US1925725A - Filing cabinet - Google Patents

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2. AUERBACH Sept. 5, 1933.

FILING CABINET Original Filed Dec. 12, 1928 6 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY Z. AUERBACH FILING CABINET Sept. 5, 1933.

Original Filed Dec. 12, 1928 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY Z.AUERBACH FILING CABINET Sept. 5, 1933.

Original Filed D60. 12, 1928 6 SheetsSheet 3 l VENTO ATTORNEY 2. AUERBACH FILING CABINET Sept. 5, 1933.

Original Filed Dec. 12, 1928 INVENTO ATTORNEY 2. AUERBACH Sept. 5, 1933.

FILING CABINET Original Filed Dec.

12, 1928 6 Sheets-Sheet {KNVENTOR ATTORNEY Z. AUERBACH FILING CABINET Sept. 5, 1933.

"6 Sheets-Sheet a ori inal Filed Dec. 12, 1928 lNV TOR ATTORNEY holders are drawn out to active position the over- Patented Sept. 5, 1933 FILING CABINET Zemaeh Auerbach, New York, N.

Serial No. January 27, 1933 Application December 12, 1928,

325,533. Renewed 15 Claims. (oi. 45-2) The object of my invention is to provide a filf ing cabinet having movable holders adapted to slide in relation to the cabinet in order to bring the contents into position for examination or for writing, so combined with the cabinet that when in closed position the cabinet will take up much less spacethan the ordinary cabinet havinglon gitudinally sliding drawers. The present cabinet of a given'capacity will require less space in a room than the ordinary sliding drawer cabinet when in closed position and in addition, when the ual holders.

all depth of the cabinet and the holder is contion. siderably less than the overall depth of the ordinary horizontally sliding door cabinet in open position.

In addition to providing a more compact type of cabinet, itis the object of my invention to provide a cabinet in which the holders may be drawn out into active position with the least eifort on the part of the operator, which is an important factor where the holders must neces sarily be drawn out and returned repeatedly duringthe, days work. In one form ofthe device the holders lie in a vertical plane when in inactive position and they are moved upon abutment pins or supports when being moved into extended or active position, so that the holders rock against the supports and reduce the effort necessary to move the holders into active position.

i In another form of the device shown herein the holders orv trays are counterbalanced in order toreduce to a minimum the efiortriecessary to 1 move the trays or the holders between the inactive position and the extended or active position, and vice versa. V

Another object of the invention is to provide a cabinet having a number of trays or holders adapted, when in folded position, to lie inadjacent, parallel, vertical planes in compact'relation, which holders of trays are adapted to slide, in relation to guiding membersin the cabinet, so thatthey may be brought into a horizontal posi-' tion projecting somewhat over the front" edge of the cabinet where they may be individually opened like a book to permit the contents to be examined or to permit the operator to write on cards, sheets, or other members carried by the holders. There is an extensible support or shelf for the holders, havingfolding leaves to support the holder in horizontal position. On these leaves there are extension leaves extending downwardly from the first mentioned leaves at the side of the cabinet to rest against the same and sup,-

Figure 1,

of one of the holders,

' port the horizontal leaves in position for writing Figure 15 is individual holders,

an end view thereof, 7

and similar purposes. These supports are adapted to fold and to be returned in compact form when the'holder is returned to inactive position. Another object is to provide a cabinet having a number of holders adapted to lie in vertical (.1) planes in compact relation and to be moved individually into writing position with individual counterweights for counterbalancing the individ- Other features and advantages will be set forth in the following detailed description U of my invention.

In the drawings forming part of this applica- Figure 1 is 'anend elevation of a filing cabinet embodying my invention in the preferred form N and in this view the parts are shown in the inactiveor closed position,

Figure 2 is a similar view illustrating one'of the holders raised and extended into horizontal position with the leaves of the sliding shelf '2 opened out to form a restfor the leaves or trays of one of the movable holders,

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the same device with the parts in the same position as shown in' Figure 4 is a verticaL-sectional View on an enlarged scale of the upper portion of the cabinet and is taken on the line L -4 of Figure 5,

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55 of Figure 4,,' I 35 Figure 6 is a sectional view taken 6-6 of Figure 4, l

Figure 7 is a sectiona 77 of Figure 4,, l

Figure 8 is a perspectivefview showing one of the vertical posts for guiding one of the coun-' terweight and. one. of, the upperfhorizontal tracks for supporting the rear end of one ofthe movable holders,

