US1841520A - Hand mirror - Google Patents

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Jan. 19, 1932. F. X CAMPBELL 1,841,520

HAND MIRROR Filed July 23. 1930 PatentedA Jan. 19, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE l FRANK X. CAMPBELL, OF BRONX, NEW YORK, SSIGNOR T0 ALL-VIEW MIRROR CO., INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK l HAND MIRROR Application filed July 23,

shall present a neat and attractive appearance in both opened and closed positions and which maybe expeditiously moved to either position when desired.

The invention will be more readily understood b-y reference to the accompanying drawn ings forming a part of this application and in which:

` Figure 1 is a view in elevation showing aV mirror constructed in accordancewitlithis invention in closed position,

' Figure 2 is a .top plan view of the device showing the same in open position,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary-sectional View on an enlarged scale through the hinged portions of the mirrors, f

` Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view Lon an enlarged scale through the free end portion of one of the mirrors,

Figure 5 is a detail view intop plan oi one 0f the locking or retaining'elements,

Figure 6 is a view in top plan showing an other of the locking elements,

Figure 7 is a fragmentary detail View in perspectiveshowing a corner po-rtion of the mirror supporting Iframes,

Figure 8 is a detail view in'V perspective showing a corner portion of one of the mir.

ror securing or retaining frames.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will designate a pair of substantially rectangular metallic supporting Yframes of angle iron y be seen that the reference numerals l and 2` 1930. serial No. 470,192.

and its other leg extending downwardly along the inner side of said frame 1 and socketed Jfor the reception of the upper end portion of the pivot pin 1Q An eye 6 is dis-- posed on the angular brackets 5 for `hanging the Vmirror' on hook.

a suitable support' such as a A handle 7 is lixed on the lower end of the i the-handle 7, is a sleeve 8 with an enlarged lower endportion.y A metallic disk 1,9 `is rotatably mounted on the pivot rod 4 for y* rest on the upper end of the handle 7-, said disk 9 having formed integrally thereon an arm 10' provided with perforation for rigidly anchoring saine to the lower side of' the frame 2 as best seen in Figure 1 ofthe drawings. The "disk, 9 is provided with a 'plurality of radial grooves 11 in its upper Another disk of `metal 12 is also face. rotatably disposed on the pivot'rod 11 for rest on, the lower disk 9 and is provided with an integral arm 13 provided with holes for the passage of securing elements for rigidly securing said armto the lower side of the frame 1. The disk 12 has formed therein a 'radial detent 14 adapted to seat in the grooves 11 of 'disk 9. Encircling the pivot rod 4f intermediate the sleeve 8 and the upper disk'12 is a` spring washer 15 which yieldingly'urges the upper disk 12 against the lower disk 9. In this manner relative rotation of the disks 9 and 12 when the detent l14 is seated in any of the grooves 11 and swinging movement of the frames land 2rwill'be normally prevented.

c It will thus be seen that the frames 1 an 2"will be releasably retained in adjusted position.' Mounted in each of the frames 1 Y and2 is a mirror '16 which rests against a 'i supporting panel 17 and in back of each of thev supportingpanels is a backing plate or sheet 18 the outer face ofwhich may be suitably ornamented. Y

The .mirrors 16, panels 17 and the backing l plates or sheets 18 are secured in their respective frames 1 and 2 through'vthe medium Vof the substantially rectangular retaining frames 19 of angle iron cross section which lit in the supporting :trames l and 2, fastening elements inthe form of nails or brads or the like 2() being inserted through registering openings provided therefor in the frames l and 2 and the retaining frames 19 and anchored in the panels 17 tor securing the retaining trames in position, as illustrated to advantage in Figure 4 of the drawing.

A suitable thumb piece 2l is mounted on the free side of the supporting frame l, to facilitate opening the mirrors.

While, for the purpose ot illustration, one form of the invention has been shown and described in considerable detail, it is understood, of course7 that the invention is not so limited and that the inventive idea is susceptible of various mechanical expressions within the limits of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: o

1. A mirror of the character described comprising a pivot rod, a pair of trames mounted for swinging movement on the rod, mirrors mounted in the trames, a lower disk rotatably mounted on the rod having a plurality of radially extending grooves in its upper face, an integral arm projecting from one side of the lower disk and rigidly connected to one .of the trames for swinging movement therewith, an upper disk rotatably mounted in the rods adjacent the lower disk, a detent on the lower face ot the upper disk engageable selectively in the grooves of the lower disk, an integral arm projecting from one side of the upper disk and rigidly connected to the other frame for swinging movement therewith, and a resilient washer mounted on the rod and engaged with the upper disk in a manner to yieldingly engage said upper disk with the lower disk for releasably retaining the detent in the grooves.

2. A mirror of the character described comprising an elongated pivot rod, a pair of frames mounted for swinging movement on the rod, mirrors mounted in the trames, a handle fixed on the lower end portion of the rod, a sleeve mounted on the rod in spaced relation to the handle, a lower disk rotatably mounted on the rod for rest on the handle and having a plurality of radially extending grooves in its upper tace, an integral arm projecting from one side of the lower disk and rigidly connected to one of the trames for swinging movement therewith, an upper disk rotatably mounted on the rod, a detent on the lower side of the upper disk for selective engagement in the grooves ot the lower disk, an integral arm projecting from one side of the upper disk and rigidly connected to the other frame for swinging movement therewith, a resilient washer mounted on the rod between the upper disk and the sleeve and engaged with the upper disk in a manner to yieldingly urge same against the lower disk for releasably retaining the detent in the groove in a manner to releasably secure the disks against relative rotation on the rod.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FRANK X. CAMPBELL.

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