US2166633A

US2166633A - Private refreshment bar

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Publication number: US2166633A
Application number: US131989A
Authority: US
Inventors: Hardy Charles
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1937-03-20
Filing date: 1937-03-20
Publication date: 1939-07-18
Anticipated expiration: 1956-07-18

Description

Jul 18, 1939. c. HARDY 2,166,633 X PRIVATE REFRESHMENT BAR Filed March 20,1957 6 2 Shee'ts-Sheet 1 INVENTOR Charles Hardg BYV 2 A1TORN EYS July 18, 1939. c. HARDY PRIVATE REFRESHMENT BAR Filed March 20, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 -INVENTOR Charles Hardg BY I ATTORNEYS Patented July 18, 1939 PATENT OFFICE PRIVATE REFRESHMENT BAR Charles Hardy, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application March 20,

15 Claims.

This invention relates to a refreshment bar for home use, and more particularly to such a bar having an ash receiver built therein.

The primary object of my invention is to generally improve private or home refreshment bars. In accordance with more particular features and objects of the invention, the bar is made with a preferably cylindrical enclosed cabinet having a table-like top thereover, a part of the wall of the cabinet being openable to expose superposed circular shelves therein, the said shelves being rotatablymounted for ready access to bottles, glassware, or the like, disposed at any point thereon.

A further object of my invention is to combine an attractive, convenient, and capacious ash receiver with the bar. In accordance with more specific objects and features of the invention, the top of the bar is provided with a decorative ash tray at the center thereof. A readily removable ash receiver of substantial depth is located beneath the ash tray, and the ash tray is provided with openable means for dropping the contents thereof into the ash receiver. The ash receiver is itself preferably housed within a tubular bearing or receptacle, and the previously mentioned circular shelves are rotatable about the tubular bearing and ash receiver.

Still further objects of my invention center about the constructional features of the bar, and without going into detail at this time it may be briefly said that these features lead to the production of a strong, sturdy, rigid structure with a sound-deadened top, the said top being so secured in place that no bolts or fastening means are exposed on the surface thereof despite the fact that to a considerable extent the strength of the Fig. 1 is a perspective View showing a refreshment bar embodying features of my invention, the bar being shown with the cabinet door open;

Fig. 2 is a section taken in elevation through the bar, as indicated by the section line 22 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken in the plane of the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

1937, Serial No. 131,989

Fig. 4 is an inverted horizontal section taken in the plane of the line 4--4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail section taken in the plane of the line 55 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is explanatory of the door detent and table mounting; and

Fig. 7 is a section at the bottom end of a tie rod.

The refreshment bar is preferably though not necessarily cylindrical in form. Such a bar is illustrated in the drawings, and referring to Fig. 1 it will be seen that the bar comprises a cylindrical cabinet I! having a circular table-like top l4 of larger diameter mounted above said cabinet. The top I 4 is preferably provided with a raised peripheral rail I6 for protectively retaining glassware, bottles, or the like on the table top. A substantial part l8 of the cabinet wall I2 acts as a door which is openable to expose the interior of the cabinet. Within the cabinet, I provide a plurality of superposed

circular shelves

20, 22, and 24, the said shelves being rotatably mounted for ready access to any part thereof. The

shelves

22 and 24 are preferably given a diameter almost equal to that of the interior of the cabinet, and, for safety, may be upwardly flanged, as indicated at 2B. The shelf 20 is smaller in diameter than the other shelves, and is preferably provided with a series of radial slots 28 for receiving stemmed glassware or the like. The decorative motif of the cabinet may be completed by the provision of a miniature simulated foot-rail 30 at the bottom of the cabinet, and a vertical hand-rail 32 on the door. The door is provided with a lock 34.

An ash tray 36 is located at the center of top l4 and is provided with manually operable means 38 for dropping the contents thereof into an ash receiver of substantial depth, located therebeneath. The

shelves

20, 22, and 24 are preferably fixedly mounted on a center hub structure, and it will be noted that the upper part 40 of the hub structure is enlarged relative to the lower part 42, thus adapting the same to fit around the ash receiver.

