US2127963A

US2127963A - Mothproof cabinet

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Publication number: US2127963A
Application number: US706946A
Authority: US
Inventors: Rottman George
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1934-01-17
Filing date: 1934-01-17
Publication date: 1938-08-23
Anticipated expiration: 1955-08-23

Description

Aug.23,1938. @.RQTTMM 2,127,963

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ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 23, 1938 UNITED STATES viAT"E-1\xT OFFICE I 2 Claims.

My invention relates to cabinets for storing clothing or other articles for protection against dust, light and moths. 'Ihe invention is shown in the form of an upright cabinet which may be sold by department stores and various other stores, in collapsed condition or with the several parts of the cabinet placed nat-wise against each other, in order to permit the cabinet to be transported and handled while in compact condition. The cabinet is adapted to be quickly and easily set up by the purchaser to form a cabinet suitable for storing wearing apparel, clothing and various other articles which require protection against dust or moths.

The present cabinet may be set up inside of an ordinary clothes closet or in any part of a room where space is available, and it may. be decorated by being painted or otherwise ornamented either to harmonize with other objects in the room or to -give it the appearance of an article of furniture. If desired, the cabinet may, between seasons or whenever it is desirable, befolded up in flat condition for storage as the device is of knockdown or foldable" construction, which permits quick disassembly of the various parts Without the use of any tools.

` The cabinet consists of a body having a top and bottom detachably assembled in connection with side walls, back wall and door, whichwalls' are all formed of a continuous piece of cardboard,

q or corrugated board, creased and foldedalong vertical lines to form several panels adapted to be placed at right angles to each other in order to form the several vertical walls of the cabinet and also to form a door by means of which access is had to the interior of the cabinet.

Some of the features of my invention relate to the construction of the several walls with the strips of wood or other relatively stiff members which form more or less of a frame for the top and bottom members, as well as to secure and hold the various vertical walls. All of these parts are so constructed and related that they effectively protect the interior of the cabinet against the entrance of moths, and preferably also they prevent the free circulation of air and the entry of dust into the cabinet.

Another object of my invention is to provide suitable means within the cabinet for sub-dividing the interior into different compartments suitable for holding various articles independently of other articles. For instance, I provide a compartment at the bottom of the cabinet which is formed partly of the vertical Walls of the cabinet and partly of slidable panels which are (Cl. S12-146) adaptedto be slid in place to form with the verticalwalls and bottom wall an independent compartment. This compartment is contained within the cabinet, that is, it is inside the main interior of the cabinet and inside the door. 5.

Access to the compartment referred to may be had after the door of the cabinet has been opened, by sliding one of the dividing members to permit placing of articles into or removing them from the compartment. The panels which co-operate :10 to partly form the compartment referred to are slidably removable to permit the cabinet to be collapsed and they are held in place by suitable strips of wood or similar material, which are provided With grooves, and these strips which are l5 inexpensive, also serve to stiffen the walls of the cabinet.

These stripsv providing grooves for the sliding panels and others to be described, may all be attached to the blank of cardboard or corrugated i20 board, so that when the blank is assembled with the top and bottom members, the grooved strips will be in proper position to receive the dividing panels and to form the compartments herein described.

In the preferred construction there is an additional compartment provided at the top of the cabinet to receive various articles such as hats, caps and other articles. This compartment is also formed by sliding panels co-operating with .30 the sides and top of the cabinet so that the contents of this compartment may be separately protected in addition to the protection afforded by reason of its inclusion within the cabinet.` This compartment is also accessible through the sliding action of the panels.

In addition to the compartments referred to and any others which may be similarly formed inthe cabinet, I provide a space or main compartment, preferably arranged between the upper and lower compartments referred to, in which articles of clothing may b e hung full length and be protected by the walls and door of the cabinet. My invention also contemplates a novel means including a bar upon which various garments may be hung from ordinary clothes hangers. This bar device is of knock-down construction so that it permits the 'cabinet as a whole to be shipped in flat condition and it permits the 50 cabinet to be knocked downinto flat condition for storage. y

Another object of the invention isto provide simple and4 effective means for detachably locking the top and bottom members to the vertical 55 walls to hold the parts in assembled condition and yet permit them to be disassembled easily.

