US1543999A - Reenforcing element for trunks - Google Patents

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' N. GOLDSMITH REENEORCING ELEMENT FOR TRUNKS Filed Aug. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 A TTORNEYJ.

% INVENTOI? N. GOLDSMITH REENFORCING ELEMENT FOR TRUNKS June 30, 1925. 1,543,999

Filed Aug. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 NVENTOR Mn I 6 arromvsrs.

Patented June 30, 1925 PATENT OFFICE.

NATHAN GOLDSMITH, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

BEENFORCING ELEMENT Fort TRUNKS.

Application filed August 30, 1921 Serial No. 496,890.

To all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NATHAN GOLDSMITH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Reenforcing Elements for Trunks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates in general to trunks, and more particularly to reenforcing corner strips and shields and methods of appl ing the same to trunks or the like.

lleretofore in the manufacture of trunks the corner edge reenforcing strips have usually been of fiber and have been successively applied: to the various corner edges of the trunk after which the metal corner shields have been secured in position. Thus each strip was applied separately and a great amount of time and labor was expended. Furthermore the body and cover portions of a trunk are frequently inaccurately made,

that is, the corners are not square and true,

and the reenforcing strips necessarily follow the inaccuracies of the trunk sides and corners so that the trunk has a rough and unfinished appearance. The strips being of fiber and the corner shields being unconnected therewith except by nails, they do not effectively resist blows on the edges of the trunk or strains incident to drop-ping the trunk on a corner.

The objects of the invention are to provide an improved metallic reenforcing strip for the corners and corner edges of a trunk or the like, whereby the trunk is effectively reenforced against blows on the edges thereof and strains incident to dropping the same on a corner; to provide an improved reenforcing strip comprising an angle strip of sheet metal adapted to be secured to the corner edge of a trunk; to provide a reenforcing element for trunks and the like comprising a corner shield or buffer adapted to be fitted to a trihedral corner of a trunk and having secured thereto three angle strips each adapted tofit one of the corner edges of the trunk meeting at said trihedral corner; said strips being rigidly connected to said corner shieldat exactly right angles to each other; to provide such a reenforcing element the angle strips of which are of a length less than the length of the edge to which they are fitted, the free end of one of saidstrips being adapted to connect with the adjacent end ofthestrip on the same edge carried by the next adjacent corner shield, whereby the edge reenforcing strips may be applied to the trunk simultaneously;

with the corner shields; to provide improved means at the valance ends of the corner strips for forming a joint between the cover portlon and body portion of a trunk; to proshields to a trunk; and to obtain other results and advantages as may be brought out by the following description.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

in which like numerals of reference indicate p the same parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a trunk having reenforcing elements constructed in accordance with the invention applied thereto;

Figure 2 is a detached perspective view of one of the reenforcing elements with portions broken away;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevation of two of the corner edge reenforcing strips showing the manner ofsecuring the same in a corner shield, the corner shield being shown in section;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of two of the corner strips showing the mitered ends which are joined in the corner piece;

Figure 5 is an enlarged transverse sectional view through one of the corner edge strips;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary partial plan and sectional view through one of the joint members and the abutting ends of two reenforcing strips;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the overlapping valance ends of the reenforcing elements at the ends of the box portion and cover portion of the trunk showing the same separated;

Figure 8 is a longitudinal sectional view through the said valance ends of the strips in abutting position, and

Figure 9 is an enlarged sectional view through a modified form of the reenforcing strip.

In said drawings I have shown the inventrunk or the like formed bythree sides meeting at substantially right angles, and

three metal reenforcingstrips substantially 1 reeniorcmg element extending lengthwise or right angular in cross-section adapted to fit over the corner edges of the 'trunk'form'ed by t adja eee f sa th e i e ti r ht. a e s i @Q ri s being rigidlyf secnred to said corner shield at'eiiacfly right the rlj when the sail ire enforcing element is used one trnnk, a box 'haying'a cover','or 'thelike, ,tyvio of said corner strips are each termed of length snb'stantially equal to o'oiie h'alfthe length ofthe edge'to which it is pp ed .h ls he rip srf rmed of alength corresponding-to the depth of the 'eo'v'sr or body of the trunk as the case inay bel Thus, the application or two 10? said re nf rc ns lem n t adjw iorn 6f? r fls he adj c n s pr sai elements'meet to cornplete'ly cover one edge Q'fth' trunk while the other strips are appliedto apgrfi ofeach 'of'th other. four ed es; This construction enables the eight corners of a rectangulanboxor tru ilrand t l r -v o ner sfi e 't be s irl ly r eiiforcedjhy th lap" lication of eightof said i-ee iforing, elements, thereby reducing the time'and labor requir d i l' he present met-hods hfxreenforeing trunks, ensuring a strong and rigid construction, and producing a trunk hav ng 11 an quar c er a a hs i h y nishe appemna, 1

