US1906208A - Cabinet construction - Google Patents

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Apr 2 1 M. GREENBERG CABINET CONSTRUCTION Filed July 16, 1932 11v VENTOR gflz" Green 6e A TTORNE V Patented Apr. 25, 1933 I LUNIIVTEDTSTATES PATENT OFFICE MEYEBGREENBERG, OF LYNBBOOK, YORK, AS SIGNOR T0 QRAFTSMAN RADIATOR ENCLOSURE COMPANY, INC., OF OCEANSIDE, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK A GORPO- RATION OF NEW YORK oanmnr CONSTRUCTION Application filed Jul s, 1932; SerialNo. 522 554 This invention-relatesi to a cabinet construction-and more particularly to a welded or soldered sheet metal door cabinet.

Under present living conditions household conveniences are greatly 'in demand. The modern kitchen for example must be provided with cabinets, working tables and other equipment all arranged to ive the utmost convenience. In planning t 1e small kitchen for apartment houses and apartment hotels compact as well as convenient arrangement is highly desirable. The cabinet of the present invention is so designed and constructed asto behighly desirable for installation in kitchens or closets,'and is particularly adapted to be attached to-kitchen closets or other doors where the cabinet can occupy space otherwis'eunused.

'Theprimary object therefore of the present invention is the provision of a compact sheet metal cabinet which willbe inexpen sive to construct and at the same time give a maximum of convenience.

I. A further object of the invention is the provision of a sheet metal door cabinet adapted to be attached toa door and to occupy the waste space back of the door. A still further object of the invention is the. provision of a sheet metal door cabinet provided with adjustable shelves and hook racks.' V y y With these objects in view. the invention comprises a-doo'r cabinet or special sheet metal construction one side of which is hinged to the back stile of a door and the other side of which is latched to thefront stile of the door. The cabinet of the'present invention. constitutes an improvement over prior known constructions of this char.- acter, ,in which'co'nnection reference may be made to the door show caseof the patent granted .to Flint No." 714,686 some thirty years ago.' 2' I The detailed features of the invention will be described in connection with the accompanying drawing in which:

- Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the improved door cabinet of the present invention including the door to which it is attached. The cabinet proper is shown in vertical section as of line 1--1 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a vertical front" view of the cabinet as detached from the door, looking directly. into the-cabinet; i

Fig. 3 is an enlarged-sectional detail of the improved cabinet taken on the line 3+3 ofFig. 2. I

1 Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional detail taken on the line H of Fig.2, showing the hook rack construction and mounting.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional detail taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3. r

Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a broken sectionof the "cabinet showing the shelf construction and method of mounting. Fig. 7 is aview partly in broken section looking down in Fig.1. i v

Referring toathe drawing the improved construction of the present invention com I prises a door 10 including'the usual front and back-stiles, upper and lower rails and panelas shown. To the back stile (the stile hinged to the door post) of the door'10 is hinged, by means of hinges 12; one side or edge of a sheet metal cabinet 14 which is provided with a suitable latch or look 16 (Fig. 7 by which its other edge may be attached to the front stile of the door 10. The cabinet is also provided with a hinged retaining brace 18 which is adapted to limit the opening of the cabinet to about a 90 angle withres pect to the plane ofthe door10. l"

The cabinet 14 proper comprises a back wall 20 and side walls 22, formed of a single piece of sheetmetal', the edges of which are lapped back to give a rounded edge and bent at anacute angle as at 24 (Figs. 3 and 6), to form the front edge faces 26 of the cabinet. The side walls 22 are bent at an ob tuse angle'to the back wall 20 as shown in Figs. 3 and 7, The top and bottom plates 28 of-the cabinet are soldered or weldedinside thew'alls 20 and 22 and flush'with the ends ofthe cabinet as shown in Figs.1 and 7. The front edges or faces of the top and bottom plates are lapped and bent in substantially the same manner as the front side faces 26. A cabinet for a closet door two feet wide by six feet six inches high preferably has about the following dimensions: six feet high; back eleven inches wide; front eighteen inches Wide; and depth four and one half inches. For a wider door the cabinet will be proportionately Wider and may be made any desired height less than the height of the door.