Another obj ect is to provide a door made of the same continuous piece of currugated board or cardboard from which the vertical Walls are formed, and means for engaging the free edges of the door when in closed position to overlap these edges and form efficient means for excluding moths and dust from the interior of the cabinet.

Inasmuch as the entire cabinet may be made of cardboard or corrugated board and strips of wood which may be suitably grooved at a very low expense, the cabinet as a Whole is adapted to be made for sale at a very low cost and at much less than it would cost for a carpenter to build a cabinet of wood, and it also permits the cabinet to be sold in knockdown form by department and other stores as a complete article of merchandise, ready for rapid assembly Wherever the cabinet is to be used.

I have shown my invention in different forms as the main features of the invention are adapted to be modified. Other objects, advantages and details of my invention will be set forth in the detailed description of the preferred forms hereinafter.

In the drawings forming part of this application,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a cabinet containing my invention in one form and in which view a portion of the door is broken away to show the interior parts,

Figure 2 is a vertical, sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure l,

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a sectional view of the lower portion of the cabinet and taken on the line 4--4 of Figure 3,

Figure 5 is a detailed, sectional View taken on kthe line 5 5 of Figure 4,

Figure 6 is a perspective View of part of a vertical post forming part of the structure shown in the preceding views,

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on the line '1 -'I of Figure 2,

Figure 8 is a sectional View taken on the line 8-8 of Figure 2,

Figure 9 is a perspective view of one end oi one of the sliding panels which co-operate to form the interior compartments of the cabinet,

Figure 10 is a sectional view showing the members associated with the sliding partition,

Figure 11 is a perspective view showing one end of the bar for supporting garment hangers,

Figure 12 is a plan view of the parts shown in Figure 13 and illustrating these part-s being folded into compact form,

Figure 13 is an elevation showing the interior side of the blank which forms the vertical wall and door with the various wooden members attached, and also parts of the devices for locking the top and bottom members to the walls,

Figure 14 is a front elevation of a modified form of the invention.

Figure 15 is a vertical, sectional view thereof taken on the line I5-I5 of Figure 14,

Figure 16 is an inverted plan' view of a portion of a panel which forms the bottom wall of the top compartment, together with the device attached thereto for carrying material for repelling moths, and the view is taken on the line IB-IG of Figure 15,

Figure 18 is a sectional View taken on the line I8-I8 of Figure 14,

Figure 19 is a detailed sectional view showing part of the construction of the cabinet which is shown in Figure 14, that is, the manner in which the upright posts are attached to the top and bottom members,

Figure 20 is a sectional view taken on the line 2li- 29 of Figure 19,

Figure 21 is an enlarged detail View showing means for locking the door aps, and

Figure 22 is a sectional view taken on the line 22-22 of Figure 21,

Fig. 23 is a section of the moth repelling vaporizing device.

I will rst describe the form of my invention shown in Figures 1 to 13 inclusive. In Figure 13 I have shown an inner face view of a sheet of material I which may be cardboard or corrugated board, preferably the latter, or any other sheet material capable of being folded and of forming the vertical walls and door of the cabinet. This sheet is adapted to be folded and is therefore preferably creased along the

lines

2, 3, 4 running vertically of the sheet as viewed in Figure 13, in order that the sections on each side of the crease lines may be placed at right angles to each other. The two

sections

5 and 6 are to form the side walls of the cabinet; the section I between the crease lines 2, 3 is to form the back wall, and the section 8 at the right is to form the hinged door.

