US2167013A - Cabinet - Google Patents

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July 25, 1939. P. o. UNGER Er AL CABINET l July 25, 1939.

P. o. `UNGER ET AL CABINET Filed May 18, 1956 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 f wm.

July 25, 1939- P. o. UNGER ET Al. 2,157,013

CABINET iled May 18, 1936 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 m Il July 25, 1939.

CABINET u Q m @UT WZ 6 j@ July 25, 1939.. P. o. UNGER Er AL CABINET 5 shets-sheet 5 Filed May 18, 1936 Patented July 25, 1939 -KUNITED STATES CABINET Paul O. Unger, Glen Ellyn, and John Howard Talmage, Chicago, Ill., assignors tc Wilson- Jones Company, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Massachusetts Application May 18, 1936, Serial No. 80,398

12 Claims.

This invention relates to a cabinet adapted to house a plurality of books so as to protect them when they are not in use, and to make them easily accessible for use. f

It is an object of this invention to provide a book support with hinge means to permit a book supportedV thereby to be moved out of the way of a book supported on an adjacent support to permit any book to be opened while adjacent books are exposed on top of the cabinet. It is a further object of this invention to provide means for retaining the book support against accidental displacement in any position. Other objects of this invention will become apparent L1 upon reading the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of a cabinet embodying the invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view showing a plurality of book supports;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary detail view of a book support showing the means for preventing accidental displacement of a book support turned to a move a binder supported thereby out of the way of a binder supported on an adjacent book support;

Figure 4 is a cross sectional View of a book support;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view of tWo adjacent book supports;

Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of a book support holding a book in concealed position;

Figure 7 is Aa longitudinal sectional view of a book support holding a book in exposed position; and

Figure 8 is a plan View of a book support in distended position.

In the drawings, the reference numeral 2 indicates a base member comprising a pair of side members 3 reinforced in any desired manner and tied together by channel members 4 and 5. The base member is provided with a plurality of casters 8. A cabinet 1 is pivotally supported on the sides 3 by means of trunnions t. The cabinet is provided With latch mechanism 9 to help control the pivotal movement of the cabinet. The cabinet is provided with a cover member Ill.

A plurality of longitudinally extending bars II divides the top of the cabinet into a plurality of longitudinally extending compartments of equal area, with each compartment of a size suit- ;,g'sj able to receive one book. Each bar I I is notched, as indicated at I2, to provide a pair of aligned bearings in each compartment. A sliding plate I3 secured to each bar I I is .adapted to cover the bearings I2 to prevent accidental displacement el) of the book support. Each compartment is provided near its front edge with a shock absorbing member I4. Each bar I I is provided with a slidable latching pin I 5 near its front edge having a spring I5 urging the pin rearwardly.

The structure of the cabinet hereinabove described broadly is a duplicate of the cabinet structure described specifically in the copending application of Paul O. Unger filed April 17, 1936 under Serial No. 74,918, and will not be described in detail in this application. All of the book supports are alike', and, therefore, only one need be described.

The book support I1 includes a plate member I8 having a pair of depending flanges I9 and 20. The book support is reinforced by a wide channel shaped member 2| having flanges 22. A shaft extends transversely of the book support and passes through the anges I9 and 20 and the sides 22 oi the reinforcing member 2l. 'I'he shaft 23 is rigidly secured to the iianges I3, 25 and 22, and the projecting ends 24 of the shaft serve as trunnions to pivotaily support the book support in the bearings I2 so that the book support may be rotated through a vertical angle of 180 degrees to expose a book or to conceal it within the cabinet.

A plate member 25 is hinged to one longitudinal edge of the plate member I8, as indicated at 26, and .another plate member 21 is hinged to the opposite edge of the member 25, as indicated at 28. Y The plate member 21 is provided vvith a iixed transverse bracket 29 adjacent one end and a pivoted transverse'bracket 30 adjacent its other end. A latch mechanism 3l serves to hold the bracket 29 in book supporting position. The plates I8 and 25 are provided with suitably shaped cut out portions 3|l to provide clearance for the latch mechanism 3I. Each bracket is provided with a pair of apertures v 32, 33 which are adapted to receive studs 34 projecting from the ends of the binder or book 35 to be supported. As shown in Figure 3, the hinge 2E permits the booksupport to be moved in one direction, and the hinge 28 permits movements in the opposite direction, to facilitate ref'- erence to .a book supported on either side of the book to be moved out of the way.

When the book support is pivoted on the hinge 26 a pair of hook shaped members 36 project through notches 31 in the flange 38 which extends along one edge of the plate 21. A wire 39 is secured to the plate 21 adjacent the flange 38 and engages the hooks 35 to prevent accidental displacement of the book.

