US929939A - Easel for desk-calendars, cards, and other articles. - Google Patents

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W. H. HALL. EASEL FOB DESK CALENDARS, CARDS, AND OTHER ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2, 1909.

Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

VAILABLE CQPY WILLLlM ll. HALL, OF (,LYDE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES W. SHONK (OiliPANY ()F MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

EASEL FOR DESK-CALENDARS, UARIDS, AND OTHER ARTICLES.

No. 929,989. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 3, recs.

Application filed January 2, 1909. Serial No. iii 0,283. v

To whom it may concern: one integral piece of cardboard or other like Be it known that 1 WILLIAM ll. HALL, a material which is furnished with a transverse citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in Clyde, crease or score a, to afford a hinge connection in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, between the support B and leg ii, and a simi- 5 have invented a new and useful linprovelar crease or score 5, to afl'ord a hinge conment in Easels for Desk-Calendars, Cards, i nection between the support B and the brace and other Articles, of which the following is a l D. The reinforcing member F is preferably specification. 7 i a narrow strip 01 cardboard pasted flat My invention relates to improvements in against the back or inner side ol the leg A 10 easels, of the kind commonly used on the and it preferably extends to the upper end ol r 5 back portions of desks 'lor calendars, cards the leg. The lower end 7 of this reinforce and other articles. ment serves as a lock or shoulder to engage The object of my invention is to )rovide and hold in place the free end (1, of the brace an easelot asimple,eilicient and dura )le conl), in connection with the cooperating ilcxil5 slruetion, capable ol being very cheaply hie strip or tape G. The inner end r/ of thc 71 manufactured, which will be collapsible for flexible strip or tape G extends between the convenience in shipment, and which may be leg A and the reinforcement F and is sc readily extended for use and to which a desk curely pasted or glued to or between those calendar, card or other article may be readily parts. At its outer end 5 the flexible strip attached. or tape G is pasted flat against the outer l acc 75 i My invention consists in an easel prefer- I of the support 13, this end of the tape prcl'crably constructed of cardboard or other like ably extending about hall the lcngth ol lhc material and having a log, a supportingmomi support B so as-to all'ord a sccurc attachment her and cross-brace, both integral with the l and also to provide a. bctiorsurl'acc l'orgluiiriy 25 log, and having hinge connections with each l or pasting it calcii lar, card or othcr articlc 8d other, preferably formed by transversely creasing or scoring the cardboard, in coni of the flexible strip or cloth (l overlaps and nection with a reinforcing and locking niemcmbraccs the Folding braco l) which is free her, glued or otherwise attached to the back from and iiuaitachml to the llcxiblo strip or of the leg, and a llcxiblo strip or tape iiiicrtape. This folding bi'acc ii is made some posed between the leg and reinforcing inoniwhat widcr than the lloxiblc sl rip or tape (2, her at one end'and pasted to the sup ortiiig so that the l'olding brace may be grasped at member at the other end, said llexib a strip the edges bctwcei'i the lingers without at the being free from the brace-member and also same time grasping the tape or strip (1. 35 narrower in Width than the brace-member, so This enables the folding brace to be readily that the brace-member may be folded or folded inward so that the support ll may collapsed inward when it is free ordisengaged then be foldcd down flat against the leg. I from the shoulder or lock formed. by the While I prcl'or to construct my cascl oi lower-end. of the reinforcing inoniber. cardboard, it may be made of oihcr suitablo In the accompanying drawings loi'iiiiiig a I materials. partoi this specification, l ig'urc i is a central l prcl'cr to ma kc thc log si ipporl B, and vertical section of the case] embodying my i brace I), all in oiic piece as this is thc clim pcrinvention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation showing and moreconvciiicntconstruction, but .iiiyinthe easel with the card or calendar to be sup-i vciition is not limited to this intcgral con- (l, to the easel. The intermediate portion ,7"

ported thereby, removed. Fig. is a side i struction of these parts.

elevation showing the easel partly l'olded. claim:

In the drawing, A represents the leg of the l i. An 0118M for desk lXlPJHllHS, cards or easel, B the supporting member to which the other artuilcs, consisting in a log, a support calendar, card or other article (i, is attached, 5 having a. hinge connection with tho icg, a.

preferablv by pasting or gluing, l) the brace brace having a hinge connection with the 10 member, F the reinforcing member and (l a support, a. reinforcing member secured to thc flexible strip of cloth tape or other like inalog on the inside thereof, and a llexible strip tcrial.

. secured at one end to the log and at the other l i v I The leg A, supporting member B, and end to the support, said brace having a. licc l'irace-monibor l), are preferably formed H1 ciid fitting under and engaging the lower cud having a hinge connection with the eg, a 1

of the reinforcing member to lock or hold it in osition, said brace from end to end there of being free from said flexible strip substan- 1 tially as specified. I 2. An easel for desk calendars, cards or 3 other articles, consisting in a leg, a su port of the reinforcing member to lock or hold it in position, said flexible strip being narrower 15 from said flexible strip substantially as speci- 20 brace having a hinge connection with the lied.

support, a reinforcing member secured to the leg on the inside thereof, and a flexible strip secured at one end to the leg and at the other end to the support, said brace having a free end fitting under and engaging the lower end WILLIAM H. HALL.

Witnesses:

PEARL ABRAMS, H. M. MUNDAY.

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