US1894445A - Drawer - Google Patents

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7, 1933- V s. c; HUFFMAN 1,894,445

DRAWER Filed Jan. 16, 1932 S. CHd/fman 86 if z btmwaq Patented Jan. 17, 1933 l y l I V UNITED STATES PATENT :oF'Fms SAMUEL c. HUFFM moF LINcoLN, NEBRASKA V i V U DRAWER, v, i 7 Application filed January 16, 1 932; Serial Ii'o. 587,1 1 4.

My invention relates to drawers and espethe inner members 17 will then determine the cially to drawers of the type used for filing lines 18 on which the corrugated cardboard i ctiv ffi ds, 7 is to be creasedto define the bottom 19 of the The primary object of the invention is the dra'wer. The corrugated cardboard in its U provision of a drawerconstruction for vthe form and with the reinforcing straps 13 is 55 adaptation of low costmaterials so that the then applied to the end walls and 11 and drawer will fill a need in a field which is not Secured thereto by any suitable fastening atpresent occupimi means such as, the nails 20. The reinforc- Another Object of the invention is the 111g straps are each provided with. two or 10 provision of a reinforced drawer with a rein. ap rtures 21a11d 22. The nailsare driv- 60 f -C m t f el t ti n en directly through the apertures 22 into the A th bj t of th i ti i th outer face portions of the end walls while the vision of a drawer constructionwhich will apertures 21 receive the nails 29 which are involve, a, n' jnimum of labor in its manufac- (lI'lVGIl through the Side walls and into the t edge-portions of theend walls.-

It is, of course, my object to provide a After assemblage of the end walls, side drawer which while very low in cost, is very e n OIn, the face plate 23 issecured d abl i use, directly to the outerface of the front Wall Having in View these objects and others i 13 Preferably made from 561116 ld which will be pointed out in the following t 10W 00st material such. aspress' board description, I will now refer to the drawing, wh ch 1s not only relativelylow in cost but in which which presents a neat and attractive appear- Fi 1 i a i i p ti of th ance; Small headed nails or screws are driven drawer, a corner of a side wall being broken -ght e press board and into the face of 25 away and the front plate being shown spaced the @1101 W l 12- Any type. of drawer pull f th drawer d ready f mbl may be used but in mypresent-construction I th ith employ a piece of fabric tape J which is Figure l2 is a, perspective iew of the gkelelooped UPOII itself and which is secured 130 ton frame construction of the drawer, the lower edge Of. the flOIltr between The drawer has a back all 10 and a front the fIOIlt wall and the bottom 19;."1ThlS dl'itW- wall 11, the two walls being spaced apart and P ll 24 Will henproject outwardly and in parallel planes and the rear wall deeper eyond the" lower edge'ofthe face plate 23-. than the front wall. Both walls are beveled The "advantage of having the. drawer pull in their upper edges and on their inner sides beneath the face plate is that it leaves the enat 12. The two walls are bound together in ti f e of the face plate free for support spaced relation by means of reinforcing ing labels to indicate the contents of the 45 board which has a smooth outer surface. It of the drawer are reinforced-by a strongly straps 13. The front and rear walls are prefdrawer. v I V erably made from wood while the reinforcing The outer sides and the bottom of v the straps 13 are of steel. The reinforcing straps drawer have smooth surfaces to facilitate 40 13 are bent around at their extremities at 14 the sliding. of d w The Sides of the where they are secured to the outer surfaces drawer are double strength-and thickness and of the front and rear walls 11 and 10. they are reinforced by steel straps to prevent The side walls and the bottom of the drawbuckling and to add great strength and figer are preferably made from corrugated card-v idi-ty to the drawer. The front and back ends is creased along two lines 15 about the straps Constructed wood frame. I The insidesu-rfaces 13 and the two portions are then secured toof thedrawer are also: perfectly smooth to gether as by means of glue. This will constigive convenient access to the" contents.- The tute a double side wall with an outermember drawer has no haggled edges, sharp "projec- 16 and an inner member 17. The width of tions or fasteners tov tear the fingers or in- 1100 terfere with easy removal or insertion of the contents. The drawers are close fitting in. their jackets, dust proof, with no overhanging projections or flaps and they present a pleasing appearance when used on the desk.

The unusual strength of the drawer is perhaps three or four times that-of any other similar drawer on the market.

The merits of the drawer construction should be considered with reference to the use to which the drawer is tofbeput. All large oflices and commercial establishments have filing cases for the accommodation of all of the active records. These filing cabinets are of expensive construction so that their use can not extend tothe filing of inactive records. 1For accommodating inactive records, other cabinets are provided but these also are of such constructionlthat their cost prohibits their use except for those inactive records which must be rather frequently consulted. The. great mass of inactive records, however, consists of such records as should be preserved but which will probably not be consulted exceptiat very infrequent periods; It is these records which are often tied in bundles and stored in any boxes or on any shelves which are handy. When it is necessary to consult them, a search is made through the dusty material to find the proper bundle and this bundle is-then opened to ex tract the paper-which is wanted. My drawer is designed specifically for records of this class. The cost is Very little more than the cost of the makeshift bundles and boxes at present used' but it is very materially less than the cases heretofore available for storing transfer records. Dust and vermin can not reach the records as they can in the makein spaced'apart relation, reinforcing straps un ting said end walls, anda bottom and a pair ofside walls secured to said end walls,

said side walls each having a loop at its up-' per edge for the reception of oneof said;

end walls, a bottomand a pair of sidewalls secured to said end walls, said side walls each hav ng a loop at its upper edge for the reception of one of said straps and a face plate secured to 'theouter surface of one of said end walls.

5. A drawer including a pair ofend walls 1n spaced apart relation, reinforcing straps having-angled end portions secured to-said end walls, a bottom and a pair of side walls secured to said. end walls, said sidewalls each having a loop at its upper edge for the reception of one of said straps, and a drawer pull secured between said botto n=and the lower edge of one of said end walls and pros yecting outwardly beyond the plane thereof. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

SAMUEL (l.v HUFFMAN.

shift bundles and the contents of the drawers areaswell protected ,asthey would be in the much more costly formsof drawers. iThe protection is afforded atan. extremely .low 'cost'because of the specific construction I haveshownand described.

'Having thus described my invention in s'uch'full, clear, and exact terms that its construction and operation will be readily un- 'dersto od byothers skilled in the art to which it pertains, what I claimas newand desire to secure by Letterslfatent of the. United States is:

1. A drawer including a pair of spaced end Walls, reinforcing straps uniting said end walls, and integral bottom and side walls of v I which readily bendable material secured to said end walls. V -2. A drawerincluding a pair of spaced end walls, reinforcing straps uniting said end.

walls, and integral bottom and side walls of readily bendable material secured to said end walls, said side .walls 'beingieach in inverted -U form with the parts thereof secured to gether. 1 1 1 p 3. A drawer-including. a pairof end walls

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