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UNITED
STATES
PATENT OFFICE.
HARRY COOPER, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
EASEL.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 575,026, dated January 12, 1897.
Application filed July 6, 1896. Serial No, 598,171. (No model.)To all whoi, it mray corcers:
Be it known that I, HARRY COOPER, a citi-
zen of the United States, residing at San An-
tonio, in the county of Bexar and State of
5 Texas, have invented a new and useful Easel,
of which the following is a specification.
This invention relates to easels designed
either for parlor or studio use.
The object of the present invention is to im-
ro prove the general construction of easels and
to provide an easel having a sliding picture-
rest, the latter being provided with a novel
form of clutch mechanism for holding the
sliding rest at any desired elevation.
rI Another object is to provide, in connection
with such easel, a picture-engaging hook hav-
ing a sliding fulcrum and adapted to be held
at any point and to retain the picture at any
desired pitch upon the easel.
20 The invention also aims to provide an aux-
iliary folding rest for holding a model or study
while the artist is engaged at work, the said
auxiliary rest being adapted to be folded out
of engagement when not required for use.
25 Other objects and advantages of the inven-
tion will appear in the course of the subjoined
description.
The invention consists in an easel embody-
ing certain novel features and details of con-
30 struction and arrangement of parts, as herein-
after fully described, illustrated in the draw-
ings, and incorporated in the claims hereto
appended.
In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is
35 a perspective view of an easel constructed in
accordance with the present invention. Fig.
2 is an enlarged detail elevation of the slid-
ing rest-frame, the shelf portion thereof be-
ing removed to show the clutch mechanism.
40 Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the easel, showing
the picture-hook and the means for adjusting
and holding the same. Fig. 4 is a detail rear
elevation showing the auxiliary rest in its
folded position.
45 Similar numerals of reference designate cor-
responding parts in the several figures of the
drawings.
Referring to the accompanying drawings,
1 designates a substantially rectangular easel-
50 frame, the side bars 2 of which are provided
in their inner adjacent surfaces with longi-
tudinal grooves 3, in which the side bars ofthe rest-frame move when the latter is ad-
justed. The easel-frame 1 is supported at
any desired elevation upon suitable legs 4, of 55
plain or ornamental design, and is provided
with a fixed rest or shelf 5, upon which a pic-
ture may be placed.
6 designates a V-shaped prop consisting of
upwardly-diverging bars hinged at their up- 6n
per ends to the top of the easel-frame, said
bars being united at their lower ends and
serving by their inclination to form a thor-
ough brace and support for the easel-frame.
The sliding rest-frame comprises parallel 65
side bars 7, connected at suitable points by
the cross-bars S. The lower portion or cross-
bar of the sliding frame is provided with a
facial recess or mortise 9 to receive the clutch
mechanism, which will nowbe described. In 70
each end of the recess 9 and located immedi-
ately adjacent to the side bars of the easel-
frame is a friction-clutch 10 in the form of a
cam fulcrumed at the point 11. From each
clutch or cam a rod or link 12 extends inward 75
toward the center of the frame and connects
pivotally with an oscillating finger-lever 13,
fulcrumed intermediate its ends in a recess
in the lower portion of the sliding frame.
A pair of these finger-levers is employed, and 8o
they are arranged equidistant from and on
opposite sides of the vertical center of the
frame. The rods 12 connect pivotally with
the cam-clutches 10 and extend across the
adjacent finger-lever and connect with the 85
opposing lever, as shown in Fig. 2. One of
said rods passes under or behind lever 13,
while the other rod passes in front of the
same. A coiled spring 14 is interposed be-
tween the upper end of each finger-lever 12 90o
and a fixed point in the recess 9, and the
tension of these springs is exerted upon the
finger-levers and through the connecting-rods
12 to hold the cam-shaped clutches in fric-
tional engagement with the side bars of the 95
easel-frame. By rocking the lower ends of the
finger-levers toward each other the clutches
are withdrawn from such frictional engage-
ment, and the sliding frame may there-
upon be adjusted up or down. Upon releas- ioo
ing the levers 12 the sliding frame will be
held against further movement in either di-
rection.
15 indicates the horizontal shelf or rest
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Cooper, Harry. Easel, patent, January 12, 1897; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth174494/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.