US792978A - Mail-cabinet. - Google Patents

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No. 7921978. PATENTED JUNE 20, 1905. M. c. FINNEY.

MAIL CABINET. APPLIGATION FILED OUT. 22, 1904.

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No; 792.978. PATENTED JUNE 20, 1905.

M. 0. PINNEY.

MAIL CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 22, 1904.

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wane/woo NlTED STATES Patented June 20, 1905.

MANFRED O. FINNEY, OF PIERREPONT MANOR, NEIV YORK.

MAIL-CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 792,978, dated June 20, 1905.

Application filed October 22, 1904. Serial No. 229,665.

To (M w/wm, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MANFRED G. FINNEY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Pierre' pont Manor, in the county of Jefferson and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mail-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a cabinet for mailcarriers, more particularly on rural routes, and has for its object to provide a receptacle in which the mail can be conveniently and safely carried. The construction also enables the mail to be delivered to be so arranged that none of it will be overlooked by the carrier, thus insuring the delivery of each piece carried. A deposit-receptacle for the mail collected on the route is also provided, together with a handy and convenient place for stamps and supplies.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 isa plan view of the invention. view with the lid open. Figs. 3 and 4: are transverse sections on the lines 3 and 1, respectively, of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a front elevation. Fig. 6 is a detail in elevation of the bearing-block to be hereinafter described.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 10 denotes a cabinet or box having end walls 11 and 12, respectively, and front and rear walls 13 and 1A, respectively. A lid 15 is also provided, which is hinged to the rear wall 14, as at 16, and is glazed, as at 17. The lid is held closed by a spring-catch or other suitable device 18, secured to the front wall 13. A spring 18 is fastened to the end wall 11, which spring presses against the lid and swings it open when the catch 18 is disengaged.

The cabinet is divided into three compartments, which are formed by partitions 19 and 20, respectively, which extend transversely across the inside of the cabinet. The compartment formed by the partition 19 and the end wall 11 has a drawer 21. The compartment formed by the partition 20 and the end wall 12 has a spring-pressed follower 22, the springs for pressing it outwardly being shown at 23. The outward movement of the follower is limited by a roller 24, which extends between the end wall 12 and the partition 20.

Fig. 2 is a similar This roller is journaled at each end in bearings, which comprise blocks 25, having recesses 26 extending from the bottom thereof, in which the reduced ends or journals 26 of the roller work. The recesses are closed by flat springs 27, which are fastened to the bottom of the blocks and bear against the journals.

The space between the partitions 19 and 20 has at the bottom a drawer 28. Above this drawer is a compartment similar to the one just described and having a similar springpressed follower 29 and a roller 30 arranged in the same manner. The compartment just referred to does not extend entirely across the cabinet, and a series of pigeonholes 31 are also made in the space between the partition 19 and 20. Beyond the pigeonholes is a space communicating with the rear end of the drawer 28. This space is directly under an opening 32 in the lid 15, through which the mail collected by the carrier is dropped into said drawer. The opening has a suitable closure 33.

The letters to be delivered are placed on the follower 29 under the roller 30, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. Newspapers and large letters are placed on the follower 22. The address side of the letters will be face up, so that the next letter to be delivered will always be in sight through the panes in the lid. The rollers permit the ready removal of the letters from the followers without any danger of tearing the same. The recesses 26 in the block 25 extend rearwardly, so that the rollers will not be pulled out when the letters are taken off the followers. The rollers can be rgadily removed by pressing down the springs 2 The drawers 21 and pigeonholes 31 are for carrying stamps and other supplies, and the drawer 28 carries the mail collected. The contents of the cabinet are fully protected by the lid and will not be damaged in bad weather. The manner in which the mail to be delivered is carried renders it impossible for the carrier to overlook any of it, as it is always in sight, and it can be determined at a glance just where the next stop is to be made without opening the cabinet or box. It can be attached to any ordinary carriage or roadcart and can be operated with one hand, leaving the other hand free to drive.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent. is

1. The combination in a cabinet, having a drawer and a compartment, of a spring-pressed follower in the compartment; and a glazedlid on the cabinet having a slot communicating with the drawer.

2. The combination in a receptacle containing a yielding follower and a roller above the follower limiting its outward movement; of

bearing-blocks secured to the Walls of the receptacle, said blocks having recesses extending from the bottoms thereof to receive the ends of the rollers; and yielding closures over the recesses.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MANFRED C. FINNEY.

Witnesses:

B. W. RIPLEY, GEORGE ALLEN.

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