An Improvement in or applicable to Drawers and like Articles of Furniture,
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application 19th Jan.,
1897
Complete Specification Left, 19th Oct., 1897-Accepted, 20th Nov., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
An Improvement in or applicable to Drawers and like
Articles of Furniture,
I, THOMAS HARRY BALDING, of Ropley Lodge, New Southgate, Gentleman, do
ereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to an improvement in or applicable to drawers, chests of
Irawers and like articles of furniture, the object of the Invention being to permit of
uch receptacles being fully packed or occupied by papers, documents, clothing or
such other articles as it may be desired to place therein, without liability of such
contents over-riding or being caused to over-ride the back or side edges of the drawer
by the act of pulling out or using the same, whereby the inconvenience of the
contents. by such means, getting displaced and missed or for the time lost, or torn or
damaged, will be avoided.
To this end, the Invention consists in making or adapting the drawer with a top or
cover extending along its back edge or back and side edges and for as much over the
drawer towards the front edge thereof as may be required, so as to cause the contents
of the drawer to be placeable and removable only at the top front uncovered part.
The cover may consist of a board or boards or of a bar or bars or like means let into
and supported by the side edges of the drawer flush with the top thereof and close
adjacent to the back thereof, so as to, as it were, overhang the hinder inner part of
the drawer, so as to prevent any of the contents slipping up and over the back or
sides thereof. Such board or boards or bar or bars or other covering means may be
continued for as much along the sides of the drawer as may be required.
The cover may be rigidly applied to the drawer, or it or a part of it may be hinged
or otherwise applied thereto in such a manner as to permit of its being opened, slid
along or otherwise adjusted when the drawer is withdrawn or partly so, in order to
place or remove the contents, and, in such event, the cover may entirely cover the
5 drawer.
The cover may be made of wood, metal or any other suitable material.
An Improvement in or applicable to Drawers and like
Articles of Furniture.
1, THOMAS HARRY BALDING, of Ropley Lodge, New Southgate, Gentleman, do
hereby declare the nature of this Invention and in what manner the same is to
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page_text: be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This Invention relates to an improvement in or applicable to drawers,
chest of drawers and like articles of furniture, the object of the Inven-
tion being to permit of such receptacles being fully packed or occupied
by papers, documents, clothing or such other articles as it may be desired
to place therein, without liability of such contents over-riding or being
caused to over-ride the back or side edges of the drawer by the act of pulling.
out or using the latter, whereby the inconvenience of the contents, by such means,
getting displaced and missed, or, for the time, lost, or torn or damaged, will be
avoided.
The accompanying drawings represent various modifications of the Invention,
which are hereinafter more particularly referred to.
.
To the end aforesaid, the Invention consists in making or adapting the drawer a, with a
top or cover b, extending along its back edge (vide Fig. 1,) or back and side
edges (vide Figs. 2, and 3,) and for as much over the drawer towards the front
edge thereof as may be required, so as to cause the contents of the drawer to
be placeable and removable only at the top front uncovered part.
The cover b, may consist of a board or boards or of a bar or bars or like
means let into or otherwise supported by the sides of the drawer flush with the
top thereof and close adjacent to the back thereof, so as to, as it were, overhang
the hinder inner part of the drawer so as to prevent the contents thereof from
slipping up and over the back thereof. Such board or boards or bar or bars or
other covering means may also be continued for as much along or around
within the sides of the drawer as may be required.
The cover may be fixedly applied to the drawer, or it or part thereof may be
hinged or otherwise applied thereto in such a manner as to permit of its being
opened, slid or otherwise adjusted when the drawer is withdrawn or partly so, in
order to place or remove the contents, and, in such event, the cover may entirely
cover the drawer, and serve also as a dust protector.
The cover may be made of wood, metal or any other suitable material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
The herein before described improvement in or applicable to drawers, chests of
drawers and like articles of furniture, the same consisting in making or adapting
the drawers with a fixed or adjustable top or cover extending along its back edge
or back and side edges, serving to overhang the hinder or hinder and side part of the
drawer-receptacle and to attain the object aforesaid, as set forth.
Datad this 18th day of October 1807
Dated this 18th day of October 1807
DAY, DAVIES & HUNT,
Chartered Patent Agent,
321, High Holborn, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.