Wrist-Guide and Foot-Guard for Pianos. Page: 4 of 4
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When it is desired to use the device as a
foot-guard to protect the front panel of the
piano,the clamping-bolt should be disengaged
from the bracket and arm sections and the
5 arms swung vertically downward to occupy
a depending position below the keyboard, as
shown in Fig. 2, after which the clamping-
bolts may again be engaged with the slots of
the sections and the parts adjusted and se-
oe cured in the desired positions. It will be un-
derstood that the inner ends of the inner sec-
tions may be adjusted either forwardly or
rearwardly to the desired distance from the
front panel of the instrument, and said arms
r5 may be arranged at the desired inclination,
and also that the sections may be extended
to arrange the cross-bar at any desired dis-
tance from the floor.
From the above description it will be seen
20 that the parts of the apparatus embodying my
invention are capable of a plurality of rela-
tive positions, whereby the device is adapted
to perform the several functions named, and,
furthermore, that the construction is simple,
25 thus adapting the device to be manufactured
at a small cost.
Various changes in the form, proportion,
and the minor details of construction may be
resorted to without departing from the spirit
.30 or sacrificing any of the advantages of this
invention.
Having described my invention, what I
claim is-
1. A device of the class named having a hori-
35 zontal bar provided with sectional arms hav-
ing relatively-slidable members, one member
of each arm being adapted to be pivotally
mounted beneath and contiguous to a key-
board, and locking devices for securing the
40o arms in the desired position and the members
thereof at the desired extension, substantially
as specified.
2. A device of the class named having a hori-
zontal bar provided with side arms, brackets
45 adapted to be secured to the under side of akeyboard and having longitudinal slots, piv-
ots carried by said arms engaging the slots in
the brackets, and means for securing the arms
in the desired position, substantially as speci-
fled. 50
3. A device of the class named having a hori-
zontal bar provided with sectional arms of
which the inner sections are mounted to slide
upon brackets arranged beneath a keyboard,
the front sections being mounted for pivotal 55
movement upon the inner sections, and means
for securing said parts at the desired adjust-
ment, substantially as specified.
4. A device of the class described having a
horizontal bar provided with sectional slotted 60
arms comprising inner and outer members,
longitudinal slotted brackets upon which the
inner members are mounted for pivotal and
sliding movement, and locking devices for se-
curing said parts in the desired relative posi- 65
lions, substantially as specified.
5. A device of the class described having a
horizontal bar provided with sectional arms
having longitudinal slotted members, brack-
ets adapted to be secured to the under side of 7o
a keyboard and provided with longitudinal
slots, studs or pivots on the extremities of the
inner members of the arms mounted for slid-
ing movement in the slots of the brackets and
provided with locking-nuts, locking devices 75
engaging said sections at intermediate points
to secure them at the desired relative exten-
sion, and clamping devices consisting of bolts
adapted to engage openings in the brackets
and the aligned slots in the sections, to secure So
one or both sections in a horizontal position,
substantially as specified.
In testimony that I claim the foregoing as
my own I have hereto affixed my signature in
the presence of two witnesses.
LEVI WATSON NORIC{LOSS.
Witnesses:
.Two. V. SCTrr,
A. F. SHARP.
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Norcross, Levi Watson. Wrist-Guide and Foot-Guard for Pianos., patent, May 18, 1897; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth174614/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.