Figure 9 is a perspective view of a sliding shelf with the leaves in closed position,

FigurelO is a similar view with the leaves extended or unfolded to .form a supportfor one. of the holders,

Figure 11 is. a sect line ll- -ll of Figure .12,

.Figure 12 is an elevational view of some of the sheaves over which the cables of the 'coun-' t e rwei'ghts engage, d

Figure13 is a plan view of the bar or frame on the line 1 view taken on the line Figure'14'is a side elevation of one of the.

ional view taken on the-- 16-16 of Figure 14,

Figure 17 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 17l7 of Figure 13,

Figure 18 is a sectional view taken on the line 18-18 of Figure 1'7,

Figure 19 is an end elevation of a filing cabinet showing my invention in a modified form,

Figure is a vertical sectional view thereof,

Figure 21 is a plan view thereof with parts broken away,

Figure 22 is a perspective view of a hinged cover member of the cabinet for holding memoranda,

Figure 23 is a plan view of the same device shown in Figures 19 to 22 and illustrating one of the holders in open position, 1 Figure 24 is an end View of one of the holders in this construction showing the same in opened position, s

Figure is a perspective view of a portion of the holder and showing the guide or sleeve which engages the track, and

Figure 26 is a perspective View of the same parts taken at a different angle;

I will first describe the form of my invention shown in Figures 1 to 18 inclusive. I have shown a cabinet mounted on a base 1 which is provided with casters 2 to permit the cabinet to be moved on the floor.

Extending upwardly from the'back end of this base there is a rear wall 3 extending the full depth of the cabinet and at each side there are panels 4 havinga narrow lower portion 5 to form the lower end of a pocket or channel in which the movable weights may moveto a position near the base 1. These panels 4 are shown as having a slanting lower edge 6 con forming substantially with the position of one end of the holders when they are enclosed in the cabinet. The front panel '7 extends upwardly ,and in an oblique position from the edges 6 and terminates adjacent the top horizontal edges 8 which is the top of the main portion of the cabinet. The two side panels, the slanting front panel 7, together with the back wall 3 form an enclosing chamber to receive and contain the several holders.

The rear wall 3 of the cabinet extends up wardly above the plane of the edge 8 and the side panels have extensions 9 at the rear and disposed at each side of the rear wall to a point where the side panels are provided with for Wardly extending horizontal portions 10 which form an. overhanging compartment, in which certain rollers may move on the horizontal tracks. I have shown a sliding drawer 11 adapt lamp is adapted to radiate, downwardly onto the top of the holders to' facilitate reading any matter on the rear ends of the holders and to facilitate writing any matter upon sheets,.cards or other members carried by the holders.

In this form of the invention I have shown a number of vertical posts 14 mounted in the cabinet adjacent each other and extending parallel with the back wall but spaced therefrom to provide guideways for the movable weights. These posts are shown as composed of a rear wall or web 15, side walls 16, and inturned flanges 17 at the forward edges of the side walls, the edges of these flanges being separated to provide a space in which the cables or cords which are connected with the holders may move freely. Between adjacent posts 14 there are vertically arranged parallel partitions 18 which divide the cabinet chamber into a series of vertical compartments 19 for receiving the individual holders. These vertical partitions extend between the posts 14 and project rearwardly beyond them, as shown at 20, to form guides for guiding the vertically moving counterweights 21 and to keep these separated from each other. Adjacent the upper end of each of these posts there is mounted a sheave 22 on a bracket 23 attached to the rear wall 15 of each post; and over these sheaves the individual cables or cords 24 are adapted to engage. One end of each cord or cable is attached to one of the counterweights 21 and the other end is attached to one of the holders as will be more fully described hereinafter. Adjacent the upper ends of each of the posts 1 1 there is a forwardly extending horizontal extension 25 which is preferably'formed like the posts in cross section with a top wall 26, side walls 27,, and inwardly turned flanges 28, the

. latter having their opposed edges spaced apart at the under side to permit a portion of the holder to travel longitudinally through this space. These forward extensions of the posts are arranged in the upper compartment of the cabinet and form the tracks for the several rollers of the movable holders,

Within the'cabinet and adjacent the oblique front wall thereof I have shown horizontally disposed bars 29 having freely revolvable sleeves 30 thereon disposed between the adjacent vertical partitions, these bearings against which the forward ends of the several holders may rest and move while the holders are being moved from inactive to active position and vice versa.