Considering the arrangement in greater detail and referring to the remaining figures of the drawings, the top H is made of sheet metal. It is reinforced at its peripheral edge by a stout metallic hoop 44, and the peripheral portion of top I4 is bent downwardly at 46, inwardly at 48, and upwardly at around hoop 44. The rail I6 is preferably elliptical in section, as is best shown in Fig. 5, because this gives the same a modern streamline appearance without sacrificing any substantial part of the useful area of the table top, even though the rail is made substantial in dimension for strength. It also improves the appearance of the bar because it may be chromium-plated, incontrast with the top and cabinet which are finished in ebony or the like or to simulate wood. The rail is spaced from the top by spacers or balls 52 and is secured to the top by screws 54 which pass upwardly through the top I4 and are screwed into the rail I6. In this way no fastening means for the rail are exposed or visible.

The bottom 56 of the cabinet is also made of sheet metal and is reinforced at its periphery by a stiff metallic hoop 58. The sheet metal of bottom 56 is bent upwardly, inwardly, and downwardly around the hoop, as will be evident from inspection of Fig. 2 of the drawings. The side wall I2 of the cabinet is made of sheet metal and is secured at its lower end to bottom 56 and hoop 58. The decorative rail 30 is elliptical in cross-section like the top rail I6, and is similarly spaced from the cabinet by spherical spacers 60. The rail is mounted in position by screws 62 which pass through the rail, the spacers, the upwardly turned flange of the bottom, the reinforce hoop 50, and the side wall I2 of the cabinet. In this way the parts are strongly held in assembled relation, and the cabinet is made exceptionally sturdy and rigid.

The cabinet wall I2 is further reinforced at its upper edge by the use of another stifiening hoop 64. This hoop is disposed directly outside the cabinet wall and is supported against downward displacement by a series of lugs 66 which are struck outwardly from the cabinet wall. The hoop 64 is of such width and is so positioned as to be spaced downwardly from a disc of sounddeadening material 68 located directly beneath top I4. The spacing is made just enough to receive certain radial straps I6 to be described later. The disc or lining 68 may be made of any standard fibrous material such as wallboard, multi-ply wood, or any of a number of known materials made of agglutinated wood fibre, the only requirement being that it have good sound-deadening properties when disposed beneath the metallic p.

The top and bottom are held in assembled relation with the side wall of the cabinet by the use of tie rods extending all the way from the top to the bottom. However, these tie rods are so mounted as not to pass through or mar the working surface of top I4. Specifically, in the present case I provide three tie rods, 10, 12, and I4. As is best shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the tie rods are anchored at their upper ends to radially disposed metallic straps I6. These straps extend from ash tray 36 outwardly to the reinforce hoop 44. At their outer ends 18 beyond the edge of sounddeadening disc 68 they are bent upwardly to the table top. Referring to Fig. 5, it will be seen that the upper end of the tie rod is secured to its corresponding strap.16 by fastening means 80, such as a screw, rivet, or the like. The strap I6 in turn is secured to top I4 by bolts 82 at the inner ends and by the screws 54 at the outer ends. Both of these connections are invisible, the screws 54 terminating within guard rail I6, and the heads of bolt 82 being concealed within the ash tray structure 36.

At their lower ends, the tie rods pass through bottom 56 and are secured in place by nuts 84 (Fig. 7), the lower threaded ends of the tie rods preferably being shouldered so that the rods act as true spacers, that is, they act in compression as well as in tension.

