Improvements in Cabinets, Bureaus, Music Cases, and the like Furniture.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Oct., 1895-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cabinets, Bureaus, Music Cases, and the like
Furniture.
I ARD STUBLEY of 61 Alliance Avenue, Newington, Hull in the County of
York, Commercial Traveller do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention refers to improvements in cabinets, bureaus and the like furniture,
and has for its object to facilitate inspection or search for any paper or papers
contained therein, whilst preserving the papers from dust, dirt, and unnecessary
wear, and to provide greater stowing capacity in the same space.
.
My invention consists essentially in forming the compartments or divisions
containing the papers, sheet music, and the like, as long and deep boxes (for music
cabinets say 12 ins. x 15 ins. x 24 ins.), which are placed vertically side by side, and
hinged about their front lower corners; so that each can be separately and
independantly tilted forward to expose the ends of the sheets or papers at the top.
The front lower corners may be each separately attached to separate hinges, or all
pivotted about one horizontal rod as an axis. Provision is made for retaining any
one or more of the boxes in the inclined position before-mentioned, whilst any paper
or papers are being looked for. This may be effected by prolonging the front side
(or end) of the box downwards below the hinge or axis, and providing a second rod
against which the said prolongation abuts when the box is tilted. The depth of
the cabinet must be made slightly greater than the length of a diagonal of one
of the boxes, in order to prevent the back top corner of the boxes catching against
the top of the cabinet, and so preventing the tilting of the box. It will be evident
that whilst in an ordinary Canterbury cabinet, the height of the cabinet must be
slightly greater than twice the depth of the row of music recesses, that a slightly
greater height would enable me to provide two rows of boxes or cases, (one above
the other), in a cabinet constructed according to my invention.
The front faces or sides of the boxes or cases are made equal in length to, or
slightly longer than the diagonal of the box portion proper, so as to close up the
cabinet against dust. When tilted back into the closed position, the boxes or cases
are held by the upper part of the front side of each box catching against a stop,
or stop rail provided for the purpose, or by a rail for the lower back corner of the
case to rest upon, to take all strain from the front cases and from the hinges or
axis, or by both.
My improved cabinet may be fitted in an open-work frame, or boxed all round
except at the front. If desired horizontal drawers or shelves may be added at the
top or bottom, or both; and 1 propose to fit my improved cabinet when designed
as a music cabinet with a tilting reading desk or stand at the top, for the use of
players on the violin and similar instruments; such desk being capable of being
tilted down into a horizontal position when not in use, thus permitting the top of
the cabinet to be used as a stand for drawing room ornaments and the like.
Dated this 23rd day of Jana 1905
J. CLARK JEFFERSON,
2 East Parade, Leeds, Agent for Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Cabinets, Bureaus, Music Cases, and the like
Furniture.
I ARD STUBLEY of 61 Alliance Avenue Newington Hull in the County of York.
Commercial Traveller 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 refers to improvements in cabinets, bureaus, music cases and the
like furniture; and has for its object to facilitate inspection or search for any paper
or papers contained therein, whilst preserving the papers from dust, dirt, and
unnecessary wear; and to provide greater stowing capacity in the same space.
My invention consists essentially in forming the compartments. or divisions
containing the papers, sheet music and the like, as long and deep boxes, (for music
cabinets say 12 ins. by 15 ins. by 24 ins.); which are placed vertically side by side,
and hinged about their front lower corners; so that each can be separately and
independently tilted forward to expose the ends of the sheets or papers at the top.
The front lower corners may be each separately attached to separate hinges, or all
pivotted about one horizontal rod as an axis; or the cases may be all made in one
or two blocks, so that they may be drawn forward and so expose as many of the
cases so made together all at once.
.
Provision is made for retaining any one or more of the boxes in the inclined
position before mentioned, whilst any paper or papers are being looked for. This
may be effected by prolonging the front side or end of the box downwards below
the hinge or axis, and providing a second rod or bar against which the said
prolongation abuts when the box is tilted. Other devices for this purpose may
however be employed. The depth of the cabinet must be made slightly greater
than the length of a diagonal of one of the boxes, in order to prevent the back top
corner of the boxes catching against the top of the cabinet, and so preventing the
tilting of the box. It will be evident that whilst in an ordinary "Canterbury
cabinet the height of the cabinet must be slightly greater than twice the depth of
the row of music recesses, that a slightly greater height would enable me to provide
two rows of boxes or cases, (one above the other), in a cabinet constructed according
to my invention.