The several holders preferably employed in this device are constructed as follows: There is a bar or rail 31 having a horizontal portion 32 with an upwardly extending rear arm 33 projecting preferably at right angles to the horizontal portion; and on the upper end of the latter there are journaled the two parallel rollers 34 on the axle 35. One end of one of the cables or ropes 2 which are connected with the counterweights is connected at 36 with the bar 33 of the holder. Preferably, the bar 32, 33 is composed of a channel shape member to make it rigid or non-bending and as shown herein this consists of a horizontal web 37 with the parallel side flanges 33; (See Fig. 18. It will be understood that the particular type of metal here shown and described is not imperative. The hinged members or leaves or trays 39 of the holder are pivotally connected with the bar or frame to permit them to be hinged or swung like the leaves or covers of a book; and for this purpose I have shown two parallel members 39 for each holder, which may be in the form of leaves, boxes or trays, according to the character of the material to be contained therein. Each of these is pivotally mounted at one end on a pintle 40 attached to the rear vertical member 33 of the bar of the holder and at the forward sleeves forming antifriction.

end of each leaf member there is a detachable pintle constructed as follows:

There is a small box or housing 41 attached to the bar 32 and within this housing there is a longitudinally sliding pintle 12 extending through and having its bearings in the end walls of the box; and there is a coiledspring 43 "contained within the box and surrounding the pintle, which spring presses at one end'againsta flange 44 on the pintle and against the forward wall of .the box in order to urge the pintleto' the left hand position shown in Figure 17. One" end of the pintle 42 projects through therear wallof the box and beyond the same into an aperture in one of the leaves or trays 39 to form, with the fixed pintle 40 the two hinge members for the leaf or tray whereby theilatter may swing from the full line position shown in Figure 15 to the horizontal dotted line position and vice versa. One end of the pintle 42 projects through the front wall of the box 41 and it is provided with a fingerpiece 45 which may be grasped for the purpose of drawing back the pintle against the resistance of the spring 43 sufiiciently to withdraw the forward end of the pintle from the leaf or tray in order to permit the latter to be disengaged from both pintles. This permits the leaf or tray to be removed from its holder and to permit another one to be put in its place. From this it will be observed that the leaves or trays may be very quickly detached from their holders to bodily remove the trays or leaves with their contents whenever it is desired to transfer material from one cabinet to another. There is a depression 46 in the top wall of the box 41 to engage the flange.

44 and temporarily hold'the pintle 42 in retracted position. The forward end of the bar 32 of the holder is shown provided with a loop 47 to serve as a handle for gripping the holder at the forward end when it is desired to move it.

It will be understood thatin the form .of the invention shown herein. there are two pintles 40 at the rear of the holder frame and there are two pintles 42 at theforward end, both of the latter being arranged in the box 41 theduplicate pintles being adapted to pivotally support va-p air of the leaves or holders, asshown in Figures 13 to 15, if the invention is embodied in the'form herein shown.

The rollers Men the rear upper end ofthe holder frame are adapted to travel verticallywithin the pockets oflthe rear posts 14 and to be guided by the flanges l7gthere'of andgthese rollers arealso adapted to pass from the channels of the vertical posts into the channels :of the upper horizontalextensions25. and will be there guided by and rest upon the flanges .28 while the rollers are moving horizontally; in the-upper compartment. I I

I have provided a novelshelf or support which acts as a cover forthe cabinet and which also serves to support the. leaves or trays of the holders. whenever these are in their raised or active positions and it consists of the followingvThere is a u-shaped frame composed of a wire 48 which is disposed partly in a tubular socket aroundthree sides of a shelf 49. This shelf is preferably provided with a downwardly'extending flange 50 on its two sides and front which-flange is adapted Lil to overlap the top edge of the front wall of the cabinet and portions of the side panels 4 to form a cover for the forward part of the cabinet when in closed position and to form an extending shelfwith spaced, tubular socket members 52 through which-the extendedends of the U-shapedwire I 48 project, these tubular sockets forming halves of hinge members. There .are foldingleaves 53 one at each side of the cover member, and these have sockets or ears 54 which lie between the sockets 52; and the extensions of the wire 48 also pass through these sockets or ears, so that a hinge connectionis provided between the leaves 53 and the rail "members, 51 on which the leaves may pivot in the manner hereinafter described. I prefer to provide at the rear ends of the leaves 53 supplemental or extension leaves 55 which are hinged to the leaves 53 by means of the hinges 56. Ihave' shown flanges 5'7 extending laterally from the. bars 51 at theirbottom edges, BJTGWKE B 5X adapted to engage and slide in relation to the horizontal tracks 58 arranged in the cabinet for the purpose of slidingly supportingthe extension shelf.

