US1106543A - Braid-cabinet. - Google Patents

Description

J. M. BURNHAM L H. J. SCHNEIDER.

BRAID CABINET.

APPLlCATIoN HLED pm. 1o, 1913.

1,106,543. Patented Aug.11,1914.

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BRAID OABINET.

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BRAND-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent. Ptented Aug, 11, 1914. Application filed DecemberlO, 1913. "Serial No. 805,787.

To aZjLfwLom t may concern.'

Beltkiiown that we,`JoHN M. BURNHAM and HEiiM.A, N J. SCHNEIDER, citizens of the United States, `residing at Adams, in tlie-v county-of Gage-and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Braid-Cabinets, of which 'the folv lowing is a specification.

The present invention relates in general to store furniture,and more particularly to al novel form of cabinet which is especially" designed for the display -of various kinds of braid, thek object of the invent-ion being to provide a cabinet oft-his character which has a large capacity vfor its size and displays all of thel braid in an effective manner,

thereby eli'inating 'unnecessary handling of the-braid, and at the same time protecting the-.same v"from accumulations 'of dust and dirt. Y

A further objectof the inventionis to provide a braid 'cabinet' whicliwill hold a large quantity 'of braid and display the samev in an `effective. manner, which admits of anydesi'rlcd bolt of the braid being removed witli'outffdisplacingv the remaining i bolts of braid," 1which can be readily adjusted to receive various widths of braid',

an'd which can-,bequiekly and thoroughly cleaned" when desired. i l

Vit-l'ithese and other obje'ts. in view7 the invention consists in certain novel'combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more f'ully` appear as the description pro ceeds, the' novelfea'tures thereof being pointed out in .the appended claims. l

For ayfull understandingr of the invention. reference is to be had to the following de scription and .iccoiiipaii}.ing drawing, in

which Figure 1 a perspective view of a. braid cabinet constructed in accordance with the invention.` Fig. 2 a longitudinal sectional view through the saine. Fig. 3 `is a transverse sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. Fig. t is a detail view of one of the stepped tray supports. Fig. 5 isa plan view of one of the blanks from which the partitions are formed. Fig. (i is a detail view of one of the partitionsin its complete forni.

,l and top of the casing.

.- trate a preferred embodiment of the inventiong" the numerals 1 designate the sides of the casing, the numeral 2 the front thereof, the numeral 3 t-he back thereof` and the4V numeral 4the bottom thereof.v The sides' l` have the rupper edges thereof inclined downwardly 'and forwardly andthe-front- ."Z is accordingly much lower than the back 3. This casing includes ari upper display compartment A, and a lower compartment which is divided a transverse partition 5 into a rear storage chamber' B anti a forward drawer receiving chamber C.

The upper portions of the sides 1 may be formed of fratl es 1a having the general shape of a parallelogram, and lreceiving panes of glass or other transparent material. In a similar manner the upper port-ion of the front? is provided with an opening;

to receive a pane of glass 7.ortransparent y material, the lower portionof the front being formed with an opening Within which` top thereof with a refiecting surfaceor mir l ror i), and-at the bottom with an opening for the storage chamber vsaid opening being normally closed by a door 10;v

'i he top 1l has the rear edge thereof hinged at l). a strip 13 at the back of'the casing. This top is in `thelforin .of'a frame having a pane of glass 14 fitted' therein` vand normally rests upon the upper edges of the sides l when in a closed position so as-to exclude. dust and dirt from the casing, although the braid within the display conipartnient A can. be readily seen through the transparent glass pan-els in the sides, front The usual forni of hinged brace 13a, n ay be applied to the top ll so as to maintain the 'same in a raised position when the cabinet has been opened to obtain access to the braid within the display compartment Secured to the inner fares of the sides l at the bottom thereof are correspondingl)` stepped ti'a v supports 14a, the general in clination of the stepped upper edges of the I tray supports correslwnding to the inclina- FU. 7 is a detail view of one of the trays having a partition mounted therein.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indi y. rest loosely upon the corresponding .steps ofcated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

