A Hanging Cupboard or Wardrobe.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 29th June, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Jan., 1894-Accepted, 24th Feb., 1894
A Hanging Cupboard or Wardrobe.
I, THOMAS SAMUEL DOWNING WALLACE, trading as Wm. Wallace & Co.,
151, 152, 153, 154, and 155, Curtain Road, in the County of London, Art Furniture
Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the construction of a novel hanging cupboard or wardrobe
specially designed for corners.
In carrying out my invention I provide a triangular frame the two side pieces of
which are connected by plates or links in such a manner that the said pieces may
be adjusted to any desired angle to fit any corner or folded together when not
required for use.
The front piece is removably attached to the free ends of the side pieces and in
practice I prefer to form upon the rear side of the front piece holes and slots into
which pins or studs on the ends of the side pieces are designed to enter.
The triangular frame hereinbefore described is adapted to be fixed to the walls
and to have curtains suspended therefrom.
In practice I prefer to form each of the side pieces of the frame with longitudinal
slots through which nails or other fastenings may be passed the slots permitting the
nails or fastenings to be fixed according to the joints of the brickwork.
The top of the wardrobe is covered with canvas or other material to exclude
dust and the front piece of the frame carries overlapping bars from which curtains
can be suspended. Hooks are also fixed near the front ends of the side pieces to
prevent the curtains from being pulled from the sides.
Hooks are provided for supporting the articles of clothing or the like and by
preference these hooks are hinged and located in recesses so that they will offer no
impediment to the folding of the frame.
Dated the 29th day of June 1893.
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G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Hanging Cupboard or Wardrobe.
I, THOMAS SAMUEL DOWNING WALLACE, trading as Wm. Wallace & Co.,
of 151, 152, 153, 154, and 155, Curtain Road, in the County of London, Art
Furniture Manufacturers, 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:-
My invention relates to the construction of a novel hanging cupboard or wardrobe
specially designed for corners.
In carrying out my invention I provide a triangular frame the two side-pieces of
which are connected by plates or links in such a manner that the said pieces may be
adjusted to any desired angle to fit any corner, or folded together when not
required for use, whilst the front piece is removably attached to the free ends of the
side-pieces.
The triangular frame hereinbefore described is adapted to be fixed to the walls
and to have curtains suspended therefrom, and in practice I prefer to form each of
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page_text: the said side-pieces with longitudinal slots through which nails or other fastenings
may be passed, the slots permitting the nails or fastenings to be fixed according to
the joints of the brickwork.
Hooks are provided for supporting the articles of clothing or the like and by
preference these hooks are hinged and located in recesses so that they will offer no
impediment to the folding of the frame.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved-hanging cupboard or wardrobe:
Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same; and,
Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3, Figure 1 :
Figure 4 is a plan view of the two side-pieces of the triangular frame folded.
together; and,
Figure 5 is a rear elevation of the front part of the said frame :
Figure 6 is an elevation of one of the side-pieces of the frame; and,
Figure 7 is a transverse section of the same.
a, a are the two side-pieces of the triangular frame which are connected together
at one end by links 6 in such a manner that the said two side-pieces can be readily
folded together as shewn in Figure 4.
c is the front piece of the frame which may be moulded or ornamented in any
suitable manner, the said front piece being provided on its rear side with studs d, d
(Figure 5) adapted to enter holes or slots e, e (Figure 6) in the ends of the side-
pieces a, a in the manner indicated most clearly in Figure 1. The frame when
fitted together is covered over the top with canvas or other material f to exclude dust,
and the front piece c of the frame is provided with overlapping rods g, g from which
curtains, h can be suspended. The rods g, g are preferably pivotted to the front
piece c at one end and at the other end adapted to engage with hooks i, i for
facilitating the putting up and taking down of the curtains.
jis a hook with which each of the side-pieces a, a is provided near the front end
for the attachment of one of the curtain-rings to prevent the curtains from being
drawn away from the walls in the angle of which my wardrobe or cupboard is
placed.
k, kare the slots formed in the side-pieces a, a for enabling the wardrobe to be
placed on the supporting nails driven into the wall, and 1, are the pivotted hooks
for carrying the articles of clothing, the said hooks having their carrying brackets
located in recesses in the side-bars a, a, as shewn most clearly in Figure 7.
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 hanging cupboard or wardrobe composed of a triangular frame adapted to
fit the angle of a room, the said frame being composed of two side-bars nivotted
together and of a front bar carried at the ends of the side-bars, the said side-bars
being provided with hooks located in recesses and the front bar provided with rods
for carrying the curtains, all substantially as described.
2. The manufacture and use of the improved hanging cupboard or wardrobe
herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the fund dor of Ionor 1801
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicaut.