Improvements in or connected with Coal or other Boxes, Cabinets, or the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Coal or other Boxes, Cabinets,
or the like.
I, RICHARD WILLIAM LAWS, a Director of the Firm of Benham and Froud
Limited, of Chandos Metal Works, 40, 41, and 42, Chandos Street, Strand, in
the County of Middlesex, Art Metal Workers, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
:-
The invention relates to improvements in or connected with coal or other boxes,
cabinets, or the like, and has for its object to obtain a simple means by the aid of
which the door or doors or lid of a coal or other box or cabinet or a drawer may
be readily opened or projected and closed or retracted and if desired locked in
that position.
In carrying the invention into effect as applied to a coal box furnished with
a pair of doors the body of the box is at the top provided with a handle by means
of which it may be carried about, and this handle consists of a horizontal crossbar
or its equivalent ornamented in any suitable manner and carried by a vertical
pillar which rises from the top of the box to such a height as would place the
crossbar or handle in a convenient position for use.
The vertical pillar is mounted in a bearing carried by the top of the box and
passes through the same to the interior thereof where it is provided with a crank
or offset to which is pivotally connected with capability of horizontal and slight
vertical movement one end of a link the opposite end of which is by means of
a hook formed thereon loosely jointed to an eye carried by a stud or offset
from a horizontal shaft mounted in bearings formed in suitable brackets or
hangers mounted on the underside of the top of the box.
The horizontal shaft is provided near to each end thereof with an arm or offset
which is by a curved link loosely connected therewith coupled with an eye carried
by a fitting fastened to the inside of the door near to the hinge thereof.
By this arrangement of parts upon turning the crossbar or handle in one
direction until it is arrested by a stop the folding doors will be simultaneously
thrust open to the required extent whilst by giving the reverse movement to
the cross bar or handle they will be correspondingly closed.
or offset
In applying the invention to a coal box fitted with a single door or lid it will
only be necessary to provide a short horizontal shaft and one arm
therefrom and a single curved link connecting the same with a fitting on the inside
of the lid or door.
Or, in lieu of a short horizontal shaft a disc mounted on an axis of motion may
be employed and the necessary arms or offsets may be carried thereby.
In applying the device to some classes of cabinets the post carrying the handle
may be arranged horizontally and if desired in the front of the cabinet and when
the device is employed in connection with a spirit or cigar cabinet or the like a
lock and key may be employed to fix the post or handle against revolution.

page_text: By the means hereinbefore described a simple and easy working device is
obtained which can be produced at a moderate cost and so as to have a highly
ornamental appearance.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
Rooms 221-225, Birkbeck Bank Chambers,
Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.
Improvements in or connected with Coal or other Boxes, Cabinets,
or the like.
I, RICHARD WILLIAM LAWS, a Director of the Firm of Benham and Froud,
Limited, of Chandos Metal Works, 40, 41, and 42, Chandos Street, Strand, in
the County of Middlesex, Art Metal Workers, 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:
The invention relates to improvements in or connected with coal or other boxes,
cabinets, or the like and has for its object to obtain a simple means by the aid of
which the door or doors or lid of a coal or other box or cabinet or a drawer may
be readily opened or projected and closed or retracted and if desired locked in
that position.
In carrying the invention into effect as applied to a coal box furnished with
a pair of doors the body of the box is at the top provided with a handle by means
of which it may be carried about, and this handle consists of a horizontal crossbar
or its equivalent ornamented in any suitable manner and carried by a vertical
pillar which rises from the top of the box to such a height as would place the
crossbar or handle in a convenient position for use.
The vertical pillar is mounted in a bearing carried by the top of the box and
passes through the same to the interior thereof where it is provided with a crank
or offset to which is pivotally connected with capability of horizontal and slight
vertical movement one end of a link the opposite end of which is by means of
a hook formed thereon loosely jointed to an eye carried by a stud or offset
from a horizontal shaft mounted in bearings formed in suitable brackets or
hangers mounted on the underside of the top of the box.
The horizontal shaft is provided near to each end thereof with an arm or offset
which is by a curved link loosely connected therewith coupled with an eye carried
by a fitting fastened to the inside of the door near to the hinge thereof.
