Year: 1888

page_text: I, EUGENE FITCH, of Des Moines, County of Polk, State of Iowa, United States of
America, 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 :--
The cabinet or case forming the subject matter of this application is designed to act
as a table or support for a type-writing machine, to hold the same in convenient
operative position and to enclose the machine when not in use without changing the
direction of the plane of the support or removing the machine therefrom.
The improved cabinet occupies but little space having an internal transverse area
sufficient only to accommodate the machine, which rests on a shelf or bracket projecting
from the front, the said front being provided with central vertical pivots upon which
it is free to rotate, a semi-revolution carrying the machine with it from the inside of
the cabinet to the outside thereof.
One of the sides is hinged to the back allowing it to be opened to permit of the
rotation of the front and machine, and said side when closed securely holds the front
both in its closed and opened positions.
My said Invention is more fully described with reference to the accompanying
Drawing in which
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved cabinet open, showing the machine
held by it in position for use.
Figure 2 is a plan view with the top of the cabinet removed, and
Figure 3 is a similar view showing the cabinet closed.
The cabinet is rectangular in form and contains two compartments, an upper one
constituting the case for the type-writing machine, and a lower one containing drawers
for holding paper or the like. The sides a and b are rigidly secured to the top c, and
extend down so as to cover two sides of the compartment occupied by the
drawers d, d', e e¹, the third side or front f of this compartment being rigidly secured,
the horizontal partition g dividing the two compartments and forming the bottom of
the upper compartment or cupboard.
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page_text: The front of the upper compartment is centrally pivoted at 2 to the top c,
and partition g, and is provided with the bracket shelf i, i, on which the type writing
machine shown by dotted lines, is placed. The side or door is hinged to the rear
side a and has on its free edge a strip / which sets behind the strip m on the pivoted
front h when the front h is turned around to bring the machine j, carried by it, into
operative position as shown at Figure 2 thereby holding the front rigidly in its open
position it being prevented turning away from the door k by the strip n on its other
edge bearing against the strip o secured to the edge of the side b.
When the front is turned on its pivots h', ' to bring the bracket i and machine j
thereon, in the cabinet then the strip m on its edge rests against the inside of the
strip o on the side b, and the strip 1, of the door k covers the strip n on the front has
clearly shown at Figure 3 thus securely holding the front in closed position. A
spring bolt or lock may be put on the door as in ordinary furniture, to provide a
means for securing the door when closed.
It will be observed that the type-writing machine is always maintained in a vertical
position. All that is necessary to do to bring it into operative position being to
open the doork and swing the front around on its pivot; the machine ; then
being in convenient position for use in front of the cabinet. Ready access may be
had by the operator to the contents of the drawers d d', e e¹, without moving from a
seat in front of the machine j.
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 :-
First. In a type-writing machine cabinet, in combination two fixed sides, and a top
and bottom of a cupboard, a vertically pivoted front side provided with a bracket
shelf, and a hinged side which, when open permits the front to be rotated and
arranged to act as a stop therefor when closed.
Second. A type-writing machine cabinet comprising the following parts in com-
bination, a cupboard having the top, bottom, one side, and rear side fixed, a side
hinged to the rear side or back having a right angle strip on its free edge, a
front side provided with central vertical pivots and strips on its edges, and a bracket
shelf secured to the said front side.
Third. In a cabinet in combination, the cupboard a, b, c, g, the hinged side k, the
front, pivots 1, 2, on which it turns, the bracket shelf i, i¹, and drawers d, d',
and e, e¹, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 20th day of November 1888.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.