Operation I will here describe the operation of the device constructed in accordance with Figures 1 to 18 inclusive. In Figure l the cabinet is shown in closed position. In this case all of the holders have their leaves or trays 39 folded up in parallel relation and each holding deviceextends into one of the compartments 19 of the cabinet with'one corner of the frame of the holder resting in the socket of the block 60 in the lower corner of the cabinet; and the upper portions of the holder frames lie against the sleeves on the bar 29. In this position the several holders are slightly inclined to the vertical.

'One' of the cables or cords 24 extends from the point of connection 36 with each holder frame upwardly through the channel in a post 14 and thence over the sheave 22 and downwardly on the opposite side of the sheave. The other end of each cable or cord is connected with a counterbalance weight 21 which is in the upper position shown indotted lines in Figure 1 when the holder is in the position indicated in this figure. The cable or cord is prevented from disengaging from the sheave by a small guide pulley 61 arranged near each sheave." When the cabinet is in this closed position the leaves 53 of the movable shelf are folded in toward each other, as shown in Figure 9, so that these leaves and the shelf 49 form a complete cover for the top of the cabinet. The

extension leaves 55 are turned upwardly, as shown in- Figure 9, and as shown in Figure 1, so that they form a closure for the portion of the cabinet formed by the upper extensions 9 of the cabinet.

wardly to the position shown in Figure '2, so that this member projects forwardly beyond the cabinet; and the two leaves 53 are then swung on their hinges into the position shown in Figures 2 and 10, so that these leaves project laterally at the'sides'of the cabinet and leave a central opening as indicated at ,62 in FigurelO for the drawing out of one of the holders.

When the leaves 53 are thus folded back the extension leaves 55 are moved from the upwardly extending position shown in Figure 9 to the downwardly extending position shown in- Figures 2 to l0 and these extension leaves then rest against the side walls 4 of the cabinet, as shown in Figure 2, and in this position they serve as brackets to support I the leaves 53 in horizontal position. There is now a forwardly extending shelf pro- 'ecting beyond the front of the cabinetco'nsisting of the member 49 and the two leaves 53 extending horizontally at the sides of the cabinet, and the extension leaves 55 resting against the sides of the cabinet to hold the leaves 53 in a horizontal position. Any one of the holders in the cabinet may now be withdrawn and for this purpose the operator will grasp the handle 47 of any holder which he or she desires to withdraw and pulls upwardly and forwardly on the handle. The particular holder and its leaves move upwardly against the sleeves 30 until the holder is near the top of the cabinet when the holder begins to turn against the rollers 30 and finally the holder reaches a horizontal position, as shown in Figure 2, and rests on the extension shelf 49. While the holder is being raised, the counterweight 21 is exerting an upward pull on the rear end of the holder frame sufficiently to lift the major portion of the weight of the holder, so. that very little exertion is required to move the holder into the open position. As the holder moves upwardly, the rollers 34 on the upper, rear corner of the holder frame travel in the channel of the post 14 and the counterweight 21 moves downwardly in the space between the extensions of two of the partitions and behind one of the posts 14. When the rollers 34 reach the upper end of the post 14 they come into line with the flanges 28 of the horizontal extensions 25 at the time the holder arrives in a horizontal position.

If the matter to be examined in the holder is in the forward portion of it, the holder need not be drawn forwardly over the movable shelf 49 but if the matter to be examined is near the rear end of the holder it may be desirable to draw the holder forwardly into the position shown in Figure 2 where the forward end will project over and rest upon the shelf 49, as shown in this figure. The leaves or trays39 of the holder may then be swung outwardly and downwardly on their pintles, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 15, so that they rest upon the extension leaves 53 in an open position like the leaves of a book. The operator may then examine the contents of the holder or remove or add sheets, cards or other members thereto, or may write upon any articles in the holder, the leaves 53 forming a rest for the holder during the writing operation. The extension leaves support the leaves 53 in the horizontal position with suilicient' rigidity to support the holder while these operations are being performed. The lamp 13 will light up the contents of the holder to facilitate writing on or'observation of the contents. When the holder is moved into the horizontal position and the rollers 34 reach the upper portion of the posts l i'they come into line with the horizontal flanges 28 of the post extensions, so that if the holderis moved forwardly into the position shown in Figure 2, the rollers 34 rest upon and travelalong the flanges 28 so that the rear portion of the holder is supported from these rollers, as shown in Figure 2. Even when the holder is extended, as shown in Figure 2, the overall depth of the cabinet and the holder is less than the ordinary drawer cabinet with the drawer fully extended.

