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UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.
ROLLINGS ALSOBROOK CLEMENTS, OF DUFFAU, TEXAS.
REVOLVING KITCHEN=CABINET.Specification of Letters Patent.
Application filed March 26, 1905. Serial No. 252,043.Patented Oct. 28, 1906.
To all whomn it 7razJ concern: is adapted to be taken off to permit the re-
Be it known that I, ROLLINGS ALSOBROOK moval of a revolving casing or cabinet 6, lo-
CLEMENTS, a citizen of the United States, re- cated beneath the table-top. The rotary
siding at Duffau, in the county of Erath and casing or cabinet, which is cylindrical, is
5 State of Texas, have invented a new and use- open at the top, its upper edges being ar-
ful Revolving Kitchen-Cabinet, of which the ranged directly beneath the table-top, which
following is a specification. also constitutes the top of the cabinet or cas-
The invention relates to improvements in ing. The casing or cabinet is divided into
kitchen-cabinets, compartments of different sizes by radial
10 The object of the present invention is to partitions 7; but the latter may be omitted,
improve the construction of kitchen-cabi- and the various materials used in the prepa-
nets and to provide a simple, inexpensive, ration of food may be contained within differ-
and efficient one adapted to economize space ent receptacles. The table-top is provided
and save time and labor in the preparation with a hinged section or door 8, which when
15 of articles of food and capable of affording opened affords access to the revolving cabi-
ready access to its contents. net or table, which may be turned to bring
A further object of the invention is to pro- any portion of it beneath the opening of the
vide a combined kitchen cabinet and table top of the table. By this construction the
adapted to afford full use of the top of the numerous doors usually employed for closing
20 table and capable of holding the various arti- the various compartments of a revolving
cles necessary for the preparation of food cabinet are dispensed with, and it is only nec-
within easy reach, so that the cook may ob- essary to open the single door or hinged sec-
tain them without moving from the table. tion 8 to obtain access to all of the compart-
Also the invention has for its object to en- ments of the cabinet or casing. The hinged
25 able the revolving casing or cabinet to be door or section may be provided with a suit-
conveniently removed from the table for able lock for enabling it to be secured when
cleaning the compartments. . closed.
With these and other, objects in view the The lower portions of the legs of the table
invention consists in the construction and are connected by diagonally-arranged cross-
30 novel combination and arrangement of parts bars 9, and the revolving cabinet or casing is
hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the supported by antifriction rollers or wheels
accompanying drawings, and pointed out in 10 and is engaged by a central vertical pivot
the. claims hereto appended. 11. The pivot 11 pierces the diagonally-ar-
In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective ranged cross-bars 9 and extends upward
35 view of a revolving kitchen-cabinet con- therefrom, the cabinet or casing being pro-
structed in accordance with this invention. vided at its bottom with a socket to receive
Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 3 the pivot. The antifriction rollers or wheels
is a perspective view, the top of the table be- 10 are mounted on horizontal spindles or piv-
ing removed for permitting the removal of ots 12, which extend from blocks 13, secured
40 the rotary cabinet or casing. Fig. 4 is a de- to the inner faces of the legs and extending
tail view of a portion of one of the legs of the upward from the cross-bars at the outer ends
table, illustrating the manner of mounting thereof. The legs, which are preferably en-
the antifriction-wheels. larged at the ends of the cross-bars, are pro-
Like numerals of reference designate cor- vided with recesses to receive the same; but
45 responding parts in all the figures of the the cross-bars may be secured to the legs in
drawings. any other desired manner. The antifriction
1 designates a kitchen - table provided rollers or wheels which support the cabinet
with legs 2, connected at their upper ends by or casing permit the same to be readily ro-
side bars or rails 3, suitably secured to the tated on the central pivot, and the said cabi-
5o legs and forming a substantially rectangular net or casing is adapted to be readily lifted
top frame. The upper ends of the legs are off the rollers or wheels and the pivot when
provided with projections or pins 4, detach- the top of the table is removed. This will
ably engaging a removable top 5, which is. permit the cabinet or casing to be scoured or
provided with suitable recesses or openings otherwise cleaned when desired. The lower
55 to receive the pins or projections. The ta- ends of the legs are provided with casters 14,
ble-top, which may be of any desired form, of the ordinary construction, for enablingNo. 833,775.
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Clements, Rollings Alsobrook. Revolving Kitchen Cabinet, patent, October 23, 1906; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513688/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.