US1520444A

US1520444A - First-aid container

Info

Publication number: US1520444A
Application number: US688000A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles A Romadka
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1924-01-23
Filing date: 1924-01-23
Publication date: 1924-12-23
Anticipated expiration: 1941-12-23

Description

Dec. 23, E924. 1,520,444

c. A. ROMADKA F'IHST AID CONTAINER Filed Jan. 25, 1924 Patented en. 23, i924.

waarin FIRST-AID CONTAINER.

Applicatonled January 23,1924. `Serial No. 588,000.

`San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful IImprovements in First-Aid Containers, of which the following` is a specification.

My invention relates, in general, to containers and has reference=moreparticularly to a so-called rst aid container or kit especially adapted for, but not necessarily limited to use in automobiles and other vehicles.

The primary object of myinvention `is to provide a container of the class described which can be conveniently carried in automobiles lfor containing first aid-equipment ready for instant use in case of accident.

Since accepted remedies for injuries usually call for certain liquid medicines in conjunction with other Varticles one of'the important features of the inventionresides in constructing the container so as to accommodate a series of glass bottlesfand'further to provide means forprotecting these bottles against breakage and loss of contents by loose corks.

A still further object is to conveniently arrange the compartments and j partitions within the container, as well as constructing the container Aper se, so that when opened up thefentire contents will vbe exposed for selective use and thus enabling the user to make a quick selection ofthe required articles and medicines.

Still another object is to arrange 'the inside ofthe container in such a manner`r as to leave all possible spaceavailable for storage, so that a wide variety 0f equipment may be carried without making the size of the container bulky and otherwise inconvenient to pack in the smaller storage spaces in an automobile.

With these and other objects in view the container will now be further described with reference to the accompanying drawing. In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the container opened and Figure 2 is a detail view in cross section of the opened container showing the hinged structure for the divided parts thereof.

Referring now to the drawing in detail I prefer to make the container in two equally divided parts 5 and 6 with a relatively-narrow web portion '7 .connecting the parts. The yparts in this respect are joined to opposite sides of the web portion by hinges y8 and 9. Thishinged connection -is `made 'about midway of the depth of the parts and the hinged side walls ofthe parts are cut away above the hinges since the'web portion 7 will close this space when the containeris closed.

A suitable catch 10 is yused for holding the parts closed. This arrangement of the container will leave a relativelyllarge storage compartment in each of the parts and 6 and, of course, if desirable one or both ofthese compartments may be divided `in to siila-compartments by suitablegpartitions.

It is my intention 'to -use the compartments in the parts 5 and Gffor surgical dressings and other' required articles Athatare not i" keasily broken and to provide a protected bottle carrying space upon the web ypor- 'tion 7.

lwhen Vthe parts are open the'bottles carried on theweb portion will'bepresented upright and so exposed as to leave themy readily selected.

As a convenient wav of anchoring and separating bottlesone lfrom' the other I have devised a skeleton frame consisting of a series of' wire up'riglits 11. Each wire is made separately and-from a looped length. The fixedlowerfparts ofthe wiresare spread and terminate in" inwardly confronting ends 12 which are adapted to engage channels in the web portion so as to support the wires with a free swinging move-ment. The bottles 13 are to be confined between each pair of these wires and the center of the base area between the wires are equipped with bufiing buttons or the like 13. The bottom of the. bottles are preferably concave so that the buttons 13 aid in centering the bottles. To add rigidity to the web portion 7 corrugation or the like 14 are provided in the same. These also act to keep the bottle bottoms slightly raised above the Fiat surface of the web portion.

The tops of the wires are made with eyes so that a string of elastic or cord may be secured to one of the end eyes and stretched over the bottle corks and threaded through y se each of the eyes to secure the bottles in place and hold the corks in.

As a protective measure for the bott-les and also as a retainer for the equipment in thel compartments of the parts 5 and 6, I propose to hinge

fiaps

16 and 17 to each of the parts 5 and 6 and these fiaps for economy sake are hinged on the hinges 8 and 9. The flaps are made to cover the inside diameter of the parts 5 and 6 and with a turned extension 18 to correspond to the depth of the -side of the container between the top edge and the position of the hinges 8 and 9. This extension on each flap terminates with an outwardly presented piece 19 which lies Hush with the top edges of the part-s 5 and 6 so that the two of them abut in parallel relation. suitable clasp 20 is used to hold the flap together' when the container is closed.

These flaps perform the dual purpose of closing the top of each part of the container so as to enclose the articles packed therein and they also carry buffer blocks 2l and 22. When the flaps are closed these buffer blocks lay alongside the bo-ttles and not only hold them firmly in place but they also act to protect the saine from breakage.

From the above it will be seen that I have produced a neatly arranged and thoroughly practical container and one that can carry a large assortment of equipment without taking up much space. The relatively cheap construction of the container is also an added feature since the cost of manufacturing the same will be within an amount to enable ample to be expended on the equipment without charging the trade an exhorbitant price.

I claim;-

l. In a container ofv the class described, means for receiving and securing a plurality of bottles, comprising a frame structure including uprights, and means for securing a bottle between each pair of up rights, comprising a cord engaging the vtop of each upright and overlying the cork in each bottle.

2. In acontainer of the class described, means for receiving and securing a plurality of bottles comprising a frame structure including uprights, means for securing a bottle between each pair .of uprights, comprising a cord engaging the top of each upright and overlying the cork in each bottle, and hinged flaps on each side of the frame structure adapted to swing up on opposite sides of the bottles and protectively enclose the same.

8. In a container of the class described, means for receiving and securing a plurality of bottles, comprising a frame structure including uprights, meansfor securing a bottle between each pair of uprights, comprising a cord engaging the top of each upright and overlying the cork in each bottle, hinged iaps on .each side of the frame structure adapted to swing up on opposite sides of the bottles to p'rotectively enclose the sa-me, and buffer blocks on the ing across the cork in each bottle, and flaps on each side of the base, said flaps having extensions meeting in confronting relation over the bottle tops. y

5. A bottle support for containers coniprisin-g a base, uprights on vthe base between which the bottles are received, a cord engaging the top of each upright and extending across the corkin each bottle, flaps on each side of the base, said flaps having vextensions meeting in confronting relation over the bottle tops, each flap having a buffer block to contact with opposite sides of the bottles, and means for securing the confronting extensions of said .flaps together.

In testimony whereof I affix my. signa+ ture. Y v

p A CHARLES A. ROMADKA.