US1277956A

US1277956A - Sewing-cabinet.

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Publication number: US1277956A
Application number: US20973217A
Authority: US
Inventors: Horace John Leach
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1917-12-31
Filing date: 1917-12-31
Publication date: 1918-09-03
Anticipated expiration: 1935-09-03

Description

H. l. LEACH.

SEWING CABINET. APPLlCATlON Hum 0:0.31. 191 r.

1,277,956. PsitentedSept. 3,1918.

WITNESSES [MENTOR 9 ff Emmi;

' By a m. ATTORNEYS.

, UNITED STATES ijgrrizntr OFFIGE.

HORACE JOHN LEAcH, or MOUNT CARMEL, rumors.

sEw'ING-cABI'NET.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, HORACE J. LEACH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Mount Carmel, in the county of Wabash and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Sewing-Cabinet, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to cabinets designed for'use especially by seamstresses and has particular reference to a simple and com pact article adapted for holding various articles such as tools or supplies in a readily accessible and secure manner so that any householder can always know Where to find anything she desires to use, for mending, repairing, etc.

Among the objects of the invention, therefore, is to provide a cabinet adapted to be supported against a wall or upon a suitable base and including in its assemblage compartments for needles, pins, thimbles, scissors, yarn, cotton or thread of different characters, buttons, hooks and eyes, etc.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and While the invention is not restricted to the exact details .of construction disclosed or suggested herein, still for the purpose of illustrating a practical embodiment thereof reference is had to the accompanving drawings, in which like reference characters designate the same parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation, parts being in section and other parts being drawn out to better disclose the novel features;

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; and

Figs. 3 and tare plan and side views of one of the supporting feet for the device when it is to be supported upon a table or the like.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings I show a device adapted preferably to bemade of sheet'metal which may be suitably ornamented or decorated to present an attractive appearance as well as possessing strong features of utility.

In the form of the invention illustrated I provide three horizontal and therefore parallel tubular containers 10, 11 and 12, supported by vertical end pieces 13 and I4 whereby the three containers are held 1n rigid relation to one another. The contam- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 3,1918

' Application filed December 31, 1917. Serial No. 209,732.

ers 10 and 12 could be described as segments of hollow cylinders or as of cylindrical form with a probable small segment or slice removed from the top of each. These containers are closed except for one open end into or through which a

drawer

15 or 16 is projected. The outer end of each drawerhas a cap 17' and finger piece 18 for manipulation of the drawer. The cap constitutes a closure for the containerwhen. the drawer is closed. Each of thesedrawers may be partitioned off as indicated at 1 9 to provideany suitable number of smaller compartments for holding various sizes or types of buttons, snap fasteners, hooks and eyes, or other needful small articles. sectional form of these drawers affords two important results or conditions as'follows: From the nature of the articles designed to be held in the several compartments the The cross rounded bottom makes it exceedingly easy for the small articles to be removed with ones fingers, a result which could not so easily or readily be accomplished if the drawers were formed with angles at the bottom. Secondly, the segmental form of the top insures against the rotation of the drawers and the spilling of the contents.

The container 11 is designed to accommodate a considerable number of spools of silk 'or sewing thread, as indicated at 20, the several spools shown as slipped upon a spindle 21 fixed to the closed end of the container, while theother end of the spindle is unsupported. A closure cap 22 is adapted to close the container 11 and so prevent the spools from slipping ofl of the spindle. At-

emu spools or for grasping the loose ends of the thread. The loose ends", however, ordinarily hang free below the flaps 23 so that when a piece of thread is desired the seamstress merely grasps the free end thereof and draws out as much as desired, when it may be severed from the spool by use of a thread cutter of any desired nature such for example as the sharpening of one of the free edges of one end piece as at 24. With a thread cutter so arranged outside of the container 11 the end of the thread will dangle somewhat below the opening so as to be in position to be grasped on the next oocasion. The thread on the spools will thus be kept not only in a known position but in a condition most favorable for the thread. When a spool is empty it may be removed from the free end of the spindle and another spool put in its place, the end of the thread first being loosened so as to be projected through one of the openings beneath the flap 23. The cap 22 will then be replaced.

Above the central portion of the con tainer 10 is arranged a sort of open arch structure 25 serving a number of different functions as follows: The top thereof supports a pin and needle cushion 26, beneath which is fixed a hook 27 for a button hook or other device. The sides of the arch 25 on opposite sides of the cushion 26 are provided with a plurality of holes 28 for supporting thimbles or the like. Beneath the arch is arranged a tray 29 which may contain an. oil can or implements commonly used around a sewing machine, such as a screw driver, wrench or the like. The needle cushion includes inner and

outer collars

30 and 31, the inner collar being fixed to the top portion of the arch and is thus adapted to pernianently hold a supply of saw dust, ground cork or the like, indicated at 32 over which one or more plies of fabric are adapted to be stretched and removably clamped in place by means of the outer removable col lar 31 so that if the fabric becomes faded. soiled, or worn, it may be easily replaced by another without disturbing the tiller 32 of the cushion.

In connection with the arch structure I call attention at this time to the rear bracket 3%, the upper end of which is fixed to the top of the arch while the lower end of the bracket is fixed at 35 to the lowermost container 12. This bracket is slotted from the bottom up to a point adjacent to the top for cooperation with a plurality of fixed fasteners such as screws 36 whereby the cabinet may be secured in reliable position against a wall and so will occupy a relatively small amount of space and in a position not likely to be disturbed, although it may be easily removed from its supporting screws by simply lifting it therefrom when desired.

As an alternative means for supporting the cabinet I may employ a pair of feet such as indicated in Figs. 3 and A, each comprising a vertical web 37 having a central keeper 38 into which the lower end 39 of each

end piece

13 or 14% may be slipped, and each having its ends turned over at A0 in order to make a more stable support for the cabinet and reduce the likelihood of scratching or marring the table. The action of these alternative supporting means is indicated in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2.

At the top of the cabinet and on each side of the arch are arranged other containers s1 and 4-2 each having a lid 43. These containers may be employed for holding such commodities as crochet thread and darning cotton.

In front of the

containers

41 and 42 are secured a pair of scissors holders 44, shown as two in number each in the nature of a.

slender funnel and arranged in an inclined position so that the scissors will not be likely to drop therefrom.

1 claim:

1. The herein described sewing cabinet comprising a plurality of horizontal parallel tubular containers, vertical end pieces supporting the containers, at least one of the containers having a slidable drawer for containing small articles in dust-proof condition, said drawer having a rounded bottom and so shaped as to be held from rotation, and another of the containers being adapted to contain a series of spools of thread, and means to support the device in erect position.

The herein described sewing cabinet comprising a plurality of horizontal parallel containers, vertical. end pieces connected to and supporting the containers, one of said containers having a longitudinal central spindle fixed at one end and free at the other for slidably supporting a series of spools, a closure for the end of the container adjacent to the free end of the spin dle, and an opening through at least one side of the container through which the thread may be inspected and manipulated.

3. The herein described sewing cabinet comprising a plurality of parallel horizontal tubular containers each having an end closure, other containers above the first mentioned containers and adapted to contain darning cotton, crochet thread or the like, and a plurality of scissors holders in the nature of slender funnels secured in inclined position in front of the last mentioned containers. substantially as set forth.

HORACE JOHN LEACH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patent Washington, D. 0.