By this arrangement of parts upon turning the crossbar or handle in one
direction until it is arrested by a stop the folding doors will be simultaneously
thrust open to the required extent whilst by giving the reverse movement to
the crossbar or handle they will be correspondingly closed.
In applying the invention to a coal box fitted with a single door or lid it will
only be necessary to provide a short horizontal shaft and one
arm or offset
therefrom and a single curved link connecting the same with a fitting on the inside
of the lid or door.
Or, in lieu of a short horizontal shaft a disc mounted on an axis of motion may
be employed and the necessary arms or offsets may be carried thereby.
In applying the device to some classes of cabinets the post carrying the handle
may be arranged horizontally and if desired in the front of the cabinet and when

page_text: the device is employed in connection with a spirit or cigar cabinet or the like a
lock and key may be employed to fix the post or handle against revolution.
And in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into effect I will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings more fully
to describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a coal box having the present invention applied
thereto and showing the doors thereof closed.
Figure 2 is a plan thereof partly in section.
Figure 3 is a similar view to Figure 2, but showing the doors open.
Figure 4 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 1-1 of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a vertical transverse section of part of the box taken on the line 2-2
of Figure 2.
Figure 6 is a side view thereof.
Figure 7 is a horizontal section of parts taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 5.
Figure 8 is an edge view of one of the door fittings.
Figure 9 is a plan thereof.
Figure 10 is a vertical transverse section of a portion of a coal box representing
a slight modification.
Figure 11 is a horizontal section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 10 but showing
the lower part of the coal box complete.
Figure 12 is a diagrammatic view representing a further slight modification.
Figure 13 is a front elevation representing a spirit cabinet having the present
invention applied thereto.
Figure 14 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 13.
Figure 15 is a front elevation with parts broken away illustrating the application
of the invention to a cigar or like cabinet, and
Figure 16 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 15.
but showing the cabinet in its complete form.
In the several figures in which like parts are indicated by similar letters of
reference Figures 5 to 9 are drawn to an increased scale with respect to the other
figures of the drawings.
Referring to Figures 1 to 9 a represents the body of the coal box a¹ represents
the holder for the shovel or scoop and a² represents a pair of doors which are hinged
to the sides of the body at a³ in the usual manner as shown more particularly at
Figures 3 and 4.
The body a of the box at the top thereof provided with a handle b by means
of which the coal box may be carried about, and this handle b consists of a
horizontal crossbar or its equivalent ornamented in any suitable manner and
carried by a vertical pillar 61 which rises from the top of the coal box a to such a
height as would place the crossbar or handle 6 in a convenient position for use.
The vertical pillar 6' at 62 takes a bearing upon an ornamental rose or boss a*
ixed with the top of the coal box and below the point the pillar is formed
with a reduced cylindrical part 63 which is mounted in a bearing formed by the
op of the coal box a and the rose a* and extends through the same to the interior
f the coal box where it is fitted with a collar or washer 6* or said collar 6*
night be elongated and constructed in the form of a boss or bearing and partly or
wholly countersunk or embedded in the top of the box a as will be readily
nderstood.
The end of the cylindrical part 63 of the pillar b¹ is formed with a square b*
pon which is fitted one end of a crank or offset 67 held in place by a nut b
crewing upon the threaded reduced end 65 of the part 63 of the pillar and the
pposite end of the crank is by means of a headed stud 68 loosely pivotally
onnected with capability of horizontal and slight vertical or rocking movement
ith the apertured end of a link 69 the opposite end of which is by means of a
ook 69 formed thereon loosely jointed to an eye c²* formed on the outer end of

page_text: a stud or offset 2 from a horizontal shaft formed with reduced ends c¹ which
are mounted in bearings formed in brackets or hangers a fixed to the underside
of the top of the coal box a.
The horizontal shaft e is provided near to each end thereof with an arm or
offset 3 which is by a straight link et loosely connected therewith at coupled
with an eye 6 carried by a fitting c fastened to the inside of the door a near
to the hinge a thereof or where the doors a² are required to open to a greater
extent than that represented in the drawings the link may be laterally curved
or bowed to enable this to be accomplished without cutting away the sides of the
coal box a to allow of the modified angle assumed by the link .