After the operator has finished with the particular holder which was withdrawn, the leaves or trays 39 may then be swung into vertical position, as shown in full lines in Figure 15, whereupon the holder may be pushed backwardly to return it to its compartment in the cabinet. If the holder was fully withdrawn, as shown in Figure 2, then upon the first part of this movement the rollers 34 will move backwardly, on the flanges 28 until they enter the channel of the post 14, whereupon these rollers will move downwardly in these channels until the holder returns to the position shown in Figure 1. During this downward movement of the holder, its-counterweight 21 moves upwardly. The operator may then proceed to withdraw any of the other holders into open position for the purpose of examining the contents or adding to or withdrawing from the same, or writing thereon, and the operations above described will be repeated as to any of the other holders, each one moving in its particular compartment in the cabinet under the influence of its individual counterweight. When all of the holders have been returned within the cabinet, the latter may be closed, in which case the leaves 53 will be folded over from'the position shown in Figure 10 to the position shown in Figure 9, and theextensible panels 55 will be folded up into the vertical position illustrated in the latter figure, whereupon the complete extension shelf will be slid backwardly along the rails 58 until the flange 48a steps against the front wall of the cabinet. The shelf 49 and the leaves 53 will form a complete top closure for the cabinet and the extension leaves 55 will close the space in front ofv the upper extensions of the posts 14 and between the top cover and the under wall of the overhanging top member of the cabinet.

The sliding drawer 11, which may contain a card index of the contents of the cabinet, or any other material, may be opened atlany time desired and its operation is independent of the operation ofthe other devices.

Referring now to the modified construction shown in Figures 19 to 26 I have shown a base 64 with legs 65 extending upwardly therefrom, and supportingthe cabinet, consisting of a rear wall 66, a bottom wall 67, an oblique front wall 68, and the side Walls 69; and within the compartment formed by this body or cabinet'there are dividing partitions '70 vertically disposed and dividing the interior of the cabinet into the several i compartments '71 for containing the individual holders. On one side of each partition there is arranged a track for guiding the lower end of the frame of the holder, the trackbeing composed of the portion '72 which is riveted or bolted against the face of the partition and laterally extending flanges 73 at each side which are raised from the plane of the partition to permit the sleeves on the holders to pass around the edges of the flanges and to slide in relation thereto The shape of thetracks is shown in Figures 19 and 20. They extend from the upper portion '74 at a point located nearly midway of thecabinet front to back, and from there they extend downwardly and rearwardly along the portion 75 and they then curve at 76 downwardly and forwardly to a point adjacent the bottom end of the front wall of the cabinet.

Each holder consists of a bar or rod '77 procent edges of the leaves or trays '79 of the holder. There is a bracket formed of a metal plate having a portion 83 secured to the wall ,82 of the bracket 81, thence extending laterally at 84 and thence rearwardly at 85 and thence downwardly at 86, there being a flap formed by cutting this plate and bending the tongue 8'7 at right angles to lie between the bracket 81 and the bar '77 and to be held assembled with it by the rivet 88. On the lower end of the member 86 there is pivoted a sleeve comprising a flat plate 89 having flanges 90 at each side turned inwardly toward each other to overlap the flanges '73 of one of the guiding rails. This sleeve is pivoted on the pin 91 so that it may turn in relation to the holder as it follows the curved track.

I have shown horizontally extending bars. 92, 93, 94, 95 disposed across the cabinet and provided with individual sleeves or rollers96 which revolve freely on these bars between the several partitions 70 and these several sets of. rollers form partial supports for the holders while they are partly or wholly within the cabinet. There is a hinged cover 97 for closing part of the top of the cabinet and mounted on the rear hinge 98.. This partial cover may be provided with plates 99 and between these and the wall of the cover various index cards or tabs 100 may be inserted to indicate the contents of the several holders.

