US1382701A - Retainer-bar for trunks - Google Patents

Description

G. H. WHEARY.

RETAINER BAR FOR TRUNKS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1 919- 1,382',70 1 Patented Jun 28, 1921.

To all who 'ntit may concern:

; UN TED STATES PATENT genomes HENRY WHEARY, or a orns, 'wIscoNs r.

" RETAINEKBAR' FOR TRUNKS.

. Application filed June 10,

Be it known that I, VHEARY, a citizen of the United States and resident of Racine, in the county o Racine and State of Wisconsin, baye ,in vented new and useful Improvements in Retainer-Bars for Trunks, of which the following is a'description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in retainer bars for trunks.

Trunks ofthe wardrobe type have garments suspended from hangers usually horizontally mounted in the. upper. portion of the wardrobe section .of the trunk. 'It is necessary to retain medial portions. of the garments and retainer barsor followers are provided for this purpose: -,These retainers or followers are usuallyadjustably held in position by straps or latches of various kinds which are connected 'to the opposite side portions of the wardrobe section. In removingor replacing'ap'parel in the wardrobe section it is necessary in the ordinary: retainers or followers to entirely. remove said parts from the wardrobe section to per mit access to said section. This removal requires considerable time and when removed there is always the possibility of the retainer being misplaced or lost. Furthermore the side walls of a compartment warp. to a greater or less extent and it is somewhat diflicult for an inexperienced person to connect the opposite .ends of the retainer with the securing means mounted on the opposite sidewalls offthe wardrobe section, due to the increased or lessened distance between said walls, and itis necessary'to exert great forceto connect the parts.

It is one-of,;the=objects of the present invention .to overcome the before mentioned objectionable'features and provide a retainer'bar which may be easily detached from one side of the trunk and be swung and: folded to .an .out of the way position whileostill attached the trunk section.

A -.further object of the invention is toprovide a retainer bar which may be easily extended or con'tracted to compensate for thezvarying distances apart ofthe side walls ofithe=wardrobe-section.

.A,.-further object .of, the invention is to providen retainer barinwhich' one end portion--thereof is, automatically, 'adjustably GEORGE HE R-y I Specification of Letters Patent. Pa;tented J g-g 1921 l 1919. Serial No. 303,098.,

it locked against outward movementto one of the side portions of the wardrobe section.

A further object of the invention-is to provide a retainer bar whichymay be. ad-Q justably locked to the side portions of the trunk at different points and against out? ward movement I inwardly.

A further object of the invention is provide a retainer bar which is of simple construction, is strong and durable,:and -is.

well adaptedfor the purpose described.

With the above and other objects in view;

the invention consists of theimproved -retainer, bar audits parts and combinations as set forth in i V thereof.

-In the accompanying. drawing the same reference characters indicate ,the:

7,5; P on f. a wardrobe trunk provided with the im;

same parts in all of the views;

Figure 1 is a front view of a proved retainer bar; Y

.Fig; 2 is a horizontal sectional view, OIL a larger scale, taken on line 22 of Fig, 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectionaldetail view taken on line 33 of Fig. 2 and on a larger scale, showingtheretainer bar in folded position and swung to one side of the wardrobe section;

the line 4-4 of Fig.1;and I Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the ing bolt in an intermediate PQ i i'iQIl," Referring to the drawing the num indicates the wardrobe section or ompartment o f'a wardrobe trunk, '9 the other sec-y tion hinged thereto and 10 the improved retainer bar islidably mounted medially within said Wardrobe section. The wardrobe section is of ordinary constructionyand is provided in its upper portionwith the site side and rear walls ofthe wardrobe section of the trunk, Medial portions :l2vofv said guide members 11 arejspac'ed from and extend parallel to the side wallsofthe compartment to accommodate the-op'positeg e nr;

gaging portionsof the, retainer bar 10. Said g ide m m 11 a gt eir forwardends 13 are of less width than-the spaced portions 12 to perm the ea yremQvaLQfi the claims, and all equivalents.

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by merely pushing the bar a v 3 5; Fig. 4 is a sectional detail view ,taken .on

side Wall of'the trunk section to which the] guide is fastened-and spaced aparta sufli cient distance to pass over the reduced end v portion 13 of the guide to permit the easy removal of saidslide from the guide.

A spring pressed bolt member 17 slidably mounted on the inner side of the retainer bar adjacent the hinge 16 and projecting therefrom is adapted to automatically'swing into oneof' the boltopenings 14c ofthe guide -member' 11 engaged' by the slide when the retainer bar'is swung into the trunksection and at right angles to'said guide bar and engage the shoulders and thus lock this end of the retainer bar in adjusted position. 'In the event'that the bolt member when swung inwardly is not in register with one ofthe openings forming-the shoulders 14 a slight push inwardly on this endjof the retainer bar will permit the sprin bolt to snap into the opening. The inner ace portion 17' of the bolt 17 is beveled to' permit the bolt to I automatically snap from onev guide opening to another when the retainer bar is pushed P inwardly intogarment retaining position.

The opposite end-of the retainer bar is also provided with a spring bolt 18 which'is mounted'on the front vface of said bar and is provided with a, beveled. end portion 18 which snaps into the bolt openings and engages the shoulders 14 of the adjacent guide member 11. The casing 19 of said spring bolt is'formed with a projecting hook portion 20 which hooks over the upper edge portion'of the said adjacent guide member I and prevents endwise movement of this end ing outwardly or being .forced inwardly 'a' of the retainer bar with relation to the guide member. 7 I

The connection of the slide and the spring lock hook portion with the opposite guide memberssecurely holds the guide members and the compartment side walls-from bulggreater distance than is permitted by the ad ustable feature of the retainer bar now about to be described.

