US2011679A - Card tray construction and guide - Google Patents

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ug. 20, 1935, s. B. FREIBERG CARD TRAY CONSTRUCTION AND GUIDE Filed Dec.

12, 1928 5 Shee'CS--SheeI l Aug-20,19%. s. B. FRE'BERG 4' 2,o11,679

CARD TRAY CONSTRUCTION ANDv GUIDE Filed Dec. 12, 1928 S SheetS-Sheet 2 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 `s. B. FREIBERG CARD TRAY CONSTRUCTION AND GUIDE Filed Dec. 12, ,1928

Aug. 20, 1935.

This inventon pertains Lfor use in fiiing cabinets.

and drawings.

Patented AugyZt, 1935 anten to a tray or drawer An object of the invention is to provide a tray, simple in construction and operation, and having `a new Cooperation of its parts.

f Another object'is to provide a tray with a new and ei'ficient form of mounting.

i Another object is to provide a tray having means'by which the filing cards are automatically reversed and returned to an inoperative position when the trayis pushed into itscabinet. These objects are attained in the present in- V vention, thel construction and operation of which are explained in the accornpanying specification In thendrawings, Pig.` l is a side elevational Viewpartly broken away of the tray andA its guide mounted ina suitable cabinet.

, Fig; 2 is ane'nlarged view of. a portion of Fig.

1,` but showingv parts different relative posi-` tions. i. i

Fig. 3 is a'ztopiplanviewV of the tray with parts broken away. V4: I: p

' `li'ig'l is a-View'onlinei-li of Fig. 3. ..Fig..5 isz'aview online 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a view on line 6-6 of Fig. 3. i Fig'? is a view on line ,1-1 of Fig. 3.

3 Figs. 8 and 9 `areyiews of the guide in which the tray is mounted. --.Fig.`r10 is-a fragmentary perspective `view of one sideofrthe tray. w.

. The .tray proper is formed of a single stamped sheet of metal and has the fiat base ii! and the Vertioal-si'des and |2 which are turned in and suitably' Channeled and slotted to accommodate filing cards as indicated' at |26 (Fig. 5). The Vertical Vfront wall |3 is 'turned inwardly along its topv and has at either end the formed extension'A M which is turned backwardly and attached =to the outer faces of sides and 12. This extension |l is one of the cooperating elements of a lock which is shown and claimed in my copending application'Sc-rial Number 342,645 filed Februarytz, 1929. .A fiat tab |5 is cut from the *turned-in portion of front-wal1 3 adjacent either end thereof. Each tab |5is turned down upon the adjacent top edge of sides li.v and |2 andsecured thereon` for the purpose of firmly holding'together the front wall and the sides of I'the `tray.

v'I'he rear end extension IS ,ofebase M3 is initially longer than the sides and E2 of thettray. The side edges of extension i are inwardlyoffset so that :extension |6 can be turned upon itself up- Jwardly and inwardly, without interference with sides l and |2, in order to form the hinge memberorbearing 59. -Perforations |1 and |8 may be provided inextension |6 before the latter is formed into a hinge member. The extreme endwise edge of extension IG may be secured to o;

base IO as indicated at '25. V A rod or hinge pin 2d, extending outwardly beyond sides H and |2, is secured in hinge member or bearing ig. Rod 2| abuts the turned-in Vertical fiaps 22 formed on the end portions of the tray sides li and |2. l0:

In theiforward portion of base I, is positio-ned aifiller 23, the purpose of which is to facilitate handling of the filing cards by preventing their fiat contact with base Ill. Filler `23 is a metal plate provided with short sidewalls which decrease in height from the front to the rear of the plate. The greatest height of these side walls, however, is somewhat less than the height of tray sides and |2. Rear portion 24 of filler 2,3 is .'flattened against basel `and spurs or lugsl i 25, which are struck up from base |0, are pressed down upon portion 24, thus retaining filler 23 in position. Side ledges 26, receding from the upper face of plate 23, 'permit the fingers of one using the file to be easily inserted beneath the 25 edges of the cards and permit limited depression of the'lateral edge portions of the cards for facilitating such'insertion.

