US1772877A

US1772877A - Wall cabinet

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Publication number: US1772877A
Application number: US320408A
Authority: US
Inventors: Leland S Rosener
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1928-11-19
Filing date: 1928-11-19
Publication date: 1930-08-12
Anticipated expiration: 1947-08-12

Description

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Application led November 1 9, 1928. Serial No. 320,408. Y

My invention relates to cabinets for mountbar 19 preferably passes across the front of ing between the studs ofV a building, such as the cabinet top between the pulley stiles. bathroom or medicine cabinets or the like. The cabinet yclosure comprises a mirror 21,

An object of my invention is to provide held in a light channel metal frame which i a cabinet Vhaving a mirror closure which may has a lug or ear 2S secured to` 'each` side, 55

be opened without displacing the position of spaced preferably abouthalf wayy down from the mirrored image. the top of the mirror. l A cord 24 is fastened Another object of my invention is to proto each lug, and passes upward, parallel to vide a cabinet which may be opened without the plane of the mirror and over a pulley 26,

My invention possesses other objects and the top of the rough opening, or about half valuable features, some of which will be set the height of the mirror above the cabinet. forth in the following description of my in- The cords 24 terminate in counterweights 27 vention which is illustrated in the drawings for balancing the weight of the mirror. A

" forming part of the specification. It is to Secured to the studding thru the frame'13 55 be understood that I do not limit myself to is a. finishing frame 28 which conceals the the showing made by the said description side and upper edges of the mirror and also and drawings, as I may adopt varying forms its balancing system. In the upper part of of my invention within the scope of the the frame 28 is mounted a panel 29, which claims. may be of wood, or, if desired', a fined mirror.

Referring -to the drawings: A lift 3l is preferably fixed to the bottomof Figure l is a front elevation of the cabinet the frame 22 for manipulatingthe closure. of my invention as mounted in the wall of a rlhe ordinary medicine or wall vcabinet 1" building. carries -a shaving mirror mounted on a 2'5 Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the hinged door. Shaving paraphernalia is kept-sl" cabinet and the adjacent wall structure, the within the cabinet, and is placed on the edge plane of section being indicated by the line of the wash basin when in use. If the door 2-2 of Fig. 1. be opened during the shaving process the Figure 3 is a fragmentary horizontal secshaver loses sight of himself in the mirror,

30 tional view, taken on the line 3 8 of Fig. l, and frequently knocks some of his equipment and showing the arrangement of the cabinet, to the fioor in the process. It will be seen mirror and balancing weights with respect that with my closure the cabinet may be to the wall structure. opened without disturbing anything which A preferred embodiment of my inventio may be in front of it, and furthermore that comprises a wall cabinet having a top Grand the reflected image does not move with the bottom 7, sides 8 and back 9. This is set in mirror, so that additional accessories may be an opening in the wall between the studs secured without interrupting the shaving 11, and is spaced from the studs by blocks or process.

pulley stiles 12. The rough opening is pref- Altho I have shown the cord lugs placed ellbly mad@ about half again as high as the centrally of vthe mirror sides, it is obvious cabinet and is surroundedby a light frame that they .may be placed nearer the bottoni 13 secured to the studding and against which and the size of the rough opening reduced the lath and plaster or other wall surface 14 if guides be provided in which the frame 22 is carried. The bottom of the cabinet rests may slide or the bottom of the frame be upon a horizontal tie-beam 16 set flatwise Weighted.` Usually, however, the form here between the studs. `Another parallel tieshown will prove most convenient and ecobeam 17 is set edgewise across the back of the nomical. f

opening above the cabinet, and blocks 18 be- I claim:

tween this tie-beam and the cabinet top serve 1. A cabinet adapted kfor placement beto hold the cabinet rigidly in place. A light tween the studs of a building, comprising v El ica-

sides, a block spacing each side from the adjacent stud, a mirror slidably disposed adjacent the front edges of the sides, means for balaneingtbeweiglit of the mii'oi aiianged in the ,space between side and stud, and a frame mounted on the studs and concealing the edges of the mirror.

2. A cabinet adapted for placement between tbe studs of a building, compi'ising in sides, a block spacing each side from the adjacent stud, a mirror slidably disposed adjacent the front edges of the sides, a pulley in each spacing block, a cord attached to eacli side of tliemiiioi and passing over the adjacent pulley, a countei'weiglit on eacli cord,

and a frame mounted on the studs and concealing the edges of the mirror.

3. A cabinet adapted foi placement between the studs of a building, comprising 20 sides, a frame mounted independently of tlie cabinet and removably secured to the studs, a mirror slidably disposed between the frame and the front edges ol' tlie sides, and means Vo" YbalancingV tlieweiglit of Vthe Vmirror aig5 ranged outside the cabinet and concealed by the frame.

4. A cabinet adapted for placement between the studs of a building, comprising` sides, a block spacing each side from the adac jacent stud, a mii'i'oi slidably disposed adjacent tlie front edges of the sides, means for balancing the weight of tlie iniii'oi' arranged outside the cabinet and supported by the spacing blocks, a frame mounted independently of the cabinet and removably secured to the studs, and a panel positioned above the cabinet and mounted on tlie iframe for concealing the balancing means.

In testimony whereof, have hereunto set 4e my hand.

LELAND S. ROSENER.