Improvements in the Construction of Nests of Drawers and Analogous Articles of Furniture.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 13th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 13th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 15th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Nests of Drawers and
Analogous Articles of Furniture.
I THEODORE FREDERIC SANDBACH TINNE of The Beeches Hawkhurst in the
County of Kont Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be
as follows:
The object of my present invention is to effect further improvements in a certain
invention for which I have obtained Letters Patent dated May 28, 1886 No. 7183.
My invention relates to improved methods of supporting and guiding drawers,
when opened or drawn outwards.
In carrying out my present invention I fit supports of metal, wood, or other
material, or a combination of such material, so arranged that the supports slide
outwards with the drawer a certain smaller distance than the drawer itself, usually
about half such distance. The regulation of the distance to which the support is
drawn out, is effected by the motion of the drawer itself, in combination with stops
lazy tongs, or other suitable appliances; and the drawer is so fitted that it may
readily be entirely withdrawn from the nest, without disarranging the support or
supports, and other mechanism in connection therewith.
The supports to the drawers are preferably, but not necessarily, made of a skeleton
form, the metal or material being reduced to save unnecessary weight and expense.
The support is secured in the nest by means of studs, snugs, pegs, or other
provisions, which while allowing sufficient sliding motion thereto, prevent the support
being entirely drawn out of the nest. In combination therewith, or independently of
such provisions, I sometimes fit a "lazy tongs" or other suitable appliance to the
support, attached thereto, and with such connections or attachments to the drawer,
that the support travels outwards half the distance (or thereabouts) of the travel of
the drawer.
The support extends in some cases across the back of and under a portion of
the drawer, and also embraces one or both sides of the drawer a certain distance.
In
Portions of the upper edges of the drawer are overlapped by the support.
some cases the support dispensed with on one side of the drawer, the support
on the other side being then turned over the upper and lower edge of the drawer,
and a short distance down and up the inner face of the side, so as to act as a parallel
guide to the drawer when being drawn out.
Dated 13th May 1889.
GEO. DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Nests of Drawers and
Analogous Articles of Furniture.
I, THEODORE FREDERIC SANDBACH TINNE, of The Beeches, Hawkhurst, in the
County of Kent, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 present invention is to effect further improvements in a certain
invention for which I have obtained Letters Patent dated May 28 1886, No. 7183.
My invention relates to improved methods of supporting and guiding drawings,
when opened or drawn outwards.
In carrying out my present invention, 1 fit supports of metal, wood or other

page_text: material, or a combination of such materials, to the drawers so arranged that the
supports slide outwards with the drawer a certain smaller distance than the drawer
itself, usually about half such distance.. The regulation of the distance to which the
support is drawn out, is effected by the motion of the drawer itself, in combination
with stops, lazy tongs, or other suitable appliances; and the drawer is so fitted that it
may readily be entirely withdrawn from the nest, without disarranging the support or
supports, and other.mechanism in connection therewith.
The supports to the drawers are preferably, but not necessarily, made of a skeleton
form the metal or other material being reduced to save unnecessary weight and
expense.
The support is secured in the nest by means of studs, snugs, pegs, or other
provisions, which, while allowing sufficient sliding motion thereto prevent the support
being entirely drawn out of the nest. In combination therewith, or independently of
such provisions I sometimes fit a "lazy tongs" or other suitable appliance to the
support, attached thereto, and with such connections or attachments to the drawer,
that the support travels outwards half the distance (or thereabouts) of the travel of
the drawer.
The support extends in some cases across the back of and under a portion of the
drawer, and also embraces one or both sides of the drawer a certain distance.
Portions of the upper edges of the drawer are overlapped by the support. In some
cases the support is dispensed with on one side of the drawer, the support on the
other side being then turned over the upper and lower edge of the drawer and a short
distance down and up the inner face of the side so as to act as a parallel guide to the
drawer when being drawn out.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascertained
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts, such drawings illustrating some of the methods
of carrying out my invention.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a nest of drawers, with part of the side removed, showing
one method of supporting and guiding the drawers. Figs. 2 and 3 are sectional
elevations of one drawer, with its support and fittings drawn to an enlarged scale.
Fig. 4 is a plan view, showing the position of the stops, catches &c. Fig. 5 illustrates
another method of forming the support. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the support
applied to one side only of a drawer, the drawer being removed for the sake of
clearness. Fig. 7 is an elevation of Fig. 6 partly in section. Fig. 8 is a plan view
showing the application of the "lazy tong" arrangement of my invention. Fig. 9 is
a plan view, showing the drawer partly opened, and Figs. 10 and 11 are detail views.
