US1206720A - Folding mirror. - Google Patents

Description

M. E. LANE.

FOLDING MIRROR.

APPUCATION FILED OCT. 29, 1914.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

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M. E. LANE.

FOLDING MIRROR.

APPLICATION FILED act. 29. 1914.

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MICHAEL EDW. LANE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FOLDING MIRROR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

Application filed October 29, 1914. Serial No. 869,257.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MICHAEL E. LANE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Mirrors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in folding mirrors and has for its primary object to generally improve and simplify the construction of such devices so as to render them more practical, reliable and efficient in operation and inexpensive to manufacture.

Another object of importance is to provide a folding mirror of the character described which consists of a base, standard and brackets for supporting the mirror, all of which are so connected with each other that they may be readily folded into a small compass and may be easilypacked for shipment or storage.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more particularly pointed out in the claims.

lVith reference to the drawings, wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention asit is reduced to practice,

and throughout the several views of which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a front ,ele-- vation partly in section of my improved mirror assembled and in operative position, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the mirror in folded position, Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the mirror in extended position, and Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the plane of line M of Fig. 8 showing in detail the pivot screws for connecting the base with the standard.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates as an entirety a metallic and circular base that is approximately concavo-convex and positioned with its convex face upwardly. Formed in the center of the base 1 is a socket 2 from the opposite sides of which extend upwardly, op osed attaching lugs 3. Mounted upon the .ass 1 is upright section 6 and is telescoped by the section 6 so that when the mirror is folded the upper section may slide into the lower section. The lower end of the lower section is positioned within the socket 2 and the attaching lugs 3 engage upon opposite sides of said lower section.

Mounted within longitudinal slots 7 formed in opposite sides of the section 6 in the lower end thereof are pivot screws 8, the heads of which are preferably shaped to conform to the curvature of the inner face of the lower section 6 and engage said inner face, while the shank portions thereof extend through openings in the attaching lugs 3. Mounted upon the threaded portions of the pivot screws 8 are thumb nuts 9 which serve to hold the standard 4 in upright position when tightened.

T-coupling 10 having the shank portion thereof internally screw threaded and receiving the externally screw threaded upper end of the section 5 of the standard 1, supports a U-shaped bracket 11. The bracket 11 is enlarged centrally of its ends as at 12, said enlarged portion being disposed within the head section of the T-coupling 10 and having its ends flush with the ends of the coupling.

A screw threaded opening 18 is extended downwardly through the enlarged portion 12 of the bracket 11 and communicates with the tubular sections 5 and 6 to receive an elongated screw bolt 14, which will be hereinafter more fully described.

"The elongated screw bolt 14. having a knurled head is inserted through the opening 13 and positioned within the sections 5 and 6. The free end of said screw bolt 17 from one to the other end to provide I bifurcated arms thus permitting the bolt 14 to be easily positioned and removed as described, and further the bifurcation allows the T-coupling 10 to expand and retract to conform with the contour of the enlarged portion 12 of the bracket 11. The bifurcated arms engaging each side of the bolt adjacent its head will prevent the enlarged portion 12 of the bracket 11 from rotating in the T-coupling 10.

A semi-circular bracket 18 is secured at its ends to the free ends of the bracket 11. A circular mirror 19 having formed on opposite sides thereof internally threaded bosses 20 is mounted between the brackets 18 and 11. The ends of the brackets 18 and 11 overlap and have openings which register. Inserted through the openings in the ends of the brackets are pivot screws having knurled heads and which are turned in the internally threaded bosses 20 on the frame of the mirror 19.

The screws 21 support the mirror 19 so that it may be tilted to the desired angle. To fold the mirror into position as shown in Fig. 2 in the drawings the screws 9 are loosened and the standard f pulled up wardly until the lower end is out of registration with the bracket 2 and the standard is free to swing relative to the base -1. Prior to the swinging or moving of the standard l the bolt 1 is removed and the upper side 5 of the standard telescoped by the lower section '6. When the screw 14; has been removed the bracket 11 is free to move relative to the coupling 10 and is moved so that the mirror is in position to engage the under face of the base 1. As the base is concavoconvex and the concaved side downward the mirror extends partly within the base and a compactstructure provided. The curvature of the base is approximately the same as that of the rim of the mirror thus a snug fit is provided and the mirror be packed for shipment without danger of breaking.

With reference to the foregoing descriptionand accompanying drawings it will be readily seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive mirror that may be easily folded into compact form and placed within the corner of a satchel or suitcase so as to take up little room and as easily extended for use.

In practice, I have found that the form of my invention, illustrated in the drawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment, is the most efficient and practical; yet realizing that the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarily vary, I desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in details of construction,

proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any. of the advantages of my invention, as set forth.

What is claimed is A folding mirror comprising a base, said base provided with a central socket, attaching lugs formed on said base and extending upwardly from the socket, a standard consisting of telescopic sections mounted between said attaching lugs, one of said sections provided with slots in the lower end thereof, screw-threaded bolts mounted in said slots and passed through the attaching lugs to receive nuts to hold said section of the standard to the lugs, a T-coupling secured to the upper end of the. other section of the standard, said T-c'oupling having its horizontal portion slotted to provide bifurcated arms, a U-shaped bracket provided with an enlarged portion journ'aled in the bifurcated arms of the T-coupli'ng, said enlarged portion of the U-shaped bracket provided with a vertically extendinginternally screw-threaded opening, a headed rod provided withscrew threads at one end and adjacent the headed end to be passed between the bifurcated arms and threaded within the opening of the U-shaped bracket and screwthreaded into the central socket of the base to prevent rotation of said U-shaped bracket, within the T-coupling and to hold the sectionsextended, and a mirror pivoted to said U-shaped bracket.

In testimonv whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

7 MICHAEL EDWV. LANE.

VVit'nesses:

HENRY F. SGI-IAFER, JOHN MILLs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

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