A substantial portion of cabinet wall I2, in this case nearly a fourth of the periphery, is made openable for access to the interior of the cabinet. In the present case the door I8 is hinged, it being made of sheet metal reinforced by channelshaped pieces of sheet metal 86, preferably welded to the door. The edge 88 of the door is folded or turned inwardly, and is stiffened by the handle 32 which is secured thereto through spacers at 80. The opposite edge of the door is reinforced by a strip 92, and one half of a suitable piano-type hinge 94 is bolted between strip 82 and the door, The opposite side of the hinge is bolted between a similar strip 96 and the adjacent edge 88 of cabinet wall I2.

The tie rods I and 12 are located adjacent each edge of the door opening, and strengthen the same against bending. The tie rod 14 is located at an opposite point. All of these tie rods are secured to the cabinet wall I2 by a series of anchor straps and loops I00 and I02 (Fig. 3), these straps and loops being welded to the cabinet wall at spaced intervals along the tie rods. The cabinet edge I04 at the door opening is folded or turned inwardly to finish the same, and a detent I06 (Fig. 3) for lock 34 is formed integrally with a special strap IOI at the center of tie rod I0. The door is further provided with top and bottom spring detents to hold the same closed even when not locked; and by referring to Fig. 6 the nature of the top detent mechanism I05, I01 will be self-explanatory, it being of conventional type, except that the part I is integral with a strap I03 on tie rod 10. The bottom detent is similar but inverted.

The cabinet is completed by the addition of feet I 08 (Fig. 2), these feet being secured beneath the cabinet by screws IIO, clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The ash tray 36 is dish-shaped and secured at its outer edge to a depressed circular shoulder II2 (Figs. 2 and 5) at the center of top I4. Depending from the ash tray is a tubular bearing or receptacle H4. The bottom II6 of this receptacle is cut away, and accommodates an ash receiver I20, said ash receiver being readily removable by means of a cross rod I22 extending diametrically across the same near its upper edge. The central opening in ash tray 36 is preferably blocked by means of a door or trap I24, the latter being secured at the lower end of a rod I26 which is slidable through a collar I23. Collar I28 is formed on a bridge member I30 the ends I32 of which are detachably secured to the ash tray by means of key-hole slot connections. The decorative knob 38 is mounted on the upper end of draw rod I26. It will be manifest that by pulling knob 38 upwardly, the door or trap I24 is elevated, thus permitting the contents of ash tray 36 to fall into the ash receiver I20. It

will also be understood that when the ash receiver is to be emptied, it is merely necessary to oscillate bridge I30 slightly, thereby freeing the same from the tray, whereupon the bridge together with knob 38 and door I24 are removed from the tray, and the ash receiver I20 is lifted out by means of cross rod I22. When the ash receiver has been emptied, the parts are replaced in reverse order.

The

shelves

20, 22, and 24 are preferably rigidly related to one-another to form a single shelf structure which is rotatable as a unit. To this end, the shelves are mounted on what may for convenience be termed a hub, which hub is itself locked to and rotatable with the shelves. Referring to Fig. 2, it will be seen that in the present case the hub, generally designated H,

comprises an enlarged upper portion I34 and a smaller-diameter lower portion I35. The upper portion I34 is made large enough in diameter to fit around the tubular hearing or receptacle H4. The hub might, of course, be continued at its large diameter all the way to the bottom of the cabinet, but there is some advantage in reducing its diameter, in that the shelf storage capacity for bottles is thereby increased.

The upper hub portion I34 is welded or otherwise secured to the top shelf 20. The edge of the latter as well as the edge of each of the slots 28 therein is folded to thicken and round the same. The hub I34 is preferably provided with antifriction bearings I40, the latter being disposed between the receptacle I I4 and hub I34. It will be noted that seats for the bearings are formed directly in hub I34, so that the bearings are mounted without increased expense and without necessitating enlargement of the diameter of hub Shelf 22 is formed of sheet metal and is turned upwardly at its peripheral edge to form the guard flange 26. The metal is then turned downwardly to present a rounded thickened edge. The shelf is steadied against tilting, by locking the same securely against the broad bottom surface I42 of hub I34. To this end, a washer I44 is provided beneath shelf 22, and this in turn is locked to the hub I34 by means of a circular nut I46 with spanner holes I45. The lower hub portion I35 is a tube or pipe which extends between and spaces apart the

