US662946A - Stove-shelf. - Google Patents

Description

No. 662,946. Patented D80. 4, I900.

J. A. KLINE.

srove sum. (Application filed July 18, 1900.)

* UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. KLINE, OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

STOVE-SHELF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 662,946, dated December 4, 1900.

Application filed July 18, 1900. Serial No. 24,087. (No model.)

ing a simple and durable connection, permitting the shelf to be rigidly sustained in a horizontal position and to be folded to a vertical position or to be entirely detached, as desired.

A further object is to provide articles of the character specified with a drop-shelf designed to be retained in its various positions through the manipulation of the shelf as distinguished from the rearrangement of its connection.

To the accomplishment of these ends the invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully de-' scribed,illustrated in the accompanying dra wings, and succinctly defined in the appended claims.

In said drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a fragment of a stove, showing the shelf in its dropped or folded position. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the subject-matter of Fig. 1 with the shelf in its raised or horizontal position and showing one of the supporting-hooks in elevation. Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 2 with the shelf in its dropped or folded position and with its outer or lower edge broken away, and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the subject-matter of Fig. 3.

Referring to the numerals of reference, designating corresponding parts in the several views, 1 indicates a plate or supportas, for instance, the top of a st-ove-formed with a transversely-curved flange 2, terminating slightly below the upper surface of theplate 1 to form ashoulder 3. by brackets a, which are preferably integral with theplate 1 andflange 2. Spaced by any desired interval apair ofopenings 5 and 6- are provided in theflange 2, said openings being disposed vertically or transverse to the flange and extending from the extreme upper edge of the latter to a sufficient distance from the bottom of the flange to formretainingbars 7 and 8. The upper edge of each retain- Theflange 2 is braced ing-bar is beveled or curved, as shown more clearly in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, the bevel being directed downwardly from the interior face of the flange. At or adjacent to their upper ends theopenings 5 and 6 are formed withlateral extensions 9 and 10, and the dimensions of these extensions and of the openings are somewhat increased by beveling the opposed edge of theplate 1, as indicated at 11 in Figs. 2 and 3.

If desired, the stove structure may be reinforced in immediate proximity to theopenings 5 and'6, as shown in the drawings; but this is not essential unless considerable weight is intended to be supported by the shelf.

The drop-shelf designed for attachment to the stove is indicated by thenumeral 12, and it is preferably, though not necessarily, given a cross-sectional contour corresponding to that of the stove-top 1. This is desirable, however, in order that theadjacent edge 13 of the shelf may be seated against theshoulder 3 of the stove-top and that the edges of thecurved flange 14 may be seated against theflange 2 of the stove when the shelf is in its horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 2. Upon the under side of theshelf 12 are formed, preferably by casting them integral with the shelf, a pair of retaining orsupporting hooks l5 and 16, which extend beyond theedge 13 and are designed to be received within theopenings 5 and 6. The supporting-hooks are of peculiar form in that their ends are bent downwardly or in a direction substantially at right angles to the shelf, as indicated at 17, and are provided with terminal laterally-disposed extensions orlugs 18,

for the accommodation of which theextensions 9 and 10 of theopenings 5 and 6 are.

provided. The upper portions of the supporting-hooks immediately beyond theedge 13 of the shelf are flattened to provide bearing-surfaces 19, as .best shown by Fig. 3 of tent than thelug 20 and having itsbearingface 22 beveled away from the bearing, fora purpose to be explained.

