US1118326A

US1118326A - Folding case.

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Publication number: US1118326A
Application number: US83922514A
Authority: US
Inventors: Henry Braen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1914-05-18
Filing date: 1914-05-18
Publication date: 1914-11-24
Anticipated expiration: 1931-11-24

Description

H. BRAEN. FOLDING CASE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1914.

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FOLDING CASE. PPLIUATION FILED MAY 18'. 1914.

Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

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Be it known that I, HENRY BRAEN, a citi- 'zen of the United States, residing at Paten son, in the county of Passaic and State ot' New Jersey, have invented certain new and, useful Improvements in Folding Cases, of which the ,following is a specilication.

This invention relates to extensible and collapsible cases or cabinets, and it consistsy l1n certain improvements whereby the several receiving members of such a case or cabinet are capable of moving from the position where they stand superimposed on each other Vto the`position where they stand yall with their upper surfaces more or less level, the better or more effectively.l to display their contents, and whereby on opening or closing the case or cabinet the several receiving members-move in synchrony each as a unit ol a lever system.

For the purpose of fully explaining the p various combinations and arrangements oi' parts'of my iiivention Whichlare hereinafter embodied in the clauses of the claim I have illustrated the invention in the accompany ing drawing in its preferred form, wherein,

Figure l is a side elevation of the, im

roved case or cabinet, fully open and partly rokenavvay ;V Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the cabinet, tpartlyopen; Fig. 3 is a similar View, showing the cabinet closed; Fig. 4 is a plan view, the cabinet being fully open; and, Fig. 5 is a sectional view illustrating a modification.

In .said drawings, and referring first to Figs. 1 to 4', t is the rectangular body of the cabinet, the-same having a bottom wall b and four lateralI walls e, cf, of which the Walll c is somewhat lower than theother three.. The body a forms a su porting structurey for a system of parts inc uding a, plurality `of receiving .or tray-like members and a cover member and suitable connections between them v'vhereby in the closed 45.

condition of the case or cabinet thereceiv-` ing members will arranged one above the ',-other and. thev cover member superimposedupon the body -andwhereby when the case or cabinet is opened the tworeceiving which Ais-then verte'd and which may formv an. aiiiiliary receiving member, stand all substantially at the same'level so that their contents are un' 'obstructed-ly exposed to view. -"The,. lower vrsi'sceiving membervcqmprises a `pair ofend Specification-of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 18, 1914.

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s Serial No. 839,225.

'frames d and the tray or receiving member proper c resting ou saidend frames, the whole haring a dimension transverselyof the case or labincl someivhat less than the interior transverse dimension oi'vsaid cabi-` netT so that said receiving member is Capa-4 ble oi' some lateral motion inthe case or cabinet. To' prevent such motion of the receiving member or tra y proper e A.with respect to its supporting frames (Z, however,` the latter are preferably priivided with the upstanding conlinii'ig lugsrlf". When the lower receiving member is constructed as described its `tray or* receiving member proper e may be removed from the frames d so that access maybe had `to the con'- tents of the cabinet in the bottom thereof.

The upper receiving member ortray con each other, and describing the sameastheV several parts appear in Fig.` 3,1'. designates tvvo pairs of parallel angular levers each fulcrumed in a strip j, attached to the inside or' an. end wall of the `caso or cabinet, on a horizontal pivot j` and.' having ,upwardly inclined long arms pivoted to `the end frames f of'the upper receiving `member or tray and downwardly extending short arms pivotally connected with the frames (Z of the lower receivingI member or tray, the fulcrum of each 'lever being;r disalined with the points of pivotal connect-lon between its arms and said framesf andfl. Thus fthe levers are adapted to `swing u and. over to .the left for openingthe ca inet, -l'rom the position in `which riheyappear in l-"ig. 3 to the position lin. which the' appear in Fig. "l, and in such movement tic lower" ceiving .member movessliglitly to the if and then to the left, Wh'le the upper receiving member moves first up 'and then doivn iu the arcl of a circle, the limit to theseslwerul movements being determined by the er tremities of the long arms of the'right hand levers in Fig. 3 coming to rest upon the :Eulcrum portions of .the left hand' levers whose short arms are slightlyj olie-ct, as shown., y" this purpose. To more equally 'distri thcl strain and insure the upper receiving member reinainii rigid and firmly,v supported when in the open position (Fig. l) I provide the aforesaid contacting portions of the levers z' with the interlocking teeth 7c.

