US1591445A - Typewriter desk - Google Patents

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vJuly y 6 1926.

yB. c. sTlcKNEY TYPEWRITER DESK "Filed Dec. 2, 1921 s sheets-sheet 2 Q WN July 6 1926. 1,591,445 B. C. STICKNEY Y "TYPEWRITER DESK 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented vJuly 6, 1926. i

' UNITED 4* STATES BURNHAM o.Y STICKNEY, 'or "ELIZABETH,

` OFFICE# f l Y. n JERsEY, A'ssIGNon To `UNDERwoonY- ,l TYPEWRITERCOMPANY, oi. NEW YORK, N. Y., A coRPonA'rroN or.DI:LAwnnnv i Y rYrEWRiTEn DESK.

`plantation filed 'December 2, 1921,. serial No.}51`9,3 13.

This invention vrelates vto desks for typewriting machines, and particularly` to those 1n which the machine may be dropped or swung down and back out'of the way at the Y same time that the top of the desk is closed or completed,by means of a lid or leaf which swingsup to positionL level with the desk top. v

noise-deadening hoods or casings for typewriting machines, as set'y forth, for example,

' `in the applicationof George W. Campbell, No. 510,726, liled October 27,1921. 'The casing comprises side overhanging portions which accommodate thev travel of the type` writ-er-carriage.Y AYcasing such asshown in said application can be'located Von a type-v writer-desk having a well of ordinary pro` f portions; but the present improvements oom.

prise a casing for an extra -wide carriage` machine, and a casing having at its sides cor-v respondingly prolonged overhanging extensions. Sucha casing is too wide to'drop into the well of the lordinary typewriter-desk.-

lThe invention makes provision whereby suchk result canlbe accomplished. y y y y The desk usually comprisestwo pedestals,

eachycarrying a set of drawers, andv also oomtals.

, ments, the typewriter and its sound-deadening casing stand upon such a platform, 'and the casing overhangs the pedestals. The carriage'may be so long and the room needed ,therefor may be so great, that the overhanging' portions of the casing may extend nearly the entire'width of the desk top.l n Y f The typewriter-keyboard occupiesf the usual front position .in such .a casing, and

the desk. The overhanging portions of the casing or hoodclear the desktop. `When t p v l y but.z showing vthe typewrlting machine hood elevated and .inf forwardfor working itis desired to lower the machine vandcasing, they are slid back on the platform while the'latter remains stationary, the typewriter and casing beingv for kthis purpose attached to a baseboard extending across'th'e'platformi and slidablelforward and back therealong in suitable guides'. After themachine is'thus slid back, vthe operatork grasps the 'lid or movable portionofvthe desk` andp'ulls fit 'lhe invention is for the benelitiof-'users ofy k1nacl1ine,the lid of L'the desk may be lifted `machine and its nood, and then the 'machine Vcentral or main well. j 'lo cover the side wells to cover the 'as shifted;y tothe rear preparatorygtodropup in vthe usualman'ner, andv swings it intoy a position level with theI remainder of' the desktop, thus completing the same.V The machine during this operation swings down, and 4the overnanging extensions drop into auxiliary'rea'r wells provided at the sides of the desk in the upper portions ofthe pedest'als'. The movable lidjofthe desk is shaped to cover'these side wells,"solthat the top of f .l

the desk is completed. n n When it is desired to. usethe typewritingA and swungor noated back anddown into the rear part ofthe desk structure, thereby elef vating the platform `*from an inclined to a level position, together with the typewriting andhood be lslid tothe` front part ofvv theplatformready for use.

When'the platform or typewriter support isin raised'position, it serves to cover ther when the machine ,ishin use, provision may be made ofv a member hinged to the rear edge 1 and shiftable either to an. effective position i Figure 2 isa part-.sectional vfront elevalg',v tion ofthe desk with lthehoodor casing and 1 the typewriting machine raised .to working position.,v

Figure 3v is a sectional iside elevation,

showing thev typewriting machine and "hood, depressed, and the desk lid level ywith the re-i t the keys'are a few inches below the top offY mainder of the desk top. @Th

. is view :also shows an auxiliary 11d, n

position. Thesa'm'eis'shown in dotted lines.y

ping intothe mainfand auxiliary wells.l

, Figure 5is a view of the top ofthedeskf. i

when .thel typewriterfsupport isirlin raised position and thetypewriter 'andfhood re? 1705 moved, the side wells being covered' by` a side wells or to an ineffective' position at the hacker the desk. f :so