tion of the upper edges of the sides l. A series of transversely disposed 'trays 15 the tray supports l-t so as to provide a con tinuous bottom frr the display compartinent A, theI forward edgesof the upper trays 15 projecting over the rear sides of the lower trays. Each of these trays 15 may be provided with one or more adjustable partitions 16 which are positioned within the tray to subdivide the same according to the widths of the bolts of braid to be sup; ported. As indicated in Fig. 1, the bolts of braid are held in a substantially upright position, the lower ends thereof resting upon the trays 15 and being received within co pending sub=`divisions thereof provide ,by the adjustable partitions 16. Owixig tof.the fact that the various braid supporting trays 15 have a stepped arrangement and are arrangedsuceessively at higher levels from the front tothe rear of the cabinet, the. upper ends of the various pieces of braidwill be clearly displayed through the glass top of the cabinet so that a prospective purchaser can readily select the kind ofbraid desired. Any surplus stock may be placed in the storage chamber B, while the drawer 8f which is mounted upon suitable guides 17 may be conveniently utilized to receive various articles, such as pins, scissors, a tape measure, or the like.'

The adjustable partitions for the trays may each be formed from a single blank of sheet material, the edges at the top and endsA of the blank being returned at 16* to stiilen and reinforce thesame, while the lower por-I tion of the blank is formed with an extension having an intermediate slit` 16 therein, the portions 16 of the extension on each side of the slit 16b being bent in opposite direcl tions to provideA the laterally` f projecting basal flanges. The ends of the partitions frictionally engage the sides of the trays 15, while the basal flanges 16c rest upon the bottom of the tray so as to retain the partitions in an upright position. It will thus be obvious that these partitions 16 can be quickly positioned within the trays in order to subdivide the same in the manner required by the various widths of braid, and that after once being positioned they are retained firmly in place. This is an important feature of the invention, since as the stock of braid changed, the partitions 16 within the various trays must always be adjusted and properly positioned to receive the new braid which it is desired to display.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A braid cabinet including a casings having sides which are inclined upwardly from the front to the rear thereof, a removable cover normally closing the top of the casing,

a thickness of material appliedto the inner .face of each side of the casing and having .the upper edge thereof stepped to provide a series of tray supporting surfaces, and a series of removable trays extending transversely across the casing and resting upon corresponding tray supporting surfaces of the steps, the de th of each tray corresponding to the heig t of the steps so that the trays when assembled have a stepped relation t'o each other, and the bottoms and inner sides of the trays cooperating with each other to providev a continuous stepped wall subdividing the interior of the casing into an upper display chamber above the trays and a ower storage chamber under the trays.

2. A braid cabinet including a casing having sides which are inclined u wardly from the front to the rear thereof, t e lower portion of the front of the casing having a drawer receiving` opening therein, While the back of the casing 1s provided with an opening, a door normally closing said opening, a removable top normally closing the top of the casing, a thickness of material applied to the inner face of each side of the casing and having the upper edge thereof stepped to provide a series of correspondintray supporting surfaces having a generainclination corresponding to the inclination of the sides of the casing, a series of removable trays extending transversely across the casing and resting upon corresponding tray supporting surfaces provided by the steps in the'i thicknesses of material applied to the inner faces of the sides of the easing, said trays being open at the top thereof and vthe depth of each tray corresponding to the height of the steps so that the trays when assembled have a stepped relation/to each other and the bottoms and inner sides of the trays cooperate with each other tp provide a continuous stepped wall'subdividing the interior of the casing into an upper display chamber about: thetrays and a lower storage chamber below the trays, the door in the back of the casing opening into the said storage chamber, and a -drawer slidable through the drawer receiving opening of the front of the casing. y

In testimony whereof we allix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN M. BURNHAM. HERMAN J. SCHNEIDER.

Witnesses:

C. C.:NrCHor.s, \E. L. S'mCKMAN.

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