US1339533A - Trunk-wardrobe-section protector - Google Patents

Description

G. H. WHEARY.

TRUNK WARDROBE SECTION PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG'I. me.

1,339,533. Patented May 11, 1920.

2 SHEETSSHEET A TTUFPNEYS G. H. WHEARY.

TRUNK WARDROBE SECTION PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-7| I916.

Patented May 11,1920.

' 2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

AT TURNEYS GEORGE HENRY WHEARY, or EA cnvE, WISCONSIN.

TRUNK-WARDROBE-SECTION PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August7, 1916. Serial No. 113,421.

To all whom it may 0011mm Be it known that I, GEORGE HENRY IVHEARY, a citizen of theUnited States, and resident of Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Visconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in'Trunk-Wardrobe-Section Protectors, of which the fol-,

tracks or rails having garment hangers mounted thereon. A shoe box or container is also usually positioned in the lower portion of the wardrobe section. The-upper end portionof the wardrobe section is usually provided with a top cover for convenience in placing or removing clothing from the garment hangers.

In trunks of this type as ordinarily constructed the contents of the wardrobe are exposed to view when the trunk sections are in open position and consequently are not protected from dust and dirt and do not present an ornate appearance, and in order to protect the contents thereof it is necessary to close the trunk. sections.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to overcome the objectionable feature mentioned and provide. a trunk wardrobe section protector which may bedrawn over the open portionof the wardrobe section when the trunk sections are in open position and protectthe garmentswithin said section,

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk'wardrobe section protector in which the protector may be rolled up and placed in said section when not in use. A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk wardrobe section protector which is of simple construction and is well adapted for the'purpos'e described. 1

Vith the above and other objects in view the inventionconsists of the improved trunk wardrobe section protector and its parts and combinations as setwforth in the claims, and allequivalents thereof.

Patented May 11, 1920.

In the accompanying drawings in which 7 the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Figure 1 is a top view of the wardrobe section of a wardrobe trunk shown provided with the improved protector, the cover of said section being indicated in dotted lines and shown as resting on the drawer section. which has been swung to open position;

Fig. 2 is a front view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View in part thereof taken on a larger scale on line 33 of Fig. 1: i

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view similar to Fig. 3 but with the protector shown as rolled up and the roller indicated by dotted lines as in its forward position;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional detail view of the roller taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is an end view thereof;

Fig. 7 is a central vertical sectional view of a modified form of wardrobe section protector;

shown asrolled up and the-roller indicated by dotted lines as in its forward position;

Fig. 9 is a sectional detail view taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 3; and v I Fig. "10 is a detail view of a part of the roller frame. 7 Y

. Referring to the drawingsthe numeral 12 indicates a wardrobe trunk, 13 the drawer section, 14 the wardrobesection and 15 the top cover of the wardrobe section which is hinged to the forward edge of the drawer section. The upper or open end of the wardrobe. section is provided with an upwardly projecting U-shaped collar. portion 16, preferably formed of metal, to which are connected rails 17 for supporting garment hangers 18 'slidably thereon. The-forward ends of the rails have extensions 19 hinged thereto which are adapted to swing horil .80 Fig. 8 is a similar view with the protector zontally outwardly to permit the garment A shoebox or container 20 is hingedly mounted in the lower front portion of the wardrobe section and serves as a protector or front for this portion of the said section.

The improved wardrobe section protector consists of a spring actuated roller 21 journaled in a frame 22 which is pivotally connected to the inner faces of the side portions 23 of the collar 16. In the principal form the frame 22 is formed in one piece whereas in the modified form shown in Figs. 7 and 8 the frame is formed of two separate parts 22. The roller 21 is of the window shade type and is provided with the usual retrieving spring 2 1 mounted on a shaft 25 which projects through one end of the roller. The projecting end portion of the shaft is flattened as indicated by 26 and is provided with a notched wheel 27 which is engaged by trip dogs 28 pivoted to the adjacent end of the roller to hold the roller in adjusted position. The projecting flattened end of the shaft enters an elongated slot 29 in the frame to prevent the rotation of said shaft. The opposite end of the roller is provided with a short shaft 25 which also has a bearing in the frame 22. I

A cover or protector 3O fastened at its inner end to the roller 21 is wound therearound and may be pulled forwardly over the open top and downwardly in front of the open front portion of the wardrobe section and thus protect the garments within said section from dust and dirt. As the roller is spring retrieved and the unrolling of the cover winds up the roller spring it is only necessary to give a short quick pull on the cover to release the locking dogs and by letting the roller retrieve the cover at approximately a fair rate of speed the dogs will be held in open position by centrifugal force and will permit the cover to be com-- pletely wound on the roller.