A cabinet of the character described herein may have many uses in a home or apartment and is therefore provided with removable and adjustable shelves 30 and hook racks 32 so that the cabinet may be readily modified to suit a desired purpose. Each shelf 30 is constructed of a piece of sheet metal bent up in front as at 34 and down in the back as at 36 (Figs. 1 and 6). The shelves are otherwise cut to fit the inside of the'cabinet and the bent edges 34 and 36 serve as stiffening flanges. The edge 34 also acts as a means for preventing articles carried by the shelves from sliding off when the door 10 or cabinet 14 is opened. The shelves are supported in the cabinet at any convenient position by means of lugs 38 cut or punched from the sheet metal front pieces 26 and corresponding lugs 40 cut from supporting strips 42 and 44 which are soldered or welded to the inside back 20 of the cabinet (see Fig. 6). The corresponding lugs 38 and 40 are preferably cut out or formed at regular spaced distances along the front edges 26 (Fig. 2) and along the strips 42 and 44 so as to permit placing of the shelves 30 as desired.

Any one or more of the shelves 30 may be provided with hooks 46 therebeneath by soldering or welding such hooks to the flange 36.

In addition to the retaining effect of the shelf edge 34 additional means is provided comprising a rod 48 which is retained in a position a short distance above each shelf by means of hooked lugs 50 formed or cut from the front edge pieces 26 as shown in Figs. 3 and 5. Instead of using a rod 48 above the shelf in the mid-portion of the cabinet a sheet metal strip 51 is preferably soldered, welded or otherwise fixed to the inside of front pieces 26 in order to brace the cabinet and prevent spreading.

The hook racks 32 comprise pieces of angle metal with hooks 52 secured thereto in substantially the manner of the attachment of hooks 46 to the flange 36 of the shelves 30. The hook racks are supported on the strips 42 and 44 by means of cut out lugs 54 in the manner shown in Fig. 4.

The cabinet of the present invention is preferably constructed of relatively thin sheet steel of from 18 to 24 gauge which may be chromium or tin plated, lacquered or enamelled as desired. Other sheet metals E13,) be used such as copper, aluminum and rass.

The sloping sides of the cabinet provide ample clearance to permit the door to swing back and permit a person to pass, and also to allow ready operation of the door lock or knob. Instead of makin the cabinet of the semi-hexagonal section s own in F ig. 7 it may be made oval but with less efficient use of space.

The soldered or welded sheet metal door cabinet of the present invention is highly desirable because it will retain substantially its original shape without sagging, whereas a Wooden structure would sag and easily pull to pieces with the use expected of a cabinet of this character.

While the drawing shows in substantial detail the features of construction of the improved cabinet they arenecessarily diagrammatic and not produced to scale. Furthermore the invention is to be understood as not limited to the specific details of assembly except as defined by the appended claims, since various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention in its preferred form what is claimed as new is:

1. A door cabinet of sheet metal adapted to be hinged and latched to a door or other suitable mounting, comprising back and side walls formed of a single sheet of metal the front edges of the sides of which are bent to form narrow faces parallel with said back and which abut the door stiles when the cabinet is latched to a door, top and bottom plates soldered into the upper and lower ends of the sheet comprising said back and side walls thereby forming a closed cabinet when latched to said door, a shelf support strip soldered along the back wall in each of the two back corners of said cabinet, corresponding lugs cut from and bent in from said narrow faces and support strips adapted to support shelves at various heights in said cabinet, removable shelves supported on said lugs, each shelf comprising a sheet of metal with an upwardly bent flange on its front edge and a downwardly bent flange on its back edge, additional lugs .cut from said support strips adapted to support removable hook racks across the inside back wall of said cabinet, and a retaining rod above the front of each shelf supported by hooked lugs on the insides of said narrow faces.

2. A door cabinet as defined by claim 1 in which the side walls are each at an obtuse angle to the back wall of said cabinet.

3. A cabinet adapted to be hinged and latched to a door or other suitable mounting, comprising a sheet metal construction which includes side, back and end Walls rigidly secured together, the front edges of the side and end walls being turned in to form a narrow face perimeter for said cabinet parallel to the back wall, shelf supporting means at spaced elevations in said cabinet, removable sheet metal shelves mounted in said cabinet, each shelf including an integral upturned flange for a front edge and an integral downturned flange for a rear edge, hooks mounted on said downturned flange and a tie strip across the-mid-front portion of said cabinet and secured to the inside faces to hold said cabinet from spreading.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

MEYER GREENBERG.

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