US1829541A - Directory board for office buildings - Google Patents

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DIRECTORY BOARD FOR OFFICE BUILDINGS Filed Feb. 7, 1930 Sheets-Sheet l Oct. 27, 1931. G. s. RIDER DIRECTORY BOARD FOR OFFICE BUILDINGS Filed Feb. 7, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY.

.f U.. my?? W N//m/Q/ u BY j/ W' @fw Y, GRANVILLE S. RIDER, OF FLUSHING,'NEW YORK, l.ASSI-frlil'OIIR. T0 NATHAN SCI-IOENTHAL lil Patented Oct. 27, 1931 yUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DIRECTORY BOARD FOR OFFICE BUILDINGS Application filed February 7, 1930. Serial No. 426,474.

vor bulletin board, for oice buildings,'hotels,

etc.

The general object isto'provide such a card exhibiting or directorystructure which may have the desired attractive and decorative appearance, is at the same time of reasonably simple and economical construction, has great security against tampering by unauthorized persons, and has new and improved facilities for operation by authorized employeesin inserting or readjusting the data strips or other cards.

Another object is to provide a novel and improved construction or arrangement of individual exhibiting panels in a main frame,

' improved means or arrangements in the individual panels for Veasy insertion or other manipulation of the data strips and .secure retention t erect; also new and improved means of pivotally mountingithe 'individual panels as units in thev mainframe.

A :further object is to provide resilient means acting between the 'main frame or casing and the panels, and vthrough the panels also acting 'on the door, whenthe door 1s unlocked or unlatched, to initially move Vthe use in the present structure, assutticiently repanels and at the same' timeto initially move the door toward open position, so that the door may be easily operated'without necessity or an external'knob or'handle.

Reference is made to companion applications, Serial Nos. 426,47 3, 426,474, iiled `F eb. 7, v1930, which show generally analogous structures, and especially locking or latching and latch operating mechanisms suitablefor erred to below, but'not speciiicially claimed herein.

The characteristics-'and advantages of the invention are further sufficiently explained in connection with the followingv detail description of the accompanying drawings, which show one representative embodiment. After considering this example, skilled personswill understand that many variations may be made without departing from the principles disclosed and I contemplate the employment of any structures that are properly within the scope of the appended claims.

Fig. l is a front elevation of a card exhibiting or directory struct-ure embodying the invention in one form.

Fig. 2 is a section at 2-2, Fig. l, enlarged.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail, in side elevation, showing the pivot or hinge mounting of one of the card or directory strip holding panels.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the same.

Fig. 5 is a perspective View showing the parts positioned for manipulation of the cards or directory strips and also showing one card panel removed.

T he main frame or casing l of' rectangular, shallow box form, has an opening 2 to receive an inset door 8 in which a cover glass 4 is mounted. The door is hingedly or pivotally mounted in the Vframe on hinge pins in the 'frame engaging in hinge lugs 5 at the top and bottom or' the door frame at one side thereof, these lugs projecting outward from the frame, thus providing an offset hinge mounting so that when the door is swung open, as

suiiiciently shown in Fig. 5, its hinged side will swing out, clear of the adjacent side member of the main frame or casing, thus permitting full door opening with a door which is, in closed position, inset within the main frame opening, as best shown in Fig. 2.

Near the back of the frame or casing and crossing 'its central opening are upper and lower horizontal bars or strips 4a and an intermediate or central strip 5a. The door has at its free side any known or suitable locking or latching means, such for example as that disclosed inl the above identified application Serial No. 426,475 and here sufficiently represented by the latch 6 engaging one of the strips 4a or 5a, with latch releasing means whichmay also be as in said application, and here sufficiently represented by aperture 7 in the door frame at its free side, this aperture being preferably shaped externally in semblance of a keyhole, although the latch operating'arrangement or means is preferably, as shown in said application, incapable of key operation, as and for reasons therein setforth., 1.

One orpreferablyl a 4plurality of card `or directory 'slip exhibiting panels 1,0V are pivotally mounted within the `frame opening Eachofthese panels has a frame consisting of upper and lower strips 11 .connected by said' strips 12, and is pivotally mounted by means of hinge pinsj13 carried by brackets 14V connected to the panel frame at one side and f Y at top and bottom thereof, as best shown in Figs. 3 and '4 these hinge pins engaging in brackets 15 connected tofupper and, lower transverse frame strips ta.` The side members 12 of thepanel frame are provided with channell formations to receive the cards, such as the directory datastrips or slips 16, and

' preferably in some cases-as shown, these channels (17 arefformed as integral parts ='of' thin metal strips 18 securedon frame strips 12. The upper and Ylowerfra'rme strips 11 have at their centers yrearwardly depressed and lower ends of .a vertical channel'strip.

or socket formations 18a to receive the upper y 19v'which retains a cushion strip 2O of suitable compressiblematerial such as sponge rubber. lThis cushion or strip is so dimeneoV ' flatplanevof vthe directory slips located 1in lio sioned that Vit projects substantially beyond the sides of the channelstrip 19, and its outer face is in aplane. outward from the'normal the channel 17, so that when these slipsare inserted in the channels, theyy are bowed 1 slightly outwardA and thus retained in .position during insertion or adjustment. AWhen all kthe panels are in closed" position, thatis parallel toy or 'against the transverse strips lJfand 54a, and door 3 is shut and latched the door glass 4 engages the central portionsy of all the' directory 'slips Yor .cards of all the .panels .and compressesfall ofv the cushion' Y strips 20, so that the directoryslips are thereupon resiliently 'but iirmlyheld in position, securefagainst displacement.

