US1474704A

US1474704A - Automobile cabinet

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Publication number: US1474704A
Application number: US592498A
Authority: US
Inventors: Carl A Beach
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-10-05
Filing date: 1922-10-05
Publication date: 1923-11-20
Anticipated expiration: 1940-11-20

Description

Nov. 20, 1923 c. A. BEACH AUTOMOBILE CABINET 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 5, 1922 44 M l i Swwwtoz QWZA MA witness Nov. 20, 1923 c. A. BEACH AUTOMOBILE CABINET Filed Oct. 5 1922 4Sheets-Sheeo 5 Witmaoo Nov. 20, 1923 v C. A. BEACH AUTOMOBILE CABINET 4 shees-Sheet 4 Filed Oct. 5, 192,2

Patented Nov. 20, 1923.

CARL A. BEACH, or nnnvnnf'cononnno. 3

AUTOMOBILE CABIN T;

' Application filedOctober 5, 1922. Serial 'No. 592,498.

To all whom it ma concern: v c.

Be it known th ELtI 'CARL A. BEACH, a citizen of. the United States, residin at Denver, in the county of Denver-and tate of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile Cabi nets; and I do declare the following-to be a full, clear, and exact description of the inyentiomsuch as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use the same. V I Y a This invention relates to an, improved cabinet for use in connection with an automobile and one object ofthe invention is to provide a cabinet which can'be conveniently carried upon the running board or at the back of the body portion of the automobile and may contain cooking utensils, food, and

tableware, the cabinet being further so constructed that it .may be set up upon the ground and the closure door for the cabinet swung downwardly to" provide a table.

.Another object of the invention is to provide the cabinet with improved supporting legs for the body portion thereof, these legs being hingedly mounted beneath the cabinet and provided with improved means for re-' taining them' in an extended or operative position; 7

Another object of the invention is to provide the door with improved supporting legs hingedly mounted to'permit of them being swung downwardly to an operative position when the door is lowered to form the table, improved means being provided to retain the supporting legs in the operative position. v e I Another object of the invention is toso i construct this door that it may beextended similar to the top of an extension table and extra leavesput in to provide along table when desired. 1 1 1 Another object ofthe invention is to pro-- vide the cabinet with a'top which may be swung upwardly to permit access to a chamher in the top portion of the cabinet and to have the top and table forming door so mounted that when swung toa closed position, their free end portions will be near each other thus permitting a' common fastener to be made use of to secure both the.

top and the swinging door. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide a cabinetwhich when not'in use will the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.' I F gure Sis averticalsectiona1viewtaken be compact and'take-up a smallflamount'of room, the folding legs being'so mounted" that they maybe swung close against the swinging door and bottom of the cabinet where theywill be out of the Way.

This invention is illustrated in athe accompanyingdrawingsywherein Figure 11s a iew showing the cablnet i front elevation with the swinging "door operative position. I r q Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View takenalong the line 22 of Fig. 1. 1 Figure- 3. 'S

closed and the foldinglegs swungto the invertical" sectional view through the cabinet when in position for use. p

F1gure 4 is a along the line 5-5 of Fig. 3 and looking towardsthe body ofthe cabinet. I I

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 6-6 of; Fig. 3, to show the manner of hingedly mounting the legs beneath the cabinet and the means for releasably, retaining them in an operative-position. a

Figure 7 isa view similar to Fig. 3. with l the swinging door in closed position.

Figure 8 is a bottom plan view ofthe I cabinet taken"along'theline '88 of Fig. 3.

Figure 9 is a bottom plan View of the ward'ly to-Qthc inoperative swinging door closed. I 1 p v F1gure -10 1s a longitudinal sectional view cabinet with the supporting legssWungup position and the through the sw'inging'doorwhen in' position a Y for use as a table;: v o 1 g This improved cabinetfis provided with 'a body lhaving partitions 2' and shelves mounted therein so that: cooking utensilsp;

containers for food, and other articles may be placed in the cabinet qltwill of course b ejunderstoo'd that the'interior of the cabl net can be divided into as many 'compart ments as desired according to the "size of cabinetbuilt. A partition 4; is provided in the upper portionof this cabinet thus providing an iipper' compartment 5 in which extra leaves6may be placed when not in use in connection with the'table. A top or cover 7 is hingedly mounted atthe'back of thecabinet as shown at 8 .andwhen swung downwardly-will close the compartmen-t'fiz- This cover 7 is )rovided with a has) 9 hav- 7 ing an opening to receive the eye 10 through hinges 12. This door which is normally of a proper size to fit into the open front of the cabinet is provlded with an inner or lower 7 section 13 and an upper or outer section let,

each of which is preferably, formed of a single boardbut may of course be formed of a plurality of boards suitably connected.