This blank is preferably supplied with the members which are to guide the panels that form the individual compartments as well as the front corner post, either by being nailed, stapled, or otherwise attached to the sheet I. For instance, I have shown a vertical strip 9 applied to the left hand of the blank in Figure 13 to form a corner post for the cabinet. Adjacent this post near the top and bottom there are attached wooden strips I 0, II running vertically and just inside the strip 9. These strips IU, I I each have a vertical groove I2 to receive one edge of a panel. Extending horizontally adjacent the forward ends of the strips If, II are other strips I3, I4, preferably of wood, and these have horizontal slots I5 cut therein and disposed at right angles with the slots I2 of the strips I 0, II. These horizontal strips I3, I4 are also adapted to receive in their grooves each one edge of a panel member as will be described. The section 6 of the blank which is to form the opposite side wall of the cabinet is also provided with the vertical strips I0, II having the slots I2 and with the horizontal strips I3, I4 having the horizontal slots I5 the same as those attached to the section 5 but disposed in the opposite relation.

Extending vertically on each of the

sections

5, 6 there is also attached a strip I 5 of wood and these have slots I'I to receive the bar on which the garment hangers are to be supported, as will be set forth in detail hereinafter. These strips I6 in addition to forming a means for attaching the hanger bar also stiffen the walls of the blank vertically.

The top and bottom members of the cabinet are constructed similar to each other except that the bottom member has the two runners I8 which are not required on the top; and these runners rest on the iioor and support the bottom member above the floor. The top member I 9 is composed of three strips 25 preferably made of wood and which are similar to each other and are joined by the mitred joints 2I The fourth or front side of 75 the top is formed by a strip 22 which is slightly different from the strips as will be pointed out.

Each strip 20 is provided with a slot 23 facing inwardly of the top member and the front strip 22 is provided with a corresponding' slot 25 so that there is a slot extending continuously around these four members with the open sides of the slots facing inwardly of the top. The sheet or panel 26 of rectangular shape is -inserted in the four

slots

23, 25 of the

frame members

20, 22 to form a complete top wall for the top member with the four wooden strips extending around and enclosing the four edges of the panel. The bottom member 21 is constructed in the Vsame manner vas the top member except for the addition of the cleats or runners I8 which are an added feature of the base as distinguished from the top member. The top and bottom members are assembled and the panels 26 may be glued in the several slots or not, as desired, because it will not be necessary to disassemble the top members or the bottom members other than to detach them from the vertical walls of the cabinet.

In addition to

thehorizontal slots

23, 25 the three frame members 20 have other slots 24 disposed at right angles to the slots 23 and these several slots on three sides of the top and bottom members are adapted to receive respectively the top and bottom edges of the three

sections

5, 6, 1 which form the two side and rear walls of the cabinet. These walls are not ordinarily intended to be glued into the

members

20, 22 because they are to be detachable therefrom in order that the cabinet may be disassembled.

The door 8 is hinged to one of the side walls 6 along the crease line 4 and nothing is required to make this connection air-and-moth proof. On the opposite side o-f the front of the cabinet the post 9 is provided with a vertical slot 29 to receive the free edge of the section 5 of the wall structure therein and this post has a reduced projection 39 at both top and bottom acting as a dowel to be inserted in the apertures 3| in the frame of the top and bottom members. This corner post also H has a slot 32 to form a ledge 33 along the corner post. 'I'he strips 22 of the top and bottom members have corresponding slots 34 so that there are ledges 33 formed around three sides of the front of the cabinet o-r around all sides except the hinge line.

The door which forms part of the vertical wall structure is adaptedI to be forced past the ledges 33 so that the three edges of the door seat in the

slots

32, 34 in the vertical post 9 and in the front members of the top and bottom sections of the cabinet in order that the free edges of the door will be overlapped or enclosed within the slots to form air-tight, dust-proof and moth-proof closure for the door.

I have shown a handle 35 provided at one side of the door to facilitate opening and closing the latter; and I have shown means for holding the door locked in closed position, consisting of a pin 36 attached to the post 9 and a hook member 31 on the door adapted to hook on to the pin 36.

