US896028A - Desk. - Google Patents

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No. 896,028. PATENTED AUG 11, 1908. H. M. LEESE.

DESK.

APPLICATION FILED 1\IAR.12, 1908.

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W/ TNE SSE S .4 l/VVENTOI? fiAE'HY MLEESE No. 896,028. PATENTED AUG. 11, 1908.

H. M. LEESE.

DESK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.12,1908.

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A TTORNE Y8 PATENTED AUG. 11, 1908. H. M. LEESE.

DESK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.12,1908.

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Be it known thet l, HARRY M. LEESE, a tail in Figs. citizen of the United States, and a resident i of Washington, in the Distriet of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful lniprovements in Desks, iii-which the following upper end. is a specification. of its spring T My invention is no improvement in desks, projecting-g and particularly in the means for locking the when the i drawers of desks, and. the invention consists D will op:

in certain novel constructions and comhinsrods Ennd tions of ports as will be hereinafter dethe studs scribed and claimed. ment with In the drawings, Figure 1 is 9. front elevelook i) is so :3 15 tion partly in section, and partly broken only he 1m sway ofs desk'enibodying my invention. holt D is Fig. 2'is ii vertical longitudinal section thereshown in l 2% of. Fig. 3 is 0. front elevation on a reduced turned to retract t e scale of a desk showing the arrangement of gagement with ti 2 the lid lock, and of the locks on the opposite prevent it from 1 sides thereof for the drawers. Fig. 4 is a vertion of the ticzil longitudinal section of s portion of the not he inserte desk with the locking her in unlocked osiexcept .1- tion. Fig. 5 is 8. front elevation party in position shown section, with the looking her unlocked. Fig. the lie is out ot 6 is, a detail. per-s ective view illustrating a jects as shown i portion of one of t V3 drawers, the looking her normal position in unlocked position, and one of the guides The lock is or? '1 for retaining the locking hair in proper relnthe eover A, end. tion to the drawers. Fig. 7 is a detail horisaid edge the zontsl'seotion on about line 7-7 of Fig. 4. ate upon the Fig. 8 is it lair-e view of one of the drawers cover A l locked with the bolt extended, the eover cover is clo ed plate of the lock being removed. Fig. 9 is 22. causing th sectional view on about line 9-9 of Fig. 8. enter -the so Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 8 with the as more bolt retracted. i ig. 11 is a detail perspece thus lock the sttive view of a portion of the lockin rod ernare closed. I ployed in the construction shown in Figs. 12 in their 40 and 13. Fig. 12 is at front elevation partly any snitshl in secti0n,'zuid,"Fi .'13 is a. vertical longitudisockets E" w nel section of s' portion of the desk shown in as lie-st Fig. 1'2, Figs; 12 and 13 showing a. somewhat projects different construction from th at shown in the Trent other figures as will be more fully described is provid hereinafter. which carry In carrying out my invention, the desk the slide rel may in general respects he of ordinary con- B snd lo: 1 struetion. end I hssve iliustrated the invenes best sh tion as applied to sornrnon type of desk hevlt wi ing s slatted cover A, and drawers 3 in verseem" ticel tiers on opposite sides of the center of studs F i: the desk. The slatted cover is provided the midway between its ends withthe usual lock would C by whieh-it maybe looked as shown in Figs. at t i 2 to 4, end-on the opposite sides of this nor pro main unlocked or partly opened and the remaining drawer or drawers to be locked, and in carrying .out this feature of my invention the studs F are movable relatively to the arms E beingprovided at their upper ends with heads F bearing above the arms E, and said arms E being provided with openings through which said studs project, as

best shown at the upper end of the rod I in Fig. 1. By this construction the studs i are movable with and inde 'iendently of their carriers E, E so that if the parts be ar ranged, as shown in Fig. l, with the slide rod that are closed without interfering in any way with, the drawers which are opened, which latter may be manipulated as desired until they are pushed into closed position in which event their respective studs F will drop iii to the sockets B and lock the drawer or drawers so closed.

The desk frame is provided with means for preventing the turning of the slide rods E to move their studs F out of alinement with the sockets B. For this purpose I provide guide lates G secured to the desk frame and rovi ed with depending siaced apart lugs between which the arms of the slide rod operate as will be understood from Figs. 1., 5, and 6 of the drawings. The plates G also form stops abutted by the heads F of the muds l when the slide eds E are in their uppermost position to limit the upward movement of the slide rod.

In the o eration of the described construction, it will be noticed that the slide rods E are normally pressed upward by their springs E to unlocked position, and will immediately'unlock the drawers B when the cover A is opened even slightly, such movement moving the bolts D away from the upper ends of the rods E so the latter may rise under the influence of their springsE. If, however, it is desired to unlock the drawers withoutraising the cover A as may sometimes be desirable, the key may be inserted in its proper lock D and turned to retract the bolt D to the position shown in Fig. 10, in which event the corresponding drawers will be unlocked without requiring the coverA to be lifted.

The construction so far described is applicable to desks having covers which may be raised and lowered.

For a flat top, as shown in Flgs. 12 and 13 I provide the slide rod shown in Fig. 11 with an arm it" near its up er end pro ecting into the path oi the be t l) of theloek l), the latter being ar-' ranged immediately below the top of the desk as'will be understood from Figs. 12, and 13, the construction being otherwise stibstantially as shown in Figs. 1 to It) int-lusive.

I claim 1 1. The improvement in desks herein described, comprising a desk frame,*avertical series of drawers slidable therein, a vertical locking rod, a series of studs ltlllltd (by said rod and movable with the same, and also having a limited movement independent of the said rod whereby one or more of the looking studs may engage with their respective drawers, and the other stud or studs may be out of locking engagement with their respective drawers, lateral arms carrying said independently movable studs, guide plates secured to the desk frame and having depending lu s pro ecting on opposite SldBS of the latera arms whereby to retain the lockin bar in alinement, a coverlor the desk, and a ock carried by the cover and havingj. bolt p ojecting when in locked position to engage with and depress the sliding rod when the cover is closed, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination with a vertical series of drawers, a slide rod and tlevieesjearrietl by the slide rod for loclirhg' the several drawers and movable independently of the slide rod whereby when the stide rod is adjusted to lock one or more of the drawers, the locking devices corresponding to other drawers may be out of locked position lateral arms on the slide rod andcarryin the locking devices and guide plates over ying the looking devices and having lugs depending alongside their respective lateral arms, substantially as set forth.

a 3. The combination in a desk of a vertical series of drawers, a slide rod having means for locking the drawers, a sliding cover, a look for securing said cover in closed position, and a lock having a belt which may project' to operate upon the slide rod when the .desk cover is closed.

4-. The combination in a desk, ofa vertical series of drawers, a movable cover, a slide rod having means for locking the drawers, a lock.

earrie by the cover and having a bolt which may be projected to operate the slide rod, said lock being arranged for operation from the outer. side. ofthe cover whereby the lock may be operated to project or retract the bolt Without opening the cover.

HARRY M. LEESE.

Witnesses:

. SOLON O. KEMON,

PERRY B. TURPIN.

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