Strips

15 and 16 are secured respectively to the sections Band 14 of the door and one set of strips will be provided with tongues 17 for fitting into grooves formed in the second set as shown in Fig. 4 to permit'the strips 15 and 16to slide longitudinally of each other and .at the same time be prevented from moving out of engagement with each other until entirely drawn apart. Therefore, the section 1 1 may be drawn away from the section 13 and one or more of the leaves 6 put in place in the same manner that leaves are placed in an extension table. Atits free end, the section 141 is provided with a hasp 18 which is similar to the hasp 9 and will be swung into engagement with the eye 10 when the door is in the raised position so that the eye 10 and lock 11 through engagement with the two hasps 9 and 18 may serve to secure both the top 7 and the front door in a closed position.

In order to support the free end portion of the front door, there has been provided supporting legs 19 which are connected by a cross bar 20 and extend beyond this cross bar so that they may be pivotally connected with the ends of the extended portion 21 of the cross bar 22 secured to the free end portion of the door section 1 1. It should be noted that the shoulder portion 21 has its ends terminating short of the ends of the cross bar so that the supporting legs 19 may be swung to the position shown in Fig. 3 and be braced against further outward movement when in this position. In order to provide means for yieldably retaining the supporting legs in an adjusted position, there has been provided spring strips 28 which may be formed of any suitable material and will be secured upon the block 24 carried bythe door section 14. The free end of the strip 23 extends across the cross strip 20 onto the shoulder 21 and will therefore serve to re tain the supporting legs in the folded position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. When the supporting legs are swung to the operative position, the free end portions of the securing strips will move into the pockets 25 and will securely hold the legs in the operative position, until the strips are swung out of the pockets. Therefore, the supporting legs in Fig. 5.

1 mar/o4 cannot accidentally move towards a folded position and leave the freeend portion of' ends of the supporting legs so that the ends of the legs 26 can extend upon opposite sides of a block 28 which is secured to the bottom of the cabinet as shown in Fig. 6. A spring strip 29 extends longitudinally of the bottom of this cabinet and is'secured intermediate its length to a block 30 and has its end portions extending as shown in'Fig. 6 and alsoshown in Figs. 8 and 9. From an inspection of Fig. 9, it will be seen that when the supporting legs are folded against the bottom, the end portions of the strip'29 will extend across the strips 27 and rest against the block 28., hen, however, the supporting legs are swung downwardly to the operative position, the end portions of the strip 29 will rest in the pockets 31 of the strips 27 and the supporting legs will be held against swinging upwardly to the inoperative position. In order to firmly brace the supporting legs 26 against tendency to move towards the folded position, there has been provided bracing yokes 32 which are pivotally mounted as shown at 33 and have their arms terminating in hooked end portions 84 for fitting into sockets formed in the legs 26. Since the yokes are formed of resilient material, it will be readily seen that the arms thereof can be readily moved into and out of bracing engagement with the supporting legs. \Vhen this cabinet is set up for use as a table as shown in Figs. 3 and 10, the supporting

legs

19 and 26 are to rest upon the ground. The' ground may be uneven and therefore each of the

legs

19 and 26 has been provided with a ground-engaging foot '35 provided with a threaded shank which extends into a threaded socket 36 formed in the leg. By proper adjustment, the feet 'may be allowed to rest upon. the ground and containers and cooking and table articles will be placed in the compartments shown The door for the; open front of the cabinet can then. be swung closed and secured against dropping by the clips 87. After everything has been put in. place, the hasp 18 can be swung onto the eye 10 over the hasp 9 and the padlock 11 then put in place. The cabinet can then be put in place upon the running board or upon the rear portion of the automobile body and suitably secured. When the cabinet is to be used, it will be removed from the automobile and the supporting legs 26 swung downwardly to the operative position shown and the braces 32 Agnew.

