US1407994A - Luggage carrier - Google Patents

Description

M. A. FORD.

LUGGAGE CARRIER.

APPLICATION men M08, 1920.

1,407,994. Patented Feb. 28, 1922.

PATENT o F1cE.

.MATTHEW A, FORD, OF DAYENFORT, IOWA,

LUGGAGE CARRIER;

T0 allwhom it may concern: V

Be it known that I, MATIHEW A, F 0RD, a

Davenport, in the county of Scott andStatc of Iowa, have invented certain new and. useful Improvements in Luggage Carriers, of which the following is a specifioation'.

This invention relates ingeneral to luggage carriers, andhas inore'particular reference to a device'for' holding luggage of various descriptions in position on therrun ning board of an automobile; I 5 c One of the primary objects of the present invention is to rovide a luggage carrier 01" novel construction, adapted for attachment to the running board of any automobile, and

which is so constructed'that it maybe quickv x U I p ca-lrembodiment of lily lllventloli, the mam ly and easily transformed from operative to inoperative condition,that.is, n ma .lug-

gage-carrying to a collapsed condition, In

ithe latter condition, the carrier parts arein very compact relation, occupying but a small space along theedgeoftherunning board.

, Another object is to provide aluggagecan rier of the character described, whichwill comprise such few parts of simple construction as to enable production of the;.-article at a comparatively low cost. 5

Z l I have also aimed to"prov1de,a; luggage carrier especially adapted to be :attached to the brackets which support the running. board, thus utilizing thejsame bolts employed for'connecting the running board to. I I v p m1 ets,'may be employedffor attaching? the its bracketed It follows,-thereforepthat the permitting them to be quickly andeasilyh collapsed .or moved toan inoperativev posi-H tion in whichthey are retained againstrattling by'meansincluding thje bar-supporting use of extra bolts, screws,clamps orgother extraneous fastening. devices is jdisp'ensed with Still another object bars or members in operative position and means.

Fig. 3, a s1de elevatlon Fig. 4, a detail topview of-the mainchannel barused in the-,carrieraand ,F g 5,; 6 and 7, se tional views tak il'pnl is'to novelmeans for supporting the luggage-retaining,

Application filed December 8,1'1gaQsaia11wj 9,153. I y

.fh raestsei -t anaemia g 3 and 2, respectively.,, I citizen of the United States, residing at 1 y 'inventicn. conteiiiplates,

or, any other vehicle or 'bodyon which luggage of various descriptions might be carried,

av {plurality of luggage-retaining bars and a pair of longitudinally tapered bars adj ustv y mount onvt fiam m m f o sun collapsed or closely.associatedrelation,' I v I In'the present. illustration {of onejpractb frame member is' inltheiformffof a-fchannel lets 11 in the form off channel iron bars. The

bars '8, e and =1 1..are adjils'tably connected by boltsfl2,f;the. ater for which. pass e through slots l3in thebarj8, so as to permit of} suitp i en it ft E t "Patented Feb."28,' 1922.

v y gene ly stated, the 5 provision of-fa frame I "member adapted to he rigidly attached to the running board; or to any, other part of an automobile,

bar '8 adapted to'be rigidly {supported at the I,

E outer edge 7 of a runningboard 9] or attached tal t" i b supp t. by any ta l H 52 115, such i x mp :reslaii r, m

able spacingfof the 'biarsIl-I' to accommodate hQ tb he an l t 20,v w uppo t-t e ru i g bo rd- A 1 owain Figs." r. .l a a. wT h e nels of the brackets 20, sojthat the same bolts 14 which, connect lithe running tend i-to' its 1 brackets 111- an; thefhracket's 20. The main .Qh nnetbar 8 isgal'sc .ibj med ith two'T- shaped slots 15,,thro'ugh each; enlarged end :Q h e amp d te'b ess'ida upr supporting bar offseq ional construction, comprising {the sections 16 and 17 pivotally connected together at -l8. ffEach s ectional part '16] has, .a reduced: threaded shank 19,

onwllich is loosely positioned a hooked latch V I member grand usin -11 111 22. lVhen the r upright supporting vmembers are positioned with their shanks in the smaller; ends of ht l ts-15 it ay b r gidly seei s th channel bar 8 by tightening the wing nuts,

w slshou iin i la d! h sectional supporting memberslifl "have r ivetedi-tol-their outer'; ends a luggag'e re'taining bar 23. A

pair of similar: barsf2 iiare adapted to [be e supported in vertically spaced relation upon, andv by; the sectional supporting members .16; Each member ;l6f is' tapered longitudina y {as .shownxill F g-. 5, a t v have 24 r have apertures of diiierent ception of the bars 16, limiting the position of the bars 241 on said bars 16. The bars-23 and 24; ;.a;re, preferably r shaped or vequippedwith inwardly projecting luggage-retaining ends preferably in theform of endmembers 25 pivotally connectednat26 to the bars so thatthe e'nd members may. be swung sub stantially into alignment-with their respective bars when thecarrierf parts are moved to collapsed position. j ltshould beuiidierstood that"myrirwention is in no way limited' 'to,th'e numberfand dimensions of the luggageQ'retainifngbars, asthese maybe conj t ov precludei rattling;

