Improvements in Cabinets and Raoks for Stationery.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, th July, 1895-Accepted, 10th Aug.. 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cabinets and Raoks for Stationery.
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1, THOMAS BOWATER VERNON, Cannon House, Bream's Buildings, London, E.C.
Inventor do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
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The object of my invention is to provide a cabinet or rack which can be easily
adapted for the reception of more varied sizes of paper, envelopes, and the like
articles than is the case with those now in use.
To effect my object I fit the cabinet or rack with shelves or partitions as at
present, but the division pieces between I make movable by inserting them in slots
or grooves of which several extra ones are provided, or by other convement means.
In the cavities of the cabinet or rack, I also place movable blocks fitting the said
cavities, by which means I am enabled to have smaller articles in the cavities so
that they can be easily taken out. The blocks can be changed or altered in size at
the discretion of the user.
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When the cabinet or rack is used so as to allow the papers to rest in a horizontal
position, it will not be necessary to provide a back.
My improved cabinet or rack can be easily freed from dust.
I, THOMAS BOWATER VERNON, Cannon House, Bream's Buildings, London, E.C.,
Inventor, 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 :-
The object of my invention is to provide a cabinet or rack which can be easily
adapted for the reception of more varied sizes of paper, envelopes, and the like
articles, than is the case with those now in use.
To effect my object I fit the cabinet or lack with shelves or partitions as at
present, but the division pieces I make movable by inserting them in slots of which
several extra ones are provided, or by other convenient means. In the cavities of
the cabinet or rack I also place movable blocks, fitting the said cavities so that
they can be easily taken out. The blocks can be changed or altered in size at the
discretion of the user.
When the cabinet or 1ack is used so as to allow the papers to rest in a horizontal
position, it will not be necessary to provide a back, and the cabinet or rack cau be
easily freed from dust.
To show more clearly how my invention is carried out I furnish diawings in
which the same parts are marked with the same letters throughout.
Fig. 1 is a trout view of a cabinet oi inck.
Fig. 2 is a back view of the same showing various movable blocks E.
Fig. 3 is n cross section through a cabinet or rack without a back.
Fig. 4 is a similar section through a cabinet or lack with a back F.

page_text: As shown in the figures the articles in the cabinet or rack would be in a horizontal
position, but I do not limit the use of my invention to this position.
The shelves or partitions A are fitted in the cabinet or tack as at present, but
they are made with several slots C. These slots, as is shown in the drawing, run
back a very small distance into the shelves, as is better seen in Figs. 3 and 4 The
division pieces B are furnished with pins D to fit into the slots C, and usually this
suffices to hold the division pieces B in position, but when the cabinet or rack is
furnished with a back F as shown in Fig 4, an additional pin G may be attached to
the division piece B to push into the back F.
It is advisable to have several slots near to one another in the centre or sides as
is shown in Fig. 1, so that the division pieces B when not otherwise required may
be kept handy for use.
The movable blocks E which are of sizes to suit the wants of the user serve to
shorten the lengths of the partitions, so that shorter articles may be inseited
and yet kept in such a position that they can be easily taken out.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this said inven-
tion and in what way the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A cabinet or rack in which movable division pieces are inserted into slots so
as to vary the size of the cavities substantially as described.
2. In a cabinet or rack covered by Claim I the use of movable blocks E for the
purpose specified.
Dated this 22nd day of June 1895.
W. H. MUNNS,
Agent for Applicant.