This hook member is pivoted on the pin or eyelet 38 of the door and it is provided with an angular slot 39 which will allow for adjustment of the hook to correspond with any variation in the distance between the

pins

38 and 36.

I have provided simple snap devices for securing the top and bottommembers to the side walls when the cabinet is assembled and these consist of the following: There are attached to the side '

Walls

5 and 6 nearthe top and bottom thereof plates or blocks of wood 40 by means of the eyelets 4I which also secure against the blocks the base members 42 of the spring catch. From this base there extends the plate 43 which is inclined to extend toward the walls on which the attachment is secured and this plate is provided with an aperture 44 to receive a locking hook therein. There is attached to one of the frame members of the top and the bottom sections latch members having a base 45 and an upwardly extending, resilient arm 46 which is provided on its free end with the hook 41 adapted to enter the aperture 44 of the members 43 to lock these two members 'together and thereby secure the top member or the bottom member to the side walls to prevent the top or bottom from becoming detached from the cabinet after it has been assembled.

The several walls and door of the cabinet form a main chamber or compartment 48 which, as stated above, is sub-divided off into separate compartments. There is a panel 49 which slides vertically in the grooves I2 of the opposed strips II and lying just inside the front door it forms a vertical wall extending between the side walls of the cabinet.

There is another panel 50 which is sldable in the slots I5 of the strips I4 in a horizontal direction and this serves as a cover for closing the compartment 5I which is a sub-division of the main compartment 48 of the cabinet. Various articles may be stored in this lower compartment, such as under clothing and various articles which would ordinarily be stored in a cedar chest. The contents of this compartment are accessible when the door is opened, by sliding the panel 59 forwardly to open the top of the compartment, whereupon the user may reach in and place or remove articles in the compartment 5I, after which the panel 50 may be slid back into closed position, as shown in Figure 2.

There is another panel 52 which slides horizontally in the slots I5 of the strips I3 into the position shown in Figure 2 to extend between the side walls of the cabinet and to form the bottom wall of an upper compartment 53. There is also a panel 54 sliding in the vertical slots I2 of the upper members I Il to form a front wall for the compartment 53. 'I'his vertical panel has a cleat 55 on its inner surface near the top, which cleat is adapted to rest on the forward edge of the horizontal panel 52 when the panel 54 is lowered for the purpose of obtaining access to the upper compartment 53. When the horizontal panel 52 is positioned with its forward edge just under the edge of the vertical panel 54 the latter is held up in closed position; and to lower this panel the horizontal panel 52 is pushed back slightly to remove its forward edge from the support of the panel 54. In order to manipulate these several panels I have provided rings 56 attached to the panels to be gripped by the hand in order to slide the panels in their respective slots.

In order to retain the parts in close contact to make them moth-proof I have provided clips adjacent the corners of several of the compartment panels as shown in Figure 9.

These clips consist in part of a yoke 51 straddling the edge of the panel, to which they are attached by means of eyelets or rivets 58. From the yokes extend the strap portions 59 which are bent to form right angle extensions 59 reaching around the adjacent corner of the panel, these members being more or less resilient. The spring arms 63 of these clips on the panel are adapted to extend into slots or cut-outs 6I in the strips 20 in 75 order to hold the walls 5, Gelose to the side edges of the panel 52. Clips are attached to the

panels

50, 49 of the lower compartment also and engage in the cut-outs 52, 63. I have also shown similar clips attached to the front corners of the panel 52. These several clips hold the adjacent Walls in close relation to the dividing panels, thereby making the cabinet and the several compartments moth-proof.

