US2503020A

US2503020A - Cabinet having open-sided drawers

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Publication number: US2503020A
Application number: US688602A
Authority: US
Inventors: Bailey Theodore
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1946-08-06
Filing date: 1946-08-06
Publication date: 1950-04-04
Anticipated expiration: 1967-04-04

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April 4, 1950 T.,BAILEY I 2,503,020

CABINET HAVING OPEN SIDED DRAWERS Filed Aug, 6, 1946 5 Sheetsi-Sheet 1 I) II III III C 4 34 v 3% L a i 4 INVENTOR. T/readare 5a 176;

ATI'D R N EYB April 4, I950 BAILEY I CABINET HAVING OPEN SIDED DRAWERS Filed Aug. '6, 194e s Shee'csSheet 2 as 4 I 3 2a wiwmx I ye) INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS April 4, 1950 I T. BAILEY I 2,503,020

CABINET HAVING OPEN SIDED DRAWERS Filed Aug. e, 1946 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 I N VEN TOR.

Theodarefia Z'Zey Patented Apr. 4, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CABINET HAVING OPEN-SIDED DRAWERS Theodore Bailey, Habana, Cuba I Application August-{6, 1946, Serial No. 688,602

This invention appertains to improvements in kitchen cabinets and the like generally, and has for its primary object to widen the field of utility of the dispensing unit type of cabinet as disclosed in my Patent No. 2,432,494.

Another object of the invention has to do with the provision of a complete, attractive, and compact, form of kitchen cabinet which affords maximum convenience and usefulness in places where the absence of pantry facilities and economy in space are important considerations and whereby labor, on the part of the housewife, is reduced'to a minimum by a concentrated and quickly accessible arrangement of substantially all the adjuncts, materials, and utensils, usually employed for culinary purposes and other associated operations.

Another object of the invention lies in the provision of the cabinet as hereinbefore characterized and certain accessories therefor which greatv provided with shelves to support supplies of con-- diments, cleaning materials, flavorings, seasonings, etc.; hinged side leaves or shelves, with a folding stool associated with one or both of the same, for use in the preparation of menus, shopping lists, and the like, or for the support of dishes and utensils in use; and a holder for a cook-book or the like. with means to retain the book' in an open position; all of these in addition to those ac cessories and conveniences incoporated in m aforesaid dispensing unit cabinet.

vantages of equal importance in view, the invention resides in the certain new and useful combination, construction, and arrangement of parts.- as will be hereinafter more fully described. set, forth in the appended claim, and illustrated .in: the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improved cabinet, in accordance with my invention and: with the closure of the top part disposed in-its open position;

Figure 2 is an enlarged, transverse, verticalsection, taken through the line 2-2 on Figure 1; looking in the direction of the arrows, and showing the work table in its extended position and;

' 40 With the foregoing and other objects and ad-' the cook-book holder disposed at the reading position;

Figure 3 is an enlarged, longitudnal, vertical section, taken through the line 3-3 on Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 is an enlarged, horizontal section, tak en through the line 44 on Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows,'and showing the top" drawers of the base part of the cabinet in open positions to support the work table position of use;

Figure 5 is a sectional view similar tothat of Figure 4, but taken through the line 55 on- Figure 1, looking in thedirection of the arrows;'

Figure 6 is another sectional View similar to Figures 4 and 5, but taken through the line 6-6 on Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figures '7, 8, and 9 are perspective views of the. central, left and right hand drawers, respectively, in the lower portion of the base part of the cabi-' net, and showing the arrangement of compartments and shelves within the same;

Figure 10 is a fragmentary, transverse, vertical section, through the toppart of the cabinet, and showing the front closure thereof in partly opened position and the cook-book holder in its normal position of rest;

Figure 11 is a fragmentary, horizontal section,

taken through the line I l-ll on Figure 10, looking in the direction of the arrows, and showing the cook-book holder in top plan; and, r

Figure 12 is an enlarged, fragmentary, longi-= tudirial, vertical section, taken through the line; i2l2 on Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows, and showing the manner of housing the foldable and sliding sections of the front clo-' sure within the upper end of the top part of the cabinet, when the closure is moved to open position to give access net part.

