US603878A - Photograph-holder - Google Patents

Description

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L. B. HIN'MAN.

. PHOTOGRAPH HOLDER.

No. 603,878. Patented May 10,1898.

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PATENT trier.

PHOTOGRAPH-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 603,878, dated May 10, 1898.

Application tiled June 21, 1897.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUc1Us B. HINMAN, of New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement in Photograph-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification and represent, in

Figure 1, a side View of a photograph-holder constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a side view of aportion of the upright frames enlarged; Fig. 3, a sectional view on line Ct at of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a sectional View on the line Z) I) of Fig. 1; Fig. 5, a face view of a box adapted to be attached to the upright.

This invention relates to an improvement in photograph-holders, and particularly to that class which are composed of a series of frames mounted upon an upright and so as to be revolved thereon, each frame being adapted to hold a number of photographs, the object of the invention being a simple construction of frame and stands whereby not onlya large number of photographs may be conveniently held and exposed, but also an attractive and ornamental device may be produced; and it consists in the construction as hereinafter described,and particularly recited in the claim.

The holder consists of a base A, which, if desired, may be provided with casters. From the base rises an upright, which may be a single rod or composed of two rods B O, the upper rod 0 being of slightly smaller diameter than the rod B, which is preferably tubular at its upper end to receive the lower end of the rod 0 and so that they may be readily coupled together. The holders consist of rectangular frames D, the lower members or bars of which are preferably formed with grooves or corrugations d d and the upper members or bars formed of two parallel plates ee. These top and bottom bars are connected by sides ff, and preferably the sides will be connected through their centers by a transverse stay-rod g. To one side of each frame $arial No. 641,537. (No model.)

are attached arms j, having fingers kprojecting at right angles to the edges of the frame, the said fingers being screw-threaded and entered into threaded openings 1 in lugs m, formed on the side of rings h, so that the said rings stand at right angles to the edge of the frame, the said rings h adapted to pass over the upper end of the upright and so as to freely turn thereon, the rings of the frames on opposite sides of the upright being so arranged with relation to the frames that when mounted on the upright they will stand in line with each other, the said rings being supported by the upper end of the lower rod B or by a ring 2' fixed thereto, so as to form a shoulder. To the upper end of the upright may be applied a cup, vase, or other ornament E, and to the rod B may be fixed a collar F, formed with arms G, to which boxes II may be applied, which boxes are adapted to receive photographs or other cards. In the case of large frames it may be desirable to divide them, so that each may be folded in its center. In the'illustration I have only shown six frames, but it is apparent that a larger number might be arranged upon the upright. Photographs are applied to the frame by inserting them between the upper plates 6 e of the'frames down outside the said rod 9 and into the grooves d of the lower bar, as shown in Fig. 4., and whereby they are securely held in position.

I am aware that photograph-holders comprising an upright and frames revolvin g thereupon have been employed, and therefore do not wish to be understood as claiming such as my invention; but

What I do claim is- In a photograph-holder the combination with a base, an upright post arranged thereon and having an annular shoulder, of rings on the upper portion of said upright and each formed with outwardly-extending internallythreaded lugs anda plurality of frames, each comprising two sides connected by a lower bar having parallel longitudinal grooves in its upper edge and two upper bars parallel with each other and with the lower bar, two arms fixed to the inner side members of each of the frames and formed with ofiset screwspecification in the presence of two subscribthreaded fingers for engagement with the lugs ing witnesses.

on the said. rin s whereby the said frames are pivotally mouiited on the said upright par- LUCIUS HINMAN 5 allel with each other, substantially as de- Witnesses:

scribed. ALBERT D. PENNEY,

In testimony whereof I have signed this EMIL H. BARGES.

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