US894871A - Cabinet. - Google Patents

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HENRY ABRAHAMSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 4, 1908.

Application filed November 11, 1907. Serial No. 401,568.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY ABRAHAMSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State/ of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a cabinet especially constructed for holding gra hophone records, the object being, to provi e a cabinet which will be thoroughly dust proof, whereby the records will be kept clean at all times.

Another object of my invention is, to provide a cabinet with a plurality of com artments, each compartment being closed y a pivoted cover, so that only a few of the records will be exposed at one time when removing a record or when placing one back in the cabinet.

Another object of my invention is, to provide very novel holders adapted to be placed in the compartments of the cabinet, whereby the graphophone records will be held apart, so as to prevent the same from being injured by rubbing against one another.

A further object of my invention is, to provide a cabinet which is very neat in a pearance and one which is exceedingly simp e and cheap in construction.

These objects are obtained by the novel arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter fully described and shown, in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a front view of my improved cabinet showing some of the covers raised and the holders arranged therein. Fig. 2, is a section taken on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3,is a side view of my improved holder removed from the cabinet, and, Fig. 4, is a side view of the holder detached.

Referring to the drawing, A indicates the cabinet which is formed of an oblong box rovided with a longitudinal groove in its bottom, adjacent its front edge in which are secured the lower portion of partitions B forming a plurality of compartments, the partitions being of the same width as the groove, and are secured at their upper ends to the underside of the top of the cabinet, it of course being understood that this cabinet can be formed any size desired, and as many partitions arranged therein to suit the size of the holders which are adapted to be arranged in the compartments as will be hereinafter fully described. These compartments are closed by substantially semi-circular shape hollow covers D, which are provided with concavo-convex faces, and parallel sides D, the rear edges of which are cut obliquely as clearly shown and are pivotally connected to the partitions by rivets E or any other suitable means, midway their height, so that they can swing up out of the way, the covers being prevented from swinging too far back into the cabinet by buttons F, the lower one-of which engages the depending portions A, formed on the front edge at the to of the cabinet. The lower portion of the si es D, and the faces of the covers are cut off square as clearly shown at D whereby the covers will rest on the bottom of the cabinet and completely close the compartment.

Arranged in each compartment is a holder G which is formed by a plurality of strips of paste board spaced apart at their rear lower ends by a block G, the rear edges of each are out off as shown in G so as to be out of the way of the covers when swung upwardly.

The rivets E are adapted to be covered with a piece of felt so as to form a pad, thereby preventing any danger of one of the records being scratched by the same when inserted in the compartment.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided a cabinet with a plurality of compartments, each compartment being provided with a holder adapted to receive a number of disks and a pivoted cover for closing each compartment, whereby when removing or placing the disk in the cabinet only a few of the disks will be exposed at one time, thereby preventing any amount of dust from accumulating on the disk when using the cabinet in a dusty hall. It will also be seen that by moving the cover upwardly it will go back by its own weight by gravity after it has passed the center, and will remain in this position until drawn downwardly and in this position it will also be held by gravity. These covers are of such a size as to fit snugly within the compartments, whereby when closed a very tight joint is formed all around the same, so that it is almost impossible for any dust to reach the disk when the compartments are closed.

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

As a new article of manufacture, a cabinet comprising an oblong box provided with a plurality of compartments formed by spaced the bottom of said cabinet when said covers Vertical partitions, secured between the top are in a closed position. and bottom of the box, adjacent its front In testimony whereof I have signed my edge, substantially semi-circular hollow covname to this specification in the presence of 5 ers arganged inbeach comptrtgient, lthe sides two subscribing Witnesses.

of sai covers eing cut 0 o ique y, rivets pivotally connecting said sides to the adj a- HENRY ABRAHAMSON' cent partitions, pads arranged over the ends Witnesses: of said rivets, the lower ends of said covers REA P. WRIGHT,

10 being cut off square, adapted to be seated on CHAS. E. Porrs.

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