US1321010A

US1321010A - chernack

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Publication number: US1321010A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1919-11-04
Anticipated expiration: 1936-11-04

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A. E. CHERNACK.

PHONOGRAPH-BECORD CABINET. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 6. I9I9.

1,321,010. Patented Nov. 4,1919.

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A. E. CHERNACK.

PHONQGBAPH'RECOHD CABINET.

APPLICATIQN FILED FEB. 6 i919.

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PHONOGRAPH-RECORD CABINET.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1, 1919.

Application ledFebruary 6, 1919. Serial No. 275,374.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ABEL E; CI-IERNACK, a citizen of the United States, and residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Phonograph-Record Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to phonograph record cabinets, and particularly tol a shelf arrangement which affords a graphic display of the records when the shelves are drawn out, and thus facilitates the identi fication and selection of the records contained within the cabinet.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective of a cabinet in which my invention is embodied in one form;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2v of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a partial section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2 drawn to a larger scale; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective of a group of record envelops for a single compartment.

Various types of record cabinets have heretofore been proposed in which an attempt has been made to facilitate the identification of the records carried by the shelves of the cabinet, but these have commonly necessitated an independent indexing system either associated with the shelves or arranged in some other part of the cabinet is a section on the line 3 3 of vby which the location of the records can be readily ascertained. Such systems have necessitated `a numbering of the envelops and a cross-reference to this numbering in the index, and furthermore it has required that the records be returned to precisely the same position in the cabinet vafter use in order to maintain the indexing system. p In the usual home use of records it is a common occurrence to nd the records carelessly returned and the indexing systems disarranged so that they are practically of no use. By the present invention I have provided a cabinet in which the shelves are so arranged, and the record envelops are of such character that when the shelves are pulled out they automatically display the envelops in such fashion as to form an index of the entire series of records in the unit, and the only essential to the maintenance of the index" display is the requirement that the record be returned to its proper envelop, and the latter returned to the cabinet injuxtaposistaggered with relation to that of the en velop returned.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown the invention embodied in a cabinet unit, but it is to be understood that the same features may be applied to a cabinet of larger size, having several units, or a single larger unit; or again the cabinet may be made up of several units of the type shown, after the fashion of a sectional bookcase, in which event the units would be provided with interfitting means to secure their proper registry and interengagement. Ao'ain, the shelf scheme may be built into cabinets such as are now common on the market.

As here shown, the cabinet unit comprises a closed rectangular casing 10, provided at its front side with

doors

11 and 12, to expose the interior of the cabinet. The unit may have short supporting legs 13, if it is to rest upon a table, or the corner pieces may be extended downward as indicated in dotted lines at 1+i, if it is to stand upon the Hoor. IVhere the unit is merely a section 'of a built-up cabinet, the corner pieces 13 may he offset as at 15 to interlock in recesses 16 in the ltop of the unit, or any other suitable interengaging elements may be substituted for this feature.

Vithin the cabinet I have arranged a series of shelves, six in number, each comprising opposite side members 17 united by a back piece 18, and by a series of record supporting elements here shown as wire rods 19. These rods are here shown to comprise for each shelf horizontal groups of three, spaced apart vertically to form four compartments. The spacing between the groups is sufficient to accommodate three records in each compartment. The rod groups are arranged on an inclined plane with relation to each other to correspond to the beveled front edge 20 of the side members 17 of the shelf. Secured to the back piece 18 of each shelf are blocks 21, the forward faces of which are stepped to correspond with the rod groups and serve to hold the record envelops 22 for each compartment in stepped relation to the envelops of adj acent compartments. A group of three envelops for a single compartment is illustrated in Fig. 5, and, as there shown, each envelop is provided at its front edge with a' cut-out 2301i the upper margin to facilitate the removal of the record, and an index tab 24C on the lower margin on which the title of the record may be entered. The index tabs for the three envelops of the group are staggered with relation to each other so that when the envelops are juxtaposed the several titles are nevertheless fully disclosed for all three envelops. By reason of this arrangement of the index tabs of the envelops, and the stepped arrangement of the compartments of each shelf, the titles of all of the records on each shelf are clearly displayed; nor is it necessary for this display that the same relative arrangement of the envelops for each compartment be maintained so long as in each compartment there is a group of envelops having their index tabs 24 staggered as shown.

