US1127705A - Trunk-fitting. - Google Patents

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H. WHEARY. TRUNK FITTING.

APPLICATION FILED APR.23, 1914.

1 127,705. Y Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

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GEORGE HENRY WHIEARY, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN,

TRUNK-FITTING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1915..

Application filed April 23, 1914. Serial No. 833,865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonon H. WHEARY, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trunk-Fittings, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification;

This invention relates to improvements in trunk fittings.

Many trunks now on the market are adapted to rest upon one end and are divided vertically, medially of their length into two hinged together sections, the upper end of one of which is provided with a hinged end top cover. These end covers have heretofore been secured to the sections by separate hinges and locking fixtures. As thus secured, the connections in many ways lack the strength and rigidity desirable in the manufacture of trunks.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to overcome the before mentioned objectionable features and combine the end hinge with the side fixture and thereby provide a trunk fixture which possesses greater strength and rigidity than the same fixtures used separately.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk fixture which is adapted to bind the adjacent sections and cover of a trunk of the before mentioned type in order to resist torsional strains or working of the parts with relation to each other, and to bind the parts, when in closed position, into a rigid structure.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk fitting which is so constructed as to automatically lock the top cover and the side sections together when said parts are swung to closed position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk fitting which is of very simple construction, is well adapted for the purpose desired and which may be manufactured at a minimum cost.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the improved trunk fitting and its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims, thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views: Figure l is a side view of the improved trunk fixture shown mounted on a trunk portion, the trunk portion being indicated by dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a view of the inner side of the fitting; Fig. 8'is a view similar to Fig. 1 with the parts shown in partly open position; Fig. 4 is an edge view of the fitting; and Fig. 5 is a front view on a smaller scale of a trunk provided with the improved fit ting.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 8 indicates the body section, 9 the wardrobe section and 10 the end cover of the wardrobe section of a wardrobe trunk of the type for which the improved trunk fitting is particularly adapted for use in connection therewith. The improved fitting 11, attached to the trunk at the point of junction of the two sections and the cover and extending over the upper end portions of the trunk, comprises the upper or cover member 12, the lower or wardrobe section member 13 and the body section member 14 which are attached respectively to the cover portion, the wardrobe section and the body section. The fitting is stamped from sheet metal andwhen assembled is of approximately rectangular shape and is bent transversely, medially of its length into L-shape to form the top portion 15 and the side portion 16. While the transverse bend is of rounded form as indicated by the numeral 17 to conform to the rounded corner of the trunk, it is obvious that the corner may be formed with a right angle bend.

The rectangular piece of material is divided medially, vertically to form the body portion 14 of the fitting and the other half portion is divided horizontally to form the upper end cover member 12 and the wardrobe section member 13. The upper hori zontally extending and abutting edges of the body member and the end cover member are provided with edgewise overlapping eyed portions 18 through which extends a and all equivalents hinge pintle member 19 to hingedly connect the two parts together. The vertically ex-. tending portion of the body member of the fitting at its front edge is provided with forwardly projecting tongues 20 which] are adapted to enter the recesses 21 and 22 of the wardrobe section member and the upper end cover member'of the fitting. The up per end cover member 12 is also provided with a downwardly projecting tongue 23' which enters a recess 24k formed in the ward robe section member.- The recesses of the respective members are formedby emboss-v ing or bulging outwardly a circular portion of the fitting to form a reinforcing annular rib 25 the center of which is'the point of junction of the inner corner edges of the members of the fitting. The projecting tongues are also in circumferential alinement with the annular rib so that when the parts are in closed or locked. position the rib portions of the difierent members will form a circular rib of ornate appearance. In order to provide a smooth exterior surface of the adjacent rib portions the projecting tongues are offset inwardly the thickness of the material the plates are formed of. These offset portions form shoulders 26 which abut against the edges of the rib portions forming the rib recesses,

It will be noted that in View of the-short radius or are of swing of the projecting tongue 23 that a portion. of the rib forming the recess 2A is cut away on its outer side to form a side opening 27 to permit the movement of said tongue, and also in order to preserve the ornate contour of the annular rib the tongue 23 is provided with an ofiset rib portion 28 which corresponds in shape to the part cut away from the recess portion 24.- and when the. parts are in closed position, fills said side opening. The fitting is provided with perforations 29 to receive rivets or other means 30 for securing the fitting to a trunk.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the trunk fitting is of simple construction and is well adapted for the purpose described.

'What I claim as my invention is:

1. A trunk fitting, consisting of a three part member having a tongueand recess engagement with each other, two of the parts being hingedly connected together.

2. A trunk fitting, comprising a body member having an upper portion extending at an angle with relation thereto, a cover member having a portion extending at an angle with relation thereto which is hingedly connected to the angular portion of the body member, and a wardrobe member abutting edgewise against edge portions of the other two members, all of themembers having a tongue and recess locking engagement with each other.

8. A trunk fitting, comprising an angular body member having tongues projecting from one edgethereof, van angular cover member having its angular portion hingedly connected to the angular portion of the body member and adapted to swing into edge abutting engagement therewith, said cover member provided with a downwardly extending tongue and with a recessed portion into which the upper tongue of the body member extends, and a wardrobe section member adapted to edgewise engage the edge portions of the other members and having recessedportions into which the tongues of the other members enter.

4:. A trunk fitting, comprising an angular body member having tongues projecting from one edge thereof, an angular cover member having its angular portion hingedly connected to the angular portion of the body member and adapted to swing into edge abutting engagement therewith, said cover I member provided with a downwardly ex.- tending tongue and with a recessed portion into :whichthe upper tongue of the body member extends, and a wardrobe section member adapted to edgewise engage the edge portions of the other members and having recessed portions into which the tongues of the other members enter, the tongue and recessed portions of the respective members being in the form of an annular reinforcing ribof which parts. are formed on each member.

5. A trunk fitting, comprising an angular body member having a pair of tongues projecting from one of its side edges, said tongues projecting from the opposite ends of a semi-annular reinforcing rib formedon the side portion of the member, an angular cover member having its upper portion hinged tothe upper portion of the body member, the lower edge portionof thecover member terminating on a line in a plane medially of the tongues, said cover member having a portion of an annular rib formed thereon which isin circumferential alinement with the rib of thebody member and forming a recess to receive the upper tongue of thepair of tongues of the body member, the lower edge portion of said upper member provided with a downwardly extending tonguev in circumferential. alinement with the rib, and a wardrobe section ,member adapted to edgewise engage the edges of the body member and the cover member, and

having a portion of an annular rib formed memos 3 aiinement with the rib parts of the other two of the parts being hingedly connected members. together. 10

6. A trunk fitting, consisting of a three In testimony whereof, I afiix my signapart member provided with means for lockture, in presence of two witnesses.

a ing two parts together While the said two GEORGE HENRY WHEARY.

parts are engaged by the third part, the Witnesses: locking means of each part forming rela- GEORGE BENNISH, tively an immovable portion of said part, ANNA M. NELSON.

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