US1883504A - Combined closet and table - Google Patents

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Oct. 18, 1932. E. s. BOLLES 1,833,504

COMBIRED CLOSET AND TABLE Filed May 29, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l Oct. 18,, 1932.

COMBINED CLOSET AND TABLE Filed May 29, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 E s. BOLLES 1,883,504

Patented Oct. 18, 1932 EDGAR s. BQLLES, or MONUMENT BEACH, MASSACHUSETTS, AssIGNon' 'ro nonocrrr r J.- IBOLLES'AND'EDGAR s. mins, JB., BOTH OFYMONUMENT BEAc iMAssAoH sETTs comiainnn crosiir Ann TABLE Application filed May 29,

This invention relates to cabinets for the dining room or kitchemof that general type in which the front of the cabinet may be lowered to provide a table.

5 7 An object of the mventionis to provide a f position while the door frame with the doors 2 is being lowered to the horizontal andwill be locked against collapse when in use to provide a table.

A further object is toprovide a cabinet of the type described in which the transverse frame by means of a pin carried within an lncllned slot in opposite angle irons carried by the door frame near the top, the legs being caused to move longitudinally'of the slotted angle irons by means of a novel hingedprop of substantially U-shape,which draws the legs from underneath the molding of the cabinet to permit the door frame, with the doors attached thereto, being lowered to the horizontal to form the table.

A still further object of the inventi-on'is'to provide thedoor frame with legs which close flat against the front face of the door frame when the door frame is raised to form a closure for the front of the cabinet and underlie the molding or ledge atthe top of the cabinet so that the table may :serve as an attractive and artistic door for. the cabinet without disclosingits character of a'table.

With'the above and other objects in view the invention consists incertain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modifications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the zontal to provide a table,

ig. .12 is a frontlele'vation top member of the legs is pivoted to the door In the accompanying drawings forming of the cabinet 17931; SerialNo. 541,068i

with the doors in vertical position to conceal the shelves, i

a Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the cabinet, with the parts in the position shown in Fig. 2,

showing the doors and legs positioned against the front of the cabinet and underlyingthe top melding of the cabinet,

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4, showing the rear faces i of the legs together with their connecting transverse top member, and showing the U- shaped prop carried by the legs and cross member, v g

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail sectional view showing a device for locking the legs to the door frame in released position,

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view, with parts in elevatioinshowing the legs and transverse cross memberthereof underlying the door frame and the ends of the doors to positively prevent opening of the doors when the device is in use as a table, and

i Fig. 8 is a fragmentary side elevation of the parts of the table shown in Fig; 4 but in poistion to form the'table. a Referring now to the drawings in which like characters of reference designate similar parts in the various views, a cabinet 10 is Y shownhaving shelves 11 in the upper portion 30 thereof and drawers 12 in the lower portion thereof. The cabinet is closed at the top by the usual head 13 which projects at the front outwardly beyond the front of the cabinet and is equipped with the usual molding 14. 8,5

The cabinet is provided witha ledge 15 above the drawers, which is disposed at such a height as tooccupy a position corresponding with the table. r

1 door frame is fitted to the front of thelclo'set and comprises side members 16 and across member 17 at the top. As best shown in Fig. 2, thedoor frame is hinged at the bottom to swing outwardly and downwardly by means of hinges 18secured to the ledge 15 andto the front faces of the side members 16 Doors 19 are hinged to the side members 16 of the door frame and when closed lie within theplane of the frame with'their inner faces Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view 55 in Fig. 8, the

flush with the inner side of the door frame to form a table with a level surface, as Wlll hereinafter appear. Suitable handle knobs I provide means for opening and closing the doors.

Legs 23 connected at the top by a cross member 24 are provided to support the outer end of the table formed by rocking the door frame with the attached doors downwardly to the horizontal. A substantially U-shaped prop 25 is confined by metal straps 26 Within a U-shaped groove 27 formed in the cross member 2 1 and legs 23. The prop is thus hingedly secured to the legs at the bight or cross member of the prop. The terminals of the prop are pivotally connected to hinge ears 28 carried by the side members 16 of the door frame, pivot pins 29 being passed through the ends of the prop and through the hinge ears to effectthis pivotal connection of the prop with the door frame.

To slidably and pivotally mount the legs on the door frame, a pair ofangle irons 30 are secured to the side members 16 of the door frame, as best shown in Fig. 1, by means of screws or other connectors, and the flanges of the angle irons are provided with longitudinal slots 31 which extend obliquely with respect to the major axes of the flanges, as best shown in Fig. 8. Pins 32, as best shown in Figs. 2, i, 5 and 8, are mounted in the outer edges of the legs 23 and are slidably engaged in the slots 31 in the flanges of the angle irons. It will be observed that the ends of the slots 31 are ofl'set inwardly from the slots toward the door frame, as shown at 33 in Figs. 4 and 8.

