US1851131A - Typewriting machine and stand - Google Patents

Description

March 29, 1932. E: G, RQWLEY v 1,851,131

TYPEWRITING MACHINE AND STAND Original Filed March 21, 1924 in use, of being assembled in compact 'form sot-the collapsible" type; capable of read as i135 ermiann; I a q a en ines is han EDWARD GQRQWLE or. BELLnVILLE, 'ANEW; "anasnxgas srenoit To nnnnn woon IELLIOT'I FIs E eo P nY, on NEW! YORK/N. Y., "Aconr;oBATIo1voF DELAWARE IT'YI'EWBITiNGMM nn-M 1 1 t iApplic -atib h filed March 2 1, 1924,Seria1-110L709,745i, zn e'e attey 3; 1930;

' i Thisinventionis for-improvements in type-f r Figure=7is aside View of the same.

writing? machines and accessories therefor,

anch'with respect to'its more specific features, a

in collapsible stands for machines of, the portabletyp'e.

A feat' of mechanism, partly carried 'by-the support re ofthe 'invention is the provision ing base of a: portable typewriting machine,

, j and partly separate therefrom when not in stand jof .the pr'ope 7 machine when in use. I Another feature is the P O g a; means for fconnecting a set of (legs to thebasei,

,Another feature is {the provi i nii h an ap'paratus of asetof legs, capable, when not 1 and sgf 2, unitaryjp ackage for cone Vemence of carnage Anotherfeatureis'the' provision in sucha r mechanism of aset'vof legs, one of which is chambered to receive 1 the other's, and: where- 1n means is provldedffor connectlon wl'ththe legfto convert .it into a Lclosed 'casingiancl' to providea h portatiom 21 Another andle for convenience; in trans i*-sen iblage and disassemblage fand wherein one et -the, elements thereofis constrnct'efd to rea ircei've other elementsfor convenience of tran 1 1 Figure '3 is a partialplan View of the'cl'ampmechanism, with the parts in operative -pQs1t1on.- i Y igure-Qis a forcairri'agef I g v I Figure 5 is a plan View of the clamping mechanism;Withthe p'artsfolded.

e'ngagin'gelements; f e 1 'i ius'el,"for co operating with the basetoforma 1- "height to; su r'iport the p rovision' of "an ce'ssory 'cleyice ca'pablelof being clamped 'on the typewriter base to becarried thereby, and

feature the provision of a'stand and jaclf v antaig'es willihiereview-of the legs nested v .viewof one of thebase H V 7 g V x cFigurei'l or :may nfoldthereon, as shown in p The present embodiment. ofth '2, the machine being 'securedto the base in the usual manner, .and the base forming one of thee'lementslof a carrymg case'for the I machine, In the usual construction; the base fits into the open side of the'cover-part of. the case'indicatedin dotted lines at 1 the cover- 13 art engaging outsideth'e edges of the. base, and suitable mechanism isprovided for lock- 7 ing thebase int-he cover-part, Tlh'e improvement "ncludes' partly carried by: the base; and which may be permanently connected therewith if de- Imechanisin sired, and partly separate therefrom [when r not} in use, the; elements cooperating with th'ebase to form'a stand of the proper height for supporting the machine in Writing 'posi- .z byathe base is "a two-part clamping member,

al h1g4 intermediateits end; and a strap or bar "5which is connected to the lug,.-a nd' consistingof a strap or bar 3,"having a laterwhich when in us'e'eXtendS substantiaHyperetween the lag b re intermediateits ends]; The barb is longitudinally. slotted at the end adj acentto carried by" the 'levenslides in the slot; The

with laterally-extending stop arm 1'1,

' which engagesthe'bar 3.when the lever'is' pendicnlar to the "bar 8,-but which may be i i a v .t V. "bar5includes aleVer 6',-p1voted 'at ;one.end' to the lug, as, indicated-at ,fand-havingia 5 jsiicling' orpin-andasloticonnection withthe I jl'ever has a 'finge ieeejlOior conyenience inf manipulating the same, and 1t 1s provided .w