The hanger bar 54 shown in Figure 11 is adapted to extend between the opposite side walls of the cabinet and is detachably secured to the upright strips I6. On each end of the hanger bar there is attached a sleeve 65 by means of the screw 65, the sleeve having a slot 61 elongated in the direction of the axis of the bar, so that the sleeve may be slid to a limited extent upon the end of the bar. From this sleeve there eX- tend two downwardly directed tongues 58, 69 shown as lying parallel to each other. In attaching the bar 64 in place it is positioned under the panel 52 to extend crosswise of the cabinet, and the ends of the bar are forced into the upper portions of the slots i1 of the strips I6. The sleeves 65 are then slid toward the adjacent wall of the cabinet until the tongues 58, 59 are in position to straddle the strip I 5 whereupon the bar 64 is 10W- ered so that the tongue 53 lies against the inner surface of one of the strips I5 and the tongue 59 lies between the strip I 5 and the adjacent wall of the cabinet and is received in the recess or pocket 10 formed in the strip I5.

The same attachment is made at opposite ends of the bar. This bar serves to hold the opposite side walls in the correct spaced relation but it is provided principally to form a support for articles of clothing. Clothes hangers may be hooked onto the bar 54.

The operation of this form of my invention is as follows: The blank l detached from the top and bottom members may be folded upon itself and in Fig-ure 12 I have shown these parts in the act of being folded upy for packing, shipping or storage. The top and bottom members, together with the various panels which form the upper and lower compartments, as well as the bar 64 may all be packed in at relation to the folded blank I, so that the cabinet in a knock-down form is very compact for both shipping and storage purposes.

When the customer receives the cabinet in the knock-down form he may proceed to set it up as follows: The bottom member may be placed with the cleats I8 resting on the floor. 'Ihe bottom edge of the blank i may now be inserted into the several vertical slots of the bottom member by directing the bottom edge of the section 5 into the slot 24 of the bottom member, the bottom edge of the section 1 into the vertical slot 24 of the rear strip 23 and the bottom edge of the member 6 in the vertical slot of the strip 25 on the right side of the bottom member. This will leave the hinged door disposed at the front of the cabinet, let us say in open position. As the blank I is thus applied to the bottom member and the lower edge forced into the vertical slots in the manner described above, the plate 43 of the locking device at each of the

side walls

5 and 5 will slide under the hooked end 41 of the members 46, the plate 43 being inclined so that the end of the hook will rise gradually against the surface of the plate 43.

When the bottom of the blank I has been moved down into the vertical slots of the bottom member 21 the hook 41 will snap into the aperture of the plate 43 and this action takes place at both sides of the cabinet as the locking devices are attached to the

sections

5 and 6 and to the bottom member adjacent thereto. The locking devices will retain the vertical walls in locked engagement with the locking member so that these parts will not become detached accidentally.

The top member consisting of the panel 25 and the

strips

23 and 22 may now be applied at the top of the cabinet by placing it above the vertical walls of the blank I and lowering it against the top edges of the

several sections

5, 6 and 1 so that the edges of these sections enter the vertical slots 24 of the several strips 20. As the locking members are applied respectively to the upper portions of the

sections

5 and 5 and to adjacent portions of the top member, the plates 43 of these locking devices will also slide under the hooks 41 of the corresponding members 46 until the hooks register with the apertures of the plates 43, whereupon the hooks will enter these apertures and thus the top member will be locked in place upon the vertical walls.

The door is placed in open position and the several panels which are to form the upper and lower compartments are now slid into place. The panel 49 may be slid vertically into the slots I2 of the strips l. The horizontal panel 5l! may be slid into the horizontal slots I3 of the members I4 and this completes the lower compartment 5I. The panel 52 may be slid horizontally into the slots I5 of the upper strips I4 until the forward edge of the panel 52 is just behind the vertical slots I2 of the upper members I0. The panel 54 may now be slid vertically into the slots I2 of the upper members Ill and then the panel 52 is drawn forward slightly to bring its forward end under the panel 54 to support the latter in closed position.