The cover 97 is so proportioned as to close only the rear portion of the cabinet, the forward portion being closed by a sliding cover 101 which may be moved forwardly in the tracks 102 for the purpose of providing, as shown in Figure 23, an extension shelf at the front of .the cabinet on which the holders may be partly supported. I

The operation of the modified device above described is as follows: When the cabinet is closed, as shown in Figure 19, the holders are disposed in vertical position in the several compartments 71 with the holders resting on the abutment rail 103 and with the sleeve 89 of each holder at the lower endof the track. The bar '77 of each holder at this time may rest against the rollers on the lower rod 92. If it is desired to operate one of the holders, the sliding shelf 101 is first moved forwardly, as shown in Figure 23, to open the top of the cabinet, and the hinged cover 9'7 is preferably swung upwardly as well. The operator then grasps the handle '78 of any one of the holders which is to be operated and draws upwardly and forwardly on the handle to raise the holder into the horizontal positionshown in Figure 23. movement the sleeve 891s guided along the track but the holder is pivotally connected with this sleeve so that itmay rock in relation to it. As the holder moves upwardly it first rests against the rod 92 and as it moves further, as indicated in Figure 20, the holder temporarily rests against both rods 92, 93. As the holder continues to move upwardly, it rocks in relation to the rod 93 and then temporarily rests on this rodand the upper rod 94.

Further upwardmovement of the holder causes it to Test against the rod 94 and the uppermost rod 95 and finally against the latter only; so that as the holder is fully withdrawn and its sleeve reaches the upper end of the track, the holder will project horizontally or substantially horizontally onto the projecting shelf 101. The leaves or trays '79 of the holder may then be opened During this i up or laid flat, as shown in Figures 23 and 24,

permitting access to the contents thereof. When the operator has finished with this particular holder the leaves or trays are foldedup or closed and the holder may be returned into the cabinet by simply pushing rearwardly thereon. Any of the other holders may be operated in the same manner. It will be apparent that the movement of the holder, when rising from the cabinet and returning therein, is guided principally by the track, but the several rods 9295 not only serve.

to guide the holders in conjunction with the track but they also serve as abutments for the holder to rest against whilev being withdrawn from the cabinet in order that they will partly support the holders while they are being withdrawn.

The box 41 which contains the movable pintles is adapted to'prevent the shifting lengthwise of the leaves or trays 39 in one direction, so that theycannot accidentally disengage from the pintles. If the pintles 42 were depended upon to limit the longitudinal movement of the leaves or trays 39 or inother words, form the abutment at one end, then because of the spring pressure the leaves would disengage from the frames; but with thebox 41 acting as an abutment in one direction, the pintles 42 are only requiredto serve in conjunction'with the pintles 40 as pivotal members.

When the holders are in the extreme open positionshown in Figure 2, if they contain cards adapted to be turned backwardly, there is room behind the holder, when in the position shown in Figure 2, for the cards near the rear end of the holder to be turned backwardly to permit writing thereon. l j

I From the above it will be apparent that I have provided a cabinet wherein the holders when in closed position lie with their major dimension vertical or nearly vertical, so that the front to rear depth of the cabinet need be only slightly greater than the vertical 'depth of the holders. But when the holders are in open position they ,are'accessible for their fulllength and the overall depth of the cabinet and holder at that time is much less than the overall depth of a sliding drawer cabinet with the drawer fully opened.

Having described my invention,'what I claim is:

1. In adevice of the class described a cabinet for holding a group of holders, holders adapted to lie in substantially vertical. position within said cabinet and to be withdrawn into a substantially horizontal position at the top of the cabinet, and means for guiding said holders in their movements between the vertical position and the horizontal position said guiding means being adapted to cause the lower ends of said'holdersto travel near therear of said cabinet when said holders are being-moved between the vertical and horizontal positions,',and adapted to permit said holders to turn from the vertical into the horizontal position. a v

2. In a device of the class described acabinet for holding a group of holders, means for dividing" the vertical position and the horizontal position said guiding means being adapted to cause the lower ends of said holders to travel near the rear of said cabinet While moving between the vertical and horizontal positions and adapted to permit said holders to swing in vertical planes while moving between the vertical and horizontal positions. 1

4. In a device of the class described, a cabinet for holding a group of holders, said cabinet having an inclined front wall extending downwardly and backwardly from the top of the cabinet, holders adapted to lie in a substantially vertical position within said cabinet and being of greater length than the front to rear dimension of the upper portion of the cabinet, said holders being adapted to be withdrawn in a horizontal position at the top of the cabinet, and means for guiding said holders in their movements between the enclosed position andthe open position.