The plate 21 is provided on its underside with a plurality of studs 40 adapted to pass through apertures 4I and 42 inthe plates 25 and I8 whenV the plates are super-imposed on each other. A locking bar 43 is slidably secured to the underside of the plate I8 by means of a plurality of studs 44 which are fixed to the plate I8 and pass through slots 45 in the bar. The bar 43 is provided with a projection or embossment 46 adapted to cooperate with a pair of apertures 4'I in the plate member I 8 to hold the locking bar in either locked or open position. The locking bar is pro-v vided With a plurality of key hole apertures 48j adapted to receive the studs When the bar is in open position, and to prevent removal of the studs when the bar is in locked position. Accordingly, it will be seen that the locking bar 43 must be moved to open .positionbefore the book support can be pivoted on eitherrhinge 26 or 28.

The lock bar 43 is provided with an extension 49 having its end curled, as indicated-at 50, tok

provide a nger grip to facilitate movement of the bar to and from locked position. As shown in Figure 5, the extension 49 overlies the latching pin I5 when the locking bar is in open position so that the pin yI5 cannot be released to allow rotation of the book support until the bar 43 is moved to locked position. This arrangement prevents accidental displacement of the book when the book support is in book concealing position.

. From the foregoing it will be seen that we have designed a simple and efficient book support which may be turned out of the way of an adjacent support without danger of accidently displacing the book supported thereon. Although We have described a preferred embodiment of the invention in detail, it will be understood that lthe description is illustrative, rather than restrictive, as many details may be modified or changed without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Accordingly, we do not desire to be restricted to the exact construction described, except as limited by the appended claims. We claim:

1 'A cabinet, a plurality of book supports pivn otally mounted in said cabinet in side by side relationship and adapted to be swung into position for use in a common plane,l and hinge means on each of said supports to permit pivotal movement of said supports in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction.

2. A book support including double acting hinge means at opposite longitudinal edges of said book support to permit pivotal movement of saidsupport in clockwise or counter-clockwise direction, and means to prevent accidental displacement of a book supported on said book support. V

3. A book support having a hinge at each longitudinal edge to permit pivotal movement in either clockwise or counter-clockwise direction, a hook shaped member adjacent one of said hinges, a slotV in one Wall of said support and a Wire adjacent 4. A book support including pivot means for Y permitting rotation of said support in a vertical plane,.latchingmeans-for preventing said rotation, hinge means for permitting pivotal movementY of said support in either clockwise or counter-clockwise direction, locking means for preventing said last-mentioned pivotal movement, and vmeans for preventing access to said latching means when said locking means is in open position. -f er 5. A/cabinet, means for pivotally mounting a booksupport to conceal a book within said cabinet or to expose it on top of said cabinet, hinge means for permitting pivotal movement along a longitudinal edge of said support, and means for retaining said support against said last mentioned pivotal movementwhen said book support is in book concealing position.

6. A book support including pivot means for permitting Yrotation of said support in a vertical plane, latching means for preventing said rotation, hinge means for permitting pivotal move-r ment of said support in either clockwise or counter-clockwise direction and means including alocking bar adapted to prevent said last mentioned pivotal movement, said locking bar including means to prevent access to said-latching means when said locking bar is in unlocking position.

7. A book support including a book supporting plate member, a middle plate member and a base plate member, said middle plate member being hinged at one longitudinal edge to said book supporting plate member and at its other longitudinal edge to the base plate member, and means adapted to prevent separation of said book supporting plate member and said middle plate member when said book support is pivotally moved on the hinge connecting said middle plate member to said base plate member. y

8. A cabinet, a book support comprising a plurality of hinged plates pivotally mounted to conceala book or to expose it on top of said cabinet, a stud secured to one of said hinged plates and passing through apertures in said other hinged plates when said hinged plates are superimposed, and a locking bar adapted to engage said stud to prevent accidental distention oi said'hinged plates. f

9. A cabinet, a plurality of bearings in said cabinet, a plurality of book supports each provided with a pair of trunnions pivotally supporting said book supports in said bearings in side by side relationship, and hinge means on each of said booksupports, permitting pivotal movement of said book supports at right angles to the pivotal movement permitted by said trunnions and bearings.

Y 10. A cabinet, a book support pivotally mounted in said cabinet to rotate in a vertical plane, latching means to retain said support against rotation, and a bar slidably mounted on said support and adapted to overlie said latchingvmeans to prevent access to said latching means.

Vll. In a cabinet, a plurality of book supports in side by side relationship,'each of said book supports including pivot means for permitting rotation of said support in a vertical plane, hinge means for permitting clockwise or counter-clockwise pivotal movement of said support, and means to prevent accidental rotation of said support in a vertical plane when said support is pivotally moved 'on said hinge means.

l2. In a cabinet, a plurality of book supports in side by side relationship, each of said book supports including pivot means for permittingrotation of said support in a vertical plane, latching means for preventing said rotation, hinge means for permitting pivotal movement of said support in either clockwise or counter-clockwise direction, and locking means for preventing said last mentioned pivotal movement. f

PAUL o. UNGER. JOHN HOWARD TALMAGE.

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