressed against the leg, the front lower part stands out therefrom.
Upon the outer side of the said front part is provided a projection or hook upon
which rests the board or picture &c., and upon the inner side of this front part,
and near to the bottom is a projecting peg, which, when the said front part is
pressed against the leg enters into one of the adjusting holes or recesses and
thereby supports the fitting at such point, but when the back part is pressed
against the leg, the peg is clear of the leg and permits the fitting to be slid up and
down the leg to any required height.
Thus with one of these fittings upon each leg, they may be fixed at any
height required to support the board &c., and at the same time cannot be lost
therefrom.
If desired this socket may be made in parts and screwed together when upon the
leg, so as to avoid any cross bars or tie pieces used in the construction of the
easel, or the edges of such legs may project clear of the said cross bars, and the said
fitting be made to only partly clip the back upon each side so as to miss the
means of connecting the legs to the cross bars or tie pieces.
Dated this 16th day of March 1894.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.

page_text: I, WILLIAM WAITE, of Stambermill, near Stourbridge, Schoolmaster, 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 relates to improvements in or connected with easels, and has
reference more particularly to the means employed for adjustably supporting the
board, painting, scaffold; or other body carried thereon.
With most, if not all easels of present make, a number of consecutive holes are
made down each stile of the easel, into which loose pins are inserted at the height
required.
It is to obviate these objections that I have made this my invention.
I will now proceed to describe my invention more fully in detail, confining myself
to its application to easels.
In order to illustrate the same, I shall make reference to the drawings herewith
attached, the same letters of reference being put to denote the same parts
throughout. I wish it to be distinctly understood however that I do not bind
myself to any precise details represented in the drawings, either as regards the
shape of the apparatus, or the relative proportions, or dimensions, or the method of
fixing the various parts together, as the same may be considerably varied without
departing from the invention.
Figure (1) shews the appliance when attached to a section of the stile of the
easel.
Figure (2) shews a side elevation of the appliance ready for use on section of
casel.
Figure (3) shews a side elevation of the appliance in position to be moved"
upwards or downwards on section of stile of easel.
The adjusting holes or notches are made in the easel legs or stiles as usual. I
now provide a sliding metal fitting. shewn in Figures 1. 2. 3 which may vary in
precise shape but which is made conveniently thus:-
.
A socket is made of convenient length, according to the size of the leg of the
casel: The hole (Fig. 1. F. E. C. H) at the upper end of the socket is but slightly
larger in section than the leg. From this at the front and back it tapers outwardly
and considerably towards the bottom, so that if the front part is pressed against
the leg, the rear lower part stands outwards therefrom, but if the rear part be
pressed against the leg, the front lower part stands out therefrom. Upon the outer
side of the said front part is provided a projection or hook (Figures 1. 2. 3. A)
upon which rests the board or picture &c. And upon the inner side of this front
part and near to the bottom is a projecting peg (Figures 1. 2. 3 B) which when
the said front part is pressed against the leg (Fig. 1. 2) enters into one of the
adjusting holes (Fig. 1. 2. P) and thereby supports the fitting at such point, and
at the same time the back of the fitting (Fig. 1. C H.), (Fig. 2. C) pressing closely
on the back of the stile of the easel forms a grip, so that when the black board,
painting &c. is resting on the projecting peg (Fig. 1. 2.-A) the whole fitting
becomes immoveable and thus the board or picture &c. is perfectly secure and
cannot fall accidentally. But when the back part of the fitting is pressed against
the leg (Fig. 3. M) the peg (Fig. 3. B) stands clear of the leg and permits the
fitting to be slid up and down the leg to any required height.
Thus with one of these fittings upon each leg, they may be fixed at any
height required to support the board &c. & at the same time cannot be lost
therefrom.

page_text: If desired this socket may be made in parts and screwed together when upon
the leg so as to avoid any cross bars or tie pieces used in the construction of the
casel, or the edges of such legs may project clear of the said cross bars and the
said fitting be made to only partly clip the back upon each side so as to miss
the means of connecting the legs to the cross bars or tie pieces.
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 :-
1. The improvements in easels, substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. The special apparatus applied to the above named easels for adjustably
supporting the board, painting or other body carried thereon substantially as and
for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated Figures 1. 2. 3 of the
accompanying drawings.
3. The applicability of the special apparatus, substantially as and for the
purposes hereinbefore described to existing easels.
Dated this 15th day of December 1894.
WILLIAM WAITE,
Applicant.