A primary cover plate 21 preferably of some fibrous material' is hinged upon rod 2|. lHinge v members 28 and 29 may be metal strips looped about rod 2| at the open spaces afforded by perforations |1 and |8. The leaves of hinges 28 and 29 extend oniopposite sides of cover plate 21 and maybe secured to cover plate 21 in any suitable manner and by any suitable means, for example,` teeth S0 which extend through cover plate 21.

Secondary cover plate 3|, similar to primary cover vplate 21, is hinged upon base H) adjacent the rear end thereof and in alignment with plate 21. Cover plate 3| is slightly shorter than filing cardsv 32, while plate 21 is longer than plate 3| and cards 32. Plate 3| is attached by hinges 34 to base |0. The pivotal mountings of plates 21 and -3| are spaced by a distance less than the V p portion 35 thereof, is secured to tray base li! and i provides an upstanding 'slotted Vlug 36. V-member 31 has anintegral T-shaped arm.38 byli-which V-member 3l ,is pivotall'y fastened in the slottedl lug 36.' Vmember''l, on the corners'of free.

V edge, provides bearings 39.A Betweenthes'e bear- Vings 391.' is ,positioned' the clamp' 4D, similar to hinges 28, being an integral strip doubled upon itself toaiford two leaves and looped at its basczg 'j4 The present inventionftherefore; increases effirciency and convenience in filing' systems. The

to provide a bearing, throughV which, and through bearings 39, e'xtends a pinfl'.v The'leavesof clamps 4G secure Vplate 3| between them. The plate sohinged is adapted when lying forwardly,

'to' assume a :perfectly fiat-` position on varying thicknessesof cards that may be used in thetray v at different times. V I

'Drawer-guide42 isa U-shaped member. Its arms 43 and back M .are'channel-'shapedjwith their open sides facingV inwardly. "Arms 43, at their rear ends. provide extensions 45 within Awhich the back M is suitably secured, as by weldsing. Lugs 46 are struck Aout from the'v top porfront, bearings at the rear of .theV base and formed I tions of arms 43 adjacentl the'front ends thereof'and at --opposite points; The front endsof arms 43 are'form'ed A so 'as to afford the narrowed oportions 4? having'fcurved end abutments' 48.

Aligned'openings 49 are provided in the upperV .sidesfofthe arms 43, just beyond narrowed por- Jtions l lA' suitable bumper'5 extends inwardly from the back 44 ofguide 42.; V

I Guide 42 is adapted vto'fit snugly between two. of the' shelves 5|, and vbetween the sides of a suitable cabinet '52.`` The length of 'guide M? is i lessV than thefcabin'et's length.- As guide 42 is somewha-tv resilient,it yieldsfslightly to permit '40-' lugs 45 to passthefront inner 'edgefl abutment 53 of the cabinet, this abutment being? normally provided by the turned-in front edgesof the cabiinet. After lugsf46 have thusfipassed abutmentV 531,' guideglig sprea'ds and lugs 46 prevent its with- 451 drawal past` abutmnts V53u11less arms [434. are:

again pressed-;towardfone another.

can be operatively "positioned by inserting' the outer eridsof rod 2! through openings 43, rod

f 5305 2! beingfslig'htly shorter than the'fdistanc'-e'be-V tween arms 42. The-tray may Vn('wbeiallowedl tof-hang down verti'cally;l suspended fromguide p 42, with theends ofrods 2| held by the Curved abutinents 48.V The normal ,operativeffposition 55?? of the tray issho-wn'- in Fig. ,1, the convenient method of thus :supporting the tray` being topull'V out one ofthetraysiifnmediately Vbeneath.

The-cards V32 and 'cover'plates' 21 and-3| 'are V now in the position showri'in l'fig 3.3 The card to' v Gil-be used'is turned Vover,which'actmn causes the jlth'e lower portion of plate''l. the' tray is i pushed in, plate 'liis-moved in the direction'indicated by the'arrows', `andfthrough the positions shown in 'ig.V The upper edge of'plate' 3|] con-v tinues to rest against plate-21; and ridesfup on 7'Gh'plate 27 as the latterassumes ai'vertical position.

