An Improved Stand which may be Used for a Variety of Purposes, such as Tea or Work Table, Ornamental Stand, Skirt Stand, and Bust Supporter.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Nov., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 7th Sept., 1888
An Improved Stand which may be Used for a Variety of Purposes,
such as Tea or Work Table, Ornamental Stand, Skirt Stand, and
Bust Supporter.
I ANNIE MCCLEVERTY of No. 9 Cromwell Road South Kensington in the County
of Middlesex, Gentlewoman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This my invention bas for its object, the making of an improved Stand, which may
be used for a variety of purposes, such as Tea, or Work, Table, Ornamental Stand,
Skirt Stand, & Bust Supporter. In making these my stands I may employ for
foundation, wood, thick card, or paste board of any kind, (which foundation may be of
different shapes. Around the edges of foundation, I cut a number of slots, for tho
purpose of enabling me to fasten into each slot, by means of screws, belt of metal,
or elastic, a foundation lath, the end of which is dovetailed to fit into slot, the top of
this lath is plain, & furnished with an elastic band, through which I pass the plain end
of the inner, or top lath, which end I also furnish with an elastic band joining it like
its fellow to the foundation lath. When the laths are thus doubled, I fasten the bands
to the plain ends by tacks, & then I fit the foundation lath into its slot. The
foundation may have four, or more slots, according to size of stand, & into each slot
I fit a foundation lath, to which the top, or inner lath is attached as before described
by means of elastic bands, tacked to the plain ends of foundation, & top laths. To
prevent confusion in attaching the laths, I cut the dovetails on top laths smaller, than
those on foundation laths. These smaller dovetails fit into slots cut around the top,
& are kept in their places like their fellows, by means of screws, belt of metal, or.
elastic.
The laths are of equal length, & the bands by which they are united enable
me to elongate, or shorten them at will, so that when attached to the Stand, I can raise
it to nearly double the height of the single lath, or lower it until the laths are
doubled to the foundation, thus reducing the height to that of the single laths.

page_text: The top of my stand, into the slots of which the smaller dovetails fit, may, like the
foundation be made of wood, thick card, or paste board of any kind. I prefer it to
be round in form, but I may make it like the foundation of different shapes & sizes
according to the uses required of it, also I furnish the under side of it with hooks, to
which articles of various kinds may be attached.
For convenience in packing I make the foundation in two parts, & furnish them
with hinges which enable me to shut it up to one half its width. The laths also
by means of their elastic bands can be doubled to half their extended length, so that
the stand when taken to pieces may be packed in a small space.
Dated this 5th day of November 1887.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Stand which may be Used for a variety of Purposes,
such as Tea or Work Table, Ornamental Stand, Skirt Stand, and
Bust Supporter.
I, ANNIE MOCLEVERTY of 9 Cromwell Road, South Kensington, in the County of
Middlesex, Gentlewoman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to bo performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention has for its object the making or construction of useful, ornamental,
portable, and inexpensive combination stands, which may be used for a variety
of purposes, such as tea or work table, ornamental stand, skirt stand and bust
supporter.
And in order that my invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into effect I will proceed to describe the same by the aid of the accompanying
drawings.
Figure 1 is an elevation and Figuro 2 is a top or plan view representing my
invention applied to a bust and skirt stand. Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6 are enlarged views
of parts thereof.
Figure 7 is an elevation showing my invention applied to a flower stand, but which
may be used for other purposes.
Figure 8 is an elevation showing my invention applied to a tea or work table,
and Figure 9 is a plan view of an extensible board or table top, which may be used in
combination therewith.
Figure 10 represents my invention applied to a stand in the form of an easel.
In all the figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference.
In carrying my invention into effect I employ a foundation a of wood or of thick
card or pasteboard, or of other light material of suitable strength, which foundation
may be of different shapes, that shown in the drawings, (see Figure 2) being conve-
nient and readily produced.
Around the edges of this foundation a I cut a number of slots a', preferably of
dovetail form, for the purpose of enabling me to fasten into ench slot a¹, by means of
screws 6 or by a belt or band of metal or elastic, a foundation lath c, the end of which
is dovetailed or otherwise shaped to fit into the slots a¹. The top of this lath c is
plain and it is furnished with an elastic band d passing around the same, and through
which I pass the plain end of an inner or top lath e, which end I also furnish with an
elastic band, passing around the same and joining it, like its fellow, to the foundation
lath, by the latter passing through said band. When the laths cand e are thus
doubled or arranged I fasten the bands d and f to the plain ends of the laths by tacks,
as shown at Figures 3 and 4, and then I fit the foundation laths c into their slots a' in
the foundation a.
The foundation a may be provided with four or more slots a' according to the size

