US1872652A

US1872652A - Cabinet inclosure

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Publication number: US1872652A
Application number: US509592A
Authority: US
Inventors: Norman A Best
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1931-01-19
Filing date: 1931-01-19
Publication date: 1932-08-23
Anticipated expiration: 1949-08-23

Description

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'A TTORNEY l Patented Aug. 23, 1932 Y f UNITEDl STATES lml'rarn OFFICE NORMAN A. BEST, OF SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA This invention relates to metal cabinets and more particularly to roll-away fronts commonly used with such cabinets.

It has heretofore been the practice in the construction of cabinets of this character to provide'a roll-away front-having a plurality of narrow, interlocking slats, the jointsv between adjacent edges of neighboring slats being such that relative movement thereof will be permitted. Y

One of the problems in the designof joints for such purposes is to provide a joint which will permit movement of the slatsfaround a very small radius, thaty is to say, will permit a slat to move through a great angle with respect to its neighbor, the jointy at the -same time being so constructed as to prevent'undesired separation of neighboring slats and an object of this invention is the provision of a joint for this purpose which will solve the problem above stated.

A further object is al slathaving its edges so constructed as to enable the securing of a liner or a glass panel in place in the slat with great facility. Y

Still other objects will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon reference to the following description and the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 shows a cabinet having a roll-away front of the type found useful with this invention.

Fig. 2 shows in cross section a slat having "25 its edges formed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, showing a liner in place.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig.

1, showing a glass panel in place.

As indicated in the drawing, there is provided a metal cabinet having a base 10, side wall 12 and a top 14. The front of the cabinet includes a plurality of relatively narrow slats 18 interlocked with respect to each other in a manner to be described, and preferably provided with glass panels 20. The slats are so grouped as to form complementary partitions adapted to be moved towards and from each other, the partitions meeting on the llleS CABINET INoLosU'nE Application fuea January i9, 1931. serial No. 509,592.-y

22when the front is closed and being movable by the handles 24.'l

The form of slat which has been 4found particularly useful for cabinets of this general character, as shown in Fig. 2, includes a face portion 30 having a male edge flange on the left hand side and a female edge flange on the right hand side, the male edge flange having a flat portion 32 at right angles to the face portion, a curved portion 34 having one edge coinciding with an edge of the flat portion 32, and a plane portion 36 having an edge coinciding with a second edge of the curved portion 34.

The female edge flange includes a flat portion 38, a curved portion 40, a plane portion 42 and a second flat portion 44, eX- tending from the edge of the plane portion 42. The radius of curvature of the curved f' portion 40 is greater than the radius of curva- 70 ture of portion 34 bya distance substantially equal to the thickness of the sheet metal of which the slat is formed.- The plane portion 42 is wider than the plane portion 36 by a similar distance. i 75 It willfbe seen that when adjacent slats are interlocked with portions 34-36 inside vof portions 40-42-44, the slats may be moved relatively without their becoming detached, provided, however, the movement be so not substantially greater than the normal range intended for such constructions. It will also be seen that the slat joints are such that relative movement of slats thru a wide angle is permitted without the slats becomingdetached, and in this way it is possible to roll a partitiom'comprising a numberiof these slats, around a very small radius.. f j f It often is desired toprovide asmooth surfaceon both the front and-back sides of a partition made up of suchy slats and for this purpose there has been provided a liner such as the one illustrated atv 50. Each liner includes a'face portion 50, a flat portion 52,. curved portions 54 and 56' and a second flat portion 58`disposed substantiallyin the manner shown.

It will Vbe seen that when a liner is yplaced in a slat, liner curved portion 54 will be received within the slat curved portion 34 and curved portion 56 will form a seat for the curved portion 40, fiat portion 52 being spaced from a flat portion 44 of a neighboring slat and flat portion 58 engaging flat portion 38 of the slat. In this manner the liner is held securely in place with its face portion 50 substantially coplanar with the portions 42 of the slats.

When it is desired to mount a glass panel in place in the slats` such mounting can be readily effected with slats of the type disclosed. Referring to F ig. 4, it will be seenthat there is provided a glass panel 60 whose thickness is such that one edge will be disposed between and held in place by the face portion 30'of the slat and the curved portion 40,the other edge beingheld in place by a clip 6 2 secured tothe flat portion 32 by welding, soldering and the like. e

It will be noted, however, that other means such as tongues, Vnot shown, struck out from the flat' portion 32 or the curved portion 34 may bev used to hold the edge of the glass 60 in place. u

It will also be noted that a-'liner of the forni of Fig. 3 and with or without the flat portion 58 may be provided in slats of this lcharacter even though it is desired to mount a glass panel in place, although it is not generally desired to provide an opaque liner behind a glass panel. n

Further, it will be understood that ywhile the joints have been described in connection with vcabinet fronts, other analogous uses of the joints claimed may befound and such uses are not to be disclairned. Y

Now having described theinvention and the preferred embodiment thereof, it is to be understood that the said invention'is to limited, not to the specific details herein set forth, but only by the scope of the claims which follow.

What I claim is l. A relatively narrowsheet metal slat for use .in roll-away partition construction, including a face portion, amale edge flange and a female redge flange, each edge flange including a flat portion at right angles to the face portioma curved portion having one edge coinciding with an edge of the flat gportion, and a plane portion having one edge coinciding with a second edge of the curved portion, there being a glassV panel in said slatV of a thickness substantially equal to th-e width of the edge flange flat portions, one edge of the glass being disposed between and held in place by the female edge flange curved portion and the face portion.

2. .A relatively narrow sheet metal Slat for use in roll-away partition construction, including a face portion, a male edgeflange and a female edge Hange, `each edge flange includl ing a flat portion at rightangles to the face portion, a curved portion havingone edge coinciding with an edge of the flat portion, and a plane portion having one edge coinciding with a second edge of the curved portion, there being-a glass panel in said slat of a thickness substantially equal to the width of the edge flange flat portions, one edge of the glass being disposed between and held in place by thel female edge flange curved portion and the face portion,'the other edge of the glass being held in place by a clip secured to the male edge flange flat portion.

3. A slat for use in roll away partition construction including a face and a pair of edge flanges, one of the edge flanges includingr a flat portion at right angles to the face and a curved portion bent towards the other edge flange and having an edge coinciding vwith an edge of theflat portion, there being a glass panel in said slat of a thickness substantially equal to the width of the edge flange flat portion, one edge of the glass being disposed between and held in place by the edge flange curved portion and the face.

4. A slat for use in roll away partition constructiony including a face and a pair of edge flanges, one of the edge flanges including a flat portion at right angles to the face and a curved portion bent towards the other edge flange and having an edge coinciding with an edge of the Hat portion, there being a glass panel in said slat of a thickness substantially equal to the width of the edge flange flat portion, one edgev of the glassbeing disposed between and held in place by the edge flange curved portion and the face, the other edge of the glass being held in place by a clip secured to the other edge flange.

` i NORMAN A. BEST. l