US410398A

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Publication number: US410398A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1889-09-03
Anticipated expiration: 1906-09-03

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Patented Sept. 3, 1889..

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No. 410,398. Patentd Sept. 3, 1889.

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Patented Sept. 8, 1889;

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WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUDSON BOGARDUS, OF NEYVARK, NEIV JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE BOGARDUS NEIV ART COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

COMBINED WORK-BENCH AND TOOL-CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 410,398, dated September 3, 1889. Application filed September 13, 1887. Serial No- 249,579. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, IIUDsoN BOGARDUS, a citizen of the United States, residing in New ark, Essex county, New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Fork-Bench and Tool-Cabinet, of which the following is a specification.

My invention aims to provide a work-bench or cabinet for the use of artisans in wood, metal, or other materials which may be folded into small compass for storage or transportation, and which, when erected for use, shall enable a great variety of tools and machines for the working of wood or metal to be employed. To this end my invention provides a double chest or box and a folding base, which, when unfolded, serves as a supportfor elevating the double chest to a convenient height. The upper portion of the chest is hinged to the lower and may be raised to a-vertical position, where it constitutes a cabinet for holding many of the tools, implements, and mate-rials to be used by the artisan. The lower portion of the chest has a cover or lid which serves as a work-bench and as a support for a lathe or other machine or tool while the latter is in use. The lathe or other machine is driven by means of a treadle and belt-wheel, which are arranged within the folding base and so constructed that when the base is to be folded up they may be disconnected and folded up with it.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings is a front elevation of my improved cabinet set up for use and closed. Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a transverse section thereof cut 011 the line 3 in Fig. 1 and showing the upper portion of the chest turned up as it is when in use. Fig. 4: is a transverse section showing the cabinet closed and folded for storage or transportation. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the upper portion of the chest viewed in the direction of arrow 5 in Fig. 3. Fig. (3 is a plan of the work-bench, the upper portion of the chest being removed. Fig. '7 is a plan of the lower portion of the chest with its cover or work-bench removed, the view being a section in the plane of the lines 7 7 in Figs. 1 and 3. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of afasteniug device. Fig. 9 is a rear elevation of a stop-hinge. Fig. 10 is a side elevation thereof, and Fig. 11 is a transverse section on the line 1.1 11 in Figs. 9 and 10. Fig. 12 is a perspective viewof a folding carpenters horse. Fig. 13 is a sectional plan of one of the end handles, and Fig. 14 is a sectional elevation of the handle-lock, looking in the direction of arrow 14 in Fig. 13. Fig. 15 is a horizontal section of the vise, on a larger scale than Fig. 7, and showing the parts in a different position; and Fig. 16 is asectional front view of the gear-case thereof.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 7, inclusive, let A designate the double chest as a whole, and B its folding base as a whole. The double chest A is composed of two separate chests or boXes a lower chest 0 and an upper one Dhinged at the back by hinges II II and with a hinged lid E between them. The lower chest 0 is mounted upon the folding base B, the parts of which are hinged to it in such manner that they may fold up beneath it into a recess F (shown in Fig. 3) after the manner indicated in Fig. 4.

The base B consists of a back piece G of a length nearly equal to that of the chests, of two end pieces I I, and of two front pieces J J at opposite sides, with a space or opening K between them. The back piece G stands in the same plane as the rear side of the chest C, and is hinged to the bottom of the latter, as best shown in Fig. 3, in such manner as to turn forward and upward, so as to close the space F in the under side of the chest, as shown in Fig. 4. To this end the height of the back piece G is made equal to the depth from front to rear of the chest O-less only the thickness of the rearboard of the chest. The end pieces I I are of a width equal to the distance from the front side of the rear board G to the front side of the front boards J, J and of a height not exceeding one-half the length of the chest 0 measured from the pivots of the hinges I, Fig. 1, by which they are connected thereto. They are hinged to the chest C just within the end boards thereof and on hinging-axes arranged in a plane as much higher than that of the rear board G as the thickness of the boards I I. When these boards are folded up, as shown by the dotted arcs z z in Fig. 1, denoting the paths traversed by their bottom ends, they lie both in the same plane with their bot-tom ends or feet nearly in contact and in a plane just above that occupied by the board G when it also is folded up.

