US233992A - Post-office case - Google Patents

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J. R. GROWDER & J. T. HAILE.

Post Office Gase. No. 233,992. Patented Nov. 2,1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN E. OROWDER, E eAINEsvILLE, AND JAMES fr. HAILE, OF WHlrEs- BOROUGH, TExAs.

POST-OFFICE CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 233,992, dated November 2, 1880.

Application filed May 7, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN R. GROWDER, of Gainesville, Cook county, State of Texas, and JAMES T. HAILE, of Whitesborough, in the county of Grayson and State of Texas, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Revolving Post-Office Cases; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and ro operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part ot' this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective i 5 view of our improved post-office case. Fig. 2 is a central section thereon. Fig. 3 is a plan view, and Fig. 4 is a detail.

This invention has relation to improvements in post-office cases for distributing and 2o shipping mails; and it consists in a case constructed and operating substantially as hereinafter set forth.

In the annexed drawings, the letter A designates a circular metallic plate of any de- 2 5 sired diameter, and constituting the base or bottom of my improved case, and the top thereof consists of a metallic disk, C, of the salme diameter, and having in it a preferably semicircular openin g, a, closed at pleasure by a hinged door, b.

The disks A and O are connected together at their middle portions by a cylinder, D, arranged concentric to the peripheries of the disks A G, and of the same (or of a slightly greater) curvature as the opening a aforesaid, whereby a convenient center pocket, E, is thus formed for the reception of printed matter generally, or other like mail.

Secured to the outer side of cylinder D are one or more annular shelves, F, subdivided by radial partitions c into pigeon-holes d, usually twenty-six in number, and lettered in regular order from a 7 to z. The shelves and partitions do not extend out from the 45 cylinder D as far as the perimeters of the (Model.)

disks A G by several inches, which leaves at the sides of the case the projecting marginal dan ges e, the object of which will hereinafter appear.

Arranged parallel to partitions c, and with 5o a slight interval between them, are other partitions, c. In the interval thus formed are held the sliding doors f, which, when drawn out and swung inward upon the case, close the pigeon-holes d. These doors are provided with short projecting pins, t', that engage the slots i', formed in the disks and shelves between the partitions c c. When closed in upon the case the doors are secured by a spring or other fastening, h, attached to the 6o sides of the partitions c.

Gr indicates a removable woven-steel band, of a width equal to the distance from the disk A to the disk C and of a length to pass neatly around the perimeter of the case between the said disks; or, if desired, a band of any other material and construction may be used extending around the case. The meeting-edges of this retainer-band are brought together and secured by the usual mail-locks, or by other 7o suitable means. When thus secured the band effectually prevents the doors from opening.

This case, when in position for distributing with the band removed, may be mounted on a suitable spindle, S, supported by a base, the said spindle passing through central bearings in the bottoni and top disks of the case, and it may be consequently' rotated to bring any desired pigeonhole opposite the distributing clerk. It may be readily lifted off the spindle 8o and placed on the door with the perimeters of the flanges e resting thereon, when it may be rolled upon said flanges to any desired position. The flanges being exterior to the casing-band, as shown, prevent it from touching the floor and becoming soiled.

We do not coniine ourselves to any special material in constructing our case, nor do we consider it necessary to use the specific form of sliding` door described.

ng the central i In testimony that we claim the above we r 5 have hereunto subscribed our names in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN R. CROWDER. JAMES THOMAS HAILE.

Witnesses as to signature of J. R. Crowder:

OLIVER P. Woon, P. H. LAMUs.

Witnesses as to signature of J. T. Haile:

PHILIP C. MAsI, JOHN A. ELLIS.

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