US1970028A - Wardrobe - Google Patents

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J. F. WINN, JR

Aug. 14, 1934.

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Aug. 14, 1934.

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ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 14, 1934 P'H'ENT GFFICE 1,970,028 WARDROBE John F. Winn, J12, Norfolk, Va., assignor to The G. Wilson Corporation, Norfolk, Va., a corporation of Virginia Application March 14, 1932, Serial No. 598,764

8 Claims.-

My invention relates to wardrobes and, in particular, to wardrobes for school rooms.

' It is the object of my invention to provide a I wardrobe which, when in closed position, provides awall area for use as a blackboard and, when in openposition, permits access to a closet or wardrobe area in which garments may be hung and material of various sorts stored. g In particular, it is my object to provide a novel form of door-operating apparatus and door arrangement whereby, when the doors are open to permit access to the wardrobe, the doors are moved in such a position as not to interfere with ingress. and egress to the wardrobe, but, when closed, a smooth exterior surface will be provided, either of decorative character or for use as a blackboard.

It is my object to provide a sectional blackboard carried on wardrobedoors and having receptacles for chalk or other articles.

It is my object to provide a system-of guiding tracks at the top andbottom oi the doors and stabilizing arms to insure equal and uniform .movement of the doors which are suitably suspended from the upper track on concealed rollers and suitably guided by a lower track to insure uniform movement into and out of closing position and to insure a continuous, smooth pa'nel formed by the several doors when in closed position.

It is a further object to provide means of ventilating the wardrobe when the doors are closed, which is particularlynecessary in the case of the hanging of garments of children in the wardrobe when the wardrobe is closed and the blackboard on the exterior of the doors is in use.

It will be understood thatvarious forms of decoration, in addition to' blackboards, may be employed, such as maps and the like, or the 40 exterior surface of the doors may have other types of decorative features.

It is my object to provide doors which, in their open, folded position, will not interfere with the children entering or leaving the wardrobe and securing their garments and, when in such a position, they will protect the lower track from injury and will be so braced by the stabilizing arms that any pressure bythe children against the It is my object to provide doors hinged together with the faces of both doors parallel when the wardrobe is open. The total weight of the pair of doors is supported on one overhead track by means of a trolley installed in the track, which trolley is provided with a stem to form the pintle of the hinge.

It is a further object to provide adjustable arms to hold the pair of doors in equilibrium, such arms being of equal length and located two for each door, one at the top and one at the bottom.

It is my object to provide the upper arms in tension and the lower arms in compression, thus controlling the position of the outer area of the doors with respect to the pivot joint. These arms are journaled at either end to provide a flexible joint at the door and a pivot casting which is secured at one end to the floor and at the other to the head section.

It is a further object to provide means of positioning the doors so that they can be perfectly aligned to present a perfect surface'by adjusting, the height of the doors by adjusting the nut and trolley stem which forms the top hinge pintle.

It is a further object to provide the maximum space in the wardrobewith the minimum space employed to install the'wardrob'e. It is my object to provide access to adjustment in every direction with provision for obtaining a perfect surface combined with rigidity as the load is carried in a straight line instead of rotating.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the wardrobe with the doors closed;

V Figure 2 is a section on the line 22 of Figure 1 showing in full lines the doors in their open position and in dotted lines the doors in their" closed position;

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a detail of the roller support and track for the top of the door at the hinge of the door; I

Figure 5 is a similar view showing the lower track and hinge of the door;

Figure 6 is a section on the line 6 -6 of Figure 1 showing the arrangement-of the door and stabi lizing arms in connection with the upper and lower tracks;

Figure 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Figures;

Figure 8 is a bottom plan view of the sliding guide used at the bottom of the door leaves.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 indicates the wall of the roomhaving recessed therein a wardrobe space 2 formed by the side walls 3' and back wall t. 5 indicates the floor of this wardrobe and 6 the top thereof. A depending ornamental molding extends on the outside of the wardrobe from the front wall 7 as at 7a enclosing the upper hanger track so as to conceal the operating mechanism.

The front of the wardrobe is closed by a plurality of door leaves 8. These door leaves may 5 carry a blackboard surface 9 having a marginal bead 10 and chalk-receiving slots 11.

Any form of decoration may be employed on the doors but it is of great importance in the economical use of wall space in a school room to 10 have a combined wardrobe and blackboard surface by which the outer surface of the door leaves may be employed as a blackboard.

The doors 8 are suspended at their upper ends by a combined hinge roller and track construction. 12 and 13 indicate the leaves of the hinge which have laterally extending flanges 1'4 and 15 overlapping at their adjacent inner ends through which are inserted the hanger bolts 16 engaged on either side by the washer shoulder 17 and nut 18.

It will be noted that the doors 8 are located in front of the hinge leaves 12 and 13 and beneath the laterally-extending, overhanging members 14 and 15. The leaves 12 and 13 are attached to the door by the usual screws 19.

s The hanger bolt 16 carries a transverse axle 20 within its eye 21. On this axle are mounted spaced wheels 22 traveling within the tracks 23, which tracks are supported by the screws 24 within the top edges of the wardrobe. Attached to the inner face of the outer ends of the door leaves are spaced eyes 25 carrying a pivot bolt 26 which supports the free end of a stabilizing rod 27, the rear end of which is correspondingly pivoted at 28 on the depending bracket 29 supported on the under side of the wardrobe top support 6a. This rod is adjustable in length by rotation of the cap The bottom of the door is provided with a similar stabilizing rod 30 pivoted at 31 on a yoke 32 on the inside of the lower edge of the door at 'its free side and at 33 on a bracket 34 on the bottom of the wardrobe. 33a is an adjustment for the rod 30. The bracket 31 is mounted upon the rear face of the door. A hinge plate 32a has a forwardly-extending portion 33b extending beneath the door terminating in an eye 35 overlapping with an eye 36 of the plate 37 which extends beneath the door from the back plate 38.

