Improvements in Cabinets.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Cabinets.
ARTHUR ERNEST WALKER, a Manufacturer of Stationers' Sundries, of No. 18,
Chiswell Street, London, E.C., do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to any style of cabinet which has doors, & comprises
improvements as hereinafter described.
This improved cabinet is provided with doors which turn on a pivot, so that
when they are pushed they slide into pockets provided for them at the sides of
the cabinet, as shown in drawing at A, & when the cabinet is closed it can be
locked as well as an ordinary cabinet.
Hence, you will see by the above description that this cabinet is a great advantage
to the user as the doors marked C in drawing can be put entirely out of the way
when the cabinet is in use; & when the cabinet is not in use, it can be closed as "B"
&locked, thereby giving the same security as in an ordinary cabinet with hinged
doors.
Dated this 12th day of October 1897.
Improvements in Cabinets.
I, ARTHUR ERNEST WALKER, a Manufacturer of Stationer's Sundries, of No. 18,
Chiswell Street, London, E.C., 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 cabinets cupboards or receptacles of any style which
have doors and it consists in so mounting and arranging the doors that they may
when required be pushed into the interior of the cabinet so as not to project beyond
same.
Figure 1 of the accompanying sheet of drawings represents in perspective a
cabinet or cupboard constructed according to my invention.
Figure 2 is a vertical section of one of the sides of a cabinet.
Figure 3 is a plan section of the same to a larger scale and
Figure 4 represents a cabinet with modified construction of door in perspective.
Referring to Figure 1 it will be understood that the cabinet A is provided with
doors C which turn on pivots B (see Figures 2 and 3) which take into grooves D
(Figures 1, 2 and 3) in the top and bottom of the cabinet and preferably parallel

page_text: with the sides thereof. In order that the doors may run freely and without inter-
fering with or without being interfered with by the contents of the cabinet walls
or partitions E are provided which with the. sides of the cabinet form pockets.
The doors C are therefore capable of being slidden in and out of these pockets.
The right hand door in Figure 1 is shown in the "in" position and the left hand
door in the "out" position. The grooves D may extend right to the front or
they may stop short of the front of the cabinet and preferably the places where
cach of them end near the front are strengthened by means of plates F one of
which is shown in Figure 3 provided with a half round slot or recess for the
reception of the pivot. At any rate the grooves should extend further to the front
than the partitions E so as to allow the doors to fold over or in front of same.
plates are screwed or otherwise fixed to the top and bottom of the cabinet. In
Figure 3 the door C is shown in two positions, in one case it is pushed into its
pocket a short distance and in the other it is pulled out of pocket as far as it will
go and closed over the front of the cabinet.
The
Figure 4 represents a modification in which the cabinet A provided with pigeon
holes and drawers is provided with a pocket on one side only and the door C has
hinged thereto at G G a folding flap or leaf C¹ which when the doors are not
required is folded flat against the door C, the pocket in the cabinet being made
wide enough to receive both the door and the flap. The door C is provided with
pivots which slide in grooves as described with reference to Figs. 1, 2, and 3.
Cabinets constructed according to this invention are convenient to use as the
doors when not required may be entirely out of the way and when the cabinet
is to be closed the door or doors are withdrawn as far as the stops or plates F
allow and are then closed and fastened in the same way as an ordinary door or
doors.
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. A cabinet or other receptacle provided inside with grooves near one of the
sides or walls at the top and at the bottom into which grooves take pivots mounted
on the door so as to permit of the door being slidden in when not required sub-
stantially as set forth.
2. A cabinet or other receptacle A. provided inside with grooves D into which
grooves take pivots B mounted on the doors C substantially as described and shown.
3. A cabinet or other receptacle A having partitions E which with the sides
form pockets grooves D, and doors C, with pivots B which slide in the said grooves
substantially as described and shown.
4. A cabinet or other receptacle A having a partition E which with one side
of the cabinet forms a pocket, a groove at the top and groove at the bottom of
said pocket a door C with pivats B which slide in the said grooves and a folding
flap or leaf C¹ substantially as described and shown.
Dated this Eleventh day of July 1898.
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Patent Agents.