Improvements in the Construction of Cabinets and other Articles of Furniture.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 27th July, 1894-Accepted, 15th Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Cabinets and other Articles
of Furniture.
I, SAMUEL GRAHAM BROWNE of 2 Gibbs Road, Anglesea Place, Southampton
in the County of Hampshire, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in the construction of cabinets and other
articles of furniture by which the quantity of material generally used is reduced
and facility in erection secured, such articles being so constructed that they can be
taken apart, re-erected, and also added to without affecting the general design.
The sides and intermediates are provided with grooves and interlocking tongues
(preferably of metal) such forming stiffeners to prevent warping, and are so con-
structed and arranged that the fronts and backs can be placed on or slipped into
the sides the whole forming a rigid carcase, said carcase being erected on a suitable
base. The side frames may be provided with standards which act also as distance
pieces or supports for shelves, and tierods secured to the base pass through these
standards being held at the top by means of nuts or the like which when screwed
up give great rigidity to the frame of the cabinet or like article. Where a series
of shelves or divisions is required as in a filing cabinet, I frame runners to the sides
or support them by standards. I may frame the front with divisions which when
in place, correspond with the runners so as to form a frame when in plan. On such
front I may hang doors preferably by an automatic spring hinge or may fit
decorative panels. A suitable lock attachment may be provided for controlling
the locking of the doors simultaneously.
In erecting cabinets made according to my invention the four containing sides
are interlocked by means of the tongues and grooves and then placed upon the
base (registering tongues being provided). The tierods are now passed through
the standards and the frame tightened up by means of nuts, cotters, or the like,
and internal fittings may be supplied in any suitable manner.
Other articles of furniture can be constructed in a similar manner to the fore-
going description by means of tongues, grooves, and tierods, and have the advantage
of being easy to erect, no glue, cement, etc., or screws, nails, or like means of
fastening being necessary, and such furniture can be easily taken to pieces and
packed into very little compass for shipment or storage.
Dated this 26th day of September 1893.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Cabinets and other Articles
of Furniture.
1 SAMUEL GRAHAM BROWNE late of 2 Gibb's Road Anglesea Place
Southampton Engineer-now of Drapersfield Cookstown Ireland-do hereby
declare the nature of my invention and in what manner the same is to be
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page_text: performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
And my said invention relates to improvements in the construction of cabinets
and other like articles of furniture by means of which the quantity of material
generally used is reduced and facility in erection secured such articles being so
constructed as to allow of their being taken to pieces and re-erected and also added
to without damaging the article or affecting its general design.
For the purpose of more clearly describing the nature of my invention I have
had attached to this Specification a sheet of drawings to the figures and letters of
reference on which I shall refer in my further explanation.
Figures 1 and 2 are sectional élevations of two forms of carcase.
Figure 3 is a plan of the carcase of a cabinet such as shewn in Figure 1.
Figures 4 and 5 shew a framed front suitable for any ordinary cabinet.
Figures 6 to 13 shew different arrangements for interlocking suitable for various
carcases.
.
In carrying out my invention the side frames A and intermediates B are provided
with grooves and interlocking tongues C (preferably of metal) and stiffeners D to
prevent warping and so constructed and arranged that the fronts E and backs F
can be placed on or slipped into the side frames A the whole forming a rigid
carcase which may be erected on a suitable base H. The side frames may be
provided with standards J which act also as distance pieces or supports for shelves
and tie rods K secured to the base pass through these standards being held at the
top by means of nuts L or the like which screwed up tend to give great rigidity to
the frame of the cabinet or like article.
Where a series of shelves or divisions is required as in a filing cabinet I frame
runners M to the sides or support them by standards. I may frame the front with
divisions which when in place correspond with the runners M so as to form a frame
when in plan and on such front I can hang doors N preferably by an automatic
spring hinge such as O or may fit decorative panels and a suitable lock attachment
may be provided for controlling the locking of the doors simultaneously. In
Figures 6 to 13 will be seen different sections of tongues employed for the purpose
of holding together or interlocking the different parts of the carcases such tongues
being sufficiently stiff to overcome warping.
Figures 6 and 13 shew interlocking members at right angles a flanged metal
casing being used in Figure 6..
Figure 7 shews arrangement of tongues stiffeners tie rod standard and back.
Figures 8 and 12 shew tongued stiffeners suitable for recessing and offsetting.
Figure 9 shews an arrangement for interlocking the bottoms of drawers or dust-
boards. Figure 10 interlocking device for a carcase such as for drawers.
In erecting cabinets made according to my invention the four containing sides
are interlocked by means of the tongues and grooves and then placed upon the
base (registering tongues being provided). The tie rods are now passed through
the standards and the frame tightened up by means of nuts cotters or the like and
internal fittings may be supplied in any suitable manner.
Other articles of furniture can be constructed in a similar manner to the fore-
going description by means of tongues grooves and tie rods and have the
advantage of being easy to erect no glue required in mitres and frames &c. or
screws nails or like means of fastening being necessary and such furniture can be
easily taken to pieces and packed into very little compass for shipment or storage.
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. In constructing cabinets and like articles of furniture the use of metallic
tongues and stiffeners substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described
and with reference to Figures 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of accompanying

page_text: 2. The construction and arrangement of cabinets or like articles of furniture
substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
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CT. 1004
POPPLEWELL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.