US1175478A - Trunk. - Google Patents

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H. A; SHAW.

TRUNK.

APPLICATION FILVED AUQZI, 1913. 1,175,478. Patented Mar. 14,1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Tofall wh om it may concern:

i Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State ofilllinois, have invented a new and useful linproven'ientlin Trunks and I do hereby declare the following to be such a full, clear,

and exact disclosure of its construction and Joperationwas will enable others skilled in vthe art-to make andfuse the same.

invention relates to wardrobe trunks and to that variety of trunks in which the normal position is on its end, and in which themclotliesiarejsuspended from racks sup ported atthefendofthe trunk; and which contains contrivancesfor holdingthe clothes comparatively t ght agamst swinging movement,thereby preventing the wrinkling in- 1 cident to indiscriminate crowding of the contents of a trunkg 1 v i gOne "object of my invention is to hold the clothes'taut while-suspended from hangers within a compartment of the trunk.

Another wobjectwis "toprovide devices by which the clothesmaybe secured at the edge opposite the hangerjsupport, and still another object; is to make provision for accoinfmodating various lengths of garmentso that thefsupportagainst swinging and wrinkling [maybeappliedto'a; wide range of width and.

length of garment or cloth.

t These several objects are attained t construction"disclosedinthe follo j fication, a r I {I Reference is made herein to the accompanying 4 drawing 'fn'i which ff QF igurelfisaview in elevation of the trunk onend with the lid swung to one side,

fj Q40 Atliefii'nner compartment swung entlrely outl therebyrevealing the inner compartment thereof which is itself partly swung out; Fig, QJSJL\SllllllalhVlQW of the trunk w1th \vtr' from theftrunkdisclosingthe inner r-ce tacle of the trunk proper with its ap- 1 i purtenances forn-eceiving and securing the clothing and also disclosesthe provisions onlthe ;'rear face the inner compartment foiwr'eceiving andrlsecuring canes, umbreh fllas,fetc; Fig. isa viewin detail of one .ofthechppins for fastening the lower edge;

i inner receptacleiy a ofgarinents suspended from hangers in the Similarreference;letters relate to the same parts throughoutfthe entire specification.

In th drawingythetrunk A is divided as into two compartments of which 1 is the outer compartment, and 2 the inner com- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 14. 1916;

i Applicatlonfiled August 21, 1913. Serial No. 785,932.

partment. The said, inner compartment 2 is swingingly connected to the outer compartment by the vertical pivot pins R, secured in place in the upper and lower edges of the opening into theouter chamber at the left side thereof. The upper pin R forms the pivotal support of the upper partof the inner compartment, while the lower part of said inner compartmentis supported by is manually turnedon these pin supports so as to swing into and out of the outer compartmenh'as shown in Figs. 1 and *2. The

outer compartment 1 is provided-at its top" on the inside with a rod 5, which rod is supported at its inner end in a hole 6, in

the vertical wall of ,thetrunk, and at its the lower pin- RL The inner compartment v outer end in an eye 7 suspended from the upper part of the inner compartment as the trunk stands on end in its normal position. From this rod 5. arefyieldingly susnumber, by means of springs 9. These hangers are connected by rods 10 to cross bars 11, the rods being" connected to opposite endsof the bar and to the hanger. The rods are arranged in pairs, the rods of each pended the clothes hangers m, several in pair being crossed midway between the hanger and the bar, and the pa'irsofv rods being arranged to form a support forboth sides of an article of clothing suspended from the hangers The cross bars 11 are steadied in position by the uprights Q, the

latter having hearing at their lower ends in a strip 12, secured by "screws 12 on the bottom end of the trunk; and at their upper ends are provided with heads .0 which pass through openin s in the'vbars 11, and v are vertically adjusta le therein, each being locked in {position by means of theserrated surface 0 its head en aging. a spring clip S, on the upper face 0 the crossbar.v Suspended by flexible cords O, from opposite ends of each of the bars 11 are clipping dogs, 13,'which engage the lower edges of the garment supported by the hangeraan'd which are held closed at one end by spring 13'. v

The garment is put on the hanger and located between ad oining pairs of crossed rods with the lower edge thereof passed around the ends ofthe adjacent barfand held fast by the clipping dogs 13. This arrangement leaves' the suspended garment supported on thetwq fby t e clippin dogs. Thus held-the "garment is stretches against wrinkling by adjusting the bars and lockingthe latter in adjusted position by the spring clip engaging the edge of the set forth the best means or making and upright, v

I ,co partmeat 2,

ets, and. a vertical chamber. I. 10,

I The-inner face of the compartment ais provided' with straps '1" for holding mag brellasQcan'es, etc. The outer surface of said is provided with SlX pocklosedfby a door hinlg'edlto the bottom of pocket, and is operated by turning the ring-knob C by whiohsaid doors are opened, and closed, as shown on :the door C, l. 'Locat'ed beneath thisvpocket are onesideot' the pockets and extending below the same is a vertical cl'iamber'H forjreceivacconnt books or ledgers. The chamber fatthe opp sitesideof h P afiords space for carrying hats, bonnets, etc., which articles may be supported on swinging brackets, as U or on upright posts, as

doorl Q is secured to the side of the sec- -ond pocket by meansof strips WV, which are soarran' ged is to permit the said door Q to I r be opened andvclo'sed by turning on the hinges H. "When lowered in open position the said door Qinay serve as a writing desk.

Below said writing desk is a series of .three pockets, for clothing or other -articles, ar

ranged in a vertical .row', one above the other, and cimnnanded by the three doors, I I. J K, which are providedwith hinges and. spring knobs-as in door Q, by which.

said door-sane opened and closed; v o v The trunk is closed the lunged door; A,

' after the inner compartment has been swung into place completely within the outer compartment Tl ie trunkis provided with roll.-

te'rs '1 located at the four corners of one of =ltS ends, and when turned end up on sai rollers, it may bemored from place to place,

[and hehtfiea \g against movement at any given glare vh arm- L. This latter is held in position by the bracket 1, and is swung into' contact with the door to holdthe trunk in position. The operation of the trunk is believed to s be fully disclosed in the description above Each pocket 0 pockets G, one above the other, and at u-mng' downlthe' steadying v Having thus described m intention and using the same, I desire to claim the following as embodying'the essential points of novelty therein, it being understood that variations and modification of construction within the range and scope of principles here disclosed, and involvlng noradical dev parture therefrom, are equally withinthe spiritand purpose of my invention.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent. a 1. A trunk comprising a hinged cover forming tlie front door when the trunk is placed on end, an'inner compartment mem- ,ber hinged within the' trunk at the same edge as the door, the compartments of said member opening at the front of the trunk when the trunk door is swung to open position, and a wardrobe compartment within the trunk, which is rendered accessible by swingingthe compartment member bodily out of the trunk. i

' 2: A trunk comprising an inner compartment embodying tdie main receptacle of the trunk, and containing yicldingly supported hangers attached thereto for supporting garmentsin an upright position, and cross bars connectedtosaid hangers and prov ded with means for holding said cross bars steady in position to secure the garments against mu'ssing and wrinkling,

3. A support "for garments .in trunk, 1

when the latter is turned? onend'v comprising a bar secured to the end of-the cated below the; hangers and connected thereto. by cross rods attached to the opposite ends of the'bars and of the hangers,

dogs suspended from the'bars near the ends I I runlg'yi elding hangers heldon said bar, cross bars 10- oi'xthelatter and adapted to be attached.to

-'the garmentsto holdtlie;lattei against movement, and 'vertical bars'supporting' said cross bars'and means for locking: thelatter in adjusted position.

f HARRY. A, SHAW.

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