Referring to the drawings in detail, whereinlike characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the invention, as it is exemplified therein, is embodied in a of the same length but the toppart B is made narrower than the base part A and rises from the latter with its frontside set inward fromv the like side'thereof.

The base and top parts A in its extended to the interior of said cabiand B are both .rec -z ta-ngular inform and the base part ismade with a. main top wall It, a back wall 12, side walls net from one place of use to another, the loose fitgof the second frame 24 permitting it to slide freely along the floor. during suchtxnovement. Positioned alongside each of the legs [8, at the front side only of the base part A,"is a stop device 26, such as is commonlyeemployedtdhold doors in open or partly open position, to secure the cabinet against accidental displacement-from a set position, such as might otherwise occur by reason of its beingi supportedcon the: casters 20.

The base part A is provided with tWOlrl-IHIGF- mediate horizontahwallssn :andaSflj thev-uppermost-wall v28 beingipositionedbelow-the top-wall ll to provideisa'relatively shallow=space to hcuse a riwork 2 table: 32, :which rhingedlywconnected, by means of pivoted Jinks-534, toxaifollower 35 that :isfslidable iinlsaid space anda on metal; guides 38 while the :lower Wvall :80 "is positioned rat a somewhat jgreater idistancembelowi-the wall r 28 :to provide a larger space to house a pain of.drawers l; andi42, arrangedrinsidewtmside relationwand supported-for slidingrmovementsaonimetal guides ,Imounte'd on thei side walls" 1 4=-and a centrally disposed :division wall 1 4a.

XI-hex work tablec32iiis iadapted to be projected outwardlyoofethe front-sidevofithe base 'part A and to be supported in horizontal position upon the? drawersdllxand flywhiclr are=:moved--to open positions for :the purpose, will which ,position, the table is; generally useful, particularly. in! the preparation of r 'foodstuffs and :as "ea. =kneading board. By means of=the;-llrik.-connections-34; the table "Y 32 may be :foldedvover: from: its :projected horizontal. positionztowrestvupon the top' wall H), at 2the front-40f r thea'cabinet 'top -part vB,.- for the use of its-reversedisidevas-iai cutting-board or the like, by which arrangement,--the topside of the table remains smoothvand- :unmarred from knife outs=andithel-ike.

:rasabestizshown sin Ffi'gm'e 5, L then-drawer 40 provided with atrleastvtwo' vertical partitions 40a and. 40b,:to:rdivide: its interior 'into parallel. compartmentsof substantiallywequal area; -to receive tableware, :culinary implements, or the i'likfi; while the'rdrawer: l2 isprovidedewithbutw a-single vertical partition A211, to divide: itsdnterior'into two compartments, :also :of substantially equal area, one70f which isimrovidedeat its: .fronteend with 1 a atransversely :ldisposed rchannel 'member 42b, such as a pencil trough or the like. :Each drawer "40 and 42 isprovided-with a-pullwelement 46, which is preferably 1 in the town of an elongated strip, of a length substantially 'equal to that of the' front .wall on which it-.:iso-mounted,

30 is "divided by-verti'cal transverse :partitions Mb r arid I40, to providethreecompartments or unequal area and to receive drawers- 48,"50,::and 52, "the drawer-48 "occupying the larger "central compartment, the drawer 50 the merit largest compartment, arid -the dr-awer 52 *the smallest compartment. The central drawer 48, as best shown in Figure '7, is comprised in a bottom wall 48a, a front end Wall 43b, and a rear end wall 480, which leaves its sides open for purposes to be presently explained. The space between the front and rear end walls is divided, by a vertical partition 48d, to form two main compartments of unequal area and these are subdivided, ;by horizontal partitions 45s and 68/, into upperrand lower compartments. The upper or the smaller compartments, to the left of the partition 48d, is itself divided into substantially equal parts, by a transverse vertical partition :e|8g;iar1d.one'of these, in turn, is divided into several relatively small elongated compartments, by

. a seriesOf-parallel vertical partitions 4821, which partitions iarebi .a height approximately equal to one-half of the depth of said compartment;

