An Improved Portable Desk, Stationery and Filing Case, or Cabinet.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 28th Dec.. 1896-Accepted, 6th Mar., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Portable Desk, Stationery and Filing Case, or Cabinet.
We, JOHN HENRY HARRISON HOGGE, of 32 Queen's Terrace, Southampton,
in the County of Hants, Shipping Agent, WILLIAM JOHN BONIFACE, of
1 Anglesea Place, Southampton aforesaid, Cabinet Manufacturer, and THE
PAX FILE SYNDICATE, LIMITED, of 36 Lime Street in the City and County of
London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a case or cabinet which combines a filing case, a
stationery case, and a portable desk, and is so made as to be adaptable to be
placed on an ordinary table or fixed to a wall or other upright, and capable of being
folded together in such a way as to occupy but little table or wall space when not
in use.
The body of the case or cabinet is fitted up with partitions, shelves, drawers and
the like forming pigeon holes and compartments for pens, ink, paper and other
stationery or writing requisites. To the lower part of the body is hinged a writing
flap which is connected so as to fall down into a slightly inclined position forming
a convenient slope for writing upon.
To the sides of the body are hinged two recessed doors which fold over on the
closed writing flap and form folding doors to the closed cabinet and are secured
together to keep the cabinet closed by any suitable closing device.
These recessed doors are each fitted in their interiors with a paper or document
file and with a tray for collecting such papers or documents. The tray and the file
are fitted one above the other in the recessed door and are pivotted or hinged so as
to fall down into an approximately horizontal position when the door is open, and
to close up into a vertical position in the recesses when the doors are to be closed.
The doors are preferably made wedge shape in vertical section, being larger at the
bottom than at the top, so as to accommodate the wires of the file.
Dated this 28th day of March 1896.
F. W. GOLBY,
36 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Portable Desk, Stationery and Filing Case, or Cabinet.
We, JOHN HENRY HARRISON HOGGE, of 32 Queen's Terrace, Southampton,
in the County of Hants, Shipping Agent, WILLIAM JOHN BONIFACE, of
14 Anglesen Place, Southampton, aforesaid, Cabinet Manufacturer, and THE
PAX FILE SYNDICATE LIMITED, of 36 Lime Street, in the City and County of
London, 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 a case or cabinet which combines a filing case, a

page_text: stationery case and a portable de-k, and is so made as to be adaptable to be
placed on an ordinary table or fixed to a wall or other upright, and capable of
being folded together in such a way as to occupy but little table or wall space when
not in use.
The invention is represented in the accompanying drawings wherein Figs. 14
and 2 are perspective views of the case or cabinet in the open and closed positions
respectively, and Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on the line za of Fig. 2. The
same letters of reference where they occur are used to denote the same or corre-
sponding parts in all the figures.
The body A of the case or cabinet is fitted up with any suitable number of
partitions, shelves, drawers and the like B B forming pigeon holes and compart-
ments for pens, ink, paper and other stationery or writing or other requisites. To
the lower part of the body A of the case or cabinet is hinged a writing flap C
which is connected by metal, leather or other suitable connections D to the case or
cabinet so as to fall down into a slightly inclined position as shown in Fig. 1, thus
forming a convenient slope for writing upon.
To the sides of the body A are hinged two recessed doors E which fold over on
the closed writing flap C, as shown in Fig. 3, and form folding doors to the closed
cabinet, as shown in Fig. 2, and which are secured together to keep the cabinet
closed by any suitable closing device.
These recessed doors E are each fitted in their interiors with a paper or document
file and with a tray G for collecting and holding papers or documents.
Fig. 1, one of the doors is shown with its tray and file let down into the open
positions, the tray and file on the other door being closed. As shown the tray and
the file are fitted one above the other in the recessed door E and are pivotted or
hinged so as to fall down into an approximately horizontal position when the door
is open, (this is the position shown on the right hand side in Fig. 1) and to close
up into a vertical position in the recesses when the doors are to be closed, (this is
the position shown on the left hand side in Fig. 1). The doors are preferably
made wedge shaped in vertical section, being larger at the bottom than at the top
so as to accommodate the wires of the file, see Figure 3.
As will be seen by reference to Fig. 2 the case or cabinet is adapted to be
placed on a table, or may be nailed, screwed or otherwise secured to a wall or
other upright, or may be placed or secured on a shelf or on brackets fixed in any
convenient situation. To make the case or cabinet ready for use the doors E are
unclosed and set back through an angle of about 180° so as to be practically in
line with the front surface of the body A as shown in Fig. 1; the writing flap C is
then let down as far as the connections D will allow, also shown in Fig. 1, and
then, if required, one or both of the files F and the trays G are also let down to
the approximately horizontal or open position. To close the case or cabinet the
trays & and files F are closed to the vertical position, the writing flap C is put up to
the vertical position close against the front surface of the body A and the doors E
ate closed thereover. The parts are then in the position shown in Fig. 3.
If desired the case or cabinet may be made with only one hinged and recessed
door, which in that case, would extend entirely across the front of the body A so
as to cover the flap C when closed, the door then being secured in any suitable
manner to the side of the cabinet.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
1. A case or cabinet comprising a body part A fitted with partitions, shelves,
drawers and the like B forming pigeon holes and compartments for stationery and
other requisites, a writing flap C'hinged to the bottom front edge of said body A
and a tapering or wedge shaped recessed door or doors E carrying horizontally
hinged or pivotted files F or trays G or both, and adapted to fold over on to the
writing flap C when the latter is closed up against the front surface of the body A

page_text: of the case or cabinet, substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
2. A portable desk, stationery and filing case or cabinet constructed sub-
stantially in the manner herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 28th day of December 1896.
F. W. GOLBY,
36 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agent for the Applicants.