The cover 7i is connected at its left lower edge tlfig. 3) with the lett upper edge of the upper receiving member by the hinges 7. When. therefore. it is swung to the open posi on so that its normal under side is uppermost, it is flush with the upper receiving member and is then supported by Contact. ot' what is its left side in Fig. 3 with the left side of the said receiving member.

One of the principal objects ot' this invention is to accomplish a synchronous opening of the case or extension of its several receiving members upon movement of that one thereof which forms its cover. To this end, I extend the extremities oi the long arms of the lett-hand levers z beyond their points of pivotal connection with the upper receiving member and connect such extremities with the cover by the links It will thus be seen that when the cover is moved on its hinges Z it obtains a purchase, through thelinks. on the levers z' acting to extend or collapse the whole system.

ItI will be'understood that the opening a which is afforded above the wall o of the body is nniinly'provided so that when the several receiving members are extended they may occupy the Hatwise position already described and not project materially above the top of the body. For closing this openingl when the case or cabinet is closed I provide the wall 0 hinged to an extension p oi the bottom of the body and connected with the left hand levers z' oy the links g. Although the extended system of parts is substantially supported by the contacting levers z' (es pecially when interlocked, as herein described) the wall o and links g will assist in supporting them provided there is means, as r, on which wall o can rest in the open positon.

In the modification shown in F 5 the Wall s for closing the opening n is hinged to the upper edge of the wall c', t being links connecting the left hand levers z' with lthe wall s and corresponding to the levers g. In this case, in the open position of the Wall s the same rests fiat against the wall c.

My improved cabinet or case has been devised especially es a tool kit to be placed upon the running board of an automobile; but it will be understood that it has many other uses.

It will be apparenh' in view of the toreA going description, that the opening or closing movement of the cover h involves extending or collapsing the entire system of parts of which the cover forms a part, and that the character of the connections is such that throughout the movement all the parts move togethenA always under the control of the master member constituted by the clover. The slight movement which thc lower receiving member has to the right and left is su'llicient so that its upper .lctt corner clears the lower right corner oi the upper receiv ing member as they pass each other, and in the extending movement results in very littlc space being lett between said members. as shown in Fig. l. o

Having thus fullydescrihed my invention, what I Claim as new and desire to secure bv Letters Patent is l. In combination, with a smpportingstruorui-o, an extensible and. collapsible system of parts including a pair of receiving members arranged one above the other. and substantiallyv parallel levers connecting and supporting said members and each tulcrnmed between its points of pivotal connection with said members 0n a horizontal axis in said structure disalined with said points.

Q. In combination, vith a supporting structure, an extensible and collapsible system ot parts including a pair of receiving members arranged one above the other, and substantialllfif parallel levers connecting and supporting said members and each fulcrumed between its points of pivotal connection with said members on. a horizontal axis in said structure. one lever being adapted to abut against the other 4and limit the extending movement of saidis vstem of parts.

-l. In combinz'ition, with a supporting structure. an extensible and collapsible system of parts including a pair of receiving members arranged one above the other. and substantially parallel levers connecting and supporting said members and each fulcrumed between its points of Apivotal connection with said members on a horizontal axis in said structure, said levers having means to interlock them in the extended position of said system ot parts. l

4. In combination, with a supporting' structure, an extensible and collapsible s vsteni of parts including a pair of receiving members arranged one above the other and substantially parallel levers connecting and supporting said membersandeach tulcrumcd between its points of pivotal commotion with said members on a horizontal axis in said structure. said levers having toothed means to interlock them in'thcexte'nded position of said system of parts.

' 5. In combination, with a supporting structm'e, an extensible and collapsible svstem of parts inclucing a pair of receiving members arranged one'above the other, and substantially parallel levers fulcrunied on horizontal in said structure between their ends and having two corresponding short arms and two corresponding long arms. thel shf-t. arms being disposed angularly relativ.. to the long arms, and one loo ISO member being pivoted to the long arms, and

the other pivoted to the short arms, of said levers.

6. In combination, with n supporting 5 structure, an extensible and collapsible system of parts including a receiving member,

substantially parallel leverseach fulcrumed' on a horizontal axis in said structure and pivtllyxconneeted with said member, a 10 cover .member pivoted at one side thereof to one side of the first-named member, and connecting means between the cover member andone of said levers.

7. In combination, Wit-h a supporting 15 structure', an extensible and collapsible sys- HENRY BRAEN.

Witnesses:

J oi-IN lV. S'rnWAmn` WM. D. BELL.