shelves

22 and 24. Shelf 24 is locked against tube I35 by a nut I48. Above the nut, I dispose a large washer and bearing member I50, thus steadying the shelf against tilting. This shelf is further steadied against any possibility of tilting, by the nature of the thrust bearing used to take the load of the entire shelf structure. For this purpose, I provide anti-friction bearings I52 which are mounted on a bearing plate I54 disposed at the center of bottom 55 and interlocked therewith by flanges I56. The washer and bearing plate I50 previously referred to rests directly on the bearings I52.

It is believed that the construction and operation of my improved home refreshment bar and ash receiver, as well as the many advantages .thereof, will be apparent from the foregoing detailed description. The structure is compact yet has substantial sturdy capacity for bottles, glassware, and the like. All of the shelf space is instantly accessible by rotation of the shelf assembly. Because of the anti-friction bearings, the shelves are rotated silently and with ease. The ash tray is convenient because of the common association of smoking with liquid refreshment, and the necessity for putting down a cigarette, cigar, or the like, while mixing a drink. The contents of the ash tray may be dumped out of the way intothe ash receiver, thus avoiding the odor and unsightliness of accumulated stubs and ashes.

' The relatively capacious ash receiver does not add to the bulk of the cabinet because it is housed within the hub of the rotatable shelf structure.

The structure is assembled by first putting together the shelf assembly, the upper and lower parts of the shelf assembly being locked together by the tie rod I I8, the upper end of which may be riveted after nut I46 is tightened to lock shelf 22 in position. The side wall and the bottom of the cabinet are next assembled, whereupon the shelf assembly is placed into the cabinet from above, the ball bearings at the bottom of the cabinet being interposed in the meantime. Ball bearings I40 at the top of the shelf assembly may be temporarily held in place by the use of a heavy grease. The vertical tie rods and the radial straps 16 are then added, following which the sound insulation 68 and the top I 4 are put in place over the radial straps. The receptacle II4 together with the lower lamination of the ash tray structure, is then put in place and secured by means of bolts passing through the inner ends of the straps. The ash receiver I20, the upper lamination 35 of the ash tray, and the trap door I24 are then added. At the same time, the outer ends of the straps are secured to the table top by screws passing through the guard rail I6. This mode of assembly may, of course, be varied to suit variations in structure.

It will be apparent that while I have shown and described my invention in preferred form, many changes and modifications may be made in the structure disclosed, without departing from the spirit of the invention, defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. A refreshment bar comprising an enclosed stationary cylindrical cabinet having a low circular table-like top, a circular rail at the periphery of said top, said top being larger in diameter than the wall of the cabinet, means securing said top to said cabinet wall without marring the smooth finish of the top, said means being disposed beneath said top and extending from a point near the cabinet wall, at which a fastening through the top would be disfiguring, to a point beneath the circular rail, where a fastening is not disfiguring, a substantial part of the cylindrical wall of the cabinet being hinged and openable to expose the interior of the cabinet, and a plurality of peripherally upwardly flanged circular shelves rotatably mounted in superposed relation within the cylindrical cabinet so that any part of said shelves may be moved adjacent the door.

2. A refreshment bar and ash receiver comprising an enclosed cabinet having a side door and a table-like top with an ash tray at the center thereof, a tubular bearing depending from said ash tray, a removable ash receiver disposed in said bearing, a hub rotatably surrounding said bearing at its upper end and resting on the bottom of the cabinet at its lower end, and one or more shelves mounted on said hub and rotatable to bring any portion thereof to the door.-

3. A refreshment bar and ash receiver comprising an enclosed cabinet having a side door and a table-like top with an ash tray at the center thereof, a tubular bearing of substantial depth depending from said ash tray, a removable ash receiver disposed in said bearing, a closure in said ash tray normally covering said ash receiver, optionally manually manipulatable means for momentarily opening said closure and thereby dropping the contents of the ash tray into the ashreceiver, a rotatable cylindrical hub surrounding said bearing, and one or more shelves mounted on said cylindrical hub and rotatable to bring any portion thereof to the door.

