Domestic Safe.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 4th May, 1893
Complete Specification Left. 5th June, 1893-Accepted, 28th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Domestic Safe.
JAMES ARKWRIGHT Carpenter 1 Lynton Grove West Norwood Surrey do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Constructed of wood or any other material any size or shape on legs or suspendid
from wall with iron rods. The roof covered with ornamental woodwork or zinc
fitted with one or more moovable shelves supported on iron rods and made of slate
glazed pottery wood iron wrought or cast solid or perforated enameled plain or
galvanized marble zinc or artificial stone with space for the hanging of joints on
fixed and slideing rods attached to roof for meat hooks bottom of safe the same
material as shelves with shafts at the sides allowing a free circulation of air
between the shelves and then passing out from the roof. The perforated zinc
firmly fixed on the outside with moulding and roundheaded nails.
Dated this 4th day of May 1893.
JAMES ARKWRIGHT.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Domestic Safe.
I JAMES ARKWRIGHT of 1 Lynton Grove West Norwood Surrey Carpenter
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 my invention is for the improvement of meat safes The design shown on
drawing is divided into 3 compartments for the better arrangement of shelves, No. 2
fitted expressly for the hanging of joints &c. by means of fixed & movable iron
rods attached to roof with screw eyes. The bottom of safe raised & covered with
the same material as shelves (A) novelty of construction of interior of safe con-
sisting of movable shelves (A) supported on iron rods (B), also fixed & movable
iron rods (C) for the hanging of joints &c. and the fixing of perforated zinc on
the outside of safe with a moulding & roundheaded nails therby gaining a space
forming a kind of air shafts (E) thus giveing free circulation of air between the
shelves the sliding rods (C 2) bent at each end so as to form an eye working on
fixed rods (C1) attached to roof by means of screw eyes (D) fixed in upper part
of standards supporting roof of safe.
The object of my invention is to attain the benefits accruing from the use of
colder materials for shelves than now in general use also thorough ventilation.
The shelves (A) made of any of the undermentioned materials, slate marble
glass artificial stone, glazed pottery iron wrought cast galvanized, perforated or
enameled zinc or wood. The bottom of safe raised & covered with the same
material as shelves (A).
The safe made any size or shape as the space alloted to a safe often rules either
or both & constructed of wood iron or zinc on legs or suspended from wall.
Compartments of safe 1. & 3. will be fitted with fixed iron rods (C1) attached
to roof, also sliding rods (C 2) working on rods (C1), from which meat hooks are
suspended for the hanging of joints &c.
The interior of small size safe fitted on the same principle as the larger size &
haveing a latch (F) the latch fixed on the inside of the side of safe working on a
screw & haveing a slot to close over pin in edge of door the woodwork of side
of safe eased to allow of the finger to pass beneath to lift the latch (F). The
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page_text: suspending rods (G) are bent at upper end to form an eye, the nails passing
through eye of rods into wall thereby fixing the safe The lower ends of rods (G)
are bent at a right angle of 1 inch forming 3 sides of a square. The bottom of
side of safe grooved to receive the ends of rods (G) for the suspending of safe
from wall as shown on drawing.
The roof of safe covered with ornamental woodwork or zinc, also glass. The
iron rods (B) 1 inch at each end bent at a right angle & driven into the uprights
for the supporting of moveable shelves (A).
T
Haveing now particulary described & 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
First. The whole of the interior fittings of safe includeing moveable shelves
made of any of the undermentioned materials. Slate marble artifical stone glazed
pottery, iron wrought cast galvanized, perforated or enameled zinc or wood. The
shelves supported on iron rods. The shelves also made of glass of any description.
Secondly. Fixed & slideing iron rods attached to roof for the hanging of joints.
The bottom of safe raised & covered with the same material as shelves.
Thirdly. The latch as shown on drawing.
Fourthly. Suspending rods see drawing.
Fifthly. The fixing of perforated zinc on the outside of safe with a moulding
& roundheaded nails.
Sixthly. The roof covered with ornamental woodwork zinc or glass.
JAMES ARKWRIGHT.