' wbile -t-he upper of the larger compartments, to

the right of the partition 48d, is provided with a-irelatively -.'narro\v :shelf 481, of substantially U-dorminrplan, which extends wabout andus supportedaon'i the front and rear -walls 48bt-and 48c -andthe partition 48d, :substantiallyin the plane of the top edges :of the partitiOIIs-ASILJI'I the=adjacent of the smaller compartments to'the leftof the partition-48cL The shelL-wi: may (be employed-to:supporthbottles'or packages which are retained thereon, against-accidental displacementMd-uring open-ingranel closing movements-of the idrawer by -a .-flange-48;i, rising from-and extending-about theifree edges thereof. Also, upstanding: flanges 483s are. formed on the. edges of-L-the-.-bott0m wall 48a, at the: open-sides oi the drawer, \to ,--prevent :accidental displacement of articles r placed within the .lower. compartments. The-drawer. is supportednn .metalrguides. flfll one part..of --which .-isisecured .along the outeredges of. the horizontal. partitions 48c and 48 A pull elementABmis .providedbn the front wall 48b, and-is in the formof a strip extending horizontally' thereof, with itsends projecting beyond its side edges sufilciently to overlap .one-hallof the thickness of the vertical partitions Mo and I40.

"Thedrawer 5D, to the leftof the centrally disposedzdrawer 48, is comprised in a bottom wall a, affront'wallfiflbga rear wall'50c, and one side'wallifld, the opposite side of the-drawer being open. "Theinterior of the drawer 50 dlvided'by'ahorizontal wall We, disposed in the same; plane: as the horizontal walls 48c and 48!, or thedrawer48, to provide'an upper and a lower compartment. Here, the upper compartment isjprovided-witna substantiall U-shaped shelf Ellfexten'ding aboutthe front, rear and sidewalls 50b, 50c, =and50d, the free edges of which are formdwith upturned flanges 50; 'to' prevent accidental displacement" of articles placed on' the shelf. This drawer is also supported within" the base part -*A':on metal "guides Elli one 'partof whichtissecuredalong the'outer edge of thehorizontal wall'ifle *an'd 'anoth'er on'the =outerside ot the side wall-50d, with the 'companion xparts mounted onxthe 'opposite surfaces of the? left side'wall ,idfithe baselwpartn and the vertical partition Mb. L'Ihe' edge? of thetbottom wall Sta, atttheiopenl'i'side ofithezdrawerill, is alsorprovi'dd withaan upturned flange-50h, while-the front w'a ll SOD-.carriesran elongated pu'll element 501' which has its right hand end projectingrbeyond'the right-hand sideiofthexdrawer to':over lapetheabther onemalfrof ithezthickness of the vetti'calzpartitiom Mb,1rin;line'- with the pull element llmmfthedrawer 48.

\ The drawer 52, to the right of the centrally disposed drawer 48, is made up of a bottom wall 52a, a front wall 52b, a rear wall 520, and a side wall or portion 52d, with its interior divided into upper and lower compartments by a horizontal wall 52c, the latter being preferably disposed in a plane slightly above that occupied by the like walls of the

drawers

48 and 50. An elongated pull element 52h is provided on the front wall 52b to match up with the like pull elements of the

drawers

48 and 50. Also, the bottom wall 52a is provided with an upturned flange 52f extending along its edge at the open side of the drawer 52, and the drawer is supported for open- 1ngfandclosing movements on metal guides 529, one. part being secured along the side edge of the horizontal wall 524: and another on the outer side of the side wall 52d, with the companion parts mounted on the opposite surfaces of the right hand side wall H, of the base part A, and the vertical partition Me.

The top part B of the cabinet is comprised in a top wall 54, a back wall 56, and side walls 58, its front side being open and inset from the front side of the base part A, and the lower also open to engage over a pair of transversely disposed bars or cleats 60, secured in properly spaced relation on th top wall In of the base part, which bars or cleats serve to retain the top part in place.