YTo assist materially in moving the various Vpanels to convenientposition for slip manipulation after the door is'opened, and also to assist door opening, as will appear, I preferablyrprovide spring means mounted in the frame or on certain of the :transverseframe strips and acting'onthepanels to initially move them outward when the door is opened.

In the form'Y shown, such spring means con- ,sists yof strips 25rof: spring sheet,.metal,.in

itiallybowedmas shown'in Fig.` 5 and hav ing theirends 26 reversely curved.V These springs are fastened tothe central transverse framestripa in positions'opposite the',VV side 6b members: 12 of the panels Yat .the freel sides thereof; After` inserting or ladjusting the directory slips, ythe panels are moved to nearly closed position, withjtheir free vsides in contactfwith the ends of springs 25, and

thenwhen the door isshut the panels are all forced-back to positions parallel to the transverse i frame i strips, with Vaccoirpanying'f straightening and energizing of the sprmgs 125, which are maintainedrin such condition by the latching or locking Y of the door. When the door is unlocked, the'springs immediately act t'force all the panels Voutward at theirfree sides and the panelsin turn act 'on the door and force the door outward, clear of thegcasingV at ,its f reesi'de, and sufficiently for the free edge of the door to be grasped,

whereupon the door may be swung wide open." At the" YSametime alll the panels are moved to partly open position, so that any `one'o'f them may be easily grasped and fully opened for convenient .manipulation of the directory slips. 'Y

'In card. exhibitingfstructures of this class, namely, lwhenintended for use as building directories andfth'e'l like, it isV 'usually undesirableto provide the door with aneXternal knob or handle, and'the'desc'ribed construction kor varrangement enables the door to beV easily openedafter unlocking or unlatching,

without, necessity. for 'l any l such knob or handle. I I t. Y Y

'When the structure Vispin closed?, position, as best 'shown in Fig. 2,'t'he panels-.are all aligned in a' single plane, with Ythe free side of each'pianel closely abutting the next panel 'at its hingedl side, and no space. isti-wasted by vertical bars or stiles b'et'ween'thev panels, since the hinge brackets l's'upporting them inthe casing are parallel to the 'panelsides inthe depthwise directionofl the casing.

1. s A card exhibitingor directory Vstructure comprisinga casing having apanel opening, a panel Y,pivot'allymounted therein, the Vpanel having cardholdingmeans, a doorAv pivotallyl mountedvin. the casingand closing the panel opening andvv'having a cover glass, and means forsecuring thedo'orin closed position to Y thereby retain Ythe panel in closed position,

Y a'springmountedlon 'a frame meinberof the' casing and acting onthepanelatiits free side, the-springbeing compressed by closing Vof the door and-acting whenthedoor'is re-V comprising a casing having a panel open-A ing, a plurality `of panels pivotally mounted therein to swing onvvertical axes, each .panel having card'holding means, a'door pivotally mounted inthe casing and set into and .closing theentire panel openingand Yhaving a cover glass, means forsecuringthe door in closedpositionto'thereby retain the panels 1n closed position, and spring means acting between the easing and the panels and tending to move them outward and thereby acting to initially move the door outward when its securing inea-ns is released.

3. A card exhibiting or directory structure comprising a casing having a panel opening, a plurality of panels pivotally mounted therein to swing on vertical aXes, each panel having card holding means, a door pivotally mounted in the casing and set into and closing the entire panel opening and having a cover glass, means for securing the door in closed position to thereby retain the panels in closed position, and springs mounted in the casing and acting on the panels at their free sides, the springs being compressed by closing of the door and acting when the door is released to move the panels and the door initially outward.

4. A card exhibiting or directory structure comprising a. casing having a panel opening, a plurality of panels pivotally mounted therein to swing on vertical axes, each panel having card holding means, a door pivotally mounted in the casing and set into and closing the entire panel opening and having a cover glass, means for securing the door in closed position to thereby retain the panels in closed position, springs carried by a frame member and engaging panels at their free sides tending to move the panels and door toward open positions, each panel having a vertical cushion strip engaging behind cards or slips retained by said card holding means, the cushion strips being so dimensioned and arranged that when the door is closed they are compressed and hold the cards or slips resiliently against the door glass.

In testimony whereoi:l I have aiiixed my signature.

GRANVILLE S. RIDER.

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