US3510188A - Drop front cabinet having tiltable bin - Google Patents

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US3510188A
US3510188A US668053A US3510188DA US3510188A US 3510188 A US3510188 A US 3510188A US 668053 A US668053 A US 668053A US 3510188D A US3510188D A US 3510188DA US 3510188 A US3510188 A US 3510188A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B49/00—Revolving cabinets or racks; Cabinets or racks with revolving parts
    • A47B49/002—Cabinets with compartments provided with trays revolving on a horizontal axis
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B63/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, specially adapted for storing books, documents, forms, or the like
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/32—Arrangements of wings characterised by the manner of movement; Arrangements of movable wings in openings; Features of wings or frames relating solely to the manner of movement of the wing
    • E06B3/34—Arrangements of wings characterised by the manner of movement; Arrangements of movable wings in openings; Features of wings or frames relating solely to the manner of movement of the wing with only one kind of movement
    • E06B3/38—Arrangements of wings characterised by the manner of movement; Arrangements of movable wings in openings; Features of wings or frames relating solely to the manner of movement of the wing with only one kind of movement with a horizontal axis of rotation at the top or bottom of the opening
    • E06B3/385—Arrangements of wings characterised by the manner of movement; Arrangements of movable wings in openings; Features of wings or frames relating solely to the manner of movement of the wing with only one kind of movement with a horizontal axis of rotation at the top or bottom of the opening specially adapted for furniture