Figurec,y isa view snnilar'toy vFigure 8",".1

member which is hinged onthe desk top at its rear edgeand normally hangs at the rear of the desk. Y l I The desk comprises a top and side pedestals 11 and 12, between which is a main welll 13. "@ccupying aV position in the-upper part' ofthe well'i's a platform V14', upon which rests a baseboard V15 extending from side to side thereofyand attached to said-baseboard" portion 19, which occupies a position betweenthe pedestals 11, 12 of the desk and rises from the platform (14; and also coinprises upper overhanging, side extensions 20,

which may Vin some cases extend nearlyI the widthfof the desk,.as inFigure 2. n u

W'henit is desired to lower the typewrit- 'ing machine andy casing, the same are slid back, ktogether with the baseboard 15, whichv slides upl'onfthe platform 14 and Workshe-V Vtweenguides,21, each provided with a keeper QZQVerly-ing the `projecting side portion of' l thebaseboard. To avoid noise andfacilitate the sliding movement, the top ofthe plat-A form 14 orthebottoniof thebaseboard 1,5

maybe faced withfelt or other"suitablev smooth. ,vnoise-deadeningy material p shown). The machine is pushed back to the (not dotted Ilinepositionat AFigure '4, the extent ofl'nioyelirentof the machine forward and backyard vbeing limitedl by ffront and rear stopv vvportionslh Vvformed on, theV guides.

'Ihereupon, the Operator gifasps.thev projecting endof a desklid 24, which temporarily occupies a Vertical, position Vat the Vrear of thedesk betweenrthe sets of drawers and the rear wa1l25 of the desk7 and pullsY up said top in ay manner known in the art, withthe result that theplatform 14swingsdown to the` Figure Sjpositioin-,the lid being swung yor floatedforwardly to thej level position at YFigure 3, thereby .filling the openings and completing'thedesk top.

Said. desk lid24 swings upon lower arms 2`6,pii{oted at'f27, and upper short arms Y oruliiiksy 28.,.,pivfoted` ats29 upon t-he topsY ofv n staildardsyllor brackets 3()V fixedfto the desk.

means of these arms26 28, the lid is.Y

floatedrupwardly::and forwardly to thev closing-.positioii. Eachwarni 26 forms part of a level? haviiiga,shoitlarmt Eleonnected'by a VerticalqlinklQ; to an arm 33 `connected to the platform 14. By means of link32 and arm 33the` motiony of the typewriter platform 14is controlled. -y The 'weight' of" the desk rlid 24 atgtheFigure 4 position is sufficient toy counteibalaiice the platform 14 and the typewriter mid'ca-singthereon when in the rearward dotted hiie position at Figure va counterbalancin g spring v y drawer capacity of theV pedestalstasseen atV uponrockfshafts4 p y y I lbushings 48 inthe pedestal wells@ saidfrock- 4; although, if desired, the desk lid 24 may be weightedto give more counterbalance, or

34 may Abe einployed'. f Y n y y f .Y To acooiniiiodate the side extensions 2O of the casing7 side-wells -or-well*enlargements Se are fori-nedA in the desk an-d'coinniriinieate with the ii'iain well 13; and the cutaways in the desk top are closed by wings orside extensions 36 jormed on the opposite sides of the desk lidtligure'h' so that the desk top presents a neat appearance when the lid is closed. yhe provision of'rthe'sidewells in the desk makes it necessary toy reduce the Figures 1, 3 and 4, each pedestal :having aufj opening 34 in, tlie' upper rear portion thereof." sufficient to accommodate one of the side extensionsV of the typ'i-rwrite'r'hoodiV This` vmakes it necessary to shorten .theupper two drawersS, 39 in eachl` pedestal. main well and the side vwells open into the usual well'40 at the back portion of the desk, l n

, whichy ac'commod'atesy the lidV 24; 'Figure' 4.

