US707662A - Copy-holder. - Google Patents

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Patented Aug. 26, I902.

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(Application filed Mar. 5, 1901.1

(No Model.)

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COPY-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION rming part of Letters Patent No. 707,662, dated August 26, 1902.

Application filed March 5, 1901. Serial No. 49,877. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, JAMES C. WHITESCAR' VER, a citizen of the United States, residingat Oameromin the county of Clinton and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Copy-Holder, of which the followingisaspecification.

The present invention relates to copy-holders, and more particularly to that class designed for use in connection with a type-writing machine. I

One of the objects of the invention is to provide an article of this character that will hold the copy in any position with relation to the machine that may be desired by the operator.

Another and very important object is to construct an extensible rack which will conveniently hold a small book or set of papers and permit of the leaves or sheets of the same being thrown back out of the way and which may be lengthened to support a larger set of papers or tablet.

A still further object is to provide a novel clip for holding the papers on the rack.

To the accomplishment of these several ob jects, the construction set forth in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings is preferred. It will be understood, however, that this construction is open to change and modification within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a rear perspective view of the improved copy-holder and indicating its proper relation to a type-writing machine. Fig. 2 is a front perspective view on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the same. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the socket casing preferably employed.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings.

In carrying out the invention as shown a suitable supporting-standard is provided, which carries at its upper end a rack, (desig' nated as a whole by the reference-numeral 11.) The standard 10 comprises a shank 12, having at its upper and lower ends, respectively,upstanding and depending arms 13 and 14, arranged in parallel relation, but ofiset from the opposite sides of the shank 12. The upper arm 13 is preferably enlarged slightly and is provided with a socket 15, that is open at its upper end. The lower arm 14 is provided near its upper end with a collar 16 and forms a pivot that is adapted to be seated in a socket. While this socket may be arranged upon some part of the machine in the present construction, it is in the table and preferably comprises a casing 1'7, having outstanding spurs 18 at its upper edge, the terminals 19 of which are downwardly bent to engage a table. The arm 14 is adapted to be seated snugly in the casing, with the collar 16 resting upon the top edge of the same. In this position the shank 12 will be at an inclination to the table,

tically extensible and comprises upper and lower pivotally-connected copy-supporting sections, and for the purpose of more easy distinguishment the lower section(designated by the numeral 20) will be hereinafter termed the main section and the upper one the supplementary section,(designated by2l.)

The main section 20 comprises a frame hav ing a pair of side rods 22, connected at their lower ends to a pintle 23 and diverging from said point of attachmentithe upper ends being bent to form a pair of hinge-eyes 24. The pintle 23 is disposed at an angle to the bars 22 and fits snugly in the socket 15 in the upper end of the standard 10. It is provided with a collar 25, which rests upon the upper end of said standard. A support is secured transversely across the rods 22, the same being formed of sheet metal having an upstanding portion 26, which rests flat against and is secured to the rods 22 and is provided at its upper and lower edges with oppositely-disposed flanges 27 and 28, the rods 22 passing through the upper one. The lower flange 28 forms a supportingledge and is not continuous, being cut away at its central portion. Beneath this cutaway portion is located a depending extension 29, having a projecting sleeve 30 on its rear face, in which is slidably mounted a stem 31, that projects through the extension 29 and-is preferably provided with a finger-grip 32. The projecting portion of the stem carries a bear ing-spring 33, that is rigidly secured thereto and is adapted to bear against the copy placed upon the ledge. The upper flange 27 is provided with a rearwardly-extendin g perforated guide-ear 27 as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The rack is prac- The supplementary rack 21 comprises a rectangular frame consisting of side and end bars 34 and 35. =The lower end bar 35 passes through the pivot-eyes 24 of the main section, whereby the two sections are hinged together. This lower bar, furthermore, is provided at its central portion with an offset portion forming a guide-loop 36, the end 37 thereof forming a stop, as is hereinafter more fully described. Slidably and pivotally mounted at its upper end upon the upper end bar 35 is a locking-rod 38, the lower portion of which is slidably mounted in the opening of the guide-ear 2". Thesliding movement of the upper end of=the locking-rod is limited bya pair of stop-shoulders 39, located on the upper end bar 35 on opposite sides of the plane of the guide-slot 36 of the lower bar.

lower or pivot bar 35.

