US1043059A - Wardrobe. - Google Patents

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S. W. BONSALL.

WARDROBE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 28

Patented Nov. 5, 1-912.

S. W. BONSALL.

WARDROBB. l l APPLIOATION FILED APR. 28, 1910.

1,043,059. Patented Nov.5,1912.

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SEYMOUR W. BoNsALL, or NEW Yami, N. Y.

WARDROBE.

Speoication of Letters Patent.

` Patented Nov. 5 M1912.

Appelation filed Amo 2s, 191e. serial No. 558,157-

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, SEYMOUR W. BON- sALL, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, County, and State of 'New York, have invented -a certain new and useful Improvement in Wsrdrobes, of which the following is a specification.

4 The present invention has relation to einl improvement' in means for holding and proteoting suspended garments and the like such a manner as to maintain the same 1n good order While making' it easy to reach end-remove or replace any one garment Wit-hout disturbing any other.

This improvement is particularly Well suited to employment in wardrobe trunks, Where it .may be combined'wth other trunk featuresfyvhile providing eflieient means for preserving garments from being rumpled or displacedl during `tr@importation .ofthe trunk.

l have shown one form of the device, with a. modiiicetion, in the accompanying .drawings, Wherein-= y y Figure 1 isa perspective view of my improvementlas used in s trunk a portion of which is broken away Fig. 2 is e vertical section of the same, ig. 3 is a det-ail oi a, preferred form of attachment 4for the prop, Fig. 4- is en enlarged horizontal section .0i

one form of extensible supporting means for the hangers, Fig, 5 is an enlarged view of one of the retaining straps, Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the supporting means shown in Fig. 4, Fig, 7 is a horizontal section-on the plane 7 7 of Fig. 8, and Fi 8 is a. vertical as already Well Wardrobe, the trunk stands on its fiat end,

and the top of the trunk is shaped, as shown at 131,. so` as to prevent Standing the `trunk upside- .down

f Preferably neer, the top of .the wardrobe and normally extending across it I lace a lnumber of hangers-14eme byfside, oooh henger boing riveted et one .end to iis own bracket lfflie breokelsl ere provided means for the hangers.

In orderiodrew ell of the hangers out in front of the Wardrobe to ether, 'the ca-rkso' preferably with catches or jawsA 16, 17 litting not too tightly Upon e snpportin rail I 1 8, and these are preferably capable o 'both sliding along the rail and being IQIDOVQ@ therefrom easily'by slmply lifting the .oliter end of each hanger. The details ofLthis, specific form of hanger are set forth-and e aimedin myv U. S, Patent No. 724,427, dated April 7th, 190

In the form shown in Figsl .00 i, the l 1 8 is fixed u on e cnrrier 19 adapted torslide outward .between the ongle' inward an pieces 20211111 21, which are fixed to the .top and bottom of a support 22. The support 2 2 with 'the angle pieces, provides e Channel wherein the rail carrier 19 miv slide easily` and wherebysaid carrier is prevented from tilting or twisting under the Weight of the y' hangers 14. The support 22 and 4Gefrier 1 9 .combined I havetermed the supporting rier 19 can be slid forwer 'upon the-support 2 2; and, in .order to give a more ample movementfor this purpose, .I preferto errange the support 22 so that it may Ilso be drawn in and out In the preferredform.;v i

shown, this is 4o eeomlolished by mounting the sup t .Ort 22 pivoteily ori-the tops of two aralle legs 23, 24 pivoted tothe bottom ,Q the 'Wei-drol at 25, 26, As shown in F igs. 1

,and 2 the upper edge of the `support 22 is eoniined by e rail 27'havin'g s. grooveeon taining the halls 28 which bear against the down-turned edge of the ongle piece -20,t1me

lessen'ing the friction of movement.

The small arrows near the top, 'of Fig. 1

show the direetion of movement of the oerrier 19 and the support 22. While the curved arrows in Fig. 2 show the direction of movement of the lees 23., 24, when the support 22 is drawn forward. This outward movement is limited by the stop' 29, fixed .to the side of the trunk. and against which the 1e .-23 `is brought. This is' shown .in dotted .Ines in Fig- 2. which dotted lines also show .the

.outward position of the @entier-19 and Sup- 13014122,`

In Figs. 4 and 6 is shown .e modified form of .device for confining the support 22 and lessening friction- Tliis oonsists of breekets :3 0 fixed to the to of the trunk and Corryiris rollers lwhioh eer against the' .side of the support.-

,As shown 4 and-6, the friction of these outer ends,

' in said Patent No.

5o be confined.

the carrier moving between the angle pieces 20 and 2.1 is lessened by a horizontal roller 32 turning on a. pivot at the top of the carrier19, and a vertical roller 33 carried .by the angle piece 21, upon which they carrier 19 rides. 19 with relation to the support 22 is limited by the stop pin 34, moving in the groove 35.