In order that there may be the least possible waste space in the cabinet incident to this arrangement of the records, I provide a sliding engagement between the several shelves such that while in housed position within the cabinet the several shelves form a vertically superposed pile, yet when drawn out they are halted in stepped relation to each other so as to form an inclined pile which presents the index tabs of the entire series of shelves as an inclined chart in which all are simultaneously visible. To this end the several shelves are mounted upon each other within a sliding tongue and groove engagement 25, 26. clearly shown in Fig. t. The bottom shelf is provided with bearing rollers Q7 which rest upon the cabinet and insure the free action of the shelf group. A stop 28 carried by the top of the unit engages a notch 29 in the top shelf and halts it when it is drawn out a sufficient distance to display the index tabs of the envelops carried thereby. Stop blocks 30 secured to the lower edge of the side member 17 of each shelf worlr in notches 31 in the upper edges of the subjacent shelf, and the notches are of such length as to halt the shelves'in the stepped position shown. The bottom shelf is provided at its front margins with a. cross bar 32 cut out at 33 to afford a hand grip. A supplemental stop Bet may be secured to the bottom of the unit to engage the back piece 18 of the bottom shelf and coperate with the stop QS at the top of the unit in halting the several shelves in their predetermined out position. It is thus obvious that while the advantages of a complete display of the index tabs for the entire series of records of units is attained, there is the least possible waste space in the cabinet when the shelves are in housed posit-ion, and the unit may therefore be made more compact than would otherwise be the case.

While I have shown the shelf compartments formed by wire rods 19, it is to be understood that any other means may be used to form the partitions between the compartments; but the rods are relatively light as compared to sheet metal and are more rigid than the latter, so that they completely support the record not only at itsfrontand baclr margins, but across its mid area and thus prevent any tendency of the records to become deformed. Vhile I have shown the unit as made from wood, with the exception of the wire rods 19, and the several metal attachments, it is to be understood that the entire cabinet, or any part, may be made of sheet metal where this is preferable. Of course the vertical spacing of the rod groups of the seve al shelves may be varied to accommodate more than three records if this is preferred, but I have found that three is the most satisfactory number since otherwise the index tabs become too small for ready legibility of their entries. The arrangement of the supporting rods of adjacent compartments on an incline with respect to each other is not essential, so long as some means be provided for stepping the record groups of the several compartments with relation to each other, such as the stepped abutment blocks 2l. There is, however, a point of best support for the record in a wire rod arrangement. of this type, and it is preferable to maintain the points of support uniform throughout for this reason.

It should be pointed out also that the shelf pile, when drawn out, stands at such inclination and is halted in such position that the center of gravity of the pile lies to the Vrear of the front support of the cabinet. There is consequently no danger of overturning the cabinet even when the shelves are fully loaded. There a phonograph is supported on the top of the cabinet this feature is not of great importance since its weight is suiicient to 'prevent overturning. I

Various modifications in the details of construction and arrangement which do not depart from what I claim as my invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art, and the construction as shown in the drawings and above described is to be regarded as merely illustrative of the invention.

I claim:

1. In a phonograph record cabinet, a series of sliding drawers normally vertically superposed within the cabinet, shelves subdividing each drawer into a series of superposed stepped compartments each accommodating a group of record carriers having transversely staggered index tabs, together with `means to halt said drawers in stepped relation when the series is drawn out to afford a complete display of the index tabs of all the record carriers in the cabinet in vertically stepped groups with the tabs of each group transversely staggered.

2. In a honograph record cabinet, a` series of sliding record supports subdividing the interior of the cabinet into a series of superposed compartments, each accommodating a group of record carriers with transversely staggered index tabs, means to halt said supports in vertically stepped relation When the series is drawn out to afford a complete display of the index tabs of the series of record carriers in vertically stepped groups With the tabs of each group arranged in transversely staggered relation.

3. In a phonograph record cabinet, a series of sliding record supports subdividing the interior ofthe cab-inet into a series of superposed compartments, each acocommodatingpa group of record carriers With transversely staggered index tabs, means to halt said supports in vertically stepped relation When the series is drawn out to afford a complete display of the index tabs of the series Copies o! this patent may be obtained for of record carriers in vertically stepped groups with the tabs of each group arranged in transversely staggered relation, said record carriers being independent of each other and readily removable from the cabinet and being replaceable in any incomplete group lacking a carrier With index tab similarly placed, While maintaining the index display of the series complete irrespective of the precise location of any record carrier in the cabinet.,

4. In a phonograph record cabinet. a shelf having a series of Wire rod groups forming record supports and abutment means at the back of the shelf, stepped to insure the presentation of the record groups on the several rod groups in stepped relation at the front of the shelf.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ABEL E. CHERNACK.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of latents, Washington, ID. C.