US98362A - Improved waiter - Google Patents

Description

NPErEls. PHOTO-LITHOGRAPNER, WASHINGTON. D c,

@sind @mitra dlnttl Staten 15mm Patent No. 98,362,

dated-December 28, 1869.

IMPROVED WAITER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part 0f the same.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I OBED FAHNns'rooK, of Lebanon, county of Boelie, in the State of Indiana, have invented a new and' useful Improvement iu Waiters or Trays; and I hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the -accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specicatiomiu which like parts are indicated by like letters in the several figures. y

It is well knpwn that it isA often desirable to use one hand in placing articles on a waiter' or taking them oil', while holding the waiter with the other one, resting it on the fore-arm; but in this condition it is unsafe, in the hurry of handling, especially when not well balanced, and in case of being' jostled. To remedy this is the object of my invention.

In the drawings- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved waiter. i

Figure 2, an underside view.

Figure 3, a side view.

Figures 4 and '5 show other means of attaching an adjustable handle.

My waiter may have any of the well-known forms,

'such as square, oval, Src. Atene end, however, I form a recess for the arm above the elbow to enter, while a handle is permanently or temporarily secured to the bottom, for the hand to grasp securely, while the bottom rests on the fore-arm.

A represents the bottom of thel waiter'.

15, a rim or iiange.

O, t-he recess for the arm.

Dis a handle, pivoted to the bottom in any Wellknown way, so it can be turned up against the bottom when not in use, and be out ofthe way.

a a are small feet, which, in connection with tl handle, serve to steady the waiter when it is placed on its bottomor set down. I

It will readily be seen that the arm, above the elbow, tting snugly into the recess G, will serve to steady the waiter while resting on the fore-arm, and the handle D is lirmly grasped, thus enabling the other hand` to he used for removals, Ste.

It may be desirable to have the handle detachable and adjustable. This can readilyloe done in several ways. A slot, longitudinally in the waiter, or small holes in its bottom, will enable the handle to be attached and adjusted, by means of a nut screwing down upon a piu passing from the handle up through the openings in the waiter.

Fig. 4illustrates a method of sliding the handle through toothed racks'or tlangesattached to the bottom ofthe waiter, similar to the common device for tightening the cords of window-curtains.

Fg. 5 shows a plate, l), which the handle may-be attached to, and this plate can slide along-the bottom in suitable grooves orllanges, while a set-screw, c, will secure it at any desirable pointa Other'equivalent 'means may be used to effect the same purpose. v

If desired, a permanent U-shaped handle can rigidly he' attached to the bottom,.at a proper point'for the hand to grasp.

Ordinary waiters can be made to operate in a similar manner to mine', by securing, either permanentlyy or in a detachable manner to one end, a pronged piece to lit the arm. In some 'instances the handle underneath may be dispensed with, the hand passing up around and grasping the edge of' the waiter. But my improvement is more especially suited to large waiters, where the handle becomes a necessity, as well as the recess.

Having thus described my invention,

lVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is V An improved waiter', having a'recess, as at C, to fit 'the arm, and a handle, I), underneath it, arranged and constructed in the manner shown, and for the purpose set forth.

OBED FAHNESTOOK. Witnesses:

ROE. HAZELRIGG, OL. STRAHAN.

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