The front boards J J are both hinged to a movable strip L, which is capable of sliding freely up and down in the space between the front board a of the chest 0 and a board b, which is set in the chest just back of and parallel with the board a, as shown in Figs. 3 and 7. When the cabinet is in use, the hinges J, by which the boards J J are connected to the strip L, are on a level with the bottom of the chest 0. WVhen it is desired to fold the base B, the front boards J J are lifted bodily, thereby sliding the strip L up between the boards a and 1) until the hinges J J are brought with their axes on a level with the bottom of the board I), whereupon the front boards are turned up, their bottom ends following the path denoted by the dotted arc in Fig. 3. This brings the front boards into a plane just above that occupied by the end boards, as seen in Fig. 4:. I

A treadle M is pivoted on a rod n", which crosses the opening K and has its ends socketed in the front boards J J. The free end of the treadle is connected by a pitman P to a crank-stud on a fly-wheel or belt-wheel N, which carries one or more belts by which the machine toolssuch as a lathe or fret-saw are driven. The wheel N is mounted on a stud n, fixed to a bracket Q. \Vhen the ap paratus is in use, this bracket stands in a vertical plane, its lower end being fastened by a thumb-screw q to the left-hand front board J.

The pivots Q Q are in the same plane as the wheel N, whereas the remainder of the bracket occupies a plane to the left of the wheel, as shown in Fig.1. When the base is to be folded, the pitman P is disconnected from the crank-stud p and turned down. The thumb-screw q is then removed and the bracket Q is turned up, its bottom end following the dotted line 00 in Fig. 1. Thus the wheel N is brought up closely against the bottom board (1, its crank-stud 19 entering a recess in the latter, as shown in Fig. 4,whereby it is held from turning. When thus turned up, the portion of the bracket Q which is in a plane to the left of the wheel in' Fig. 1 stands in a plane beneath the wheel,as shown in Fig. 4, and in the same plane as the front boards J J, but in a position opposite the opening K between the latter, so that when the front boards are turned up the bracket does not interfere with them. The treadle M occupies a plane just beneath that of the front boards J J, so that it does not interfere with the bracket Q. It projects thus into the plane of the end pieces I I and enters an opening 2', (see Fig. 2,) which is formed at the bottom portion of each of the The upper part of this bracket is formed with pivots Q Q, which enter sockets in the board 17 and in the back board 0 of the chest 0 close beneath the bottom 01 thereof.

end boards between the front and rear styles thereof.

In folding up the base B the pitnian is first disconnected from the crank and turned down. The bracket Q is then disconnected and turned up. The front boards J J are then slid upwardly and folded up beneath the ch est C, with the treadle M against the under side of the bracket Q. The end boards I I are then folded up against the front boards, and, finally, the back board G is folded up beneath the end boards, thereby forming a bottom for the chest 0 and retaining all the parts in place. Any suitable lock or fastening may be provided for securing the board G in place against the bottom of the chest.

When the several parts of the base 13 are unfolded to erect the cabinet for use, they require to be connected together in such way as to brace one another and impart rigidity to the base. For this purpose I provide hooks or catches R B, one of which is shown on a large scale in Fig. 8. These catches consist of a disk with a hook or tongue formed on one side and centrally pivoted within a mortise in one of the parts that are to be joined together and an esc'utcheon R, which is let into the other part and which is formed with a cross-bar to be engaged by the hook. The inner side or bearing-surface of the hook should be made somewhat eccentric, in order that when the hook is turned into the escutcheon it will act to draw the part to which the latter is fastened into firm contact withthe part to which the hook is pivoted. The mortise in which the hook is pivoted is of a depth sufficient to sink the hook into or beyond the level of the face of the board, so that the hooks will not project beyond the plane of the board, and thereby interfere with the folding up of the latter. These fastenings are applied at the point of junction of the front and back boards with the end boards, and preferably near the bottoms thereof and upon their inner sides, in order that the fastenings shall not be visible upon the exterior. It. is preferable to apply the hooks to the front boards J J and the escutcheonsto the front sides of the end boards I I, and to apply the hooks to the rear sides of the end boards and the escutcheons to be engaged by them to the opposite ends of the back board G. Any other suitable arrangement of these fastenings may, however, be employed, and the hooks may, if preferred, be mounted in mortised blocks fastened against the respective boards, provided these blocks be so arranged as not to interfere with the folding together of the several parts of the base.