'I'hereafter,'the relative positions of the'two plates are` reverse'd asshown in dotfted'lines in Fig.--2; The cards -32 are of course, simultaneously actuated by 'plate' 3 I, 'sothat the pushing-inV of the tray vl returns Cards and'cover platesl tothe position v i z cabinet. When-guide-fi is'placedfas 'in'Fig`; l the trayV H "4. In combination with a tray with, cards pivotally held-thereima paizfofzv shown in Fig. 3. It is tobe noted that at no time in the process of movement ofcards and plates,

;does plate 27 come into contact'with the topsof the `cards 32, so that. no'fraying of the latter occurs.V i

. InV the closing process just described guide A2 moves'backward into the cabinet until it contacts 'the rear thereof. Thereupon,'the ends of rod 2| slide backward in the Channels lafforded by the I arms `V43,*and ithe tray moves intov the lcabinet .upon its shelf until it contactsVw the bumper 5B. A suitable handle 54 is positioned upon the outside ;of ;the front wall'l3.

trays provide for swift manipulation ofthe cards.

'The cover Vplates add much to the life of the cards by greatly reducing the amount of handling neces-` Sary. The Suspension of the trays exteriorly of the cabinet provides for a convenient writing position with none'of the inconveniences that Wouldl l. In combination With afi'iling cabinet, a filing' tray comprising a base having Vertical sides' and .by doubling a section of the base upon itself, said section being provided with rectangularperforations in' that portion forming the bearings, airod ls'ecurecl in the bearings, theV ends of the' rod `extendingfheyond thesides ofthertray, a plate hinged upon'the rod inthe spaces provided byth'e. y i 'perforationa andia Vsecond plate hinged to'the/ base in front of the iirstpiate ata''listan'ce''lessl than.` the length of fsaid first p1ate;.'-{ andja U-shaped guide memberwithiff'channeled sides opening inwardly ofV theguide, said guide beingV adapted to fit into the cabinet, lugs adjacent the free'ends ,ofthe guide to .prevent normal with- Vdrawal of the guide from the cabinet, abutments closingnthe Vfree ends of the .channels ofsaidV U- shaped guide, the guide being Vadapted tojrecei'vein its sides the ends of the above rod whereby't'o support the 'tray'when the latter' is drawnfrom the 2. A filing net' and having its free ends'-closed;flugs adjacent tray with a transverse rod secured.

' at the' rear thereof, the endsof the rodprojecting at both sides of the tray, a U-shaped guide member adapted vto slidablyhold theends 'ofI said transsos. verse rod, `the guide being receivable in the cabii within the tray, its backward ypivotal niovementV i being limited by contact with the cabinet parts? and a second fiat plate hingedvwithin the trayv front of the first plate`,its backward pivotal move- Tsoff ment being limited by contact with the first plate,

'said second plate being placed directly behind the filing cards normally pivotd within the tray.4

"3.'A lhin'ge for use with cover plates and the like, and comprising va base p'ortion'adapted to be. secured to a suitableV surface, said base providing a perforat'ed upstanding'lug;A a second .member having a V-s'haped channel |opening upwardly,

Vone edgejof said channel providing an arm ipivot-i ally secured in said upstanding lug, the other edgef of the channel. providingbearings, a third mem-" 'berl'adaptedto clamp a cover ,plate or'rthe like,

and means for` hingedly holding said third memi ber withinsaidbearings.

filing cabinet and a Vza spaced plates transversely pivoted in the tray adjacent the rear thereof, the front plate being adapted to support the cards, the rearward plate being adapted to support the front plate and to be itself supported against the cabinet when the tray is drawn out therefrom.

5.V In combination a cabinet, a tray movable to positions within andv without the cabinet, means for movably connecting the tray andrthe cabinet, a pair of plates transversely pivoted within the tray, said plates being so positioned that when the tray is drawn out to -its limit, one plate 'may be pivoted backwardly beyond the Vertical to rest against the cabinet, andthe other plate may be pivoted backwardly to a substantially horizontal position, its top edge overlapping and resting against the bottom portion of the`other plate.

6. The combination with a filing cabinet and a tray having cards transversely pivoted therein and lying substantially horizontal, two plates transversely pvoted in spaced relation in the tray behind the cards, the rearmost plate in the outdrawn position of Vthe tray being adapted to V be pivoted rearwardly into contact against the cabinet and to support the other plate in a rearwardly pivoted position, said plates adapted to reverse the cards from a rearwardly projecting to a forwardly projecting position upon movement of the tray into the cabinet.

