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US 4,221,442 AGranted
Modular wall cabinet and ashtray receptacle
AssigneeUnique Ingenious Specialties Manufacturing and Sales Inc.
InventorJulius Harangozo
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AssigneeUnique Ingenious Specialties Manufacturing and Sales Inc.
InventorJulius Harangozo
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A modular cabinet containing a tilt ashtray and various embodiments of a lock mechanism are disclosed. The modular cabinet and tilt ashtray comprises an exterior frame suitable for flush mounting on or projection from a wall surface, a rectangular metal cabinet rigidly mounted within said exterior frame having a pair of opposed recesses of equal width formed transversely in each of the cabinet sidewalls for receiving an ashtray having a length substantially equal to the distance between the opposed recesses for slidable insertion into the cabinet, and a door pivotally mounted on the exterior frame adapted to close the lower portion of the cabinet including the portion containing the ashtray such that the ashtray cannot be withdrawn from the cabinet when the door is closed. A lock mechanism is secured to the exterior frame flange and adapted to engage a flange or catch formed on the door. One embodiment of lock in combination with the cabinet comprises a pair of apertures formed in a door flange and the lock housing adapted to be aligned when the door is closed such that a pin can be inserted through the apertures to engage the lock bolt for depression or retraction of the lock bolt and release of the door. Another embodiment of lock comprises a cable attached to the lock bolt extending from the rear of the lock bolt and accessible to an operator who can retract the bolt by pulling or shortening the cable to release the lock mechanism. A particular embodiment of this mechanism includes a rotatably mounted actuator which can release a pair of locks simultaneously by rotation of the actuator which respectively shortens the cable.
A modular wall cabinet and ashtray comprising, in combination, an exterior frame comprised of spaced sidewalls and top and bottom walls joined to form an integral rectangular structure, said frame walls having an outwardly extending peripheral flange for mounting the cabinet in a wall opening, a rectangular metal cabinet having a pair of opposed sidewalls and opposed top and bottom walls, said sidewalls having a pair of opposed recesses of equal width formed transversely therein equispaced from the bottom wall, an ashtray having a length substantially equal to the distance between the opposed recesses and having an equal thickness at each end slightly less than the width of the recesses for slidable insertion of the ashtray into said recesses whereby said ashtray is restricted from vertical movement and an ash receptacle space is formed within the cabinet below the ashtray, means for rigidly securing said cabinet to the exterior frame, a door pivotally mounted on said frame to open and close said cabinet, said door adapted to close said pair of opposed sidewall recesses and said ash receptacle space whereby the ashtray is locked in the cabinet when the door is closed, said door having an opening formed therein to permit access to the ashtray, and means mounted on the frame for locking the door in its closed position.
A lock adapted to engage a catch formed on the periphery of a door hinged to close on a framed opening comprising an elongated housing of substantially rectangular cross-section with sidewalls each having a flanged base adapted to be secured to the frame, a front wall and a rear wall, an elongated U-shaped bolt having a web and depending sidewalls slidably mounted within said housing with the bolt web adjacent the frame for linear reciprocal movement therein, said bolt sidewalls having bevelled extensions projecting from the housing adapted to be engaged by the door catch when the door is closed, said bolt having an upstanding intermediate wall extending transversely between the bolt sidewalls, a spring compressed within the housing abutting the inside of the bolt transverse wall and a housing rear wall whereby the bolt extensions normally are biased to project through the housing front wall, said door and housing front wall each having an aperture formed therein adapted to be aligned with each other when the door is closed whereby a pin can be inserted through said apertures to engage the bolt transverse sidewall for depression of the bolt and bevelled extensions for release of the door catch.
A lock adapted to engage a catch formed on the periphery of a door hinged to close on a framed opening comprising an elongated housing of substantially rectangular cross-section with sidewalls each having a flanged base adapted to be secured to the frame, a front wall and a rear wall, an elongated U-shaped bolt having a web and depending sidewalls slidably mounted within said housing with the bolt web adjacent the frame for linear reciprocal movement therein, said bolt sidewalls having bevelled extensions projecting from the housing adapted to be engaged by the door catch when the door is closed, said bolt having an upstanding intermediate wall extending transversely between the bolt sidewalls, a spring compressed within the housing abutting the inside of the bolt transverse wall and a housing rear wall whereby the bolt extensions normally are biased to project from the housing through the housing front wall, and a cable secured to the bolt and extending from the rear of the housing for retracting the bolt bevelled extensions.
A lock comprising an elongated housing having sidewalls with flanged bases and front and rear walls, said housing having slots formed in the front wall adjacent the sidewalls, a U-shaped bolt having a web and bevelled arms depending from said web, said bevelled arms adapted to project through the housing front wall slots, a compression spring mounted within said housing to abut the rear side of the bolt and the inner side of the rear wall whereby the bolt is normally biased against the inner side of the housing front wall with the bevelled arms projecting therefrom but can rock within the housing to releasably engage or release a door catch.
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