US1287038A

US1287038A - Sheet-metal desk construction.

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Publication number: US1287038A
Application number: US80539113A
Authority: US
Inventors: Arthur E Jones
Original assignee: OM Edwards Co Inc
Current assignee: OM Edwards Co Inc
Priority date: 1913-12-08
Filing date: 1913-12-08
Publication date: 1918-12-10
Anticipated expiration: 1935-12-10

Description

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SHEET METAL DESK CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.8.'I913.

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Be it known that I, ARTHUR Jones, a citizen .of the United States, and a resident of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Sheet-Metal Desk Construction, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sheet, metal furniture and has for its 01)]8013 the production herein- In describing this invention, reference is bad to the accompanying draivingsinwhich like characters designate correspondlng parts in all the views.

Figure 1is a vertical cross-sectional view of the desk showing the end plate in inner elevation. I a

Figs. 2 and 3 are vertical sectional views on linesA-A and B-B, Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on .Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary inner face view of the opposingends of the top bar and front post of the end plate and contiguous parts.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view through the top bar. the contiguous portion of the end plate and the facing plate being also showo r- J Fig.- 7 isa detail fragmentary view illustrating the manner of attaching the baclt plate in position.

Fig. 8 is a' cross-sectional view through the front post-of the end plate.

This sheet metal desk construction come prises, generally, an end plate having its front and rear margins bent to form hollow posts projecting outwardly so that the body of the plate is inset or depressed. a top bar extending along the upper margin of the greater portion of, the plate .and having a downturned end meeting the front post and forming a continuation thereof and meeting at its rear end the forwardly projecting bead or rail which forms a continuation of the rear post. the top bar being formed with a laterally facing channel for guiding the roller top of the desk.

' The invention also includes constructions for attaching the back plate in position and for attaching the drawer guides or ways in position.

SHEET-METAL DESK eonsrmiorron.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec 10, 1918. Applicationfiled December 8, 1913. Serial No. 805,391.

1 is the end plate having its. front and rear margins bent toform angular

hollow posts

2, 3, and having its lower margin bent to form a horizontal rail 4 and the rear portion of its upper margin bent to form v a forwardly'prqecting rail .5-which is an extension of the rear post 3, the outer faces of the ;

posts

2, 3 and rails l, 5 being flush and offset withrespect to the surface of the body of the plate 1, so that the body of the plate 1 is depressed or set in relati jely to the posts andrails and forms a singledarge panelQ'The' rear post is higher than the front post and theupper margin of the end plate extends downwardly from the upper end of thefrontpost. I

6 is a bar extending along the front portion of the'upper edge of the plate 1 and having itsf-ront end portion downturned and meeting at its end the upper end of the post 2 and forming a continuation thereof, and having its rear end meeting the frontend of the rail or bead 5, the rear As seen in Fig. 5, the bar is secured to the post 2 by means of

angular brackets

2 and 6 located inthe post 2 and in the channel 7 of the bar at the upper end of the post and contiguous end of the bar. cor responding arms of the brackets 2 (3 being secured to the post 2 and bar 6. respectively, by rivets 2 6 and the other arms of said brackets lying against each other and being secured together-by bolts 2. The portion of the bar 6 on the inner side of the front end thereof is cut away to form a slot 6 through which the top plate of the desk extends.

, The bar 6 issecured to the margin of the plate 1 by suitable means as screws 9. 10

is a channel bar, the channel of which forms a continuation of the channel 8 of the bar 6, the' bar "10 having a horizontal portion alinedwith the, rear end of the bar. 6 and secured as by welding thereto and the vertical portion extending downwardly along the back of the desk or along the rear post '110 11 is an angle-iron. strip secured to the inner face of the end plate andextendmg horizontally and rearwardly and having its" upper face 11 alined with the lower side of the slot 6 at the junction of the front post 2 and the lower endofthe bar 6, the strip forming a support .for the table plate 12 of the desk. t

13 is a face plate opposedto the portion of the end plate 1 above thestrip 11 and secured, as by screws 14, to a lip 15 depending from the end side of the bar 6 beneath the channel 8 thereof, and at its lower edge be 7 ing secured to one flange of the angle-iron 16 secured to upper face of the table l2.-

17 is the back, plate which is secured at each side margin to the rear post 3, the post' 3 being formed with an inturned flange 17 which is formed with a plurality of slots 17", and the back plate 17 being formed along each side margin with offset vertical tongues 18 which interlock with the slots 17*, and by a downward movement carrying the tongue downwardly into position to interlock in the slots.