4. A refreshment bar comprising an enclosed cylindrical cabinet having a table-like top, a substantial part of the cylindrical wall of said cabinet being openable to expose the interior of the cabinet, an ash tray at the center of said table, a cylindrical receptacle depending from said ash tray, and one or more circular shelves rotatably mounted in said cabinet about said receptacle.

5. A refreshment bar comprising an enclosed cylindrical cabinet having a circular table-like top, a substantial part of the cylindrical wall of said cabinet being openable to expose the interior of the cabinet, an ash tray at the center of said table, a tubular bearing of substantial depth depending from said ash tray, a removable ash receiver disposed in said bearing, a rotatable cylindrical hub surrounding said hearing at its upper end and resting on the bottom of the cabinet at its lower end, and a plurality of circular shelves secured to said hub and adapted to be rotated therewith.

6. A refreshment bar comprising an enclosed cylindrical cabinet having a circular table-like top, a substantial part of the cylindrical wall of said cabinet being openable to expose the interior of the cabinet, a circular rail at the periphery of said top, an ash tray at the center of said table, a cylindrical receptacle of substantial depth depending from said ash tray, a removable ash receiver disposed in said receptacle, a rotatable cylindrical hub surrounding said receptacle at its upper end and pivoted on the bottom of the cabinet at its lower end, the upper portion of said hub being of larger diameter than the lower portion of said hub in order to fit around the receptacle, and a plurality of circular shelves secured to said hub and adapted to be rotated therewith.

7. A refreshment bar comprising an enclosed cylindrical cabinet having a top, an ash tray at the center of said top, a cylindrical receptacle of substantial depth depending from said ash tray, a rotatable cylindrical hub surrounding said receptacle at its upper end and pivoted on the bottom of the cabinet at its lower end, a plurality of circular shelves secured to said hub and adapted to be rotated therewith, and anti-friction bearings disposed between the receptacle and hub and also at the bottom of the cabinet and hub.

8. A refreshment bar comprising an enclosed cylindrical cabinet having a circular table-like top, a circular rail at the periphery of said top, said top being larger in diameter than the wall of the cabinet, means securing said top to said cabinet wall without marring the smooth finish of the top, said means being disposed beneath said top and extending from a point near the cabinet wall, at which a fastening through the top would be disfiguring, to a point beneath the circular rail, where a fastening is not disfiguring, an ash tray at the center of said table, a cylindrical receptacle of substantial depth depending from said ash tray, a removable ash receiver disposed in said receptacle, a rotatable cylindrical hub surrounding said receptacle at its upper end and pivoted on the bottom of the cabinet at its lower end, the upper portion of said hub being of larger diameter than the lower portion of said hub in order to fit around the receptacle, a plurality of circular shelves secured to said hub and adapted to be rotated therewith, at least one of said shelves being radially slotted about its periphery and thereby adapted to receive stemmed glassware, and anti-friction bearings disposed between the receptacle and hub and also at the bottom of the cabinet and hub.

9. A refreshment bar comprising an enclosed cabinet made of sheet metal and having a sheet metal top larger than the cabinet, a piece of fibrous sound-deadening and reinforcing material disposed immediately beneath the top of the cabinet, a rail disposed above the periphery of the top and secured thereto by screws or the like, a part of the wall of the cabinet being openable to expose the interior of the cabinet, a bottom larger in diameter than the cabinet, a substantial part of the cylindrical wall of the cabinet being openable to expose the interior of the cabinet, a circular bottom for said cabinet, a plurality of tie rods extending between the top and bottom of the cabinet near the wall thereof, one of said tie rods being disposed adjacent each edge of the doorway, means securing said top to the cabinet without marring the smooth finish of the top, said means being disposed beneath said top and being connected to the upper ends of said tie rods, where a fastening through the top would be disfiguring, said means being attached to the top at other points where the top is not disfigured, an additional tie rod at the middle of the wall of the cabinet, and a plurality of rotatable circular shelves within the cylindrical cabinet around the center tie rod.

