US1146521A - Kitchen-cabinet. - Google Patents

Description

H. J. RITTER.

KiTCHEN CABINET.

APPucATloN FILED SEPT. 10. 1913.

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HENRY RITTER, OF TIPPECANQE CITY,'OH10.

KITCHEN-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patenten July is, inra Application flied September 10, 1913. Serial No. 789,073.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I HENRY J. RITTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tippecanoe City, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Kitchen-V Gabinets, of which the following is a speciication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. v

This invention relates to kitchen cabinets and more particularly to the extensible work table forming a part of such cabinets and to the construction of the cabinet to receive the table. l

The object of the invention is to provide a cabinet construction in which an open sanitary space or pocket will be provided to receive the rear portion of the extensible work table and to providevspacing devices for forming this pocket which will further serve to detachably connect the upper and lowerparts of the cabinet; and further, to provide meansA whereby. the work table, when drawn to its outermost position, will be held against rattling.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a sectional View of a cabinet embodying my invention and showing the work table in its retracted or normal position; Fig. 2 is a similar View showingthe table in its eX- tended position; F ig. 3 is an inverted perspective view of the table itself; and Fig. 4 is a detail view of the spacing and connecting device.

In these drawings I have shown the cabinet as comprising a lower part 1. and an upper part 2 lmounted upon -the lower part, preferably separable therefrom and pro- 'iided with a vertical compartment 3 in which is mounted a flour bin 4;. The lower part of the cabinet is provided in its rearupper `portion with a recess or pocket to receive the rear portion of an extensible work table 1l 'and this pocket is formed by mount ing above the top of the main frame of the lower portion l a flat frame or supijiorting member ll which is rigidly securcd'to the main frame of the lower portion of the cabinet by means of connecting devices or brackets 34, these brackets being screwed or otherwise secured to the edges of the mainV thereof.

frame 31 is open on all sides so that there is no opportunity for the accumulation ofy dirt or vermin. The upper portion 2 of the cabinet rests upon the supporting frame 3l and is preferably detachably secured there to. To this end the connecting devices 34 are extended some distance above the frame member 3l and are provided with forwardly opening slots which are substantially hori- Zontal and have their forward ends flared, as shown in Figs. l and 4. -nasmuch as the upper portion of the cabinet is of less width than the lower portion the connecting devices 'are bent inward and then upward, as shown clearly'in Fig. et. Each side of the upper portion of the cabinet is provided with 4lugs corresponding in number to the connecting devices and these lugs are so arranged that when the two portions of the cabinet are in' their proper relative positions the lugs will lie within the horizontal slots of the fastening devices. Preferably, the lugs are in the form of screws which can be tightened down after the two portions of the cabinet have been placed in their proper relative positions to hold the same in such positions. This arrangement of the connecting devices or brackets is such as to form a sanitary pocket for the table and, moreover, to provide a conecting device 4which is not only separable to permit the cabinet to be knocked down and shipped inA two parts but is of such a character that the two parts can be very quickly and easily assembled by one without mechanical knowledge. Thus, to assemble the cabinet it is only necessary to place the upper portion upon the frame 3l of the lower portion with the rear lugs 33 in the rear of the forward connecting devices 34, thereby bringing the lugs into alinement with their proper slots. By pushing the upper portion rearward the lugs are caused to enter the slots and lwill cooperate therewith to retain the two parts in their assembled positions.

As is customary in kitchen cabinets the work-table 1l is slidably mounted so that it can be drawn outward to provide a wider working surface. Such tables are ordinarily provided with stops le neartheir outer edges to engage the front of the cabinet beneath the work table and thus prevent the inward movement of the table when pressure is brought to bear upon the front edge operative, however, .the table must have a ln order that this stop may beV certain amount of pivotal movement to permit the stop to clear the top lof the cabinet `when the table is to be moved inward or out- Ward. Consequently, this requires a loose support for the inner end ofthe tabl-e which vibrates and rattles noisily when the table is being used for many purposes, such, for instance, as the kneading of bread. To overcome this vibration and to rrnly secure the table in its outer locked position l have provided the inner portion of the lower surface top, to engage the upper edge of its guide and thus hold the table firmly in position. If desired', a stop 47 may be provided to limit the outward movement of the table. It `will be noted that when in its outer position the rear edge of the table is supported by and pivots on the projection 4G and it is only when the front edge has been dropped down to cause the stops 44e to engage the edge of the cabinet that the extreme rear edge of the table engages the top of the guideway. Consequently, the manipulation of the table to m'ove it inward or outward is as simple as formerly and it requires only that the front end of the table be lifted to enable it to be returned to its normal position. It will also be noted that this arrange-A have utilized the connecting devices for the two parts of the cabinet to provide a pocket in which the rear portion of the work table may be placed when the table is not in use; further, that I have provided means cooperating \vith the walls of this pocket for securing the rear portion of the table against vertical movement when the table is in its working position, thus preventing' the rattling of the table when it is in use. Further, it will be apparent that the construction as a whole is exceedingly simple and of a strong durable character'.

lVhile l have shown and described one embodiment of my invention it will be undei-stood that this has been chosen for the not desire to be limited to the details of manual construction shown and described, for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art. y

The several features of the invention which are illustrated and not claimed, and particularly the device for connecting the upper and lower portions of the cabinet and the device for supporting the flour bin,forrn the subjects matter of separate applications for patent, liled Nov. 9, 19M, Ser. Nos.. 871,007 and 871,008. i

Having thus fully described my invention,

what l. claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a kitchen cabinet, a main structure, a table slidably mounted on said .main structure for movement outward and then downward into engagement with the forward portion of said main structure, said main structure and said table having coperating parts controlled by the outward and downward movement of said table to cause the rear portion of said table to be held in engagement with a fixed part of said structure while the forward portion of said table is in engagement with the forward portion of said main structure, and a stop to hold said table against rearward movement.

2. In a kitchen cabinet, a main structure having a guideway to the rear of the forward edge thereof, a table slidably mounted in said guideway, arranged when in its operative position to rest upon the forward portion of said main structure and having a stop to hold it against rearward movement while it is in engagement with said forward portion of said main structure, said table having a forwardly tapered part near the rear end thereof, and a part carried by Said main structure to engage said tapered part of said table to cause the rear portion of said table to engage a iixed, part of said main structure when said table is moved to place said stop in its operative position.

3. In a kitchen cabinet, a main structure having a guideway to the rear of the forward edge thereof, a table slidably mounted in said guideway, arranged when in its operative position to'rest on the forward portion of said main structure and having a stop, the forward portion of said table being capable of vertical movement to enable said stop to be moved into and out of engagement with the forward edge of said main structure, a forwardly tapered projection secured to the lower surface of the rear portion of said table, and a part carried by said main structure to engage said tapered projection and cause the rear edge of said table to engage a fixed part of said main structure when said table is moved into engagement with the forward portion of said main structure, with said stop in engagement with thev forward edge of said structure.

4. ln a kitchen cabinet, a main structure llr having a guideway, a table slidably mounted in said guideway and having a stop adapted to engage the edge of said main structure to prevent the rearward movement of said table, said table having forwardly tapered projections secured beneath its rear portion and near the opposite edges thereof, pins secured to the main structure and arranged to be engaged by the respective tapered rojections to move the rear portion of sai table into engagement with a fixed partof said cabinet. Y

5. In a kitchen cabinet, a main structure having a guideway, a table slidably mounted in said gudeway and having a stop adapted WILL I-I. IJONG, Jos. H. CoorER.

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