US959044A

US959044A - Music-stand.

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Publication number: US959044A
Application number: US50255009A
Authority: US
Inventors: John D Barnes
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1909-06-16
Filing date: 1909-06-16
Publication date: 1910-05-24
Anticipated expiration: 1927-05-24

Description

J. D. BARNES.

MUSIG STAND.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1909. I

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MUSIC STAND. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18, 1909.

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MUSIC-STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 16, 1909.

Patented May 24, 1910.

serial No. 502,550.

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, Jol-IN D. BARNES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Music-Stands, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to music stands, and has particular reference to a device of this character which is particularly well adapted for use in various positions as hereinafter fully explained and .also one which is exceedingly light and compact and which is adapted to be collapsed or folded within its own structure, the parts all being permanently connected to one another in a peculiar' manner.

For` a full understanding ofthe invention including its construction, characteristic advantages, and modes of use, reference is to be had to the following detail description and the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the device adjusted to stand upon the floor in the usual manner; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device adjusted for use upon a table, show case, grand piano, orthe like; Fig. 3 is a perspective view indicating the operative position of the device as upon the top of an upright piano; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the device collapsed; Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the cap and spring; Fig. 6 is a vertical section on the line 6*(5 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a vertical section of a foot connection; Fig. 8 is a detail of the goose-neck and support, and Figs. 9 and 10 are details of the rack construction.

Throughout the following detail description and on the several figures of the drawings similar parts are referred to by like reference characters.

Considering the construction of the device, the main skeleton body 10 of the frame comprises a plurality, preferably three, of legs 11, permanently connected as by upset- Vting to a cap or head-piece 12, disposed at right angles to the said legs and of a form conforming to the number of legs, in this instance, substantially triangular. The cap 12 constitutes a rigid support for the upper ends of the legs 11 and is permanently connected therewith. The lower end of each leg 11 is swaged into an arc-form in crosssection as indicated at 11, and the same is also slightly turned outwardly. The said end 11 is provided with a hole 11 through which is 4passed a rigid pin or pivot 13 eX- tending inwardly toward the center of the body and there connected permanently to a central hub 14. The hub and pins constitute a substantially rigid support for the lower ends of the legs.

As many feet 15 will be provided as there are legs 11, one for each, and the structure thereof is quite similar to that of the legs. The upper ends 15 are curved to conform to the shape of the lower ends 11 of the legs and aren provided with holes 15 through which the pins 13 pass, the ends 15 being between the ends 11 and the said hub 14. A series of springs 16 surround the pins 13 between the feet and the hub, whereby the curved portions of the feet and legs are held snugly in contact. The outward strain on each foot due to the weight of the device, is resisted by direct contact between the extreme ldwer end of the leg and the portion of the foot adjacent thereto and the contact between the pin 13 and the upper wall of the hole 15, but the spring permits the rotation of the foot on the pin during the operation of folding or collapsing, the foot at such time entering within the body and lying snugly against the inner wall of the leg.

A music rack 17 comprises a pair of angle supports 18, quite similar to those now commonly in use. Said supports are pivoted at 18 to a spring goose-neck 19, the body of which opposite the pivot 18 is curved transversely, to conform to the upper end of a stem 20, through which and said body of the goose-neck, the pivot 18 passes. The supports 18 are therefore not only pivoted together but to the goose-neck and the gooseneck itself is pivoted to the stem by the same element. By virtue of the peculiar construction of the spring goose-neck, the rack 17 may be supported upon the stem in any one of several positions, as illustrated. The upper end of the goose-neck terminates in a T 21, either made integral therewith or rigidly connected thereto in any suitable manner. Each arm 21 of said T has pivoted thereto a link 22, which link may move upwardly and substantially in line with the body of the goose-neck or turn outwardly therefrom at a right angle, the latter movement being limited by a shoulder 21. A pair of links 23 are pivoted substantially at the middle points of the supports 18 and are pivoted also by pin and slot connections to the outer ends of the links 22. The pins 24 of said' connections constitute pivots for fingers 25 adapted to extend upwardly substantially in alinement with the links 28 when the rack is open. The outer ends of the fingers 25 are free. Auxiliary lingers 2G are pivote'd at 26 to the outer ends of the links 22, the ends of said links being preferably folded upon themselves so as to bring the ngers 2G in a plane just outside of the plane of the fingers 25. The pivots 26 pass through the lingers 26 and said folded ends of the links 22. The extreme inner end 26Et of each of the auxiliary lingers is turned inwardly and is adapted to engage the lower edge of the adjacent linger 25 whereby when the finger 2G is grasped in opening the rack, it will swing upon its pivot 2G and cause the finger 25 to swing upon its pivot, the end or hook 26 thereafter maintaining the finger 25 in proper open position. ASpring wire leaf holders 27 are connected to the outer ends of the supports in the usual manner and are adapted to cooperate with the outer ends of the auxiliary lingers 26.

