Improvements in and relating to Cabinets and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Apr., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 6th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 8th Feb., 1896:
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Cabinets and the like.
I, ALBERT BARKER, of 5 New Bond Street, London, Silversmith, do hereby-
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in and relating to cabinets and the like,
and my invention consists in the improved construction and arrangement of parts
in a cabinet as will be hereinafter described.
In carrying out my invention 1 provide a suitably constructed cabinet with a
borizontally pivoted door of suitable dimensions, said door being capable of being
swung on its pivots in a vertical direction for the purpose of opening or closing the
cabinet. To each side within the cabinet, and at a suitable position I pivotally
attach a pair of levers the opposite ends of which levers I pivotally attach to a
suitably constructed tray, which tray is adapted to support glasses, books or
other articles. The front of said tray is attached to the inner side of the
horizontally pivoted door by means of a suitable quadrant, the arrangement of the
whole being such that if the door be swung down in order to open the cabinet,..
the tray will be pulled out a sufficient distance to enable the articles supported by
the tray being readily removed. The levers herein before referred to are connected
to the inside of the cabinet and to the tray in such a manner that when the door is
closed the said lever-acting in a similar manner to the well known parallel.
rulers raises the tray horizontally and inwardly in the cabinet.
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the arrangement of
parts exactly as hereinbefore described as such arrangement may be different.
without departing from my invention which essentially consists in a cabinet having
a movable tray which tray is lowered and brought out when the vertically moving
door is swung down and the cabinet opened. I also wish it to be understood that
my improved cabinet may be provided with suitable shelves and other fittings.
usually fixed in cabinets.
Dated this 4th ton of Amil 1905
I, ALBERT BARKER, of 5 New Bond Street, London, Silversmith, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be.
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention relates to improvements in and relating to cabinets and the like,..
and my invention consists in the improved construction and arrangement of parts.
as will be hereinafter described.
In order that my invention may be readily understood reference is made to the
accompanying drawing which shows my invention in side elevation, a portion of
the side of the cabinet being removed to show the interior, the full lines showing
the cabinet when open and the dotted lines showing the cabinet when closed.

page_text: In carrying out my invention I provide a suitably constructed cabinet A with a
horizontally pivoted door B of suitable dimensions, said door being capable of
being swung on its pivots b in a vertical direction. for the purpose of opening or
closing the cabinet. To each side within the cabinet, and at a suitable position,
I pivotally attach a pair of levers C the opposite ends of which levers I pivotally
attach to a suitably constructed tray D, which tray is adapted to support glasses,
books or other articles. The front of said tray is attached to the inner side of the
horizontally pivoted door by means of a suitable quadrant E, the arrangement of
the whole being such that if the door be swung down in order to open the cabinet,
the tray D will be pulled out a sufficient distance to enable the article to be readily
removed. The levers C referred to, act in a similar manner to the well known
parallel rulers so that the tray is also moved horizontally.
I may also employ the movement of the door B to raise a shelf or the like F,
said door being preferably provided with a roller G, so that the action will be
easier and the door B is also preferably provided with a spring bolt b¹ so that said
door will be held firmly when in its open position as shown.
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the arrangement of
parts exactly as herein before described, as such arrangement may be different
without departing from my invention, which essentially consists in a cabinet having
a movable tray, which tray is lowered and brought out when the vertically moving
door is swung down and the cabinet opened. I also wish it to be understood that
my improved cabinet may be provided with suitable shelves and other fittings
usually fixed in cabinets.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A cabinet provided with a horizontally pivoted door B, levers C pivoted at
one end to the cabinet, and at the other end to a horizontally disposed tray D, said
tray being also pivotally connected to the door B, by means of a quadrant or the
like, all for the purposes and substantially as described and illustrated.
2. In a cabinet having a horizontally pivoted door B, a tray D adapted to be
horizontally moved by the opening or closing of the door B, substantially as
described and illustrated.
Dated this 4th day of January 1896
ALBERT BAKKEK,
By his Agents, Horn, Son & Co.,
151 Strand (next Somerset House), London, W.C.