and similar Pieces of Furniture.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd June, 1886.
Complete Left, 4th Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 6th May, 1887.
and similar Pieces of Furniture.
I MARK LEACH, of Sunbridge Road, Bradford in the County of York, Machine
Broker do hereby declare the nature of the invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN WRITING-
TABLES, WRITING-DESKS, BUREAUS, CABINETS, AND SIMILAR PIECES OF FURNITURE, to
be as follows :—
This invention relates to novel and useful improvements in writing-desks, writing
tables, bureaus, cabinets, and similar furniture; and its object is to provide in
combination with such pieces of furniture an arrangement of drawers, pigeon-holes,
and racks in a tasteful, compact and convenient form.
The said improvements consist of a cylindrical frame pivoted by its axis in a
vertical position in a suitable space or part of the writing table, or other piece of
furniture. The said cylindrical frame is divided and partitioned off so as to provide
various sized compartments forming pigeon-holes, and racks in some of which
drawers are fitted. The cylindrical frame is pivoted in such a manner that any
desired compartment or drawer may be brought to the front by rotating such frame;
and it is so arranged that it may be locked in any position, or inclosed by suitable
doors or a flexible shutter.
Dated this 2nd day of June 1886.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.

page_text: and similar Pieces of Furniture.
I MARK LEACH, of Sunbridge Road, Bradford, in the County of York, Machine
Broker, 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 novel and useful improvements in writing-tables, writing-
desks, bureaus, cabinets, and similar pieces of furniture, and its object is to provide in
combination with such pieces of furniture an arrangement of drawors, pigeon holos,
and racks in a tasteful, compact and convenient form.
The said improvements consist of a cylindrical frame pivotted in a vertical position
by its axis in a suitable space or part of the writing-table or other piece of furniture.
The said cylindrical frame is divided or partitioned off so as to provide various sized
compartments forming pigeon holes, and racks in which drawers may be fitted.
The cylindrical frame is pivotted in such a manner that any desired compartment
or drawer may be brought to the front by rotating such frame, and it is so arranged
that it may be locked in the closed position, or enclosed by suitable doors, or a flexible
shutter.
In order to describe my invention more in detail reference is to be had to the
accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure 1, represents a perspective elevation of a writing-desk fitted with a
cylindrical frame in accordance with my invention which is here shown in the closed
position. Figure 2, is also a perspective view of the said desk with the cylindrical
frame and the top of the desk removed. Figure 3, is a separate porspective view of
the said frame. And figure 4, is a plan of such frame.
The desk A, is provided at one end with a recess B, in which is pivotted the
cylindrical frame C, by means of the axial pivot D, working in centros or sockets E,
fitted at the top and bottom of the recess B. The cylindrical frame C, is divided and
partitioned off into various sized compartments. The plan view figure 4, illustrates a
convenient method of arranging the divisions in which the central one is fitted with
drawers E, E, opening from either side, the divisions G, G, are subdivided into book
racks and pigeon holes, and the divisions H, H, one of which is enclosed by the door J,
are provided with paper racks or other convenient fittings.
The cylindrical frame C, is arranged to freely rotate on the pivot D, so that any
desired division in such frame may be brought to the front. And the door J, is
provided with two locks, one of which is fitted at L, to enable the said door to be
secured to the frame C, and the other lock is fitted at M, the bolt of which is arranged
to shoot into the top of the recess B, and so lock the said frame in the position
represented in figure 1, thereby securing all the divisions in such frame in the closed
position.

page_text: An opening may also be formed in the back of the recess B, to give access from
that side to the cylinder C, in which case a second door is fitted to such cylinder
diametrically opposite to the door J.
It is obvious that similar cylindrical frames may be arranged in combination with
writing-tables, bureaus, cabinets and similar pieces of furniture.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare what I claim is :—
1. The combination with a writing-table, writing-desk, bureau, cabinet or similar
piece of furniture, of a revolving cylindrical frame, substantially as borein shown and
described and for the purpose specified.
2. The combination with the said cylindrical frame, of a lock adapted to secure
such frame in the closed position, substantially as herein shown and described and for
the purpose specified.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.