Manufac
Year: 1886

page_text: We, ARTHUR WILLIAM CHILD and GEORGE BINSTED CHILDS both of 21 St Johns
Square Clerkenwell in the County of Middlesex Drapers' Bust Manufacturers do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object improvements in the means or mechanism
employed for adjusting the position or height of drapers' and other busts or holders
upon the pole or upright of the stand which supports the same our improvements
being applicable to busts and holders of various descriptions.
For this purpose the pole is formed with notches slots steps or grooves into
which a pin tooth or catch mounted at or near the waist or central part of the
bust or holder enters and by which the bust or holder is supported in the desired
position upon the pole. The pin tooth or catch is disconnected or withdrawn from
its notch slot or groove by means of a rod which is so connected to it by a crank
or otherwise that the bust can be disconnected from the pole either by raising
depressing or twisting the knob ring or handle at the top of the rod which passes
up to the neck or top of the bust or holder for that purpose.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in the Stands or Supports of Drapers' and other
Busts, Forms, or Holders for Exhibiting Wearing Apparel or
other Articles.
We ARTHUR WILLIAM CHILD and GEORGE BINSTEAD CHILDS both of
21 St. Johns Square Clerkenwell in the County of Middlesex Drapers Bust
Manufacturers 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 the means or mechanism
employed for adjusting the position or height of drapers and other busts or holders
upon the pole or upright of the stand which supports the same, our improvements
being applicable to busts and holders of curious descriptions.
For this purpose the pole is formed with, notches, slots, steps or grooves, into
which a pin tooth or catch mounted at or near the waist or central part of the
bust or holders enters and by which the bust or holder is supported in the desired
position upon the pole. The pin tooth or catch is disconnected or withdrawn from
its notch, slot or groove by means of a rod which is so connected to it by a crank
or otherwise that the bust can be disconnected from the pole either by raising
depressing or twisting the knob ring or handle at the top of the rod which passes
up to the neck or top of the bust or holder for that purpose.
And in order that our invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into practice we will now describe our said invention with reference to the
accompanying drawings in which corresponding letters of reference refer to corre-
sponding parts in all the Figures.
Figure 1 shows a sectional elevation of a draper's bust or lay figure with one
form of our present improvements applied thereto.
Figures 2 and 3 show a side elevation and underside view respectively of the
waist piece a with the same arrangement of mechanism as Figure 1.
Figures 4 and 5 show similar views of another arrangement.
Figures 6 and 7 show two other modifications.
Referring to Figures 1. 2 and 3 a is the waist piece on which is arranged the
catch a¹ held or pressed into or against the pole b, by the spring or springs a³ which
catch al is pressed back and released from the notchs b¹ on the pole b by the crank
lever as which again is actuated through or by means of the connecting rod or
wire a which passes up to and is joined to the rod or pin a passing through the
neck piece and handle at top of bust and terminating in a knob or projection a
which on being pressed down by the hand releases the catch a' and the bust can
then be adjusted on the pole as desired and upon releasing the knob as the catch a¹
will take into and engage in the next notch or groove in the pole and thereby be
retained in the desired position.
Figures 4 and 5 a* a* are the forked arms or catches which embrace the pole b
against which they are pressed by the springs a² and from which they are with
drawn by depressing the connecting rod or wire a (as previously described) and

page_text: this actuates the cranked lever a³ thereby drawing back and releasing the arms a*
from the notches or grooves b¹ in the pole b and thus allow adjustinent as required.
Figure 6. In this arrangement simply a cranked lever is used a turning on a
pin a mounted in a suitable bearing and kept pressed into or against the pole b
by a spring a² and released therefrom by depressing as before by means of the
connecting rod or wire a*.
Figure 7. This shows another arrangement in which a piece of metal (advan-
tageously steel) is secured at a³ and bent round so as partly to encircle or embrace
the pole band forming a spring catch a², such spring being disengaged from the
notches on the pole b by pressing it outwards at the end a10 by means of a cranked
lever, actuated as before from the knob at the top of the bust or lay figure.
The pole b passes through and is guided by a hole formed at c for that purpose
in the bottom piece of the bust.
The pole b may be made round with circular notches b', therein as shown or it
may be made of any other suitable shape with the notches formed wholly or only
partly around and the catch arrangement shown at the waist a of the lay figure or
bust can also if desired be applied at the bottom piece c¹ by mounting similar
apparatus thereon and lengthening the connecting rod a'.
We would remark that we do not confine ourselves to the precise arrangements
of apparatus shown and described as many similar modifications (as for instance a
wheel and cam in place of the cranked lever would work equally well) thereof
can be adapted to our purposes i.e. to enable us to adjust drapers' and other busts
on their poles by means of pressing a button or knob in the handle at the top of
such figures.
At the same time it will be obvious that the arrangements described could by a
slight modification of some of the parts be actuated equally well by having a small
catch or handle at d Figure 1 to lift up (or twist) and so release the catch from the
pole in order to adjust the bust thereon.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. The improved arrangement and application of mechanism or apparatus for
adjusting drapers and other busts on their poles as shown (or any mere modification
thereof) such mechanism actuated from the top or neck of such bust or figure sub-
stantially as and for the purposes herein before described and represented in the
accompanying drawings.
2. The improved arrangement and construction of a drapers bust or other lay
figure having a button or knob arranged on the handle at the top thereof for the
purpose of adjusting such figure on its pole substantially as and for the purposes
herein before described and represented in the accompanying drawings.
3. The improved general arrangement and construction of drapers' and other
busts or lay figures substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein before
described and represented in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 4th day of Novambon 1000
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Patentees.