US2651868A

US2651868A - Multiple leaf palette

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Publication number: US2651868A
Application number: US290988A
Authority: US
Inventors: John A Siegel
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1952-05-31
Filing date: 1952-05-31
Publication date: 1953-09-15
Anticipated expiration: 1970-09-15

Description

Sept. 15, 1953 J. A. SIEGEL MULTIPLE LEAF PALETTE Filed May 31, 1952 INVENTOR. JOHN A. SIEGEL.

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Patented Sept. 15, 1953 UNITED STATES PATEN T OFFICE MULTIPLE LEAF PALETTE John A. Siegel, Detroit, Mich.

Application May 31, 1952, Serial No. 290,988

3 Claims. 1

This invention relates to artists accessories, and has particular reference to an artist's palette.

An object of the invention is to provide a multiple leaf palette, so that an artist may be able to have close at hand, and readily accessible, a great variety of colors for use in his work. This device may also be used as a multiple leaf display board, bulletin board, or black board.

Another object of the invention is to provide a palette which is constructed and arranged with a plurality of hinged leaves, each of which may be readily swung upwardly, so that the leaf immediately below is accessible.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device which is constructed and arranged so that the individual leaves of the palette may readily be removed for cleaning or storage.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparent as the description proceeds, reference being made from time to time to the accompanying drawing forming part of the within disclosure, in which drawing:

Fig. l is a plan view of a device embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary detail of the support and hinge plate assembly, showing the plates in elevated position.

Fig. 4. is a view similar to Fig. 3, but showing the plates in lowered position.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary detail, in plan view, showing the construction of one of the hinge plates.

Fig. 6 is a view taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. '7 is a section taken substantially on the line l'l' of Fig. 5.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, it will be understood that in the embodiment herein disclosed, the

reference characters

8, 9, and Ill indicate the leaves of the palette, and the reference character II indicates a base member, which may also be employed as a fixed leaf of the multiple leaf palette. The

leaves

8, 9, and Ill are respectively secured, by screws or other means, to the pairs of hinge plates I2, I3, and I l, and the base member II is secured by similar means to the base plate I5.

Formed integrally with the base plate I5 is an upright member I6, to which the hinge plates I2, l3, and I4 are pivoted, as at H. Spacers I8 are positioned between the respective leaves of the device, as shown in Fig. 2, in order that the leaves may normally lie flat.

In order to elevate each of the

leaves

8, 9, and I0, and hold them in elevated position, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, I provide a novel sructure which I will now describe.

Each of the hinge plates I2, I3, and I4 (Figs. 3 to 7, inclusive) is formed with a flange I9, which is provided with a plurality of apertures 20, adapted to accommodate screws or other fastening means, whereby one of the leaves of the multiple leaf palette may be attached thereto. Each flange I9 has a central opening 2|, which is partially surrounded by a U-shaped collar 22, through which the hinge pin or pivot I'I extends. One side of the collar 22 has a downwardly extending portion 24, which is provided with an inclined offset portion 25, which serves as a looking abutment to hold the hinge plate I2, and its leaf I8, in elevated position, as shown in Fig. 2. In order to lock the leaf 8 and the other leaves in elevated position, it is simply necessary to shift the plate [2 and its leaf 8 to the right, as shown in Fig. 6, so that the inclined face 25 may engage the inside face of the upright member IB. Each of the

leaves

8, 9, and Ill may be held in elevated position by the same procedure. Upon shifting the leaves to the left, as shown in Fig. 6, the opening 2|, which is of the same width as the width of the upright I6, is then brought into alignment with the upright I6, and the leaf and its hinge plate may then be lowered to a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 2.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising an upright member and a plurality of leaves pivoted thereto, each leaf being removably secured to a plate, a pivot pin connecting each said plate to said upright member, each said plate having an offset portion at one side arranged to engage one face of said upright member to lock said plate and leaf in elevated position when said plate is rocked and then shifted laterally on said pivot.

2. In a device of the character described including an upright member having a base formed integrally therewith, a plurality of plates, each plate having an opening in one side defined by a substantially U-shaped collar, a pivot pin extending through apertures in said collar and said upright member, a flat rigid leaf removably secured to said base and to each plate, and locking elements on each said plate arranged to engage said upight member, whereby to hold each said plate and its said leaf in an inclined position.

3. The structure defined in claim 2, in which said opening in said plate is of the same width as the width or said upright member, and said locking means consist of a depending portion formed on said plate, said depending portion having an inclined surface offset from said opening, and arranged to engage one face of said upright member.

a JOHN A. SIEGEL.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number 5 315,022 1,167,891 1,228,790

Name Date Gray Apr. 7, 1885 Eisenhart Jan. 11, 1916 Lambert June 5, 1917 Wark July 11, 1922