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- This invention relates to a new and im proved construction. of an upright piano whereby provision is made for a cabinet for music.
- the hinged top of the piano is formed with compartments adapted to receive music either in sheet or book form, and the horizontal piece covering these compartments is hinged in such a man nor as to swing up the front wall of the cabinet and provide access to the compartments, while when such piece is swung down there is nothing in sight to injure the appearance or finish of the piano.
- FIG. l is a front elevation of an upright piano embodying my invention.
- Fig. 2 is a cross vertical section taken on line 2, Fig. 1, with the cabinet open.
- Fig. 3 is a similar section with the cabinet closed and raised.
- Fig. l a portion of the front wall of the cabinet is represented as broken out.
- A represents the upper portion of an up right piano.
- I provide a cabinet which is hinged at a to the portion A at the rear in the ordinary manner.
- This cabinet comprises the bottom piece B,to which the hinges are directly applied, the back piece 0, suitable end pieces, and the top piece D.
- This top piece is divided longitudinally and the main stationary portion D has hinged to it at (Z the swinging portion D.
- This swinging portion extends to the front of the cabinet and has rigidly secured to it the front piece E, so that the two portions D E constitute a swinging lid. When this lid is closed, the lower edge of the front E rests on the bottom piece B.
- Partitions F divide the space into, say, three compartments, within which music in sheet or book form as shown at S, may be placed.
- the entire cabinet-top may be swung up, as shown in Fig. 3, in the same manner as the ordinary top by means of the hinges a, and the appearance when the cabinet is closed is not much different from that of a piano of this style constructed in the ordinary manner.
- provision is made within the piano it self for a moderate amount of music, either in sheet or book form, with the effect that the unneat appearance produced by music lying about the piano or the room is avoided, and a music-stand is to a large extent rendered unnecessary.
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J. B. HENRY. UPRIGHT PIANO.
Patented July 18, 1897.
No. 586,184. 2L F' fi INI UM WW" lttll W/M g4 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
JACOB I HENRY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
UPRIGHT PIANO.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 586,184, dated July 13, 1897.
Application filed March 31, 1897. Serial No. 630,062. (No model.)
.LO aZZ whom it may concern.-
Beitknown that I, JACOB B. HENRY, a citizen of the United States, residing in Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Upright Pianos of which the following is a specification.
This invention relates to a new and im proved construction. of an upright piano whereby provision is made for a cabinet for music. In this improvement the hinged top of the piano is formed with compartments adapted to receive music either in sheet or book form, and the horizontal piece covering these compartments is hinged in such a man nor as to swing up the front wall of the cabinet and provide access to the compartments, while when such piece is swung down there is nothing in sight to injure the appearance or finish of the piano.
The nature of the invention is fully described in detail below and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a front elevation of an upright piano embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a cross vertical section taken on line 2, Fig. 1, with the cabinet open. Fig. 3 is a similar section with the cabinet closed and raised.
In Fig. l a portion of the front wall of the cabinet is represented as broken out.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
A represents the upper portion of an up right piano. In place of the usual top, which is commonly hinged to the upper portion A so as to swing up toward the rear, I provide a cabinet which is hinged at a to the portion A at the rear in the ordinary manner. This cabinet comprises the bottom piece B,to which the hinges are directly applied, the back piece 0, suitable end pieces, and the top piece D. This top piece is divided longitudinally and the main stationary portion D has hinged to it at (Z the swinging portion D. This swinging portion extends to the front of the cabinet and has rigidly secured to it the front piece E, so that the two portions D E constitute a swinging lid. When this lid is closed, the lower edge of the front E rests on the bottom piece B. Partitions F divide the space into, say, three compartments, within which music in sheet or book form as shown at S, may be placed.
The entire cabinet-top may be swung up, as shown in Fig. 3, in the same manner as the ordinary top by means of the hinges a, and the appearance when the cabinet is closed is not much different from that of a piano of this style constructed in the ordinary manner. Thus provision is made within the piano it self for a moderate amount of music, either in sheet or book form, with the effect that the unneat appearance produced by music lying about the piano or the room is avoided, and a music-stand is to a large extent rendered unnecessary.
Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is
In an upright piano, the combination with the main portion thereof, of the herein-de scribed improved hollow swinging cabinet-top hinged in the ordinary manner to the rear portion of the piano, said swinging top consisting of the top and bottom pieces D, B, back piece 0, suitable end pieces, and the hinged lid consisting of the top piece D hinged to the top piece D and the front piece E rigidly secured to the piece D at right angles therewith, substantially as set forth.
JACOB B. HENRY.
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HENRY W. WILLIAM, A. N. BoNNnY.
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