The lower diawers`f417 42 may be of' the usual` length. i

For tion7 notwithstandingthe fact th'atthe4v eX- tensionsQO'of the typewriter' hood pass down into v'the space usually occupied by such link motion.y The linkages are placed at the outer si'desof. the pedestals, in wellsf43between the Ysides 44 of the desk and the outer sides 45 of the pedestals 11,y 12.' The leiiers f 26 are vpiuoted tothewalls'45 of the pedestails5 and at their rear ends said levers are thelid there iseinployedalinkmo? f *i piyoted to brackets "46fu'po'n, therv Y'Vin'gs'-r Y of the lid 24. rThe'v arms are 'mounted 7" which .are 'Journaled' in shafts carrying ,at their linner." ei'ids'arms 49 in the main well 18, these; arms l'i'eing'fasl"r tened 'to the under siderof'thefplatff'i'rm,14y

Inf-order to secure room. for therockfs'haftsvv 4',thfe` upperfdraiiv'ers SSare made shallow','`

Figure 2., and' horizontalI chambers,H below said drawers are occupied bythe rockasl'ia'fts',`

saidchainbers beinglclosed'at their front y Vvend'sfby panels 50. Thusthe lid is suitably` floated'at front and rear upon suitable liiiki' ages, while'proyision is made forY ampleroori'i forthe 'descent of "the'lfetens'on's which inlay behinged'. at 52 to a ,pair lof'. brackets 53 at therear'of the desk top'. This flap mayhangrdown inrear of the deskgl'as at igure 3, when the typewriting machine and'forwai'flly to cover the openings 35: when r use:1 :and itmay be swung upwardly the typewriter i'sii'ithe posi'tionofuseseeii v at VFigures' 1 j'aiid 1 4.' This temporary lidiY by an. intervening lportion 54.4 A

comprises two similar side yportionsjoiiiedjj Variations may be resorted tofwithin. the scope of the invention, andqportions of` the im'provements'mayl be used without others`.

Having thus described my `inventiomI claim:V 4'

11. Inau typewriter-desk, combination',- twol pedestals, each Vcontaining a set 'of drawers, spacedkapart to form a well therebetween, a desk-top having a T-sha-pedv opening extending rearwardly from the 'front edge of the desk-top over said well' and having lateral "extensions at its rear end overlying said sets of drawers, avv typewriter'- support in'lsaidwell,supporting means for said' typewriter-support` including rockshaft's extending from the well throughthe pedestals Vbetween adjacent drawers, a T- shaped cover to close the'opening infsaidv tog-,supporting means for said cover comprising* two links atv each end of the desk, pivoted to the adjacent extension of the cover, so that the lattermay be swung from horizontalv closedxposition to a substantially vertical positionin the back of the desk, and a connection between one kcover-supporting link 'at each end of the ldesk andthe outer end" of the' adjacent rock-shaft, whereby movement of the cover lto openfthe desk will cause the typewriter-support to bemoved upwardly, and movement of the Acoverrto closed position will cause the typewritersupport to be lowered.

In atypewriter-desk, incombination,

two pedestals, each containing a `set of drawers, vspaced apart to form a well therebetween, a desk-top having a T-shaped opening extending rearwardly from the front Y edge of the desk-top over said well4 and having lateral extensions at its' rear end overlying said sets of drawers, a typewriter- Y support in said well, a typewriter carrier'- mounted on the support and slidable to a vJ rearward position when the desk is to 'be closed and to a forward position when typv, ing 1s to be effected, afmountmgrfor saldtypewriter-support including rock-shafts extending from the well throughthe pedestals vbetween adjacent drawers, a TY-shaped cover of the desk and the outer end of the adja- Ycent rock-shaft, whereby movement of the cover to open the desk will cause the typeto ,close 'the opening in the desk-top, supporting means for said cover comprising two links at; each end ofthe desk pivoted` to the'y adjacent Vextension of the cover, so that the latter may be swung from horizontal closed position to' -a` substantially Vvertical position in the backof the desk, and a connection between one cover-supporting link at each end writer-support to be moved upwardly, and movement of the coverto closed position will cause the typewriter-support to be' lowered.