' structed to suitthe needs of any particular type of luggage carrier. The description thus far completestheluggage carrier iniits operative condition; it being; particularly noted that all of the parts are held {in rigid relative relation with the exception of the bars 241 which are free t'oi be raised on the vertical bars 16, but which 'gravitate'togthe lowefinost positionjpermitted by -theirrrespective apertures and the taperpf the bars "16 The bars 2 1.becoine,'in "fact; wedgedto a fcertaindegree on the tapered'ba'rs 16 so as 3,; @Vhen the luggage carrier .inot in use, it may; be Packedawayfor rather collapsed, into aver-y compact Joiindlewithoutdetaching it from its position on the running board] Thisxisefi'ected by loosening. the

ivnigmuts j 22, folding theretaining ends [25 against ,t'li bars 23 and 2j tfshifting the bars "16 laterally, in the present instance to the right, unti'l gthey aredisposed in alignment ,Iw'ith thelargeryendsoi-the, slots 15; and

' then passing the rod .16 @downwardly through i said slots as far as possible, that is, untihthe bars 23fand 2 1 restone upon the otheri onthe main channel'barig, as shown in [Inthis positiomit will-be observedjthat the pivotal connections 18 are disposed substantiallyjfbelo w the zcl'iannel bar S. The bars 16 maythen; be swung up' fw'ardlyftowardeach other so thateach bears upon; the djacent channeL bracket 11' as a =fi1l'cruin. The'hooked members 21, are then swung' upwarldly and engaged over the top of fthe bar-23, so as to clamp and'retain the several parts in collapsedflrjelation, as shown H I i {channel'bar 8 andiithe interposed liars 24, an'djthe hoolged membersill areso shaped "h s 6. tac it a l r 'iif cr 'd the channel? brackets fll fiondrawing thef outer ends} of the bar 23 tightly, upon thefmain n 'p opqr la 'r o- Sn ois il p is b 23tpl r ng th 'leflei 't ebe a th r gim ie porti ns; un uf e -'-sionj to insure holding the several parts ;in s 1 n n .ewatheutrat ing 'i:@I -..w, 1' ""he bserved thatin this position the fwing riiits 9' will'not become loose and be lost, because theyare prevented iron; turning by reason of the fact the wings strike the channel barc-8uand prevent the nuts from turning. To place the luggage carrier in operative condition again, the hooked latclrmernbers dition. 1 The intermediate horizontal bars 24 gravitate totheir properpositionsr.

The wing nuts will;

Attentionzis particularly d'rected to th e method of attachingithe luggage carrier in operative relation'to the running board, By connecting the bracketsl-l directly to the running'board'brackets 20 by the same bolts which connect the; latter and the running 2 boardor 'by any other standard equipment bolts, such as" fender bo1ts,Iobtain avery rigid-andfdurable fasteningand support for the luggage carrierinvolving :but :a uninimum number ofpa'rtsr The luggage chanbrackets and are thus firmly heldas against lateral displacement. By making the V brackets;; 1l adjustable lengthwise of and upon the channel bar 8, the luggage carrier '11 may be'atta'ehed to any automobile ot standard constructions -1 a 1 =7 It is believed that the foregoing conveys a clear understanding of'theiobjects prefaced above, -and-while I haveilliistrated and described but a single working embod'inient ef my invention; it should be understood that various 1 changes might be made in -details of construction meaning size, -prop'ortion "and number of parts Without departing from 5 the" spirit "and scope; of the invention as expressedin the appended claims, 1n whichyIqclaimr I 15A, luggage carrier "for automobiles fadapted to be attachedto a unnin board thereof, coniprisinga plurality oh0rizq m1 luggage retaining members adapted to be supported one "abov e' the other in spaced 'operatlve relation at the outer edgeof the running board, and means attached 'onl pprting said" members in said opera-ti epositio'iiQsaid' member and their supporting members being so constructed that the ihorianother in compact [collapsible relation beyoga theouter edge and beneath the top of the running heartland held in such collapsed relation by'said supportin' g'nieans;

y i to f the underside of the running; board fo sup- 'z'ontal membersmay'be positionlecl -onfejupoii 2. ,A luggagef carrier' comprising ;plu-' 7 rarity of lugg':ige retainin'g 5 bars, a aw of longitudinally tapered members the tapered surfaces of which support said, bars in vertically; spaced relation, certain of said bars being slidab-le on saidanembers into compact v relation, means carry ng SiL1(lII1BII1b81S ZLIld adapted for attachmentto a suitable support, said members being movable relatively 'to said means to bring the luggage-retaining bars into compact relation, and means for locking the several parts in saldcompact relation. I

I 3; A luggage carriercomprising a plurality of luggage-retaining bars, a frame member adapted for attachment to a suitable "support, and longitudinally tapered mem- J bers the tapered surfaces of which are adapted for supportingsaid bars a on said frame with said frame member.

