IMPROVEMENTS IN FURNITURE DRAWRS
Year: 1885

page_text: WILLIAM HENRY BLACKWELL 24 Manor Street Hooley Hill near Manchester
Hatter in the county of Lancaster do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN FURNITURE DRAWRS to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to do away with the friction and sticking which
the present drawrs are encumberd with and to prevent the same from drawing out
while working The novel featurs which I pray for protection are furniture drawrs
working with or against rollers or wheels the same to be adjusted on-or fixed
into either furniture or drawrs as the case may require for these drawrs to work
with or against The drawrs to be prevented from drawing out while working by
a suitable button or stay (or butons or stays) the same to be adjusted either to
furniture or drawrs the buttons or stays may be sufficiently elastic so as prevent
any jar when comeing in contact with the furniture or drawrs-or may be made
to come in contact with an elastic materal or other suitable meains to prevent the
jaring or break the same.

page_text: Improvements in Furniture Drawers.
WILLIAM HENRY BLACKWELL 24 Manor Street Hooley Hill Lancaster Hatter
I do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN FURNITURE
DRAWERS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The principle of my invention is for furniture drawers working with rollers,
giving them more easement and precision in working to & fro and preventing the
friction which the present drawers are encumbered with, and having a catch to
prevent the drawers from drawing out while working.
In carrying out my invention,
(1st) I make a metal frame C No 1 with two ears or lugs bent round bushes B
of glass earthenware or other suitable material with flanges to secure in frame in
which bushes runs a roller A of wood or other material to be covered if necessary
with rubber or other noiseless material as circumstances require No 2 represents a
vertical section through roller A and No 3 represents a drawer and frame with
roller attached.
(2nd) I make bearings No 5 D and No 6 E of materials similar to bushes B and
place on them a roller or rollers F No 4 and No 7, of materials similar to roller A
Nos 4 and 7 represent the rollers attached to frame.
(3rd) These rollers may also be attached to sides or other position required.
(4th) I make a catch for back of drawer Nos 8 & 9 of flexible sheet metal bent
round a pin H which is secured either by screws or by passing pin through back of
drawer and clenching.
This catch is so fixed on the pin as to turn up and down for the drawers to be
taken out entirely.
No 10 shews the catch G in position attached to drawer.
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
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taken out entirely.
No 10 shews the catch G in position attached to drawer.
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
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1st The application of rollers for furniture drawers.
2nd The use of a catch to prevent drawing out while working.
3rd The manufacture of rollers and catches therefor.