US2097129A

US2097129A - Adjustable chair mirror

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Publication number: US2097129A
Application number: US43040A
Authority: US
Inventors: Miserendino Joseph
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1935-10-01
Filing date: 1935-10-01
Publication date: 1937-10-26
Anticipated expiration: 1954-10-26

Description

Oct, 26, 1937. J. MISERENDINO I 2,097,129

ADJUSTABLE CHAIR MIRROR Filed Oct. 1, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet-l lllllllll l II I V INVENTOR.

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ADJUSTABLE CHAIR MIRROR Filed Oct. 1, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR J m'ms/vowo.

ATTORNEY V 55 grips the other side of the bracket u.

Patented Oct. 26, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIcE 4 Claims.

The main object of this invention is the provision of a mirror adapted to be adjustably mounted on a barbers chair or any other chair on which the same might prove useful, whereby the mirror may be readily brought into position to reflect the back of the head of the person seated in the chair against the large plate mirror which faces the front of the chair in such establishments. By means of the present invention, the mirror is always at hand for the operator, it may be readily swung from side to side as required, and it is quickly swung out of the way on the back of the chair when not in use.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the description below, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the accompanying drawings.

Referring briefly to the drawings, Figure l is a side view of the device with the mirror in extended position.

Figure 2 is a back view of the device.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional View taken on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional View taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary back view illustrating the mirror mounted on any conventional chair.

Figure 6 is a back view illustrating a modified, and preferred form, of the structure between the mirror and the sleeve rotatably supporting the same.

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 1-1 of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 6 but with the mirror in extended position, illustrating also the manner in which the mirror is swung from side to side.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral I8 represents the back of a barbers chair having the usual arm bracket H on either side thereof. The latter is secured to the back IE by means of a screw I2. An arm 53 having a slot I4 therein at one end, is attached to the chair by first removing the screw I2 and thenreinserting the screw through the slot It; instead of the same screw l2, it is preferable to insert a similar but longer screw. At the extremity of the arm IS a hook I 5 is provided which grips the bracket I I on 50 one side. The surface of the arm I3 on one side for a distance from the hook I5 is provided with vertical serrations I6. A hooked member I? provided with similar serrations H, is adjustably mounted against the serrations l5, and its hook The mernher I! is provided with a notch I9, through which the screw I2 also passes. From this construction, it is obvious that an adjustable clamp is provided by the members I5 and I! so that the same may be accommodated to brackets I I of varying widths.

A socket or cylindrical bearing is provided at the other end of the arm I3, in the form of a sleeve.

A pin 2! is slidably and rotatably mounted in the sleeve 23, and has a ball cap 22 screwed on its 1 5 upper end. A sleeve 23 is rotatably mounted around the pin 2! between the cap 22 and the sleeve 26. The sleeve 23 is provided with a set screw 24 so that the sleeve may be tightenedv to the pin ZI, and a similar set screw 25 is provided 1 in the sleeve 29 so that the latter may also be tightened to the pin 2|.

An arm 25 extends frointhe sleeve 23, and is slidably mounted in a rail 2i. The distant portion of the arm 23 isprovided with a bolt 28. A -"1-'5 slot 3!) is provided in the'rail 21 and the bolt 28 passes therethrough. By means of a nut 29 and a lock washer, the arm 26 and rail 2'! are adjustably and releasably locked together.

The outer end of the rail 21 is provided with a "20 hearing s1eeve'3l in which a rod 32 is rotatably and slidably mounted. A cap- 33, similar to the cap 22, is mounted on the bottom of the rod 32. A tongue 3t is mounted rigidly on the top of the rod 32, and a similar tongue 35 is rotatably se- 25 cured thereto by a bolt and nut 3%. Rigid with the tongue 35 is a hinge leaf Bl joined by a pin 39 a to the other leaf 33 of the hinge. A coiled spring 40 surrounding the pin 39 normally urges the leaf 38 upward. A mirror 41 is mounted on the leaf- 38, the reflecting surface of which is indicated at 42. l

A collar 43 is secured adjustably around the rod 32 by a set screw 44, and is provided on its lower edge with a tooth 45. The sleeve 3| is 5 provided on its upper surface with a notch 46 in which the tooth 45 is adapted to register. It is obvious that by means of the adjustable collar 43 the distance at which the mirror hinge will normally stand above the sleeve 3| may be readily regulated. When the rod 32 is in its lowermost position, the tooth is rotated into engagement with the notch 46 so that rotation of the rod '32 isprevented. A pair of spring fingers 41 is attached to the back of the mirror 4! at the topf'l5 which, when the mirror is in inactive folded down position, grip the rod 32 to prevent swinging of the mirror. H

The inactive position of the mirror is shown in broken lines in Figure 1. To use the same, it is" '50 swung outward from the back of the chair about its hinge into the upright position shown. in full lines in Figures 1 and 2. As is readily obvious, the mirror in its upright position may be readily swung from side to side (as shown in broken lines in Figure 2) and at the same time rotated to-, gether with the rod 32. Thus universal movement maybe imparted to the mirror when held in the hands of the barber. When this operation is completed, the rod 32 is permitted to slip down bYT'fiO gravity, and the mirror is folded down and locked by the spring fingers 41. If the tooth 45 does not at once engage the notch 46, a slight turn in either direction will cause the engagement.

