US1620637A - Built-in telephone cabinet - Google Patents

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March 15, 1927.

G. EVANS BUILT-IN TELEPHONE CABINET Filed Sept. 8, 1926 an ornamentall Patented Mar. 15, 1927.

UNITED STATES GEORGE EVANS, OF EL PASO, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR TO EL PASO SASH AND DOOR COMPANY,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF EL PASO, TEXAS.

BUILT-IN TELEPHONE CABINET.

Application ined september s, 1926: serial No. 134,208.

IThis invention relates to a telephone cabinet which is intended to be built-in to the room of a dwelling when constructed and is adaptcd to provide a shelf for the battery and call bell which is, normally substantially closed, a shelf for the` telephone which is mainly open, and a lower compartment normall closed which may contain a directory and can be swung to open position to furnish a shelf of lower level upon whichl the telephonemay be placed. The whole cabinet may be constructed of wood and finished in accordance with the rest of the interior wood work of the room in which it is placed.-

In the drawings:.A v

Figure 1 is a front view of the cabinet'.

Figure 2 is a. vertical section through the same. v Figure 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3 oi Figure 1.

The two spaced walls of -the room are indicated at Afand B, and timbers C` are disclosed which space the walls A and B and between which is located the cabinet.

The cabinet proper is formedof a back wall 1 and side walls 2 and is separated into three compartmentslby division members 3 and 4 and has a door 5. 4The front thereof is formed bya panel 6 having'openings cut out for admission to the various compartments, which panel may be surrounded by trimmed member 7.v The front of the ca inet projects slightly from the wall B and actual relation between these parts may be varied to attain' the desired appearance.

The intermediate division member 4 is projected as shown at 8 and is supported near.. its center by a small bracket member tl. These parts, of course, may be of any desired ornamental appearance to match the trim of the wood work and the remaining portions oi" the cabinet.

The ,u per compartment is designed to contain t e call bell and battery and has a closed: front 11 provided with perforations arranged in an ornamental anel through which the sound of the bel may easily escape. The intermediate compartment 12 is open and may have an ornamental portion 13 partially closing the upper part of the t of this com artment. The telebe phone D is intended to placed in this com- In the lower compartment is mounted a I box like member 14 which constitutes a door 15 hinged to the lower part 6 of the cabinet by hinges 17 andprovided with anornamental panel 16 and a knob 17 for opening and closing the same. y This box, member is open at the top when it is withinl the conl-` partment or at the front end when in the dotted line position of Figure 2, and is designed to contain a. telephone directory, memorandum pads orl the like. The rear wall 19 becomes the top when the member 'is swung totopen position and furnishes a support for the telephone D upon which it may be placed and used by anyone sitting in a. chair. The bottom 2O of this box like members rests upon the floor 5'of the cabinet when in closed position` Hinged at 21 to the sides 2 are'links 22 which are hinged at 23 to other links 24 which have their free ends pivoted at 25 to the sides of the box like member 14. vWhen the member 14 is in closed position, these links fold as indicated in Figure 2, but when it is opened the pivot 23 swings outwardly and downwardly until the links 22 and 24 take a straight line position.` `These .two linksmay be providedwith engaging members which will prevent any further swingin movement in this direction.

t is obvious that the invention provides a simple and compact cabinet which may be built-ir to the wall of any room as the dwelling .is constructed or thereafter and which will provide an ornamental appelarf ance. The telephone may be used by a per-` son standing w 'le the same rests u on the shelf formed by the division/4 an vextension 8. 1i the user is seated, the box like member or bin 14 may be swung to open osition and the telephonev placed thereon. 'he directory and suitable scratch pads or memoranda may be kept hidden when not .in use. The eneral finish oi the cabinet may be varied to conform with the wood work of the room in which it is its ornamental features may e varied widely without departing from the invention. Details of construction may be changed and in general the invention is to regarded as limited only by the scope of the appended laced and A ncontain the bell, the intermediate compart-l ment adapted to receive the telephone, and the lower compartment receiving a bin like member which is hinged at its lower end to the front of the casing and swings to open position to permit access thereto and to pro-l vide a support for the telephone.

2. built-in telephone cabinet comprising i the telephone.

a casing aldapted to be-setinto the wall of l5 a room and means dividing the casing into a pluralityv of compartments arranged one above` the other, the uppencompartment having a generally open front and adapted to receive the telephone,` and the lower com- I0 partment receiving a bin like member which 1s hinged at its lower end to the front of the casing and swings to open position to permit access thereto and In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

GEORGE EYANS.

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