US1093119A

US1093119A - Collapsible screen and rack.

Info

Publication number: US1093119A
Application number: US66615111A
Authority: US
Inventors: Lillian Donavan
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1911-12-16
Filing date: 1911-12-16
Publication date: 1914-04-14
Anticipated expiration: 1931-04-14

Description

L. DONAVAN.

GOLLAPSIBLESGEEEN AND BACK.

APPLIUATION FILED DEU. 16, 1911.

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LILLIAN DONAVAN, OF LEXINGTO N, NORTH CAROLINA.

COLLAPSIBLE SGREEN AND BACK.

To all whom i't may concem Beit known that I, LILLIAN DoNAvAN, a citiz'en Of the United States, residing at Lexington, in' the county of Davidson and State of North Carolina, have' invented a new and useful Gollapsible Screen and Rack, of which the following is a specificationf.

This invention relates to a combined screen and rack, one of its objects being to provide a simple structure pf this type Which can be readily collapsed as to be stored conveniently within a trunk or the like, said screen, when extended, being securely held against collapsing by means Iof novel holding elements provided for thatpurpose. a v Another object is to provide means combined with the screen Whereb the same can be used as a rack for holding articles of clothing.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description 'r'oceeds, the invention resides in the comination and arrangement of parts and' in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it bein understood'that changes in the precise em odiment of the invention herein disclosed can be 4made Within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawingsthe :preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings -Figure 1 is a perspective view of the screen set up for use. Fig; 2 'is a similar view showing the same collapsed, a portion of the screen being broken away and the fabric removed therefrom. Fig. 3 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation through one of the posts of the screen. Fig. 4 is a transverse section through the upper end portion of one of the frames and showing one of the fabric holdf ing rods in plan. Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of one of the posts and of the locking means combined therewith.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference A, B and G designate, respectively, the panels constituting the screen, it being understood that more than three panels may be employed if desired and that each of the panels can be the same or diflferentin appearance. All of the panels, hoWever, are of the same generalI construction, each panel including upper and

lower cross strips

1 and 2 and upper and lower side Strips 3 and 4. The side Strips 3 are fixedly connected to the I Speciflcation of Le'tters Patent.

Applicatienflle December 16, 1911. Serial Na. 686,151.

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upper strip 1 and each has a longitudinall'y extendmg. dove-tail tongue' 5 'on one face thereof adapted to project into a longitudidove-tail groove 6 formed in the adjacent aceof the lower section 4. A shoulder or abutment 7 is formed on each of the 'lower sections 4 at the lower end of the slot or groove therein and constitutes a stop for the lower end of the upper section 3, there belng a corresponding shoulder or abutment 8 atthe upper end of the tongue 5 and which constitutes a stop for the upper end of the lower section 4.

One of the lower sections 4 has a socket 9 therein close to the cross strip 2 and which is directly opposite another socket 10l formed in the other .strip 4. A curved groove 11 is formed in one face of one of the members 4 and opens into the socket 10. These two sockets 9 and 10 are adapted to receive the end portions of'a rod 12, said rod being placad in position by first inserting one end into the socket 9 and then inserting the other end into the groove 11, the said end being movable 'along the groove until it registers Vwith the socket 10 whereupon, by shifting the rod longitudinally, it can be seated within the socket 10. It is to be understood of course that socket 9Vis deeper than socket 10 so that when the rod is shifted longitudinally it will not be with-- drawn from the socket 9. rangement of sockets is formed within the upper members 3 of the screen sections and these sockets receive a rod 13 similar to the rod 12. The two

rods

12 and 13 are adapted to extend through hems formedin the end portions of a fabric 14 which serves to close the space formed between the top, bottom and side members of the screen section, the fabric being' of such length as to be drawn taut when the screen section 'has been extended 4to its limit. One of the side members 3 of each screen section has a catch 15 pivotally Connected to it and provided with a flat ear 16 extending at right angles therefrom and adapted to swing under the lower end of the member 3. A formed transversely within the adjacent member 4 and is so located that, when the screen section is extended to its limit` the catch 15 can be swung so as to bring ear 16 into groove 17. Further movement of the ,sections 3 and 4'-relative to each other is thus prevented.

It is to be understood that the sections A,

A similar arg'roove 17 is B, and C, are to be hingedly connected,'as'

ordinarily, the hinges being illustrated at 18. With this -arrangement of hinges the sections can be folded close together so that the screen will occupy the 'minimum space.

Furthermore, by shifting the catches out of.

the rooves 17, the upper side members 3 v can e moved'downwardly relative to the Connected sections, each section comprlsing' upper side members, a connectmn between.v

lower side members 4 and until theyvcontact with shoulders 7, thus considerably shortening the sections and reducing the screen to a size -which permits it to be easily placed within a trunk or the like. Hooks 19 or other suitable garment supporting elements may be attached to the upper'cross strips 1.

What is claimed is 11 A collapsible screen including hingedly the upper ends thereof, lower side members slidably engaged by the upper side members, a connection between the lower end porti'ons of-the lower side members, each i side member having a shoulder constituting an abutment -fo1` the other side member concating with the groove and opposite the first means named recess, and a fabric mounted at its ends upon the cross rods;

2.* A collapsi'ble screen including hingedly Connected sections, each section comprising uppell side members, a connection between the upper ends thereof, lower side .members slidably engaged by the uppeside members, a connection between the lower end portions of the lower side members, each side member having a shoulder' constituting an abutment for the other side member contacting therewith, each of said side members having a recess therein, one of said recesses being of a greater depth than the oppose'd recess and t'ere being a groove within the inner face of one of the side members and leading to the recess in said member, 'cross rods supported by the side members, each rodbeing'insertible at one end into one of the recesses and then insertible at its other end into the groove and the recess communicating with the groove and opposite the first named recess, la fabric mounted at its ends upon the cross rod's, the lower side members having transverse grooves therein, and a catch pivotally mounted upon one of the upper side members and adapted to swing into the grooves to hold said members against movement relative to each other.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MRs. LILLIAN DONAVAN. Witnesses:

JNo. H. MOYER, P. V. CRITGHER.