US1322274A - Trunk shoe-box. - Google Patents

Description

G. H. WHEARY.

TRUNK SHOE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED ^uG.2. Isls.

Patented Nov. v18, 1919;

f UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIcE.

GEORGE HENRY WHEARY, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN.

TRUNK SHOE-BOX.

Application le'd August 2, 1918. Serial No. 247,936.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE HENRY IVHEARY, a citizen 'of the United States, and resident of Racine, .in the county of Racine and State of lVisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trunk Shoe- Boxes, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this speci- Iication.

This invention relates to improvements in trunk shoe boxes, more particularly adapted for use in wardrobe trunks.

Wardrobe trunks of the better class are .l5 now usually provided with receptacles of one kind or another for holding shoes. These receptacles are usually positioned in the lower front portion of the wardrobe section of the trunk and removably connected to the trunk section. The wardrobe section of the trunk is also usually provided with strips of wood mounted on the side portions of said section to hold the drawers of the Wardrobe section in closed position when said trunk sections are in closed position.

The shoe box connecting fixtures are usually mounted on these strips. As all of these separate parts have. to be fastened to the trunk 'section by rivets or screws considerable work is involved and furthermore the parts as thus connected are not as strong as could be desired.

It is one of the object-s of the present invention to overcome the before-mentioned objectionable features and provide Aa trunk shoe box which may be easily removably attached to the metal valance forming part of the wardrobe section of the trunk.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk shoe box which is so constructed and mounted within the trunk section that it may be easily swung to a position of convenient accessibility without detaching the box from the trunk section.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk shoe box which is s'o positioned and mounted within .the trunk seetion that it cannot be injured by any normal shocks which trunks are usually subject to.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk shoe box and its attaching means in which the attaching means in part 66 are formed as part of the trunk section val- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 18, 1919.

the invention consists of the improved trunk shoe box and 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 in all of the views:

Figure 1 is a front view of the lower portion of a wardrobe trunk shown provided with the improved shoe box;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1 with the shoe box shown in closed position;

Fig. 3 is a similar view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1 with the shoe box swung outwardly and in open position;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional vdetail view taken on. line 4-4 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a `vertical sectional detail view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1. l

Referring to the drawing the numeral 8 indica-tes a portion of a wardrobe trunk, 9 the drawer section and 10 the wardrobe section which is provided with the improved shoe box 11 in the lower portion thereof. The shoe box is of rectangular form and is of a length to easily fit between the opposite side front fianges 12 of the reinforcing metal valance member 13 of the wardrobe section to permit garments suspended in the wardrobe section lto hangr in the rear of the shoe box.

The rear orcover wall 14 of the box is inclined downwardly rearwardly to provide more clothes space between the upper rear or cover wall of the box and the rear wall of the wardrobe section of the trunk,

In shoe boxes of this type the cover 14 is usually inthe rear of box and is hinged to the bottom portion of the box and extends upwardly, forwardly in vertical position so that it is necessary to remove or swing the box, outwardly, downwardly from the wardrobe section in order to gain access to the contents of the box.

Lock members 15 hold the cover in closed position. r

The reinforcing metal valance 13 for the wardrobe section is of U-shape in cross section and is provided with opposite inwardly extending flanges 12, before mentioned, which are of double thickness. The lower end portions of these flanges are provided with notches 16 to permit the passage tlierethrough of trunnlons 17 mounted on the front, lower opposite'side portions of the box. Angular supporting members 18 riveted or otherwise. .fastened to the inner sides of the flanges form sockets or recesses 19 for receiving the trunnions 17. The lower portions of the sockets extend below the notches 16 So that when the trunnions are mounted therein that, while free to turn, t-hey cannot be removed unless the box is moved bodily upwardly and thou outwardly through the notches. This construction permits the box to' be swung outwardly to the position shown in Fig. V3 or inwardly to closed posi-tion as clear y shown in Fig. 2.

-Tiic upper opposite corner portions of the box are provided with spring actuated bolts 20, the beveled ends 21 of which are adapted to snap over the flanges 12 of the valance and lock the box in its upright position. The casings 22 of the bolts are provided with projecting stop fingers 23 which bear against the outer faces of the flanges 12 to limit the inner movement of the boxes. The flanges 12 at the points engaged by said stop fingers are ,recessed or shouldered as indicated by the numeral 24 to receive the stop fingers and to prevent Ithe upward movement of the box when said box is in upright position.

