Improvements in connection with Cupboards, Cabinets, Show Cases, and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 13th Dec., 1897-Accepted, 29th Jan., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in connection with Cupboards, Cabinets, Show Cases,
and the like.
I, MILLICENT ELIZA RUBARDT, of 22, Derby Road, Watford, in the County of
Herts, Married Woman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to cupboards cabinets bedroom pedestals show cases and
like articles provided with closing doors, and has for its object to arrange the door
or closure in such manner that when the said door or closure is in its open position
it forms a table or support for useful or ornamental articles. According to this
invention the door or closure of the cupboard or cabinet or the like is hinged or
pivotted or otherwise connected to the body of the cabinet or the like so as to
open outwards, in combination with legs or their equivalent which serve to sup-
port it in a horizontal or approximately horizontal position to carry useful or
ornamental articles. The door or closure is preferably made in two or more parts
each part being hinged or pivotted to the body of the cupboard or the like and
the several parts connected together by bars or tie rods so that they will move
together when the door or closure is being opened and closed. The bars or rods
by which the parts of the door or closure are connected together constitute the
before mentioned legs to support the door or closure in its open horizontal or
approximately horizontal position, and any weight that may be brought to bear
on the said door or closure. These tie rods or bars may be arranged so that when
the door or closure is in its closed position they will be flush with the door or
closure or they may be made to project so as to form ornaments on the cabinet or
the like or they may be arranged so as to be concealed from view when the door
is closed. The door or closure or each part of the door or closure may have an
opening provided with an ornamental glass or other panel which may be fixed or
removable, when removable the opening or openings closed thereby may be used
when the panel is removed for the reception of useful or ornamental articles.
The invention is specially useful as applied to bedroom pedestals as the door or
closure when in its open position can be employed as a support for a chamber
utensil which can be slidden thereonto from the interior of the pedestal for use
and be readily slidden back and enclosed within the pedestal.
Dated this 19th day of Mamh 1907
Improvements in connection with Cupboards, Cabinets, Show Cases,
and the like.
I, MILLICENT ELIZA RUBARDT, of 22, Derby Road, Watford, in the County of
Herts, Married Woman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in
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page_text: what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement::
My invention relates to cupboards, cabinets for music, or ornaments, bedroom
pedestals and like articles provided with doors and has for its object
to provide such articles with doors or closure so arranged that when in
their open position they can be used as tables or supports for useful or ornamental
articles.
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I will describe my invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
which illustrate the invention as applied to a bedroom pedestal from which its
application to china cupboards, music cabinets and the like will be readily under-
stood. Fig. 1 is a front elevation and Fig: 2- a vertical section of the pedestal
provided with a closure divided into two parts or doors, the said closure being
in its closed position. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2' shewing the closure in
its open position and Fig. 4 is a horizontal section corresponding to Fig. 3, the
section being taken on the line 4-4, Fig. 3.
The body portion A of the pedestal may be made of any suitable shape or design
for instance instead of being rectangular as shewn in the drawing it may be made
triangular in horizontal section to fit into a corner of a room and it may be pro-
vided with any desired number of shelves.
In the drawing I have shewn the pedestal divided in the interior by a shelf or
partition B into two compartments C. C. each compartment being provided with a
door or portion of a closure D. D¹. which doors may be hinged or pivoted to the
sides of the pedestal, or they may be respectively hinged to the shelf or partition B
and the bottom B¹. of the pedestal. The doors or portions of the closure 1). D'
are connected together by rods or bars E of wood or metal so that both doors or
portions of the closure will move together when being opened or closed. The
connecting bars or rods E. may be connected to the doors or closure so as to form
when closed projecting ornaments on the front of the pedestal, or they may be
arranged so as to be flush with the doors or closure when in its closed position as
shewn in Figs. 1 and 2. The closure may be secured in its closed position by any
suitable arrangement of fastening for instance, as shewn, by means of an ordinary
button or catch a fitted to the lower door or portion D' of the closure and caused
to engage in a recess on the under side of the shelf or partition B the said catch
being provided outside the door with a knob b. by which the button or catch can
be turned and which may also serve as a handle by which to move the closure
into its open position as shewn in Fig. 3; or instead of the fastening being applied
to the lower portion D¹. it may be fitted to the upper portion 1 of the closure as
whichever portion of the closure is operated to open or close the pedestal the other
portion by reason of the connecting rods or bars E. will be simultaneously operated.
When the closure D. D¹. is in its open position the lower ends of the connecting
rods or bars E. may be in contact with the floor so as to constitute legs to support
the portions D. D¹. of the closure in horizontal position as shewn in Fig. 3. The
portion D. of the closure is preferably arranged so that when in its open position.
its upper surface will be level with or form a continuation of the upper surface
of the shelf or partition B. so that a chamber utensil or other article which when
not in use is closed in the compartment C, may be drawn forward for use, without
obstruction, on to the portion D. of the closure; and after use may be readily
slidden back into the compartment C. If desired a projecting rib or rim may be
provided on the upper surface of the portion D) of the closure to prevent the
chamber utensil from being accidentally drawn too far forward. If desired the
compartment C, only, may be provided with a door or closure arranged to open
and close in the manner hereinbefore described in which case the said door may
be connected by the bars or rods E. to other bars or rods arranged to close against
the front of the pedestal or into recesses formed for their reception in the said
front or be otherwise arranged to fold up and open out in a similar manner to
that described with reference to the portion D. by the movement of the door D
and the lower compartment may be provided with a door opened and closed in

page_text: the ordinary or any other desired manner. It is obvious that although I have
described an arrangement whereby one or two doors or portions of a closure are
simultaneously opened and closed any desired number of doors or closures may
be connected together by bars or rods so as to be simultaneously operated in the
manner described as for instance when the invention is applied to a music cabinet
which contains several compartments to contain different classes of music each
compartment may be provided with a door or closure of its own and each door be
connected to the rods or bars in the manner herein before described so that all the
doors will open and close simultaneously by the opening and closing of either one of
the said doors. This arrangement will be found to be very convenient as it simul-
taneously admits of access to all the compartments so that any particular piece
of music may be readily selected whilst the doors or closures when open provide
surfaces on to which the contents of the compartments can be drawn for the
selection of the piece of music required.
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 connection with cupboards, cabinets, bedroom pedestals and the like
the combination of doors or closures arranged to open out into a horizontal or
approximately horizontal position; and bars or rods connected to the doors or
closures and movable therewith, so as to constitute legs or supports for the doors
or closures when in the open position and which, when the doors or closures are
in their closed position, lie against the front of the cupboard, cabinet, bedroom
pedestal, or the like, or enter recesses therein, so as to be flush with the closed
doors or closures substantially as hereinbefore described.
Second. A bed room pedestal constructed substantially as herein before described
and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
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