US1202588A - Rifle-cabinet. - Google Patents

Description

W. A. ROBERTS.

RIFLE CABENET.

APPucATloN FILED Decnzr. 1914.

an s'iiarne rarnnr onirica i WILLIAM A. ROBERTS, F MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

RIFLE-CABINET.

Lacasse.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, VILLIAM A. ROBERTS, of the city of Montreal, Province 'of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, a subject of the .King of Great Britain, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rifle-Cabinets; and l do hereby declare that the follow-ing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates particularly to rifle cabinets for use in large armories or .in places where rifles are handled in large numbers and has for its object to provide a simple and effective means for preventing rifles from being stolen from the various cabinets, and which will enable a number of rifles and bayonets to be locked simultaneously by one locking mechanism, and also to provide means for closing the cabinet after the rifles have been locked in place, which means will be adapted to be collapsed within the space olfered'by the particular construction and arrangement of the rifles and locking mechanism.

The invention consists of the particular construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims. For full comprehension, however, of my invention reference must be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this invention, in which similar reference characters indicate the same parts, and wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation partly in elevation and partly in section of a cabinet constructed according to my invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line A A Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line B B Fig. 2; Fig. l is a detail vertical sectional view of the horizontal locking member; Fig. 5 is a view of the means for sustaining the door in collapsed position and drawn to an enlarged scale; and Fig. 6 is an enlarged transverse sectional view of the forward portion of one side of the top of the casing taken on line C C Fig. 2.

The body of my improved cabinet consists of rear and end walls 2 and 3 and ioor and top sections 4 and 5 respectively, the opening in the front of the cabinet being adapted to be closed by a fixed panel 10 eX- tending across the top thereof and a collapsible door which is constructed and arranged to lie vimmediately behind when in collapsed ffposition.'

Specification of Letters Patent.

this panel Patented @et 2st., 1916.

Application led December 21, 1914. Serial No. 878,3?'8- The members of my improved door indicated at v6, 7 and 8 are preferably three 1n number. Each member is of a similar construction to the others and consists of a horizontal oblong rectangular panel having located at each side edge and extending throughout the main length thereof, a T- iron 9, the flanges of which project outwardly and inwardly beyond the outer and inner faces of the panel, respectively, the purpose of the projecting flanges being to transmit movement from one panel to the ad- )oining panel. Each T-iron is secured in place by means of its leg l1 which projects into the panel and is held in place by screws or other suitable means indicated at 15.

To afford means for guiding the door during movement from closed to open or collapsed position each end wall of the cabinet is provided with a vertical strip 18 located near the front edge thereof and having its inner edge of zig zag form, the horizontal surfaces of the zigzags forming abutments 19 limiting downward movement of the panels, while the inclined faces 20 prevent late'ral movement thereof to one side when in closed position. Lateral movement i-n the opposite direction is prevented by the inwardly proj ectingflanges 21 of angle irons 22 also secured to the end walls of the cabinet and extending from the abutments to the top `of the cabinet and parallel to the inclined faces 20, the flanges 21 of each angle-iron serving as a guide for the two panels immediately adjoining. The advantage of this construction is that practically no more space is necessitated within the cabinet than would be required for a single door, this being due to the fa ct that the rifles are supported in upright position and much more space is reouired at the bottom for the butt ends than for the muzzles at the top and consequently there is cuite a large space at the top of the cabinet which is not in use and which affords the necessary space for the panels when in collaped position.

To facilitate movement of the door the lowest panel is provided with a bracket 83,

retaining one vend of a Vrope Bil passed over a pulley mounted upon the underside of the top of the cabinet and it is passed down behind the rear wall thereof where it is atsecured to the inner face thereof. Upon this strip is mounted an inwardly projecting pin 38 having an enlarged end and constructed and arranged to be engaged by a metal strap 39 pivotally suspended from the top of the cabinet and having a hole in its lower end resting in seats 24E in vertical alinement with the notches of the rack and formed in the flooring of the cabinet. These rifles are adapted to be locked in this position by a series of downwardly extending cup-like caps carried by the horizontal flange of an angular member 26 which extends throughout the length of the cabinet and supported by a series of arms 27 formed integrally with a horizontal bar 28 journaled in brackets 29 secured to the end walls of the cabinet. These caps are tapered toward the horizontal flange of the angular member and each is secured to the same by means of a sleeve 30 of a smaller diameter than and extending from the tapered end of the cap, the flange of the angular member being bored to receive such sleeves which are riveted in place. Each of the caps is vertically bored through the center as at 31 the lower end being flared as at 32 to more readily receive the muzzle of the rifle over which the cap fits when in locking position, while approximately the upper half of the remainder of the bore is threaded and is adapted to receive atube 34 externally threaded which is adapted to conduct oil to a wad of felt 35 placed in the upper end of the cap to lrest upon the muzzle of the rifle7 the purpose of the tube being also to enable the wad to be adjusted to accommodate different positionsof the rifles. The object of this adjustment is to insure the tight closing of the muzzle to prevent entry thereto of moisture and it may be explained that although the rifles are of uniform length the woodwork ofthe cabinet varies with climatic changes thus varying the distance between the caps and rifle seats. This is the variation taken care of. The caps under normal conditions are held away from the muzzles of the rifles by a pair of helical springs 54 which are connected at their lower ends to the vertical flange vof the angular member and at their upper ends to the top section l by suitable fastenings.- Secured to the vertical flange of the angular member is a hasp'37 adapted to engageI a staple secured to the rear wall of the cabinet for retaining the angular member in locking position. To overcome the necessity of any extra locking means for retaining the bayonets .in place a series of .brackets 88.

each pair of these brackets being adapted to receive between them the ends of the crossarm of a bayonet as shown in Fig. l and the whole series are so arranged relatively to the notches in the rack and the seats that when the rifles are placed in position the bolt of each rifle will come abreast the upper part of its respective bayonet and consequently prevent the bayonet being dislodged till its respective rie is removed.` This enables the locking mechanism to retain both bayonets and rifles in place without extra mechanism.