The beloved ends of the bolts permit said bolts to snap over the flanges 12 when the box is swung inwardly to locked position, and in which position the box will also serve to reinforce the trunk. Handles Q5 projecting upwardly from the bolts provide for drawing the bolts inwardly to disengage the flanges. If it is desire to gain access 'to the box it is only necessar to pull inwardly on the bolt handles an tilt the box outwardly or remove it bodily from the trunk and then open the cover.

It will be noted that the lower edge of the shoe box is spaced from the lower end portion of the trunksection to prevent in- )ury to the shoe box in the event thatv lower end portion of the wardrobe section should be bent inwardly. v

From the foregoin description it will be seen that the trun shoe box is of very simple construction and is well adapted for the purpose described.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination with a trunk provided with a shoe box, of means for removably securing the' shoe box to the trunk, comprising a valance'member for the trunk having opposite lower socket portions, trun` nions projecting from the lower portions of the shoe box and removably entering the sockets, locking members mounted on the upper portion of the shoe box for engaging the' inner sides of the valance member, and means carried by the upper portion of the shoe box for engaging the outer portion of the valance to prevent inward movement of the shoe box. l

2. The combination with a trunk `provided with a shoe box, of a means for removably securing the shoe box to the trunk, comprising a valance member for the trunk having opposite lower socket portions and upper shouldered portions, trunnions'"^pro jecting from the lower portions of the shoe box and removably entering the sockets, locking members mounted on the upperl opposite end portions of the shoe box for engaging the inner sides of the valance member, and means carried by the upper opposite end portions of the shoe box for engaging the outer portion of the valance and `the shouldered portions thereof to prevent inwardv and upward movement of the shoe box.

3. The combination with a trunk provided with a shoe box, of means for removably securing theshoe box to the trunk, comprising a valance member for the trunk having opposite lower socket portions and notches communicating therewith, said valance member also having upper recessed portions, trunnions projecting from the lower opposite side portions of the shoe box and entering the sockets and removable therefrom through the notches, locking members mounted on the u per opposite end portions of the shoe box or enga-ging the inner sides of the valance member, and means projecting outwardl'y from the upper opposite side portions of the Shoe box which enter the recessed portions of the valance to prevent inward and upward movement of the shoe box.

4. The combination with a trunk provided with a shoe box, of a means for removably securing the shoe box to the trunk, comrising a valance member for the trunk having opposite lower socket portions and front notches communicating therewith, said valance member also having upper recessed portions, trunnions mounted on lower portions of the shoe box and pro'ecting outwardly on opposite sides of the s oe box and removablv entering the sockets through the front notches, and locking members mounted on the upper opposite end portions of the shoe box for engaging the inner sides of the valance member, the casngs of said locking members having oppositely projectin fingers which extend 1n front of the vaance member and into the recessed portions of said valance member to prevent inward and upward movement of the shoe box when within the trunk.

5. The combination with a trunk provided with a removable box having an inner open side and a hinged cover, of a means for securing the box to the trunk, comprising valance member parts mounted on opposite sides of one of the trunk sections and having inwardly extending flanges, said flanges having lower notched portions and upper recessed portions, angled members mounted on l the inner sides of the valance flanges ad* Jacent the notched portions to form sockets, Y

said removable box interposed between the opposite flanges with its lower end portion spaced a slight distance from the lower end of the trunk section7 trunnions projecting horizontally from the lower opposite side portions of the box and entering the sockets and removable therefrom through the notches, said trunnion and socket engagement forming apivoted connection between the box and the trunk section to permit the box to 'be swung outwardly therefrom to apositon so that its upper portion will rest on the Hoor, and looking members mounted on the upper .opposite end portions of the box for engaging the inner sides of the valance flanges, the oasings of said locking members having oppositely projecting fingers which extend into the recessed portions of the valance langes to prevent inward and upward movement of the box when said box is within the trunk section.

6. The. combination with a trunk provided with a shoe box, of a means for removably securing the shoe box to the trunk, comprising a valance member for the trunk, a trnnnion and socket connection between the lower portions of the box and the valance member which permits the easy removal of the 'box from the valance member, locking members mounted on the upper portion .of the shoe box 'for lockingly engaging the valance member, and means for limiting the inward movement of the box.

In testimony whereof, I allix my signature.

GEORGE HENRY WHEARY.

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