The front faces or sides of the boxes or cases are made equal in length to, or
slightly greater than, the diagonal of the box portion proper, so as to close up the
cabinet against dust. When tilted back into the closed position, the boxes or
cases are held by the upper part of the front or back side of each box catching
against a stop or stop rail provided for the purpose, or by a rail for the lower back
corner to rest upon.
My improved cabinet may be fitted in an open frame-work, or boxed in all round
except at the front. If desired, horizontal drawers or shelves, or a cupboard may
be added at the top, or bottom, or both. I propose also to fit my improved cabinet,
when designed as a music cabinet, with a tilting reading desk or stand at the top
for the use of violin and other instrumentalists; such desk being capable of being
tilted down into a horizontal position when not in use, thus permitting the top of
the cabinet to be used as a stand for drawing room ornaments and the like.
It will be evident that the principle of my cabinet may be used also for deed
boxes, shop fittings or any other like purposes, where greater stowing capacity and
readier inspection of the contents are desiderata.
And in order that my invention and the manner in which the same is to be
performed may be more readily and clearly understood, I have annexed hereto the
accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a front elevation, Fig. 2 a

page_text: vertical cross section, and Fig. 3 a horizontal section of a music cabinet constructed
in accordance with my invention.
In these figures a indicates the boxes or cases, open at the top and cut away at
the top of the sides in a semicircular manner to facilitate laying hold of and
5 searching amongst the music sheets. The depth of the cabinet or that portion of
the cabinet enclosing the boxes, that is from b to c is made slightly greater than-
the diagonal line across the box, as is plainly shewn by the box shewn by dotted
lines in Fig. 2, which has one of the diagonals in a vertical position. The front d
of each box projects some distance above the top of each box, so as to close the
front of the space left between the top of the box and the horizontal cross board e,.
and prevents the entrance of dust and dirt.
The front d also projects slightly below the bottom of the box, and is provided
with a block f, as shewn in Fig. 4. This block f is furnished with a hole, in which:
fits and through which is passed the horizontal rod g, which forms a common fixed
axis for all the boxes; so that each can be tilted independently of the others ns.
shewn by dotted lines in Fig. 2. The block is also provided with a bevelled
face, (see Fig. 4), which abuts against the longitudinal rail h, when the box is tilted
fully forward, so that the box is held by such abutment in the tilted position.
It will be seen that if the music cabinet had been constructed as a "Canterbury.'
the distance between the top of the boxes and the horizontal board e instead of
being ths of the depth of the box, in the case of a square sided box, would have
had to be about 11ths, or a saving in height of ths of the depth of the boxes is
effected by my invention. This saving in height would enable two tiers of boxes to
be fitted in one cabinet without increasing the height much above that of an
ordinary "Canterbury."
In the music cabinet illustrated, a book case with folding doors is provided, and
on the top of this is fitted a reading desk i, which is hinged at its lower end, so that
the inclination of the desk can be adjusted by means of the leg or
On folding in the leg or leg frame ;, the desk can be converted into a flat
leg frame j..
horizontal top.
It will be evident that my invention may be modified by placing it on its side, so
that the axis g is vertical; but as this arrangement does not appear to have any
real advantage over ordinary drawers, any further reference to such modification is
omitted.
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 music cabinets, bureaus and the like furniture the device or arrangement
of cases or boxes such as a placed vertically side by side and hinged or pivotted.
about their lower front corners, so that they can be tilted forward in an inclined
position, and provided with means for retaining them in said position, all.
substantially as and for the purpose or purposes herein set forth.
2. In music cabinets bureaus and the like furniture, the combination of vertical
boxes or cases a hinged or pivotted about their lower front corners and having
their front sides approximately equal in length to a diagonal across said boxes or
cases, with and fitted in an open or closed frame whose height is slightly greater
than the length of a diagonal of said boxes or cases, and with or without
superposed or under placed drawers, shelves, cupboards or desks.
3. The construction of music cabinets bureaus and the like furniture substantially
as herein set forth and illustrated.
Dated this 22nd day of October 1895
J. CLARK JEFFERSON,
2 East Parade, Leeds, Agent for Applicant.