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AUTOMATIC CABINET
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This., invention` pertains. to, nrw-els»l and useiîulLK
improvements in anÉ automatie;cabinet»amtl'nore;y
especially. has. reference to» a» cabinet». which.:
disposable in- a-> concealedlmannenfon the. conf-J
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is» a. perspective. view.- Qf» the
vgliperspective'I View.. of mimi-.911.;
spring inV accordance ¿ with my._.i_nVentiQn ;¿
Fieiirelßz- isperspeetìve View of the.
venient disposition ofiv anticlesrcontaìned..therein
andv their protection from dirt or breakage.
cabiuet-«memberáandf
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The primary orlpihect'ofi this_äinvention is to pro
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vide a cabinet`I` which'may be entirely concealed
and wherein.thecontents-.may he. proieetedirom
dust and breakage.
An initiertantév objectief. the7 ipyention is the
development cf a cabinet in accordance with the
foregoing object which may-.begautomatically-ree
into a» eoncealedposition.
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additional» iin-portant»A obgìectil of
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;„ÍQÁLL is?v the fabrication» of» aú structure. in». con'
formity wit-h the foregoing» aim- ofi-the invention
wherein Simple. but; eñîçaeìwî; lQßking means
are provided for maintaining the cabinet in se
leçted' extended position.
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Qther ancillary objects» Q_f‘» the¿_ invernition»~_ re
side in the product-ionï ofea concealed automatic
cabinet which shall be attractive. in appearance,
compact, reliable in operation and convenient
, ñush against the lower side of the outer casing
in use for the purposes intended.
These, together with numerous other objects
of the invention which will later become ap
parent as the following description proceeds, are
attained by my device, one embodiment of which Í
has been illustrated by way of example only in
the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the cabinet in
retracted position;
Figure 2 is a side elevational view showing
the inner cabinet member in dotted lines in open
position;
Figure 3 is a front elevational view showing
the inner cabinet in extended position;
member and impart a symmetrical appearance
thereto. Secured to each side of the cabinet ad
jacent the upper end thereof are pairs of angle
brackets i8 centrally 4apertured as at 2li for a
purpose to be set forth hereinafter. Although I
have shown two of these brackets upon each side
of the cabinet it will be evident that any suitable
number, including a single bracket to each side
may be provided. The sides of the outer casing
member are inturned at their lower ends to form
a ñange 22 adapted to snugly ñt in the vertical
space between the inner cabinet and the casing.
Vertical guide rods 24 are disposed in the verti
cal spaces referred to above and are rigidly se
Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view 40 cured in any suitable manner t0 the upper sur
taken substantially upon the line 4--4 of Fig
face and the inturned flange 22 of the outer cas
ure 3;
ing member and pass loosely through the aper
Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view taken sub
tures 20 in the lugs i8. These rods constitute
stantially upon the line 5~-5 of Figure 2;
Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken
substantially upon the line 6_6 of Figure 2;
Figure 7 is a horizontal sectional detail view
guides for the lugs I8 and for a coiled spring 26
which is seated between the lower flange 22 and
the lower surface of the angle brackets I8.
From the construction as so far described, it
will be seen that the spring means 26 yieldingly
urges the inner cabinet member up into the cas
Figure 8 is a vertical sectional detail View
upon the line 8-8 of Figure 1;
50 ing member in closed and concealed position. A
Figure 9 is a perspective view of a latch form
suitable hand hold 28 is recessed or notched into
taken upon the line 1-1 of Figure 1;
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ing _one element of my invention;
Figure 10 is a perspective v’view of the latch
supporting brackets forming one element of my
invention;
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the member i6 to añord a convenient means for
extracting the member _from its recess in the out
er casing against the opposition of the spring 2B.
suitably secured upon each side of the cabinet
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member and attached thereto are a pair of rack
bars 30 arranged in vertically disposed position
and receivable in the lateral space between the
inner and outer cabinet members.
As shown in detail in Figure 8, a latch mecha
sirable that its contents be available for instant
use and yet capable of being compactly and
neatly stored.
It is to be understood that I do not limit my
self to the exact construction shown and de
nism is secured to the front of the outer casing
scribed in this application but that I may avail
member and disposed in the lateral space between
the inner and outer members. This latch mech
myself of any suitable modifications falling with
in the scope of the appended claim.
anism comprises a pair of triangular shaped
>Iclaim as my invention:
bracket members 32 secured to the back of the 10
In» the cabinet, a casing, an inner cabinet
member slidably disposed within said casing, lat
front wall of the outer member and having a
transverse pivot pin 34 upon which is fulcrumed _ - er-ally extending lugs secured to the upper sides
of said inner cabinet and engaging the inner
a bell crank 36 having a, detent 38 engageable
sides of said casing for guiding and centering the
with the rack bar 30. The upper arm of the bell
crank is turned forwardly as at 40 and has a 15 sliding movement of said inner cabinet, vertical
knob 42, the projection 40 extending through a
cup shaped depression in the front wall of mem
ber I 0 as indicated at 44 for convenient manipu
lation by the user of the cabinet. A coil spring
guides secured to the casing , and extending
through said lugs, spring means mounted on
said guides normally biasing said cabinet into
said casing, and latch means comprising a rack
member 46 is suitably disposed upon the pivot 20 bar secured to said cabinet, a bell crank lever
pivoted in said casing, said bell crank including
pin 34 and is engaged with 'the bell crank to bias
the latter in a clockwise direction into engage
ment with the rack 30. As shown in Figure 14,
the shelves I _4 of the cabinet member may be pro
vided with a series of grooves 46 for the purpose 25
a detent at one end thereof and a spring en~
of positioning and retaining plates for china in
circling said pivot and biasing said detent into
engagement with said rack in order to adjust
the cabinet in predetermined positions.
JOSEPH F. JESS.
the cabinet, such a use being indicated in Fig
ure 4 wherein the dotted line construction 48 in
dicates a plate positioned inthe groove and tilted
The following references are of record in the'
REFERENCES CITED
30 ñle of this patent:
back against the back wall of the cabinet.
In order to improve its appearance the lower
UNITED STATES PATENTS
surface of the inner cabinet member I4 may be
Number
Name
Date
chamfered as at 50, it being understood that the
730,046
Price _- ___________ -_ June 2, 1903
cabinet set forth hereinbefore is intended pri
marily for mounting upon walls or the like 35
whereby the cabinet portion may be lowered and
extended therefrom to any desired degree and in
adjustable position for displaying its contents.
1,201,892
2,266,268
2,429,523
FOREIGN PATENTS
Although I have indicated as one possible use
of my cabinet the storing of china and the like, 40
it is obvious that it is equally adapted for the re
ception of books, the disposal of liquors and the
like and in general for any use where it is de--l
Thomas _________ __ Oct. 17, 1916
Robinson _______ _... Dec. 16, 1941l
Murphy _________ __ Oct. 21, 1947
Number
17,025
233,499
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Country
Date
Great Britain ___________ _.. 1912
Great Britain _____ __ May 14, 1925