. .m v-s nt ,.qnsa esntwiththe upportin l is -I sh mans a b i t i p 1 1 the" ground withfthe's .;-upen..t .g c n .-and pueitmai inet'in an elevated posit-ionl padlock 11 will then be removed and the clips 37 swungout of the way so that the door can beswuag downwardly. The supporting legs 19 can be swung to the operative position shown in Fig. 3-either before the door is swung downwardly or afterwards. When the door is swung downwardly to the position shown in Fig. 8 with the supporting legs resting upon the ground, the brace rod 38 which is pivo-tally connected with one of the partitions 2 will be swung out'and its hooked free end portion moved into engage ment with the eye 39 carried by the section 13 of the door. The door'whenin this position forms a table-upon which the plates and other articles will be placed. If it is found; that the table is too small, the section 14 can be drawn away from the section 13 and oneor more of the leaves 6 put in place as shown in Fig. 10 thus lengthening the table. When use of the cabinet is no longer desired, the leaves 6 can be removed and replaced in' the compartment 5 and after the food containers and cooking and table articles have been rep-laced, the door can be swung upwardly to the closed position and first secured by the clips 37. The supporting legs 19 can then. be released and swung downwardly to the closed position and the hasp 18 then swung upwardly to engage the eye 10. The padlock would then be replaced. After thepadlock has been secured, the cabinet can be turned rearwardly onto the ground and the braces 32 moved to re-,

lease the supporting legs 26. The braces will then be swung to the folded position shown in Fig. 9 and after the end portions of the strip 29 havebeen swung to an inoperative position, the supporting legs will be swung to the folded position where they will be positioned fiat against the bottom of r the cabinet and out of the way as shown in Fig. 2; The cabinet can then be picked up by means of the handles40 and put back upon the. automobile. It will thus be seen that this cabinet will be very convenient to use and further will be so constructed that it will be compact and there will be'no parts extending to get in the way. It will be further noted that the same lockingmeans may be provided forsecuring the top 7 and front door. The top may have itsinner face provided with straps so that mirrors, brushes, razors and other toilet articles may he held in engagement with the top. The straps will preferably be formed of rubber but of course maybe formed of any suitable material desired. It will be obvious that if desired, the back of the cabinet may be provided with a swinging door similarto that p nina1eg nestin ....u; for. cl s ng th pe front; hu j pe m ittingia its-5'19 to be provided at each f si de of the character de-. scribed, acabinet open at its front and top,-

th'ejcabineti "As illustrated,,.the cabinet yhas jbeen shown for-med .ofj.wood,but it a cover for the open top hingedly mounted at one edge, a closure door for the open front of said cabinet hingedly mounted at its 'lower edge, a fastener ,carriercar'riedby said cabinet, and means carried by the free edge portionsof said door and cover for engaging said fastener carrier door and cover closed. i g 2; In. a structure of the 'character'de scribed, a cabinet open at its frontand top, a cover for the open top hingedly mounted to'hold the at one edge, a closure door forthe open front of said cabinet hingedly mounted at its lower edge, an eye carried by said cabiclosure door for engaging said eye and holding the cover and door closed when a fasteneris placed in engagement withsaid eye.

35A cabinet open at'its' front, a closure door for the open front hingedly mounted at into and out of an operative position, a cross bar connecting and bracing said legs, and a spring s-trip secured to said door and extending longitudinally thereof and having its free end extending in overlapping relation to the last mentioned cross bar to engage v the same and releasably hold the legs in an operative or inoperative position.

.4. The StIllCtllIG'Of claim 3 having the. cross bar of the door provided with a side extension terminating short ofthe ends of the cross bar and having thelegs pivotally connected with its ends and limited in their swinging towards an 1 operative position through engagement with the extended "end portions of said cross bar. 7 I

5. The structure of claim 3 and an eyese cured upon said door adjacent the hinged end thereof, and'a supportingrod pivotally connectedwith said cabinet and having a hooked free end for engaging said eye and bracing the door when in'a lowered tableforming position.

6. A cabinet open at its front, a closure I for the open front movable to an open position, supporting legs pivotally mounted in sets beneath opposite ends of said cabinet, .a

cross barconnecting the legs of each set to brace the legs, a spring strip secured intermediate its length beneath said cabinet and lie net, and ha'sps carried by said cover and 9 having its free end portions'engaging the bracing bars for releasablyseeuring the legs in adjusted positions, and U-shaped yokes positioned beneath the cabinet and strad- 5 dling said spring strips and pivotallyi mounted for swinging movement longitudinally of the spring strip, said yokes' having their armsterminating in hookedends for engaging the legs and bracing the legs in an operative position. 7 t I 10 In testimony whereof I l have hereunto affixed my signature.

' CARL A. BEACH