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Application filed October 9, 1889. Serial No. 326,375. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Emil Werner, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and comity of Philadelphia, State of Penn5 sylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Easels, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of an easel provided io with means for holding the prop thereof in adjusted position.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a portion of an easel embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a central vertical sec- 15 tion thereof. Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of the easel on a reduced scale. Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of a modification.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre20 spending parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates an easel formed of a head B. the side legs C, and prop D, said legs C being pivoted to the leaf E of the hinge, which connects the prop to 25 the head. The other leaf F of the hinge is provided with a head whose upper end is formed with notches or recesses, producing a segmental rack H, which is mounted on the boltG, journaledintheearsG' onthelowerpart 30 of the leaf E, and which may be engaged by a catch J, mounted on the said leaf E. It will be seen that when the catch is raised it clears the rack H, whereby the prop may be set out the desired extent in order to impart 35 ^a proper angle to the easel, after ’which said catch is lowered, so as to drop into the rack below it, and thus interlock with the proper tooth thereof, by which provision the prop is controlled and retains its adjusted position, 40 it being evident that when the catch is again raised the prop may be folded within the legs . C and again locked, if so desired.

In lieu cf the segmental rack H, openings may be formed in the head F to receive a 45 spring, bolt, or pin for locking the same, as. shown in Fig. 4.

In order to guide and support the lower end of the catch when in engaging position with the head F, the leaf E is formed with shoulders 50 K, which occupy positions on the sides of the head adjacent to the rack II, so that when the, catch is lowered it drops into engagement with the teeth of the rack and likewise with said shoulders K, thus relieving the catch of strain when the prop is in operative position. 55

I am aware that it is not new to construct an easel-stand having legs or supports pivotally connected and provided with mechanism for securing the same in an adjusted position; but I am not aware that a construction as 60 herein described is old, wherein the side pieces and head are connected to one of the leaves of a hinge so that the side pieces are adapted to be swung outward from the opposite sides of the head, the other support be- 65 ing attached to the other leaf, -which latter is pivotally connected, as described, and adapted to be engaged by a catch, so as to be held in fixed position relatively to the other leaf.