In the specific embodiment of the invention shown-in the drawings, the reference chaitactrs A designate the 'reenforcing ele- Ine nts''fcogn prisin the metal trihedral right angiilarjooirner,shields 1 whichare adapted to l-it a comm-or the trunk formedby the concurrence of three sides thereof, the said corner shields being tormedwith openings 2 to receive nailsfrivets or like fastening members: 3 for-securing the shields to the drink; Three corner edge reenforcing strips rhave on e end thereof rigidly secured Within each of the corner shields, the said strips being right angular in cross-section and arranged exactly right angles to each other so as to fitoverthe'corner edges of the trunk formed by two adjacent ones of three sides concurring at the corner oyer Which the corresponding corner shield A is fitted. The stripse may be secured in any suitable, 'manner in the corner shield, but are preferably spot elded therein and V have their ends niitered a ar-5 to abutivithin the corner shield as shown inFigures 2 and 3. Oneof the strips 4; of each reenforcing element is ofa length substantially equal to one-half the length of tlie trunk, "another oneis, of a length substantially equal to one-half ofthe width 6f the trunk, and a'third stripis' of les'to each other. Fura length substantially equal to athe depth of the cover portion or the body portion of the trunk accordingly as the reenforcing ele .ment 'lSf-2tpp11e(1 to a corner of the cover portion or the body portion of the trunk. F The. freeend-of one of the strips of each crosswise 'ofthe trunk, has rigidly secured thereto an angular joint member 6 which the same to the trunk, While the free end of j the other of said strips is adapted to fit nnderthe joint member ot' the reenforcing strip on the same edge carried by the next adjacent reenter-sing element. The free end of the reentorcing strip which extends depthwise of the body portion of the trunk is formed ith a valance member '8 which projects beyond the end ofthe strip and is olifsetin'wardly at 9, the said member being provided withopenings 10 to receive rivets, nails or the like. The corresponding end of the reenforcing strip which extends 'depthwise of the cover por ion of the trunk, is formed Witha cooperating valance member 11 which projects beyondthe end of the reeniorcing strip and is adapted to overlap the inwardly'ofl'set portion 9 of themember 8 when the cover of the trunk is closed, as clearly shown in Figure 8. In applying the reenforcing elements A to a trunl; or the like, one of the elements is applied to one corner of thetrunk and secured in position by means of the nailsor rivets 3. Other nails or rivets l'2'la re then driven into the trunk through openings 13 in the reeniorclng strips, A second reenitorcing element is then applied to the next ad acent corner of the trunk in a similar manner, the joint member 6 of'one of: the reenlorcing strips of said second mentioned reento'rcing element overlapping the end of the ree'i'iiorcing strip on the same edge carried by the first mentioned reenforcing element. This operation is continued until a reenforcing element is secured to each corner of the trunk, it being nnderstood that the properly constructed reentorcing elements are applied respectively tothe cover portion end of one strip nnder t'he. joint memberot the adjacent strip except when menswerenfe ingi eme t' apr iied- The liangesof the reenforcing strips "are preferably provided with longitudinal upstanding ribs 14: which reenforce the strips against bending, and the nail or rivet openings 13 are arranged adjacent the said ribs 14 so that the ribs will protect the heads of the nails or rivets against being sheared ofi' as the trunk is drawn over a floor or the like. The corner shields l are also formed with angular ribs 15 which are adapted to overlie the ribs 14 of the corner edge strips. In order to reenforce the edge strips 4: against blows on the angles thereof, I may provide each of said strips with a half round rod 16 which is rigidly secured, as

the reenforcing elements will impart a true and thoroughly finished appearance to the trunk. The rigid connection of the reenforcing strips at to the corner shields also successfully resists strains due to dropping the trunk on a corner thereof, and the ends of the reenforcing strips abutting within the corner shields and being rigidly secured thereto produce a double thickness of the material at the corner of the trunk which greatly increases the strength of the reenforcing element. Furthermore, the application of reenforcing strips and corner shields to the trunk is greatly facilitated by my invention.

The form of the invention shown and described is for the purpose of illustrating the principles of the invention only, and it will be understood that modifications can be made in the detail construction of thev reenforcing elements without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself except as required by the following claims when construed in the light of the prior art.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. As an article of manufacture, a reenforcing element for trunks and the like, including a corner shield adapted to fit a trihedral corner of a trunk, and three corner edge strips each permanently connected at one end: to said corner shield in fixed and angular relation thereto and to the other strips so that said corner shield and said edge strips may be' applied simultaneously to the corner and the three corner edges formed by three concurring sides of the trunk, respectively.

2. A reenforcing element for trunks including a corner shield having angularly arranged extensions rigidly secured thereto and adapted to fit on the corner edges of a trunk, said extensions being of a length less than the length of the edges towhich they are applied and adapted to abut the ends of the extensions on the same edges of similar reenforcing elements applied to adjacent corners.

3. A reenforcing strip for a corner edge of a trunk or the like, consisting of an elongated strip of sheet metal angular in crosssection to fit a corner edge of a trunk or the like and of substantially uniform thickness throughout its length, and a rod arranged in the angle of said strip extending the full length thereof and secured to both walls of the strip, said rod having its exposed side flattened to engage a corner edge of a trunk or the like.

4. A reenforcing strip for a corner edge of a trunk or the like, consisting of an elongated strip of sheet metal having two longitudinal flanges arranged at substantially right angles to each other with the angle of meeting rounded, and a half round rod secured to said strip with its rounded portion arranged within the rounded portion of said angle of the strip and its flat side vexposed to engage a corner edge of a trunk or the like.

5. As an article of manufacture, a reenforcing element for trunks and the like, including a corner member, a reenforcing strip secured at one end to said corner member andextending away from the same in predetermined relation for application to a trunk, and a joint member secured to theother end of said reenforcing strip and projecting beyond the same to overlap the end of a similar reenforcing strip.

NATHAN GOLD SMITH.

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