US425822A

US425822A - Cabinet

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Publication number: US425822A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1890-04-15
Anticipated expiration: 1907-04-15

Description

(No Model.) 7

W. I. OHMER.

' CABINET. No. 425,822. Patented Ap r. 15, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- \VILFRED I. OHMER, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 425,822, dated April 15, 1890.

Application filed June 4, 1889. Serial No. 313,098. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILFE D I. OHMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinets, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improvement in cabinets.

The object is to produce a cabinet having a series of vertically-sliding superincumbcnt doors, each door carrying a lock or fastening device of such construction that any one door of the series will hold those above it in a raised position by the lock on the said door being brought into contact with stops mounted in the cabinet adjacent to the doors, and which will release the said series by the said door being raised.

IVith these objects in view the invention consists, broadly, of a cabinet having a series of verticallysliding superincumbent doors moving in guides or ways within the cabinet, a plate or bolt carried by each door, and stops adjacent to the doors, with which the said plate or bolt engages, whereby any one door of the series will hold those above it in a raised position and will automatically release itself by the locked door being raised.

The invention further'consists in the various novel details of construction, as will be hereinafter fully described in the specification, illustrated in the drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, I have illustrated a cabinet having a series of vertically-sliding doors armed with one form of lock embodying the essential features of my invention, although the same may be carried into effect in other ways without in the least departing from the spirit thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a rear elevation, in section, of a portion of a cabinet, showing a series of doors and bolts carried thereby, one of the said bolts being in engagement with a catch in the cabinet. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a different form of catch for engaging the bolt. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view showing the relative arrangement of the shelves, doors, and bolts; and Fig. 4. is a view showing the bolt actuated by a spring to keep it normally out of contact with the catch or stop.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a portion of a cabinet; B, the side walls or vertical portions; 0, the shelves forming the compartments of the cabinet, and D the doors. The doors are arranged to slide vertically in grooves E, formed within the vertical portions of the cabinet, only one of the said grooves being shown in this instance. I The lock for holding these doors in a raised or open position consists, essentially, of a knob or handle F, carrying a shank G, which passes through the doors and has rigidly secured at its inner end a plate or bolt H. This plate or bolt may be made of any suitable material, but preferably in this instance of metal, and is designed to operate automatically to release the door. Thus when the plate or bolt has been thrown into engagement with one of the stops or catches I, formed in the vertical portions of a cabinet, to hold the door in its raised position, it is only necessary to raise the door a short distance, when the plate or bolt will by the force of gravity drop out of the catch and allow the door to fall.

In Fig. 2 I have shown another form of catch consisting of a serrrated or corrugated plate J, which may be made either of metal or of wood, secured at a point adjacent to the outer end of the shelves. This arrangement will admit of any of the doors being raised a short distance, if desired, while in the construction shown in Fig. 1 the door is raised toa height equal to that of one of the compartments before it is locked in place.

If I desire to construct the bolt so as to keep it normally out of contact with the catches, I secure a spring to a bolt at its pivotal point, as shown at M, and allow the lower end of the spring to engage a pin N. Thus when the doors are to be raised, it is only necessary to turn the knob and bring the bolt into engagement with the vertical portions, and as soon as the end of the bolt enters one of the catches the weight of the doors above it will be sufficient to overcome the retractive power of the spring and the doors will be held in a raised position. To release the doors, it is only necessary to raise them a short distance, when the bolt will be automatically withdrawn from. the catch and the doors allowed to fall. If desired, the bolt may be so arranged that it will hold the doors up by frictional contact with the vertical portions of the cabinet. This may be readily done by making it of such a length that when in its locked position it will extend in a plane nearlyparallel to the lower edge of the door.

It will be readily seen from the foregoing description that although this form of a lock is exceedingly simple of construction it will be found of the highest efficiency and'.durability in use and may be constructed and applied at but a slight expense. I would have it understood, however, that I do not limit myself to the various modifications here shown, but may vary widely therefrom in carrying my invention into practice. I may also construct the various parts of my device such as bolts, knobs, and stopsof any suitable materialsuch, for example, as wood, metal, or gntta-percha.

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 the vertical portions thereof, vertically movable doors mounted between said portions, stops in the cabinet, and a plate orbolt pivoted to the doors and adapted to engage the said stops.

2. In a cabinet, the combination of aseries of vertically sliding doors, and a pivoted spring-actuated plate or bolt carried by each of the doors.

3. In a cabinet, the combination of a series of vertically-sliding doors, stops in the cabinet adjacent to the doors, and a spring-actuated plate or bolt pivoted to each of the doors and adapted to engage the said stops.

4. In a cabinet, the combination of the vercal portions thereof, rigid stops therein, vertically-sliding doors mounted between said portions, and a spring-actuated plate or bolt v WILFRED I. OI-IMER. Witnesses:

ELLIS J. FINKE, R. M. ELLIOTT.