US3907390A - Visible record storage system - Google Patents

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US3907390A
US3907390A US485353A US48535374A US3907390A US 3907390 A US3907390 A US 3907390A US 485353 A US485353 A US 485353A US 48535374 A US48535374 A US 48535374A US 3907390 A US3907390 A US 3907390A
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Frederic J Moriarty
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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
    • A47B81/00—Cabinets or racks specially adapted for other particular purposes, e.g. for storing guns or skis
    • A47B81/06—Furniture aspects of radio, television, gramophone, or record cabinets
    • A47B81/067—Record cabinets
    • 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
    • A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
    • A47B88/90—Constructional details of drawers
    • A47B88/944—Drawers characterised by the front panel

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  • Appl 485353 A record storage system which may be supported in the drawer of a cabinet, said system includes a tray [52] U.S. C1. 312/303; 312/185; 312/9 having from n k p nel which are rotatable away [51] Int. Cl.
  • This invention is directed to the storage of visible records and more particularly is directed to a new and improved visible record storage system that combines the economics of media storage space usage and the economics and ease of record keeping.
  • drawer systems previously used for visible record storage included panels which had to be positioned by hand in order to store the records when the drawer carrying same was pushed back into the cabinet therefore.
  • this latter drawer system records could not be quickly moved into and out of a cabinet to take a quick spot-check of the records without having to hand position at least one of the panels.
  • the present invention provides a record storage system meeting these needs in a manner which allows users to make a minimum investment to comply with their current needs of compact visible record keeping while allowing for expansion capacity at a minimal additional expense.
  • unused cabinet space can be utilized to temporarily store other papers, supplies and equipment indigenous to the users business.
  • the visible record storage system according to the disclosure may be housed in a multipurpose cabinet having a rollout drawer or the like. Space not currently used in the cabinet can be converted to other uses.
  • a tray positionable in the drawer of the cabinet for movement therewith and which includes front and back panels coupled together at their sides for rotary motion with respect to a pan. Means is also provided for effecting rotation of the panels from an open position to a closed position upon entry of the drawer carrying the tray into the cabinet to register the records to the back or rear.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of a record storage cabinet according to the disclosure
  • FIG. 2 is a view taken along line 2--2 showing a drawer supported by the" cabinet
  • FIG. 3 is a side view of the record storing tray supported by the drawer of FIG. -2 when positioned within the cabinet;
  • FIG. 4 is a side view of the record storing tray supported by the drawer of FIG. 2 when the drawer is pulled out of the cabinet to inspect the records;
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 1 andin which the tray is solely illustrated;
  • FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 5;
  • FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 77 in FIG. 5;
  • FIG. 8 is a top view taken at'line 88 in FIG. 5;
  • FIG. 9 is a front view of the front panel shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5.
  • FIGS. l9 illustrate the preferred embodiment of the record storage system according to the disclosure.
  • a cabinet positioned on the floor 11 and which may be of the general purpose type.
  • the cabinet 11 supports two drawers 13 by way of a conventional file roller system which includes guides 14 in which rollers 15 aresupported.
  • Each of the drawers 13 may be pulled outward from the cabinet by a handle 30u'(shown dotted) and returned by pushing in on the handle.
  • each of the drawers is a record storage tray 16 which comprises a front panel 17 having side flanges 18.
  • the flanges 18 are provided with a guide or cam slot having an enlarged opening 18b for entry of the bearing to be described.
  • the front panel 17 also includes a bent back flange portion 17:: which is held in place by a hold-down member or comb l9 riveted to a pan to be described.
  • the flange portion 17a and hold member 19 eooper ate together to prevent bending oflthe front panel 17 by the operator.
  • a rear panel which includes side flanges .21 which overlap with flanges 18 of the front panel.
  • each of the rear or back panel? side flanges 21 as shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 5 and 6 support bearing means or member 22.
  • the bearing may comprise three discs 22a, 22b and 220 coupled to the flange 21 by a screw.
  • the disc 22b fits within the slot portion 18a for slideable motion and is held in place by the larger guide discs 22a and 220.
  • the panels 17 and 20 are supported on a pan assembly 25 which includes a lower pan portion 25a and an upper pan portion 25b which supports the records to be stored between the panels.