By the arrangement of parts herein before shown and described upon turning the
crossbar or handle 6 in one direction the folding doors a² will be simultaneously
thrust open to the required extent as represented at Figures 3 and 4 whilst by
giving the reverse movement to the crossbar or handle 6 they will be correspond-
and 2 and in order to limit the outward
ingly closed as represented at Figures
movement given to the doors a² a stop is provided consisting of a lump or
projection from the crank 67 which in the position of the parts represented in
Figures 3 and 4 comes against the inner end of the link 69.
In applying the invention to a coal box fitted with a single door or lid a² it will
only be necessary to provide a single set of parts that is to say a horizontal
shaft such as c and one arm or offset such as therefrom and a single link
connecting the same with a fitting on the inside of the lid or door but as this
application of the invention will be readily understood from the foregoing
description and drawings it is not thought necessary to separately illustrate the
same.
In the example given at Figures 10 and 11 which represent a coal box
provided with a single door a slight modification of the mechanism is shown.
In this case the crank b from the vertical pillar 63 is at its outer end formed
with a rounded nose 68 which is received into a hollow stud or socket c² from a
disc c mounted upon an axis of motion e¹ and provided with an arm or offset c³
to which is loosely connected the link for actuating the door a².
It will be readily understood that a drawer or shelf may be mounted and operated
in a similar manner to the door a² but in that case the corner of the drawer or the
like would require to be rounded as indicated by the dotted linea in Figure 11.
In the example given at Figure 12 the device is somewhat simplified that is to
say the disc 67 is fixed directly upon the pillar 63 and in that position is the
equivalent of the crank & previously described and the rods are loosely jointed
directly to studs or offsets 68 upon the face of the disc 67 or two cranks such as 67 in
the previous figures might be substituted for the disc.
In the example given at Figures 13 and 14 which represent a spirit stand or case
having the present invention applied thereto the arrangement of the doors and the
mechanism for actuating the same are the same as those represented at Figures 1 to 9
but in this case in order to prevent access being obtained to the contents of the case
except by authorised persons a lock and key d d' are provided and the bolt d² of
the lock is arranged in the locked position of the parts to engage the crank b
and thereby fix the vertical post 63 and the handle b against revolution.
It will be evident that this arrangement of parts may be also employed in
connection with cigar or like cabinets.
In the example given at Figures 15 and 16 is represented a cigar or other cabinet
and in this case the post 6 carrying the handle is arranged horizontally so that
the handle occupies a position in front of the cabinet a but otherwise the parts
are substantially the same as those represented in Figures 1 to 9.
In this case also a lock d is employed to prevent the surreptitious opening of the
cabinet, and in order to co-act with the bolt d of the lock d an offset o
projection from the post 63 is provided.
The cabinet in this example is fitted with drawers a which are locked in position
in the well known manner by means of the doors a³.

page_text: By the means hereinbefore described a simple, easy-working, and highly efficient
device is obtained which can be produced at a moderate cost and is adapted to
receive a highly ornamental appearance.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed. I declare that what
I claim is:
1. A coal box or cabinet comprising a body or frame, a door or doors or drawer
hinged to the body, a rotary handle carried by the body a crank or the like fixed
with the pillar or stem of the handle a link or links connected with the door or
doors or drawer and means for transmitting the motion of the crank to the link
or links substantially as herein shown and described.
2. A coal box or cabinet comprising a body or frame a door or doors hinged
to the body, a rotary handle carried by the body, a crank or the like fixed with the
pillar or stem of the handle a horizontal shaft mounted in bearings with capability
of revolution and provided with a stud or offset, a link loosely connecting the
crank of, the handle with the stud or offset of the shaft an arm or arms fixed with
the shaft and a long link or links coupling the door or doors and the arm or
arms of the shaft substantially as herein shown and described.
3. A coal box or cabinet comprising a body or frame, a door or doors hinged
to the body, a rotary handle carried by the body a crank or the
like fixed with the pillar or stem of the handle, 22 link or links
connected with the door or doors, means for transmitting the motion of the
crank or the like to the link or links and a lock for preventing the turning of
the handle at the times desired substantially as herein shown and described.
4. A coal box or cabinet comprising a body or frame, a door or doors, a rotary
handle and means actuated by the rotary movement of the handle for opening and
closing the door or doors substantially as herein shown and described.
L
1000
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
Rooms 221-225, Birkbeck Bank Chambers,
Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents.