US912166A - Sectional file-cabinet. - Google Patents

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C, W" POMEROY. SEGTIONAL FILE CABINET APPLICATION FILED JULY 16,1907.

Patented Fpb. 9, 1909.

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HNUEN'TQR d f /WM ii G. W. POMEROY.

SEGTIONAL FILE UABINET.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 16,1907.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.1.

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IPJIVENTOR I i J: 4% v. 4 022 v 1 7 wi m'zssras ,two spring actuated lockin at an intermediate point between any two of the sections. The casing is preferably constructed of metal, such as bronze','and at its ends extends into the groovesinj the front angle pieces. Any suitable locking mechanism may be employed in the casing, such as rods 22, operated by the handle 23 and a apted to be held by a locking means 24 which may be operated by a key in the usual manner. In the vertical grooves in the angles 20 are located notches or lugs 25 ator near the top of each section, for engagement with the ends of the lockin rods 22. The curtain is preferably formed of asbestos or other flexible fire-proof material.

The sections of the cabinets are preferably built of annealed steel, and the file boxes may be constructed of the same material or of wood leatherscovered if desired.

It will now be apparent that .the cabinet may becbuilt up of any desired number of sections and that it will be substantially fireproof, as there is an air space within each section completely surrounding-the file box.

The cabinet may also be moved about very' readily, as for instance, from the vault to the tellers cage; the curtain may then be lowered to the section containing the box which is desired to use, and locked in that position, so that all the sections below that particular one are rotected, then the file ox mu be easily rawn out upon its carriage, t ereby placin its contents in such posltion as to be readi y accessible for use.

Having now described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Paten ls:

1. A Kile cabinet comprising a series of metallic sections open at the front end,a pair of slotted guide rails fixed in each sectlon,

and a box carriage having rollers mounted in the slots of said guides and adapted to slide out at the open end of the section.

2. A file cabinet comprising a series of sec-- tions, a pair of guide rails fixed upon the bottom of a section, a box carriage having two side rails with outwardly flaring flanges mounted to slide upon said guides, and a tile box naving .feet supported on said flan es.

3. A. file cablnet comprising a series ofseetlons, a pair of slotted guide rails fixed upon the bottom of each section, a box carriage having side rails and rollers mounted tomove in the slots of said guides.

l. A file cabinet comprising a series of sections, a sliding carriage formed of two pairs of side bars mounted to move 1n each section,-

and a file box having feet supported on the side bars of the carriage.

5. A filef cabinet comprising a series of metallic sections, a pair of slotted guide rail fixed in each sectiom-a box carriage formed of two pairs of side rails, one on each side of a guide rail, and pins connecting the two side rails of each pair and passing through the slotsin the guides.

6. A file cabinet comprising a series of sections, a box carriage formed of two pairsof side bars or rails mountedito slide in eac l section, a fixed guide rail having slots loeater between the two side rails of each pair, co

necting pins for the siderails passing through the slots and carrying-rollers adapted to run in the slots of the guide rails. v

In testimony whereofl have hereunto sc my hand.

CYRUS W. POMEROF',

Witnesses SAML. PoWELL, E. S. YOUNG,

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