US1682885A - Apparatus for storing dishes - Google Patents

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' Sept. 4, 1928. 1,682,885

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UNITED STATES FANNIE BUTLER, OF HINSDALE, ILLINOIS.

OFFICE.

APPARATUS FOR STORING DISHES.

Application filed April 23, 1825. Serial No. 25,195.

This invention relates to apparatus for storing dishes. i

In many largemanufacturing and industrial cities, greatquantities of soot, dust and the like, are released into the air and eventually find their way into dwellings, where they come deposited upon the dishes, all of which necessitates frequent and thorough cleansing of the dishes not only after their use, but immediately prior to subsequent use. This results in a great incl-casein the labor necessary to keep the dishes clean for the reason that the same or" course must be cleansed immediately after use, placed away in suitable cabinets or pantries, where in a short time they accumulate deposits as above referred to, and consequently must be again washed or cleansed before they. can be used. In many homes expensive delicately tinted and richly ornamented dishes are used, and the frequent cleansing and securing necessary to render such dishes fit for use, under conditions above referred to, result in injurious abrasion and detacement of the deco 'ations, causing a decrease in the value and ornamental client Or the dishes. a

An object of my invention is to provide a method and apparatus for handhng dishes wherein a plurality of receptacles are pro vided which are arranged in a predetermined order, and in each of which a group or collection of dishes otlike character are adapted to be placed, so as to facilitate the handling thereof, each of such receptacles providing means for preventing deposits oi: dust and soot, and the like thereon, so that when the dishes are once washed or cleansed and placed in the receptacles, they are protected from becoming soiled over any period of time desired, and when it is again desired to use the same, they may be removed from the re ceptacles in as cleanly a condition as when placed therein and used without additional cleansing thereof.

Another object 01": the invention is to provide a receptacle of a novel character for use in connection with the disheswhich is provided with means for rendering the same proof against the entry of dust, soot and the hire, and which is made up of light fibrous material, so as to be easily handled, and is of such a size as to fit bctweenthe shelves ordi narily provided in cabinets and pantries.

Other and further objectslol the invention will more fully and clearly appear from the description and claims hereinafter followmg. a

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevatron of a suitable support, such as cabinet or pantry shelves, showing a plurality of dust proof elements arranged in a predetermined order thereon. Figure 2 is ail enlarged perspective view of a dust-proof receptacle of the character utilized in connection with my mventlon. Figure 3 is airagmentary View of the forward top portion of the receptacle, showing in section, a portion of the top wall and the door in closed position, and illustrating the means utilized for rendering the door dust-proof. Figure l is a fragmentaryview showing the side wall and door of the receptacle, and illustrating the means associated therewith for rendering the receptacle dustproof. y

In the drawings 5 represents a fragment of a suitable cabinet or pantry in which are mounted shelves 6 and 7. Mounted upon the shelves 6 and 7, is a plurality of receptacles 8, of different sizes, each of which is adapted for the reception of approximately a dozendishes oi similar character. The receptacles 8 are oi a peculiar construction which will now be described, and are arranged upon shelves 6 and 7 in a particular predetermined order which will be hereinafter referred to.

Each of the receptacles 8 is made up of light, thin, strong, fibrouswaterproot material, and the same is assembled in a manner which renders the same dust-proof, and of a strong and durable construction, the material being otsuch a character that when formed it will retain such form. The top wall 9, the rear wall 10, and the bottom wall 11, are all termed iuone piece, the material being bent so as to dispose the top and bottom walls substantially perpendicularly to the rearwall, each side edgeoi the top, bottom and rear walls being provided withinturned flanges 12, such flanges being beveled as shown at 13 and let to permit thebending or" the single piece into the desired form. The top wall 9 adjacent the forward end is provided with a corrugation or depression 9' for cooperation with a similar depression or corrugation in the door member hereinafter re ferred to. The side walls 15 and 16 are dis posed upon the inner sides of the flanges 12 on the top, rear and bottom walls, and the adjacent edges of the side members 15 and 16 are secured to the flanges 12 by a pluralr ty of rivets 17. The interior of the receptacle is preferably lined with a suitable dustproof fabric 18, which extends over the junctures of the side Walls with the top, rear and bottom walls, so that no dust or similar substance can possibly enter the receptacle or container through any crevices which might be present at the-points of juncture. The forwarded es of the side walls 15 and 16 are provider with inturned flanges 19 and 20, and each of such flanges is provided with an inwardly extending corrugation 21 extending vertically throughout the extent of the related flange, for a purpose which presently will be made apparent.

