U.S. patent number 3,813,138 [Application Number 05/285,212] was granted by the patent office on 1974-05-28 for jewelry organizing cabinet.
Invention is credited to Majorie T. Doohan.
United States Patent |
3,813,138 |
Doohan |
May 28, 1974 |
JEWELRY ORGANIZING CABINET
Abstract
A cabinet, preferably matching bedroom furniture, has a pair of
center-opening doors each opening a half cabinet, divided from the
other by a vertical partition. On the bottom of each half is a
drawer for certain items. Partitions which swing on vertical-axis
hinges are provided on one or both sides with hooks, trays or
apertures to hold various items of jewelry. The inside of the back
of the cabinet has pegs to hang other items. Thus, each of the
common types of jewelry is accommodated in a separate location
which is easily accessible and readily visible and tangling of
different items is avoided. Many items can be stored in an
organized fashion in very little space.
Inventors: |
Doohan; Majorie T. (Windsor,
CA) |
Family
ID: |
23093258 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/285,212 |
Filed: |
August 31, 1972 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
312/309 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47B
46/00 (20130101); A47F 7/02 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47F
7/02 (20060101); A47B 46/00 (20060101); A47b
088/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;312/263,291,292,324-326,310,309 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Gilliam; Paul R.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Caplan; Julian
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A cabinet of appropriate size to store jewelry in a household
comprising bottom, top, sides, back and at least one door on the
front of said cabinet, first hinge means hinging said door about a
vertical axis to one of said sides to close off the front of said
cabinet, a front first divider within said cabinet, second hinge
means hinging said first divider to said cabinet for pivotal
movement about a vertical axis behind said first hinge means, an
inner second divider within said cabinet behind said first divider,
third hinge means hinging said second divider to said cabinet for
pivotal movement about a vertical axis and in a direction opposite
the direction of pivotal movement of said first divider, a
plurality of pegs on the inside of said cabinet fixed to said back,
a vertical partition on said first divider, a plurality of hooks on
one side of said partition, a plurality of jewelry receptacles on
the side of said partition opposite said hooks, a marginal frame
around said partition projecting outward beyond said hooks to
protect said hooks and jewelry hung thereon from being damaged, a
plurality of shelves formed with slots to hold rings on at least
the front face of said second divider, said second divider carrying
pieces of cork or the like to receive pins of jewelry, a vertical
wall divides said cabinet into two halves said first mentioned door
closing off one half of said cabinet, a second door closing off the
other half of said cabinet, said first divider hinged to said wall,
said second divider hinged to one of said sides, and a plurality of
additional dividers in the other of said halves of said cabinet
similar to said first dividers and fourth hinge means hinging said
additional dividers to said cabinet.
2. A cabinet according to claim 1 in which said dividers extend
only part of the height of said cabinet and which further comprises
a drawer below said dividers.
Description
This invention relates to a new and improved jewelry organizing
cabinet. A principal object of the invention is to provide a
cabinet in which to store jewelry which is an attractive item of
furniture which can be placed on a dresser, dressing table, or the
like. Preferably, the style of the cabinet matches the style of the
furniture in the room in which it is placed.
A further principal object of the invention is to provide a
receptacle for organizing a quantity of jewelry. Receptacles are
provided in the cabinet placed in different fashions to hold
different types of jewelry. Thus, there are provided hooks, trays,
drawers, pegs, peg boards, hook boards and the like each adapted to
hold a common item of costume or precious jewelry.
A principal feature of the invention is the fact that receptacles
are provided for each item of jewelry so as to prevent entangling
of the various items, a situation which frequently occurs when
jewelry is stored in drawers. Further, providing a separate space
for each item, a selection may be made more easily than if all the
items are jumbled together.
Another principal feature of the invention is the cabinet is so
constructed that each of the receptacles is easily accessible.
A still further feature of the invention is the fact that a
considerable number of items can be stored in the cabinet although
the cabinet itself occupies very little space.
Other objects of the present invention will become apparent upon
reading the following specification and referring to the
accompanying drawings in which similar characters of reference
represent corresponding parts in each of the several views.
In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet in accordance with the
present invention with the front doors open.
FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1 showing the divider in the right
hand side of the cabinet opened for access to the interior and
showing one of the drawers open.
FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along the
line 3--3 of FIG. 1 with the doors, dividers and drawers
closed.
FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3 taken substantially along the
line 4--4 of FIG. 1.
The cabinet 11 of the present invention has a base 12, sides 13
back 14 and top 16 finished and ornamented preferably to match a
style of furniture with which the cabinet 11 is to be used. It will
be understood that the style of the furniture is subject to wide
variation. The interior of the cabinet 11 is divided by a vertical
partition 17. The interior is closed off by doors 18, preferably
having raised panels 18a on their front surfaces to augment the
ornamentation of the cabinet itself, said doors being hinged to the
left and right sides 13 about vertical axes. Spaced upwardly from
base 12 is a horizontal partition 19 and below partition 19 on
either side of partition 17 is a drawer 21. Each drawer 21 has a
bottom 22, back 23, front 24 provided with arcuate cutouts 26 on
the top edges thereof to enable the drawer to be gripped for
opening and closing and sides 27. Various items of jewelry may be
stored in the drawers 21 and the access thereto is provided by
pulling the drawers out as shown on the left-hand side of FIG.
