Improvements in Cases for Holding Books, Letters, and the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 3rd Dec., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cases for Holding Books, Letters, and the like.
I, ROY MILLER, of Alma Centre, in the County of Jackson, and State of
Wisconsin, United States of America, Gentleman, 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 book cases or shelves, and it has for its object to provide
an article of this character which shall be cheap, simple in construction, and which
provides for a convenient reaching of the articles upon the shelves, and which holds
the same in such a manner that the contents of the shelves are always accessible,
and thus greatly facilitates the removal of the books, blanks, catalogues, letters, or
whatever may be placed in said case.
With these and many other objects in view, which will readily appear as the
nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel con-
struction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described,
illustrated and claimed.
In the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a book and blank case or shelving constructed
in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the
same.
Referring to the accompanying drawings, A represents a suitable inclosing frame
or case, within which is supported the shelves B which are designed for the reception
of books, blanks, letters, bills, or any article whatever which need to be so placed
as to be ready of access and which can be easily located.
The shelves B are arranged within the case A at an incline and parallel with
each other, having their lower edges at the front of the frame or case A and their
upper rear edges within said frame or case in order to hold the articles in an
inclined position or at an angle, so that the same may be easily seen and removed.
The front lower edges of said inclined shelves, which are disposed at any
suitable angle from twenty degrees to forty-five degrees to a horizontal plane, are
provided with a series of concave finger-notches C, by means of which the objects
on the shelves may be readily grasped and removed. The said shelves are also
provided with the retaining-flanges D, secured to said front edges and at right
angles to the shelves, so that the contents of the shelves may be held thereon and
prevented from slipping off, said flanges being also interrupted at regular intervals
by said finger-notches to facilitate access to the objects on the shelves. Suitable
labels may be placed on said flanges, if desired, in order to indicate the articles
supported by the shelves; they are unnecessary unless it is desired to designate the
location of different classes of matter or files.
It may be additionally noted at this point that the nearer to the horizontal plane
that the said shelves are placed the closer together the same can be arranged, so
as to accommodate the articles placed thereon. When so placed in close relation
or arrangement with each other, the said shelves hold the articles so that the lower
ends of said articles are alone visible and appropriate labels may be placed on the
same so as to indicate their location. This applies to books, catalogues, or any
articles which can be conveniently labeled. When legal blanks, bill-heads, letter-
heads, etc., are put on the shelves, the flanges of the shelves may be appropriately
labeled to indicate the location of the articles.
It can be readily seen that by this arrangement of shelving every available space
is utilized and more matter can be accommodated than in most similar articles now
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page_text: 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 :-
The combination with an inclosing case, of a series of forwardly-inclined shelves
fixedly secured at an angle within said case parallel with and in close proximity to
each other, the same inclining downwardly from their rear edges at the back of the
case to the front thereof and provided at their front lower edges with upwardly-
extending right-angularly-disposed retaining-flanges and a series of finger-notches
interrupting said flanges at regular intervals, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 4th day of October 1892.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.