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US 4,098,009 AGranted
Easel assembly
OwnerWilliam T. Flynninventor
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Abstract
Easel assembly comprising a folding frame having front and rear legs with a drawing board mounted on each set of legs. Each drawing board includes a generally planar backboard and a transparent overlay having an erasable drawing surface, with a space between the backboard and the overlay for holding drawings and other materials in position to be traced on the overlay. One of the drawing boards is slidably and pivotally mounted on the legs for movement between raised and lowered positions for use by persons in standing and sitting positions.
Claims7
In an easel assembly:
- a supporting frame comprising a pair of generally parallel front legs and a rear leg diverging downwardly from the front legs, a drawing board, means slidably and pivotally mounting the lower portion of the drawing board on the front legs of the frame for movement between a raised position in which the board is positioned toward the top of the frame and generally parallel to the front legs and a lowered position in which the board is positioned below the top of the frame and inclined rearwardly with the upper portion of the board positioned between the front and rear legs, and means for releasably securing the board in the raised position.
In an easel assembly:
- a supporting frame comprising front and rear legs hinged together toward the top to permit the lower portions of the legs to be selectively brought together for storage or spread apart for use, a first drawing board, means slidably and pivotally mounting the first drawing board on the front legs for movement between a raised position in which the board is generally parallel to the front legs and a lowered position in which the board is inclined rearwardly and positioned between the front and rear legs, means for releasably securing the first board in the raised position, and a second drawing board mounted in a fixed position on the rear legs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.