The lower chest 0 is constructed with front, rear, and end pieces, with the board I) and with the bottom d, which extends from the board b back to the board 0. On top of the chest, and alongthe rear side thereof, is fastened a strip E, which forms a backward continuation of the lid E and with the latter constitutes the work bench. The upper chest D is hinged to this strip E by means of stop-hinges H H, one of which is shown in Figs. 9 and, 10 on a larger scale. This hinge consists of leaves h and 7t, which'are fastened by screws to the respective chests, and of a brace-bar e, which is pivoted at f to the upper leaf of the hinge, and the lower end of which is formed with studs 6, projecting from its opposite sides and entering a slideway or undercut groove g, formed on the leaf 71. separate pintles, leaving an open space in the middle unoccupied by hinge-eyes or pintles, as seen at f in Fig. 9, where the bar 6 is broken away to show this interrupted portion. When the upper chest is closed down against the lower, the two leaves of the hinge stand in the same plane, and the brace-bar e is folded flat against them, as shown in Fig. 10, and its studs 6 lie in the upper portion of the undercut slideway g; but when the upper chest is lifted and turned back to the vertical position, as shown in Fig. 3, the upper pivoted end of the rod 6 is carried outward and its lower end slides downward in the groove g until the studs 6 strike the bottom thereof, whereupon the bar e serves as a diagonal brace to stop the further movement of the hinge and to hold the chest D in its vertical position and prevent its falling farther backward. Fig. 11 is a cross-section showing the construction of the undercut groove g and the manner in which the rod 6 enters it and engages it through the medium of its studs 6.

hen the chest D is closed down upon the chest 0, it is fastened thereto by means of one or more handle-locks, which I will now describe.

In Fig. 1, S S designate two vertical handlebars, which are applied to the end of the chests and stand out at a sufficient distance therefrom to enable them to be conveniently grasped by the hand. They thus form handles by which the chests may be lifted when closed. Each of these handle-bars is fastened at one end to the chest D and at the other to the chest 0. It is fastened to the chest D, as best shown in Fig. 13, by means of a swiv eled post 3, which is mounted rotatively in a socket in the chest I) and is pivoted to the handle-bar. The lower end of the handlebar has fixed to it a post j, the end of which enters a lock 70, Figs. 13 and 14, which is let into the chest C. The portion of this post j which enters this lock is notched on its upper and lower sides (or is shouldered or headed in any other equivalent manner) and is engaged by pivoted arms or levers Zlwithin the lock, Fig. 14. These arms are pivoted together in scissors fashion on a stud which is fixed to the lock-case and are drawn together by a springs. In the lock-case is a key-hole k, in which may be inserted a key having wings on opposite sides of its shank, by turning which key the arms Z Z will be The hinge is made with two,

forced apart and the post j released. The

lower end of the handle-bar may then be pulled outward, turning on the hinge at its upper end, until the post j is withdrawn from the lock-case, whereupon the handle-bar may be turned on the post .9 as a center until it is swungup out of the way, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, and other suitable construction of lock may be employed to fasten the lower ends of the handles; but'I prefer the construction shown.

\Vhen the handle is turned up, the end of the postj may be entered in a socket j, Fig. 2, let into the chest D. The handle thus becomes a handle for the chest D, by means of which the latter may be turned up or down. The post 8 and socket j are so placed that when the handle is in this position it is midway between the front and back, as shown.

hen the cabinet is folded up, as shown in Fig. 4:, and the handles S S turned vertically and locked, they stand nearer the front than the rear side, as shown in Fig. 2. Thus the center of gravity of the folded cabinet is com siderably to the rear of the handles, so that when the cabinet is turned on its back it -may be easily lifted and carried about by two persons at opposite ends, who will grasp the handles. This will be understood by turning Fig. 2 to the right and imagining the dotted line 00 00 to indicate the fioor. The cabinet then rests on feet w w, formed on the leaves of the hinges 11 H, which protect the hinges and lift the cabinet somewhat above the floor.