'inlocking position, that is,-whenthe lever is f' just beyond alignment'with the slot 8, in the v positionof Figure 2. a a

E'ach end of theb'arB', andzthate'ncl of the hinged thereto, in such manner 'thatthe leaf barv5fremote-fromthebar 3, hasa leafil2i may takeaposition-at-right angles to the T plane I of the obar; as shown in full: lines in i v 70 t on. The portion of the mechanism carried dotted lines in said figure. Each end of the bar 3 has at the edge remote from the bar 5 a lateral'lug 14, and the leaves 12 are connected with these lugs. he ends of the lugs, and the end of the bar 5, are passed through slots 15 in the leaves, after which the extremities of the lugs and the bar are upturned, as shown at 16, and expanded to prevent disengagement of the leaf.

The upper and lower edges of each leaf have inwardly-extending flanges 17, the lowermost of which by its engagement with the bar 5, or lug 1-1, as the case may be, co-operates with the upturned end 16 of the lug or bar, to limit the outward moven'ient of the lea t, with respect to the bar, to the full-line position of Figure 7. As shown in Figure 6, the ends of the lugs and bar are expanded by providing vertical slots 18 near the ends of the upturned portions, and by bending slight- 1y outward the portions outside of the slots. The leaves 12 engage the edges of the base, as shown in Figure 1, the flanges 17 engaging the upper face of the base, to prevent upward movement thereof with respect to the clamp-mechanism, when it in plans on the base.

The clamping member carries mechanism for connecting a set of legs, to he described, to the base, and said member may be permanentl' .connected to the base, that is, it may be le t in place on the base when the base is in place in the cover-part of the ease, or it may be removed and collapsed into the position of Figure 5. In the present instance, the means for connecting the set of legs to the base includes internally-threaded nipples 19 on the under faces of the bars 3 and 5, at the free ends thereof. Each of these nipples, as shown in Figure 1, has the axis thereof inclining outwardly towards its lower end, and thenipples are so placed that they act as limiting means for the leaves 12, to limit the inward movement thereof, with respect tothe respective bars.

The part of the machine-supporting mechanism which is separate from the base, when not in use, includes a set of legs. three in the present instance. The legs, indicated at 20, 21 and 22, respectively, are of tubular material, in the present instance cylindrical. The leg22 fits in the leg 21, and the leg 21 fits in the leg thus all of the legs may be nested in the leg 20. Each of the three legs has a filler-block 23 at one end, and each of the blocks is provided with a reduced threaded stem 24 for engaging one of the nipples 19. When not in use, the legs may be detached. from the clamping member, and fitted one within the other, thus providing a compact arrangement for convenience in carriage.

Mechanism is provided for co-operating with the leg 20 to form a cane or walkingstick. Said mechanism comprises a handle 25, which may be of any suitable shape and size, and the handle, whlch may be of any desired material, has a ferrule or socket 26 at one end, which is internally threaded to receive an end of the leg 20. The leg 20 has an external thread 27 at the opposite end from the stem for engaging within the socket. It will be obvious that with the handle the outer leg is converted into a closed casing for holding-the other legs of the set. A foot isalso provided for the lower end of the leg 20, said foot comprising a member 28, carrying a plug 29 of rubber, or the like, and internally threaded to receivethe stem 24 of the outer leg. This plug 29 engages the ground when the assemblage is used as a walking-stick, thus reducing the jar. It also protects the threads of the stem 24 of the leg 20. 1

In practice, when the accessory is not in use, the clamping member is carried, by the 1 base, and the set of legs, assembled as shown in Figure 4, may be carried as a walkingstick. \Vhen it is desired to use the machine, the handle is unscrewed, the foot is removed,

and the legs 21 and 22 are withdrawn from the leg 20. The stems 24 of the legs are engaged with the nipples 19, and, since the legs are of a length to support the machine at the proper height for writing, it is ready for use.