The operation of the device is as follows: The casing 17 is arranged in the type-writertable top, and the pivot-arm 14 of the standard is seated therein. The inclination of the standard will therefore hold the rack carried by the upper end close to the rear upper edge of the type-writing machine and above the usual rear projecting portions of the machine, as clearly indicated in Fig. 1. Should the copy to be supported be in large sheets, the supplementary frame is held in substantial alinement by means of the locking-rod 38. This is accomplished by arranging the rod so that it will bear upon the lower end rod 35. A fiat support is thus formed for large leaves orv tablets. Should it be desired to support a tablet of smaller size-as, for instance, the usual stenographers note-bookthe supplementary section is dropped back out of the way to permit the leaves of the book being thrown over the top edge after the mat ter thereon has been copied. To permit of this movement, the locking-rod 38 is moved until it alines with the guide-slot 36 of the The supplementary section can then drop backward as the locking-rod will move into the slot, and said backward movement will be limited by the locking-rod engaging the stop 37, so that said supplementary section will constitute a substantially horizontal support or shelf for the leaves that are thrown backwardly. In this position (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3) the supplementary section will be entirely out of the way, and the leaves of a small book can be readily thrown over the top edge of the main section and will rest upon the supplementary section. In order to hold the lower edges of the leaves or papers, the spring 33 bears against the same. This spring can be adjusted toward and away from the ledge because'of the slidable mounting of the stem 31, so as to accommodate books of different thicknesses, and it will be evident that as the upper portion of the spring only will bear against the papers a sidewise strain will be imparted to the stem, so that it will be held frictionally against accidental movement.

By this construction, therefore, an exceedingly simple construction is provided which will support copy at one side or in rear of the type-writing machine and that may be extended to correspond to the size of the papers supported. Furthermore, a holding-clip is provided that can be adjusted to the thickness of the book or tablet to be held.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction,operation,and many advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a copy-holder, the combination with a rack comprising a lower stationary section and an. upper movable section pivoted to the upper end of the stationary section, of a support for the rack attached to the lower section, a copy-supporting device also secured to the lower section, and means for holding the upper section in angular relation to and in rear of the lower section, whereby said upper section will constitute a rest'or shelf for the leaves of copy thrown backwardly over the top of the lower section.

2. In a copy-holder, the combination with a rack comprising a lower stationary section, and an upper movable section pivoted to the upper end of the stationary section, of a support for the rack attached to the lower sections, a copy-supporting device also secured to the lower section, and means for holding the two sections in alinement, said means also serving to hold the upper section in angular relation to and in rear of the lower section, whereby said upper section will constitute a rest or shelf for the leaves of copy thrown backwardly over the top of the lower section.

3. In a copy-holder, the combination with a rack comprising a lower stationary section and an upper movable section pivoted to the lower stationary section, of a support for the rack attached to the lower section, a copysupporting ledge extending across the lower section, a locking-rod pivoted to the upper section and movably engaged with the lower section, and stops mounted upon the movable upper section and engaging the rod to hold it against movement and thereby secure the movable section either in alinement with the stationary section or in angular relation thereto.

4. In a copy-holder, the combination with a support, of a rack comprising a main section mounted upon the support, a supplementary section pivotally connected to the upper end of the main section, a locking-rod pivotally and slidably connected to the upper end of the supplementary section and having its lower end engaging the main section,and holding means for the rod located between the engaging portions thereof and arranged to detachably engage said rod to hold it against its pivotal movement and maintain the supplementary section in cooperative relation with the main section.

5. In a copy-holder, the combination with a support, of a rack comprisinga main section mounted upon the support, and having a pair of diverging side rods provided with hingeeyes at their upper ends, said main section carryinga supporting-ledge, a supplementary section comprising a frame having a cross-bar which passes through the eyes of the main section, whereby the two sections are pivotally connected, said crossbar being provided with an offset portion forming a guide-slot, and a lockingrod pivotally and slid-ably connect-ed to the upper end of the supplementary section and slidably engaging the main section at its lower portion, said rod being adapted to engage the cross-bar of the supplementary section to hold the two sections against relative movement, and being also adapted to aline with the guide-slot to permit the backward swinging of the supplementary section.

6. In a copy-holder, the combination with a rack having a supporting-ledge contiguous to its lower end, of a stem passing transversely through the rack, and having a frictional engagement therewith, and a spring carried by the stem and adapted to bear against the copy placed upon the ledge.

7. In a copy-holder, the combination with a rack having a supporting-ledge at its lower end, and provided below said ledge with a transversely-projecting sleeve, of a stem slid

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