I provide a compact form of vise to be used in connection with the work-bench. The front (or other convenient portion) of the chest C forms the fixed jaw of this vise, and its movable jaw consists of a strong thick board T, Figs. 1 and 2. This jaw is moved out and in by screws in the usual way, except that I provide two screws and gear them together in such manner as to secure a parallel motion for the jaw, thereby giving it great strength and rigidity and relieving it from undue strain. This construction is shown in Figs. 7, 15, and 16. The two screws m m are arranged side by side and screw into tubular sockets t 25, which are fixed in place in the chest C. The front ends of the screws enter a gear-box Y, (shown separately in Fig. 16,) and have pinions m m fixed to them within this box. A gear 0 is mounted in the box between the pinions and gears with them both, so that when turned it rotates both screws together. As both the screws are of the same pitch and both pinions have the same number of teeth,it is obvious that their movement must be equal. As the screws move out or in, they carry the box Y out or in with them and with a parallel motion. Then the vise is arranged for use, the jaw T is connected to the box Y and so partakes of its motion. The jaw has a mortise Y, Fig. 15, in its rear face, into which the box Y e11- ters flush (see Fig. 7) and is fastened by two screws 25 if, passed in from the front of the jaw, Fig. 15. The gear 0 has a square hole, into which projects the squared shank 0 of a rotary shaft 0, which passes through and is borne by the jaw T and has a head at its front end, through which passes the usual cross-bar or lever O, by which the vise is screwed in or out.

WVhen the cabinet is to be packed for storage or transportation, the vise-jaw T is dis connected from the box Y by releasing the screws t t, and by turning the shaft 0 the screws are screwed in, thereby drawing the box into a mortise Y in the front face of the chest 0 until it lies therein flush, as shown in Fig. 15. enough to remain in engagement with the wheel 0 when the latter is thus run in. The jaw T is then removed, thus drawing out the shank 0, and the jaw, with its shaft 0 and lever O, is stored away within the chest.

I provide my technical cabinet with a ji saw or fret-saw U, which is arranged partly above and partly beneath the bench E, in order that the latter may be used as the saw-table. This saw is in general of the usual construction, consisting of two levers y y above and below the table, between the front ends of which the saw is strained, and the rear ends of which are connected together by a link 2 in the usual manner. The saw is driven by a pitman connecting its lower lever y with a crank on a small counter-shaft p, which has bearings within the chest 0 and is driven by a belt from the belt-wheel N. The lower lever y of the saw works in the space between two partitions n n in the chest 0, as shown in Fig. 7. I prefer to fulcrum the upper lever y of the fret-saw on a knife-edge pivot, as shown at d in Fig. 3, in order that when the saw is not in use this arm may readily be disconnected and lifted off by unclamping the lower end of the saw-blade from the lower lever, drawing the blade up through the hole in the table, and throwing the upper lever upwardly and back out of the way. To facilitate this, the rear end of theupper lever engages the link 2 by a hook instead of a closed pivot, as shown at d in Fig. 3. By thus disconnecting the upper lever of the saw the whole of the table is left clear to be used as a work-bench.

I provide a lathe'V for use with my improved cabinet, which, when in use, is fastened on the top of the work bench or table E, as shown in Fig. 6, and when not in use is stowed away in a compartment V in the upper chest D, as shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5. This lathe, which may be of any suitable construction,is fastened in place, either when set on the bench in position for use or when stowed away, by means of projecting feet -'v at one end, which enter sockets o, having overhanging plates, and which are let into the back board of the chest I), as shown in. Fig. 5, and into the bench E, as shown in Fig. 6, so that they are flush with the top thereof. The feet are The squared shank o is long.

dropped into the sockets and the lathe is slid to the right until they pass under and are held by the overhanging plates, whereupon the feet 1;" at the other end of the lathe are fastened down by thumb-screws which are passed through them and screwed down into threaded sockets which are let flush into the bench E and into the back board of the chest D. Before the chests can be closed together the lathe must be stowed away in the compartment V and fastened securely in place therein. The chest D may then be turned down, as shown in Fig. 4, without danger of the lathe becoming displaced. When the lathe is in place 011 the bench, its coned pulleys come nearly in line with two sheaves a a, which are mounted in a socket that is let into the fixed board E of the bench, as shown in Fig. 6. The rear sheave a is mounted somewhat higher than the forwardone, as

The belt from the wheel N shown in Fig. 3. is carried over the respective sheaves, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, and is carried thence forward over the cone-pulley, as shown in Fig. 6. When the lathe is not in use, the loose portion or bight of this belt is fastened in any convenient position where it will be out of the way.

