USRE12597E - Account-cabinet - Google Patents

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REISSUED JAN. 15,.1907.

3. 0. MAXWELL.- ACCOUNT GABINBTQ AP PLIOATION FILED NOV. 10. 1906.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

" near 0. MAX ELL, or CANTON, .oH1o.

ACCOUNT-CABINET.

, Specification of Reissued'Letters Patent. ReissuedJa n. 15, 19 07.

Original No. 816,025, dated March 27, 1906. Application for reissue filed November 1D, 1906; Serial No. 342,920- i Ton/ll whorn it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERT (3.. MAXWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing atCanton, in the county (if-Stark and State of Ohio,

ment in Account-Cabinets, of which the following IS a specification.

This invention relates" to acabinetcontaining a series of trays for filing bills, as of the current or running ac'cou'ntsof the customers of a retail" grocer; andthegen'eral ob- ]ects of the improvement are to so shape the so arrange, connect, and sustain the series of trays that they can be removed all together.

from the cabinet and then collapsed and nested together for storing over night in a vault or fireproof safe. These general ob jects and other minor ones are attained" by the construction and arrangement illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the cabinet with two series of trays hung therein; Fig. 2, a vertical section substantially on line 2 2, Fig. 1 Fig. 3,- a detached perspective view of two trays, showing the details'of construction and support; 4, a fragmentary sectional view showing the forward. end of one tray with the index-card in place; Fig. 5', a

. detached perspective view of an index-card, 3S

' the manner of collapsing and nesting the and Fig. 6. a detached sectional view showing 7 trays.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

The cabinet-box 1 18 formed deeper at the bottom 2 than at the top 3, so that the forward edges 4 of the sides 5 are inclined dow 11- Ward and forward. The false back 6, prefer ably made of sheet metal, is provided and preferably hasthe same inclination. as the forward edges of the sides. The'tray series, of which two are illustrated in' Fig. 1, are sustained from the abridge-board 7, which is arranged to be inserted. and supported in the upper part ofthe box, as by means ofthe ends 8, entered from the front in the horizontal grooves 9 in the sidesof the box The tray-hangers 10 are made of canvas, chains,

or otherfsuitable flexible, contractible, or

compressible material and are attached above to the brid'geboard,'and shorter'supports 11, likewise made of canvasf'chains, or

r v other suitable flexible, contractible, or com-' have invented a new and useful Improve-':-

pressible material, are severally attached of the individual trays" 12. The trays are made of thin stiff material, "as of sheet metal,

with the rearyend 13 bent toincline' upward. "and backward and preferably overlap ingthetray above-and one part'14 ofthe forward and then downward and forward-in inverted- V-shapeforin, treat 16. The side extensions 17 are bent upward and slightly outward and may be provided Withthe'flange- 18 for.

attaching the flexible-supports, and these side extensions are preferably limited to the middle portion of the tray. The lips 19and 19 are formed or attached substantially" at right angles on'the free edge of the inverted- V-shape forward end of the tray and serve as a rest for the index-card 20. The lip 19 is furthermore curved and extended' forward, I

and being locatednear the median line of the tray forms a handle by means of which the forward end of the traycan be lifted. The inturned' flanges 21 are provided on the ends of the face side of the in'Verted-V-shape extension, and the tongue 22 is provided at the upper edge, under which flanges and tongue the index-card 20 is adapted to be held.

The flexible hangers of-the tray series. areformed toinclin'e downward and forward like i the forward edges and-false back of the box, and the trays are attached to the flexible hangers by'the flexible supports, preferably 1 in a horizontal position, eachtray being located slightly forward beyond the trayabove so that the lines of the forward and rear endsv of the trays have the sameinclination as the false back of the box, and the rear ends of the tray, the forward end. of the next tray above is lifted by its'handle, so as to make the wide; opening 24, through which the bill is readily.

inserted, and,afterthe raised tray is per;

. end extended beyond the other part 15 and the extended part bent upward and forward mitted to drop to its normal position, which itdoes by its .own Weight, the inverted-V "shape extension of thetray carrying the bill prevents the same from beingaccidentally removed. therefrom. In raising the front end of a given tray its inverted-V-shaped extension enters and nests in .the inverted-V- shaped extension of the tray above, and the same may be also raised by it, as shown more particularly in Fig.2.