4. A luggage carrier comprising a plurality of luggageretaining bars, a frame member adapted for attachment to a suitable support, longitudinally tapered members for supporting said bars on said frame member in spaced relation and movable relatively to the frame member for bringing the bars into compact relation with said frame member, and end retaining members pivotally mounted on theends of said luggageretaining bars and movable from a position at substantially right angles thereto into one substantially in alignment therewith.

5. A luggage carrier comprising a channel bar having a pair of T slots therein, means for attaching the channel bar to a suitable supporting body, a pair of longitudinally tapered members each movable lengthwise through the larger end of one of said slots and adapted to be secured in opera-' tive position in the smaller end thereof, a plurality of luggage-retaining bars supported on said tapered bars, and a member carried by each bar for lockingthe luggageretaining member in connection with the channel bar when the parts are in compact relation. I

6. A luggage carrier comprising a channel bar, a pair of brackets for connecting the bar to a suitable support and adjustable lengthwise on the bar, a plurality of horizontal luggage-retaining bars, means sup-- porting said luggage bars in vertically spaced relation upon and above the channel bar, said means permitting the luggage-retaining bars to be lowered one upon another into compact relation on the channel bar, and means for locking the parts in such compact relation.

7. A luggage carrier for automobiles adapted for attachment to a running board thereof. comprising a pair of vertical supporting members, means for adjustably attaching them to the running board at the outer edge thereof, and a plurality of horizontal l gg ge retaining bars vertically slidable upon said vertical members from spaced operative relation thereon to a compact position beneath the top of the running board, said supportingmembers being movable from said vertical position to a horizontal position.

i S. A luggage carrier tically spaced and compact relation frespectively, and means forlocking said sup-' port ng members to said frame in either op. erative OIilIlOPGIfilJlVG, position. I

member, "a plurality .of luggage-retaining ,,ta-r of s pp r i m bers; 'mb ably associated with the frame member. for

ho ding, the luggageretaining bars either in operative vertically spaced or'inoperative compact relation, and each equipped with a wing nut adapted to be tightened for locking the supporting member in operative position, said supporting members being so disposed when in inoperative position that the wing nuts are precluded from turning.

10. A luggage carrier comprising a frame member, a plurality of luggage-retaining bars, a pair of supporting members each comprising pivotally connected parts, one

of the luggage-retaining bars being rigidly connected to one pair of said pivotally connected parts, the other pair of pivotally connected parts being longitudinally tapered,

the remaining luggage-retaining bars. being slidable upon said tapered parts and held thereby in vertically spaced relation, and means whereby said supporting members may be moved relatively to the frame member for moving the luggage-retaining bars to operative and inoperative positions. I

11. A luggage carrier for automobiles comprising a pair of horizontalbrackets adapted to be rigidly attached to the underside ofone of the running boards with the outer ends of the brackets extending beyond said board, a frame member mounted on said.

extended ends of said brackets. the conneccomprising a sup- -porting frame, a plurality of luggage-retaining bars, uprightsupporting members vertically slidable through the frame to op-, erative and inoperative positions in which to hold the luggage retaining bars in ver- I 9.A; luggage carr er comprising aframe tion' between said member and brackets per mitting adjustment of the latter toward and from each other to accommodate them. to

standard bolt connections on the underside i of the running board, and luggage retaining means mounted on said frame member.

12. A luggage carrier for automobiles comprising a luggage-retaining structure, and means for attaching said structure to the'underside of a running board to standard bolt connections thereon, said means said bolts and be rigidly secured thereby to the running board, said members being adjustable toward and from each other upon comprising members constructed to receive' and with respect to the carrier proper -whereby to align said members With the adapted to be supported along the outer.

edge of a running board, comprising in combination with standardbolt connections on the underside of the running boardgofa luggage carrier having longitudinally spaced j bars, of means for supporting said bars in members reaching under the running board and rigidly attached by said bolt' connections thereto said lug'gare carrier being constructed to permit adjustment of said members 2 toward and from each other longitudinall of the running boai'd into alignment -wit aut'omobilesl; r 15." A luggage carrier for automobiles adapted to be supported alon the outer edge of a'runningboard thereo comprising a plurality of horizontalluggage retaining saidstandard bolt connect-ions.of different vertically spaced operative relation along 36 the outer edge of said running board, oom-mi prising longitudinally tapered: upright mem-- hers" upon and by the tapered surfaces. of

'WhlCllsaid bars are supported in vertically spaced relation.

MATTHEWA. Fons.

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