The bar 64 may now be attached to the strips I5 in the manner described above so that this bar will be supported under the panel 52. Garments mounted on ordinary garment hangers may be supported from the bar 64 by engaging the hooks of the hangers upon this bar and the garments will hang down in the compartment 48 between the upper and lower compartments 53 and 5I, the space being intended to permit the garments to hang full length. After the garments have been hung in the cabinet and any desired articles have been placed in the compartments 5I and 53, the door may be swung to closed position and the three free edges of the door will snap past the ledges 34 into the slots 32 and then the hook 31 may be swung into engagement with the pin 36 to hold the door closed. As the several free edges of the door are all overlapped by the ledges 34, air, dust and moths are all prevented from entering the cabinet, so that the entire contents of the latter are protected. At any time it is desired to place additional garments or other articles into the cabinet, or to remove articles therefrom, it is only necessary to vunhook the hook 31, swing open the door, and this gives immediate access to the garments in the compartment 48. If access is to be had to the compartment 5l the panel 50 is slid forwardly for this purpose. If access is to be had to the upper compartment 53 the panel 52 is slid backwa-rdly slightly, whereupon the panel 54 will move downwardly until the cleat 55 rests on the forward edge of the panel 52, thus permitting articles to be placed into or removed from the compartment 53.

If the cabinet is to be knocked down for storage or other purposes, the operator may proceed as follows: The tongues 46 of the two upper locking devices are depressed to disengage the plates 43, whereupon the top member may be lifted off the vertical walls.

In like manner the hooks 46 of the lower locking devices may be lifted out of the apertures in the plates 43, whereupon the vertical wa'lls may be disengaged from the bottom member 2'|. The

various panels

52, 55, 49 and 50 may be slid out of their several slots before the cabinet is disassembled and the bar 64 may be disengaged from the strips I6. When the member I has thus been disengaged from the top and bottom members it may be folded as indicated in Figure 12 and the several panels may be placed ilat against it for packing or storage.

In Figures 14 to 22 I have shown a modified form of the invention. In this form the top and bottom members are constructed of three wood strips 'I3 united by mitred joints and disposed in rectangular formation. These strips are provided with horizontal slots 14 in which the panels 15 of the top and bottom members are inserted edgewise. In addition, the strips 'I3 have slots 16 formed along their outer surfaces. The cardboard 11 of which the side and rear walls are formed, similar to the blank in the first construction, are folded or bent over at the top and bottom edges as shown at 18 co-extensive with the side and back walls 19, 80. These bent-over edges are adapted to enter the slots 16 of the strips 13 in both the top and bottom members, as shown in Figure 15, to form air-tight and mothproof connections between the vertical walls and the top and bottom members. At the front of the cabinet and on the left side, as shown in Figure 18, there is a vertical post 8| having a slot 82 to receive the front edge of the left side wall 19 and this post is preferably permanently attached to this wall. The post 8| has a tongue 95 on each end adapted to enter slots 96 in the top and bottom members. In this construction I attach a vertical wood strip 83 to the right side wall of the cabinet adjacent the hinge line of the door.

The post 8| is provided with a recess 84 extending vertically along the same and the edge of the panel forming part of the door seats in the recess 84 when the door is closed. There is a flap 85 which may be made of wood or other material hinged as shown at 86 to the strip 13 of the top member. There is a similar overlapping strip 85 hinged at 86 to the strip 13 of the bottom member and there is a third overlapped strip 85 hinged at 89 to the post 8| and a fourth overlapped strip 85 is hinged at 86 to the post 83. These overlapped strips 85 have their corners ohamfered so that in the closed position they have a mitred relation to each other. When in the closed position, as shown in Figure 14, these several overlap strips all cover the several edges of the door and exclude air, dust and moths from entering the cabinet around the several edges of the door. I have provided means for locking the several overlap strips in closed position, the means being the same at each of the four meeting corners of the overlapped strips and are as follows:

There is a small plate 99 adapted to move in the slots 9| cut into the edges of the several corners of the overlap strips. These plates are pivoted on the pin 92 and there is a small handle 93 extending from the plate to be gripped by the fingers for swinging the plates on the pivot,

These plates are adapted to be swung into the position shown iii-Figure 14' so that the plate attached to one of the overlapped strips enters the slots 9| formed at the corner of an adjacent overlap strip. While the overlap strips are being moved into closed position the several plates 90 are swung so that they are principally conned in the slot `9| of the strip to which they are attached.

