Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 13th May, 1887
Complete Left, 11th Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 16th Mar., 1888
I, HERMANN POTHS, of No. 4, Cree Church Lane, in the city of London, Merchant,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the construction of a convenient cabinet for containing
adhesive and other labels such as are used by Chemists and Druggists whereby more
easy access to the labels is obtained than hitherto and the risk of mixing them is
practically done away with.
My improved label cabinet is constructed of a frame adapted to stand upon a
counter. The frame is divided in such a manner as to receive a number of drawers
each drawer serving to contain a particular label; the depth of the frame is greater
than the depth of the drawers which latter are provided with runners or projections
at the back so that the drawers can be pulled out to their full extent, suitable stops
boing provided to limit their outward motion.
By this arrangement it will be obvious that when a particular label is required
the drawer containing the same is pulled out and the upper label removed by the
finger and thumb, and as the drawer is closed the gummed side of the label can
be drawn over a damping roller or pad adapted at the lower part of the cabinet
frame.
My improved cabinet will be found to be much more convenient than the ordinary
drawers now usually employed.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: 1, HERMANN POTHS, of No. 4, Cree Church Lane, in the City of London, Merchant,
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
statoment
This invention relates to the construction of a convenient cabinet for containing
adhesive and other labels' such as are used by Chemists and Druggists whereby more
easy access to the labels is obtained than hitherto, and the risk of mixing them is
practically done away with.
My improved label cabinet is constructed of a frame adapted to stand upon a
counter. The frame is divided in such a manner as to receive a number of drawers
each drawer serving to contain a particular label, the depth of the frame is greater
than the depth of the drawers which latter are provided with runners or projections
at the back so that the drawers can be pulled out to their full extent, suitable stops
being provided to limit their outward motion.
By this arrangement it will be obvious that when a particular label is required the
drawer containing the same is pulled out and the upper label removed by the finger
and thumb and as the drawer is closed the gummed side of the label can be drawn
over a damping roller or pad adapted at the lower part of the cabinet frame.
My improved cabinet will be found to be much more convenient than the ordinary
drawers now usually employed.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe how it may be carried
into practice by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a cabinet constructed according to my invention,
and
Figure 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same.
a is the frame of the cabinet the end pieces of which are extended downwardly to
form legs by means of which the cabinet is adapted to stand upon a counter.
The said legs are preferably provided with feet c which can be screwed down or
otherwise secured.
The said frame may be made of any suitable size and subdivided to receive drawers
in any desirable manner, for instance as shown in the drawing, where twelve drawers
of one size and two of another size are indicated. The larger drawer at the bottom
is designed to receive a roller pad or the like for damping the labels.
d, figure 2, is a stop, one of which is attached to each drawer and projects into a
groove e in the frame to prevent the drawer from being pulled out too far.
In order to facilitate the removal of the labels, the sides of the drawers are partly
cut away as shown at in figure 2, to enable each of the labels to be readily grasped
by the fingers.

page_text: my
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
:—
1. The improved cabinet for labels, having a series of drawers each of which is
constructed and arranged substantially as described with reference to the accompanying
drawing.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.