US352249A - Cabinet - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

J. LONGENEOKER.

CABINET.

Patented Nov. 9, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

' J OHN' LONGEN EOKER, OF PIKEVILLE, OHIO.

CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 352,249, dated November 9, 1886.

Application filed May 17, 1886.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J oHN LONGENEOKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pikeville, in the county of Darke and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Oabinets,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cabinets; and it consists of the peculiar and novel construction and combination of parts, substantially as hereinafter full y set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved cabinet which is especial'lyadapted,

easily and readily removed from the inclosingcase thereof, and which can also be tilted forward for a certain predetermined distance without danger of being detached or falling forward of the case,and thus spilling or emp tying its contents.

In the accompany ing drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved cabinet or bin, showingit tilted forward of the inclosingcase thereof. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view with the bin inclosed within the'case provided therefor. Fig. 3 is a detached perspective view of the bin removed from the case and showing the false bottom thereto. Fig. 4 is a detail view in elevation of a portion of the inclosing-case, with the receptacle or bin and its false bottom removed to show details of construction of said case.

Referring to the drawings, in which likeletters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the figures, A designates the inclosingcase of my improved cabinet, and B the tilting bin or receptacle thereof.

The case A comprises the two parallel side Walls a, the rear or back wall a, the top or cover a, the transverse strips or battensa arranged at the lower edges of the side walls and parallel therewith, and on the inner side of the case, the connecting-bar a, intermediate of the two side walls a, and resting on, the

Serial No. 202,466. (No model.)

I front ends of the strips or battens a and arranged at'the front of theca'se, and the vertical strips a which are secured to the front edges of the side walls, all of which are suitably secured together in any preferable manner.

The inclosing-case is provided with short legs or standards 0, to elevateand support the bottom thereof out of contact with the floor or other place, and to the connecting-bar a, at the front of the case, are secured triangular blocks D, that are arranged at each side of the case, and which rest against the bar a and the vertical strips c at the front of the case, the rear lower ends of the said triangular blocks pro- I jecting beyond the rear edges of the connecting-bar a.

The tilting bin or receptacle B comprises the two parallel side walls I), the rear or back wall b, the front wall, 11 and the bottom b all of which arerigidly secured together. The upper edges of the side walls I) are curved rearwardly and downwardly, as shown in Figs.

2 and 3, and these edges are adapted to abut against the edges of the case A,"to limit the forward tilting movement'of the receptacle and prevent the latter from becoming accidentally displaced from the case. The lower edge of the front wall, 22, and the bottom 12 are connected by an inclined wall, 6, that is arranged at an acute angle to the said front and bottom of the case, and at the angle or line where the .inclined wall 6 joins the bot-tom b of the receptacle the latter is hinged directly to the front edges of a false bottom, E, as clearly shown at f in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, and this bottom is of the same shape and size as the bottom I) of the receptacle, and is per manently attached thereto and carried thereby when it is removed from the inclosing-case.

When the receptacle or bin is fitted or adjusted for use in the inclosing-case, the false bottom rests on the ledges or battens a at the sides of the case and against the edges of the rear wall and the connectingbar a thereof, andthereceptacle or bin proper fits snugly within the case and lies wholly within the same, the front wall, I)", of the receptacle lying in the same vertical plane as the vertical strips a and flush therewith, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

When the receptacle or bin is tilted forward ICO beyond the inclosing-case to remove the contents thereof and to renew the same, the edges of the side walls b thereof come in contact with the edges of the case, and thus limit the further movement of thetilting bin. Byhinging the receptacle or bin at the edges or line where the bottom and inclined wall 6 join or come together to the false bottom E the receptacle is eccentrically supported, or, in other words, the point of pivot-connection thereof with the false bottom is arranged out of the vertical axis of the receptacle, and the curved upper edges of the bin are arranged eccentrically with the hinge or pivot thereof, as will be eryreadily understood by reference to Fig. 2.

In small bins the false bottom is rigidly secured in place in the inclosing-ease by means of screws or nails that are driven or inserted through the ease and into the edges of the said bottom; but when the case is made to contain a large quantity of material these fastening devices for the false bottom are omitted or dispensed with.

To remove the receptacle or bin from the inclosing-case, it is tilted forward until the upper edge of the inclined wall e touches the connecting-bar a, and the curved upper edges of the side walls of the receptacle will then clear the edges of the case, and thereceptaele can then be easily withdrawn from the case,and carries with it the false bottom, which is hinged thereto and carried thereby, as hereinbefore clearly described.

To replace the receptacle or bin in the case, the bin is turned to an inclined position, and the false bottom first fitted in the case to rest on the cleats a and flush with the upper edges of the connecting-bar a, after which the bin is turned to a vertical position.

It will be observed that by providing the removable receptacle with the hinged false bottom the receptacle can be securely held in the case by means of screws or other suitable fastening devices, which enter the false bottom, and thus leave the bin free to move or tilt in and out, and by removing the screws or fastening devices the receptacle or bin can be easily removed from the inclosing-case.

I am aware that it is not new to provide a file-cabinet consisting of an inclosing-ease divided into aseries of compartments, in each of which is fitted a sliding drawer, and to the bottom of this drawer is hinged a file, so that when the drawer is withdrawn from its compartment the front end of the file can drop down to permit free access to the contents of the same, intermediatepivoted links being connected to the rear end of the file and drawer, to limit the downward movement of the tile.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a cabinet, the combination of an illclosing-case having the battens a and the conneeting-bar a at the sides and front thereof, and the tilting removable receptacle or bin eccentrically hinged to a false bottom, which is permanently attached thereto and carried thereby, the said bottom resting on the battens a and against the edges of connecting-bar and the rear wall of the inclosing-case, substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

2. In a cabinet, the combination of the inclosing-case having the transverse cleats a at the sides and the connecting bar a at the front thereof, the triangular blocks D, secured to the front of the case and at the sides of the connecting-bar, the tilting receptacle or bin removably fitted in the case and having the side walls provided with the curved upper edges,

and the inclined wall e, arranged at an acute angle with the front and bottom of the case and the false bottom permanently hinged to the case at its front edge, and where the inclined wall 0 joins the bottom, all arranged and com bined substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN LONGENECKER.

Vitnesses:

J OHN H. BEUND, M. L. SHAFER.

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