Referring to Figs. 1. 2. 3. and 4 a is the nest.
to its full extent, and supported in that position by the metallic support c.
b is one of the drawers, drawn out
The form
of this support is shown in plan view in Fig. 4. The upper edge is turned to a right
angle so as to act as a parallel guide to the drawer abovo and below. The support c
is fitted with a spring catch or other suitable device d, which catches against a pro-
jection e on the underside of the drawer b. A stop or stops fis or are also fitted on
the bottom of the nest a, as shown in Figs. 2. 3 and 4, against which the edge of the
support or frame e is held, and thus prevented from being altogether withdrawn.
When the drawer b is pulled the projection e comes in contact with the catch a fitted
to the support e which is then pulled out until the edge of the support touches the
stopf. The drawer is shown fully opened in Fig. 3, and the method of detaching the
drawer from the support c will be readily understood from the drawing, the drawer
being lifted in front sufficiently to allow the projection e to clear the catch d, and
withdrawn as shown by the dotted lines in the drawings. In case the drawer is wide,
such as a clothes drawer, I sometimes fit a rail d² to the end of the support c as shown
by dotted lines in Fig. 4.
The catches d may be dispensed with, and a catch fitted instead thereof, as shown
in Fig. 10. I limit the action of this spring catch d by means of an adjusting
screw g, which prevents the end of the catch d³ falling lower than that part of the
drawer marked in Fig. 10. An alternative method of preventing the catch falling

page_text: too low is shown in Fig. 11, which consists of a clip d which engages the end
of the catch d; and other obvious methods of effecting the same purpose may be
adopted.
In Fig. 5 a loss expensive method of constructing the support c is shown, the spring
catches and being stamped or otherwise cut out of the bottom of the support.
The back end of the drawer is rounded off so as to prevent undue strain on the top
flange of the support.
Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate a method of fitting a support to small drawers such as are
used with sewing machines in which there is but little side strain when drawn out.
The support is fitted to one side only, and the upper and lower edges of the support
are extended so as to lap over and embrace the drawer and act as a parallel guide.
These extensions are shown at c³ and c. The support is retained in position and guided
both above and below by slips and a stop (not shown in the drawings) is fitted to
limit the outward motion.
In Figs. 8 and 9 the method of fitting my improved support with "lazy tongs" i is
shown. Fig. 8 illustrating the position with the drawer closed: and Fig. 9 showing
it partly opened. One end of the lazy tongs is pivoted to the back of the nest at k,
the outer ends of the links being pivoted to a pin m detachably fitted to the underside
of the drawer. The support c is attached to the lazy tongs at 1 by means of a pivot.
It will thus be seen that the travel of the support c will be exactly equal to half the
distance travelled by the drawer.
In each of the foregoing arrangements the connections are so fitted that the
drawers may be readily removed from the nest, if required, and as readily rein-
stated; the drawer automatically attaching itself to the support when the drawer
is replaced, in whatever position the support may happen to have been left, the
pivots and other connections being so formed as to engage in slotted plates or
equivalent provisions.
In some cases I fit lids to the drawers, of glass or other suitable material,
to fit them for use as show cases, and cases for coins and curiosities; for which
purposes the drawer is constructed so as to be withdrawn beyond the line of frontage
of the nest, and suitably supported in that position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. In the construction of nests of drawers and analogous articles of furniture, the
addition to and adaptation of appliances, surrounding or partly surrounding each
drawer, arranged to impart support to the drawer when more or less withdrawn
from the nest, substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the drawings.
2. In the construction of nests of drawers and analogous articles of furniture fitted
as last aforesaid, the adaptation of the connections for the withdrawal of the drawers and
for rendering the reinstatement of the drawers and connection with the supports in the
nest automatic, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings.
3. In the construction of nests of drawers and analogous articles of furniture the
application and use of "lazy tongs" either in combination with my improved supports
or independently of such supports; in the latter case such lazy tongs becoming
themselves the supports substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by
Figs. 8 and 9 of the drawings.
4. The general constructions combinations and arrangements of the several and
respective parts, together forming my improvements in the construction of nests of
drawers and analogous articles of furniture, substantially as hereinbefore described
and illustrated by the drawings.
Dated 13th February 1890.
GEO. DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.