US1244440A - Oven-shelf. - Google Patents

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H. L. FRANKLIN & C. C. BRAGG..

Patented Oct. 23,1917.

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I secondly, to provide anoven shelf having movable mountings in the oven, said shelf having connections with a movable door of the oven whereby the shelf is properly positioned in the oven when the door is closed, the openin of the doors serving to withdraw the s elf from the oven and to properly position the same for convenient manipuflation and inspection of artlcles on the shel With these and other objects in view which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims, the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanymg drawings forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of an oven embod g our invention with the. door thereof i ii open osition,

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional side elevation of the mechanism illustrated in 1, with the door closed,

Fig. 3 the shelf. Like characters of reference indicate like parts in the various views.

In the drawings 1 designates enerally an oven comprising side walls 2, a ack wall 3, a bottom wall 4:, and. a door 5 constituting the front wall thereof, and having its lower edge hinged to the oven structure, as designated at 6, to swing upon a horizontal axis. A latch 7 of usual construction is provided on the oven structure and adapted to engage the upper edge of the door to hold it closed. A pair of arms 8 are provided, each arm being pivoted to its-corresponding side wall 2 at a point adjacent the rear lower corner of the wall. Each arm has a series of holes 9 formed therein along the length of the same. A pair of spaced extensionslO are formed upon the inner side of the door, and a series of holes 11 are formed in each of said exten- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed 41911121, 1917. Serial No. 168,638.

' members toward their common is a view in oblique perspective of ners thereof and adapted to engage holes in the corresponding arms 8 and extensions 10. The shelf 12 comprises two members l lhaving their corresponding sides. hinged together, as designated at 15, stops 16 being provided on said shelf members whereby they are prevented from swinging beyond their common 1plane in one direction. In placing the she f upon its mountings in the oven, which comprise the holes in the arms 8 and the extensions 10, the members 14 are swung upon their hinged connection 15 until the shelf will ass between the arms and said extensions. he extensions 13 are then moved into their res ective holes on said arms and extensions y swinging the shelf p ane. This movement projects the extensions 13 into the respective holes and when the shelf members .lie in their common plane said extensions oven. Stops 17 are provided on the side walls of the oven and are adapted to on age the arms 8 when they are swlmg to 51611 outermost position to prevent the arms swin ing forward too far.

en the dooris closed, it will be noted by referring to Fig. 2, that the shelf is properly positioned within the oven and lies in a horizontal plane. As the door is opened the shelf is drawn outwardly with the door, and as the door is opened moved downwardly also, so that when the door reaches its lower position andis sto ped by the arms 8 engaging the stops 17 t e shelf is in a comparatively low position and is projected partially out of the oven. In this position all parts of the shelf may be easily reached and inspected. When the door is closed again the oven is raised into its proper position.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim 1. In a device of the character described the combination with a receptacle, of a door hinged to said receptacle, a shelf adapted for movement in said receptacle, arms mounted in said receptacle and having holes Patented Oct. 23, 1917.

of spaced extensions formed along the lengths thereof, a pair formed on the inner side of said door and extending longitudinally thereof and having holes formed along the lengths thereof, a shelf adapted for movement in said receptacle, means on said shelf for engagement with correspondin holes of said arms and extensions, and means *on said shelf for disengaging said first mentioned means from the engaged hole. 7

2. In a device of the character described the combination with a receptacle, of a door hinged to said receptacle, a shelf adapted for movement in said receptacle, arms mounted in holes formed along the lengths thereof, a pair of spaced extensions formed on the inner side of said door and extending longitudinally thereof and having holes formed along the lengths thereof, means on said shelf for engagement with corresponding holes of said arms and said extensions, said shelf being foldable to disengage said means from the engaged holes.

3. In a device of the character described the combination witha receptacle, of a door hinged to said receptacle, a shelf adapted for movement in said receptacle, arms mounted in said receptacle and having holes formed along the lengths thereof, a pair of spaced extensions formed on the inner side said receptacle and having Laaaaeo of said door and extending longitudinally thereof and having holes formed along the the combination with a receptacle, of a shelf comprising two members having their corresponding sides hingcdly connected together and having stops formed thereon adapted to prevent said members from swinging beyond their common plane in one direction, projections formed on the sides of said shelf, and means in said receptacle for engaging saidprojections and supporting the shelf when said shelf members lie in their common plane, said projections being disengaged from said means when said shelf members are positioned out of their common plane.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

HENRY L. FRANKLIN. CHRISTOPHER G. BRAGG

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