During the preceding description I have not-attempted to define the utility for the various peculiarities of construction; but I shall now proceed with a description of the manner of manipulation of the shelf, from which the utility of these several details will be made apparent. Assuming that theshelf 12 is entirely separated from the stove, the ends of the hooks will'be passed through the openings in theflange 14, which may be done by holding the shelf in an inclined position and passing the lugs orextensions 18 of the hooks into theextensions 9 and 10 of theopenings 5 and 6. If the shelf is now released, it will drop to the position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings and will be retained against detachment by the engagement of thehook extensions 18 with the interior face of theflange 2. If new it is desired to secure the shelf in its horizontal position, it must first be swung to a horizontal plane, which will position the bearing-face 19 horizontally and will cause the retaining-bar 7 or 8, as the case may be, to be located in the deep portion of the hook. The shelf is now slid horizontally toward the stove, which will cause the cam-face 20 of each hook to ride up over the retaining-bar until the latter is received between the bearing-lugs 20 and 21. When this has happened, the bearing-faces 19 of the hooks will rest flat against the under face of the stove-top, and downward swinging of the shelf upon the imposition of a weight will be prevented by the abutting of the bearing-lug 20 and the bearing-face 19 against the retaining-bar and stove-top, respectively. It will thus be seen that the shelf is connected to the stove by a connection which will remain perfectly rigid under a downward strain exerted upon the shelf, so that culinary or other articles may be supported upon the shelf without danger of accidental folding of the latter. It will also be seen that a direct outward pull upon the shelf will be resisted by thelugs 21 abutting against the bearing-bars of the stove, the rising of the hooks to permit the passage of thelugs 21 over the bars being prevented by the bearing-surfaces l9 abutting against the bottom of theplate 1. If now it is desired to drop the shelf to a vertical position,

.as shown in Fig. 1, it is simply necessary to tilt the shelf to a position above the horizontal, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, for the purpose of causing'the bearing-lugs 21 to ride upon the bearing-bars 7 and 8that is to say,

to present the cam-faces 23 to the bars, in which position of the parts the shelf may be released to permit it to swing down to its folded position. It is to facilitate this upward swinging of the shelf that the bearingface'of theshort lug 21 is beveled.

It will thus appear that I have produced a simple, durable, and efficient connection for etfectin g the adjustable attachment of a shelf to a supporting article without the employment of separate securing devices and Without necessity for corework or drilling in the manufacture of the device.

In the claims I shall describe the supportingmember 1 as a plate, by which term is meant any flat partas, for instance, the top of a stove, table, sewing-machine, or like article-to which a shelf might be attached.

While the present embodiment of my invention appears at this time to be preferable, I desire to reserve the right to effect such changes, modifications, and variations as may be embraced within the spirit of the invention.

What I claim is- 1. The combination with a plate anda bearing-bar below the plate, of a shelf and a supporting device extended under the plate from the shelf, said supporting device being formed with a pair of opposed bearing-lugs for engagement with the bar at the same time, and with a cam-face to facilitate the engagement of the lugs with the bar.

2. The combination with a plate and a bearing-bar, of a shelf and a supporting device extending under the plate from the shelf, said device being formed with a pendent bearinglug, a second and somewhat shorter lug, and a cam-face extending to the end of the lastnamed lugto facilitate the engagement of the lugs with the bar.

3. The combination with a plate and a bearing-bar, of a shelf having a supporting device formed with a flat bearing-face upon its upper side for engagement with the under side of the plate, and with a pair of pendent bearing-lugs for engagement with the bearing-bar at the same time.

4. The combination with a plate provided with a pendent flange having an angular aperture defining a bearing-bar, of a shelf provided with a hook having a lateral extension for engagement with the flange, and a bearing-lug disposed to engage the bar.

5. The combination with a plate provided with a flange having an aperture defining a bearing-bar, of a shelf provided with a hook having a terminal laterally-extending lug disposed in a plane parallel with the plane of the shelf and at right angles to the hook, and a pendent bearing-lug arranged to engage the bar.

6. The combination with a plate having a flange provided with an angular aperture defining a bearing-bar, of a shelf having a hook formed on its upper side With a flat bearingsurface disposed in a plane parallel with the shelf, a lateral extension at the extremity of the hook, and a pair of pendent bearing-lugs for engagement with the bar.

7. The combination with a plate provided with a pendent flange havinga pair of openings defining bearing-bars and formed with oppositely-disposed extensions at their upper ends, of a shelf provided with a pair of hooks IIO having oppositely-disposed lateral extensions my own I have hereto afiixed my signature in at their ends and flat bearing-faces formed the presence of two witnesses.

on their upper sides and a pair of pendent t bearing-lugs formechupon the under side of JOHN KLINE' 5 each hook for engagement with the bearing- Witnessesi bars. ROBERT M. MOLEAN,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as ALBERT M. MERCER;

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