In the simple form shown in Figure 5, the mirror 4| is mountedin the same way on a rod 49, the details of the mounting'being omitted as unimportant. A bracket 50 having a cylindrical tubular bearing sleeve 5| is attached to the back of the chair 48. The operation of the mirror is the same as that above described. 7

In Figures 6, '7, and 8 a modified and preferred form of universal articulation is illustrated in place of the bolt and nut joint 35. The rod 52 is shorter thanthe rod 32, being provided with a ball or knob 53 on its lower end and a cap on its upper end and being slidably mounted in the sleeve 3|. A second rod or arm 55 is secured at one end to the mirror 4|, and near'its other end is provided with a slidably mounted rectangular collar 56 adapted to be locked in any position thereon by a Wing nut 57. One end of the collar 56 has a depending tooth 58, having a widened section of reduced diameter 64 forms the tip of the arm 55 within the spring 63. A second coiled spring 65 is secured to the surface of the section 59 and encloses the spring 631, with a peripheral space for play between the two springs.

The rod 52 is tubular in form and provided at its top with a threaded cap 65 having an opening 61 therethrough. At their other ends the

springs

53 and 65 are attached to a block 68 having a widened base 69 which prevents extraction of the block 68, and hence the lower ends of the

springs

53 and 65, from the rod 52. ,Thus the

springs

63 and 65 form a flexible tube uniting the mirror with the rod 52.

In using the mirror with this structure, the mirror is first lifted into the position shown in full lines in Figure 8, raising the

springs

53 and 65 clear of the cap 66. If a greater elevation for the mirror is required, it can be further raised so that the engagement of the block base 69 with the cap 65 lifts the rod 52 upward in the sleeve 31, the limit of elevation being reached when the knob 53 strikes the sleeve 3|. The mirror can then be swung from side to side as illustrated in broken lines in Figure 8 with the spring connection between the arm 55 and the rod 52 allowing free and universal movement of the mirror.

Obviously, modifications in form and struc a same to said bracket, a pin rotatably and slidably mounted in the other end of said arm, a second arm having a sleeve on oneend surrounding said pin,'said second arm having means for varying the length thereof, a sleeve on the other end of said second arm, a rod rotatably and slidably mounted in said second sleeve, a rocker arm pivotally mounted on said rod, and a mirror pivotally mounted on said rocker arm, the axis of said pivotal mounting of said rocker arm being horizontal and lying at right angles to the axis of said pivotal mounting of said mirror, said mirror being rotatable about said rocker arm pivotal mounting in the plane of the mirror.

2. An attachment for a chair having a bracket on the side thereof, comprising an arm having an adjustable clamp on one end for securing the same to said bracket, a sleeve on the other end of said arm and having a vertical pin rotatably and slidably mounted therein, a second arm having a sleeve surrounding said pin, said second arm extending at right angles to said pin and said first arm, a rail slidably mounted on said second arm, said second arm and said rail having means for releasably locking the same together, a sleeve on the free end of said rail having a verticalrod rotatably and slidably mounted therein and having a notch in its upper edge, a collar surrounding said rod above said third sleeve and having a tooth in its lower periphery adapted to register in said notch to lock said collar and said third sleeve against relative rotation, a hinge leaf, a

second hinge leaf hingedly mounted on said first leaf, resilient means normally urging said leaves to rotate in opposite directions, a mirror having its back secured to said second leaf and being adapted to be folded down therewith against said rod, said mirror having a spring grip on the back thereof adapted to grip the lower ,end'of said rod when said mirror is in folded down position against said rod, a rocker arm pivotally mounted on said rod and having said first hinge leaf secured thereto, the axis of the pivotal mounting of said rocker arm being horizontal and at right angles to the axis of said hinge, said mirror being rotatable in the plane of the mirror.

3. An attachment for a chair comprising, a sleeve adapted to be attached to a chair, a vertical rod rotatably and slidably mounted in said sleeve,,a mirror having an arm rotatably mounted thereon on a horizontal axis, said rod being hollow, a coiled spring secured atone end to said arm and extending into said rod, a block slidably mounted in said rod and having the other end of said spring secured thereto, a cap closing the upper end of said rod, said cap having an opening therein, said spring passing through said opening, said cap preventing extraction of said sleeve adapted to be attached to a chair, a vertical hollow rod rotatably and slidably mounted in said sleeve, said rod having a cap thereon, said cap havinga central opening therein,a mirror, an arm having said mirror hingedly mounted on one end thereof on an axis at right angles to said arm,

a flexible tube connected at one end to the other end of said arm and being slidably, mounted in said rod, the diameter of said flexible tube'being smaller than that of saidcap opening, said flexible tube having a widened base of greater diameter than that of said cap opening, raising of said mirror causing withdrawal of a portion of the length of said flexible tube from said rod, said widened base serving as an upper limit stop to prevent complete extraction of said flexible tube from said rod, said flexible tube upon said partial withdrawal from said rod permitting universal movement of said mirror with respect to said rod.

JOSEPH MISERENDINO.