7. The combination with'a filing cabinet, of atray having cards transversely pivoted therein andtwo plates hinged in spaced relation in the tray behind the cards and one plate adapted to i contact the cabinet to pivot the plates'and cards forwardly upon movement of the tray into the cabinet. i i V e 8. A filing cabinet, a tray guide in the cabinet, a tray having pivotal and sliding` con'ection with said guide, a row of cards pivoted on the tray and` means for reversing the cards upon movement of 'the tray into the cabinet, the tray and the card--reversing means being movable on a common pivotal axis.

9. The combination of a filing cabinet, a tray having cards pivotally mounted thereon, means for mounting the tray for pivotal movement relative to the cabinet when Withdrawn and means for reversing the cards upon movement of the tray into the cabinet, the tray and the card-reversing means being movable on a common axis.

`10. A filing tray comprising a base with' upturned sides and front, the rear of the base having aligned perforations and being bent transversely upon itself along the line of said perforations to form bearings, a rod secured in the bearings and extending outwardly beyond the sides of the tray, and tabs integral with the front of the tray and secured to the tray sides for binding together the front and sides of the tray.

11. In combination, a filing tray having filing cards pivotally held therein transversely thereof, aligned spaced bearings at the rear end of the tray, a rod held in said bearings and extending outwardly beyond the tray sides to provide for pivotal mounting of the tray, a flat plate hinged to the rod in the spaoes between said spaced bearings, and a second fiat plate hingedly held within the tray imm-ediately behind said filing cards and in alignment therewith, the distance between said two plates being less than the length of said second plate.

12. The combination with a filing tray having a row of overlapping cards pivotally held therein and normally adapted to lie fiat against the base thereof, of 'means secured to the base of thetrayfo'r'spacingthe cards at one end of :the

row from the base-and `for permitting limited depression of the lateral portions thereof.

13.`In combination With a filing tray having baseand sides, and means adapted to pvotally.

and within the side Walls 'of the plate, the'surface of the ledges being disposed substantially' beneath the surface of the plate, said plate being adapted to space the front cards in the -tray from the'base and sadledges affording a clearancebeneath the lateral edges of'the cards to permit convenient handling thereof. w f

Ill. In`V combination with a filing tray having cards pivotally held thereinandl normally adapted to lie fiat against the base thereof, a filler' plate positionedin the front of the tray; and having lateral supports spacing the plate from the base and supporting the plate angularly within'the tray so that the front portion rests in a higher plane than the rear portion thereof, the surface of the plate being adapted to support the front cards in the'trayand falling within 'the lateral edges thereof Whereby said edges are 'held clear for convenient handling. i

15. The combination Witha tray and a row of overlapping cards, carried by the tray and movable therein,` of means for supporting 'the overlapping portions of the cards at one end of the row,: for spacing said supporte-d portion of the cardsfrom the bottom of the tray andlfor permitting depression of the lateraledges thereof. *i

- 16. The combination of a tray, a row of cards each having an end With a spaced transverse pivoted connection with the tray whereby the cards overlap at their free ends, when reposing in the tray, and means at one end of the tray for supporting the free end of the endmost card at the front of the tray and for permitting depression of the lateral edges thereof.

17. The combination of a tray, a row of overlapping flexible cards pivotally carried by the tray, the row of cards extending longitudinally of the tray and in their normal positions reposing substantially parallel with the bottom of the tray, and a plate at one end of the row of cards and having a depression extending longitudinally of the tray, the plate supporting the cards at one end of the row when the cards are in their normal positions, and the cards being adapted for flexing into the depression for facilitating grasping of adjoining cards supported above the plate.

