AN IMPROVED HANDLE COMBINED WITH NAME PLATE FOR DRAWERS LOCKERS AND THE LIKE
Year: 1884

page_text: I EDWARD KENT of 20 Royal Exchange, London Chemist and Druggist do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED HANDLE COMBINED
WITH NAME PLATE FOR DRAWERS LOCKERS AND THE LIKE to be as follows:-
In carrying my invention into effect an oblong hole about four inches long and
about an inch and a half wide is first cut through the drawer front as shewn at
Fig 1: the lower front angle of the wood immediately below the hole is bevelled
away as shown at Fig 2 so as to enlarge the hole at the front surface of the drawer
front but not at the back surface-A thin sheet of metal or wood is then attached
to the inner surface of the drawer front (A Fig 3 A Fig 6) to cover up the hole.
A portion of the outer surface of the drawer front is hollowed out (B. B. Fig 4) to
a sufficient depth to receive the flat handle-name-plate so that the latter may lie
flush or nearly so when fixed in position. Holes are cut through the wood at B B
Fig 4 to make way for the metal attachments as shewn at C C Fig 6. The handle-
name-plate (D Fig 3, D Fig 5 D.D. Fig 6) consists of a flattish piece of metal fixed
flush to, or projecting but little to the front of the drawer front by means of metal
attachments (CC Fig 6) which penetrate to the inner part of the drawer front where
they are screwed or rivetted. The handle-name-plate then affords firm hand hold
and the name of the contents of the drawer may be inscribed upon it.

page_text: I, EDWARD KENT Chemist and Druggist 20 Royal Exchange, London, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED HANDLE COMBINED WITH
NAME PLATE FOR DRAWERS LOCKERS AND THE LIKE and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
The invention relates to the use of an improved Handle combined with Name
Plate applicable to Drawers Lockers Doors &c such as are used by Chemists
Grocers and others who keep goods in Drawers and other receptacles which are
inscribed with the names of the contents or with any other distinguishing signs or
characters. The object of the invention is to provide a handle which shall not
encroach at all or shall not encroach inconveniently upon the space in front of the
Drawers Lockers Doors &c the Handle being so contrived as to admit of an
inscription being written upon or attached to it upon a front surface prepared to
receive it.
In carrying my invention into effect an oblong hole (A Fig 1) is cut in the front
of the Drawer Door or Locker to which it is intended to fix the Handle Name
Plate. This hole may be partly or wholly through the drawer front as may be
necessary. The lower front angle of wood (B Fig 1) immediately below the hole
is then bevelled off, when the Drawer front in section presents appearance as
shown at Fig 2. It may also be necessary to cut away the front part of the wood
on either side of the hole at C. D. Fig 1 to allow the front part of the Handle-Name-
Plate to lie flush.
The Handle-name-plate consists of a flattish front piece of metal or other
suitable material or materials (A Fig 5) upon which the inscription may be written
and is attached to a flattish back or inner piece (B Fig 5) by side pieces (C & D
Fig 5) The back or inner piece (B Fig 5) is made of a size suitable for closing up
the hole made in the drawer at E Fig 2 and preventing the contents of the drawer
from falling out. Screws (E. F. Fig 5) are driven through holes in the front piece
(A Fig 5) into the woodwork of the drawer to keep the handle-name-plate in
position. The inscription or label may be extended the whole length of the front
piece (A Fig 5) or only between the screws as shown at I Fig 3. The Handle-
name-plate attached to the Drawer front then presents appearance as shown at
Fig 3 and in section at Fig 4 and when the drawer is to be pulled forward the
front piece (A. Fig 5) is handled from its inner side, the hole (G Fig 3 and H Fig 4)
affording room for the fingers.
To obviate the necessity for inserting screws through the front piece (A Fig 5)
which screws may be seen from the front, the Handle-name-plate may be made in
two pieces connected by screws inserted from the inner side as shown at Fig 9.
In this case the front piece (a A a Fig 9) is in one piece with the arms (BB Fig 9)
the arms having holes to receive the screws which attach the arms to the back
piece (D C D Fig 9) The back piece (D C D Fig 9) is intended to close up the
hole in the drawer from the inner side and is extended laterally and perpendicularly
so that its ends D D may overlap the woodwork and assist the ends of the front
piece (a a Fig 9) to grip the woodwork (E E Fig 9) when the screws are driven
home and the whole Handle-name-plate is fixed in position. The back piece
(D C D Fig 9) may either have its two sides flat or may be flat on one side and
concave on the other, in the latter case economising weight metal and hand space.