The pivot of the hinge inserted between the ,overlapping plates 35 and 36 has a pivot stud 39 mounted in a horizontal plate 40 which extends rearwardly and has a pair of spaced depending fianges 41 adapted to slide on either side of an inverted T-shaped rib 42 having a base .plate 43 attached by screws 45 to the floor 5 of the wardrobe.

Within the cabinet may be placed the brackets 46 and shelves 4'7 carrying hooks 48. These members are so arranged that the doors, when 0 moved into their open position, will pass by the shelves and be nested between the shelves so that free and easy access may be had to the interior of the wardrobe for the placing of articles therein or the removal therefrom.

65.. It will be noted that the total weight of the pair of doors is supported on one overhead track with the trolley pin' acting as the pintle for the hinge. The track is located centrally over the doors and parallel with the faces of the two 70. doors.

The bottom hinge of the doors carries the combined guide shoe and pintle fitting over the T-shaped track which holds the pair of doors in a vertical position relative to the upper hanger.

75., By providing four arms of equal length ar.

ranged at the top and bottom of the doors, the pair of doors is held in equilibrium.

The arms are adjustable. The upper arms are in tension and the lower arms are in compression, thus controlling the position of the outer edges of the doors with respect to the pivot point.

If desired, when fully closed, a spring latch located at the hinge point engages with a keep installed in the soflit, preventing the doors from being pushed in. Thus, the combination provides the most stable and the truest surface for a. continuous blackboard. When the doors are locked they cannot be pushed in.

The whole mechanism is easy of operation and is devoid of noises, while, at the same time, a minimum of space is required for installing the wardrobe with the maximum of capacity within the wardrobe for storage purposes.

It will be understood that this wardrobe is adaptable to mechanical operation, manual operation or electrical operation.

It will be understood that I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications as may be necessary to adapt it to varying conditions and uses.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In combination, in an enclosure having a doorway, of a plurality of door leaves hinged at adjacent edges, means for guiding said adjacent edges of the doors at right angles to the doorway, and means for guiding the free edges of said doors and supporting and holding the doors at right angles to said guiding means, said last mentioned means comprising stabilizing means extending from the free ends of the doors to points remote therefrom on the interior of the enclosure.

2. In combination, in an enclosure having a doorway, of a plurality of door leaves hinged in pairs at adjacent edges, means for guiding saidadjacent edges of the doors at right angles to the doorway, and means for guiding the free edges of said doors and holding and supporting the doors at right angles to said guiding means, said last mentioned means comprising stabilizing means extending from the free edges of the doors to points remote therefrom on the interior of the enclosure.

3. In combination, a pair of door leaves hinged on their adjacent edges at the top and bottom thereof, a supporting bolt attached to the top hinge, rollers thereon, a track for supporting and guiding said rollers, a guiding member attached to the top hinge, rollers thereon, a track for supporting and guiding said rollers, a guiding member attached to the lower hinge, a sliding guideway associated therewith for guiding the lower end of the door hinge parallel to the upper trackway, stabilizing arms pivoted to said respective hinges and to brackets adjacent said guideways at the top and bottom of the door leaves but to one side of said guideways, said arms being connected to the free ends of said doors on the opposite insides thereof.

4. In combination, an upper track, a roller therein having a depending pin, a hinge connected thereto, a pair of door leaves attached to the hinge, a lower hinge adjacent the edges of 145 thedoor leaves, a sliding guide member pivoted to said hinge below the door, a guideway for said lower sliding guide, stabilizing arms pivoted to the free ends of said door leaves at the top and bottom thereof, and pivoted to points remote 150 from said door leaves on the stationary structure associated with the doorway whereby the ends guided by the trackways will travel inwardly and outwardly and the free ends of the door leaves will travel transversely until the door leaves are in parallelism or in alignment.

5. In combination, an upper track, a roller therein having a depending pin, a hinge connected thereto, a pair of door leaves attached to the hinge, a lower hinge adjacent the edges of the door leaves, a sliding guide member pivoted to said hinge below the door, a guideway for said lower sliding guide, stabilizing arms pivoted to the free ends of said door leaves at the top and bottom thereof, and pivoted to points remote from said door leaves on the stationary structure associated with the doorway whereby the ends guided by the trackways will travel inwardly and outwardly and the free ends of the door leaves will travel transversely until the door leaves are in parallelism or in alignment, said guiding arms being located at the top of the door leaves and the bottom of the door leaves.

6. In combination, a pair of door leaves hinged at the top and bottom at adjacent edges, a pintle pin for the upper hinge carrying a roller, a track for said roller, a pintle pin for the lower hinge carrying a slide and a guide for said slide, arms connected to the free edges of the door leaves to guide said door leaf edges at substantially right angles to the line of movement of the hinges of the door leaves.

7. In combination, a pair of door leaves hinged at the top and bottom at adjacent edges, a pintle pin for the upper hinge carrying a roller, a track for said roller, a pintle pin for the lower hinge carrying a slide and a guide for said slide, arms connected to the free edges of the door leaves to guide said door leaf edges at substantially right angles to the line of movement of the hinges of the door leaves, and means to adjust the length of said arms.

8. In combination, a pair of door leaves hinged at the top and bottom at adjacent edges, a pintle pin for the upper hinge carrying a roller, a track for said roller, a pintle pin for the lower hinge carrying a slide and a guide for said slide, arms connected to the free edges of the door leaves to guide said door leaf edges at substantially right angles to the line of movement of the hinges of the door leaves, means to adjust the length of said arms, and means to adjust the vertical relationship of the door leaves with respect to the tracks and guides.

JOHN F. WINN, JR.

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