USRE9412E - Piano-case - Google Patents

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2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

G. WOODS. Piano Case.

No. 9.412. Reissured 0121.111880.

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ZSheets-She'et 2. G. WOODS. Piano' Gase.

Reissued 0ctr.12,1880.l

i1 'the perforations in the said I .UNITED STATES GEORGE 'OODS, 0F (JAMBRIDGlll.()lt'l`, MASSAUH PIANO- SPECIFICATION forming part Original Xn. 200,850, dated March .7, 187.11.

To all Awhom 'it muy concern:

ie it known tn at 1, Gnoncn Woons, ot' (Jambridgeport, iir thel county oi' Middlesex and State ot' illassachusetts, have invented cer- 5 tain new I.ind usel'ul Improvements in liano Cases and Frames, and l do hereby declare that the following' is a i'ull, clear, and exact description ol' the invention, which will euablc others skilled in the art to which it appertains to maite and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to letters ot' reference marked thereon, which form a part ot' this speciiication.

l\l'yinvention relates to improvements iu pif ano cases and frames; and it consists, first. in the employment of a corrugated trame made in' the shape of sever-.1l Vsjoiued together, 'which parts are tongued and groovcd properly 1 together lengtinvise, and provided in the upperand lower end with V-shapcd braces, by which the said frame is made very iirm and durable.

Perforations of suitable size and shape are made through the corrugated trame, so as to admit the 'rcc and unobstructed undulatious of Reissued Letters Patent No. 9,412,

ofthe snundwvaves behind the soundi iig-board. To the l'ront ot' this improved frame is secured the sounding-board.

The aforesaid corrugated frame, by its peculiar construction, will allow of lateral cx-' pansion or contraction without ,injury to the ease or other parts, but Vis made unyielding and exceedingly strong in the direction ol' the strings of the instrument, or nearly so, and frame make it very light in proportion to its great strength.

lllyinyention further consists in the arrangement of hinged musicreeeptacles above the main case of the instrument. receptacles consists et' a plate or in its lower end to a fraaie detachable from the central pipe-rack by means ot' screws or similar fastenings, so that the whole of the top above the main case can be taken apart and be packed properly in a very reduced compass. To the'inside ot' each ot' said hinged doors or plates -is secured a PATENT Ormes.

Usnr'rs.

CASE.

dated October 12, 1880.

Application lor reis-sinl tiled July (i, lrci).

enough to allow sheet or bool( music, &c., to drop out by its own weight, il' so desired. "hen the sheet or book music is not required lor use it is placed in the receptacle, which is thru turned around its hinges to an upright position,in which position it will he autom-.ttically retained without the need el" any lock ing;v device, on accountot.' the center ot gravity ol' the books or sheets and receptacle couiinf.;v inside o1' the i'ulcrum, around which they are swung` and lsupported.

My invention finally consists ol' an improved loot-guard provided with projections by which it is kept a proper distance from the case, to prevent the i'eet of the player from def-.icingl and injuring' thc case ot' the instrument, and which hiet-guard is secured to the ease by means ol' suitable screws.

()n the accompanying' drawings, Figure lV represents a. lront elevation ot' my invention. Fie'. 2 represents a vertical section ou theline A 13, shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a. cross-section on the line U l), shownin Fig. l, and Fig. 4. represents a. cross-section on the line E F, also shown in Fig. l. Fig. 5 represents 'a plan view ot' the foot guard or protcctor.

Similar letters recr to similar parts wherever they occur ou the diti'ercnt parts of the drawings.

a c represent the upright's ot' the case, and b represents the soundiugr-hoard. lhrtwcen the uprights rzv (L and behind the sounding-board b is located the corrugated frame that is couiposed. ot' the boards c c c, tongued together, as shownin Fig. 4., and provided with perforatious c c c, (shown in Figs. 2 and 4,).t`or the purpose set forth. A

Each of saidV door hinged box, open at itsV upper end, which box serves as a receptacle for music, Ste., that is easily accessible when 50 the hinged door is swung forward toward the player, and it may be swung` forward i'ar iu Fics. l. and. 1S. Fo each side ot' the pipeframe c is secured a trame, /fl li., by means ot' ro'o suitable screws 'i fi, Fig. 3, and in tins manner the said li'raiues h la. can casilyhe detached from be required, so as to pass. The frame eis screws or otherwise7 to tened to the top of the fscrews l l, as shown-in. Each of the open frames h h is plate or cover, m m, that is er end to each of the frames n in Figs. l and 2.

n n represent the receptacles for bookfor sheet music, which receptacles are respectively secured to thc inside of each ot' the hinged plates or covers m m.. The boxes u n are open in their upper ends and closed at the bottom, and their position, when folded outward, is fully shown in dotted lilies in Fig. 2.

O represents the w-rest or tuning' pin block, and p represents the hammer-rail.

q represents a horizontal rail, on which the posts o r o', forhaligiug` the action on, are snpported.

.sesrepresentholding-screw he upper ends ot' the post into the wrest-pin block o,

t represents the frame for supporting the` eys on, which frame is made detachableat t t from the main case or frame, for the purpose stated.

u u represent the treadles in the low of the key-board frame. `Abov u u is secured the foot-guard v, projections @"fv of sucient len the playersfeet from touching the pipe-frame e, as may pack within aslnall com secured, by means of' the plate k7 that is fas piano-case by means o Figs. l and 3.

provided with a hinged in its low h 11., as show IO s liiassing th rough s 1' r Y and screwed as shown. 25

er part e the treadles provided with gth to prevent or det'acing the i i case of the instrument when the Lreadles or pedals are operate( Said projections o'. o are secured, aswell as the guard o, to the case by means of holding-screws w w, as shown in Fig. 5.

l. The herein-descr case, consisting ot th tether so as to form frame, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with thecorruga-ted frame 45 c e c, the V-shaped braces d d d and perforations c' c c', as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In combination with the case of a musical instrument, the herein -described musicholder, consisting of the open frame p', the hing-ed cover m, and receptacle n, as and for the purpose set forth.

ob secure by Letters Patent, and

4o ibed musical-instrument e parts c c c, united toa continuous corrugated i i l means' of holdlng-screw he purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing' as my own invention I have aiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' GEORGE WOODS. Witnesses AeBAN ANDRN, v HENRY CHADBOURN.

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