page_text: In some cases the shorter surface (B Fig 5) will be long enough for the
inscription; it may then be desirable to make the shorter piece (B Fig 5) stronger
and the longer piece (A Fig 5) less strong. The longer piece may then be fixed
inside the drawer front and the shorter piece showing to the front as shown at
Fig 10. The screws will then be inserted from the inside, and the inscription
attached to the shorter piece (A Fig 10) facing outwards.
A very neat and attractive appearance is given to Drawers if the inscription is
written on slips of gilt or silvered glass. These slips or labels whether of glass or
any other suitable material may be fixed to the front side of any of the different
kinds of handle described in this specification. In the case of handles described
above at Fig 10 the label may be fixed over and to the front part of the metal
work and hide it completely from view, but a more satisfactory result would be
gained by making a handle somewhat resembling the one shown at Fig 9 but
having two or more of the edges of the front piece (a A a Fig 9) turned up so as
to embrace the label at the edges (bevelled or otherwise) as shown at Fig 7
In this case the lower edge (A Fig 6) and two end edges (B B Fig 7) are turned up
and made to embrace the label on three sides and the label would be slid down-
wards into the place thus prepared to receive it before the handle could be fixed
in position after which the woodwork at D Fig 6 would prevent the label from
being unduly lifted upwards. As an alternative to the last mentioned arrangement
the front piece might have only its upper and lower edges turned over (as shown
in section at Fig 8) to embrace the label in which case the label would be slid in
sideways before the Handle would be fixed in its proper position; the woodwork in
contact with the right and left ends of the label serving to keep the label in its
place.
In some cases where the Drawers and Boxes would be intended to hold heavy
material or where, for other reasons, it would be desirable to give additional
strength to the Handle-name-plate it might be made with a top piece of metal or
other suitable substance connecting the two side arms together and connecting
them with the front piece only or connecting the two side arms with both the
front and back pieces. For instance Handle-name-plates otherwise resembling
Figs 5 and 10 would severally have their four sides A B C D, A B C D connected
with the top pieces in question one of which is shown at A Fig 11. And a handle-
name-plate otherwise resembling Fig 9 would have the top piece in one with the
arms B B and with the front piece A but not with the movable back piece C.
I do not confine myself to such Handle-name-plates as lie flush with either the
inner surface of the Drawer front or with its outer surface but I include Handle-
name-plates otherwise resembling the various kinds herein described but fixed
wholly to the outside of the drawer front or partially sunk in the woodwork
thereof. I also include Handle name plates whose outermost portions are sunk
below the level of the drawer front as well as handle name plates that project
inwards and encroach upon the space usually devoted to the contents of the drawer
or other receptacle.
In most of the Diagrams accompanying this Specification the labels or outer
surfaces of the nameplates are represented as being in the same planes with the
outer surfaces of their respective Drawer fronts or in planes parallel therewith but
I also include Handle-name-plates (otherwise resembling those herein described)
which have the labels or outer surfaces of the name plates in planes at any
convenient angles with the drawer fronts an instance of which is shown at Å
Fig 12.
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
I claim is The combination of a Handle with a name plate applicable to Drawers
Doors Lockers Boxes and other receptacles or parts of receptacles the combination
being effected in practice either by inscribing the name number or other dis-
tinguishing character upon a Handle suitably prepared and shaped to receive the

page_text: inscription or by fixing a label on the front side of and in close connection with
the Handle so as to make the Label and Handle one piece to all intents and
purposes, the inscription being written printed or inscribed on or the label attached
to a piece of metal or other suitable substance the back or inner surface of
which is principally handled when force is exercised to pull the handle forward 5
substantially as hereinbefore described.