US115408A - Improvement in table-sinks - Google Patents

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Patented May 30,1871- JOHN WYLIE, 'Improvement .in Table-Sinks.`

JoHN wYLIE, oF BETHHL, ooNNEoTIoU'r.

IMPRovEMEN-r IN TABLE-Sims.

` Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 115,408, dated May 30, 1871.

To all 'whom ttamay concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN WYLIE, of Bethel,

county of `Fairfield and State of Connecticut,l

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Table and Sink 5 and to enable others skilled in the art-.to make and Vuse thesame, I will proceed todescribe, referring to the drawing, in which the same letters indicate like parts.

Nature.

The nature of my invention consists in oombining sink, table, drainer, rack, shelves, and other convenient` appendages in one piece of furniture.

` Description. In the accompanying drawing, a is a boX- sink,supported by legs b. Inside of this sink is provided a niovabledrip-rack, o; and at one end of this sink is provided `a drainer-receptacle, d, which is hinged to theedge of the sink, so4 that when not" in use it will close down iuto the body of the sink, and whenv open for use is heldin an inclined position by a ilybracket hinged to the sink. e is a table-bed, hinged-to one sideof the sink, and when open fornse the coveris held in an elevated positionby stay-rods and staples f g. Upon this table-cover are arranged shelves h i. Thel shelf h is hinged to the cover and supported inl readiness for use by iy-brackets k, they being provided with dowels b which enter openings in the shelf to hold the brackets in their proper place while in use. The other shelf i is also hinged to the bed, Aand is supported in place when in use by rods or cords m.

When this sink is not wanted for use the drainer d is turned down into the body of the sink; 'the shelves h t', with their brackets, are

h t', substantially as set forth.

JOHN WYLIE. [1.. s] Witnesses:

DAVID T. HUHHELL,

JOHN J. EVANS. i

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