US1135300A - Cabinet. - Google Patents

Description

M. L. LAURETTE.

CABINET.

APPLICATION mm JAN. 11. 1914.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

Inventor Witne J u r Attorneys THE NORRIS FETEKS 60.. PHOTO-LITHQ. WASHINGTON, D. C.

MYRTLE L. LAURETTE, 0F BARLOW, KENTUCKY.

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Application filed. January 17, 1914.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that T, MYRTLE L. LAURETTE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Barlow, in the county of Ballard and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Cabinet, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cabinets and more particularly to a cabinet which is adapted to house blankets or quilts therein in a suspended condition.

An object of the present invention is to provide a cabinet with a rack disposed therein and which rack is adapted to support a plurality of blankets or allied articles thereon and to maintain the same in a suspended and unwrinkled condition and in which the bars of the rack are removably but at the same time, non-rotatably held in place.

A further object is to provide a rack disposed within a cabinet in which the various rods are removably secured in position and at the same time are held against rotation when in their seated position to thus prevent the rotation of the rods which would allow the quilts or blankets to drop therefrom should they be hung upon the rods in other than a central position.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings accompanying this specification and forming a part thereof, the preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated, in which Figure 1 is a view in elevation of my im proved cabinet. Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof, taken on the line 2-2. Fig. 3 is a detail view illustrating in perspective one of the removable rods of the rack. Fig. 4

. is a detail View of a somewhat modified form of rack construction.

Referring to the drawings in which simi lar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the cabinet includes the back 5, the bottom 6, side walls 7 and top 8. Secured to the side walls 7 are the hingedly mounted doors 9,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915 Serial no. 812,770.

which when closed, define a closed receptacle suitable for the storing of material therein which is to be protected from moths, etc., and preserved in a serviceable condition.

Positioned within the cabinet and secured to the top and bottom thereof is the rack 10 which includes the standards or uprights 11 and 12, with the rods 13 extending therebetween. For convenience in claiming the invention, the upright 11 may be designated as the primary upright, the upright 12 being denominated the secondary upright. The standard 11 is positioned against the side wall 7 and is provided with a plurality of cylindrical bores 14 extending horizontally therein and intowhich fit the rounded ends of the rods 13. The opposite or remote standard 12 is spaced a distance from the opposite side wall 7 and is provided with a plurality of angularlydisposed slots 15 extending therein and which slots receive the squared or flattened ends 16 of the rods. The spacing of the standard 12 from the side walls 7 allows the rod to be moved out from the slots 15 and then longitudinally so as to become disengaged from the bores 14 which are sufficiently large to allow for the necessary play therein. The rods when moved longitudinally are withdrawn from the bores 14 and may be removed so as to receive the article to be supported therein and which article may be in the nature of clothing, or more usually will be blankets, quilts, etc.

The rods 13 are provided with the flattened or squared ends 16 and which extend to such a point upon the rods that when the rods are positioned between the standards they will be prevented from moving longitudinally, although at the same time they will be allowed to move forwardly transversely of the slots 15 so that they may be disengaged therefrom. The removable and non-rotatable manner in which the rods are held allows the said rods to be removed from the rack and receive the blankets thereon and then returned to their original position, with the assurance that even though the blankets be unequally distributed upon the two sides of the rod, the rod will not rotate which would allow the said blanket to drop therefrom. The extremities of the rods 13 are provided with the knobs 13' which extend beyond the standard 12, as illustrated in Fig. 1, thus allowing the rods to be removed without handling a quilt or blanket which may be positioned upon the rod and extend the entire distancebetween the standards.

- side wall of the cabinet.

A somewhat modified "form of the standard 12 is disclosed in Fig. 8 in which a plurality, of outstanding brackets; J 17, either solid or skeleton in their structure as illustrated in the said figure, are provided and which brackets are secured to the rear wall of the cabinet by the screws 18 or allied means.- lhe'se bracketsare provided with slots 19 extending therein which are similar to and perform the functions of the slots before mentioned.

Attention is called to the fact that the upper edge ofthe bracket is depressed to define shelves 20 upon which the rods 13 may be positioned while not in use or'when the spacing of the rods is such that there are a number'leftover. Inasmuch as the length of the rod is only a slightdistance less than the width of the cabinet, there will be no danger of the rods falling from the depressed shelves. 1

It is to be observed that the knob 13' lies between the secondary upright 12 and one The knob 13,

2 therefore, is not encumbered by a blanket or other article which is suspended on the rod, and may be grasped readily to permit the rod with the blanket or other article to be lifted out of the cabinet. Owing to the fact that the secondary upright 12 is spaced from theside wall of the cabinet, the hand of an operator may beinserted between the upright in question and the corresponding side wall, for the purpose of grasping the knob 13". The knob 13f, further, constitutes a means for preventing the rod 13 from moving endwise; the knob cooperating With the upright 12 and with the side wall. Itis to be observed, referring to Fig. 2, that the uprights 11 and 12 are spaced from the back of the cabinet. When the rods 13 are not in use, thesame may be stacked up between the back of the cabinet and the uprights and the uprights act as stops preventing the rods from rolling out of the cabinet. Note the point at which the reference character is applied in Fig. 2.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is 2- In a device of the class described, a cabinet comprising a bottom, a back and side walls; a primary upright and a secondary upright upstanding from the bottom of the cabinet, the primary upright being provided in its side face with circular recesses and the secondary upright being provided in its outer edge with inclined notches; and circular rods, one end of each rod being mounted in one recess, the other end of each rod being flattened and being received in one notch to holdthe rod against rotating, the flattened end of each rod terminating in an enlarged knob located between the secondary upright and one side wall of the cabinet and cooperating with said side wall and with the secondary upright to prevent the rod from moving endwise, the secondary upright being spaced from said side wall to permit a removal of the rod by means of the knob when an article is suspended on the rod; both uprights being spaced from the rear wall to define a compartment, and constituting stops adapted to receive the ends of the rods when the latter are stored in the compartment.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MYRTLE L. LAURETTE.

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' Washington, D. G.

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