5. In a device of the class described, a cabinet for holding a group of holders, holders adapted to lie in substantially vertical position within said cabinet and to be withdrawn into a horizontal position at the top of the cabinet, means against which the holders. are adapted to rest and to pivot, while moving from one position to another, and means for guiding said holders in their movements between the said vertical enclosed position and the open horizontal position.

6; In a device of the class described, a cabinet for holding a group of holders, said holders adapted to lies in substantially vertical position within said cabinet and to be withdrawn into a horizontal position at the top of the cabinet, and a movable support at the top of the cabinet adapted to be projected beyond. the cabinet and to form an extended support for said holders when they are moved into the horizontal position. I

'7. In a device of the class described, a cabinet for holding a group of holders, said holders adapted to lie in substantially vertical position within said cabinet and to be withdrawn into a horizontal position at the top of the cabinet, and a sliding cover for the top of the cabinet adapted to be projected to extend beyond the cabinet and to form .a support for said holders when they are in the horizontal position.

8. In a device of the class described, a cabinet for hol'ding a group of holders, holders adapted to lie in substantially vertical position within said cabinet and to be withdrawn into a horizontal position at the top of the cabinet, said holders comprising a bar or frame'and leaves or trays pivotally mounted thereon and adapted to be swung apart into horizontal position when said holders are moved into open position, and means for guiding said holders in their movements between the enclosed and open positions, said guiding means being adapted to cause the lower ends of said holders to travel near the rear of said cabinet while moving between the horizontal and of said cabinet when being moved between the 9. In a device of the class described, a cabinet for holding a group of holders, holders adapted to lie in substantially vertical position within said cabinet, and to be withdrawn into a horizontal position at the top of the cabinet, said holders comprising a bar or frame and leaves or trays pivotally mounted thereon and adapted to be swung apart in a horizontal position when said holders are moved into open horizontal position, and means for guiding said holders in their movements between the enclosed vertical and open horizontal positions andwith which said holders remain connected when in their open position, said guiding means being adapted to cause the lower ends of said holders to travel near the rear of the cabinet and permit them to swing when moving between the vertical and horizontal positions.

10. In a device of the class described, a cabinet for holding a group of holders, holders adapted to lie in substantially vertical position within said cabinet and to be withdrawn and turned into a horizontal position at the top' of the cabinet, and members in said cabinet against which said holders are adapted to lean at different degrees of inclination as the holders are raised in said cabinet.

11. In a device of the class described acabinet for holding a group of holders, holders adapted to lie in substantially vertical position within said cabinet and to be withdrawn and turned into horizontal position at the top of the cabinet, means associated with the rear portion of said holders for pivotally guiding the same during the movement of the holders, and members in front of said holders against which said holders are adapted to rest and to slide in various degrees of inclination during their movement into and out of open position.

12. In a device of the class described, a cabinet adapted for holding a group of holders, holders adapted to lie in substantially vertical position within said cabinet and to bewithdrawn and turned into a horizontal position at the top of the cabinet, partitions in said cabinet dividing the same into a plurality of compartments, tracks on saidpartitions and pivotal means on said holders and co-operating' with said tracks whereby said holders are guided by said tracks in their movements into and out of said compartments.

13. In a device of the class described, a cabinet for holding a group of holders, vertical partitions dividing said cabinet into a plurality of compartments, tracks mounted on said partitions and extending downwardly in said compartments, holders adapted to lie vertically in said compartments and to be raised and turned into a horizontal position at the top of the cabinet, means pivotally connected with one end of each holder and engaging said tracks and abutment means for guiding said holders in co-operation with said track during the movement of said holders into and out of operative position. 1

14. In a device of the class described, a cabinet for holding a group of holders, vertically disposed partitions dividing the cabinet into compartments, tracks mounted on said partitions and of the cabinet, brackets secured to one end of said holders and having sleeves pivoted thereto inclined toward the rear of the cabinet and thence curved forwardly toward the front of the cabinet, means on said holders pivotally connected to said tracks whereby one end of each holder is guided by a track, and abutment means co-operating to guide said holders whereby they are gradually turned into a horizontal position as they are raised to the top of the cabinet.

ZEMACH AUERBACI-I.

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