Drawer attachment.

Application filed October 4.1906. Serial Bo. 337.428.

the table, and has secured to two of its opposite lower edges, the plates 7. Passing un< wr the bottom of the drawer and through openino-s 8 in the plates 7, are the pair ol parallel- GO arranged bars 9, which at their outer ends, are bent at 10, on a plane at right angles to Abe portion which passes under the drawer, and terminating in laterally bent portions Π which pass through openings 12, in tlie 6a supporting plates, and form the pivotal supports to the drawer. The extreme ends or the rods or burs are riveted at 13, or provided with suitable headed fastenings for preventing dis-location of the rods from the 70 plates. The distance between t ie rods at the point of connection with the drawer and the supporting plates, is the .same, so that the rods arc parallel.in all positions, causing, the drawer to remain in a horizontal plane 75 while the same is being swung down or up. The angular supporting portions .0, oi tne bars may be formed with a shdit bend 14, so that the bars will easily clear the table frame, and this construction somewhat strengthens 80 the. bars. , . ,, ..

' Mounted in bearings 15, on the bottom oi the drawer and passing lengthwise‘thesaine, is'a latch rod 16, having at each end the upturned portions 17, parallel to tlie ends oi the 85 drawer, and terminating m the angular latch or hooked portions 18. Catches or keepers 19 are secured to the table top and are adapted to be engaged by the latches on the rock Brackets 20, are mounted on die ends oi the 90 drawer, so as to allow limited swinging motion of the rod: A tongue or thumb piece o'l extends downward from the latch rod . near one epd thereof, and in combination - with the stationary member or ΙΠΊ·^η*>.ρω<.ο 9.» 2⁹ forms a hand hold by winch tne latch lod is given a rocking motion to release it· from engagement with the keepers, n. spiing bears against one end of the latch rod and . tends to keep it in engagement with the keep- . oc ers A keeper or hook 24, is also secured new the. lower edge of one of the members of rhe table frame, and is adapted to oe engaged by the latch rod when the drawer is projected.

It will thus lie seen that the drawer may be 10. locked either in the closed or the extended position, and may be released from such position by operating the latch rod.

From the above description taken in connection with the drawings, it will be evident 11 that I· have provided an attachment by means of which a drawer or tray may readily

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Peter Erickson, a i : citizen of the United States, residing at Whitehall, in the county of Muskegon and 5 State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drawer Attachments, of which the following is a ' specification. . , .

My invention relates to improvements m 10 drawer attachments, and has. for its object, the provision of simple and inexpensive means for supporting a drawer or tray under airordinary table so as nor to interfere wiui the uses of the table, and to allow saiu 15 drawer to be extended and held in such position entirely clear of the taele.

Another object of my invention, is to provide such an'attachment consisting m biu few parts, which may be readily applied.to 20 any sort of table or shelf to support a tray or drawer thereunder, so that said tray, will be concealed from view and entirely, out ot tlie way when not in use.

To attain the' desired objects, my inven25 tion consists of a plurality of levers adapted to be pivotally secured to a table or shell, said levers having pivotal connection witu and supporting a drawer, or other receptacle either in extended position or beneath tne 30 table or shelf, and means for locking the receptacle in cither position. . _l . ,

Mv invention further consists ot an attachment for drawers or like receptacles embodying· certain other novel features of con35 struction, combination and arrangement oi parts substantially as disclosed herein. .

Fioure 1,- is a side elevation oi my improved attachment applied to the lower side of a table top, the table being shown m sec40 tion. Fig. 2, is a similar view, with./he drawer in the extended position. rig. o, is mi end elevation of the drawer and attachment, showing the mechanism for lockin· the drawer either open or closed. .

In the 'drawings: The numeral 1, designates a table top, and 2, a portion of t.ie 'frame of the table.

table top are secured the pair of supporting plates or brackets lat ion to made m i-« tv jjvj. v.v** ~~

To the lower side of the ' * p r,‘ , arranged in parallel re.......r. These plates may be continuous piece having an tngular base or securing flange 4 through which suitable screws or other fastenings arc passed. _Λ _

The drawer or tray 6, is of the proper size to be conveniently received under the top ot one oo

876,169 bo applied to an ordinary table, shelf or similar support in such manner as to be entirely out of the way when not in use, but wmch may also be quickly swung into full view. It 5 - will also be obvious that I have accomplished all the objects herein set forth, and nave produced a practical and desirable drawer and means lor supporting the same.