US1211760A - Partition. - Google Patents

Description

C. F. ROTHWEILER.

PARTITION.

APPLICATION man JUNE 2. 1915.

W/ TNESSES:

l B Y M ma Arme/vn CHARLES F. ROTHWEILER, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

PARTITION.

Specification of Letters atent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1917.

Application filed June 2, 1915. vSrialNO. 31,773.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES F. ROTH- wnrLnR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and `State of lVashington, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Partitions, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to partitions and to devices for securing the same in place within drawers, pigeon holes, etc., to divide the same into smaller compartments.

The object of the invention is the provision of devices of this character which may be readily applied, and effective in operation.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a drawer or the like with the present invention applied therein. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section through 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a sheet of material or stock from which i the partitions are obtained by cutting or breaking the saine at selected grooves provided in the sheet. Figs. 4:, 5 and 6 are perspective views of various forms of partition fasteners shown detached.

The stock from which the partitions are obtained is in the nature of a metal plate, F 3, having parallel top and bottom edges 10 and vertical grooves or scores 11 disposed in the opposite faces of the plate. The scores are disposed in spaced relations, say one inch, apart, to afford weakened sections whereat the plate may be bent at right angles or at which the plate may be broken into predetermined lengths.

In the spaces or panels between the adjacent scores I provide, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, holes 12 and 121 disposed preferably in horizontal rows adjacent to top and bottom edges 10 of the plate, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Provided for use in selected ones of said plate holes are studs 13, 14 and 15 having bodies of substantially cylindrical forms which are adapted to fit tight into the holes where employed.

The studs 13 are each provided, as shown in Fig. 1l, with a slot 16 extending from one end to near its other end. The studs 15 have slots 161 which extend from both ends (Fi 6) to within a short distance of their mid engths. The other studs 14, Fig. 5, are

each provided with a head 17 at one end and with a slot 162 extending from its other end into proximity to the head.

The operation of the aforedescribed parts may be explained by explaining an application thereof to a drawer as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. In these views, A and B represent the sides and ends of la drawer which is to be divided by a longitudinal partition C into two compartments, which, in turn, are to be divided by transverse partitions D, E, F and G. To these ends, I break or sever at the proper scores 11 of plate (Fig. 3) pieces of the same to be inserted between the drawer sides B and designated by H.

-The partition C may likewise be of this length but, as shown in Fig. 1, it is provided with a terminal flange C1 which is formed by making the piece into a panel length greater than required to fit between the end walls B and turning such panel into rectangular relation to the main part of the partition. The other partitions D, E, F and. G are broken from the plate to suitable lengths and Vhave their ends engaged in the slots 16, 161 or 162 of the coupling studs. The studs 13 are utilized where a connection is to be made between the outer pieces H, andthe transverse partitions, by inserting the stud ends which are unprovided with slots in the former and engaging the transverse partitions in the stud slots. The headed studs 14 are employed to fasten the transverse partitions, as F and Gr, to a longitudinal partition when the transverse partitions are not alined. Where the transverse partitions, as D and E, are in alinement, the studs 15 are used at their juncture with the partition C to couple such alined partitions and also secure them to the referred to longitudinal partition. In their manufacture, the studs are swaged to cause the bifurcations thereof to be formed into bow shapes, as represented in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, to afford resilient fingers to embrace the partition ends which are forced therelected ones of the holes 12 or 121 (Fig. 3) of the outer pieces H and also of the flange element C1.

l. In combination, a partition member of the class described, provided with a series of spaced holes, slotted studs adapted to be received by the holes of said partition inember, and a second partition member adapted to have an end thereof engage in the slots of said studs whereby the partition niembers are coupled together.

2. In devices of the class described, the combination with partition members provided with series of spaced holes, of studs adapted to be insertedA in selected ones of said holes, vsaid studs being provided with slotted extremities to receive the end of a partition member disposed in rectangular relation tothe partition member in which are inserted vsaid studs.

3. In devices of the class described, a rectangular plate formed with spaced grooves extending across the opposite faces of the plate to provide relatively Weak lines at 2 which the plate may be broken into predetermined lengths, said plate being provided y with holes in the spaces intermediate the adjacent of said grooves lor the reception of coupling studs. 3

1l. A 'partition structure comprising a plurality of transversely and longitudinally arranged partitions, and 'slotted studs extending through the transverse or longitudinal partitions to receive the ends of the other 3 partitions whereby all of the partitions are connected rigidly together.

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 26th day of April, 1915.

CHARLES F. ROTHVEILER.

Witnesses:

HORACE BARNES, ALICE E. CALMUS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

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