The aforesaid stem 2O has telescopic engagement with a tube 28 connected at its lower end to a shackle 29 secured on the inner wall of the cap 12. The connection between the tube 28 and said' shackle is by means of a pivot pin 30 which passes across the shackle and through a hole near one side of the tube. The head 12 is slotted at l2 to admit the tube when the latter is extend ed, and the position of the tube when extended is 'substantially central of the cap and legs ll. The purpose for connecting the pivot 30 at one side of the tube 28 is to permit such central position of the tube when extended and for it to be positioned close to one of the legs when folded and leaving room between the other two legs and the tube for the folded rack. The tube 28 when extended coperates with a spring 3l of any suitable construction. That shown is made of wire and is secured in place by a screw or bolt 82 which holds the shackle 29 to the cap. The points of contact 3l of the spring coperate with the stem directly and preferably with holes or depressions 28 therein. Again, the'side wings 29 of the shackle are preferably provided with sulficient frictional contact with the tube 28 to hold the latter in any desired angular position, as when used as indicated in Fig. 3.

The inner end of the stem 20 is split as shown at 20 and outwardly bulged to cooperate with the inner wall of the tube 28, it being the intention that the friction between said bulged end and the tube shall be suiiicient to maintain the stem in any desired adjusted position with respect to the tube. It will appear therefore that the tube is of considerably larger diameter preferably than the stem, and the outer end of the tube is filled with a thimble 33 having frictional connection between the tube and the stem. The stem may be of tubular construction or any other desired. The outer or upper end of the stem, to which the goose-neck is pivoted, is preferably slightly turned out of` alinement with the main portion thereof so as to give the rack a proper position in use.

It will appear from the preceding' that minor variations in the construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention and it is not my purpose to be limited to the exact constructions shown, except as may be necessitated by the state of the art.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. In a music stand, the combination of a spring goose-neck, a rack comprising a pair of angle supports pivoted to the goose-neck, said rack including a pair of fingers and a pair of auxiliary fingers mounted on independent pivots, the auxiliary fingers being adapted when operated to operate the other lingers and thereafter hold them in position, a supporting stem for the rack, and a pivot pin connecting the goose-neck thereto.

2. ln a music sta-nd, the combination of a supporting stem having a rounded face, a goose-neck having a curved body coperating with said face and a portion disposed adjacent thereto, a music rack connected to the goose-neck, and a pivot pin passed through said stem, said goose-neck and said rack members.

3. In a music rack, the combination with an upright support and angle supports pivotally connected thereto and to each other7 of links connected to said upright support, A other links connected to said angle supports and to the aforesaid links, and pairs of fingers mounted on independent pivots near the outer ends of said links, one of each of said pairs of fingers being adapted to operate the other when swung on its pivot and to hold the same in open adjusted position.

t. In a music stand, the combination of a skeleton body, a cap rigidly connected to one end of the body and having a slot therein, asupporting stem pivo-tally connected to said cap and adapted to enter said slot when extended, and a spring to hold the stem in extended position.

5. In a music stand, the combination of a skeleton body, a cap rigidly connected to one end thereof substantially in a plane at right angles thereto, said cap having a slot extending inwardly from one edge to its center, a shackle connected to the inner face of the cap, a supporting tube pivoted to said shackle and adapted to enter said slot when extended and to swing within the body adjacent to one side thereof when collapsed7 and a spring cooperating with the tube to hold it in its extended. position.

6. In a music stand, the combination of a skeleton body, a cap rigidly connected to one end of the body, a shackle connected to the inner face of the cap and comprising a pair of spaced wings, a supporting tube, and a pivot passing through said wings and one side of the tube, said wings having frictional cooperation with the tube lto hold the latter in various positions of adjustment with respect to the body.

7 In a music stand, the combination of a skeleton body, a cap secured to one end thereof and having a slot extending in` wardly from one edge thereof, a supporting tube pivoted within the cap and adapted to fold within the body and also to be extended beyond the same within said slot, said tube having depressions in its opposite sides, and a spring cooperating with the said depressions to lock the tube in extended position.

8. In a music stand, the combination of a skeleton body having a plurality of legs, means to support said legs at one end rigidly, a hub Within the other ends of the legs, pins passed through the lower ends of the legs and connected to said hub, a plurality of feet cooperating with said legs and movable around the pins for folding within the body, and a plurality of springs coperating with said pins and serving to hold the feet in operative engagement with the legs.

9. In a music stand, the combination of a plurality of legs, each of which is curved in cross-section at its lower end and outwardly flared, a hub, a plurality of pins passed through the curved ends of said legs, a plurality of feet coperating with the respective legs, the upper end of each foot being curved to conform to the shape of the lower end of the adjacent leg and being positioned between the saine and the hub, and a plurality of springs coperating with the pins and serving to hold the curved portions of the feet and legs in contact.

In testimony whereof I aliiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN I). BARNES. itnesses H. L. RIoHARDsoN, SETH MORGAN.