US1862654A - Cabinet bar - Google Patents

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June 14, 1932. M BOOTH 1,862,654

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CABINET BAR Filed April 8, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 wir# UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MARGARET BOOTH, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

CABINET BAB.

Application illed .April 8, 1931. Serial No. 528,600.

This invention relates to cabinets of the type appropriate for kitchens or small apartments and has for its object to provide a compact device of this type which is convenient and attractive and adapted to save time and work on the part of the operator. Another object is to provide such a cabinet in combination with a bar for facility in preparing and serving beverages as well as food.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. l is a perspective of one embodiment of this invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through said device.

Fig. 4 is a detail showing the mounting of the foot rail.

As illustrated in the drawings 'the cabinet is provided with a roll-top closure 11 sliding in guide channels 12 after the manner .of the usual roll-top desk. When the rolltop closure 11 is open the sink 13 and the stove or table portion 14 are exposed for use. The stove may be either a gas, electric or other appropriate type and has the cooking plates 15 and 16 as illustrated in Fig. 1. To the left of the sink is shown the drain board 17, while in hack of the drain board, sink and stove is a table or shelf on which materials may be placed where accessible when needed. Beneath the table 18 are two extensions or slidable work-table members 19 one of which when slid forward is adapted to cover the sink while the other when slid forward covers the stove and provides another drain board as illustrated in F ig. 2.

Beneath the drain board 17 is located arefrigerator space 2O while the refrigerator apparatus including the motor, pump, etc., is kept within the compartment 21. Dishes or other articles may be stored in the compartments behind the doors 22. Where additional work-table space is desired extension 23 can slide out from between the drain board 17 and refrigerator space 20. The drawers 24 and 25 shown in Fig. 1 may be either extension boards or small drawers such as may be convenient for the storage of silverware. Compartments are arranged behind the doors 26 for the storage of miscellaneous articles and at least one of such compartments may be lined to serve as a bread box. Or if desired, the drawers 28, 29 and 30 may provide the space for silverware, bread, etc.

An electric plug receptacle 3l is provided 1n the event that some type of motor apparatus is used, for the many uses which such apparatus has today in the kitchen.

Above and behind the space covered by the roll-top closure is a bar or metal surfaced top 32 preferably lined with copper as illustrated in Fig. 3 and having a drain 33. A foot rail 34 is supported as shown in Fig. 3 from the arm 35 pivoted at 36,.while the bellcrank arm 37 extends into the cabinet and has a projection which engages the slotted guide 38 to limit pivotal movement of the rail to the full line position shown in F ig. 3 or to the dotted line position shown in the same figure. The supporting arms 35 for the foot rail 34 move through openings 39 in the cabinet wall so that when the rail 34 is not in use it may be moved contiguous the cabinet as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 3 when the openings 39 will be substantially closed by the arms 35 and the rail 34 appear as a bead or moulding about the lower portion of the cabinet on one side.

A drain pipe 40 from the bar connects with the drain pipe 41 from the sink at the junction 42. Within the refrigerator is provided the usual container 43 for ice cubes.

The hot and cold supply pipes are shown at 44. Carried by the end of the roll-top closure on the inside is an elongated electric lamp 45 which, when the roll top is opened, may engage yieldable contacts not shown to provide circuit connections for the lamp, or this lamp 145 may be connected by a iiexible conductor v`cord long enough to move with the roll top and plreferably provided with some spring or Weig t take up device so that the cord will not be in the way of the one working at the sink or stove.

I claim:

A cabinet simulating a roll-top desk and adapted for location away from a wall to be accessible on opposite longitudinal sides thereof, the top of said cabinet being pro- 100 a oo vided with raised edges, a drain for said top, a sink and table portion arranged longitudinally of said cabinet and both located at about the same level and laterally of and below said top, a roll-top closure extensible from adjacent a longitudinal side of said top over said sink and table portions, extensible work-table members se aratel slidable to cover or expose each o said sink and table portion, and when .exposing said sink and table portion said work-table members being retained in a position beneath said cabinet top, a drain pipe from said sink connected to a drain pipe from said top, and a supply pipe leading to said sink.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto afixed my hand this 7th day of April, 1931.

MARGARET BOOTH.

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