page_text: of stand and into each slot a 1 fit a foundation lath r, to which a top or inner
lathe is adjustably attached, as before described, by means of elastic bands a
and tacked to the plain ends of the foundation laths c and top or inner laths e.
I cut
To prevent confusion in attaching the laths to the foundation a and top g
the dovetails on top or inner laths e smaller than those on the foundation laths c.
These smaller dovetails fit into correspondingly shaped slots g' cut around the edge
of the top and aro kept in their places, like the lower or foundation laths c, by means
of screws 6, or by a belt or band of metal or elastic.
The laths c. e. are preferably of equal length and the bands & and f, by which they
are adjustably united, enable me to clongate or shorten their combined length at will,
so that when attached to the foundation a and top g I can raise the latter to nearly
double the height of a single lath, or lower it until the laths are doubled to the
foundation a, thus reducing the height to that of the single laths.
The top g of my stand, into the slots g¹ of which the smaller dovetails of the laths e
fit, may, like the foundation a, be made of wood, thick card or pasteboard or other
suitable light and sufficiently strong material.
I prefer the top g to be round in form, but I may make it, like the foundation a, of
different shapes and sizes according to the uses required of it. Also, I furnish the
underside of it with one or more hooks or screw eys, to which articles of various kinds
may be attached.
For convenience in packing, I make the foundation a in two parts and furnish
them with a hinge formed preferably of flexible material, cemented or tacked to the
two parts. By these means I am enabled to shut up the foundation a into half of its
extended width.
The laths c. e. also, by being enabled to slide upon each other through the olastic
bands d and f, can be contracted to half of their extended length, so that the stand,
when taken picces, may be packed in a small space.
Screws are attached to the elastic bands and holes e¹ are formed near the lower
ends of the inner or top laths e to enable the laths c and e to be screwed together when,
whilst in an extended position, they are required to support a weight, which would
otherwise cause the laths to slide upon each other.
The side laths are also each formed with a series of holes c¹ and pegs are attached
by cords to the elastic bands f, so as to enable them to be placed through the
holes in the said side laths, when the latter are removed from the stand and
employed to form an easel or picture stand, at which time the said pegs i are used to
support a picture or other object.
An elastic band j is secured around the top of the stand by tacks at intervals to
facilitate attachment of articles thereto, and a flexible band or tape is secured thereto
by being passed through the eyes of the screws b¹.
When using the stand for a bust and skirt stand, as shown at Figures 1 and 2, the
top g should be drawn towards the front so as to make the back laths extend to a
greater length than the front and thereby give the stand approximately a skirt form.
If the skirt and bust are heavy the laths cand e must be screwed together by the
screws h, but for light skirts such is not required.
When using the stand as a flower or other stand or table, as shown at Figure 7, the
top g should be placed vertically over the foundation a with the laths c. e. all extended
to the same length, the screws h being used or not according to the weight required
to be supported.
When using the stand for an afternoon tea table, as shown at Figure 8, the
laths c. e. are contracted to their shortest length, when, on account of the
upper or
inner laths resting on the foundation a, the table will have sufficient vertical strength
without the use of the screws h. In this case the extensible top, shown at Figure 9,
may be placed and fixed on the top g, to afford a more extended support for a tray.
This extensible top is formed of two parts 1. 1*, one of which (the part 1) is
provided with two bars or guides on one side and one on the other side to fit
into corresponding grooves forined two on one side and one on the other side of the
part 1*.

page_text: When using the stand as an easel, as shown at Figure 10, the side laths c. e. are
removed from the stand and placed against the same with their upper ends crossed
as shown, in which position they are tied together and to the stand by the band
or tape, the pegs i being placed in either of the holes c¹ according to the height
at which it is desired to support a picture, and if required a tray or ledge m being
placed on such pegs.
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 improved stand constructed substantially as herein shown and described
and which may be used for a variety of purposes as herein set forth.
2. The improved stand consisting of foundation a, laths c. e, elastic bands d. f
and top g, connected together and arranged substantially as herein shown and
described.