19 are drawer guides in the form of channels which are secured in position in any suitable manner, and as here shown the drawer guides are formed with offset tongues 20 at their frontends for entering behind flanges 21 of the front post 2, Fig. 4, and with lugs 22 at their rear ends arranged to enter in slots 23 in the vertical flange 24 of the angle iron strips 25 secured to the inner face of the end plate 1 in the rear of,

* and spaced apart, form the post 2. Each lug '22 is arranged toenter its slot when the tongue is interlocked behind the flange 21, and the guide 19 is held in position by a key 26 ,passing through a perforation in the end of thelug 22.

' A key 26 common to all the lugs 22 on the guides 19 contiguous to each. end plate is used. The flange 21 of the front post 2 is offset from. the body of the end plate and t the flange 24 of the angle iron stripi25 is also may extend behind the flanges 21 and the lugs 22 will enterthe 'slots 23 the flanges 24; i

30 are the legs of the desk which are secured to extensions of the front and

rear posts

2, 3, the extension 31 telescoping in the legs 30. I

This desk is particularly advantageous in that the end pieces are of'one piece of metal, and further, owing to the arrangement of the top channel pawl, a particularly simple and rigid construction is provided for with the minimum bending of the end plate.

. What- I claim is 1. A sheet metal desk construction co-mprising an end plate having its front and rear margins bent to form hollow posts, the

rear post being higher than the front post whereby a portion of the upper margin of the plate extends downwardly toward the upper end of the front post, and a top bar extending along the upper margjn of the end plate and meeting the front postand forming a continuation thereof, thebar be- 4 ing formed with a laterally facing channel on its inner side forming a guide for the roller top of the desk, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A sheet metal desk construction comprising an end plate having its front and rear margins bent to form hollow posts, the rear postbeing higher than the frontpost whereby a portion of the upper margin of the plate extends downwardly toward the upper end of the front post, and a top bar extending along the upper margin of the end plate and being of substantially the same cross-sectional contouras, the posts and meeting the front post and forming a con tinuation thereof, the bar being formed with laterally facing channel on its inner side forming a guide for the roller top of the desk, substantially as and for the purpose described.

- 3. A sheet metal desk construction comprising an end plate having its front and rear margins bent to form hollow posts at the front and rear corners of the desk, the rear post being higher than the front post whereby a portion ofthe upper margin of the plate extends downwardy toward the upper end of the front post, and a bar ex tending along the upper margin of the plate and having its front end portion curved downwardly and meeting the upper end of the front post and forming a continuation thereof, the bar being formed with a laterally facing channel on its inner side forming a guide for the roller top of the desk, gulgstantially as and for the purpose speci- 4:. A sheet metal desk construction comprising an end plate having its front and rear end margins bent to form hollow posts,v and a portion of its upper margin bent to form a hollow horizontal rail meeting the rear post and forming a continuation thereof, the rear post being higher than the front post whereby a portion of the upper margin of the plate extends downwardly toward the upper end of the front post, a bar extending along the upper edge of the end plate and having its front end portion bent downwardly and meeting the front post and forming a continuation thereof and its rear end meeting the top rail and being secured thereto to form a continuation thereof, the,

bar being formed with an inwardly' facing and for the purpose set forth. 7

5. A sheet-metal desk construction con".-

channelon its inner side, substantially as prising an end plate having its front and.

