US1079981A - Trunk and other articles with lids. - Google Patents

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A. FORBES.

TRUNK AND OTHER ARTICLES WITH LIDS.

APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 30, 1912.

1,079,981, Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

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FIG. 2. Witnesses COLUMBIA PLANS-GRAPH CO" WASHINGTON. D. C.

A. FORBES.

TRUNK AND OTHER ARTICLES WITH'LIDS. APPLICATION FILED DBO. 80, 1913.

1,079,981. Patented Dec.2,1913.'

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COLUMIIA PLANOOIAFN IUUWAIHINGTON; D.

A.. FORBES.

TRUNK, AND OTHER ARTICLES WITH LIDS.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 30, 1912.

Patented Dec.2, 1913.

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CUM-IA WRAP" 170., WASHINGTON, D. C1

UNITED STATES ALEXANDER FORBES, or HAMP'STEAD, LONDON, ENGLAND.

TRUNK AND o'rnnn ARTICLES WITH LIDS.

fspecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 30, 1912. Serial No; 739,318.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER. FORBES,

a subject of the King of Great Britain, re

siding at Hampstead, in the county of London, England, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Trunks and other, Articles with Lids, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to trunks, cases and will permit the lids to slide down and stand in an approximately vertical position at the back of the trunks or other articles of which they form a part.

A further object is to provide substantial hinges with sliding connectionsbetween said hinges and the lids.

Other objects and improvements will be made clear by the following description.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a partial front View of a portion of a trunk and its lid showing a hinge applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line AB of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a cross section on the line CD of Fig. 2. Figs. t, 5, 6 and? are de tail views showing various sections of guide members and slides engaging therewith. Figs. 8, 9 and 10 are end views of acabin trunk to which the invention has been applied, illustrating three ways in whichv the lid may be opened. Fig. 11 is an isometric view of such a cabin trunk with the lid closed. Fig. 12 is an isometric view of a round topped trunk or case showing the application of the inventionthereto. Fig. 13 is a detail view showing a sect-ion of the guide member of Fig. 12. Figs. 14; and 15 are sectional and. face views respectively illustrating an adjustable stop which may be used to limit the backwardsliding movement of the lid.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2-and 8, a represents part of a trunk to which a hinge member I) is fitted, this hinge member being passed through the trunk vwall at the shoulder or embushment thereof and suitably secured by means of rivets or otherwise. The top of the member I) is provided with an extension 0 which is bent over and secured around the edging d of the trunk top. The edging and the middle part of the extension Patented. Dec. 2, 1913.

0 are cutaway or depressed as shown, to accommodate the hinge member ewhen the lid is closed. This member c is hinged to the membera at f,and is bent to elbow form and strengthened by an anglepiece g at the bend as shown inFig. 2. A guide piece it "affixed to the hinge member e works over a guide bar i which is attachedinside the lid is of the trunk. There are usually two such hinges and guide bars forv each trunk lid. The members Jr. and i may be made of any suitable cross section, a number of these being indicated'in Figs. 3 to 7 The form of Fig. 3 is usually preferred, as it can be made from sheet metal by a simple drawing process. Any other suitable sectionmay be used of course, and balls Z may be inserted in notches in the member h as shown in Fig. 7 in order to facilitate the sliding of the parts one over the other.

1 Theadvantages of connecting the lid to the body of the trunk by this type of sliding connectionare well illustrated in Figs. 8, 9 and 10, In this type of cabin trunk, the lid 76 has a flap or staff m at the front, which normally lies flat against the front of the trunk to which it is heldby hasps or catches of any suitable type when the lid is closed (see hasps 0 in Fig. 11 for instance). When the trunk is being packed it is convenient to have the lid dropped back into theposition of Fig. 8 by the bars z sliding through the hinge guides It, thus giving easy access to the whole interior of the trunk, and avoiding any risk of the accidental closing of the lid; or the lid can be opened if required with a hinging movement only as in Fig. 10. When the trunk is used in a confined space however, as for instance beneath a cabin berth n as in Fig. 9, the trunk can be pulled out and the lid pushed or held back as shown, so that the trunk can be used like a drawer and there is no necessity to pull it completely out from under the berth in order to open the lid, as is the case with cabin trunks having lids as usually made hitherto. T

Fig. 11 shows .a'cabin trunk with the lid closed and locked by hasps 0, which also help to hold the hinged flap m closed down.