In order to accommodate a second row of rifles a rack 59 similar to the rack 23 has its ends slidably mounted in vertical guides 51 secured to the end of the cabinet, each rear guide having a recess 52 offset from the guide to receive the rack when raised to its proper position; a second row of cup-like sealing devices with their second angle iron being carried by the arms 27.

Operation: When it is desired to put the rifles in the cabinet the bayonets are first placed in the brackets 8S with their points resting in the grooves or notches 89, then the rifles are placed in position the barrels resting within the notches of the rack and the butt ends of the rifles in the seats 29. The wads in the different caps areI adjusted to fit the rifles to be locked thereby. After the rifles are all in place the ohcer or in* dividual in charge pulls the angular member down until the caps 25 lit over the muzzles of the rifles. and locks such member in this position by means of a padlock or any other means for retaining the hasp on the staple, the felt pads at the same time being brought into contact with the muzzles and thereby excluding the air. A little oil is poured into each tube from time to time to keep the pad saturated and prevent rust forming on the rifle barrels. This action obviates the necessity of filling the barrels with vaseline or other lubricant or rust preventative when allowed to remain idle. The cabinet is then closed bv means of the sliding doors. lhen a second row of rifles is accommodated they are locked as above described.

What I claim is as follows l. A rifle cabinet the base of which has a series of seats for the rifle butts, a rack having a series of notches or grooves for accommodating the rifles, means supporting the said rack in the cabinet with its notches `or grooves in alnement with the seats; an

angle-iron having' a series of inverted cup like devices carried thereby, a pair of arms pivoted to the cabinet and supporting the angle-iron and a pair of springs connected at one end to the top of the cabinet and at their opposite ends to the angle-iron, and means for locking' such ang'le-iron in position with the cup-like devices inclosing the muzzles of the rifles.

2. A ritle cabinet the base or' which has a series of seats for the rifle butts, a rack having a series of notches or groove-s for accommodating the rides, means supporting the said rack in the cabinet with its notches or grooves in alinement with the seats, a member having` a series of inverted cupshape devices for sealing the muzzles of the ril'les, such cup-like devices having' a wad set therein and an oil duct communicating with the wad and means for displaceably supporting' lthe said member in position.

A. ri'le cabinet the base of which has a series of seats for the rifle butts, a rack having' a series of notches or grooves for accommodating the. rifles, means supporting' the said rack in the cabinet with its notches or grooves in alinement with the seat-s` a bayonet supporting' rack behind the rifle seats, a member having' a series of inverted cup-shape devices for sealing the muzzles of the rifles, such cup-like devices having` a wad set therein and an oil duct communicating with the wad and means for displaceably supporting the said member .in position.

4L. A rifle cabinet the base of which has a series of seats for the rifle-butts, a rack having a series of notches or grooves for accommodating the i'iiies, means supporting' the said rack in the cabinet with its notches or grooves in alinement with the seats, a bayonet supporting` rack behind the rifle seats; an angle-iron having a series of inverted cup-like devices carried therebya pair ot arms pivoted to the cabinet and supporting' the angle-iron and a pair of springs connect-ed at one end to the top of the cabinet and at their opposite ends to the angleiron, and means for locking such angle-iron in position with the cup-like devices inclos ing the muzzles of the rifles.

A rifle cabinet the base of which has a series oi" seats for the rifle butts, a rack having a series of notches or grooves for accommodating' the riies, means supporting' the said rack in the cabinet with its notches or grooves in alinement with the seats, a bayonet supporting rack behind the ritle seats; an angle-iron having' a series of inverted cup-like devices carried thereby such cup-like devices having' a wad set therein and an oil duct communicating' with the wad; a pair of arms pivoted to the cabinet and supporting the angle-iron and a pair of springs connected at one end to the top of the cabinet and at their opposite ends to the angle-iron, and means for locking' such angle-iron in position with the cup-like devices inclosing' the muzzles of the rities.

A6. A rifle cabinet the base of which has a pair of parallel series of seats for the riiie butts, a pair of racks having a series of notches or grooves for accommodating two series of rifles, means supporting' each of the said racks in the cabinet with its notches or grooves in alinement with the seats,means permitting' one or' the said racks to be displaced; a member having a series of devices tor sealingthe muzzles of each series of rifles, and means for displaceably supporting' the said member in position.

7. A rifle cabinet the base of which has a pair of parallel series of seats for the rifle butts, a pair of racks having' a series of 'notches or grooves t'or accommodating' two series of rifles, means supporting each of the said racks in the cabinet with its notches or grooves in alinement with the seats, means permitting' one of the said racks to be displaced, a bayonet supporting' rack behind the rifle seats; a member having a series of devices for sealing the muzzles of each series of rifles, and means for displaceably supporting' the said member in position.

8. ritie cabinet having' an open front and presenting' a pair ot parallel series of seats for the rifle butts, a pair of racks having a series of notches or grooves for accommodating two series of riles, means supporting' each of the said racks in the cabinet with its notches or grooves in alinement with the seat-s, means permitting' one of the said racks to be displaced, a bayonet supporting' rack behind the rie seats; a member having a series ot devices for sealing' the mnzzles of each series of rifles, means for displaceably supporting the said member in position; and a vertically col lapsible door for closing the said open front.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM A. ROBERTS. lVitnesses VILLIAM J. C. HEwn'rsoN, DAVID ROBERGLE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ot Patente, Washington, D. C.

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