US893659A - Extensible photograph-holder. - Google Patents

Description

No. 898,659. PATBNTED JULY 21, 1908. W. J. SATTERLEE;

EXTBNSIBLB PHOTOGRAPH HOLDER.

APPLICATION IILED OGT.l0,1906.

57513 h a 5 (i H'o a1 M1115 ICE WILLIAM J'. SATTERLEE, OF DANBUBY, CONNECTICUT.

EXTENSIBLE PHOTOGRAPH-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21, 1908.

Application filed October 10, 1906. Serial No. 338,251.

T 0 all whom it may concern."

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM J. SATTER- LEE, citizen of the United States, residing at Danbury, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new. and useful Improvements in Extensible Photograph-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to photograph frames or holders, and more particularly to a holder extensible in four directions so as to accommodate itself to any sized photograph or other card.

The object of my invention is to provide a holder of much simpler construction than any heretofore devised, which may be extended without materially breaking the continuity of the design thereof, and which may be very quickly adjusted to suit any length or width of card.

The invention consists in the details of construction and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter described and more definitely stated in the claims.

In the drawing, where like letters designate like parts, Figure 1 is a front view of the holder slightly extended laterally. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the holder, and Fig. 3 is a side view.

A indicates the front plate forming the body of the holder and B the rear plate. The plate B is shiftable longitudinally along the plate A being held to plate A by inward flanges a which embrace the edge of the plate B. At the'upper end plate A is curled over forwardly, downwardly and inwardly as at A to form an open tube, and at its lower end the plate B is correspondingly curled to form the open tube B.

C C are slides which have depending por tions at the rear of the holder and inwardly turned scroll shaped portions C adapted to fit upon the tubular portion A as shown in Fig. 3, the edge of the open tube A entering the opening of the scroll C, and vice versa. At its lower end the plate B is also provided with the lateral slides D D. These are of the same construction as the slides C C and are provided with the outwardly, upwardly and inwardly turned scroll portions D. These engage with the outwardly and inwardly turned portion B in exactly the same manner as the scroll portions C of the slides C engage with the inwardly and outwardly turned portions A, formerly described. Thus the slides C and D are adapted to slide upon the tubular portions A and B, thus forming at the top and bottom of the holder inwardly turned moldings which may be adjusted to any required width within certain limits by simply sliding the pieces C C or D D towards or from the middle'of the body plates A and B.

Connecting each of the slides C with a slide D is a retractile spring E. This is preferably formed of a rubber band though it might be of coiled wire, if desired. The action of these elastic bands E is to draw the body portions A and B inward and towards each other, thus gripping the upper and "5 lower edge of the photograph between the inturned portions A and C, and B and D, and to hold the opposite slides C and Din their normal position with the depending portions thereof flat against the back of the '3 holder.

While I may attach the elastic band E in I any manner to the sliding portions C and D, I prefer to accomplish this result by bending over the projecting end of the slides C and D to form hooks c and d which in turn are engaged by an elongated loop 6. The ends of the band are then gripped between the loops and the hooks after the manner shown in Fig. 3. This is a very simple construction and one perfectly adapted to the purpose, but it is obvious that other modes of attaching the band E to the slides C and D may be used.

F is a standard pivoted at its upper end to the upper end of the rear plate B, and F is a brace which is pivotally engaged with the standard F at about its middle and which has a downwardly turned end adapted to roject into a socket f on the back plate. While the standard may be formed in any suitable manner I prefer to make it of wire which is bent inwardly at its top to engage in the end of the overturned socket I). Said wire then extends downward the entire length of the frame is then bent upward to about the middle of the back plate where it is connected to the brace F and is then bent downward to form the other leg of the standard and then again upwardly to the other end opening of the socket b.

. It will be seen from this description that my construction is of extreme simplicity and may be very cheaply made, while at the same time presenting an ornamental and finished appearance. The slides C and D may be easily assembled on the ends of the plates A and B by a sliding movement. The bands E with their loops 6 are then attached to the hooks c and d and the hooks flattened, thus holding the bands securely in place. This clamps the slides C and D securely on to the plates A and B and prevents them from sliding unless force is used. The bands E exert a constant strain, tending to close the plate B within the plate A and thus clamp down upon the upper and lower edge of the photogragh which is held from any outward movement by the turned over portions 0 and D. In view of the strength with which the portions A and B are held drawn together, there is no necessity of any side moldings. be observed also that the inturned ends C and D elastically grip the upper and lower margins of the photograph so that it is at all times held securely. The metal is comparatively thin, and as a consequence the slight break in the upper and lower molding caused by opening the parts C or D is not objectionable and indeed hardly shows except as part of an ornamental design.

While I have shown what I believe to be the preferable form of my construction, yet I do not wish to be limited to the exact details thereof, as it is obvious a number of modifications might be made without departing from the spirit of my invention as embodied in the claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In an extensible photograph holder, a front plate and a rear plate slidingly engaged with each other for a longitudinal movement, laterally movable slides engaging with the upper edge of one of these plates, laterally movable slides engaging with the lower edge of the other of the plates, and means on the plates and on the slides for gripping the card to be held.

2. In an extensible photograph holder, a front plate and a rear plate slidingly engaged with each other for a longitudinal movement, laterally movable slides engaging with the upper edge of one of these plates, laterally movable slides engaging with the lower edge of the other of these plates, inwardly curved portions on the upper edge of one and the lower edge of the other of said plates with which. the said extension pieces slidingly engage.

3. In an extensible photograph holder a front plate and a rear plate slidingly engaged. with each other, the upper end of one plate being rolled over downwardly and inwardly,

It may the lower end of the other plate being rolled over upwardly and inwardly, opposed laterally movable pieces having downwardly and inwardly turned rolled portions slidingly engaging with the rolled margin at the upper end of one plate, and lower opposed laterally movable-pieces each having upwardly and inwardly rolled portions slidingly engaged with the rolled margin of the other plate.

4. In an extensible photograph holder a front plate and a rear plate slidingly engaged with each other, the upper end of one plate being rolled over downwardly and inwardly, the lower end of the other plate being rolled over upwardly and inwardly, opposed laterally movable pieces having downwardly and inwardly turned rolled portions slidingly engaging with the rolled margin at the upper end of one plate, lower opposed laterally movable pieces each having upwardly and inwardly rolled portions slidingly engaged with the rolled margin of the other plate, and elastic connections between each of the upperlaterally movable pieces and each of the lower laterally movable pieces.

5. In an extensible photograph holder, a front plate having rearwardly and inwardly turned flanges, a rear plate slidingly engaged with said flanges for longitudinal movement, the upper end of the front plate being rolled over downwardly and inwardly, the lower end of the rear plate being rolled over upwardly and inwardly, opposed laterally movable pieces each having downwardly projecting ends and each having downwardly and inwardly turned rolled portions slidingly engaging with the rolled margin of said front plate, opposed lower laterally movable pieces each having upwardly and inwardly rolled portions slidingly engaged with the rolled margin of the rear plate, and each having an upward projection at the rear of the rear plate, elastic connections between the projections of the upper lateral extensions and those of the lower, a standard pivotally connected. at its upper end to the rear face of the lower plate and means for holding the said standard in its outward position.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 27th day of September 1906.

WILLIAM J. SATTERLEE.

Witnesses CHARLES H. VVHITE, CHRISTIAN QUIEN.

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