Improvements in Cabinets and the like, applicable also to Writing Tables, Sideboards, and other Furniture.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Cabinets and the like, applicable also to Writing
Tables, Sideboards, and other Furniture.
I, ALBERT BARKER, of 5, New Bond Street, London, Silversmith, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
According to this invention I construct cabinets with a front flap hinged at the
bottom and I hinge to its inner side near the bottom a tray platform or shelf
adapted to receive as an example rows of glasses of various sizes, the front row
liqueur glasses the next row small glasses for grog, and the back row larger
glasses. This tray platform or shelf is at its inner end laterally guided in or by
the cabinet side walls or by link connections thereto in such manner that it is
maintained in a horizontal or approximately horizontal position in all positions
of the front flap. Immediately above I provide a shelf fixed to the back inside
of the cabinet, this shelf being adapted to receive as an example a row or rows of
spirit bottles. The front flap closes against the top part of the cabinet, and
this top part or the front portion of same which is hinged to the cabinet and
can be locked thereto reaches down over the upper part of the spirit bottles so
that they cannot be removed or tampered with unless the said top part or the front
portion of same is unlocked and thrown back. The front flap may inside be
fitted with a box or compartment or drawer adapted say for cigars and cigarettes
and may be divided off so that the contents do not tumble about when the front
flap is raised or lowered. The shelf on the front flap may be provided with an
upstanding back ledge which almost or wholly covers the space in the cabinet
left vacant behind it when the front flap is let down into the forward open or
horizontal position but I may also with or instead of this ledge provide a flap
hinged to the underside of the aforesaid shelf containing the spirit bottles or
hinged to the sides of the cabinet and adapted to fold up under the said shelf
say by suitable connections to the front flap when the latter is being closed up.
In some cases, such as for a writing cabinet dressing cabinet or game cabinet
the top need not be made to hinge.
The cabinet may form part of a writing table side board or other furniture.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cabinets and the like, applicable also to Writing
Tables, Sideboards, and other furniture.
I, ALBERT BARKER, of 5, New Bond Street, London, Silversmith, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
These improvements will be understood by reference to the accompanying draw-
ing, in which Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a cabinet. in the open position. said
cabinet being as an example adapted to receive spirit bottles, glasses, cigars and
cigarettes; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section shewing the cabinet open,
and Fig. 3 a like section, shewing it closed.
The cabinet is constructed with a front flap A hinged at the bottom at A¹,.
and to the inner side of this flap near the bottom is hinged a tray platform or
shelf B adapted to receive, as an example rows of glasses of various sizes, the
front row Cliqueur glasses, the next row small glasses, C¹ for grog and the back
row larger glasses C². This tray B is at its inner end laterally guided by pegs B¹
(with or without friction rollers) working in slots 12 in the brass fittings B³
fixed to the cabinet side walls D, in such manner that it is maintained horizont-
ally or approximately so in all positions of the front flap A. Immediately above
I provide a shelf E fixed to the back inside D¹ of the cabinet, this shelf being
adapted to receive as an example a row (or rows) of spirit bottles F. L is a rack
above the shelf E having notches adapted to the bottle necks. The front flap A
closes against the top part 2 of the cabinet, and this top part (or the front por-
tion of same) which is hinged to the cabinet and can be locked thereto by a lock G
reaches down over the upper part of the spirit bottles F as shewn in Fig. 3 so
that they cannot be removed or tampered with unless the said top part D² (or
the front portion of same) is unlocked and thrown back into the position shown
in Fig. 2. The top part 2 is here shewn fitted with compartments for cigarettes
and provided with spring hinge covers D³ and glass pane 1). The front flap A
may be fitted with a box A2 or compartment or drawer adapted say for cigars
and may be divided off by partitions that the contents do not
raised or lowered. A³ is
SO
tumble about when the front flap A is
a glass pane shewing the contents of the box or it may have an ordinary
lid. The shelf or tray B may be fitted with an ash tray and cigar cutter. It
may also as shewn in Figs. 2 and 3 be provided with an upstanding back ledge B
which almost or wholly covers the space in the cabinet left vacant behind it
when the front flap A is let down into the forward open or about horizontal
position shewn in Fig. 2, or I may with or instead of this ledge B provide a flap
hinged to the underside of the shelf E containing the spirit bottles F, or hinged
to the sides D of the cabinet and adapted to fold up under the shelf E say by
suitable connections to the front flap A when the latter is being closed up.
H is
a lock for locking the front flap A to one of the sides D of the cabinet; the other
side D has a spring pin K which tends to open the top when unlocked.
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In some cases such as for a writing cabinet, dressing cabinet or game cabinet
the top need not be made to hinge.
The cabinet may form part of a writing table, side board, or other furniture.
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:
1 In a cabinet with fall down front flap the application of a tray platform

page_text: or shelf hinged thereto in such manner that it is pulled forward when the front
flap is let down substantially as described and shewn.
2. In combination with a tray as firstly claimed the shelf E, rack L and hinged
top D2 with lock for preventing unauthorized removal of the spirit bottles.
3. In combination with a tray as firstly claimed the shelf B adapted to receive
glasses and guided as described.
4. The cabinet shewn in the drawings.
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