US1158841A - Trunk-binder. - Google Patents

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C. H. PINGHEE.

TRUNK BINDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 11. 19M.

1 58,84 1 Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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c. H. PINGREE.

TRUNK BINDER. APPLICATION FILED mac. n, 1914.

- 1,1 58,841. Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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Application; filed December 11, 1914. Seiialilo. 876,699."

ToaZZ l'whom it mag r concern Be it known; that I, CLAIRE H. PINGREE,

citizen of the United States, residing at.

vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art-to whichiit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates 1 to improvements in trunks and more particularly to binding and reinforcing means therefor which will pre vent the trunk from breaking open in transit; and'eliminate undue w'ear and injury thereof. j

Another object of my'i'nvention is to provide a trunk binder which consists of ailinkl.

chain to surround the trunk and which is locked in such po'sltion thereon."

Another object is to provide means fo retaining the binder upon the trunk which acts-to reinforce the trunk as well andiek tain the binderso that it isprevented from coming into! contact with; the supporting surface for the trunk or'otherobjec't l Another objeo'tis to providead ustable locking means. for the binder which may be operated'to lock the ends of theblnder and to tighten'the binder as desired.

A further object is to generally improve.

and simplify the construction and opera-j tion of trunkbinders 0f the character describedso as to render them more'practic'al andr'eliableand eiiicient in operation without increasing the cost of manufacture thereof.

The'above and 'additional objects are accomplished by such 2 means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the 3 following specification and then more particularly pointed OUT/111 theclairns. a a

I With reference to the drawings, wherein; I have illustrated' the preferred embodiment of*-my invention as it isreducedto pra tice,

- and throughout the several views or which similar reference numerals designate l cor re'sponding parts, Figure l isa perspective view'of a trunk showing myim'proved binderthereon', FigLQ is a transversersectional view of atru-nk equipped with my improved binder,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view showing the locking means in" detail,

Fig. 4: is a fragmentary plan view of a por-i tion of the binder showing it secured to one 7 Specifie ation of Letters l atent. V Pa'ijented N w 2 the binder 'eceiving and retaining cleats,

5 isxa transverse sectional View showing modified securing means for thebinder, Fig. 6 is a sectional view ofa modified form of retaining cleats, Fig. 7 is a perspective v1ew of atool for tightening the binder showing it in use, and Fig; 8 is a horizontal sectional view of the adjustable locking means."

V Refe1*"1-ingfto the drawings by characters of reference A designates a trunk of the ordinary character which tangular body 1 and which is secured by means '3. V

Secured in verticalposition in anysuitcomprises a recahlnged lid or top 2 the ordinary locking able manner upon the outer faces of the side walls1ofthebody l at points adjacent to the ends of said side walls arereinforcing: blnder reta ning-and engaging cleats'i. The cleats f ternnnate at their upper end'sin spaced relation to the u oper edge of the body and are provided with longitudinal blIlClGI' receiving groovesb in their outer faces. Secured =u'pon t'he'isides' of the lid 2 at polnts in alin'ement with the cleats '4 are similar binder receiving cleats 6 which terminate at their lower ends in s aced rela tion to the lower edge of the lid. Secured uponthe top of the lidQ at pointsin aline ment with the cleats 6 are'horizohtal transverse cleats '7 which arc-similar to the ones 6 and have their groove s communicating with the grooves in theones 6.

V Secured upon'the outer faceofthe'bottom wall of the body 1 transversely thereof and in alin ei'nent withthe side wall-cleats 4c are similar "transverse cleats- 8 which communicate at: their endswitlrthe'grooves5 in 'the cleats 4; and engage the lower ends of the cleats'i. lVhile I have shown only two sets of cleatssurrounding the' tI-unk, it" is to be understood that any" number may be ei'nployed and*that they may be arranged at 11 and 7. A longitudinal cleat1 3, similar to the one 11 and arranged similarly with respect to the cleatsS is carried upon the bottom wall of the trunk and communicates tudinally thereof or the longitudinally; a1?

.These chains are positioned within the ranged cleats may be entirely dispensed with. For the several series of cleats I provide binders which compriseylink chains 14' of any suitable material, preferably. metal.

grooves 5 of the several cleats and are thus retained in position and prevented from contact with the other objects in that they I or likereceptacle, 27 "a longitudinally are, in a sense countersunk in the cleats.

lVith reference to Fig. 7 of thedrawingsz it will be seen that I have illustrated a tool designated 15 as an, entirety for-tightening be secured thereto.

