US1172232A - Wardrobe-trunk. - Google Patents

Description

G. H. WHEARY.

WARDROBE TRUNK.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, 1915.

1,172,232. I Patented Feb. 15,1916.

WITNESS/E15 K 3 M g ZL/V VE/V TU I ATTU/Q/VE Y5 GEORGE HENRY WHEABY, OF RACINE, XVISCONSIN.

WARDROBE-TRUNK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

Application filed February 20, 1915. S.eria1No. 9,565.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE HENRY \Vnnanr, 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 \Vardrobe- Trunks, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which area part of this specification.

This invention relates to inn'n'ovements in wardrobe trunks.

Many of the wardrobe trunks now on the market rest upon one end and are divided vertically, medially into two hinged together sections, the upper end of one of said sections being open and provided with a hinged end top cover. In construction of this kind the closed end section is usually provided with drawers which may be pulled outwardly to gain access to the contents therein when the trunk sections are in open position. Other forms of wardrobe trun rs have the upper ends of both trunk sections open I and the said ends are covered by a top cover which is hinged to one of the sections and extends over both sections when in closed position. Both of these forms of trunk constructions are objectionable from many points of view due to the fact that in the first form mentioned it is necessary to swing the trunk sections to open position in order to gain access to the upper drawer of the closed upper end of the trunk. In the second form of trunk described the single top cover covering both upper open ends is necessarily comparatively large and heavy, and is therefore difficult to swing upwardly to open position. Also when in open position if the cover should accidentally swing downwardly to closed position there is the liability of injury to the user due to the weight and size of this form of. cover.

It is one of the objects of this invention to overcome the before mentioned obj ectionable features While possessing the points of ad vantage of both forms of trunks.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wardrobe trunk in which both trunk sections have open upper ends which are closed by a top cover formed in two parts, one part of which may be independently swung to open positlon.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wardrobe trunk in which the top cover is formed in two parts hinged together and one of the parts is in turn hinged to one of the trunk sections so that one or both sections may be opened at the same time without swinging the trunk sections to open position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wardrobe trunk having a drawer mounted in the upper portion of one of the sect-ions to which access may be had by pulling the drawer outwardly or by lifting the top cover of the trunk.

A. further object of the invention is to provide a wardrobe trunk having a top cover formed in two parts which is adapted to lock the trunk sections together when in closed position.

A. further object of the invention is to provide a wardrobe trunk which is of simple construction, is strong and durable and is well adapted for the purpose described. \Vith the above and other objects in view the invention consists of the improved ardrobe trunkand its parts and'combinations as set forth in the claims and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views: Figure 1 is a front view of the trunk, a portion of the cover being indicated as in open position by dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a rear view of the upper portion of the improved wardrobe trunk, the top cover being shown in open position; Fig. 3 is a top view of the trunk with the top cover shown in open position and the trunk sections shown in partly open position; Fig. 4.- is an inside View of the drawer section of the trunk.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 5 indicates the body or drawer section and 6 the wardrobe section hinged thereto along its rear vertical edge. Both sections have upper open ends closed by a top cover 7 which is formed of an inner portion 8 and an outer portion 9 hinged together along their adjacent edges by hinges 10. The junction 11 of the two portions of the cover oo-incides with the line of junction 12 of the trunk sections so that when said sec tions are in closed position the outer portion of the top cover may be swung upwardly to gain access to the wardrobe section of the trunk. The wardrobe section is provided with the usual garment hangers 13 and sup porting tracks 14. The lower rear edge of the inner portion 8 of the top cover is con nected to the body section 5 of the trunk by hinges 15 so that both portions of the cover may be swung to open position in the same manner as if the top cover was in one piece or the outer portion may be first swung over upon the inner portion and both portions then swung upwardly in the manner indicated in Figs. 2 and 8.

The body section of the trunk is provided portions are also provided with depending flanges 21 which overlap the upper edge portions of the vertical walls of the trunk sections. This overlapping construction of the parts serves to reinforce the parts and brace one part w'th respect to another part and forms a strong structure when in closed position. The outer top cover portion of the trunk is provided with an inside pad 22 into which the garment hangers 13 andgarments draped thereon embed when the top cover is in closed position and thus hold the garments from becoming disarranged during the transportation of the trunk.

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

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A wardrobe trunk, comprising a two section trunk member each section of which has an open end, and a two part cover for said open ends, one part of said cover being hinged to one of the sections.

2. A wardrobe trunk, comprising a two section trunk member having upper open ends, and a two part top cover member covering the open ends, one of the parts of said cover having a hinged connection with one of said trunk sections.

3. A wardrobe trunk, comprising a two section hinged together trunk member hav ing upper open ends, and a two part hinged together top cover hinged to one of the sections and covering both open ends to permit one of the cover parts to be swung to open position while the other cover part remains in closed position.

4. A wardrobe trunk, comprising a body section, a wardrobe section hinged-thereto,

both sections having upper open ends, an inner cover hinged to the body section and covering the open end thereof, and an outer cover hinged to the inner cover and covering the open end of the wardrobe section.

5. A wardrobe trunk, comprising a body section having an upper open end, a drawer mounted in said section, and projecting upwardly above the upper portion of the section, an inner top cover part hinged to the section and provided with side flanges which overlap the projecting portion of the drawer, a wardrobe section hinged to the body section and having an upper open end provided with a collar, and an outer top cover hinged to the inner top cover and provided with side flanges which overlap the collar of the wardrobe section.

6. A wardrobe trunk, comprising a body section having an upper open end, a drawer mounted in said section and pro ecting upwardly above the upper portion of the section, an inner top cover part hinged tothe section and provided with side flanges which overlap the projecting portion ofthe drawer,

a wardrobe section hinged to the body section and having an upper open end provided with a collar, hanger t 'acks mounted within and adjacent the open end of the wardrobe section, garment hangers slidably mounted thereon, an outer top cover hinged to the inner top cover and provided with side flanges which overlap the collar of the wardrobe section, and a pad interposed be tween the outer top cover and the garment hangers and into which the garment hangers embed when the trunk parts arein'closed position.

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

GEORGE HENRY VHEARY. Witnesses:

ANNA M. NELSON, AL. A. BITTER.

7 Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. i

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