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US1952297A
US1952297A US686291A US68629133A US1952297A US 1952297 A US1952297 A US 1952297A US 686291 A US686291 A US 686291A US 68629133 A US68629133 A US 68629133A US 1952297 A US1952297 A US 1952297A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B19/00—Reading-desks; Lecterns; Pulpits, i.e. free-standing
    • A47B19/06—Reading-desks; Lecterns; Pulpits, i.e. free-standing with adjustable top leaf

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  • the present invention relates to a reading stand and has for its prime object to provide an apparatus of this nature whereby a book or the like may be supported in a convenient position for the reader at the desired angle and elevation.
  • Another very important object of the invention resides in the provision of an apparatus of this nature which is exceedingly simple in its construction, adjustable, easy to manipulate, strong and durable, thoroughly efficient and reliable in use, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.
  • Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus embodying the features of my invention.
  • Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.
  • Figure 3 is a side elevation thereof.
  • Figure 4 is a detail elevation of the upper portion of one of the standards.
  • Figure 5 is a detail section taken substantially onthe line 55 of Figure 3.
  • letters A denote a pair of base members of substantial inverted U-shaped formation including elongated cross members 5 merging into depending legs 6.
  • the upper edges of the cross members 5 are provided with recesses '7 as shown in Figure 5.
  • Standards 8 rise from the base and have tenons 9 to fit in the recesses 7.
  • a cross bar 10 extends between the upper portions of the standards and is braced with respect thereto as indicated at 11.
  • Numeral 12 denotes a platform with a stop ledge 14 fixed on one longitudinal edge thereof.
  • a pair of cleats 15 are fixed to the platform 12 to depend therefrom adjacent the transverse edges thereof and are provided with longitudinally extending slots 16.
  • Bolts 17 extend through 1 openings 18 in the upper portions of the standards and through the slots 16 whereby the platform 12 may be held in different angular and adjusted positions with respect to the standards as accommodates the convenience of the user.
  • Wing nuts 19 are provided on the bolts to afford easy and ready adjustment.
  • Openings 20 are provided in the intermediate portion of the standards to receive the bolts 17 when it is desired to have the platform 12 at a lower elevation.
  • the standards are provided with recesses 23 which receive the ends of the cross bar 10.
  • a reading stand of the class described comprising a pair of uprights, a cross piece connecting the upper portions of the uprights together, depending diagonally arranged braces connecting the cross piece with the uprights, a platform, cleats connected to the ends of the platform on the under face thereof and each provided with a longitudinally extending slot, a bolt passing through each slot and each upright having a transverse hole therein above the cross piece and 35 a similar hole therein below a brace, said holes being adapted to receive the bolts, whereby said platform can be placed above the cross piece or below the cross piece and its braces and wing nuts on the outer ends of the bolts.

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P. TEITSCHEID READING STAND 7 Filed Aug. 22. 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 March 27, 1934.
Patented Mar. 27, 1934 UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.
The present invention relates to a reading stand and has for its prime object to provide an apparatus of this nature whereby a book or the like may be supported in a convenient position for the reader at the desired angle and elevation.
Another very important object of the invention resides in the provision of an apparatus of this nature which is exceedingly simple in its construction, adjustable, easy to manipulate, strong and durable, thoroughly efficient and reliable in use, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.
With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.
In the drawings:
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus embodying the features of my invention.
Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.
Figure 3 is a side elevation thereof.
Figure 4 is a detail elevation of the upper portion of one of the standards, and
Figure 5 is a detail section taken substantially onthe line 55 of Figure 3.
Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that letters A denote a pair of base members of substantial inverted U-shaped formation including elongated cross members 5 merging into depending legs 6. The upper edges of the cross members 5 are provided with recesses '7 as shown in Figure 5. Standards 8 rise from the base and have tenons 9 to fit in the recesses 7. A cross bar 10 extends between the upper portions of the standards and is braced with respect thereto as indicated at 11.
Numeral 12 denotes a platform with a stop ledge 14 fixed on one longitudinal edge thereof. A pair of cleats 15 are fixed to the platform 12 to depend therefrom adjacent the transverse edges thereof and are provided with longitudinally extending slots 16. Bolts 17 extend through 1 openings 18 in the upper portions of the standards and through the slots 16 whereby the platform 12 may be held in different angular and adjusted positions with respect to the standards as accommodates the convenience of the user. Wing nuts 19 are provided on the bolts to afford easy and ready adjustment. Openings 20 are provided in the intermediate portion of the standards to receive the bolts 17 when it is desired to have the platform 12 at a lower elevation.
As indicated to advantage in Figure 4 the standards are provided with recesses 23 which receive the ends of the cross bar 10.
It is thought that the construction, utility, operation and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art withso out a more detailed description thereof.
The present embodiment of the invention has been described in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage 0:; enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.
It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.
Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:
A reading stand of the class described comprising a pair of uprights, a cross piece connecting the upper portions of the uprights together, depending diagonally arranged braces connecting the cross piece with the uprights, a platform, cleats connected to the ends of the platform on the under face thereof and each provided with a longitudinally extending slot, a bolt passing through each slot and each upright having a transverse hole therein above the cross piece and 35 a similar hole therein below a brace, said holes being adapted to receive the bolts, whereby said platform can be placed above the cross piece or below the cross piece and its braces and wing nuts on the outer ends of the bolts.
I PAUL TEITSCHEID.
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