US995487A - Phonograph-record cabinet. - Google Patents

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- P.- stumm..l Y PHONOGRPH RECORD CABINET.

APPLIUATIOI FILED 00T` 9, 1900.

995,487. Patented June 2.o, 1911..

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,1 scHoLL. PHONOGBAPH BEGOBD CABINET. i APPLIDATIOI FILED 00T- B, 1909.

995,487. manned June 20, 1911,.

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4wood, and with a propriete exterior con hinged, as at 19, the carrier 20, in the form4 4UNICLED STATES PfgENT oFFieE,

IETER SYCHOLL, 0F CRYSTAL FALLS, MICHIGAN.

PHONOGBAPH-RECORD CABINET.

Specification of Letterslatent. yflatented June 20, 1911.

Application led October 9, 1909. Serial No, 521,864.

To all whom 'it may concern: Be it known that I, PETER SoHoLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Crystal Falls, in the county of Iron and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Phonograph-Record Cabinets, of which the following is a speeitication.

My invention relates to phonograph record cabinets and has for its general object to prov'ide a cabinet divided into compartments for the reception of separate phonograph records or blanks, or similar articles liable to damage, arranged for conveniently holding a number of separate records in well protectedposition when closed, and for conveniently displaying the records for selective removal when opened.

In the drawings, wherein I lhave/shown an embodiment of my invention in simple form, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a` receptacle in opened position for the selection of a record; Fig. 2 is a detail of 'a compartment or pocket and a frngment'of its retaining strip; Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section through the receptacle when in closed position; Fig. 4 is asimilar view, showing theV parts in opened position; and Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional detail showing the man ner of attaclnnent of the compartment to the carrier.

'lhe casing, 10, provides inflxed relation a bottom, 11, sides, 12, 12, and a rear end,

13, the front end member, 14, bein hinged to its front lower edge as at 15, ain the top bein adaptedl for removal or opening, and

to t. iis end, preferably consistlng of two flaps or doors, 16, 1G, respectively hinged, ns at 17, to the free'upper edges of the side members, 12, 12. These parts 'may be constructed of anysuitable material,` such as figuration, and if esired, the ends may be provided with' handles, 18,18.

In the bottom 11, near its front end, is

of a plate, extending preferably from side to side of the casing, and nearly fromend to end thereof, the rear end of the carrier being free for elevation. Connection is made between the downswinging front member 11 ,and the carrier whereby when theV end 14 of the casing is opened the rearend f the car-- rier is raised and locked in raised position.A

For simply attaining this construction, I

provide on the interior of'e'aeh side meniber of the fabric.

12 a pulley, 21, mounted in a suitable bracket 22, and having running thereover a'chain, 23, at 011e end attached, as at 24, to the ca'rrier 20, and at its opposite extremity attached to a link, 25, which is pivotallysecured, as at 26, to a side edge of the opening end member l4,in such relative position that, when the end member is brought to hori-` zontal position, .the link and chain liftthe carrier to an appropriate angle tot-he horizontal-, say about 300. Each link 25 runs through a guiding strap, 27, secured to the inner face of the proximate. side Wall l,

-with fabric web, 32, which has one top edge attached, as at 31,, to the frame and its other top edge free, as at 32, so as to .form with the frame a stretclied envelop open at its top. The top is preferably cut away at its cbrners, as at 33, to leave exposed the lower corners of,the frame for purposes of attachnient with the carrier. Each of ,the front and back fabric 'faces preferably hasmade therein view openings, 34, of appropriate slze to permit the inspection oi? the identitying tab ets upon the phonograph record.

The envel ops 3() are secured upon the carrier in longitudinally spaced relation, and for hinging n'u'wenient in either direction, by a flat scalloped attaching strip 36, tacked or f otherwise secured to the carrier, as shown at 3 4 1n Fig.4 5, and having its scallops engaging the frames 31 1n the'cntiaway spaces 33 filled 4they stand a little, more nearly vertical,

Other suitable individual orin 1S "not-ch 2 9 engages said pin andlocks the parts in opened position.

This operation, raislng the rear end of the carrier, as shown in Fig. 4, causes` the rearmost envelop to rise partl above the rear wall and to recline backwar at a considerable angle, preferably about 45, to rest upon the upper edge of the casing rear wall, whilethe other enupon it; and the velops lean correspondingliyl7 erefore, fall forloadedenvelop will not, t

' ward. As dropped forward, one at a time,

they become superposed substantially horizontally, the spacing between the respective envelops being, in general, sufficient to en.

ablev the envelops so to lie. Obviously, the blanks ma vbe rapidly run over to effect the desired se lection,both the front and back identifying tabletsv of double faced records being visible through their apertures in the course of selection, and the fabric compartments, with their metallic frame', adequately protecting the fragile records against damtural details -might be made without departure from its s irit andwithin the scope age, so vthat they may be flipped forward or back with impunity, and the selective sorting may be done with great rapidity and ease. To reclose-the-compartments it is only l, necessary slightly to lift the links 25 and thereby disengage the notches 29 from pins 28, allowing the weight of the records to restore the carrier to horizontal positispn.

While I have herein described in some detail. a particular embodiment of my invention, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that numerous changes in the strucofthe appended c aims.

'What I claim is:

-1'. In' a-device of the character described, the combination of a 'receptacle providing a 'relatively stationary vertical rear wall, a

relativel1 vmovable front wall hinged at its vlowgi` e ge 'for movement from vertical to horiqonta position, a normally horizontal carrier-lying between said walls hinged at its front edge,l envelops separately'pivoted upon saidcarrier normallly7 extending nearly to the top of the rear wal and bearing rearwardly thereagainst, and means operated by the movable front wall'to elevate the end of said carrier thereby to raise the rearmost envelop above said rear wall to bear upon the top thereof.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a receptacle having relatively fixed, vertical rearand side-walls, and a front vwall pivoted near its lower edge for hinging movement from vertical to horizontal position, a carrler normally' horizontally disposed within said walls, pivoted near its front end for movement'from horizontal to' inclined position, and envelops separately pivoted to said carrier normallyv to stand substantially upright within said receptacle, and to incline rearwardly when the carrier is raised, for pivotal 'movement from such rearwardly inclined position tol forwardly extending horizontal position, at pleasure of the operator, .and mechanical connections between the front. wall and the carrier whereby movement of the front wall to horizontal position raises the carrier to inclined position, so that the weight of said front wall, and likewise the weight of the envelops thrown forwardly upon said front wall and its load. t

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a receptacle providing a may oppose the weight of the carrier l front wall hinged at its lower end, a carrier within the receptacle, hinged at its frontend inil parallelism with said wall, envelops separately hinged to said carrier, each comprising a metallic frame and a textile covering for the frame forming a pocket open at its edge remote from the hinge of the envelop, and mechanical connections between the. front wall and carrier whereby opening of said front wall' elevates the carrier and positions the envelops individually to 'be dropped forward from rearwardly inclined position to position horizontally upon the front wall.

.In testimony whereof I hereunto -set my hand in the presence'of two witnesses.

, PETER SCHOLL. In the presence off-1 A WARD I. KELLY, THOMAS F. BEHAN.

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