When all the strips,` have been folded into closed position-in Figure 14, the operator grasps the handle 93 and swings the plate 98 into posito project the plate into the slot 9| of the adjacent strip. When all of the plates have been moved into locked position the several strips cannot swing Aoutwardly because of the interlocking relation of the several plates 90. To open the door it is necessary to ilrst swing back the plates 90 then swing open `the overlapped strips, as shown in Figure 15, `whereupon the door may be swung open. Y

Preferably the several panels and other interior parts described in connection with the rst form of the invention are employed in` this form also as shown in Figures 20 to 22. In assembling this form of the cabinet the bottom member is placed so that the cleats I8 rest on the iloor. Then the blank is wrapped around the top and bottom members with the bent edges 'I8 entering the several slots 16 of the strips of the top and bottom members and with the doweled ends 95 of the vertical posts entering the recesses 96. The top and bottom members are assembled in like relation to the vertical walls.

I have provided novel means for supplying vaporizing moth-repelling material in the cabinet and it is adapted for use in both cabinets described herein as well as in other types of cabinets. I have shown a plate 91 attached to the under side of the panel 52 which forms the bottom of the upper compartment and this has two tongues 98 spaced from the panel. There is a disk 99, having an elongated slot |00 in its center, which is adapted to be attached to the under side of the panel 52 by placing the member 99 with its slot |00 parallel with the tongues 98 and then turning the member as shown in Figure 16 so that the tongues 98 engage lopposite sides of the slot I 00 and thus support the member 99 under the panel.

The member 99 whether circular or any other shape, is made of corrugated board having top and bottom sheets IUI, |92 with the intermediate corrugated sheet |83 attached thereto and the vaporizing moth-repelling material |84 is filled in the spaces of the corrugations. 'I'his mothrepellent material may be applied in the spaces of the corrugations at the time the corrugated board is being formed on automatic machinery, so that the repellent material is confined in the spaces of the corrugations and between the sheets |0|, |02 so that articles of clothing will not come into direct contact with the mothrepellent material. The latter will vaporize slowly, the vapor being emitted around the edges of the member 99 and while suilicient vapor will be given off to serve the purpose of repelling moths from the cabinet, the material will vaporize so slowly that the slight portion thereof which is exposed at any time will allow the material to last over a long period.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A collapsible cabinet comprising a blank bent on vertical lines to form side and back walls, and a hinged door closing one side of said cabinet, top and bottom walls for closing the ends of the cabinet, grooved strips attached to the inner sides of the side walls of the cabinet and extending horizontally thereof, other grooved strips extending vertically and attached to said side walls inside of but adjacent said door of the cabinet, and a sliding panel slidable along said horizontal strips, and another panel slidable vertically in said second mentioned strips and co-operating with said rst panel and with the walls of the cabinet to form an inner compartment accessible through said door and through said second panel, the forward edge of said horizontal panel forming a support for the lower edge of the sliding vertical panel, said horizontal panel being adapted to be moved backwardly to allow the vertical panel to slide vertically, and a stop member on said Vertical panel adapted to rest on the forward edge of the horizontal panel to hold the vertical panel in open position.

2. A collapsible cabinet comprising a blank bent on vertical lines to form side and back walls, and a hinged door closing one side of said cabinet, top and bottom walls for closing the ends of the cabinet, grooved strips attached to the inner sides of the side walls of the cabinet and extending horizontally thereof, other grooved strips extending vertically and attached to said side walls inside of but adjacent said door of the cabinet, and a sliding panel slidable along said horizontal strips, and another panel slidable vertically in said second mentioned strips and cooperating with said first panel and with the Walls of the cabinet to form an inner compartment accessible through said door and through said second panel, the forward edge of said horizontal panel forming a support for the lower edge of the sliding vertical panel, said horizontal panel being adapted to be moved backwardly to allow the vertical panel to slide vertically.

GEORGE ROTTMAN,