In order to steady the end of the carrier 19'when pulled forward, I prefer to employ aprop 36, suspended atthe'end of saidcarrier, as by means of the loop 37 l in such a manner as to permit of swinging the prop in all directions. The prop can then be made llonger than the distance from the point of suspension to the bottom of the wardrobe, so as to reach the door when the carrier is drawn forward. I prefer to pro vide a socket 38 on the-floor of the wardrobe which will receive and confine theend of the prop when the parts are pushed back preparatory to closing the Wardrobe or trunk.

When the wardrobe or trunk is closed, the outer ends of the transverse hangers 14 rest upon a shelf 39 fixed to the side of the trunk or wardrobe. Upward movement of in case of a trunk, is prevented by that portion of the suspended gar ments which projects above the tops of the hangers. These would be the ends of trousers clipped within thehangers as described 724,427, and skirts, etc. laid over the hangers. The supplemental hangers `40 suspended as\shown from the hangers 14 are for coats, vests and the like.

To better confine the lower parts of suspended garments, particularly when packedl in a trunk, I prefer to supply one or more straps 41, extending across the trunk or wardrobe, which straps are removably attached at the sides. l ter to provide opposite rows of loops 42, supported respectively by the side of the wardrobe and the legs 23, 24, and to pro-A vide each strap with hooks 43 adapted to engage with said loops. By this means the straps can bei, quickly adjusted across lthe front o ,ithe'body of suspended garments in positions suited to the'amount of clothing to At the same time it is very easy l to at once loosen the entire mass of clothing l the rail 18,' friction by unhooking one end 'of'eaeh strap.

of the construction oi the carrier and its support. Here the support 22 is provided with brackets 44, having horizontal ends passing througha slot 45 in the carrier 19. On the free side of the carrier 19 land under rollers 46, 47, are mount- In Figs. 7 and: 8 is shown a modification ed above and below 44, being so placed as to bear rmlv upon the free face of the carrier 19 above and below the slot 45.. yBy this means twisting of the carrier is prevented-while at the same time practically- 'all friction is obviated.

Outward movement of the carrier' y support mounted at For this purpose I pre-A the ends of thebracketsA It will be seen from the above description that my invention lends itself to very-convenient handling of the suspended contents of the wardrobe. The groups of garments on the two or three hangers nearest the front can be easily reached separately without drawing the supporting means forward. This is accomplished by simply swinging the first hangers forward on theirindividual hinges.

When it is desired to reach any hanger farther back, either to hang or remove garments, the supporting means are drawn for- Ward, the prop being suitably adjusted, and, by parting the hangers like the leaves of a book, plenty of room is provided on each side of any hanger for removing a garment or adjusting and folding a garment upon such hanger without disturbing any other garments in the wardrobe.

Various changes might be made in this construction without- -departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and I do not limit myself to the details herein shown and described.

1. A wardrobe for suspending garments and the like comprising in combination a support mounted at one side near the top of the wardrobe adapted to be drawn forward, a carrier mounted and adapted to slide upon said support, and removable hinged hangers mounted upon said carrier and placed so as to normally extend crosswise in said Wardrobe, substantially as described.

2. A wardrobe for suspending garments and the like comprising in combination a one side near the top of the wardrobe, legs pivoted to said support and to the bottom'of the mounted and adapted to slide upon said support, and removable hinged hangers mounted upon said carrier and placed so as to normally extend crosswise in said wirdrobe, substantiallyv as described.

3. A wardrobe for suspending garments and the like comprising in combination an extensible support near the top on one side of the wardrobe, removable hangers hinged thereon and normally extending across the wardrobe and a supporting shelf for the endsof said hangers on the opposite side of the wardrobe, substantially as described.

4. A wardrobe for suspending garments and the like comprising in combination movable supporting means mounted near the top of one side of the wardrobe, `hangers thereon normally extending acrossthe wardrobe, a prop having means for attachment to said supporting means permittingr said prop to swing in any direction, and a socket for said prop lon the floor ot' the wardrobe, substantially as described.

5. In a vdevice of the class described, a support'mounted upon swinging legspivwardrobe, a carrier oted thereto and provided 'With angle pieces at top and bottom, a carrier` mounted so as to slide between said angle pieces, a rail on said carrier, and removable hangers carried upon said rail, substantially as described.

6.111 a device of the class described, a Support, a slotted carrier mounted so as to slide thereon, abracket fixed to said support. and passing through said carrier-slot, and rollers on said bracket bearing upon the free Jface of said carrier above and below said slot, substantially as described.

7. In a device of the class described, a support, a slotted carrier mounted so as to slide thereon, a bracket fixed to said support and passing' through said carrier-slot, a' rail on said carrier, and rollers on said bracket under said rail bearing against the free face of said carrier above and below said slot, substantially as described.

' SEYMOUR W. BONSALL. Witnesses:

J ULIUS MEERING,

JOHN. HAncooK.

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