Safes, Refrigerators and other Receptacles.
Year: 1885

page_text: Safes, Refrigerators, and other Receptacles..
I CLEMENT SIMS of 98 St Martins Lane W.C. in the County of Middlesex
Cabinet Maker do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN DOORS OR COVERS FOR COAL BOXES, CABINETS, ICE SAFES, REFRIGERATORS AND
OTHER RECEPTACLES" to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to the application of doors or covers which move upon
centres or axes to open and close coal boxes cabinets, ice safes, refrigerators and
other receptacles.
My improvements consist in making such doors or covers rectangular and
mounting them.upon suitable arms at each side such arms moving upon centres or
axes on the interior of the box or other receptacle. The arms upon which the
doors are mounted are let into recesses at each side of the box or receptacle so that
they may not obstruct the introduction or withdrawal of the lining to a coal box
or the drawers of a cabinet or other receptacle, to which such doors or covers
are applied.
These rectangular doors may be formed with panels or otherwise ornamented.
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TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Doors or Covers for Coal Boxes, Cabinets, Ice
Safes, Refrigerators, and other Receptacles.
I, CLEMENT SIMS of 98 St Martin's Lane W.C. in the County of Middlesex
Cabinet Maker 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:-
This Invention relates to the application of doors or covers which move upon
centres or axes to open and close coal boxes cabinets ice safes refrigerators and
other receptacles.
My improvements consist in making such doors or covers rectangular and
mounting them upon suitable arms at each side such arms moving upon centres or
axes on the interior of the box or other receptacle. The arms upon which the
doors are mounted are let into recesses at each side of the box or receptacle so that
they may not obstruct the introduction or withdrawal of the lining to a coal box.
or the drawers, of a cabinet or other receptacle to which such doors or covers are
applied.
These rectangular doors may be formed with panels or otherwise ornamented.
And in order that my invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into practice I will proceed to describe the drawings hereto annexed which show
two sections of a coal box arranged and constructed in accordance with my
invention.
Figure 1 is an elevation in section or with one side removed of a coal box a
having a cover b mounted upon and carried by arms b¹ which move upon axes b³ at.
each end of the box a the cover b being moved into the position shown by dotted,
lines underneath the top of the box when opened to get at the contents. The
arms bare let into recesses a¹ at each side of the box or receptacle to avoid
obstruction.
By shortening the arms b¹ and rearranging the position of the centres or axes b
the cover can be moved to a more acute angle and by lengthening the arms b³ the
cover can be moved to a more obtuse angle,
My improvements are also applicable to covers of desks writing cabinets
refrigerators and other receptacles where it is important that the coyer should
be easily moved out of the way and a competent workman aided by the previous
description will readily apply my improvements to such articles.
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
The improved arrangement construction and application of doors or covers to
coal boxes, cabinets, safes, refrigerators, and other receptacles so that they can be
readily moved out of position to open and close the same substantially in the
manner hereinbefore described and represented in the drawings annexed.
Dated this 22nd day of January 1886.