U.S. patent number 3,639,022 [Application Number 05/032,605] was granted by the patent office on 1972-02-01 for necktie rack and accessory chest.
Invention is credited to Frank S. Elmo.
United States Patent |
3,639,022 |
Elmo |
February 1, 1972 |
NECKTIE RACK AND ACCESSORY CHEST
Abstract
A case for storing a selection of neckties, the case having a
pivotable front door having a mirror upon the outerside thereof so
that a gentleman can see himself while tying a necktie, and the
case including drawers for containing bow neckties, cuff links, tie
pins and associate jewelry.
Inventors: |
Elmo; Frank S. (LA Habra,
CA) |
Family
ID: |
21865815 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/032,605 |
Filed: |
April 28, 1970 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
312/245; 312/224;
312/321 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47B
67/005 (20130101); A47G 25/746 (20130101); A47G
2025/025 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47G
25/74 (20060101); A47B 67/00 (20060101); A47G
25/00 (20060101); A47G 25/02 (20060101); A47f
005/08 (); A47b 067/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;312/209,224,227,245,321,322 ;211/60,63 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Nunberg; Casmir A.
Claims
What I now claim is:
1. In a necktie rack and accessory chest, the combination of a
cabinet mountable either on a wall or supported upon a supporting
surface, said cabinet including a front pivotable door mounted on a
front side thereof, said door providing an access to a relatively
large central chamber, said chamber containing a necktie bar unit
and a plurality of bins, said necktie bar unit comprising a means
for supporting a plurality of neckties draped thereupon, and said
bin comprising a means for storage of bow neckties, said necktie
bar unit comprising a plurality of horizontally extending bars each
of which has a downward extending leg at one end thereof, said leg
being supported pivotally free the opposite ends of said bars being
receivable within a supporting groove of a block, said block having
a depending latch on a front side thereof so as to selectively
prevent said ends of said bars sliding outwardly of said groove,
said bins comprising a plurality of bin areas separated from each
other by means of a partition therebetween, a plurality of drawers
being formed in said case, said drawers being slideable forwardly
out of a front wall of said case, each of said drawers being
provided with a plurality of grooves, said grooves being lined with
velvet and each of said drawers having a pull knob.
2. The combination as set forth in claim 1, wherein each of said
horizontally extending bars are of scalloped configuration
consisting of several spaced apart downward notches within each of
which a necktie may be rested while draped across said bar, the
neckties thus being separated from each other so that a necktie can
be easily and quickly located when making a selection.
Description
This invention relates generally to cabinets. More specifically the
present invention relates to a necktie cabinet.
A principal object of the present invention is to provide a necktie
cabinet for a gentleman and wherein a plurality of neckties may be
conveniently stored in a dust-free enclosure and wherein the
neckties are supported in a manner so that they do not become
wrinkled such as occurs when neckties are stored within a dresser
drawer or supported loosely on a hook in a closet.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a necktie
cabinet which additionally comprises an accessory chest and wherein
accordingly there may be stored necktie accessories such as tie
pins, cuff links and other jewelry used by men.
Still a further object of the present invention is to provide a
necktie cabinet which is adapted for storage of bow neckties as
well.
Other objects of the present invention are to provide a necktie
rack and accessory chest which is simple in design, inexpensive to
manufacture, rugged in construction easy to use and efficient in
operation.
These and other objects will be readily evident upon a study of the
foregoing specification together with the accompanying drawing
wherein:
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view thereof as viewed along the line
2--2 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged detail view of one of the necktie bars;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the necktie bar unit shown
fragmentarily;
FIG. 5 is a side view of a drawer of the device.
Referring now to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral 10
represents a necktie rack and accessory chest, according to the
present invention, wherein there is a case 11 having a pivotable
door 12 upon its front side 13, the door 12 being forwardly
pivotable on a side hinge 14 so as to expose a large central
compartment 15 within which there is a necktie bar unit 16 for the
purpose of supporting a plurality of neckties 17.
The front side of the door 12 has a mirror 18 on the outerside
thereof and into which a gentleman may view himself while tying a
necktie. Near the lower end of the case 11, there are a plurality
of drawers 19 which slide forwardly on the front wall 13 and which
are provided with knobs 20 so that they may be conveniently grasped
by a person's hand so that they may be forwardly slided.
The necktie bar unit 16 includes a block 21 secured to a sidewall
22 of the case, the block 21 supporting a channel 23 having a
plurality of openings 24 in an upper bar 25 of the channel, the
openings 24 being in alignment with openings 26 in a lower bar 27
of the channel so as to form pairs of bearings within which a
downwardly depending leg 28 of a horizontally extending bar 29 is
supported pivotally free. The opposite ends of the bar 29 fit into
a horizontal channel 30 of a block 31 mounted on the inner side of
the opposite sidewall 32. On the front wall 33 of the block 31
there is supported pivotally free a depending latch 34 mounted
pivotally free on a pin 35 so that the latch normally closes the
entrance to the channel or notch 30, thus preventing the bars 29
from accidentally swing outwardly. A stop pin 36 mounted on the
front wall of the block 31 serves as an abutment in the pivotal
travel of the latch 34, as shown in FIG. 3 of the drawing.
As shown in FIG. 4, it is to be noted that there are a plurality of
such bars 29 so that each of them may support several neckties, the
unit thus being able to support a relatively large capacity. As
shown in FIG. 3, it is to be noted that each of the bars 29 is of
scalloped configuration comprised of several spaced apart downward
notches 37 within each of which a necktie may rest when draped
across the bar 29, the neckties thus being separated from each
other so that a necktie can be easily and quickly located when
making a selection.
In the bottom of the chamber 15 there are formed a pair of bins 38
formed by means of a partition 39 therebetween. The bins are for
the purpose of containing bow ties which are simply placed upon the
floors 40 of the bins and where they can be quickly and easily
selected and taken.
Each of the drawers 19 includes side runners 41 so as to freely
slide inwardly and outwardly of the base 11. The inside of the
drawer 19 is divided into linear grooves 42, the grooves and the
area between being lined with gold velvet trim cloth or the like,
the grooves being accordingly adaptable for supporting cuff links
48 and other jewelry such as necktie pins or the like. A groove 44
near the front of the drawer provides a space for supporting a
fountain pen or the like.
As shown in FIG. 1, the door 12 includes a knob 45 and may be
provided with a lock 46 so as to keep unauthorized persons away
from the contents of the case.
While the case may be made of any desired size, one suggestion for
the same is that it be made of 1/2-inch thick cedar wood, the case
being made 30 inches long, 18 inches wide and 6 inches in
depth.
* * * * *