rear end margins bent to form hollow'posts, and a portion of 1ts upper margrn bent to form a hollow horizontal'rail meetlng the rearpost and forming a continuation thereof, the rear post being higher than the front post whereby a portion of the upper margin of the plate extends downwardly toward the upper end of the front post, a bar extending along the upper-edge of theiend" thereto to form a continuation thereof, the

bar being formed with a laterally faeing channel on its inner side, and a channel bar arranged on the inner side of the end -plate and meetingthe rear end of,the firstemen tioned bar beneath sa-idfrail and having its] rear end portion turned-downwardy along the rear post, the channel bar having its channel forming a continuation of the chanas and' for the purpose, described 6.- A sheet metal desk construction comnel of the first-mentioned bar, substantially prising an end plate having .its front mare;

gin bent to form a hollow post, and its up per margin extending above the post and curving downwardly toward the same, a bar extending along the upper margin of the end plate and having a channel into which said margin extends, the front portion of the upper end of the post, "and angular brackets located in the post and in the chan--. nel of said bar at the abutting ends of the post and bar, corresponding arms of the brackets being secured-to the postand bar.

respectively and the other arms thereof lying against each other and beingsecured together, substantially as and for the purpose specified. r

7. A sheet metaldesk construction com-' prising an end plate having'its front and rear end margins bent toform hollow posts, and a portlon of its upper-marg1n bent to form a'hollow horizdntal rail meeting the rear post,' the. rear post being higher than the front post whereby a portion of the upper margin of the plate extends. down-' wardly toward the upper end of.'the front post, a bar extending along'the'upper edge of the end plate and having-its front end portion bent downwardly and meeting the, front post and forming a continuation thereof, and its rear, end meeting the. top.

rail and being secured'thereto,the'bar being formed with a laterally facing'channel onitsinner side; and portions of the abutting -ends of the post and bar being separated on the inner side of the end plate forming a uppennnrigin 01; the plate extends downwardly toward thehup'perend of the front @post, a bar extending along the upper edge of the end.- plate and having its front end portiongbent downwardly and meeting the front post .and form ng a cont nuation;' v

thereof and its rear'zend meeting the top rail and being secured thereto to forma with alatei'ally facing channel onits inner fsid'e,',,a nd,portions of the abutting ends of :thepost' -and bar 'b ing separated onthe inner side'of theiendx plate formin'g a slot,

{a horizontally extending strip secured to the inner face-of the end plate and having" its "'upper' face substantially al in ed with the lower wall: of said slot, a table plate supported at one end by said-strip and extending-through the slot, and a facing plate opcontinuation the'redf, thebar being formed,

posed to theupper portion of the end plate 'abov'e'the table plate and being securedto p theclliannel bar and meetingthe upper face, the bar curving downwardly and meeting of the tableplate. substantially as and for the purpose specified.

"9. A sheet'meta'l desk construction com-' prising. an end plate having its front and 'rear margins bent to form ralsed posts pro- -npper edge from the rear post, whereby the body portion of the end plate is depressed .below said post and'rails, theupper bead terminating short of thefront post, the rear post. being higher than the front post whereby a portion of the upper margin of the'plate extends downwardly toward the upper end of the front post, and a bar extending alongthe upper edge ofthe end plate'and meeting the upper rail or bead' and having'its front enddownturned and meeting the front post, the bar forming a continuation 'of'the-front post and the bar i being formed with achannel on its inner side, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. p 10. A sheet metal desk construction comprisinglanend plate having its front and rear margins bent to form raised '-posts projecting outwardly from the body of the plate and with raised outwardly extending eads or rails along its lower edge and along its upper edge from the rear post, whereby the body portion of the end plate is depressed, the -upper rail terminating shortof'the front post, the-rear post being higher than the front post whereby a portion of the upper margin of the plate extends down \vardly'toward the upper end .of the front post, and a bar extending along .the upper edge of the end plate vand meeting the upper rail or head and having its-front end doWnturned and meeting the front post, the bar forming afioontinuation of the front post and the upper bead or rail and being formed with a channel on its inner side, and portions of the abutting ends of the post and bar being separated on ,the inner side of the end plate forming a slot, the end plate hav-- ing a supporting strip extending horizon tally and having its upper face alined With pose described.

thelower side of the slot, and a table plate resting'on said strip and extending through the slot, substantially as and for the pur- 11. A- sheet metal desk construction comprising an end plate and a curved bar extending along the upper margin of the end plate and formed with a channel in its lower side for receiving the upper edge of the end plate -and being formed with a laterally fac- ARTHUR E. JONES.

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