US815810A - Adjustable artist's desk and easel. - Google Patents

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. PATENTED MAR.'20,190 6. J. & E. M. GOLDSWORTHY. ADJUSTABLE ARTISTS' DESK AND BASEL.

APPLIQATION FILED APR. 6, 1905.

" *UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC I JOHN GOLDSWORTHY AND EMELIA M. GOLDSWORTHY, or INDIANAPOLIS,

, INDIANA 1 a ADJUSTABLE ARTISTS DESK AN'D EASEL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN GoLDswoRTnY and EMELIA M. GoLDswoR'rHY, citizens of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in

. ings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this fsp'ecification;

' This invention relates to furniture, particularly for use in schools; and it has reference especially to adjustable desks which are con vertible into artists easels at will. I

' Obj ects' of the invention are to provide desks for students that may be used either as adjustable desks ordinarily or as artists easels accompanied by receptaclesfor materials, books, and drawing instruments, all conveniently arranged, and to provide desks with adjustable writing-tables and also with copy-holders adapted to support also natural specimens conveniently before the students;

With the above-mentioned and minor objects' in view-the invention consists in a ver tically-adjustable stand on which is mounted a desk-body provided with vertically-adjustable hinging-supports' connecting a com bined writing-table 'and easel to the body.

The invention consists, furthenin the novel parts and in the combinations and arrangements of parts, as hereinafter particularly described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the complete article, of.

which a portion of thecopy-holder is broken away -Fig. 2, a front elevation of one of the hinging-supports;Fig. 3, a side elevation of the invention arranged as an easel Fig. 4, a

fragmentary top plan of the article arranged as a writing-desk without the copy-holder; Fig. 5, a fragmentary transverse vertical.sec

tional view as on the line B B in Fig. 4, with the copy-holder applied thereto and the table part elevated; Fig. 6, a fragmentary vertical longitudinal sectional view as on the line A A in Fig.3, with the writing-table turned upwardly on its hinges; Fig. 7, a perspective view of the bracket of'one of the hinging-supports of the combined table and easel. u v

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 6,1905. Serial No. 254:,164.

Patented March 20, 1906a Similar reference characters in the drawings designate corresponding elements orfeatures.

In constructiona vertically-adjustable stand 15' providedcomprising pillars C, having a base a, and 0, having a base a, connect-. ed rigidly together by'a brace 7) near the lower portions'thereof and .bya rod 0 near the tops thereof, the rod having'adjusting-nuts d d e e on the end portions thereof. Extension-piecesD D, having slots so, also comprise parts of the pillars, against which they 0 and nuts e e and by bolts f f and nuts 9 9, arranged below the rod c. The tops of the pieces D D are rovided with lateral branches h, upon w 'ch the body E of the desk is bolted, so as to be detached for packing and shipping purposes. f

The desk-body E comprises a rear top part F, in the top of which is a groove 1', for holding pencils and the like, the part also having an I aperture j, into which an ink-well may be set,"

and sockets 7c, 1, and-mfor supporting the copy holder in different ositions. In the front of the body on the bottom thereof.

are placed and adj ustably secured by the rod I The adjustable supports for the combined w'riting-tableiand easel comprise two brackets G and G of identical form, each having a bolt-hole p to receive a bolt 7, on which is a nut s, and two props H and H, having each a slot t'therein, through which the bolt .1" extends, a prop being adjustably secured to the front] of a bracket by the bolt and its nut, 1 each bracket having a flange g, by which it is secured rigidly to the under side of the top part F at or near the forward edge thereof,

the prop extending through-the body bottom.

The combined table and easel J, which also forms a lid for the desk-body, has two hinge parts I and I secured thereto at the rear edge thereof, which are pivoted to the tops of the ing screw-holes o to receive securing-screws. The lid part has a small ledge w on the front .props H H by pintles u, the hinge parts havroo' edge thereof to serve as 'a guard and rest, the

lid being more or less inclined either upon th body as a lid or elevated as an easel. I

The copy-holder comprises abase K, a metal frame-L, and'a fabric web attached to the frame and preferably comprising a front M and a back'M, to which copies or speciv mens may be attached by means of pins. The

base rests upon the top part F, and the frame has projections y extending through the base into the sockets 7c and Z and may be removed 5 therefrom and inserted in the sockets Z and m. Also the holder may be reversed, so that the back M may be used as the front part when found desirable. The copy-holder is of suitable size to be stored on the bottom of the re body of the desk when not in use.