The chests C andD are suitably subdivided and fitted with pigeon-holes, compartments, drawers, and other conveniences for the storage of the various tools and materials that are required by the workman. The arrangement of these devices may be greatly varied to suit the needs of different artisansthose working in wood, for example, requiring a different arrangement from those working in metal. I have shown an arrangement well suited for a technical cabinet for the use of amateur mechanics working both in wood and metal, and including also facilities for mechanical drafting. Fig. 7 shows the arrangement of the lower chest 0. The space to the left of the partitions n which is not occupied by the counter-shaft p and by the screws of the vise is divided into a series of compartments w w, as shown, which are designed to hold a glue-pot, varnish recepta cles, paint-cans, and other similar devices. The cans or boxes entering these compartments should be of rectangular form to economize room to the utmost, as shown in the three rear compartments, for example. The portion of the chest 0 to the right of the partitions n is preferably not subdivided, but is provided with devices for holding in place the various tools and implements that are required to be stowed away-as, for example, hammers, planes, calipers, wrenches, squares, and a miter-box. provided also a pair of folding carpenters horses O 0, one of which is shown opened out ready for use in Fig. 12. This horse con sists of a top piece I), to which are pivoted four legs 0' c, which may be turned on their pivots against the inclined side of the top piece, as shown in the horses which are In addition to these I have stowed in the chest in Fig. 7. The sides of the top piece are inclined to the angle at which it is desirable for the legs to stand spread out to when opened, and when opened they are turned against stops 6, formed on the opposite ends of the top piece, as best shown in Fig. 12.

Fig. 5 shows the arrangement of parts in the upper chest D. The space to the right above the lathe-compartment is subdivided into pigeon-holes w x, which should contain drawers or sliding boxes for holding nails, screws, and other small materials. In front of the lathe-compartmcut-and of these pigeonholes is a lid or cover 7', which, when in place, as shown, comes against the front of the pigeon-holes in order to prevent the displacement of the boxes or drawers therein when the chest D is turned down. Then the chest D is elevated, this lid W may be removed and used as a di'awingboard. It is fastened by means of a cleat a, which is fastened to its back at its upper edge and projects beyond this edge, thus enteringa recess or groove in the inner side of the front of the chest D. The bottom of the board is fastened by thin metal buttons 1' 'i, (one of which is shownin Fig. 5,) which are pivoted to the edge of the back-board and one turned up in front of the lower edge of the drawing-board \V to hold it in place. The space to the left of this drawing-board is utilized for holding drafting-instruments and such tools as should be accessible to the operator without lifting the workbench or lid E, such as saws, chissels, gages, planes, &c.

I contemplate connecting the lighter tools and instruments-such as calipers, dividers, squares, &c.and especially such as are not ordinarily needed while the lathe or fret-saw is in use, to the under side of the bench E.

I claim as my invention the following-defined novel features and combinations, substantially as hereinbefore specified, namely:

1. The combination, with a chest C, con structed with a space or cavity F beneath it, of a folding base B, consisting of a single back board, two opposite end boards, and a pair of front boards, all hinged to the chest with their pivotal axes in different horizontal planes, and adapted to be turned up into said space and to occupy different superposed planes therein.

2. The combination, with a chest 0, constructed with a space F beneath it, of a folding base B, consisting of front boards hinged at their tops to the chest and adapted to be turned up into said space, end boards hinged at their tops and adapted to be turned up into said space in a plane beneath that occupied by the front board, and a back board hinged to said chest on a pivotal axis in a lower plane than that of the front and end boards, and adapted to be turned up in a plane beneath that occupied by the end boards, and having a length and height equal to the length and breadth of the space F, whereby when thus turned up it closes the bottom of said space.

3. The combination, with a chest C, constructed with a space F beneath it, of a fold ing base B, consisting of front boards hinged at their tops and adapted to be turned up into said space, avertically-sliding board L, entering said chest and to which said front boards are hinged, end boards hinged at their tops and adapted to be turned up beneath the front boards, and a back board hinged to said chest and adapted to be turned up beneath the end boards and to close the bottom of said space.