The inner end portions of the side arms 31 of the frame 22 are provided with slots 32 through which extend the pivot pins 33 of upstandingspring arms 34. These arms are fastened at their lower ends to the collar 23 and their upper ends are free and carry the pivot pins which extend through the slots 32.and in the registering openings 35 formed in the collars. This construction provides for springing the arms 34 toward each other'to disengage the frame 22 and permits its removal when desired. The side In the modified'form shown in'Figs. 7

and 8 the frame 22 is formed in two parts by omitting the rear transverse portion thereof and. the side arms 31 are of less length than in the first form and the roller is adapted to be removed from the arms and supported in the slotted portions of the eollar when not in use or when the trunk is closed. In the latter case the arms are swung inwardly. One of the arms is provided with a recess 38 to receivethe flattened end of the shaft and to permit the easy removal of the roller from the frame.

In extending the cover downwardly the folded extension rails serve as a corner support at the upper forward portion of the wardrobe section and over which support the cover is suspended.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the protector may be easily extended to cover the exposed portions of the wardrobe section of the trunk and will thus protect the contents thereof.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A trunk, comprising a body portion di- "ided into two hinged together parts to form a wardrobe section and another section, the wardrobe section having an open top and front, and a roller mounted within the front portion of the wardrobe section when the trunk sections are in closed position and the open front trunk section and'movable r from an inoperative position in the front portion of said section to an operative position in the rear portion of said section, and a cover carried by-the roller and movable horizontally and vertically when the trunk I is in upright position to a position to cover the'open top and front portion of the wardrobe section. I V

3. A trunk, comprising a body portion divided into two hinged'together parts to form a wardrobe section and another section, the wardrobe sectionhaving an open top and front, a movable frame mounted in the wardrobe section and-having two positions 10f rest, a spring retrieved roller cari ried, by said frame, and a cover carried by the roller and movable vertically and horizontally when the trunk is inuprightposi tion to a position to cover the open top and front of the wardrobe section.

4. A. trunk, comprising a body portion divided into two hinged together parts to form a wardrobe section and another section, the wardrobe section having an open top and front, a swingable frame mounted 1 in the wardrobe section, a roller carried by said frame, and a cover carried by the roller and movable to a position to cover the open top and front of the wardrobe section.

5. A trunk, comprising a body portion divided into two hinged together parts to form a wardrobe section and another section, the wardrobe section having an open top and front, a swingable frame mounted in the wardrobe section, a spring retrieved roller carried by said frame, and a cover carried by the roller and movable to a position to cover the open top and front of the wardrobe section.

(3. A trunk, comprising a body portion divided into two hinged together parts to form a wardrobe section and another section, the wardrobe section having an open top and front, a frame pivotally connected to the wardrobe section and constructed to be swung forwardly and rearwardly with relation thereto, a spring retrieved roller carried by the frame, and a cover wound on the roller and which cover may be unwound from the roller to cover the open top and front portion of the wardrobe section.

7. A trunk, comprising a body portion divided into two hinged together parts to form a wardrobe section and another section, the wardrobe section having an open top and front, a frame pivotally connected to the wardrobe section and constructed to be swung forwardly and rearwardly with relation thereto, a spring retrieved gravity dog controlled roller carried by the frame, and a cover wound on the roller and which cover may be unwound from the roller to cover the open top and front portion of the wardrobe section.

8. A trunk, comprising a body portion divided into two hinged together portions to form a wardrobe section and another section, the Wardrobe section having an open top and front and an upstandlng collar, the forward edge portlons of said collar provided with elongated slots, a frame pivotally connected to the wardrobe section and having two positions of rest, a spring-retrieved-dog-controlled roller carried by the frame, said roller being supported in the elongated slots of the collar when the frame is in one of its positions of rest, and a cover wound on the roller and which cover may be unwound to cover the open top and front portion of the wardrobe section.

In testimony whereof I-afiix my signature.

GEORGE HENRY WHEARY.

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