IMPROVEMENTS IN CABINETS OR RECEPTACLES FOR USEFUL ARTICLES
Year: 1884

page_text: I, MATTHEW BOYD, of 2 Brixton Road in the County of Surrey, Grocer, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN CABINETS
OR RECEPTACLES FOR USEFUL ARTICLES" to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to improvements in Cabinets, chiffoniers, sideboards or
similar receptacles for containing small domestic utensils or articles of consumption
which it is necessary or advisable to secure under lock and key. For this purpose
the old fashioned pieces of furniture containing two or three cupboards, and as many
drawers are inconvenient for storing glasses and other hardware, and unsuitable
for tea, coffee, spices, biscuits and other eatables on account of the unpleasant
mixture of flavours which takes place in consequence of the imperfect isolation of
the different articles.
The object of my Invention is to provide a cabinet equal in size and other respects
to an ordinary chiffonier, containing a sufficient number of separate drawers or
compartments for the requirements of any household, arranged in such a manner
as to afford access to each one without disturbing any of the remainder.
My proposed Cabinet, is a rectangular piece of furniture the height of which is
about equal to the length, whilst the depth from back to front is equal to about
half the length. These proportions will be found very suitable for general occasions,
but may of course be varied according to taste or requirement-Commencing at the
base, the whole space for about a foot in' depth is occupied by two drawers-Above
the drawers until within a few inches of the top, the cabinet is divided vertically
into five principal compartments, three of which have doors fitted in front, another
a door at the end. The fifth compartment is taken up by drawers, three others
being fitted with shelves. The central portion of the cabinet is occupied with a
cylindrical chest of drawers which constitutes an important feature of my Invention.
The cylinder contains six drawers in depth and eight in the circumference, giving
a total of forty eight drawers, and the cylinder being mounted on a central axis or
revolving upon two centres fixed to the top and bottom of the compartment, any
drawer can be at once brought to the front and opened without difficulty-Tablets
may be attached to the front of each drawer, or the drawers may be merely

page_text: numbered, and a register kept of their contents-To prevent the drawers from
being thrown out by the centrifugal force when the cylinder is in motion, each
may be provided with a spring or sliding catch, or merely a turnbutton, which
will also serve as a handle. The upper portion of the cabinet is fitted with a single
shallow drawer for table linen, trays, platters, and other articles generally kept in
dining rooms.
Thus the whole of the interior of the Cabinet is utilized, and the space is so
subdivided, that any article contained within it can be taken out without difficulty,
and without unnecessary exposure to the remaining contents.
1
HUGHES & SON,
5, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Petitioner.

page_text: Improvements in Cabinets or Receptacles for Useful Articles.
"
I MATTHEW BOYD, of 2 Brixton Road, in the County of Surrey, Grocer, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN CABINETS
OR RECEPTACLES FOR USEFUL ARTICLES 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 improvements in cabinets, chiffoniers, sideboards or
similar receptacles for containing small domestic utensils or articles of consumption
which it is necessary or advisable to secure under lock and key. For this purpose"
the old fashioned pieces of furniture containing two or three cupboards and as many
drawers are inconvenient for storing glasses and other hardware and unsuitable for
tea, coffee, spices, biscuits, and other eatables on account of the unpleasant mixture
of flavours which takes place in consequence of the imperfect isolation of the
different articles. The object of my Invention is to provide a cabinet equal in size
and other respects to an ordinary chiffonier containing a sufficient number of
separate drawers or compartments for the requirements of any household arranged
in such a manner as to afford access to each one without disturbing any of the
remainder.
And in order that my Invention may be more fully understood I hereto annex
a sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, in which Figure 1 represents my improved
cabinet in front elevation with doors closed, Figure 2 is end elevation, Figure 3 is
front elevation with side doors open, Figure 4 other end elevation, Figure 5 front
elevation with all the doors open and Figure 6 a plan view with open doors.
As will be seen from the drawings, my proposed cabinet is a rectangular piece of
furniture, the height of which is about equal to the length whilst the depth from
back to front is equal to about half the length-These proportions will be found
very suitable for general occasions but may of course be varied according to taste
or requirement-Commencing at the base, the whole space for about a foot in depth
is occupied by two drawers A. B. Above the drawers until within a few inches of
the top, the cabinet is divided vertically into five principal compartments (see plan
view) three of which have doors fitted in front C. D. D'. E., another a door Fat
the end. The fifth compartment is taken up by drawers G, those closed by the
doors C. E and F being fitted with shelves a. The central portion of the cabinet
is occupied with a cylindrical chest of drawers H which constitutes an important
feature of my Invention. The cylinder contains according to my present design,
six drawers in depth and eight in the circumference giving a total of forty-eight
drawers and the cylinder being mounted on a central axis or revolving upon two
centres fixed to the top and bottom of the compartment, any drawer can be at once
brought to the front and opened without difficulty-Tablets may be attached to
the front of each drawer, or the drawers may be merely numbered and a register
kept of their contents. To prevent the drawers from being thrown out by centri-
fugal force when the cylinder is in motion each may be provided with a spring or
sliding catch or merely a turnbutton which will also serve as a handle.
The upper
portion of the cabinet is fitted with a single shallow drawer J for table linen, trays,
platters, and other articles generally kept in a dining room.

page_text: For Ships' Cabins, the cylinder is made to revolve upon an iron bar passing
through the whole machine, the top drawer being divided into two compartments-
This iron bar is suspended from the roof and balanced so that in the lurching of the
ship, the cabinet would still be kept upright.
It will thus be seen that whilst the whole of the interior of the cabinet is utilized,
the space is so subdivided that any article contained within it can be taken out
without difficulty and without unnecessary exposure of the remaining contents!
Having thus 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
1. The improvements in cabinets or receptacles for useful articles, substantially
as herein shewn and described.
2. The construction of a Cabinet fitted with a cylindrical or revolving chest of
drawers, substantially as herein shewn and described.
Tad thin 10th day of Santambon 100%
HUGHES & SON,
5, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Petitioner.