A closure is provided for the open front of the cabinet part B, and is comprised in a lower section 62 and an upper section 64, hinged in edge to edge relation with the lower section, as at 66, and at its upper edge to a horizontally disposed follower 68; th two sections being dependingly supported from the follower, when in closed position. The follower 68 is supported for horizontal sliding movements within the upper portion of the cabinet part B, immediately below the top wall 54 and above the horizontal portions of guide channel elements or tracks 12, which have vertical portions extending downwardly just within the open front and at opposite sides thereof. The tracks 12 are secured on the side walls 58 and the upper ends of the vertical portions thereof curve into the horizontal portions, as best shown in Figures 2 and 10. The lower end of the lower closure section 62 is provided with a pair of rollers 14, one mounted on each of its side edges and engaged in the adjacent of the tracks 12, while a hand grip 16 is provided on the front side of the upper closure section 64 and is in the form of an elongated strip extending lengthwise of the section, the upper and lower sides of the same being inwardly beveled to insure a firm hold for the fingers.

The closure is moved to open position by initially pullin outwardly on the hand grip 16 to cause the lower section 62 to move upwardly and into folded relation with the under side of the top section, the lower end of the lower section pivoting on the rollers 14 and the hinges 66, while the rollers move upwardly of the tracks. At the end of the upward movement of both closure sections, they are folded in a horizontal position ready to be slid inwardly of the upper portion of the cabinet part, which is to be accomplished by pushing inward on the same to that end. In the inward movement of the closure sections, the follower 68 takes position against the back wall 56 and the rollers traverse the horizontal portions of the tracks 12 rearwardly of the cabinet part. When housed within the cabinet part B, the hand grip 16 abuts the front 6 edge of the top wall 54 thereofand in centered relation with respect to its opposite ends, lending symmetry to the arrangement of the hand grips of all of'the other movable parts of the base section A.

The top part B has its interior provided with substantially the same dispensing, measuring, and mixing, equipment as that of the like part of the cabinet disclosed in my aforesaid application, the same consisting of a horizontally disposed rack 18, secured in place on the back wall 56 and one of the side walls 58, to support, for instance, a flour sifter 80, a coifee dispenser 82, a sugar dispenser 84, a flour dispenser 86, and a dispenser 88 for a liquid.

Mounted on the inner side of the opposite side wall 58 is a stand having a vertical hollow standard 90, having its front side provided with a plurality of vertical slots 92, arranged in vertical alignment, for the insertion therein of carving knives and the like, and several trays 94, arranged in vertically spaced relation, to support other articles, such as tableware, or the like.

Extending inwardly from each of the side walls 58, one in line with the other, is a pair of bracket arms 96 to the free ends of which are right angularly disposed bars 98, arranged parallel to each other and extending transversely of the interior of the cabinet part B and above the rack 18. These bars 98 are identically slotted horizontally, as at I00, with their forwardly directed ends inclined in an upward direction. A rest I02, 01. substantially tray-like form, is positioned between the bars 98 to support a cook-book (not shown) and a leaf holder I04 within the rest; the latter preferably being made from a length of heavy gauge wire, bent substantially U-shape, with its arms directed toward the rear side of the rest and the ends thereof out-turned to project through the side walls of the latter and slidably engage in the slots I 00. When not in use the rest I02 is supported horizontally between the bars 98 and, when put to use, is moved to the front ends of the bars where it tilts to an inclined position by reason that the angled ends of the leaf holder I04 riding upwardly of the inclined ends of the slots I00 and pivoting therein for the purpose.

If desired, a drop-leaf I06 will be hinged to each side wall of the base .part A, to provide additional work supports.

Having thus fully described a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that the words which I have used are words of description rather than of limitation, and that changes may be made within the purview of the appended claim without departing from the true scope and spirit of my invention in its broader aspects.

What I claim is:

A kitchen cabinet comprising a box-like casing having vertically disposed walls and an open front, a guide element arranged on the inner surface of each of the vertically disposed side walls, a plurality of spaced parallel vertically disposed partitions arranged in said casing and coacting with said walls to define compartments, a guide element arranged on each of said partitions, drawers slidably arranged in said compartments, said drawers being each provided with an open side, a vertically disposed side portion, and a horizontally disposed wall intermediate its bottom and top, a guide element on each of said vertically disposed side portions, a guide element arranged on the free edge of each of said hori- "mtally disposed walls and :coacting with -',-the

guide element one-each -0fsaid partitions; .the guide elementsmn the side pontionsicoaqtingqwith the guide nlements on the-verticalmdisposed. side walls of said casing.

THEODORE BAILEY.

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