The retainer bar is dividedmedially of end portions 10 its lengthand'theabutting1 d y connecte toare covered and adjusta ether by the tubular connecting member 21.

aid connecting member 21 surrounds and is riveted to the inner end portion of the bar is connected retainer part which carries the fixed bolt and is provided with opposite side end extensions 21 which overlap the opposite. sides of the inner end of the retainer bar part pro- ,vided with the spring lock. Said retainer barinner part is provided with a horizontally extending elongated slot 22. The slotted portion is interposed between the and extensions 21-b the coupling member and a pin or bolt 23 extending through the slot and the end extensions permits a limited. telescoping or endwise movement of there tainer'bar parts relative to' each other. The

tubular'portion of-the connecting member 21' extends beyond the inner end of the retainer part to which [it is connected to 7 form a socket-2 1- to receive the'inner end" of the other .aretainer bar part and hold both parts locked against foldingand inealined posi-'- tion. When the slotted reta'inerbarf part is pulled outwardly sothat its inner end is out of the socket 24-it may then be dropped downwardly to folded-position as clearly shown in Fig. 4. When thus -zfolded and; swung-to one side of-the'trunk section and l the slide memberpushed inwardly to the rear portion of the trunk's'ection the re-- tainer bar willfbe out of 'th e way and not lnterferewith the'removal or replacement of apparel suspended .on the garment'hang-- ers. The telescopingslotted end portion-of the retainer bar part is reinforced by a metal covering 25.

' From the ose described. 1 I

foregoing description will be seenthat theretainer bar is of very simple. construction and is well adapted for the pur- What I claim asmy inventionisz. 5

1. A retainer bar, comprising a bar member having a yielding'bolt member on; one side end which is automatically moved to unlocked posltlon by a swinging movement of the'bar member and having amanually operated yielding bolt member onits'opposite side end which locks the bar against movement in one direction, said bar being adjustable in one direction without a swing-v ing movement. r r r g 1 2. A retainer'bar, comprising a bar member having a yielding bolt member on'one end which is 1 automatically moved to -unlocked position when the barf'memben'isN- swung horizontally toward and toja pos'i- 131011 approxlm'ately parallel to; the member to which it is locked, and a manuallyoperated'bolt member on its-opposite end which looks the} bar against movement in one direction, said bar being adjusted-in one direction without a swinging movement,

3. A retainer bar, comprising a'two part hinged together bar member having a yielding bolt member on one'endjwhich isj auto matically moved to unlocked position when the 'bar' member is swung toward the ,mem-T ber to which it is locked,}said 'swinging movement permitting one part, of the bar member to swing to a oscition approximately at right angles to t e other'part, and

movement.

4. The combination with a pair of spaced trunk side wallguide members-having looking shoulders, a retaining bar interposed between said guide members and having a yielding bolt on one end which lockingly engages the shoulders of one of the guide members against outward movement and which-is automatically unlocked therefrom when said bar is swung outwardly, and a manually operated'bolt membermounted on. the opposite end of the retaining bar and lockingly engaging the shoulders of the opposite guide member, said manually operated bolt member locking the bar against movement in one direction, said bar being adjustable in one direction without a swinging movement. 7

5. The combination with a pair of spaced trunk side wall guide members having looking shoulders, a retainer bar' interposed between said guide members and having a spring boltmounted on one endwhieh en gages the shoulders of the adjacent guide and locks said bar end against outward movement and which is unlocked when the bar is swung outwardly, and a manually operated spring bolt mounted .on the opposite end of the retainer bar and lockingly enga ing the, shoulders of the adjacent gu1 e member against outward movement, said bar being adjustable in one direction without a swinging movement.

6. The combination with a pairof spaced trunk side wall guide members'having locking shoulders, aretainer bar interposed between said guide members and having'a spring bolt on one end which lockingly en gages the locking shoulders of one of the guide members and which is automatically unlocked therefrom when said retainer bar is swung outwardly, and means locking the opposite end of the retainer bar to the other guide member, said retainer bar having means on its opposite ends for engaging the outer side portions of the guide members, said bar being adjustable in one direction without a swinging movement.

7. The combination with a pair of spaced trunk side wall guide memers having locking shoulders, a two part retainer bar inhaving its inner end portions which are piv otally and slidably connected together, a

vmember slidably mounted on one of the guide members and having a hinged connection with one of the outer ends of the retainer bar, a spring bolt mounted on said outer end ofsaid retainer bar and engaging the locking shoulders thereof when swung to a position between the guide members and automatically disengaging said shoulders when the retainer bar is'swung outwardly, and spring bolt means for locking the other end of .said retainer bar to the other guide member.

8. The comblnatlon with a pair of spaced trunk side wall guide members having looking shoulders, a two part retainer bar interposed between said guide members and having inner end portions which'are pivotally terposed between said guide members and and lockingly connected together, a slide member removably mounted on one of the the guide members and having a hinged con nection with one of the. outer end portions of the retainer bar, a spring pressed bolt fixedly mounted on said outer end portion of the retainer bar and lockingly engaging the shoulders when between said guide members and automatically disengaging said shoulders when the retainer bar is swung outwardly, and a spring bolt member mounted on the other outer end of the retainer bar and engaging the locking shoulders of the other guide member. I

9. A clothes retainer, comprising a two part retainer bar having its inner end portions pivotally and lockingly connected to gether, a slidable member hinged to one of the outer ends of said retainer bar, a spring bolt mounted on the end of said retainer bar adjacent the slidable member, and a spring bolt mounted on the opposite end of said the outer ends of said retainer'bar,-a spring tainer bar, the slidable member and the cas- 7 ing of the spring having hook like portions.v

In testimon whereof-I afiix m slgnature. GEO GE HENRY W EARY-

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