US96026A - Improved music-stand - Google Patents

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lnited tat-ea A. R. NEl"lLE'l()l\l',y 0F UNIONVLLE, CONNECTICUT.

Lamepaam No. 96,026, dated october 19, 1869.

IMPRovED Music-STAND.

Tbe Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent a-.nd`makng part of the same.

.To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, A. R. NETTLETON, of Unionville, county of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful -Improvements in Music-Stands; and to enable others skilled inthe lart to make the same, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the drawings, in which the same letters-indicate like parts in each of the ligures.

.The nature of this invention consists in sojointing the parts together that they may be expanded, to occupy and answer the purpose and convenience of the common music-stands for use, and so that it can be quickly and easily folded .or compressed into about the space of one foot in length and three or four inches square or diameter, thereby rendering it compact for transportation, simple and cheap of construetion, and convenient for use.

1n the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a side and front elevation.

Figure 2 is a portion of the sheet-holder.

Figure 3 is an end section of the sheet-holder, showing one of the fingers by which the sheet is held, and its mode of construction.

Figure 4 is a section view of the standard.

Figure 5 represents the sheet-holder folded closely together.

ais a three-sided hub, having in its' upper end-a screw-threaded socket, .to receive a screw, a', formed -on the lower end of the standard. The legs b are each made in one or two parts, flatl or concave shape, and when made intwo parts, are

-` jointed near the centre, so that they may close to gether when turned in one direction, and when opened in the opposite direction, as when .in use, will be rigid', by means ofthe lips b' near the upper end of the lower portion of the legs. f

The upper ends of these legs so formed are jointed to the side of' -the hub a, by means of screws or lpins b".'

These legs are provided with depressions c, one side of which bears against the pin -c' in the hub a, and just above the fastening-pin or screw b" o'f the legs, when closed together in a straight line with the standard, and the other also bears against the pin c', when the legs are expanded as shown, (sce fig. 1,) thus rendering the .legs rigid while in their proper position for use.

The standard d is wholly or mostly made of tubing,

one part fitting closely Zinside of the other, so that onev or both parts (more or less in number) may be adjusted' and secured in anydesired position, by means of setscrews d.

The upper end -of this standard is provided with a clutch, d", by means of which the sheet-holder is held about equal width, having a lip, f1, turnedup in front. i

This boxing vis also jointed at g, and is held in a rigid `straight position, by means 'of a spring- The frame of this holder is made of several pieces x, of sheet-metal, and pivoted together at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and S, and the whole frame secured by one corner to one end f 2 ofthe boxing j, while a button, f3, passes through a slot, f, and turned, which fastens the fra-mcwork in position for use.

tare swinging or movable spring-fingers, secured at each end of the boxing f, so that when the sheet of music is placed between the frame and the lingers, it will be rmly held in position.

As a modification of the-above,lhy forming a slit near the inner end of one of the diagonal pieces x, which extend across from one .corner of the frame to the other corner, and securing the outer ends to `the frame, and also by forming a slit in the inner end of one of the other pieces fc, which extend diagonally from one corner to the otlie1',ac1oss the first, and -the outer ends secured to the frame, while all four of `the inner ends are held. in position in the centre, by means of a pin or rivet, and the-two slit-ted pieces allowed to play upon said pin or rivet.

YThus the frame may be freely opened and closed,

Iwithout the use of a button, o r detaching any one part thereof from another'.

lAlso, that the centrejoint of'. the top bar may be dispensed with,v and a single bar, in one piece, may be hinged at the two upper corners, which will fully answer every purpose to allow the frame-to be freely opened for use, and easily closed into the boxingf- Thus it will be seen, that when it 'is desirable-to lay aside the standaby turning down the fingers into the boxing, and releasing the button f3 from its slitopening j, the fra-me will then'hang by one corner to one end f2 ofthe boxing f, when the whole frame can be easily and quickly closed up into the boxing, and one portion of the box closed over the other into a compact form, and by loosening the set-screws l1 liu the stock d, one part will be compressed, one intov the other.

jThen, by turning the standard or the screw a out of the hub-socket a, another compact portion of fthe stand will be formed. l

Then, by closing the legs together', and turning the lower portion ot' each leg around over the upper portion, successively, of each leg, at4 third compact What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patportion of the stand will be produced. ent, isf- Then, by placing the three portions together, the The combination of the. sheet-holder A, standard whole will he brought into a small,-compact comd, hub a, and legs b, substantially as set forth. pass. A. R. NETTLETON. [LL s.]

I believe I have thus shown the nature, oonstruc- 1 tion, and operation of this invention, so as to enable Witnesses: others skilled iu the art to make and use thevsame H. NORTHROP,

therefrom.v NEWTON WOODRUFF.

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