US1394960A - Phonograph-cabinet - Google Patents

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J. BACHAR. I PHONOGRAPH CABINET. APPLICATION FILED APR-10,1920. RENEWED wuazs. 192x.

1,394,9 0, Patented Oct. 25, 1921.

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A TTORNEYS UNITED STATES JOHN BACHAR, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PHONOGRAEH-CABINE'I.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 25, 1921.

Application filed April 10, 1920, Serial No. 372,852. Renewed June 23, 1921. Serial No. 479,963.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN BAOHAR, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Phonograph- Cabinets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in phonograph cabinets, and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a phonograph cabinet of a novel construction,

in which phonographic records are maintained in compartments in the same casing in which the sound reproducing mechanism is housed, whereby the transfer of records to and from the compartment for the sound reproducing mechanism may be quickly and easily accomplished.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device or" the type described having compartments comprising a series of pockets for individual records, whereby each pocket may be marked so that the individual record may be quickly located without the necessity of examining other records.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described in which the phonographic records are firmly maintained in position to prevent injury to the same, and in which the records are normally hidden from View.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described that is ornamental in appearance, relatively simple in construction and operation, and thoroughly practical commercially.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accom' panying drawings, forming part of this application, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device, showing a door therein in open position to permit inspection of phonographic records,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device, partly in section, showing a record holding member partly withdrawn from the cabinet, and

Fig. 3 Fig. 2.

1 In carrying out my invention, 1 provide a is asection along the line 33 of easing which is beveled at the corner edges 2. The sides of the casing 1 taper slightly so that the upper periphery at 3 is greater than the peripheral distance at l. The casing l is mounted upon a suitable base 5 a d is provided with a lid or cover portion which is oi ornamental design and may be secured to the casing in any approved manner to pern'iit access to the upper portion of the casing.

A partition 12 is horizontally disposed within the casingl to divide the easing into a lower chamber and an upper chamber. T he latter, indicated at T. is adapted to house a suitable sound reproducing mechanism (not shown). A closure 10, hingedly secured at 11 to the casing l, provided for an openin the 1 wer chamber which permits access to. the records maintained therein. Grillework 8 is formed in the front side of the upper chamber 7 for the purpose oi ornamentation. A handle 9 for the sound reproducing mechanism projects from a side of the upper chamber 7.

A second partition 13 is horizontally disposed within the lower chamber to provide two compartments 14 and 15. A drawer having side members 16, and a front portion 17 is slidably disposed within the compartment 14, as indicated in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings. It will be noted that a cross bar 18 is secured to the top side of the partition 13 near the rear edge thereof to limit the movement of the side members 16 within the compartment 14. A pair of bars 19 are secured to the partition 13 along its side edges to prevent lateral movement of the side members 16 of the drawer disposed in the compartment 1 1. An upright 20 conneots each front corner edge of the partition 13 with the corresponding front corner edge of the partition 12. A pin 21 projects laterally from each of the side members 16. hen the drawer disposed within the compartment 14 is partly withdrawn therefrom, the pins 21 are moved against the uprights 20 and prevent the drawer from being entirely removed from the compartment. Roller bearings 22 are arranged within each side member 16 at its top and bottom edge at a spaced distance from the rear to permit the drawer being moved more easily within the compartment 14:. Likewise, a roller hearing 23 is provided within each upright 20, and roller bearings 23' are provided in the partition 13 and bottom of the casing to further aid in permitting facile movement of the drawers. A handle 24 is secured to the front portion 17, which is grasped by the hand when it is desired to slidably move the drawer.

It will be further noted that a cross bar 25 is disposed between the top edges of the side "members 16 intermediate their length. A panel 26 is secured to the cross bar 25 and depends therefrom, extending the length of the cross bar 25 and being parallel to the front portion 17. Other cross bars 2. 28 and 29 are disposed between the side members 16, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings. Strips 30 of resilient material, such as rubber, are secured to the cross bars 27, 2-8 and 29, and to the panel 26. -A plurality of strips 31 are arranged between the cross bars 25 and 29 in parallel relation to each other and to the side members 16. secured to the cross bars 29 and 27. It will thus be seen that a plurality of pockets 33, each adapted to receive an individual record 34, are provided within the drawer disposed within the compartment 14. I

The construction of the parts arranged within the compartment 15 is identical with the construction of the parts arranged in the compartment 14, and the same reference numerals are used to designate corresponding parts throughout. Records of one size may be stored within the compartment 14, while records of a different size are stored within the compartment 15. 7

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof maybe readily understood. The closure 10 in closed position hides the records in the compartments 14 and 15 from view. In operation, the closure 10 may be opened and either drawer partly withdrawn from the compartment in which disposed.

Identifying marks may be placed upon the bar 25 to designate records in the different pockets, and a particular record may, therefore, be located without the necesslty of examimng other records.

Similarly disposed strips 32 are It will be obvious that when my improved cabinet is used, the records may be quickly transferred from the record compartment to the compartment housing the sound reproducing mechanism without the necessity of movement about in a room, as would be the case when the records are stored at a distance from the sound reproducing machine.

I claim: V

1. A cabinet comprising a casing, said casing having a chamber for phonographic records, and a drawer slidably disposed within the chamber, said drawer consisting of parallel side walls and a front wall, said front wall having a height less than that of the side walls, a cross bar disposed between the top edges of said side walls intermediate their length, a depending panel secured at its upper edge to said cross bar and disposed parallel with the front wall, and aplurality' of diagonal strip partitions disposed between said cross bar and the front wall of said drawer to provide individual compartments adapted to receive disk records.

2. A cabinet comprising a casing, said cas-' length than said strip partitions, and transverse cross strips secured to the ends of said first named strips and disposed between the side walls of said drawer at right angles thereto, one of said cross bars being disposed between the side walls of said drawer adjacent the upper edges thereof.

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