US1352684A

US1352684A - Record-cabinet

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Publication number: US1352684A
Application number: US363227A
Authority: US
Inventors: Otto L Ostendorf
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1920-03-04
Filing date: 1920-03-04
Publication date: 1920-09-14
Anticipated expiration: 1937-09-14

Description

0. -L. OSTENDORF.

RECORD CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4, 1920.

Patentease t. 14,1920.

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A TTOR NE Yv UNITED sT rss OTTO L. OSTENDORF, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Spt 14, 192() Application filed March 4, 1920. Serial No. 363,227.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be'it known that I, OTTO L. OSTENDORF, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Record-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to record cabinets, and more particularly cabinets of the type employed for housing disk records of talking machines. 7

' The object of the invention is to provide a simple structure that can be manufactured economically, thecost of the material used and of assembling being reduced to a'minimum.

A further purpose of the invention is to provide a practical arrangement that can be conveniently applied to any of the conventional types of talking machine cabinet-s, and which'is also readily adapted to i being built in separate independent units.

An additional purpose of the invention is to reduce the'number of parts required as low as possible, and also eliminate the necessity of any movable metallic operating connections.

In general, the invention consists of a series of substantially L-shaped partitions which are suitably spacedfrom one another and retained by slotted walls engaging the end and bottom edges of the partitions. Located between the partitions are record supporting slides which may be cut or stamped from sheet material, and which are freely movable hack and forth within any definite limits to remove or insert a record. The slides are retained by a transverse rod extending through the several partitions and engaging longitudinal slots in the slides. Each slide has a longitudinally extending slot for the purpose mentioned, and communicating therewith is a vertical slot extending downwardly to the bottom edge of the slide to permit the latter to be dropped over or removed from the retaining rod.

Other features of advantage will appear from the following detailed description, in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved cabinet, with parts broken away,

and showing one of the slidable record sup ports 1n normal or'innermost position, and another record support in its outermost position, with records positioned on the respective supports; Fig. 2 is a front view with a portion broken away, and i Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

The 1 construction illustrated herein is what I consider to be a preferred arrangement, but it is intended only as an exemplary-disclosure and not in any sense as limiting the invention to the details that are set forth. v

The cabinet comprises a series of substantially L-shaped partitions designated by A, and each comprising an upwardly extending leg at and a rearwardly extending leg a. By utihzing this form of partition, the amount of material required is reduced to a minlmum, while at thesame time the records are adequately supported by engagement with the upper, rear and central portions ofthepartitions. The partitions are preferably made of fiber-board, although other material may beemployed for this purpose, if desired. The partitions are sup ported upon a bottom B which is slotted, as indicated by b, to receive the bottom edges of the partitions. C designates a top wall which is slotted at 0 to receivethe edges of the upper ends of the partitions, while D is a similar wall slotted at d to receive the edges of the rear ends of the partitions. The

bottom B and thewalls C and D may be held togetherin any desirable way, as in the present embodiment by means of sides E which are conveniently secured to the portions last mentioned. A retaining strip 6 may be attached at the rear of the top wall C, while is a molding which is attached at the front of said wall E and overlying the slots therein, and also the upper extremities of the partitions.

Located between the several partitions A are the record supports, which are in the form of slides designated byvF, and movable back and forth on the bottom B. Each slide F is provided with a longitudinally extending slot f and a vertically arranged slot f, which extends from the bottom edge of the slide to the center slot 7". The slot 7 engages a transverse rod G, which preferably extends through the several partitions and is suitably attached to the sides of the cabinet. The rod G, by engaging the ends of the slot f, serves to limit the outward or forward movements of the record supporting slides. The slot 7" is for the purpose of permitting a slide to be readily positioned in operative relationship with the locking rod G by moving the slide along until the slot 7 is immediately above the rod Gr, whereupon the slide can be dropped downwardly until the rod G is engaged with the slot 7'.

The upper or supporting edge of the slide is in the form of a reverse curve, being concaved, as indicated by F, to receive the curved lower edge of a record, and having a convex curve f toward the front to prevent the record from accidentally rolling forward on the supporting slide.

To remove a record from the cabinet, it is only necessary to pull out the selected slide until the record projects beyond the front edge of the partitions and cabinet, so that it can be grasped and lifted out. This forward movement of the slide does not, however, cause the record to roll from the cabinet, owing'to the upwardly curved portion f which constitutes a sufficient barrier. The record is replaced by dropping it into the proper compartment on its slide, where it occupies the concaved portion, and the slide is then pushed into the cabinet, carrying with it the record.

The supporting slides are provided with suitable handles at their forward ends, and these are arranged in staggered or alternate relationship in order to permit of readily grasping any particular slide. The alter nate slides are provided with upwardly projecting extensions 9', while the other slides are provided with forwardly projecting extensions g. Arranged at the bottom, in front of the cabinet, is a molding it, having an inclined front wall it upon which may be arranged suitable indicia ]L2 to identify the different compartments and slides, so that any particular indexed record can be readily selected.

The invention is susceptible of other modifications and changes without departing from the underlying important features, and this application is intended to cover any such departures from the construction just described as may come within the purpose of the invention and the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A record cabinet comprising a series of partitions, record supporting slides positioned between said partitions at the bottom of the cabinet, each slide having its bottom edge slidable on the bottom of the cabinet and its uppermost edge arranged to support a record, which is adapted to occupy a position between the uppermost edge of the slide and the top of the cabinet, the record supporting slide having also a longitudinally extending slot and a vertically extending slot leading from the bottom edge of the slide to said longitudinal slot, and a-rod extending transversely of the cabinet through said partitions and cooperating with said longitudinal slot to limit forward move-- ment of the slide, which latter is removable from the cabinet by lifting it away from said rod and without moving the rod.

2. A record cabinet comprising a series of partitions and record supporting slides movable between the partitions, each slide having a concave curve toward the rear'to receive the edge of a record, and a convex curve continuous with the concave curve toward the front to retain the record on the slide, said slide also having a longitudinal slot and a vertical slot extending from the bottom edge to the longitudinal slot, and a transversely extending rod engaging said longitudinal slot and acting to limit forward movement of the slide, each slide acting to support a record on its upper edge and being independently removable by lifting it away from said rod.

In witness whereof I hereunto sign my name.

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