  • the pan portion 25b is preferably ribbed as shown laterially to prevent slipping of records e.g., cards, and front to back for card indexing.
  • a rear hold down or comb 28 riveted to pan portion 25a and engaging pan portion 25b.
  • the panels 17 and include tabs 17c and 200 respectively with bent portions 171] and 20d.
  • the tabs 17c and 20c are positioned through cutouts 26 in pan a and are held in place by the bent portions 17d and 20d positioned below the top surface of the pan, (see FIG. 7 which shows in detail the mounting of the rear panel).
  • the front panel is similarily supported by the pan.
  • These tabs 17c and 20 cooperate with pan 25a to form a hinge for rotary motion of the front panel 17 and the rear panel 20 respectively.
  • the rear panel 20 flanges 21 supports stud mounted ball bearings 27 which are guided by cams 30 and 31 mounted on each interior side or uprights 10a of the cabinet by rivets or screws.
  • the weight of records 32 on the rear panel 20 causes the rear panel 20 to rotate away from the front panel 17 and at the same time causes the front panel to rotate as shown in FIG. 4 as the bearing 22 slides within the slot 18a.
  • the slot 18a not only acts as a camming surface but limits the rotation of said panels when the top of the slot is reached.
  • the front and rear panels V open to an included angle of about to make for easy viewing of the records.
  • the front and rear panels rotate toward each other as the roller 27 engages the upper cam 30.
  • the front panel l7 returns to a position vertical to the pan as shown in FIG. 6 and the rear panel returns to a position of about 7 from the vertical so that the records are registered to the back when stored.
  • the records 32 are stored so that they are resting and tilted against the rear panel so that when the drawer and tray are pulled out of the cabinet as shown in FIG. 4 the records will all be facing frontwards registered to the back.
  • the tray itself can be directly supported on rollers and be mounted in a cabinet and in this situation a tray would take the place of a drawer and a drawer would not be needed.
  • a tray comprising a pan, front and back panels supported by the pan and being coupled together at their sides for pivotal motion, means for limiting pivoting of said panels, including flanges which overlap each other and wherein bearing means is supported by the flanges of one of said panels and is supported in slots provided in flanges of the other of said panels.
  • a storage system comprising a cabinet, at least one drawer supported by the cabinet for pull-out therefrom, a record storage tray supported by the drawer and including a pan, front and rear panels supported by said pan for pivotal motion, means for pivoting said front and rear panels toward each other upon the closing of the drawer to return the tray into the cabinet, said panels including side flanges that overlap each other and which are slideably coupled to each other so that the pivotal motion of one panel pivots the other of said panels.
  • each of said flanges of one of said panels including a slot and wherein each of the flanges of the other of said panels support bearing means which are slideable within said slot and wherein said means for pivoting said front and rear panels toward each other including camming means supported by said cabinet and cam follower means for engaging said camming means, said cam follower means supported by the flanges of one of said panels.
  • a storage system including means for limiting the pivotal motion of said front and rear panels.
  • a system according to claim 8 including means for inclining said rear panel away from the front panel when said drawer supports the tray within the cabinet or outside the cabinet, and means for positioning said front panel substantially vertical with respect to said pan when said drawer supports the tray within the cabinet andat an incline when said tray is outside said cabinet.
  • a record storage system comprising a cabinet, a tray mounted in said cabinet for withdrawal therefrom, said tray including from and rear panels mounted for pivotal motion, means for pivoting said panels towards each other upon entry of said tray into said cabinet after withdrawal therefrom, and in which said panels are coupled together so that pivoting of one panel causes pivoting of the other panel.
  • a record storage system in which there is provided means for limiting the pivoting of said panels.
  • a record storage system in which inclined means is provided for supporting the panels at an angle to permit records stored therein to be visibly observed.
  • a record storage system in which said means for pivoting the panels includes camming means supported by said cabinet and cam follower means supported by one of said panels.
  • a record storage system wherein under the weight of records positioned be- 6 tween said panels, the panels pivot away from each causes pivoting of the other panel, and wherein upon other when the tray is Withdrawn from the Cabinet. withdrawal of the tray from said cabinet said cam fol- 15.
  • said means for pivoting said panels include camming means supported by said cabinet and cam fol- 5 lower means supported by one of said panels, wherein Panels, Said Panels Pivot y from each Othersaid panels are coupled together so that pivoting of one lower disengages from said camming means and under the weight of records stored on said tray between the

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