4. The combination, with a chest 0, constructed with a space F beneath it, of a folding base B, consisting of front boards, end boards, and back board hinged at their tops and adapted to be turned up into different superposed planes, and a bracket Q, pivoted to said chest, standing normally in a vertical transverse plane between said end boards, and adapted to be turned up into said space F, and a fastening for uniting the free end of said bracket to one of said front boards when it is turned down.

5. The combination, with a chest 0, constructed with a space F beneath it, of a folding base B, consisting of front boards, end boards, and a back board hinged at their tops and adapted to be turned up into different superposed planes, a bracket Q, pivoted to said chest, standing normally in a vertical transverse plane, and adapted to be turned up into said space F, abelt-wheel N, mounted on said bracket, a treadle M, pivoted in the space between the front boards and the pitman P, the said treadle being adapted to be turned into the plane of the front boards in the opening between them.

6. The combination, with the chest 0, constructed with a space F beneath it, of a folding base B, consisting of front boards J J, having a space K between them, end boards, and a back board hinged at their tops and adapted to be turned up into different superposed planes, with the front boards in the upper plane, a bracket Q, pivoted to said chest on a transverse axis within the width of said opening, standing norm ally in a vertical transverse plane, and adapted to be turned up into said space F, and of a length not exceeding the width of the opening, and the belt-wheel N, mounted on said bracket, whereby when said bracket and front boards are turned up they may occupy the same plane, the bracket entering said opening between the front boards.

7. The combination, with a chest C, of a folding base B, consisting of front boards, end boards, and a back board hinged at their tops and adapted to be turned up into different superposed planes, and fastening devices applied to the respective boards at their junction with one another in the right angle formed at their junction, and consisting each of a rotary hook R, pivoted to the part which comes edgewise against the other, and an es- IIO cutcheon R, let into the other part and receiving said hook when the latter is turned to project beyond the edge of thepart to which it is pivoted.

8. The combination of two chests O and D, hinged together, with a handle-bar S, mounted on two posts, one of them swiveled to one chest and the other entering a lock in the other chest, and the said lock adapted to engage said post, whereby the two chests are held closed together through the medium of said handle-bar, which forms a tie bridging over the joint between them.

9. The combination of two chests C and D, hinged together, with a handle-bar S, mounted on two posts, one of said posts swiveled to one chest and the other entering a socket in the other chest, and a lock applied to the latter chest and consisting of levers pivoted to the lock-case and adapted to engage shoulders on said post, a spring for drawing said levers into engagement with said post, and the lockcase provided with a key-hole arranged for the insertion of a key to displace said levers, and thereby release said post.

10. The combinatiomwith two chests hinged together, of a handle-bar mounted at one end .on a swiveled post, connected to the upper chest, and adapted to be turned from a vertical to a horizontal position, and having a post at its other end adapted to enter sockets in the chest in either position, and the said sockets formed in the respective chests, whereby the handle may be turned to one position to fasten together the two chests and as a handle for lifting them and'to the other position to form a handle for turning up the upper chest.

11. The combination of two chests C and D, hinged together, with a lid E between them, a lathe V, having projecting feet at one end, and sockets having overhanging plates let into the said lid and into a compartment in one of said chests and adapted to engage said feet when the lathe is mounted on said lid for use or stowed away in said compartment, and

screws for fastening the opposite end of the lathe in either position.

12. The combination of chest 0, its hinged lid E, base B, belt-wheel N, sheaves a a, mounted behind the hinges of said lid, and a lathe V, adapted to be fastened to said lid with its con e-pulleys in line with said sheaves, whereby a belt from said wheel N may be carried over said sheaves to said cone-pulleys.

13. The combination of two chests C and D, hinged together, with a lid E between them, the upper chest adapted to be turned back to a vertical position and formed with pigeonholes for receiving drawers or boxes, a board W, fitting into said chest and adapted to close the fronts of said pigeon-holes, and fastenings for holding said board in place.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribii'ig witnesses.

HUDSON BOGARDUS.

WVitnesses:

ARTHUR O. FRASER, GEORGE I--I. FRASER.