US690572A - Stand or frame for photographs, pictures, &c. - Google Patents

Description

No. 690,572. Patented !an. 7, M2.

W. GUTTENBERG.

ST'AND 0B FRAME'FOB PHOTOGRAPHS, PICTURES, &c.

(Application filed Dec. 17, 1900.) (no Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM GUTTENBERG, OF LANCASTER, ENGLAND.

STAND OR FRAME FOR PHOTOGRAPHS, PICTURES, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 690,572, dated January 7, 1902.

Application filed December 17, 1900. Serial No. 40,223. (No model.)

T at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM GUTTENBERG, photographer, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at 7 Common Garden street, Lancaster, in the county of the frame to be used either to show a picture with the longest side or shortest side horizontal.

Another object in designing my invention was to provide a stand which is not liable to get out of order, such as is the case with a large number of stands at present in use and which generally become inefficient through the breakage or deterioration of the coiled springs which are usually employed as part of their construction. a

My invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a back view of the stand applied to holding a photograph or picture and a sheet of glass in front of it. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan on line A B, and Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line C D.

The drawings serve to indicate one way of carrying out my invention, which, as will be understood, consists of anendless spring ct, preferably of the shape shown, though it may be circular, diamond, or of any other suitable shape which will notimpair its efficiency. It is made of any suitable material that will enable it to resume its normal position after being compressed--such as steel, brass, ribbon, or the like. It is provided at its narrow ends with hooks or supports (9, rigidly secured to the part a, as shown, or stamped out therefrom and turned over at their free ends, so as to form hooks for holding the photograph or picture a and glass d, which is sometimes used to keep the picture clean. Across the metal plate e, the ends of which pass freely through slots f, formed in the spring a. The plate e is provided with shoulders e to prevent the spring a from being compressed too far in the direction of the line A B, and has also formed in it a hole f and a slot 9 running in the direction of its length and a slot hat right angles thereto, both slots opening into the hole f.

In order that the photograph or picture may be stood on its long or short side, I employ a hinged leg 11, the upper end of which is pivoted at j to a small bracket or slide is, the base Z of which-corresponds somewhat to the. hole f and is capable of being passed therethrough, so as to rest at the back of the plate e, a pin m passed through the bracket is or a second plate corresponding to the base Z serving to make the bracket a sliding or tightfit on the plate (2. The backwardly-extending portion of the bracket or slide 1c is made to correspond in thickness with the slots g and h, so that when in position in the plate c it will not twist. The angle of incli nation of the picture can be altered by pushing in or drawing out the bottotnportion of the leg 2'.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that by pulling the bracket or slide bout of the slot h, in which it is shown in the drawings, and placing it in the slot g the photo-.

' shorter axis of the oval spring a I secure a the photograph from the stand all that is necessary todo is to compress the springa in the direction of the line A B, thus causing its from becoming disengaged from the plate 'e, by the ends of the latter being beaded over,

as at 'It. It will thereby be seen that the stand or frame constructed in, accordance with my invention is not only useful, but is not at all liable to get out of order. It can be made in various sizes to suit different pictures or photographs and can bevery cheaply constructed.

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What I claim as my invention, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A stand or frame for photographs and pictures consisting of an endless compressi pictures an endless compressible spring a,.

hooks 17 attached theretocapable of engaging with a photograph or picture, plate 6 carried by said spring and provided with hole f and slots g and it, slide it formed to engage and be held in position by said slots and pivoted leg 2', substantially as described.

3. In a. stand for photographs and other cards, an endless spring compressible in one direction whereby its length is extendedin another direction, and hooks normally engaging the card and located on the spring at the parts so extended.

4. In a stand or frame for photographs and pictures the combination with an endless compressible spring Ct having hooks b for engaging With the photograph or picture, of a plate e capable of sliding in slotsf formed in spring a and provided with slots g and 7b adapted to receive a slide or bracket is carrying a hinged leg '6, substantially asdescribed.

5. In a stand or frame for photographs the combination With a plate 6 provided with slots 9 and h of a hinged leg 7 pivoted to a slid e-block 7a, the latter being capable of being changed from one slot h to slot 9 and vice versa substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. In a stand or frame for photographs or other cards, a plate having a slot therein, a bracket slidable in the slot and provided with an enlarged base bearing on the' rear of the plate, a pin on the bracket bearing on the face of the plate, and a leg mounted on the bracket.

7. In a stand or frame for photographs or other cards a plate having a slot terminating in an enlarged opening, a bracket slidable in the slot of the plate and provided With a base to enter the openingof the plate and bear on the rear thereof, a pin on the bracket to bear on the face of the plate, and a leg pivoted to the bracket.

In witness whereof I have hereunto setmy hand in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM GUTTENBERG.

Witnesses:

JAMES RITCHIL, J NO. PRESTON.

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