11. A refreshment bar comprising an enclosed cylindrical cabinet made of sheet metal and having a circular sheet metal top larger in diameter than the cylindrical cabinet, the edge of said top being reinforced by a rigid metallic hoop, and

the peripheral portion of the sheet metal top being bent around said hoop, a circular piece of fibrous sound-deadening and reinforcing material disposed immediately beneath the top of the cabinet, a circular rail disposed above the periphery of the top and secured thereto by a plurality of screws or the like, a substantial part of the cylindrical wall of the cabinet being openable to expose the interior of the cabinet, stiff metallic hoops at the top and bottom ends of the cylindrical cabinet for strengthening and rigidifying the same, a circular bottom for said cabinet, a plurality of tie rods extending between the top and bottom of the cabinet near the wall thereof, metallic straps extending radially beneath the sound-deadening lamination of the top, the

upper ends of said tie rods being secured to said straps, the outer ends of said straps being secured to the top by the previously mentioned screws which hold the rail on the topfand a plurality of circular shelves rotatably mounted within the cylindrical cabinet.

12. A refreshment bar and ash receiver comprising an enclosed cabinet made of sheet metal, a top therefor, an ash tray at the center of the said top, a cylindrical receptacle depending from said tray, a part of the wall of the cabinet being openable to expose the interior of the cabinet, a bottom for said cabinet, a cylindrical member rotatably surrounding the aforesaid receptacle, a tie rod extending between the bottom of the member and the bottom of the cabinet, and a plurality of shelves secured to said member and rotatable therewith, said member and said shelves being locked together by the center tie rod,

13. A refreshment bar and ash receiver comprising an enclosed cylindrical cabinet made of sheet metal and having a circular top, an ash tray at the center of the said top, a cylindrical receptacle depending from said tray, a substantial part of the cylindrical wall of the cabinet being openable to expose the interior of the cabinet, a circular bottom for said cabinet, a plurality of tie rods extending between the top and bottom of the cabinet near the wall thereof, a cylindrical member rotatably surrounding the aforesaid receptacle, a tiered extending between the bottom of the member and the bottom of the cabinet, and a plurality of circular shelves secured to said member and rotatable therewith, said member and said shelves being locked together by the center tie rod.

14. A refreshment bar and ash receiver comprising an enclosed cylindrical cabinet made of sheet metal and having a circular sheet metal top larger in diameter than the cylindrical cabinet, an ash tray at the center of said top, a cylindrical receptacle oi substantial depth depending from said tray, a circular piece of soundterior of the cabinet, a circular bottom for said cabinet, a plurality of tie rods extending between the top and bottom of the cabinet, metallic straps extending radially beneath the sounddeadening lamination of the top, the upper ends of said tie rods being secured to said straps, the outer ends of said straps being secured to the top by the previously mentioned screws which hold the rail on the top, a cylindrical hub rotatably surrounding the aforesaid receptacle, and a plurality of circular shelves secured to said hub and rotatable therewith.

15. A refreshment bar and ash receiver comprising an enclosed cylindrical cabinet having a side door and an extensive circular table-like top with an ash tray at the center thereof, a tubular bearing depending from said ash tray, an up-- wardly removable cup-like receptacle of small diameter and substantial depth received axially in said tubular bearing directly beneath the ash tray, a hub freely rotatable about said tubular bearing, and a circular shelf mounted on said hub for rotation about said tubular bearing within the cabinet.

CHARLES HARDY.