Improvements in Cabinets for Papers, Music, and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 30th May, 1894-Accepted, 30th June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cabinets for Papers, Music, and the like.
EYRE CROWE Manufacturer Gatteridge Street Banbury and LEWIS
WYCHERLEY STONE, Manufacturer Gatteridge Street Banbury do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In our improved cabinet instead of using drawers as the receptacle for papers &c.
we fit the cabinet with a number of cases which stand vertically side by side like a
row of books.
The cabinet is closed on all sides except the front. The cases are open at the
top for the insertion & withdrawal of the contents and are provided at the bottom
with a projecting rib or bracket, the lower edge of the rib rests in a groove running
across the bottom of the cabinet so that the cases are free to rock backwards &
forwards on the rib, suitable stops are provided to limit. the rocking movement to
the desired amount, the stop may be fixed on or be in one piece with the rib.
When the top of any case is pulled forward into the open position the case
rocks on the rib & the contents are exposed. A push towards the cabinet closes it.
If the bottom of a case be raised the rib is lifted out of the groove & the
case can then be drawn bodily away from the cabinet.
The rib is placed in such a position with regard to the centre of gravity of the
case that when the case is shut its weight tends to keep it so & when open it tends
to keep it open.
Dated this First day of September 1893
EYRE CROWE.
LEWIS WYCHERLEY STONE.
EYRE CROWE Manufacturer and LEWIS WYCHERLEY STONE Manufacturer
both of Gatteridge Street, Banbury Oxon, 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 :-
Our invention relates to improvements in cabinets for holding papers music and
the like, in which instead of using drawers as the receptacle for the papers &c. we
fit the cabinet with a number of cases which stand vertically side by side like a
row of books & are capable of being either opened for the insertion or withdrawal
of the contents or taken bodily from the cabinet.
The cabinet is closed on all sides except the front.
The cases are open at the top for the insertion & withdrawal of the contents and
are provided at the bottom with a projecting rib or bracket, the lower edge of the
rib rests in a groove running across the bottom of the cabinet from side to side so
that the case is free to rock backwards & forwards on the rib. Suitable stops are
provided to limit the rocking movement to the desired amount.
Figure 1 shows the front view of a cabinet containing 8 cases.
Figure 2 is a cross section of the cabinet showing a case in its closed position.
Figure 3 is a cross section of the cabinet showing a case in its open position
ready for the withdrawal or insertion of its contents H.

page_text: A is the cabinet open at its front, having a groove B and stop C running across
the bottom. DD are the cases which are open at the top for the insertion & with-
drawal of the contents. Fixed to the bottom of each case is the projection rib E
on which the cases rock & the stop F which limits the amount of rocking movement
by coming in contact with the stop C when the case is tilted. The rib E &
stop F are preferably made of metal & secured to the bottom of the case in any
suitable way.
When the case is in its closed position there is sufficient space between the stop
F and the underside of the stop C to allow the case D to be lifted clear of the
groove B so that it can then be taken bodily out of the cabinet.
.
It will be seen that by drawing forward the top of a case the case is tilted &
-contents exposed while by lifting & drawing forward the bottom the whole case is
removed from the cabinet.
The rib is placed in such a position with regard to the centre of gravity of the
case that when the case is shut its weight tends to keep it so & when open it tends
to keep it open.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim in cabinets for papers music & the like is.
A cabinet containing cases each supported on a rocking bracket, stops being so
arranged as to limit the rocking movement while at the same time they allow the
case to be bodily removed when desired as herein before described and illustrated.
Dated this 29th day of May 1894
EYRE CROWE.
LEWIS W. STONE.