Improvements in or connected with Drawers and their Adaptation to Various Articles of Furniture.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 8th June, 1893-Accepted, 8th July, 1893
Improvements in or connected with Drawers and their Adaptation
to Various Articles of Furniture.
I, ABBONDIO BERETTA, of 15 Cross Street, Hatton Garden, London, Carpenter
and Joiner, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in drawers which are so constructed and
arranged that they can be drawn out, not only in the usual direction but also
in a direction at right angles, or at any other suitable angle, thereto, and in the
adaptation of such drawers to various articles of furniture, and the said improve-
ments consist as follows: :―
I construct the drawer itself with a bottom and four sides, and I construct the
frame in which the said drawer is intended to slide with openings at the sides
through which the drawer can be drawn out. Supposing for example that it is
required to apply a drawer to a square or oblong table in such a manner that the
said drawer can be drawn out from any one of the four sides, the frame to contain
the drawer may be composed of the table top, the upper part of the four legs and
a frame or board secured to the legs at a distance below the table top corresponding
to the depth of the drawer, which latter slides in and out on such frame or board.
The drawer corresponds in length and width to the distances between the legs and
therefore when the drawer is in its closed position each of its sides stands back by a
distance about equal to the thickness of the legs; and in order to guide the drawer
when moved outwards and inwards I provide guide fillets hinged to each side of the
frame or board on which the drawer slides. When these fillets are turned inwards
on their hinges they form stops which prevent the movement of the drawer in any
direction; but when either of the said fillets is turned outwards on its hinge it
leaves a clear passage for the drawer to be drawn out at that side; the two side
fillets forming lateral guides for the drawer, and the fillet at the opposite side
forming a stop for the drawer when it is pushed in.
The framing for the drawer or drawers to work in may be constructed in any
suitable way according to the nature and construction of the article to which the
drawer or drawers is or are to be applied, and the aforesaid guide and stop fillets
may be arranged in a variety of ways; for example they may be arranged in the
form of false fronts hinged to the framing, or they may be secured on other parts
hinged or jointed or otherwise adapted to the framing in any suitable way; and the
said false fronts may in some cases contain small drawers or boxes to contain small
articles such as pens, pencils, and so forth.
Dated this 10th day of August 1892.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Drawers and their Adaptation
to Various Articles of Furniture.
I, ABBONDIO BERETTA 15 Cross Street Hatton Garden London Carpenter &
Joiner, 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 improvements in drawers which are so constructed and
arranged that they can be drawn out, not only in the usual direction, but also in
a direction at right angles, or at any other suitable angle, thereto, and in the
adaptation of such drawers to various articles of furniture, and the said improve-
ments consist as follows:-
I construct the drawer itself with a bottom and four sides, and I construct the
frame in which the said drawer is intended to slide with openings at the sides
through which the drawer can be drawn out. Supposing for example that it is
required to apply a drawer to a square or oblong table in such a manner that the
said drawer can be drawn out from any one of the four sides, the frame to contain
the drawer may be composed of the table top, the upper part of the four legs and
a frame or board secured to the legs at a distance below the table top corresponding
to the depth of the drawer, which latter slides in and out on such frame or board.
The drawer corresponds in length and width to the distances between the legs and
therefore when the drawer is in its closed position each of the sides stands back by
a distance about equal to the thickness of the legs; and in order to guide the
drawer when moved outwards and inwards, I provide guide fillets hinged to each
side of the frame or board on which the drawer slides. When these fillets are
turned inwards on their hinges they form stops which prevent the movement of the
drawer in any direction; but when either of the said fillets is turned outwards on
its hinge it leaves a clear passage for the drawer to be drawn out at that side; the
two fillets forming lateral guides for the drawer, and the fillet at the opposite side
forming a stop for the drawer when it is pushed in.
The framing for the drawer or drawers to work in may be constructed in any
suitable way according to the nature and construction of the article to which the
drawer or drawers is or are to be applied, and the aforesaid guide and stop fillets
may be arranged in a variety of ways; for example, they may be arranged in the
form of false fronts hinged to the framing, or they may be secured on other parts
hinged or jointed or otherwise adapted to the framing in any suitable way; and the
said false fronts may in some cases contain small drawers or boxes to contain small
articles such as pens, pencils, and so forth.
Referring to the annexed drawing
Figure 1. is a plan view of a table having the top removed and constructed
according to my invention.
Figure 2. side elevation of a table constructed according to my invention.
Figure 3. cross section through line x-y in Figure 2. to enlarged scale.
Referring to Figure 1. a is the drawer which rests upon the framing b, carried by
legs of table m shown in section in Figure 3. c is an ornamental moulding carried
by the flange or projection d (Fig. 3). e are flaps hinged to the framing at fas
shown in Figure 3. These flaps or lids carry the fillets or projecting strips g.
h are handles for opening the drawer a. The flaps are secured in their closed
position by any suitable means such as the spring clip i (Fig. 3) attached to the
table topj. k (Fig. 3) is a spring carried in the framing 1, for pushing open the
flap when the clip has been released. It will be seen that upon opening any one
of the flaps or lids e the drawer a may be opened at that side of the table at which
the lid or flap e is open. The flaps or lids may be provided with boxes or partitions
for containing desired articles such as pencils or the like.

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:
1. The combined construction and arrangement of the various parts substantially
as herein described and illustrated.
2. In drawers for tables and the like, a drawer carried by a framing and having
flanges or projecting sides or edges which bear against fillets or projections carried
by lids or flaps, hinged to the framing carrying the drawer, a spring for opening
said lids or flaps, and a clip for securing them in their closed position, substantially
as described and illustrated.
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RAL
1000
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.