Inv a typewriter-desk, in combination,

two pedestals, .each containing aset of draw-` ers, a top vcomprising* aportion attached, to i said-pedestalsand provided with a T-shap'edl i opening extendingrearwardly over the open rear of the desk, and a' movable portion normally in position :to close said opening but shiftable rearwardly vand downwardly into ing between kthe pedestals and laterallyat'the the back of the desk, and means to close the i lateral extensionsk of said T-shaped'opening when ythe movable portion fof' the top is in depressed position. f j y. 14, In typewriter-desk, in combination,

two pedestals,`eac'h containin'ga set of .draw ers, atop-,comprising av .portion `attached toysaid pedestals and vprovided with a T-shaped i.

openingextending*rearwardlyover the opening between' the pedestals and laterally' at therear of the desk, and a movable portion 1 normally inQposition'to close said openingy `but shiftable'rearwardly and downwardly I into the back of the desk, and means to close' f ing when the movable portion of the ytop is f' in: depressed'position, the-closing means for the lateral` extensions of the T-shaped open-V ing comprising a member pivotedat the rear edgeof the desk and normally extending downwardly at therear of said desk.

' the lateral extensions of said T-shaped open- 5. In` a desk for use withlaftypewriter and .Y

i n i s n y l l a sound-deademng casing, v-1n comb1nation, ,two drawer-containing,'pedestals spaced to l provide a well therebetween, a top having an opening extending rearwardly over said we ll andlaterallyiat its rear end over said pedestals which'are cut away therebeneath to receive the sound-deadening casing, a T-shaped cover to close saidopening, a typewriterand-casing support withinl said well, fand means, lincluding connections between said cover and' the pedestals on the outer side of the sets ofv drawers and connections between the typewriter-and-casing support and the. Y j pedestals betweenthe sets of drawers, where- V t by movement of the cover to ineective position will cause movement ofthe typewriter-` j and-casing support to eective position, and rmovement of the cover to closed position will 'slidable support mounted betw'eensaid pedestals so that, when it is in effective position ywith the base of said casing thereon, the lat-A Y erally-projecting portions, of thezcasing will overliethe pedestals, ra desk-top having anopening betweenfsaid lpedestals to 'receive'xthe base of the casing and provided with lateral extensions atfitsv rear to permit the laterally- Yprojecting*portions of the casingtopass therethrough inthe rear Vof the drawers Y when the easing has been slid totlierear on saidfsupport, and meansY for Causing the ea`sing to be lowered substantially vertically intothe desk.y

7.: InA a typewriter-desk sound-deadening Casnighaw-ng a base and portions project` tals spaced to forni a well of ysu'liieient width Vto receive said base; fr slidable-A support unounted between saidY pedestals so r that,

Y when it is .ineileetivev positionwith the base or Isaid .easingtl1ereon,` the. laterally-projeetlng" portions Vofthe easingwill ove-rlie the pedestals, a desk-top havingan openinggbe-v,

tweenj said` pedestals :to reeeivethebase of VVthe casingg said opening' having lateral extensions at its rear 'tov perinit the: laterally- Aprojecting.portions of the casing to pass `therethrough when the easing lias been slid to the rear on saidfsnpport, means whereby said opening'inay be closed when said Casing has beenl lowered below said desk-top, and means to close the lateral extensions. or' said opening when the typewriter-support is ineffective position.

'for use with aVV Y g laterally 'troni Vthe up-A per part thereeif, in combination, two pedes-v.

ersfin their fren-tv portions,v a typewriter-y yandesing support arranged to; swingabout. a pivot adjacent; its forward .extremity to f lower-the casinginto the' cavities; in the pe'd estals, and a typewriter-and-easing- Carrier slidrdeley forwardly on thesupport toV posi#A tion the typewriter and easing' in eonyenient writingposition near the pivot of the Sup-` port and shdable rearwardly to'positlonthe easing over the cavities andremote `troni the supp ort-pivot.lY A Y Y '5); ln a-liat-top'desk. for: vuse with a typewriter and a sou-nd-deadening easing,V a f palrj ot perle-stale having ldrawers therein,A a ,type-,

wrter-and-easing support arranged to swing about apivot ad] aeent its tor-wardA extremity,

and at' lewriter-and-casino# carrier slidable e 2:3

forwardly on the supportto.V position the *l typewriter' and easing in convenient writing.Y

position Vat the frontier the desk and near the pivot ol" the supportand lslidable rearwardly tol position the easing over* the rear ofthe desk beyond thek rear ends of kthe upper drawers andreinote 'roin the pivotvoi: the snp-V por t, so that swinginginoveinent of thev sup- K port will impart a substantial' bodilyinove nient to the typewriter and easing to lower theni into the deslnpthe desk liavingcavties in `the upper rear portions or" ltspeolestals ,behing the upper drawers.

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