During temporary discontinuance of the 1189,:

it is not necessary to remove the legs, since the cover may be attached to the base with the parts in the position of Figure 1. When, however, the machine is to be transported,

the legs are detached and assembled in the:

manner shown in Figure 4. The clamping member may also be removed from the base if delsired, and the bars arranged alongside each 0t er.

The inclined arrangement of the threaded Figure 2, it will be noticed that the bar 3 is fil arranged at the front of the base and substantially parallel with the 'front edge, so that two legs are at the front of the base undone at the rear, and the leaves 12 do not inter.- fere with the lock of the casing, nor with the hinges thereof, the front leaves being at opposite sides of the lock, while the rear leaves are between the hinges. With two legs at the front, the stand may be set close to the user, with the legs astride the lap. Teetering or rocking of the machine during use is also prevented by the arrangement of the legs. All of the legs are of the same length and of such length that when connected with the machine it is supported at the proper height for use. Thus the efliciency of the portable typewriter as regards portability is greatly increased.

While the improved accessory is particularly designed for use with a portable typewriter, it is also of use for other purposes, in

1 which a'ccollapsiblestand is desired; With the basel, or a similar member,-the clamping member and the legs cooperate to provide'aa collapsible stand which may beused for any purpose, and whichywhen the legs aretde- "ta'ched and assembled, as shownin Figure 4,

forms two sections, of light weight and eas- I ilycarri-ed, I a

Variations maybe resortedto within the scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used withoutothers.

Having thus described my inventiom lr claim 1. A support inclnding a board and set of portable legs therefor and meansto enable said legs to utilize said board tosupport the board and one another in supporting po-- sition, said last-mentioned means .includinga two-part clamp',-and a connection between the partsifor moving them toward and from each other, each clamp-part carrying clamping leaves for engaging the edges of the board,"

I partsextend.

the leaves being hinged to theclamping means 2 to stand at right angles thereto, or to fold;

p and a connectionbetween the bars for movingthem toward and from each other including'a slot and eccentricpin, each clamp part I carrying clamping leavesnormally held at able thereon. I v

3. A'support including aboard and sup porting legs, said legs being of differentdia'me eters and the larger legs being holl0w.where-- by smaller-legs may be nested in the larger ones for transportation, clamping means for the board including a plurality of bars with able from and attachabletothe clamping;

ends of the bars,-said legsbeing of different diameters and ihollow whereby the smaller legs may be nested inthe larger legs when the clamps aredetached from the board and the 7 parts collapse for transportation.

6. A support for a portable typewriter comprising a board adapted for use as the bottom of a :typewriter*case, means collapsible to facilltate transportation for clamping said I board,said meansc0mprisingtwo bars, one having clamps atbothends and the other at one end for embracing the edgesof said board, means'at one end of one barfand intermediate the'ends of the other bar for drawing together the'bars toclamp the board'and legs edetachable' from an attachable to the,

clampingcends of the bars.

means and detachable legs, the clamping,

7. A'support includingaboard, clamping I means comprising partsto engage the board,

and bars, one of which has a slot therein and the other an eccentricv pin operable, in said slot to operate-the clampstohold them to the board and means for detachably connecting the legs to the clamping means. I

. EDWARD G. ROWLEY.

right angles to the clam t ,folda clamps thereon, said bars when in clamping position being at an angle to each other'and c them to be turned "in parallel relation for. transportation and means for attaching the 'legsto the clamping parts. 1 1

4. A support including a board and a' set of legs and means'to operatively connect the.

connections "between the parts that permit legs to the support comprising a two-part clamp, said clamp including bars pivoted to' each other and means for moving thebars to clamp the board including a lever and mean for attaching the legs to the bars. g r 5. A support for a portable typewriter com-,

prising a board adapted for use as the bottom of a typewriter case, means'collapsible to facilitate transportation, for clamping said board, said means comprising bars having; clamps at their ends forembracmg the edges of saidboard, means for drawing together the bars to clamp the board and legs detach has,

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