When'it is desired to place a tray series in a vault or other fireproof lace for safe keeping over night or on holidays, the bridgeboard and trays suspended therefrom are re moved from the box, after which the series can be collapsed, so that the trays will nest one inanother, as shown in Fig. 6, the same being permitted by the flexibility of the hangers and sup orts and the peculiar shape of the trays, and the series so collapsed can then be stored away in a much smaller place than could'otherwise be done. W'hen two or more series of trays are used side by side, it is desirable to have a removable bar 25 in the faceof the frame to mark and finish the divi struction of the box and bridge-board and the means .for det'achably inserting the board in the box are not essential to the other more general features of the cabinet.

In the use of the cabinet it is evident that "parts of the forward ends of the bills will extend beyondthe short part of the end of the tray, whereby theibills' can be grasped for removing, and this part of the top bill in each tray isexposed to view by reason of the tray being located in advance 0 the one above, and. the trays being severally suspended by the flexible supportsand the same being located the middle part thereof the individual trays are thus free to be oscillated on ,these supports to give easy access between them. It is furthermore evident that the downward-forward inclination of the parts of the cabinet is not essential to the collapthat the separate trays be attached by sible feature of the tray series and to the freedom of movement of the severally-suspended trays; but this inclination is desir-' able for the greater convenience thereby resulting in reading the exposed part of the bills and the indexcards. Nor is it essential to the collapsible feature of the trayseries flexible supports to the flexible hangers thereof; but this form oi attachment is desirable for the facility given for iniioving the individual trays upward, and it is also evident that a series of trays se'vwrul a suspended in a cabinet by indepenrlcu or individual flexible, contractible, bmpressible sup ,t the hangers deports can be used wit.

scribed herein. when it is not desired to re move the trays from the cabinet or to collapse the series as a whole.

hat I claim. as my invention. and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An account-cabinet comprising abox having a downwaI'd-forward inclined back, flexible hangers rcmovably suspended in. the box and a series of trays suspended from the hangers by flexible supports, each tray being horizontally located with its forward end in advance oi the one above and the rear ends of the trays normally resting against the inclined back.

2. An account-cabinet comprising abox having a downwa ally-forward inclined back, flexible hangers removably suspended in the box and a series of trays suspended from the hangers by flexible supports, each tray being located with its forward end in advance of the one above and the rear ends of the trays normally resting against the inclined back An account-cabinet comprising a box with flexible hangers removably suspended therein and a series of trays suspended from the hangers by flexible supports.

4. An accounccabinet comprising a box having a downward-forward inclined back, flexible hangers removably suspended in the box and a series of trays attached to the hangers, each tray being horizontally located with its forward end. in advance of the one above, and the rear ends of the trays normally resting against the inclined back.

5. An account-cabinet comprising a box having a downward-forward inclined back, flexible hangers removably suspended in the box ano a series of trays attached. to the hangers, each tray being located with its forward end in advance of the one above, and the rear ends of the trays normally resting against the inclined back.

6. An account-cabinet comprising a suit-- able casing, a series of superlposed trays, each tray having individual col apsible supports outward so'as to overlap the tray above.

9. In an account-cabinet a series of trays suspended from flexible hangers by flexible supports, the sides and ends of each tray being inclined outward so as to overlap the tray above.

tensions on each tray inclined upward and attached to its side, and means within the p .clined upward and outward 10. In an account-cabinet a series of trays suspended from flexible hangers by flexible supports, there being upwani-outwarcl inelined side extensions on the tray to which suspended from flexible hangers by flexible supports.

