US192717A - Improvement in show-cases - Google Patents

Description

-T-rails of one set ot' partitions. V extend over the greater part of the partitions,

UNITED STATES "PATENT OFFICE;

WILLIAM SHOGKLEY, on ALLERTON, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHOW-CASES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 192,717, dated July 3, 1877 applicationfiled April 16, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM SHooKLEY, of Allerton, in the county of Wayne and State of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Screw-Case, of which the following is a specification:

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a top view, and Figs. 2 and 3 vertical,

longitudinal, and transverse sections, respectively, on lines it w and y y, of my improved case or box for holding screws.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The invention relates to a case or box for storing screws, screw-eyes, or other articles of hardware, of different sizes, to be used in retail hardware stores, for the purpose of pre venting any intermixing of different sizes of screws, which forms a source of annoyance in the present open boxes; and the invention consists of a case having a number of boxes for the different sizes of screws, each box, except one, being covered by a separate sliding lid, that is guided by side grooves along The T-rails with the exception of one end tier of boxes, along which the lids slide laterally, so as to remove the lid from any one of the boxes by sliding first the lateral lids, and then those at right angles to the open box.

In the drawing, A represents the outer case, which is divided by lateral and longitudinal partitions B into any desired number of boxes, of suitable sizes, as required for the different sizes of screws or other articles of hardware to be stored therein. Each box, with the exception of one, is covered with a sliding lid, 0, which is grooved at the sides,

and guided by a tongue, or, running along band of the outer case A, and by T-shaped rails b, secured to the top of one set of partitions running in one direction. These T- shaped rails b extend from the. tongues a at one side of case A across the partitions to the lids O of the end tier of boxes, leaving a distance between the ends of the T-rails and the opposite tongue at of a size equal to the width of the lids, so that the lids of the end tier of boxes may slide laterally to the guide-rails b, the same being guided by the ends of the T- rails and by tongue a, which enter end grooves of these lids.

The laterally-sliding lids 0 require no side grooves, as they do not slide along the T- rails.

One of the boxes of the end tier is without lid, which enables the openingoi' the lid of any other box by first sliding the lower lids laterally, and then the lids of that tier in which the end box is open toward the lateral tier of boxes.

Thus, any individual box may be opened necting tier over to the open box of the lateral tier.

Screws of any desired size may thereby be readily taken out from any box, and have to be replaced into the same box, as all the rest are closed, so as to prevent the mixing of the screws, and keep eachsize strictly separated from the other.

' The case forms a cheap, durable, and convenient storage-receptacle for screws and similar articles, which, by little practice, may be quickly handled for taking out screws without mixing different sizes.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. An improved screw-case, in which the compartments are severally provided with lids that slide laterally and longitudinally, as and for the purpose specified.

2. A screw-case having a number of boxes having all lids, except one, which are guided along the side tongues of the case and T- shaped top rails of the partitions, the T-rails being cut out at one end tier to admit the lat-. f

e'ral sliding ofthe lids of the end tier, and the sliding of the lids of the remaining boxes in line therewith over the open box, substantial- 1y as specified.

3. The combination of the laterally-sliding lids of the end tier of boxes, having end grooves, with the guiding ends of the T-rails arranged at right angles thereto, and with an end tongue of the case, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

WILLIAM SHOCKLEY.

Witnesses:

I. S. BIGKNELL, 0. G. SOMERVILL.

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