US1647031A

US1647031A - Wardrobe

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Publication number: US1647031A
Application number: US134735A
Authority: US
Inventors: Additon Forrest
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1926-09-10
Filing date: 1926-09-10
Publication date: 1927-10-25
Anticipated expiration: 1944-10-25

Description

LM'MMM Ff ADDETON WARDROBE Filed Sept. l0. 1926 arra f n NT wannnosn'.

Application med September v The invention r'elates to an article of furniture and more particularly to that class known as wardrobes adaptable for useA asan adjustable mirror. The primary 'object of the invention 1s the provision of an article-of furniture of this character wherein the bodythereof at lopposite sidesv has opposed swinging 'doors,z

eachv being fitted with al mirror, while ythe l body of said. article offurniture has fitted l' y character, wherein the interior thereof will permitnthe storage ofY articles of wearing apparel and access ma be'h'adto the same from opposite sides o such varticle of furniture.

A furtherobject-of the invention is the provision of'an article of furniture of Vthis p character, which. is extremely simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and' eliicient in its purpose, strong, durable, neat and attractive in appearancepand inexpensive to manufacture.

Withthese and other objects in view, the 'invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination .and arrangement 35 of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claims. hereunto appended. p

In. the accompanying drawing l l Figure 1 is an elevation of an 'article of vfurniture constructed in accordance with the invention, showing the doors Swingin-glymountedfthereon at opposite sides thrown to angular relation for the use of the mira5 ror panels, both in the' doors, and in theV article of furniture.` n

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through-the article of furniture showing a han ertherein, the latter being illustrated in\ ull lines in normal sition and by dot-ted lines inl adjusted position.

Fi ure 3 -is a vertical longitudinal sec-` tiona view through the body of the article of furniture showing the doors closed.

Figure 4 is a horizontal transverse sectional view through the article of furniture.k

lcarries a mirror 11 and thel ordinary lock' l2 ordinary clothes hangers 17. It will be ap- 1o, 192s. lsensi no. 134,735.

Similar reference characters indicate correspondingv parts `throughout the several views in the drawingl Referring to the drawin in detail, theo() article of furniture, which in 'thisinstance is' in the form ofa wardrobe comprises a body A, includinga base or bottom, from which rise the corner ieces 6, these being rabbeted to vsupport and carry opposed side panels or sections 7 and 8, respectively, theA latter panel or section carries and has fitted therein .a mirror-9. Hung upon the corner pieces 6 are swinging doors' 10, rwhich are arranged'opposite, each other and are adapted to close the body A at the opposite open sides thereof.

The doors 10, each' is equipped with and andknob 13. Depending from the top 14 of the body A centrally within the latter is a sleeve-like 'bearing 15 in whieh'is slidably` .fitted an elongated loop like hanger 16, the

lower stretch of which is designed to permit the detachable engagement thereon` of the arent that the loop-like hanger 16 can be shifted through the open sides of the body A :in opposite directions7 from the normal positionshown by full linesfin Figure 2 to the extended positions shown by dotted lines 1n said ligure of the drawing. 'It is, of course, understood that the mir.y rors 9 andll are located exteriorly ofthe article of furniture Iand when the doors 10 arevswung to .open position the mirrors 11 carried thereby will vcooperate, with the mir- `ror 9 carried by the vside section y84 of the v body of the article of furniture to effect t an adjustable mirror so that" the user thereof may View his -p'ersouor attire from all 'an les.- The swin ing doors 10 are readily adjustable to angu arly. disposethe mirrors 11 therein with vrelation to thel mirror 9 in the side section 8 ofthe body A of the art- 160 cle of furniture to suitv the fancy of the user of the mirrors. v

In the'use of the article of furniture ac'- cess can be had frolneither .side thereof to its'interior for. the storage and removal' of l105 articles of wearingl apparel in and from. the same.. s

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and mai'i'nercf use of the article of furniture will be clearly understood, therefore a more extended explanation has' been omittedly 'l i What isvclaimed is l 1. In a Wardrobe o' that type provided with a closed top., bottom, front, rear and a pair of opposed open sides, the combination of a pair of opposed oppositely shiftabie doors hingedto the sides of the front, a mirror secured in the outerface of .each of said doors, and a mirror secured in the outer face of said front.

2. n a Wardrobe of that .type provided with a top, a bottom, a front pair of corner pieces connecting the bottom to the top, 'a

rear pair of corner pieces connecting the' bottom to the top, a front Wall secured be-1 tween the front pair of corner pieces, a rear Wall secured between the rear pair `of oorner pieces, theeombination of a pair of oppositeiy shiftable doors connected t the front pair of corner pieces and seating in the rear pair of corner pieces when closed, a mirror seated in the outer face of each of said doors, and a mirror seated in the outer face of said front Wall.

In testimony whereof, I aHiX- my signature hereto.

FORREST ADDITON.