In practical use the nuts 6 e and g g may be manipulated and the height of the deskbody adjusted to suit the student, and for Writing or sketching thereon the lid part J may rest on the body, the props extending through the bottom thereof, or the props may be elevated more or less to suit the student and be held by the binding-nuts thereof, and the table or lid part may be turned upwardly on its hinges to gain access to the interior of the body. Anything that is to be copied may be pinned to the copy-holder or leaned against it. l/Vhen an easel is desired, the props may be further elevated, so as to 2 5 hold up the rear edge of the lid part, while the front edge thereof may rest upon the top of the body part, as in Fig. 3, the forward por- 7tion of the body being open, so that access may be had to the instruments therein.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. An artists desk and easel combined including a desk-body with a fixed rear top part, brackets secured to the under side of 3 5 the rear top part, a lid provided at the rear edge thereof with hinge members, and props pivoted to the hinge members and attached adjustably to the brackets.

2. An artists desk and easel combined in- 4o eluding a desk-body, a lid provided at the rear edge thereof with hinge members, props having slots therein and pivoted to the hinge members, brackets secured to the inner side of the desk-body and provided with bolts extending through the slots of the props, and thumb-nuts on the bolts and engaging the props.

3. An artists desk and easel combined including a pair of pillars, a pair of extension pieces having slots therein and provided with lateral branches at the tops thereof, devices securing the extension-pieces adjustably to the pillars, a desk-body secured fixedly to the lateral branches and provided in the interior thereof with fixed brackets, a lid provided at the rear edge thereof with hinge members, and props pivoted to the hinge members and attached adjustably to the brackets.

4. An artists desk and easel combined in- 6Q eluding a pair of vertically-adjustable pillars with bases and having each a pair of lateral branches at the top thereof, a desk-body secured fixedly to the lateral branches of the pillars and having a rear top part provided at the under side thereof with a pair of fixed brackets having binding devices, a lid provided at the rear edge thereof with a pair of hinge members fixed thereto, and a pair of props pivoted to the hinge members and attached adjustably to the brackets by the binding devices thereof.

5. An artists desk and easel combined including a stand, a desk-body secured to the stand and comprising a rear top part in which is a groove and also sockets adjacent to the groove for supporting a copy-holder, a pair of brackets secured to the under side of the rear top part and provided with binding devices, a lid provided at the rear edge thereof with a pair of hinge members fixed thereto, and a pair of props pivoted to the hinge members and attached adjustably to the brackets by the binding devices thereof.

6. In an artists desk and easel combined, the combination with a desk-body having a rear top part, and a lid, of a pair of brackets secured to the under side of the rear top part of the desk-body and having securing-bolts provided with thumb-nuts, a pair of hinge parts secured to the rear edge of the lid, and a pair of props pivoted to the hinge parts and having slots therein receiving the securingbolts of the brackets, the props being engaged by the thumb-nuts of the securin -bolts.

7. In an artists desk and easel combined, the combination of a pair of pillars with bases and having each a pair of bolt-holes therein, a pair of extension-pieces having each a slot therein and provided at the top thereof with a pair of lateral branches, a rod extending through the slots of both of the extensionpieces and also tln'ough one of the bolt-holes in each one of the pillars, thumb-nuts on the ends of the rod engaging the pillars, a pair of nuts on the rod opposed to the thumb-nuts at the inner sides of the 'extension-pieces, a pair of binding-bolts each extending through the other one of the bolt-holes of either pillar and also through the slot of the adjacent extensionpiece, a desk-body secured to the lateral branches of the extension-pieces and having a trough extending across the front of the bottom thereof, the body having also a rear top part having a pair of brackets secured to the under side thereof, a lid provided with a pair of hinge members at the rear edge thereof, and a pair of props pivoted to the hinge members and attached adj ustably to the pair of brackets.

In testimony whereof we a'llix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN GOLDSWORTHY.

EMELIA M. GOLDSVVORTHY. l/Vitnesses:

HARRY D. PIERsoN, E. T. SILVIUs,

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