By now referring to Figs. 4: and 8, it will be seen that when the legs are rocked to upright position against the front of the door frame, the pins 32 are disposed at the upper ends of the slots 31. WVhen the door frame with the attached doors is being rocked downward to the horizontal to the position shown pins 32 ride longitudinally of the slots 31, and, as the legs arrive in vertical position, the prop 25 forces the pins 32 into the offset ends of the slots 31 so that the legs are locked against collapse.

As best shown in Fig. 7, when the legs are positioned to support the door frame and doors to form a table, the transverse member 24 which connects the legs extends transversely across both therdoors 19 so that the doors are positively held against opening downwardly. It will be further observed, by referring to Fig. 7, that the doors and door rame are so supported in horizontal position when forming a table by the ledge 15 of the cabinet'that a strong, rigid table is produced to withstand severe conditions of service.

The slots 31 in the angle irons permit the legs and cross member 24 thereof sliding upwardly underneath the molding 14, about one-half inch, as best shown in Fig. 4, when the table is moved tothe vertical so that the doors and frame are held by the molding to form a closure for the front of the cabinet without the use of other securing devices.

' To convert the cabinet to provide a table, the legs 23 are grasped and pulled outwardly. When the legs 23 are drawn outwardly, the cross member and legs move downwardly in the slots of the angle irons and disengage from in rear of the molding let to release the door frame from the front of the cabinet. The door frame 16 may then be rocked downwardly on the hinges 18 to the horizontal, the legs meanwhile sliding longitudinally ofthe angle irons 30 until, at their limit of movement, the pins 32 lodge in the offset ends 33 of the slots, in which position of the parts the prop 25 operates to hold the legs upright. During such movement of the parts, the angular inclination of the slots facilitates the pins 32 riding freely along the slots while being moved by the hinged prop 25 so that it will require but slight muscular effort to convert the cabinet into a table. A reverse movement of the parts will restore the table to provide a closure for the shelves, as will be understood.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A cabinet having a front hinged at the bottom to open to a horizontal position for use as a table, a stop on the top of the cabinet legs for supporting the front in horizontal position, means pivotally and slidably attaching said legs to the upper end of the front and adapted to dispose said legs in rear of said stop to hold the front upright to form a closure for the cabinet, and props hinged to the front and to the legs for preventing collapse of the legs.

2. A cabinet provided with a front hinged at the bottom to open to horizontal position for use as a table, laterally opening doors hinged to the front, legs connected by a cross piece at the top, connections between the front and the cross piece permitting of combined sliding and pivotal movement of the legs to position the cross piece underneath the doors to hold the doors closed when lowered to the horizontal, and props hinged to the front and to one of the legs for preventing collapse of the legs.

3. A cabinet having a front hinged to open to a horizontal position for use as a table, a molding on the top of the cabinet, legs connected by a cross piece at the top, a U-shaped prop having the bight hinged to said cross piece and extending therealong and having the terminals hinged to said front, said prop being adapted to beconfined between the legs and the front when the front is rocked upwardly to close the cabinet, and combined pivotal and sliding connections between said legs and said front permitting of the legs being moved by the prop to upright position underneath the molding to hold the front in upright position. I a

4. A cabinet having a door frame hinged at the bottom to open to a horizontal position,

a molding carried by the cabinet, laterally opening doors carried by the frame, angle irons carried by the frame and having slotted flanges, legs having pins engaging in said slotted flanges and slidably and pivotally mounting the legs upon thedoor frame, and a ,prop hinged to the door frame and to the legs to slide the legs up in back of the molding to 7 hold the door frame upright.

5. A cabinet having shelves in'the upper portion thereof and drawers in'the lower portion thereof, there being a ledge projecting forwardly from the cabinet between the shelves and drawers, there being acmolding projecting forwardly from the top of the cabinet, a door frame hinged at the bottom to said ledge to open to a horizontal position,

laterally opening doors carried by the frame,

legs hingedly and slidably connected to'the door frame and adapted to fold against the molding strip carried by the cabinet, angle a irons carried by the front having flanges provided with slots disposed at anrangle to the longitudinal axes of the flanges, legs having pivot pins pivotally andv slidably engaging in said slots, the slots being offset at the ends to receive said pivot pins, and props hinged to the front and to the legs for pivotally and slidably moving said pins in said slots to dispose the legs in rear of the molding to hold the front closed against the cabinet and lodging the pins in said offset portions of the slots" to lock the legs to support the table horizontally.

In testimony whereof I azffix my signature.

EDGAR S. BOLLES. [11.8.] c

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