the chain binders 14%, said .tool being of the ordinaryconstruction and illustrated to infdicate the manner in whichthe chains may be tightened. After the chains are tightened as desired, headed fastening, elements 16.jare inserted through the links thereof and into the cleats at suitable pointsso as to, prevent slipping of the chains beyond a predetermined extent. The fastening elements 16 are arranged with relation to .thef links so that relative movement :of the links is provided, the heads of the elements being largerthan and engaging both sides of the links. Preferably secured to the upper ends of the cleats 4 at the;front of the trunk, are locks 17. These locks are conveniently carried in the desired position in view of the fact that the upper endof the front cleats 4 are spaced from the upper edge of the body of the trunk and the locks are thus prevented from interfering with -the opening and closing of the lid 2. faces of the locks are flush with the outer faces of the cleats and possibility of derangement thereof is eliminated. Each of the locks comprises a casing 18 in which is mounted a spring dog 19. A staple 20 is carried by the casing. 18 on the lowerend thereof and is disposed within the grooves 5 so that one end of the adjacent chain may Secured to the other end of the chain or binder is a lock bolt 21 which is formed with a longitudinal ar-- rangement of ratchet teeth 22 on one face thereof. This bolt is to be inserted into the casing 18 in suchmanner that the spring dog 19. will engage with the teeth 22 and lock the bolt. By this arrangement, it will be seen that thebolt may be locked in various positions and thus provide for the tightening of the chains. A keyhole is formed in the lock casing and opposite to the keyhole .within the casing is-a key en-. gaging arm 24: which is carried by the dog The outer 19. The key, not shown, engages the arm and forces the dog out of engagement with the teeth 22 on the-bolt 21. 7

It is to be understood that while, the hereinbefore described lock is preferred, any other suitable locking means maybe employed. The longitudinal binders on the trunk are locked in position by locks 25 carriedon' .theend walls of the trunk and cooperating with the binder chains 14 in the long tudinally. arrangegdjcleats; These locks 25 are. arranged 1n a manner similar tothe locks 17 and are identical as-to con} grooved reinforcing and binder retaining cleat, and 28 a blnder of the lmkxchaintype.

As a means: for positivelyholding the chain or binder-28 in" the cleati27,;Iplace-trans r verse securing cleats. or strips 28?. ,on' the cleat 2? at .suitablejpoints and secure them by suitable fastening elements .-29. These strips 2.8? terminate flush: with the'si'desof; the cheat, 27 and prevent thefbinderg from coming'out of the groovein the cleat;

lVith referencejto Fig. 6 .wherein I have 1' 95.

illustrated modified retaining meansfor-the binder, 30 designates" a portion of 1 trunk or like receptacle upon which are mounted spaced cleats 31, and 32. The'se cleats in being spaced provide a groove similar to the onefwin the preferred formof. cleat. 1 With reference to the foregoing descrip tion and accompanying drawings, it will be 7 noted that I have Provided "a simple and effective binder for trunks and like"recep-, tacles, which may be quickly and easily positioned upon a trunk or removed and.

will materially increase the life of a trunk I desire to emphasize thelfact that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to, when required, Without sacrificing any of the advantages of myinvention, as claimed. 1

, that is claimed is 1 1 The combination'with'a trunk, of reinforcing and binder retaining cleats se-x cured to the trunk, said cleats having alined binder receiving grooves disposed longitudi-y nally therein and a flexible binder surround ing the trunk and slidable within the grooves and secured to the cleats.

2. The combination With atrunk, of re- III inforcing and binder retaining cleats secured to the trunk, said cleats having alined binder receiving grooves disposed longitudinally therein, a flexible binder surrounding the trunk and slidable Within the grooves and secured to the cleats and means to lock the free ends of the binder.

3. The combination with a trunk, of a reinforcing and binder cleat arranged on the exterior of the body and provided with a longitudinal groove and having a lock casing at its upper end, a flexible binder extending around the trunk and having one 01 its terminals secured within the lock casing, locking means arranged within the lock casing and means carried by the other terminal of the flexible connection for coacting with the said locking means.

4. The combination with a trunk, of reinforcing and binder retaining cleats secured to the lid and body of the trunk and extending around the same both longitudinally and transversely thereof and longitudinally and transversely disposed flexible binders arranged Within the said grooves and surrounding the trunk.

5. The comblnation with a trunk, of transverse cleats secured to the lid and body of the trunk and provided with longitudinal grooves, said transverse cleats having lateral openings, longitudinal cleats secured to the body and lid of the trunk and provided with grooves, said longitudinal cleats being located at the lateral openings of the trans-' verse cleats, vertical cleats secured to the body and lid of the trunk and connected with the transverse and longitudinal cleats, chains extending transversely around the trunk and arranged in the transverse cleats and in the adjacent vertical cleats, longitudinal chains arranged in the grooves of the longitudinal cleats and the adjacent vertical cleats, and locks arranged at the upper ends of the vertical cleats of the body and securing the ends of the chains together.

6. The combination with a trunk, of top and bottom cleats secured to the trunk at the top and bottom thereof and provided with longitudinal grooves, vertical cleats secured to the body and lid of the trunk and extending from the ends of the top and bottom cleats, said cleats having vertical grooves communicating with the grooves of the top and bottom cleats, a lock arranged at the front of the trunk at the upper end of the vertical cleats of the body, a chain surrounding the trunk and having one end secured to the lock and provided at its other end with a toothed bolt and means carried by the lock for engaging the bolt.

7 The combination with a trunk, of grooved cleats secured to the lid and body of the trunk and spaced apart at their adjacent ends, a chain surrounding the trunk and arranged in the grooves of the said cleats, means for locking the free ends of the chains to each other and means extending across the grooves of the cleats and retain ing the chains therein without interfering with the longitudinal adjustment of the chains.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLAIRE H. PINGREE.

Witnesses:

CHAs. J. CHUNER, W. C. DAVIS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents. each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, 1). G.

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