13. In an account-cabinet, a series of trays severally suspended by individual collapsible supportspthere being forward extensions on the trays bent upward and then downward in inverted-V-shaped form. the apex oi one extension being located approximately' in the opening of the extension above.

14. In an account-cabinet, a series of trays attached to flexible supports, there being for" ward and rear extensions on each tray inso as to overlap the tray above.

15. In an account-cabinet, a series of trays attached to flexible supports, the sides and eads of each tray being inclined outward so as to overlap the tray above.

16. In an account-cabinet, a collapsible series of superposed trays arranged to form a series of com artments, each tray having vertically-incl ned walls arranged. to overlap the corresponding walls of an adjoining tray. and means connecting the trays together to permit the collapsibilitv of the series,

17. In an account-cabinet, a series of flexibly-connected superposed trays, each tray having vertically-inclined walls arranged to overlap the corresponding walls of an adjoining tray. 7

- 8. In an account-cabinet, a series of suerposed trays, each tray having an inclined ,ront wall arranged to nest within-the front wall of an adjoining tray, and the giottom of each tray forming a substantial c osure for in sald series.

19. In an account cabinet, a series of su- I per osed trays, each tray having a vertically- 1nc ined front wall arranged to nest within the'front wall of an adjoining tray, and the bottom of each tray forming a substantial closure forthe tray beneath it,- and flexible supports for each of said trays.

20 In an account-cabinet, a series of super osed trays, each tray'having verticallyinc 'ned walls arranged to overlap the corresponding vettically-inclined walls of an adjoining tray and the bottom wall of each tray forming a substantial closure for the tray beneath it, and means for tiltably supporting each of said trays.

21. In an account-cabinet, a series of superposedtrays'forming a series of compart- 12. In an account-cabinet series of trays I ries of superposed trays, each tray the tray beneath it, and means for tiltably supporting each of said trays in its position ments. each tray having a bottom wall and;

vertically-inclined front wall arranged to? overlap the front wall of an adjoining tray, and means for tiltably supporting each of said trays in position in said series to permit the raising and lowering of the front end of each tray relative to the front end of the tray above it.

22. An account-cabinetcomprising a collapsible series of superposed trays form ng a series of compartments, each tray tiltably supported in working position in said series 1 to pernnt the raismg and lowering of ts front end without raisingor lowering any other tray in the series.

23. An account-cabinet comprising a series of flexibly-connected superposed trays forming aseries of compartments, each tray tiltably supported in said series to permit the I raising and lowering of 1ts front end without 3 raising or lowermg any other tray n the sej ries.

24. In an account-cabinet, a; collapsible series of flexibly' connected tiltably-supported trays arranged m form a series of superposed compartments, each tray having vertically-inclined walls arranged to nest within the corresponding walls of an adjoining tray.

25. In an account-cabinet, a series of flexibly-connected superposed trays, each tray having a bottom wall and a front verticallyinclined wall arranged to overlap the front vertically-inclined wall of an adjoining tray; means forsuspending said series in wor position, and a downward-forward inclined back wall for the said series of trays.

26. In an account-cabinet, a series of superposed sheet-metal tilt-ably-supported trays,

each tray having a bottom wal and an n wardly and rearwardly extending rear wa l, and a stationary back against which thupper edges of said rear walls of the tray ,are adapted to press.

27 In an account-cabinet, a collapsible-seaving a bottom wall and a rear wall arranged to normally overlap the rear wall of the tray above it, and means connecting the trays in series.

28. In an accounbcabinet, a series of superposed trays forming a series of compartments, each tray having a bottom wall and a vertically-inclined front wall arranged to nest within the front wall of .an adjoining tray, and means for tiltably supporting each of said trays in position in said series with its front wall in a downward-forward inclined plane common to the front walls of all of the trays in the series.

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