18. In combination with a filing cabinet, a filing tray comprising a base having Vertical sides and front, bearings at the rear of the base and formed by doubling a section of the base upon itself, said section being provided with rectangular perforations in that portion forming the bearings, a rod secured in the bearings, the ends of the rod being disposed at the sides of the tray, a plate hinged upon the rod in the spaces provided by the perforations, and a second plate hinged to the base in front of the first plate at a distance less than the length of said first plate; and a U-shaped guide member with channeled sides opening inwardly of the guide, said guide being adapted to fit'into the Vcabinet, lugs adjacentthe Vfreegend of the guide'to prevent normalwithdrawal of the guide from the Gabinet abutments cloingthefree I ends of the 'Channels of said. U-shaped guide,theV ""5 'ends of the above rodzwherebltovsupportthe tray when the latter is .drawn from the c'ab'inehV i ,i adjacent said plate andiwherebythe lateral'edgesv ofcards so supported. may be depressed,V the -de7 30' ;19. A filing tray comprising Va Vbaewwith up- I turned sides and front,the rearofthe bafsehavingv I upon itself along the line'of :said perforations to' aligned perforations and: being bent transversely formbearings, a rod secured inrtheyb'earing's'tand being with its ends disposd. atfthef ides Vof j the: h V'tray'and tabs integral'with thefront ofthe tray 15,3.

andpsecured Zto the tray side's'for binding together thefrontfand sides of thetray. j.

i 20. The combination with a, tray' having: aqsub;) j stantially flat bottomj and upstanding sides .of ,a

1 row of overlapping cards pivoted at their vop/p'osite ends along the upstanding sidesofthe tray, ;and an inclined plateat one end of the trasaid plate A"extending substantially across :the tray between theV vi'ipstandirig sides, and'risngv upwardlytoward the [end of the'V tray at .which thefplate isdispoed, the lateral ,edges ofV the'plate being de-` Vpres'sed whereby the central. portion of theplate maylsuppcrt-the-cards at theendof the row pressed portions of the plate. ;limiting the extent a to which the lateralcard edgesmayvbedepressed.

21; A filing tray comprising'a basie wi'tl'nup-v i turned sides and front, vntherear of ;the base hav-V ing alignedperforations'and being'bent trans versely upon itself along the line of' `said. perfora tions to :formV bearingsga rod secured in'the bear; ings and extending outvvardly,.beyond thebear-` ingfs', and; tabs integral With thefront Z of the. tray and'secured to the tray sides for binding 'together the front and sides ofthe tray;

2,2.,jI'he combination of a Gabinet, a tray guide reciprocally received ;infthe Gabinet a; tray re,-

" ciprocally received in the guide,v the 'cabi-net,VV guide and. tray being lsov relatedl that the tray maybe,

fully withdrawn from thecabinet; Without dis-:

turbing the operativerelation of said'rnembevrsJV without separating the tray from the .guide and wthoutseparating ther'guide from the cabinet,V aV W rowV of 'record-cards' having pivotal axes at one Vfoi'wardly of the trayupon'returnof vthe tray into thecabinet. v 57;; z 23. The combination o v a cabinet,a tray, a row of overlappingrecordv cards pivotalIy vsupported i at'one end transverselyofl andby the tray, the cards adapted to be moved about their* vsupports to selectively dispose thefree ends of lthe cardsV Atoward opposite 'ends of thetray,laconnection between the tray and Gabinet v;Wherebv the Vtray 'pmay have pivotalV movementonfan-axis substantially parallel withzthe'axesfor, pvots o flthe reG-` i Qrd cards, and a plate having,tpivotal'movement aboutftheaxis of the tray, saidplatev adapted to have contact. withth :re,fvirrnflvst record'card and with the cetbineh'Whereby the -pliate Willturn the record cards upon their' axes to project the vfree 'ends of the cards forwardly ;ofjthe Vtray upo movement of thetray into the 'cabinet. z i 1v i CERFICATE QF CC'RRECTIGN.

Patent Ne. 2011,6 August 20, 1935,

STANLEY B. FREIBERGF M is hereby certiied thai ermr eppears in the printed specification of the ahove numbered patent requrieg cerreeton as olows: Page 4, first coiemn, line 13, elaim 19, srike em the Ward "beieg"; and that the said Letters Paent swuld be read with ths eefreetion theren that the same may cennrm to the record of the case in the Patent ffice.

Sgned and seale this 8th day ef October, A. I). 1935.

Leslie Frezer (Seal) Acting Commssiener of Patents.

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