US171472A - Improvement in globe-stands - Google Patents

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2 SheetsShe et 1 E. G. DURANT. GLOBE-STAND.

Patented Dec. 28,1875,

BIL-171,472.

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GLOBE-STAND.

Patented Dec. 28,1875.

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EDWARD e. DURANT, or RAGINE, wIscoNsrNj IMPROVEMENT IN GLOBE-STANDS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 171,472, dated December 28, 1875; application filed October21, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD G. DURANT, of Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain Improvements in Globe-Stands, of which the following is a specification: V

This invention consists of a frame or stand for globes, composed of a series of vertical sections or supports locked together at their,

center underneath .the globe, and to the horizon-ring at their upper ends, whereby it can be readily taken apart and packed flat for convenience in shipping, 850., and whereby, also, I am enabled to produce a strong, yet cheap, neat, and durable stand, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the stand complete, ready for use. spective view of the horizon or top plate detached and reversed. Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6 represent portions shown in detail.

Heretofore stands for school-globes have usually been made of wood, though occasionally very large ones are made of metal; but of whatever material made, they are usually so constructed that they have to be boxed and shipped whole, as put together with or without the globe in them.

The object of my invention is to provide a stand for globes that can be readily taken down and packed flat for shipment, and which, at the same time, can be readily set up by any ordinary person, andv which shall be neat,-

strong, and durable.

To construct such a frame or stand I proceed as follows: I provide a circular ring or plate, A, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, this plate having on its under side three or more recesses or grooves; formed by lugs to cast thereon, or otherwise, as may be most con venient, to receive the upper ends of the legs B. I then provide three or more legs, B, Fig. 3, which are provided at their upper ends with a dovetailed head, 11, to fit into the recesses on the under side of plate A. These legs are so formed as that their central portion shall come together when set up, as shown in Fig. 1, and their inwardlyprojecting points are provided with dovetailed ends 0, standing vertically, as shown in Fig. 3, so that when put together they will touch or rest against each Fig. 2 is a per-' otherat that point, as represented in Fig. 5. I also provide a tubular or hollow cap, D, as

shown in Fig. .4, this cap having slots 0 in its sides, to permit it to be slipped down over the dovetailed heads 0, thusclamping the legs together at that point, as shown in Fig. 1, and in transverse section at Fig. 5, a screw-rod, E, with an ornamental head, being inserted frombelow, and, passing up between the adjoining heads 0, as represented in Fig. 5, is screwed into the closed or upper end of the cap, thereby holding it securely in place. In the top of this cap D there is a transverse vertical slot or groove, n, Fig. 4, and in the inneredge of the ring or plate A are two similar notches, 6, these grooves or notches being intended to receive the metallic ring which surrounds the globe, and is termed the meridian.

It will be seen that with the parts thus constructed all that is required to set up the stand is-to first attach the legs B to the horizon plate or ring A by slipping the heads 1) into the recesses or grooves on its under side, which is best done by turning the ring upside down; then slipping the slotted cap D over the heads 0, and inserting the screw-rod E,

whereby the whole will be rigidly and securely fastened together. To take it apart, the operation is, of course, the reverse of this.

Iprefer to make the parts of cast iron, which, as shown, may be made highly ornamental, and be still further finished or ornamented by bronzing, painting, or gilding it, as desired.

It is obvious that, if preferred, the horizon plate or ringA may be made of wood, in which case metal plates having grooves for the heads b to slide into may be secured to its under side. It is, also obvious that the form or shape of these heads and their-recesses may be varied in various ways, the only requisite being that they shallbeso constructed'that, when inserted, and the legs are fastened together below, they will remain firmly and securely in place. So, too, it is obvious that the manner of locking the legs together at the center may be varied without materially changing the general plan. For instance, the projecting parts of the legs, where they meet, may be made to lap over each other, or have projections and recesses fitting together like a hinge, and then, by inserting a-rod or screw through a hole which corresponding tenons on the points 0 of the legs may fit, and be secured by screws or plns.

While these or any similar plan will answer the desired purpose, I prefer that shown in the drawings, as being simple and strong, and

at the same time ornamental.

By thesemeans I am enabled to make a very neat, cheap, and durable stand, and one that can be readily taken apart and packed flat for shipment, and as readily set up, by any person of ordinary skill.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is l. A stand for globes, consisting of the hori zon-ring A and a series of vertical supports or sections, B, constructed substantially as described, whereby the parts can be readily detached and packed fiat for shipment, and be as readily connected again, as set forth.

2. The legs or supports B, provided with the central locking-points, in combination with the cap D and screw-rod E, or equivalent locking devices, constructed to operate substantially as set forth.

'EDWARD G. DURANT.

VVitnesse's:

E. O. THIERS, J. W. KNIGHT.

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