Straps and buckles p are provided in this lids for any suitable purpose. It is shown for instance as applied to a trunk'with a rounded or domed top in Fig; 12. Guide bars 9 of a section such as that shown in Fig.13, are attached to boards 1* whiclrfit in the domed'lid 7c and are held in place for instance by brackets s, which may be fitted in grooves in the boards '17 as ind cated in Fig. 13. The-hinges may be'the same as in Figs 1 and 2. The space between the boarder may beop'en, while a tray 5' (shown removed) may beinserted to fill thespaoe Itis not usually desirable that a lid, of a trunk of this type should fallguite back until. it rests on the floor, as it may be heavy tolift. It is preferable therefore, to proagainstthe ends of. the hinge guides h. Al-

ternati-vely,{ cords or chains attached to studs 1) on the hin 'e' member 6 and to suit abl'epoints on the lid may be used to serve the'same purpose (as shown'by dotted lines win Fig. 12). It maybe preferable in some cases to have stops which can be brought into action at 'will,'instead' of per manently fixed stops such as u. Figsnlelandv 15 show such a stop consisting of a pin a T-shaped head which can lie in a slot ;2 in thebar Q as in Fig. 15, or can be pulled out and stood across the slot y so as to project'from the bar as in Fig. 14:, A. spring a normally holds the pin in the slot 7 V The trunk lid made as'shown inFig. 12 hasno hingedstaff or flap at the front, so it'has to be lifted slightly in opening the lid in, order to raise it over the front edge of the'trunk before the lid can be pushed back. Ttwill then go back with a'ccmbined slidi-n g: and-.,hinging movement to the posi- .ti'o'npf Fig. 12. It is drawn forward again by asimilar*movement,. and" it is very easy to close as it is practically pivoted at its middle part when open, so that the energy required to pullit over forwardly on to the top of the trunk before pulling it'al'ong horizontally to close it, is very slight.

' Finally, it will be evident that lids with sliding hinges of the type set forth can be applied to articlesof any kind requiring lids which may advantageously slide in this Modificat ons may be made in the details of construction without departing from the 1 scope ofthe invention.

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1'. The combination with a receptacle having a lid, of hinge supports attached to the "receptacle, hinge members mounted to turn on said hinge supports, guides on said hinge members, bars aiiixed to the inside of the lid,

said bars being adapted to engage with and 'sl'ide'in the guides, the engagement of the bars'with the guides being such that the bars can slide in the guides in any position of the hinge supports.

2. The combination with a receptacle and a lid therefor formed with turned down edges, of hinges pivotally mounted on the receptacle and having turning parts of elbow shape with guides formed on the outer portions thereof, and bars attached to the inside of the lid adapted to slide upon said ;hinge' guides, theengagement of the bars with the guides being such that the bars ean slide in the guides in any position of the hinge supports.

3. The, combination with a receptacle and i a lid therefor formed with edges adapted to fit over the edges of the receptacle, the front edge of the lid being in the form of a flap adapted to be turned out to lie in the plane of the lid, hinges attached to the re ceptacle and sliding connecting means between the hinges and the lid.

4. The combination wi h a receptacle, of hinges attached to the receptacle, a lid and sliding connecting means between the lid and" hinges, said lid comprising a cover for the receptacle, edges to fit around the edges of the receptacle at three sides thereof, a flap at the fourth side pivotally connected to the lid, and means for fastening said flap in a position to it against the face .of the receptacle when the lid is closed thereon.

5. Thecombination with a receptacle having a lid, of hinges therefor, attached to the rcceptacle, guides forming part of said hinges, bars afiixed in the lid adapted to work upon said guides on the hinges, a stop member on each bar comprising a headed pin, a spring adapted to hold said pin normally with its head retracted, the head of said pin when drawn out being adapted to come against the hinge guide and to limit the sliding of the bar thereupon.

' 6. In combination a receptacle, a recessed lid therefor, two bars attached inside the lid, andtwohinges attached to the receptacle, each hinge having its turning portion of elbow shape and provided on the outer part thereof with a guide to fit one of the Gopi'es of this patent niay be' obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

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