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  • the bin is attached to the inside faces of two opposed sidewalls of the cabinet by two hinges each of which includes a first elongated hinge plate for pre-attachment to the bin, two elongated arms each having one end pivotally attached to an end of the first hinge plate, the two elongated arms crossing, scissors fashion intermediate their length and being pivotally secured at spaced points to a second hinge plate having at least two elongated holes therethrough and at least an additional circular hole therethrough for securement of the hinge to the cabinet which allows adjustment of the bin with respect to the cabinet during installation.
  • Cabinets having bins which tilt out from the cabinet fronts are commonly used for the storage of phonographic records and office files for convenient access, as soiled clothes hampers and for other purposes.
  • the cabinet front forms the front of the bin, or is secured to the front of a separately constructed bin.
  • the bin including the front are secured in a case or cabinet in such a manner that when the front is tilted out and down, for instance 30-90 degrees from the vertical, what was the open top of the bin, hidden from view by the top and front of the case or cabinet, is tilted forwardly exposing the contents of the bin for selective removal, or for deposit of additional articles in the bin.
  • a skewed bin and cabinet front can cause sticking during tilting, which may become progressively worse due to stress relief of unevenly stressed hinges or warping of wooden parts.
  • the cabinet is made of veneered Wood
  • skewed mounting of a bin and cabinet front can result in chipping and marring of the veneer as veneered parts catch on one another during tilting of the bin forwardly and rearwardly.
  • the present invention seeks to overcome the problems just outlined, by providing an improved hinge and method of installing the hinge.
  • the hinge has a first elongated hinge plate for pre-attachment to the bin, two elongated 3,510,188 Patented May 5, 1970 arms each having one end pivotally attached to an end of the first hinge plate, the two elongated arms crossing, scissors fashion intermediate their length and being pivotally secured at spaced points to a second hinge plate having at least two elongated holes therethrough and at least an additional circular hole therethrough.
  • the first hinge plates of two of the hinges of the invention are secured to opposite sides of the bin.
  • the two swinging arms of each hinge are crossed, and then two screws are placed in the elongated holes of the second hinge plate of each and attached to predrilled holes in the inside face wall of the cabinet. These two screws are run up loose and then the tilt-front bin is adjusted in the cabinet, for proper backward or forward fitting. When this is done, the screws in the elongated holes are run up tight and then screws are put in the round holes of the second hinge plates and run up tight to give extra strength and to hold it in positive position.
  • hinge swinging arms being crossed and having spaced connections at the plate, these hinge arms move with a counterbalanced action which distributes the heavy load on the hinge arms at all times, making the opening and closing of this cabinet easy, and allowing the tilt-front of the cabinet to stop at any position from closed, down to completely open at a degree position.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view from the left of the front of a drop-front cabinet provided with hinges according to the present invention and shown having the bin thereof tilted out about 50 degrees, parts being broken away to expose hidden detail;
  • FIG. 2 is an elevation view of the left hinge of FIG. 1, shown by itself in an orientation corresponding to about a 15 degree tilt-out of the bin;
  • FIG. 3 is an elevation view, one a scale intermediate that of FIGS. 1 and 3 of the outside face of the right end of the bin' and respective hinge, showing orientation of these elements when the bin is tilted to a fully closed condition;
  • FIG. 4 is an elevation view similar to FIG. 3 but illustrating orientation of the hinge and bin end when the bin is tilted out 90 degrees.
  • the cabinet 10 is, for instance, a phonographic record storage cabinet having a base 12, opposed sidewalls 14, 16 and a top 18 which together define an opening 20 for receiving a bin 22.
  • the bin 22 includes a pair of generally triangular sidewalls 24 respectively having front edges 26, bottom edges 28, upper inclined edges 30, rear corners 32 and top corners 34.
  • The, bin 22 further includes a bottom 36 and a front 38, which, in the instance depicted, is also the cabinet front and extends above and laterally slightly beyond the remainder of the bin.
  • the front edges 26 are about 13.5 inches long, the bottom edges 28 are about 12.75 inches long and the sidewalls 24 are each provided with a generally square cut-out or opening 40 about 4 inches across located about 2.5 inches above the respective bottom edges 28 and 0.875 inch back from the respective front edge 26.
  • Three holes 42 are predrilled through the binside walls 24 about 0.6 inch from each inclined edge 30 for mounting the first hinge plate 44 of each of the two preassembled hinges 46.
  • the first hinge plates 44 are secured to the exteriors of the respective walls 24, for instance via rivets 48 or nut and bolt assemblies, screws or the like secured through the holes 42 and through corresponding holes 50- in the first hinge plates 44.
  • Each hinge 46 first hinge plate 44 extends beyond the holes 50 and is provided near each end with further holes 52, 54.
  • Each hinge 46 also includes a second hinge plate 56, shown being generally rectangular and having a truncated lower front corner 58. In the embodiment shown, this assures that the second hinge plate will not" which is presented toward the respective bin sidewall, the 7 top row of openings is shown including, from the front end thereaof, a horizontally elongated opening 60, and three circular openings 62, 64, 66. These openings are all spaced horizontally from one another, the openings 60,
  • the bottom row of openings (is shown including, from the front end thereof, two circular openings 70, 72 and a horizontally elongated opening 74. These openings are all spaced horizontally from one another, the openings 72 and 74 being counterbored from the face confronting the viewer of FIG. 2 and the opening 70 being counterbored from the opposite face.
  • the horizontal slots '60 and 74 are at diagonally opposite corners of the second hinge plate.
  • the hinges 46 are each completed by a first elongated arm 76 having openings 78, 80 formed therethrough near opposite ends thereof and a second elongated arm 82 having openings 84, 86 formed therethrough near opposite ends thereof.
  • the arms 76 and 82 are pivotally secured to the first and second hinge plates by means such as rivets 88, 90, 92, 94.
  • the opening 80 of the arm 76 is superimposed upon the opening 64 of the second hinge plate and a rivet 88 installed therethrough having its head received in the counterbore of the opening 64.
  • the opening 52 of the first hinge plate is superimposed upon the opening 78 of the arm 76 and a rivet 90 installed therethrough.
  • the opening 86 of the arm 82 is superimposed upon the opening 70 of the second hinge plate and a rivet 92 installed therethrough, head in counterbore.
  • the opening 54 of the first hinge plate is superimposed upon the opening 84 of the arm 82 and a rivet 94 installed therethrough.
  • the second hinge plate is framed by the opening 40 at all times, so that the openings through the second hinge plate are accessible from within the bin.
  • the horizontally elongated hole 60, 74 in the second hinge plates provided for adjustment of the bin when installing the bin in the cabinet.
  • these elongated holes allow adjustment of alignment of the front of the bin during installation.
  • the hinge arm 82 is displaced toward the viewer, in the region 100, a distance equal to about twice the thickness of the arm 82 in order to accommodate movement of the arm 76 beside the arm 82 as the hinge moves between its FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 orientations.
  • a moments reflection will cause the realization that, since the arm 82 displaced portion 100 engages the outside of the respective bin sidewall, and is displaced a greater distance than the thickness of the first hinge plate, there is a slight binding of the hinge pivot 94.
  • the hinges are constructed, for instance, of 0.10 inch thick steel plate.
  • a drop front cabinet having drop front and a tilting bin secured to the rear face of said cabinet front so as to move therewith; said cabinet including opposed sidewalls defining a bin receiving opening between them, said bin having opposed sidewalls, said bin being received in said opening and being hinged to said both sidewalls by two hinges, one mounted on each of the bin opposed sidewalls; each of said hinges comprising: a first hinge plate having means thereon for securing the first hinge plate to the outside of one of said bin opposed sidewalls; a second hinge plate having two horizontally and vertically spaced, horizontally elongated openings therethrough and at least one circular opening therethrough all for receiving screws or the like for securing the second hinge plate to the inside of the corresponding one of said cabinet sidewalls; a first hinge arm; first means pivotally securing the first hinge arm to the first hinge plate near one end of each; second means pivotally securing the opposite end of the first hinge arm to the second hinge plate; a second hinge arm; third means pivotally securing one end of
  • first hinge arm extends between the forward end of the first hinge plate and the upper rear region of the second hinge plate; wherein the second hinge arm extends between the rearward end of the first hinge plate and the lower front region of the second hinge plate; and wherein the two horizontally elongated openings through the second hinge
  • first hinge arm extends between the forward end of the first hinge plate and the upper rear region of the second hinge plate; wherein the second hinge arm extends between the rearward end of the first hinge plate and the lower front region of the second hinge plate; and wherein the two horizontally elongated openings through the second hinge