2.
Directing attention to the right-hand side of the cabinet 11 as
viewed in FIGS. 1 and 2 and as more specifically shown in FIG. 3,
immediately inside right-hand door 18 is front divider 31 hinged to
partition 17 by hinges 32. Divider 31 has a vertical partition 31a
or panel which is centered relative to a marginal frame 33 which
extends forwardly and rearwardly of partition 31a. Hooks 34 and 36
are applied to the front and rear of partition 31a respectively on
which to hang various items of jewelry such as earings.
To the rear of front divider 31 is the inner divider 41 hinged to
the inside of right side 13 by hinges (not shown). Divider 41 has a
vertical partition 41a which is surrounded by a forwardly
projecting marginal frame 42. A plurality of horizontal shelves 43
extend forward from partition 41a and each shelf 43 is provided
with a plurality of slots 44 to receive finger rings. At the bottom
of inner divider 41 a facing of cork 46 is placed on the front
surface of partition 41a below the lowermost shelf 43. The top
surface of the bottom of frame 42 is provided with a horizontal
cork surface 47, and the edge of cork 47 is closed off by a
vertical rim 48. Various items may be stored on cork surfaces 46,
47 such as pins and brooches, the points of which are stuck into
the cork.
Front divider 31 may be swung open as viewed in FIG. 2 to provide
access to the hooks 34 and 36 on opposite sides thereof. When the
front divider 31 is opened, the inner divider 41 may be swung open
to the position of FIG. 2 to provide access to pegs 49 driven into
the back 14 on which necklaces and the like may be hung. When the
dividers 31 and 41 are closed, as is shown in FIG. 3, the various
means for supporting jewelry are all concealed within the cabinet
without any likelihood of the items becoming entangled or being
injured.
Directing attention to the left-hand side of cabinet 11 as best
shown in FIG. 4, immediately behind left door 18 is a panel 51
preferably of a thin plastic formed with a plurality of holes 52 to
receive earrings of the type used for pierced ears. Panel 51 is
preferably hinged to the inside of left side 13 by means of hinges
53. An enlarged finger grip hole 54 is provided in the panel to
enable the user to swing the panel open.
Behind panel 51 is left-front divider 56 which is hinged to the
left side of center partition 17 by means of hinges (not shown).
Left divider 56 has a vertical partition 57; and further, has a
marginal frame 58 extending forwardly and rearwardly. Frame 58
partially surrounds panel 51. The rear of vertical partition 57 is
provided with hooks 59 for other items of jewelry.
Behind front divider 56 is rear divider 61 which is hinged to the
inside of left side 13. Divider 61 has a vertical partition 62 at
the rear and is provided with a marginal frame 63 extending
forwardly and protecting the items stored in divider 61. Preferably
the front surface of partition 62 carries hooks 64. When panel 51
and dividers 56, 61 are swung open, access is provided to bracelet
pegs 66 driven into back 14.
The function of marginal frames 33, 42, 58 and 63 is to protect the
items of jewelry stored on the various panels and dividers with
which they are associated by preventing the adjacent dividers or
other portions of the cabinet 11 from hitting against the items of
jewelry. What is claimed is: 1. A cabinet of appropriate size to
store jewelry in a household comprising bottom, top, sides, back
and at least one door on the front of said cabinet, first hinge
means hinging said door about a vertical axis to one of said sides
to close off the front of said cabinet, a front first divider
within said cabinet, second hinge means hinging said first divider
to said cabinet for pivotal movement about a vertical axis behind
said first hinge means, an inner second divider within said cabinet
behind said first divider, third hinge means hinging said second
divider to said cabinet for pivotal movement about a vertical axis
and in a direction opposite the direction of pivotal movement of
said first divider, a plurality of pegs on the inside of said
cabinet fixed to said back, a vertical partition on said first
divider, a plurality of hooks on one side of said partition, a
plurality of jewelry receptacles on the side of said partition
opposite said hooks, a marginal frame around said partition
projecting outward beyond said hooks to protect said hooks and
jewelry hung thereon from being damaged, a plurality of shelves
formed with slots to hold rings on at least the front face of said
second divider, said second divider carrying pieces of cork or the
like to receive pins of jewelry, a vertical wall divides said
cabinet into two halves said first mentioned door closing off one
half of said cabinet, a second door closing off the other half of
said cabinet, said first divider hinged to said wall, said second
divider hinged to one of said sides, and a plurality of additional
dividers in the other of said halves of said cabinet similar to
said first dividers and fourth hinge means hinging said additional
dividers to said cabinet. 2. A cabinet according to claim 1 in
which said dividers extend only part of the height of said cabinet
and which further comprises a drawer below said dividers.
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