A door 22 is provided for closing the open endiof the receptacle, the door being formed of the same material as the body of the receptacle, such'door comprising the main wall portion 23, at the side edges of which are formed inturned flanges 24, which are spaced apart a distance very slightly greater than the overall'width of the receptacle. The wall 23 at the bottom edge has secured thereto by means of a plurality of rivets 25, a flexible strip 26, preferably of leather, the edge of the strip opposite to that fastened to the door, being fastened to the bottom wall of the receptacle by a plurality of rivets 26. The Wall 23 of the door upon the inner side thereof has fastened thereto by adhesive or other suitable means, suitable dust excluding fabric 27, preferably forming a continuation of the lining on thesurface of the receptacle, the side edges of such fabric extending beneath the bottom portions of the inturned flanges 19 on the side walls15 and 16. In this connection the fabric 27 may be a separate piece if desired. either arrangement serving to seal the hinged portion of the door against entry of dust and the like as will be readily appreciated. Adjacent to the flanges 24 and extending parallel therewith, are corrugations 25, which when the door is closed are adapted to registerwith the corrugations 21 formed in the inturned flanges of the side walls 15 and 16.

Secured to the upper edge of the wall 23 of the door member is a securing flap 28, such flap being hingedly connected to the edge of the wall 23 of the door by a flexible hinge member 29 similar to the hinge member 26 on the bottom of the door, suchhinge member preferably being of suitable flexible material such as leather, one edge being secured to the door wall 23by means of rivets 30, and the other edge being secured to the flap by rivets 31. The top portions of the flanges 24 are beveled as indicated at 32, and the fla 29 is provided with inturned flanges 33 whic i are also beveled to permit swinging move ment ofthe flap, the flanges 33 of such flap being spaced apart sufliciently to snugly engage the side walls of the receptacle when the door is closed. The flap is provided with a corrugation 33 adapted to register with the corrugation 9'in the top wall 9 of the receptacle. The top wall 9 of the receptacle is pro vided with suitable pivoted latches 35 adapted to snap over keepers 36 on the flap 33 so as to hold the door in closed osition.

By this arrangement it Wlll be apparent ranged as to render the same dust-proof, and,

due to the provision of the flanges on the door and receptacle and to the registration of the corrugations in the door and receptacle, dust is absolutely excluded from entry into the receptacle when the door is closed.

As before stated my invention also includes a method of arrangingaplurality of different types of dishes for eflicient and cleanly handling. Said method consists in providin a plurality of dust-proof receptacles of di erent sizes of the type heretofore described in detail, and arranging the receptacles upon the shelves 6 and 7 in a predetermined order, that is, a relatively large receptacle 8 will be providedfora groupof soup plates, and the receptacle appropriately labeled as shown in the drawing; the next successive receptacle bein of a similar character andsmaller size, and in which may be placed a group of appetizer plates for instance, and the receptacle appropriately labeled; the next receptacle may be of a sizerto accommodate meat course plates, and so on, the invention contemplatmg providing a receptacle of a suitable size for a group of each type of dishes, the receptacles being arranged in a predetermined order, such for example, as the order in which the same are 'adaptedto besuccessively used in a course dinner. By this arrangement the dishes may be stored; for long periods of time, without being soiled, and when it is desired to use the same,the required dishes may be readily located andieasily withdrawn from the receptacles, the remaining dishes which are not withdrawn of course being preserved against soiling until used. This arrangement thus affords a novel method oflhandling the dishes with a minimum of time and effort necessary to keep the same clean, and facilitates locating and selecting the particular typgshof dishes which it is desired to use.

ile I have herein shown a and described what I now consider the preferred manner of carrying out my invention, the same is merely illustrative and I contemplate all changes and modifications that come within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

I claim:

l. A receptacle of the character described, comprising top, rear, bottom and side walls, the top wall being provided with a pressed integral corrugation, and the side walls provided with inturned flanges having integrally pressed corrugations therein; a door hingedly connected. to said receptacle, said door being provided with integrally pressed corrugations adapted to register with the corrugations in the portions of the receptacle when said door is closed; and means for bolding said door in closed position, said door being provided with dust-proof material which extends over the related corrugations, and is adapted to be disposed between the registering corrugations when the door is in closed position.

2. A receptacle of the character described, comprising top, bottom, rear and side walls, the top wall being provided with an integrally formed corrugation, and said side walls having inturned flanges provided with integrally formed corrugations; a lining on the interior of said receptacle for excluding dust therefrom; a door having a flexible hinge member connecting the same to said receptacle, the lining of said receptacle being provided with an extension which is secured over the hinge connection and to the door, said door also being provided with integrally formed corrugations adapted to register with the corrugations in the top and side walls of the receptacle when the door is closed, the lining extending over the corrugations in said door; and means for holding said door in closed position.

3. A dish receptacle, comprising top, rear, and bottom walls, thetop, rear and bottom walls consisting of a single member bent to form and having inturned flanges along its edges; side walls secured to said flanges, said side walls being provided with inturned flanges, each of which has pressed therein an integral corrugation said top wall also being provided with an integrally formed corrugation 5 a door for closing the open end of said receptacle, said door being hingedly connected to the bottom wall of said receptacle and having integrally formedcorrugations adapted to register with the corrugations in the portions of the receptacle when said door is closed, said door includingflanges adapted to lap past the walls of said receptacle; dustproof lining for covering the junctures of said receptacle, said lining being arranged over the hinged connection of said door with said receptacle and being interposed between the surfaces of the registering corrugations when said door is closed.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 13th day of April, 1925.

FANNIE M. BUTLER. a

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