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US3575483A (en) * 1969-09-03 1971-04-20 Lane Co Inc Drop front cabinet having tiltable bin with adjustable tensioning and stop device
US3722972A (en) * 1971-06-28 1973-03-27 Architectural Pottery Fiberglass filing cabinet
US3916972A (en) * 1973-09-28 1975-11-04 Steelcase Inc Partition system
US5009470A (en) * 1989-05-22 1991-04-23 Adanlock Lateral file drawer position lock
CN111387723A (zh) * 2020-03-30 2020-07-10 济南市济阳区仁风镇中心小学 一种借还书柜

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US1407740A (en) * 1921-02-24 1922-02-28 Jr William Lewis Evans Hinge
US2420010A (en) * 1943-04-24 1947-05-06 Paxton John Warren Filing cabinet with tiltable compartment
US2629883A (en) * 1949-04-04 1953-03-03 Benjamin Levinson Sofa bed hinge
US2723418A (en) * 1953-05-11 1955-11-15 Chase Blum Adjustable hinge

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US1185233A (en) * 1916-04-01 1916-05-30 Samuel H Bagnell Hinge.
US1407740A (en) * 1921-02-24 1922-02-28 Jr William Lewis Evans Hinge
US2420010A (en) * 1943-04-24 1947-05-06 Paxton John Warren Filing cabinet with tiltable compartment
US2629883A (en) * 1949-04-04 1953-03-03 Benjamin Levinson Sofa bed hinge
US2723418A (en) * 1953-05-11 1955-11-15 Chase Blum Adjustable hinge

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US3575483A (en) * 1969-09-03 1971-04-20 Lane Co Inc Drop front cabinet having tiltable bin with adjustable tensioning and stop device
US3722972A (en) * 1971-06-28 1973-03-27 Architectural Pottery Fiberglass filing cabinet
US3916972A (en) * 1973-09-28 1975-11-04 Steelcase Inc Partition system
US5009470A (en) * 1989-05-22 1991-04-23 Adanlock Lateral file drawer position lock
CN111387723A (zh) * 2020-03-30 2020-07-10 济南市济阳区仁风镇中心小学 一种借还书柜

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